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Last Week: 8-1 (.889)
This Year: 551-262 (.678)
FCS Playoffs--Semifinals
Friday, December 16
Montana (11-2) at Sam Houston State (13-0)
Saturday, December 17
Georgia Southern (11-2) at North Dakota State (12-1)
NCAA Division II Championship Game--at Florence, Ala.
Saturday, December 17
Wayne State (Mich.)--(12-3) vs. Pittsburg State (Kan.)--(12-1)
NCAA Division III Championship Game ("aka" Stagg Bowl XXXIX)--at Salem, Va.)
Friday, December 16
Mount Union (14-0) vs. Wisconsin-Whitewater (14-0)
NAIA Championship Game--at Rome, Ga.
St. Xavier (13-1) vs. Carroll (Mont.)--(13-1)
Last Week: 15-2 (.882)
This Year: 543-261 (.675)
Key: Projected winners are marked in RED.
FCS Playoffs--Quarterfinals
Bracket
Friday, December 9
Northern Iowa (10-2) at Montana (10-2)
Saturday, December 10
Montana State (10-2) at Sam Houston State (12-0)
Maine (9-3) at Georgia Southern (10-2)
Lehigh (11-1) at North Dakota State (11-1)
NCAA Division II Playoffs--Semifinals
Bracket
Saturday, December 10
Delta State (11-2) at Pittsburg State (11-1)
Wayne State (Mich.)--(11-3) at Winston-Salem State (13-0)
NCAA Division III Playoffs--Semifinals
Bracket
Saturday, December 10
St. Thomas (13-0) at Wisconsin-Whitewater (13-0)
Wesley (12-1) at Mount Union (13-0)
Other Games
SWAC Championship--at Birmingham, Ala.
Grambling State (7-4) vs. Alabama A&M (8-3)
Key: Projected winners are marked in RED.
Last Week: 16-10 (.615)
This Year: 528-259 (.671)
Editor's Note: Last week's NCAA Division II second round playoff game between Pittsburg State (Kan.) and Washburn was inadvertently left off last week's list of predictions. RFC regrets the error.
FCS Playoffs--Second Round
Bracket
Saturday, December 3
Stony Brook (9-3) at Sam Houston State (11-0)
New Hampshire (8-3) at Montana State (9-2)
Wofford (8-3) at Northern Iowa (9-2)
Old Dominion (10-2) at Georgia Southern (9-2)
Maine (8-3) at Appalachian State (8-3)
Lehigh (10-1) at Towson (9-2)
James Madison (8-4) at North Dakota State (10-1)
NCAA Division II Playoffs--Quarterfinals
Bracket
Saturday, December 3
North Greenville (11-2) at Delta State (10-2)
Northwest Missouri State (11-2) at Pittsburg State (Kan.)--(10-1)
New Haven (11-1) at Winston-Salem State (12-0)
Wayne State (Mich.)--(10-3) at Minnesota-Duluth (11-2)
NCAA Division III Playoffs--Quarterfinals
Bracket
Saturday, December 3
Salisbury (11-1) at Wisconsin-Whitewater (12-0)
St. John Fisher (10-2) at St. Thomas (12-0)
Wesley (11-1) at Mary Hardin-Baylor (12-0)
Wabash (12-0) at Mount Union (12-0)
NAIA Playoffs--Semifinals
Saturday, December 3
St. Xavier (12-1) at Marian (12-0)
Georgetown (Ky.)--(12-0) at Carroll (Mont.)--(12-1)
Key: Featured games are listed in BOLD type.
Projected winners are marked in RED.
Other games of interest are listed in normal type.
NCAA Division III Playoffs--Second Round
Bracket
Saturday, November 26
Franklin (10-1) at Wisconsin-Whitewater (11-0)
(Warhawks play host to the Grizzlies in re-match of regular season contest!)
Kean (10-1) at Salisbury (10-1)
(Cougars, Sea Gulls square off in a battle of 10-win teams!)
Monmouth (Ill.)--(10-1) at St. Thomas (10-1)
(Tommies take on the visiting Scots in another showdown of 10-win squads!)
