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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)
Last Week: 49-29 (.628)
This Year: 433-228 (.655)
Key: Featured games are listed in BOLD type.
Projected winners are marked in RED.
Other games of interest are listed in normal type.
FCS
Schedule of games for week of November 12, 2011
Saturday, November 12
Georgia Southern (8-1) at Wofford (7-2)
(Eagles head north into South Carolina to take on the Terriers in Southern Conference showdown!)
New Hampshire (7-2) at Towson (7-2)
(Tigers play host to the Wildcats in yet another key CAA clash!)
Old Dominion (8-2) at William & Mary (4-5)
Penn (5-3) at Harvard (7-1)
Butler (5-4) at Jacksonville (6-3)
Duquesne (7-2) at Sacred Heart (5-4)
Tennessee Tech (5-3) at Eastern Kentucky (6-3)
Norfolk State (8-2) at Morgan State (5-4)
Jackson State (7-2) at Alabama A&M (7-2)
Stony Brook (6-3) at Gardner-Webb (4-5)
Dayton (6-4) at Drake (8-2)
Georgetown (8-2) at Lehigh (8-1)
Massachusetts (5-4) at Maine (7-2)
Northwestern State (5-4) at Sam Houston State (9-0)
Youngstown State (5-4) at North Dakota State (9-0)
Texas State (6-4) at Central Arkansas (7-3)
Missed a final score from last weekend? Well, click any of the following links below. All links highlighted are courtesy of the Sports Network, except for the NAIA, courtesy of NAIASports.org.
FCS
NCAA Division II
NCAA Division III
NAIA
Click here for details, courtesy of d3football.com
Bemidji State 19, St. Cloud State 14 (Final). Beavers shock No. 5 (d2football.com)/No. 6 (AFCA) Huskies in key Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference clash.
D-II: Kutztown 52, Bloomsburg 14 (Final).
Kutztown advances to Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference title game with the convincing win.
Thomas More may have clinched the automatic bid to the NCAA Division III playoffs out of the President's Athletic Conference. But Waynesburg ensured that the Saints won't go into postseason play undefeated, as the Yellow Jackets pulled off the upset, 26-23.
In the FCS, Rhode Island shocks No. 19 (Sports Network) William & Mary, 24-21, while at the NCAA Division II level, Gannon (4-6, 3-4) stunned Slippery Rock (8-2, 6-1), 33-27.
Lehigh 14, Holy Cross 7 (Final). Mountain Hawks trailed 7-0 at halftime, but scored twice in the second half to defeat the Crusaders to stay unbeaten in Patriot League play 3-0, 8-1 overall.
D-III: Salisbury 41, St. John Fisher 21 (Final). Sea Gulls clinch first-ever Empire 8 Conference title with win in their inaugural season with the win over the Cardinals.
Towson 33, Maine 23 (6:53, 4th quarter)
RPI 29, Hobart 28 (Final). Previously unbeaten Statesmen suffer first loss, fall to 6-1, 4-1 in Liberty League action, with one game to play.
C.W. Post 42, Cheyney 27
Hillsdale 49, Findlay 19
D-III: Louisiana College 7, McMurry 6 (Early 2nd quarter). It's a critical contest for an at-large bid to the NCAA Division III playoffs, from the American Southwest Conference.
First final score of the "Nov-A-Thon", in the FCS. New Hampshire 28, James Madison 10. Wildcats go to 8-2 overall, 6-1 in Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) action, with the win.
Towson 26, Maine 16 (7:23, 3rd quarter)
FCS: Towson 20, Maine 16 (9:51, 3rd quarter)
FCS: San Diego 24, Dayton 0 (Halftime)
Hobart 28, RPI 17 (Halftime)
It's the Dubuque Spartans against the Coe Kohawks, for all of the marbles in the NCAA Division III Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
Click here to watch live video right now.
