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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 GAMEAlabama State (FCS)--(4-6) vs. Tuskegee (D-II)--(8-2)(Turkey Day Classic at Montgomery, Ala.)Saturday, November 28FCS PLAYOFFS--FIRST ROUNDSouth 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 SEASONArkansas-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--QUARTERFINALSCalifornia (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 ROUNDMontclair 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--QUARTERFINALSMorningside (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)
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.
KEY: Projected winners highlighted in RED.Game (s) of the week highlighted in italics.Other games of interest highlighted in BOLD type.Saturday, November 21NCAA DIVISION III PLAYOFFS--FIRST ROUNDWashington & 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 ROUNDMinot 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 BOWLGeneva (7-3) at Greenville (Ill.)--(7-2)
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 21FCSWilliam & 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 ROUNDEdinboro (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)
KEY: Projected winners highlighted in RED.Game (s) of the week highlighted in italics.Other games of interest highlighted in BOLD type.Saturday, November 7Thomas 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)NAIASioux 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 GAMESOhio Dominican (NAIA)--(7-2) at Wesley (D-III)--(9-0)
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.FCSThursday, November 12Texas Southern (4-4) at Grambling State (5-4)Saturday, November 14Appalachian 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 ROUNDEdinboro (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)
...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
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)
KEY: Projected winners highlighted in RED.Game (s) of the week highlighted in italics.Other games of interest highlighted in BOLD type.Saturday, November 7NCAA DIVISION IIWayne State (Mich.)--(6-4) at Grand Valley State (9-1)West Texas A&M (5-5) at Tarleton State (9-1)NCAA DIVISION IIIWheaton (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)NAIAMissouri 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)
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 7Villanova (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 IIAbilene 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)