St. John Fisher (9-2) at Delaware Valley (11-0)
McMurry (8-2) at Mary Hardin-Baylor (11-0)
Linfield (10-0) at Wesley (10-1)
(Wildcats match wits against the Wolverines in cross country playoff showdown!)
North Central (10-1) at Wabash (11-0)
(Cardinals clash against the Little Giants in a battle of the CCIW vs. the NCAC!)
Centre (9-1) at Mount Union (11-0)
NAIA Playoffs--Quarterfinals
Saturday, November 26
St. Francis (Ill.)--(10-2) at Marian (11-0)
(Knights play host to the upstart Saints in an Indiana vs. Illinois match-up!)
Azusa Pacific (9-2) at Carroll (Mont.)--(11-1)
(Cougars face tough task against the defending national champion Saints!)
Saint Francis (Ind.)--(9-2) at Georgetown (Ky.)--(11-0)
Saint Xavier (11-1) at Mid-America Nazarene (10-1)
(Pioneers play host to the Cougars in a clash of one-loss teams!)
Other Games
Sunday, November 27
West Texas A&M (7-3) vs. Central Missouri (8-3)
(Kanza Bowl at Topeka, Kan.)
Last Week: 43-8 (.843)
This Year: 512-249 (.673)
Key: Featured games are listed in BOLD type.
Projected winners are marked in RED.
Other games of interest are listed in normal type.
FCS Playoffs--First Round
Bracket
Saturday, November 26
Albany (N.Y.)--(8-3) at Stony Brook (8-3)
(Seawolves play host to the Great Danes in first-ever playoff meeting for both teams!)
Central Arkansas (7-3) at Tennessee Tech (8-3)
(Bears, Golden Eagles also make their first-ever postseason appearances!)
Norfolk State (9-2) at Old Dominion (9-2)
(Monarchs square off against the Spartans in all-Hampton Roads battle!)
James Madison (7-4) at Eastern Kentucky (7-4)
NCAA Division II Playoffs--Second Round
North Alabama (8-2) at Delta State (9-2)
(Lions face off against the Statesmen in regular season re-match!)
North Greenville (10-2) at Mars Hill (8-2)
Northwest Missouri State (10-2) at Midwestern State (10-0)
California (Pa.)--(9-2) at Winston-Salem State (11-0)
Kutztown (11-1) at New Haven (10-1)
(Chargers play host to the Golden Bears in a battle of one loss teams!)
Minnesota-Duluth (9-2) at Colorado State-Pueblo (11-0)
(Defending national champion Bulldogs take on the Thunderwolves!)
Wayne State (Mich.)--(9-3) at Nebraska-Kearney (10-1)
Other Games
Thursday, November 24 (Thanksgiving Day)
Tuskegee (D-II)--(4-5) at Alabama State (FCS)--(7-3)
(Turkey Day Classic at Montgomery, Ala.)
Saturday, November 26
Southern (4-6) vs. Grambling State (6-4)
(38th Bayou Classic at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, La.)
The field for the 2011 NCAA Division I Football Championships was announced Sunday morning. The first round match-ups feature multiple first-time teams to the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) field, as well as some interesting second round showdowns, with the best among those being Towson at Lehigh.
Click here for the full bracket, courtesy of NCAA.com
Key: Featured games are listed in BOLD type.
Projected winners are marked in RED.
Other games of interest are listed in normal type.
NAIA Playoffs--First Round
First Round Pairings (Listed in order of appearance)
Saturday, November 19
Grand View (8-3) at Marian (10-0)
Valley City State (9-1) at Carroll (Mont.)--(10-1)
(Defending national champion Saints look to take first step towards repeat against the Vikings!)
Benedictine (Kan.)--(9-2) at Georgetown (Ky.)--(10-0)
Southern Nazarene (9-2) at Mid-America Nazarene (9-1)
(Crimson Storm makes first-ever postseason appearance against the Pioneers in a "Battle of the Nazarenes!")
Bethel (Tenn.)--(8-2) at St. Xavier (10-1)
St. Francis (Ill.)--(9-2) at Morningside (9-1)
(Saints travel to Iowa to match-up against the Mustangs!)
St. Francis (Ind.)--(8-2) at Missouri Valley (9-1)
(Vikings play host to the Cougars in MSFA vs. HAAC match-up!)
