Thursday, December 17, 2009

THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 17--SEASON FINALE

Last Week: 4-1 (.800)
Overall: 461-222 (.675)

KEY: Projected winners highlighted in RED.

Friday, December 18

FCS CHAMPIONSHIP--at Chattanooga, Tenn.

Villanova (13-1) vs. Montana (14-0)

NCAA DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIP (Stagg Bowl)--at Salem, Va.

Mount Union (14-0) vs. Wisconsin-Whitewater (14-0)

NAIA CHAMPIONSHIP--at Rome, Ga.

Sioux Falls (14-0) vs. Lindenwood (13-0)

Friday, December 11, 2009

THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 16

Last 2 Weeks: 33-11 (.750)
Overall: 457-221 (.674)

KEY: Projected winners highlighted in RED.

FCS PLAYOFFS--SEMIFINALS

Friday, December 11

William & Mary (11-2) at Villanova (12-1)

Saturday, December 12

Appalachian State (11-2) at Montana (13-0)

OTHER FCS GAMES

Prairie View (8-1) vs. Alabama A&M (7-4)

(SWAC Championship Game at Birmingham, Ala.)

NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONSHIP--at Florence, Ala.

Grand Valley State (13-1) vs. Northwest Missouri State (13-1)

NCAA DIVISION III PLAYOFFS--SEMIFINALS

Wesley (13-0) at Mount Union (13-0)

Linfield (12-0) at Wisconsin-Whitewater (13-0)

Thursday, December 03, 2009

THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 15

KEY: Projected winners highlighted in RED.

Saturday, December 5

FCS PLAYOFFS--QUARTERFINALS

Stephen F. Austin (10-2) at Montana (12-0)

Appalachian State (10-2) at Richmond (11-1)

New Hampshire (10-2) at Villanova (11-1)

William & Mary (10-2) at Southern Illinois (11-1)

NCAA DIVISION II PLAYOFFS--SEMIFINALS

Carson-Newman (11-2) at Grand Valley State (12-1)

California (Pa.)--(11-3) at Northwest Missouri State (12-1)

NCAA DIVISION II BOWL GAMES

West Texas A&M (6-5) vs. Nebraska-Omaha (7-4)

(Kanza Bowl at Topeka, Kan.)

Augustana (S.D.)--(8-3) vs. Missouri Western State (8-3)

(Mineral Water Bowl at Excelsior Springs, Mo.)

Tuskegee (9-2) vs. Elizabeth City State (7-3)

(Pioneer Bowl at Columbia, S.C.)

NCAA DIVISION III PLAYOFFS--QUARTERFINALS

Albright (11-1) at Mount Union (12-0)

Johns Hopkins (10-2) at Wesley (12-0)

Wittenberg (12-0) at Wisconsin-Whitewater (12-0)

St. Thomas (11-1) at Linfield (12-0)

NAIA PLAYOFFS--SEMIFINALS

St. Xavier (13-0) at Sioux Falls (13-0)

Lindenwood (12-0) at Carroll (Mont.)--(13-0)

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 14

Editor's Note: The NCAA Division III first round playoff game between Cal Lutheran and Linfield, and the NAIA first round playoff game between Cumberlands (Ky.) and Lambuth were inadvertently left off the list of predictions from last week. Sorry for any inconvenience. Now, on to this week's picks. Happy Thanksgiving from RFC.

Last Week: 31-17 (.640)
Overall: 424-210 (.669)

KEY: Projected winners highlighted in RED.

Thursday, November 26 (HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!)

INTERDIVISIONAL GAME

Alabama State (FCS)--(4-6) vs. Tuskegee (D-II)--(8-2)

(Turkey Day Classic at Montgomery, Ala.)

Saturday, November 28

FCS PLAYOFFS--FIRST ROUND

South Carolina State (10-1) at Appalachian State (9-2)

Holy Cross (9-2) at Villanova (10-1)

Elon (9-2) at Richmond (10-1)

Weber State (7-4) at William & Mary (9-2)

Eastern Illinois (8-3) at Southern Illinois (10-1)

South Dakota State (8-3) at Montana (11-0)

New Hampshire (9-2) at McNeese State (9-2)

Eastern Washington (8-3) at Stephen F. Austin (9-2)

FCS REGULAR SEASON

Arkansas-Pine Bluff (5-4) vs. Texas Southern (4-5)

(Cotton Bowl--Dallas, Tex.)

