Most Pivotal Match-ups of 2011: Mid-Atlantic/Carolinas

Editor's Note: Our "Most Pivotal Match-ups of 2011" series continues with a look at the teams in the Mid-Atlantic and Carolinas region, which stretches roughly from near the Baltimore/Washington, D.C. area, and Delaware, to Virginia, and parts of the Carolinas.

Big South Conference (FCS): Liberty at Stony Brook (November 19): Regular season finale on Long Island could decide Big South autobid to FCS playoffs. 


Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA)--(NCAA Division II):  Shaw at Winston-Salem State (October 29): North Carolina showdown will likely decide the Southern Division champion.

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC)--(FCS): South Carolina State at Bethune-Cookman (September 10): Bulldogs head south to Florida to face the Wildcats in the conference opener for both teams.


Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC)--(NCAA Division III):  Washington and Lee at Hampden-Sydney (November 5): Defending champion Generals must hit the road for the potential "de-facto" ODAC championship game against the Tigers.


USA South Athletic Conference (USAC)--(NCAA Division III):  North Carolina Wesleyan at Christopher Newport (October 22): Captains stunned the Battling Bishops, 23-15, on the road, to win the USAC automatic bid to the D-III playoffs last year.