Ottawa (Kan.)--(9-2) at Azusa Pacific (8-2)
Key: Featured games are listed in BOLD type.
Projected winners are marked in RED.
Other games of interest are listed in normal type.
NCAA Division III Playoffs--First Round
Bracket
Saturday, November 19
Albion (6-4) at Wisconsin-Whitewater (10-0)
Thomas More (9-1) at Franklin (9-1)
(It's Indiana vs. Kentucky, as the Grizzlies play host to the Saints!)
Christopher Newport (8-2) at Kean (9-1)
(Captains head north into New Jersey to face the Cougars!)
Salisbury (9-1) at Western New England (10-1)
(Golden Bears play host to the Sea Gulls in first-ever D-III playoff game!)
St. Scholastica (10-0) at St. Thomas (10-0)
(Upstart Saints square off against the Tommies in battle of unbeaten teams!)
Monmouth (Ill.)--(9-1) at Illinois Wesleyan (9-1)
(Titans take on the Scots in titanic tilt from Illinois!)
St. John Fisher (8-2) at Johns Hopkins (10-0)
Norwich (7-3) at Delaware Valley (10-0)
Redlands (8-1) at Mary Hardin-Baylor (10-0)
McMurry (7-2) at Trinity (Tex.)--(10-0)
Cal Lutheran (8-1) at Linfield (9-0)
(Kingsmen clash with Wildcats in West Coast battle!)
Hobart (7-1) at Wesley (9-1)
Illinois College (9-1) at Wabash (10-0)
(Blueboys do battle with the Little Giants in Illinois vs. Indiana clash!)
Dubuque (9-1) at North Central (9-1)
(Cardinals clash with the upstart Spartans in suburban Chicago!)
Hampden-Sydney (8-2) at Centre (8-1)
(Tigers take on the Colonels in Southern showdown!)
Benedictine (Ill.)--(7-3) at Mount Union (10-0)
NCAA Division III (ECAC Championships)
Saturday, November 19
Albright (6-4) at Cortland State (8-2)
Alfred (7-3) at Bridgewater State (7-2)
Worcester State (8-2) at Salve Regina (7-3)
St. Vincent (6-4) at Lebanon Valley (7-3)
Mount Ida (6-4) at Endicott (9-1)
Waynesburg (5-4) at Widener (9-1)
Last Week: 36-13 (.735)
This Year: 469-241 (.661)
Key: Featured games are listed in BOLD type.
Projected winners are marked in RED.
Other games of interest are listed in normal type.
FCS--Regular Season
Schedule of games for week of November 19, 2011
Saturday, November 19
Northern Iowa (8-2) at Illinois State (7-3)
(Redbirds play host to the Panthers with at least a share of the Missouri Valley Football Conference title on the line!)
Harvard (8-1) at Yale (5-4)
(It's the 128th edition of "The Game" in the Ivy League, as the Crimson take on the Bulldogs!)
Maine (8-2) at New Hampshire (7-3)
(Black Bears, Wildcats clash in CAA contest with playoff implications!)
Montana (8-2) at Montana State (9-1)
(Grizzlies, Bobcats do battle with the Big Sky Conference crown at stake!)
South Dakota (6-4) at North Dakota (7-3)
Wofford (7-3) at Chattanooga (5-5)
James Madison (6-4) at Massachusetts (5-5)
Florida A&M (7-3) vs. Bethune-Cookman (7-3)
(Game played at Orlando, Fla.)
Cal Poly (5-5) at South Alabama (6-3)
Liberty (7-3) at Stony Brook (7-3)
Appalachian State (7-3) at Elon (5-5)
Jacksonville (7-3) at San Diego (8-2)
Sam Houston State (10-0) at Texas State (6-5)
NCAA Division II Playoffs--First Round
Bracket
North Alabama (8-2) at West Alabama (8-3)
(Lions look to avenge regular season loss to Tigers!)
Albany State (Ga.)--(8-3) at North Greenville (9-2)
Northwest Missouri State (9-2) at Missouri Western State (9-2)
(Bearcats do battle with the Griffons in another regular season re-match!)