Grambling State (6-4) vs. Southern (6-3)

(Bayou Classic at New Orleans, La.)

North Dakota (5-5) at Central Arkansas (5-6)

NCAA DIVISION II PLAYOFFS--QUARTERFINALS

California (Pa.)--(10-3) at West Liberty (11-1)

Northwest Missouri State (11-1) at Central Washington (12-0)

Carson-Newman (10-2) at North Alabama (11-1)

Grand Valley State (11-1) at Minnesota-Duluth (11-1)

NCAA DIVISION III PLAYOFFS--SECOND ROUND

Montclair State (10-1) at Mount Union (11-0)

Albright (10-1) at Delaware Valley (10-1)

Mississippi College (9-2) at Wesley (11-0)

Johns Hopkins (9-2) at Thomas More (11-0)

Illinois Wesleyan (10-1) at Wisconsin-Whitewater (11-0)

Trine (10-1) at Wittenberg (11-0)

Coe (10-1) at St. Thomas (10-1)

Mary Hardin-Baylor (10-1) at Linfield (10-0)

NAIA PLAYOFFS--QUARTERFINALS

Morningside (10-1) at Sioux Falls (12-0)

Mid America Nazarene (10-1) at Carroll (12-0)

Ottawa (Kan.)--(12-0) at Lindenwood (11-0)

Lambuth (12-0) at St. Xavier (12-0)








Monday, November 23, 2009

Playoff Summary

In case you missed it, here's a quick look at how the playoff brackets in each division of small college football are shaping up going into Thanksgiving week.

First, let's find out which 16 teams are playing for the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision crown.

In the NCAA Division II playoffs, one team scores 84 points and wins, another team scores 41 points, and comes out victorious, but another team scores 41 points, and comes up short. Click here to see how that bracket turned out.

At the NCAA Division III level, upsets brought the seasons of multiple top teams around the nation to a screeching halt. Find out who's playing whom in round two by clicking here.

Finally, click here to find out who's moving on in the NAIA playoffs.

Thursday, November 19, 2009

THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 13--PART 2

KEY: Projected winners highlighted in RED.


Game (s) of the week highlighted in italics.


Other games of interest highlighted in BOLD type.


Saturday, November 21


NCAA DIVISION III PLAYOFFS--FIRST ROUND


Washington & Jefferson (9-1) at Mount Union (10-0)


Maine Maritime (9-1) at Montclair State (9-1)


Albright (9-1) at Alfred (8-1)


Susquehanna (8-2) at Delaware Valley (9-1)


North Carolina Wesleyan (8-2) at Wesley (10-0)


Mississippi College (8-2) at Huntingdon (8-2)


Johns Hopkins (8-2) at Hampden-Sydney (10-0)


DePauw (7-2) at Thomas More (10-0)


Lakeland (6-4) at Wisconsin-Whitewater (10-0)


Wabash (9-1) at Illinois Wesleyan (9-1)


Trine (9-1) at Case Western Reserve (10-0)


Mount St. Joseph (9-1) at Wittenberg (10-0)


Coe (9-1) at St. John's (Minn.)--(10-0)


St. Thomas (9-1) at Monmouth (Ill.)--(10-0)


Mary Hardin-Baylor (9-1) at Central (10-0)


ECAC CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES (All NCAA Division III)


Wilkes (6-4) at Franklin & Marshall (8-2)


Plymouth State (8-2) at Springfield (7-2)


Salisbury (5-5) at Lebanon Valley (8-2)


Hartwick (5-4) at Union (N.Y.)--(7-3)

Cortland State (7-3) at St. John Fisher (6-3)

NAIA PLAYOFFS--FIRST ROUND

Minot State (8-2) at Sioux Falls (11-0)

Dickinson State (7-3) at Carroll (Mont.)--(11-0)

Langston (8-3) at Lindenwood (10-0)

McKendree (9-1) at St. Xavier (11-0)

Hastings (9-2) at Ottawa (Kan.)--(10-0)

Missouri Valley (8-2) at Morningside (9-1)

McPherson (9-1) at Mid America Nazarene (9-1)

NCCAA VICTORY BOWL

Geneva (7-3) at Greenville (Ill.)--(7-2)



















Wednesday, November 18, 2009

THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 13--PART 1

Last Week: 25-16 (.610)
Overall: 393-193 (.671)

KEY: Projected winners highlighted in RED.

