Saturday, December 18, 2010

Semifinal/Championship Round-Up

On the weekend before Christmas, three national champions were decided in three different divisions, while the finalists for a fourth were determined over two days.  Click on one of the links below to find what happened.

FCS Semifinals

Eastern Washington dethrones Villanova (Associated Press)

Delaware downs Georgia Southern (Wilmington [Del.] News-Journal)

NCAA Division II Championship

Minnesota-Duluth downs Delta State on last second field goal (Duluth [Minn.] News-Tribune)

NCAA Division III Championship (Stagg Bowl)

Wisconsin-Whitewater repeats as national champions (Madison.com)

NAIA Championship

Carroll [Mont.] denies Sioux Falls repeat title (Associated Press)

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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 17

Last Week: 7-2 (.778)
This Year: 549-255 (.683)

KEY: Projected winners highlighted in RED.

FCS Playoffs--Semifinals

Friday, December 17

Villanova (9-4) at Eastern Washington (11-2)

Saturday, December 18

Georgia Southern (10-4) at Delaware (11-2)

NCAA Division II Championship--at Florence, Ala.

Delta State (11-3) vs. Minnesota-Duluth (14-0)

NCAA Division III Championship--at Salem, Va.

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

NAIA Championship--at Rome, Ga.

Carroll (Mont.)--(14-0) vs. Sioux Falls (14-0)

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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Playoff Roundup--FCS Quarterfinal/D-II/D-III Semifinal Recap

FCS Quarterfinals (all articles courtesy of College Sporting News)

Delaware downs New Hampshire

Villanova crushes No. 1 Appalachian State

Georgia Southern eliminates Wofford

Eastern Washington wins in OT

NCAA Division II Semifinals

Delta State drops Shepherd (Associated Press)

Minnesota-Duluth downs Northwest Missouri State (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)

NCAA Division III Semifinals

Mount Union outlasts Bethel (University of Mount Union Sports Information)

Wisconsin-Whitewater routs Wesley (uwwsports.com)


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Wednesday, December 08, 2010

THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 16

Last Week: 14-7 (.667)
This Year: 542-253 (.682)

KEY: Projected winners highlighted in RED.

Click on one of the highlighted links below to see the playoff brackets for each division.

FCS Playoffs--Quarterfinals

Friday, November 10

New Hampshire (8-4) at Delaware (10-2)

Saturday, November 11

Villanova (8-4) at Appalachian State (10-2)

Georgia Southern (9-4) at Wofford (10-2)

North Dakota State (9-4) at Eastern Washington (10-2)

NCAA Division II Playoffs--Semifinals

Saturday, December 11

Shepherd (12-1) at Delta State (10-3)

Northwest Missouri State (12-1) at Minnesota-Duluth (13-0)

NCAA Division III Playoffs--Semifinals

Saturday, December 11

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

Bethel (Minn.)--(12-1) at Mount Union (13-0)

Other Games

Saturday, December 11

SWAC Championship at Birmingham, Ala.

Alabama State (7-4) vs. Texas Southern (8-3)

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Tuesday, December 07, 2010

Playoff Round-Up--Part 2

Everything went according to script in the NCAA Division III quarterfinals, and NAIA semifinals last Saturday, except for one game.  Click here to find out what that game was, and how that team pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the postseason so far.

Also, take a peek at the updated bracket for the D-III playoffs here, as well as the setup for the NAIA championship showdown between defending champion Sioux Falls and Carroll (Mont.) here.

Monday, December 06, 2010

Playoff Round-Up--Part 1

It was a weekend of upsets, for the most part, in small college football playoff action last Saturday.  Click on the links of below for a brief recap.

FCS Second Round

Villanova overcomes first quarter deficit, stomps Stephen F. Austin (College Sporting News)

Georgia Southern stuns William & Mary (georgiasoutherneagles.com)

North Dakota State goes to 2-0 in playoffs (gobison.com)

New Hampshire ousts Bethune-Cookman (unhwildcats.com)

Updated FCS playoff bracket

NCAA Division II Quarterfinals

Shepherd stomps Mercyhurst (Martinsburg [W. Va.] Journal)

Delta State dumps Albany State (Ga.)--(gostatesmen.com)

Minnesota-Duluth downs Augustana (Sioux Falls [S.D.] Leader)

Northwest Missouri State moves on (KansasCity.com)

Updated D-II playoff bracket

Wednesday, December 01, 2010

THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 15

Note:  We did it again.  The second round NCAA Division III playoff contest between Linfield and St. Thomas, won in double overtime by the Tommies last Saturday, was inadvertently omitted from the list of predictions.  RFC regrets the error.

Last Week: 21-4 (.840)
This Year: 528-246 (.682)

KEY: Projected winners marked in RED.

Click on one of the highlighted links below to see the brackets for each division.  All games are played on Saturday, December 4.

FCS Playoffs--Second Round

Western Illinois (8-4) at Appalachian State (9-2)

Villanova (7-4) at Stephen F. Austin (9-2)

Southeast Missouri State (9-2) at Eastern Washington (9-2)

North Dakota State (8-4) at Montana State (9-2)

Lehigh (10-2) at Delaware (9-2)

New Hampshire (7-4) at Bethune-Cookman (10-1)

Wofford (9-2) at Jacksonville State (9-2)

Georgia Southern (8-4) at William & Mary (8-3)

NCAA Division II Playoffs--Quarterfinals

Shepherd (11-1) at Mercyhurst (10-2)

Delta State (10-3) at Albany State (Ga.)--(11-0)

Augustana (S.D.)--(11-1) at Minnesota-Duluth (12-0)

Central Missouri (11-2) at Northwest Missouri State (11-1)

NCAA Division III Playoffs--Quarterfinals

Mary Hardin-Baylor (12-0) at Wesley (11-0)

Wisconsin-Whitewater (12-0) at North Central (12-0)

Alfred (10-2) at Mount Union (12-0)

Bethel (Minn.)--(11-1) at St. Thomas (12-0)

NAIA Playoffs--Semifinals

St. Xavier (13-0) at Carroll (Mont.)--(12-0)

MidAmerica Nazarene (12-0) at Sioux Falls (12-0)

Other Games

NCAA Division II

Pioneer Bowl XII at Columbus, Ga.

Fort Valley State (8-2) vs. St. Augustine's (8-2)

Mineral Water Bowl at Excelsior Springs, Mo.

Pittsburg State (Kan.)--(5-6) vs. Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.)--(8-3)

Kanza Bowl at Topeka, Kan.

Washburn (7-4) vs. Midwestern State (8-3)

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