THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 2

Last Week: 7-3 (.700)
Overall: 7-3 (.700)

KEY: Projected winners highlighted in RED.

Game (s) of the week highlighted in italics.

Other games of interest highlighted in BOLD type.

FCS

Montana (1-0) at Cal Poly (1-0)

(Mustangs are coming off an upset win over FBS San Diego State, while this is the season opener for the Grizzlies!)

Central Connecticut State (1-0) at North Dakota State (1-0)

(The Bison from the Missouri Valley Football Conference play host to the Blue Devils from the Northeast Conference!)

Youngstown State (0-1) at South Dakota State (0-1)

(Both teams are coming off blowout losses to Football Bowl Subdivision teams in the openers. On the other hand, this is the first-ever Missouri Valley Football Conference game for the Jackrabbits!)

Jacksonville (1-0) at Appalachian State (0-1)

Austin Peay State (0-1) at Georgia Southern (0-1)

South Dakota (1-0) at Northern Iowa (0-1)

Alabama A&M (0-1) at Jacksonville State (0-1)

Alcorn State (0-1) at Grambling State (0-1)

Hampton (1-0) at Southern Illinois (0-0)

NCAA DIVISION II

California (Pa.)--(1-0) at Bloomsburg (1-0)

(Vulcans face Huskes in a key early-season inter-divisional match-up in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference!)

Pittsburg State (Kan.)--(1-0) at Chadron State (1-0)

(The Eagles host the Gorillas in a non-conference clash of nationally-ranked teams!)

Hillsdale (1-0) at Michigan Tech (1-0)

Lane (1-0) at Albany State (Ga.)--(1-0)

Mesa State (0-1) at Central Washington (1-0)

Minnesota-Duluth (1-0) at Missouri Western (1-0)

NCAA DIVISION III

St. John Fisher at Mount Union

(New York State meets Ohio in this early-season non-conference clash between the Cardinals and Purple Raiders!)

Mississippi College at Millsaps

(The Choctaws face off against the Majors in "Backyard Brawl IX"!)

Hardin-Simmons at Wisconsin-LaCrosse

Salisbury at Albright

Hampden-Sydney at North Carolina Wesleyan

Baldwin-Wallace at Franklin

Muhlenberg at Wilkes

Coe at Augustana (Ill.)

Concordia (Wis.) at Bethel (Minn.)

Lakeland at Central (Iowa)

St. Norbert at Wartburg

Olivet at Wittenburg

Ursinus at Alfred

NAIA

Lindenwood at Mid-America Nazarene

(Perennial Midwest small school powers face off in early-season battle!)

Benedictine at Missouri Valley

Sioux Falls at Nebraska Wesleyan

INTERDIVISIONAL GAMES

St. Xavier (NAIA) at Wisconsin-Whitewater (D-III)--(Friday)

(Perennial NAIA powerhouse Cougars clash against defending NCAA Division III Warhawks!)

Delta State (D-II) at McNeese State (0-1)--(FCS)

(Statesmen are 2-0 against FCS teams the last two years!)

Arkansas-Pine Bluff (FCS) at Henderson State (D-II)

Glennville State (D-II)--(1-0) at Liberty (FCS)--(1-0)

Bentley (D-II)--(1-0) at Sacred Heart (FCS)--(1-0)

Butler (FCS) at Albion (D-III)