Game (s) of the week highlighted in italics.

Other games of interest highlighted in BOLD type.

Saturday, November 21

FCS

William & Mary (9-1) at Richmond (9-1)

(Spiders play host to the Tribe in CAA showdown!)

Montana (10-0) at Montana State (7-3)

(Grizzlies and Bobcats do battle in the "Brawl of the Wild"!)

Harvard (6-3) at Yale (4-5)

Lafayette (8-2) at Lehigh (3-7)

Drake (8-2) at Butler (9-1)

Marist (7-3) at Dayton (8-2)

Liberty (8-2) at Stony Brook (5-5)

Albany (N.Y.)--(6-4) at Wagner (6-4)

Eastern Kentucky (5-5) at Jacksonville State (7-3)

Arkansas-Pine Bluff (5-3) at Prairie View (7-1)

Florida A&M (7-3) vs. Bethune-Cookman (5-5)

Eastern Washington (7-3) at Northern Arizona (5-5)

NCAA DIVISION II PLAYOFFS--SECOND ROUND

Edinboro (9-3) at West Liberty (10-1)

California (Pa.)--(9-3) at Shippensburg (9-2)

Tarleton State (10-2) at Central Washington (11-0)

Abilene Christian (9-3) at Northwest Missouri State (10-1)

Arkansas Tech (9-2) at North Alabama (10-1)

West Alabama (8-4) at Carson-Newman (9-2)

Nebraska-Kearney (11-1) at Minnesota-Duluth (10-1)

Hillsdale (10-2) at Grand Valley State (10-1)







Thursday, November 12, 2009

THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 12--PART 2

KEY: Projected winners highlighted in RED.


Game (s) of the week highlighted in italics.


Other games of interest highlighted in BOLD type.

Saturday, November 7

Thomas More (9-0) at Mount St. Joseph (9-0)

(Saints, Lions square off in battle of unbeaten playoff-bound teams in "Bridge Bowl XIV"!)

Wabash (8-1) at DePauw (7-1)

(Little Giants, Tigers square off in the 116th "Monon Bell" meeting!)

Amherst (7-0) at Williams (6-1)

(Lord Jeffs, Ephs meet for the 124th time!)

Kean (8-1) at Montclair State (8-1)

(Cougars, Red Hawks square off for New Jersey Athletic Conference crown!)

Hampden-Sydney (9-0) at Randolph-Macon (6-3)

(Tigers, Yellow Jackets in 115th edition of "The Game"!)

Lebanon Valley (8-1) at Albright (8-1)

Maine Maritime (8-1) at Curry (8-2)

(New England Football Conference championship game)

Susquehanna (7-2) at Union (N.Y.)--(7-2)

North Carolina Wesleyan (7-2) at Averett (7-2)

Benedictine (5-4) at Concordia (Ill.)--(8-1)

Washington (Mo.)--(4-5) at Case Western Reserve (9-0)

NAIA

Sioux Falls (10-0) at Morningside (9-0)

(Great Plains Athletic Conference championship on the line between the Cougars and Mustangs!)

Ottawa (9-0) at Friends (8-1)

(Braves, Falcons do battle for the Kansas College Athletic Conference title!)

McKendree (8-1) at Grand View (8-2)

(Bearcats, Vikings vie for the Mid States Football Association crown!)