Abilene Christian (8-2) at Washburn (9-2)
Elizabeth City State (8-3) at California (Pa.)--(9-2)
Concord (7-3) at Kutztown (10-1)
Saginaw Valley State (7-3) at Minnesota-Duluth (9-2)
Wayne State (Mich.)--(8-3) at St. Cloud State (9-2)
First Round Byes: Delta State, Mars Hill, Midwestern State, Pittsburg State (Kan.), Winston-Salem State, New Haven, Colorado State-Pueblo, Nebraska-Kearney.
In case you missed them, here are the pairings and selections announced for the NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, and NAIA playoffs today (Sunday).
NCAA Division II
NCAA Division III
NAIA
Coming up: "Nov-A-Thon 2"! A whole day of key small college football games exclusively on RFC, and on Twitter @realfootball
Key: Featured games are listed in BOLD type.
Projected winners are marked in RED.
Other games of interest are listed in normal type.
NAIA
Schedule of games for week of November 12, 2011
Saturday, November 12
Langston (7-2) at Southern Nazarene (8-2)
(Crimson Storm play host to the Lions with the Central States Football League crown on the line!)
William Penn (9-1) at Grand View (7-3)
(Statesmen do battle with the Vikings for at least a share of the Mid-States Football Association Midwest League title!)
Cumberlands (Ky.)--(6-3) at Cumberland (Tenn.)--(7-2)
Bethel (Tenn.)--(7-2) at Shorter (6-3)
Missouri Valley (8-1) at Central Methodist (5-3)
Eastern Oregon (7-3) at Rocky Mountain (5-5)
Key: Featured games are listed in BOLD type.
Projected winners are marked in RED.
Other games of interest are listed in normal type.
NCAA Division II
Schedule of games for the week of November 12, 2011
Saturday, November 12
Slippery Rock (8-2) at Kutztown (9-1)
(Golden Bears play host to the Rock for all of the marbles in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference!)
Colorado Mines (8-2) at Nebraska-Kearney (9-1)
(Lopers take on the Orediggers in a game with playoff implications in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference!)
West Virginia Wesleyan (9-1) at Concord (6-3)
Shepherd (8-2) at Fairmont State (7-3)
Findlay (5-5) at Wayne State (Mich.)--(8-2)
Saginaw Valley State (7-2) at Grand Valley State (6-3)
Elizabeth City State (8-2) vs. Winston-Salem State (10-0)
(CIAA Championship Game at Durham, N.C.)
North Alabama (7-2) at Valdosta State (6-3)
Albany State (Ga.)--(8-2) vs. Miles (6-4)
(SIAC Championship Game at Atlanta)
Merrimack (5-4) at Southern Connecticut State (7-2)
Carson-Newman (5-5) at Mars Hill (7-2)
Minnesota State (8-2) at Minnesota-Duluth (8-2)
Henderson State (5-4) at Ouachita Baptist (8-2)
Western Oregon (6-4) at Humboldt State (8-1)
NCAA Division III
Schedule of games for week of November 12, 2011
Amherst (7-0) at Williams (5-2)
(Lord Jeffs shoot for undefeated season against the Ephs in the "Biggest Little Game In America!")
Kean (8-1) at Montclair State (8-1)
(Cougars, Red Hawks square off for the New Jersey Athletic Conference [NJAC] crown!)
Widener (8-1) at Delaware Valley (9-0)
(Middle Atlantic Conference championship at stake between the Pride and Aggies!)
Huntingdon (7-2) at Wesley (8-1)
(Wolverines play host to the Hawks in battle for "Pool B" at-large playoff bid!)
Hampden-Sydney (8-1) at Randolph-Macon (7-2)
(Tigers, Yellow Jackets square off in the 117th edition of "The Game!")
Hobart (6-1) at Rochester (4-4)
Cortland State (7-2) at Ithaca (4-5)
Springfield (6-3) at Union (N.Y.)--(5-4)
Case Western Reserve (8-1) at Carnegie-Mellon (5-4)
Franklin (8-1) at Hanover (5-4)
Thomas More (8-1) at Mount St. Joseph (6-3)
Cal Lutheran (7-1) at Occidental (5-3)
Lewis and Clark (7-1) at Linfield (8-0)
