THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 3--PART 2

A whole lot of predictions going on for this third Saturday in September. So, there's no time to waste. Let's get started!

KEY: Projected winners marked in RED

Key games marked in BOLD type.

Showcase games highlighted in italics.

NCAA DIVISION I FCS

Northern Arizona (1-1) at Appalachian State (2-0)

(Two-time defending FCS champs hope to go 3-0!)

Towson (2-0) at Massachusetts (2-0)

(Minutemen battle Tigers in early-season CAA clash!)

Sam Houston State (2-0) at North Dakota State (1-0)

Illinois State (1-1) at Eastern Illinois (1-1)

(Panthers square off Redbirds in early-season bragging rights battle!)

Stony Brook (2-0) at Youngstown State (1-1)

Northern Iowa (2-0) at South Dakota State (0-2)

Tennessee-Martin (0-2) at Central Arkansas (0-2)

Georgia Southern (1-0) at Coastal Carolina (1-1)

UC Davis (1-1) at Eastern Washington (1-0)

Prairie View A&M (2-0) at Southern (2-0)

Sacred Heart (2-0) at Iona (2-0)

NCAA DIVISION II

Central Washington (1-0) at North Dakota (2-0)

(Wildcats head east to face the Fighting Sioux!)

Western Washington (2-0) at Nebraska-Omaha (2-0)

(Mavericks hope to keep the momentum going versus the Vikings!)

Pittsburg State (2-0) at Missouri Southern (2-0)

Northwest Missouri State (0-1) at Missouri Western (2-0)

Ashland (1-0) at Hillsdale (1-0)

Augustana (S.D.)--(2-1) at Minnesota State-Mankato (2-1)

South Dakota (1-1) at Minnesota-Duluth (1-1)

Albany State (Ga.)--(2-1) at Stillman (3-0)

Arkansas Tech (2-0) at West Georgia (1-1)

NCAA DIVISION III

Sul Ross State (2-0) at Mary Hardin-Baylor (1-0)

Augsburg (1-0) at St. John's (Minn.)--(2-0)

Rochester (1-0) at St. John Fisher (2-0)

Salisbury (2-0) at Christopher Newport (1-1)

Hardin-Simmons (0-1) at Linfield (0-1)

Buena Vista (1-0) at Wartburg (1-0)

Elmhurst (1-0) at Chicago (1-0)

Sewanee (1-0) at Colorado College (1-0)

St. Olaf (2-0) at Hamline (1-0)

John Carroll (1-0) at Heidelberg (1-0)

Carleton (1-0) at Macalester (2-0)

Springfield (1-0) at Montclair State (1-0)

Coast Guard (1-0) at Plymouth State (1-0)

Pacific Lutheran (1-0) at Wisconsin-River Falls (1-1)

Wheaton (1-0) at Washington (Mo.)--(2-0)

Curry (2-0) at Westfield State (1-0)

NAIA

Northwestern (Iowa)--(2-0) at Sioux Falls (2-0)

(Huge early season match-up of perennial powers in the Upper Midwest!)

Montana-Western (1-1) at Montana State-Northern (2-0)

MidAmerica Nazarene (1-1) at Graceland (1-0)

Baker (1-0) at Lindenwood (1-0)

Friends (1-0) at Ottawa (1-0)

INTERDIVISIONAL GAMES

Southern Connecticut State (D-II)--(2-0) at Central Connecticut State (FCS)--(1-1)

Ohio Dominican (NAIA)--(3-0) at Tiffin (D-II)--(2-0)

Wisconsin-Whitewater (D-III)--(1-0) at St. Cloud State (D-II)--(2-0)