St. Francis (Ind.)--(7-2) at Taylor (6-3)

Midland Lutheran (6-4) at Hastings (8-2)

Bethel (Tenn.)--(5-5) at Shorter (6-4)

Central Methodist (6-4) at Baker (6-3)

Marian (6-4) at Walsh (7-3)

INTERDIVISIONAL GAMES

Ohio Dominican (NAIA)--(7-2) at Wesley (D-III)--(9-0)



Wednesday, November 11, 2009

THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 12--PART 1

Last Week: 26-15 (.634)
Overall: 368-177 (.675)

KEY: Projected winners highlighted in RED.

Game (s) of the week highlighted in italics.

Other games of interest highlighted in BOLD type.

FCS

Thursday, November 12

Texas Southern (4-4) at Grambling State (5-4)

Saturday, November 14

Appalachian State (7-2) at Elon (8-1)

(The Mountaineers battle the Phoenix with the Southern Conference crown on the line!)

New Hampshire (8-1) at William & Mary (8-1)

(Wildcats head south into Virginia to face the Tribe in Colonial Athletic Association clash!)

Lafayette (8-1) at Holy Cross (8-1)

(Another autobid to the FCS playoffs is at stake, in the Patriot League!)

McNeese State (7-2) at Texas State (6-3)

(Bobcats play host to the Cowboys in Southland Conference showdown!)

Penn (6-2) at Harvard (6-2)

(It's the Quakers vs. the Crimson for the Ivy League title!)

Monmouth (5-4) at Central Connecticut State (7-2)

Tennessee Tech (5-4) at Jacksonville State (6-3)

Liberty (7-2) at Gardner-Webb (5-4)

Stephen F. Austin (7-2) at Southeastern Louisiana (6-3)

Missouri State (6-4) at Southern Illinois (8-1)

Dayton (7-2) at Drake (8-1)

North Dakota (5-4) at UC Davis (5-4)

NCAA DIVISION II PLAYOFFS--FIRST ROUND

Edinboro (8-3) at East Stroudsburg (8-3)

Fayetteville State (8-3) at California (Pa.)--(8-3)

Tarleton State (9-2) at Texas A&M Kingsville (9-2)

Abilene Christian (8-3) at Midwestern State (9-2)

UNC Pembroke (9-1) at Arkansas Tech (8-2)

West Alabama (7-4) at Albany State (Ga.)--(8-2)

Saginaw Valley State (9-2) at Nebraska-Kearney (10-1)

Hillsdale (9-2) at Minnesota State-Mankato (10-1)





Monday, November 09, 2009

In case you missed it...

...here's the official field for the 2009 NCAA Division II football playoffs, complete with an interactive bracket. Simply click the link below.

NCAA Division II Playoff Bracket

Sunday, November 08, 2009

RFC SCOREBOARD--WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 7, 2009

Click one of the following links below to see if your favorite team won this weekend.

FCS (College Sporting News)

NCAA Division II (Sports Network)

NCAA Division III (d3football.com)

NAIA (NAIASports.org)

Thursday, November 05, 2009

THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 11--PART 2

KEY: Projected winners highlighted in RED.

Game (s) of the week highlighted in italics.

Other games of interest highlighted in BOLD type.

Saturday, November 7

NCAA DIVISION II

Wayne State (Mich.)--(6-4) at Grand Valley State (9-1)

West Texas A&M (5-5) at Tarleton State (9-1)

NCAA DIVISION III

Wheaton (7-1) at Illinois Wesleyan (7-1)

(Titans play host to the Thunder with the CCIW title at stake!)

Ohio Northern (6-2) at Capital (6-2)

(Crusaders are at home against the Polar Bears in a critical Ohio Athletic Conference!)

Otterbein (7-1) at Mount Union (8-0)

(Cardinals, Purple Raiders do battle for the OAC crown!)

Albright (8-0) at Delaware Valley (7-1)

(Aggies play host to the Lions in a battle for supremacy in the Middle Atlantic Conference!)

