Giants (East champions) 11-5 Carolina Securing a home playoff game was significant because quarterback Eli Manning has won away from Giants Stadium just three times.

Wagner thus became the East champion in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division III tournament.

The club re-emerged in the 1960s playing in the Welsh League and were crowned Division 2 East champions in their first season.

Players and coaches took a similar approach when discussing their uneven season, which saw the defending National Football Conference East champions lose seven of their first 10 games.

East junior champions Bo'ness United host Division Two leaders Cowdenbeath.

I'm tickled first of all for our seniors, who have been through a lot and have come out of this not Big East champions, but with championship qualities.

The Mets, who were 25-44 at the break, finished 69-75 with three-game sweeps of the Central champion Reds and the East champion Braves.

They were Division One East champions in 2005-06 and were promoted to the Premier Division.

St. John's, the Big East champions, finished at 17-3-2.

The Eagles, the East champions, need a victory for the home-field advantage throughout the National Football Conference playoffs.