D-III: Wabash 7, Wittenberg 0 (14:15, 2nd quarter)
A fake field goal attempt leads to a touchdown for Kutztown. The Golden Bears have a 10-0 lead with 5:06 to play in the first quarter.
D-III: Johns Hopkins 14, Franklin & Marshall 10 (Halftime).
Editor's Note: Johns Hopkins won the Centennial Conference title with a 37-9 win over Ursinus on October 29, 2011. Click here for the recap, courtesy of d3football.com/Johns Hopkins University Sports Information.
Kutztown 3, Bloomsburg 0 (8:53, 1st quarter)
The battle for the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Eastern Division championship between Bloomsburg and Kutztown, from Kutztown, Pa.
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D-II: Hillsdale 28, Findlay 7 (:29, 2nd quarter)
D-III: Hobart 28, RPI 7 (3:14, 2nd quarter)
Hillsdale 21, Findlay 7 (2nd quarter)
D-III: Salisbury 14, St. John Fisher (1:54, 2nd quarter)
FCS (Sports Network)
NCAA Division II (d2football.com)
NCAA Division III (d3football.com)
Updates on key small college football games throughout the day, online at http://realfootballcentral.blogspot.com, and on Twitter at http://twitter.com/realfootball.
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
Saturday, November 5
McMurry (6-2) at Louisiana College (7-1)
(Wildcats play host to the War Hawks in a battle for second place in the American Southwest Conference, as well as a possible at-large berth to the D-III playoffs!)
Dubuque (8-1) at Coe (5-3)
(Kohawks clash with the upstart Spartans with Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic crown at stake!)
Case Western Reserve (7-1) at Washington (Mo.)--(5-3)
Carnegie Mellon (4-4) at Chicago (5-3)
St. Olaf (7-1) at St. John's (4-4)
Northwestern (Minn.)--(6-2) at Greenville (5-3)
Carroll (Wis.)--(6-3) at Grinnell (5-4)
Wisconsin-Platteville (5-3) at Wisconsin-Stout (5-3)
NAIA
Schedule of games for week of November 5, 2011
Saturday, November 5
St. Xavier (9-0) at Marian (9-0)
(Believe it or not, there's another No. 1 vs. No. 2 match-up, in Indiana!)
Bonus Coverage
Marian Preview (Courtesy of Marian University Sports Information)
Click here to read the following article on Indiana's small college football players, courtesy of the Indianapolis Star
St. Xavier Preview (Courtesy of St. Xavier University Sports Information)
William Penn (8-1) at St. Ambrose (7-1)
(Bees do battle against the Statesmen, with a share of the Mid-States Football Association Midwest League title on the line!)
Benedictine (Kan.)--(8-1) at Baker (5-3)
(Ravens take on the Wildcats in a game with playoff implications in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference!)
St. Francis (Ind.)--(6-2) at Taylor (4-4)
Nebraska Wesleyan (5-3) at Dakota Wesleyan (5-3)
Valley City State (8-1) at Robert Morris (lIl.)--(4-4)
Bethany (Kan.)--(7-2) at Sterling (4-4)
Hastings (5-3) at Northwestern (Iowa)--(7-2)
Bacone (4-5) at Southern Nazarene (7-2)
Lindsey Wilson (6-2) at Georgetown (Ky.)--(8-0)
UVa-Wise (5-4) at Campbellsville (4-5)
Ottawa (Kan.)--(7-2) at Friends (4-4)
Azusa Pacific (7-2) at Menlo (5-3)
Rocky Mountain (5-4) at Montana State-Northern (4-4)
Interdivisional Games
Saturday, November 5
Millsaps (D-III)--(4-4) at Tarleton State (D-II)--(4-5)
Quincy (NAIA)--(3-4) at Malone (D-II)--(4-5)
St. Francis (Ill.)--(NAIA)--(7-2) at Georgia State (FCS)--(2-6)
Western Oregon (D-II)--(6-3) at Montana (FCS)--(7-2)