Central (9-0) at Wartburg (5-3)

Allegheny (7-1) at Wittenberg (8-0)

Austin (4-3) at DePauw (6-1)

Case Western Reserve (8-0) at Carnegie Mellon (5-3)

Salisbury (4-4) at Hampden-Sydney (8-0)

Randolph-Macon (5-3) at Bridgewater (Va.)--(6-2)

Montclair State (7-1) at Rowan (6-2)

North Central (6-2) at Augustana (Ill.)--(5-3)

Alfred (7-0) at Ithaca (5-3)

Adrian (5-3) at Trine (7-1)

Centre (7-1) at Trinity (Tex.)--(5-3)

Trinity (Conn.)--(7-1) at Amherst (8-0)

NAIA

Missouri Valley (7-1) at Mid-America Nazarene (8-1)

(Pioneers play host to the Vikings in Heart of America Athletic Conference clash!)

St. Xavier (10-0) at St. Francis (Ind.)--(7-1)

(It's a battle of "Cougars" for the Mid-States Football Association Mideast League crown!)

Black Hills State (5-4) at Dickinson State (7-2)

Cumberlands (Ky.)--(8-1) at Virginia-Wise (5-4)

Lambuth (9-0) at Georgetown (Ky.)--(6-3)

St. Ambrose (5-3) at Grand View (7-2)


Wednesday, November 04, 2009

THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 11--PART 1

Last Week: 28-16 (.636)
Overall: 342-162 (.679)

KEY: Projected winners highlighted in RED.

Game (s) of the week highlighted in italics.

Other games of interest highlighted in BOLD type.

Saturday, November 7

Villanova (7-1) at Richmond (8-0)

(Spiders play host to the Wildcats in Colonial Athletic Association clash!)

Southern Illinois (7-1) at South Dakota State (7-1)

(It's the Salukis against the Jackrabbits in this Missouri Valley Football Conference showdown!)

Colgate (8-1) at Lafayette (7-1)

(Leopards are at home against the Red Raiders with the Patriot League title at stake!)

Butler (8-0) at Dayton (7-1)

(Flyers have hosting duties against the upstart Bulldogs in battle of Pioneer League elite!)

Central Connecticut State (7-1) at Wagner (5-3)

Alabama A&M (5-3) at Prairie View (5-1)

Chattanooga (5-3) at Appalachian State (6-2)

Grambling State (5-3) at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (4-3)

Texas State (5-3) at Central Arkansas (5-3)

NCAA DIVISION II

Abilene Christian (8-2) at Midwestern State (8-2)

(A playoff berth is at stake between the Wildcats and Mustangs!)

California (Pa.)--(8-2) at Shippensburg (8-2)

(Vulcans face off against the Red Raiders for the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference championship!)

Central Missouri (8-2) at Northwest Missouri State (9-1)

(Bearcats play host to the Mules in monumental Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association match-up!)

Albany State (Ga.)--(8-1) vs. Fort Valley State (6-4)

(Fountain City Classic at Columbus, Ga.)

Minnesota-Duluth (9-1) at Winona State (7-3)

Wingate (6-3) at Mars Hill (6-3)

Bowie State (6-4) vs. Fayetteville State (7-3)

(Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association [CIAA] Championship Game at Durham, N.C.)

Concord (6-4) at West Liberty (9-1)




Sunday, November 01, 2009

RFC SCOREBOARD--WEEK OF OCTOBER 31, 2009

Click on one of the links below to find out who won, and lost, on the last full weekend of October.

FCS (College Sporting News)

NCAA Division II (Sports Network)

NCAA Division III (d3football.com)

NAIA (NAIASports.org)

Thursday, October 29, 2009

THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 10--PART 2

KEY: Projected winners highlighted in RED.

Game (s) of the week highlighted in italics.

Other games of interest highlighted in BOLD type.

Saturday, October 31

NCAA DIVISION III

Thomas More (7-0) at Washington & Jefferson (7-0)

(Presidents play host to the Saints in President's Athletic Conference showdown!)

North Central (6-1) at Illinois Wesleyan (6-1)

(Cardinals hope to avoid letdown against the Titans in the CCIW!)

Rowan (6-1) at Kean (6-1)

(Upstart Cougars play host to Profs in key New Jersey Athletic Confence clash!)

Wisconsin-Whitewater (7-0) at Wisconsin-Stevens Point (5-2)

(Warhawks look to avenge last year's loss to the Pointers in the WIAC!)

