After its first undefeated regular season, Christopher Newport received a bye and a home game as its NCAA Division III football playoff assignment — and a rematch could be in order.

Following their 27-7 victory Friday at The College of New Jersey that clinched the outright New Jersey Athletic Conference title, the Captains (10-0) — who climbed a spot to an all-time-high No. 6 in the new d3football.com poll — will get to rest and prepare for more than two weeks before taking the TowneBank Stadium field, and it’s certain they’ll play a foe from Pennsylvania.

As part of the 40-team bracket, they’ll face the winner of Saturday’s first-round game pitting Washington & Jefferson (8-2) at No. 22 Susquehanna (8-2). If the host River Hawks beat the Presidents, Susquehanna would get its second trip

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