Buena Vista (4-3) at Central (8-0)

Salisbury (4-3) at Wesley (7-0)

Wisconsin-Stout (5-2) at Wisconsin-LaCrosse (5-2)

Concordia (Wis.)--(4-3) at Concordia (Ill.)--(6-1)

RPI (4-2) at Union (N.Y.)--(5-2)

Mount St. Joseph (7-0) at Manchester (4-3)

Bridgewater (Va.)--(5-2) at Washington & Lee (3-5)

Wooster (4-3) at Allegheny (6-1)

LaGrange (5-3) at Huntingdon (6-1)

SUNY-Maritime (6-2) at Norwich (5-3)

Case Western Reserve (7-0) at Chicago (4-2)

Cal Lutheran (5-1) at Occidental (5-1)

NAIA

Sioux Falls (8-0) at Northwestern (Iowa)--(7-1)

(Red Raiders play host to the Cougars in Great Plains Athletic Conference showdown!)

Campbellsville (5-3) at University of the Cumberlands (Ky.)--(7-1)

(Big showdown in the Mid South Conference!)

Minot State (7-1) at Dickinson State (6-2)

(Beavers do battle against the Blue Hawks in the Dakota Athletic Conference!)

Belhaven (5-3) at Lambuth (8-0)

Benedictine (4-4) at Lindenwood (7-0)

Northwestern Oklahoma State (4-3) at Southern Nazarene (4-4)

William Penn (5-4) at Peru State (5-3)

Carroll (Mont.)--(9-0) at Montana Western (3-4)











Wednesday, October 28, 2009

THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 10--PART 1

Last Week: 33-15 (.688)
Overall: 314-146 (.683)

KEY: Projected winner (s) highlighted in RED.

Game (s) of the week highlighted in italics.

Other games of interest highlighted in BOLD type.

Saturday, October 31

FCS

Weber State (5-3) at Montana (7-0)

(Grizzlies do battle with the Wildcats in Big Sky showdown!)

Albany (N.Y.)--(6-2) at Central Connecticut State (6-1)

Appalachian State (5-2) at Furman (4-3)

Penn (4-2) at Brown (4-2)

Stony Brook (4-4) at Gardner-Webb (5-2)

Jacksonville (4-3) at Drake (6-1)

Stephen F. Austin (6-1) at Texas State (4-3)

UC Davis (4-3) at Southern Utah (3-4)

Tennessee State (3-4) at Tennessee Tech (4-3)

Alabama A&M (4-3) vs. Alabama State (4-3)

(Magic City Classic at Birmingham, Ala.)

Florida A&M (5-2) at Morgan State (5-2)

South Dakota State (6-1) at Youngstown State (4-3)

NCAA DIVISION II

Friday, October 30

Merrimack (5-3) at Southern Connecticut State (5-3)

Saturday, October 31

Texas A&M-Kingsville (8-1) at Abilene Christian (7-2)

(Wildcats host the Javelinas in key Lone Star Conference shootout!)

Findlay (7-2) at Saginaw Valley State (7-2)

Clarion (6-3) at Edinboro (7-2)

Bloomsburg (8-1) at West Chester (5-4)

Carson-Newman (7-2) at Wingate (6-2)

Morehouse (6-2) at Albany State (Ga.)--(7-1)

Nebraska-Kearney (8-1) at Colorado Mines (7-2)





Sunday, October 25, 2009

RFC SCOREBOARD--WEEK OF OCTOBER 24, 2009

NOTE: All final scores are courtesy of the Sports Network unless otherwise indicated.

FCS

NCAA Division II

NCAA Division III (courtesy of d3football.com)

NAIA (courtesy of NAIASports.org)

Thursday, October 22, 2009

THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 9--PART 2

KEY: Projected winners highlighted in RED.

Game (s) of the week highlighted in italics.

Other games of interest highlighted in BOLD type.

Saturday, October 24

NCAA DIVISION II

Grand Valley State (7-1) at Ashland (5-3)

Assumption (5-2) at Bentley (7-1)

California (Pa.)--(6-2) at Slippery Rock (5-3)

Indiana (Pa.)--(4-4) at Clarion (5-3)

Bowie State (6-2) at Virginia Union (5-3)

St. Augustine's (3-5) at Fayetteville State (5-3)

Wingate (5-2) at Catawba (4-3)

Merrimack (5-2) at American International (4-3)

NCAA DIVISION III

Wheaton (6-0) at North Central (5-1)

(Cardinals play host to the Thunder in the battle for the "Little Brass Bell"!)

Mount St. Joseph (6-0) at Franklin (5-1)

(Grizzlies host the Lions in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference showdown!)

Capital (5-1) at Otterbein (6-0)

(Crusaders hit the road to take on the Cardinals in critical Ohio Athletic Conference match-up!)

Linfield (6-0) at Willamette (6-1)

(The Bearcats play host to the Wildcats in a Northwest Conference "catfight"!)

Wabash (5-1) at Wooster (4-2)

Plymouth State (6-1) at Curry (5-2)

Alfred (5-0) at St. John Fisher (4-2)

Springfield (5-1) at Hartwick (4-2)

Bridgewater (Va.)--(4-2) at Emory and Henry (4-2)

Centre (6-0) at Millsaps (4-3)

Trinity (Tex.)--(5-1) at DePauw (4-1)

Kalamazoo (4-3) at Trine (5-1)

Maryville (3-3) at North Carolina Wesleyan (4-2)

Framingham State (4-3) at Maine Maritime (5-1)

NAIA

Missouri Valley (6-1) at Central Methodist (5-2)

(Eagles play host to the Vikings in Heart of America Athletic Conference showdown!)

Morningside (6-0) at Midland Lutheran (5-2)

McKendree (6-1) at William Penn (5-3)

Georgetown (Ky.)--(5-2) at Campbellsville (4-3)

Friends (5-1) at Bethany (Kan.)--(4-2)





Wednesday, October 21, 2009

THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 9--PART 1

Last Week: 31-23 (.574)
Overall: 281-131 (.683)

KEY: Projected winners highlighted in RED.

Game (s) of the week highlighted in italics.

Other games of interest highlighted in BOLD type.

Thursday, October 22

FCS

Prairie View (4-2) at Southern (4-1)

Saturday, October 24

FCS

Northern Iowa (5-2) at South Dakota State (5-1)

(Jackrabbits face biggest test of the season against the Panthers!)

Massachusetts (4-2) at Richmond (6-0)

(Spiders look to stay unbeaten against the Minutemen at home!)

Colgate (7-0) at Holy Cross (5-1)

(Crusaders host the Red Raiders with a share of first place in the Patriot League on the line!)

Eastern Illinois (5-2) at Jacksonville State (4-2)

(Panthers travel south to face the Gamecocks in an Ohio Valley Conference showdown!)

Georgia Southern (4-3) at Appalachian State (4-2)

New Hampshire (5-1) at Hofstra (4-3)

Norfolk State (3-3) at Florida A&M (4-2)

Youngstown State (4-2) at Southern Illinois (5-1)

Montana State (4-2) at Eastern Washington (4-3)

Yale (3-2) at Penn (3-2)

Jacksonville (3-3) at San Diego (3-3)

Chattanooga (4-2) at Elon (5-1)

Southeastern Louisiana (4-2) at McNeese State (4-2)

NCAA DIVISION II

West Liberty (7-1) at Charleston (8-0)

(Golden Eagles play host to the Hilltoppers with first place in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference on the line!)

Tuskegee (5-2) at Albany State (Ga.)--(7-0)

(A "Golden" match-up in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, as the undefeated Golden Rams play host to the Golden Tigers!)

Washburn (6-2) at Northwest Missouri State (7-1)

(The Ichabods take on the Bearcats in a critical Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association clash!

Abilene Christian (7-1) at Tarleton State (7-1)

(Texans play host to former No. 1 Wildcats in Lone Star Conference game with playoff implications!)

Wayne State (Mich.)--(6-2) at Hillsdale (6-2)

Minnesota-Duluth (7-1) at Bemidji State (6-2)

Central Missouri (6-2) at Nebraska-Omaha (5-3)

 
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