THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 12 (Part 1)

Last Week: 30-19 (.612)
This Year: 370-206 (.642)

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 17, 2012 (courtesy of Sports Network)

Saturday, November 17

North Dakota State (9-1) at Illinois State (8-2)

(Redbirds play host to the Bison with the Missouri Valley Football Conference title on the line!)

Eastern Illinois (7-3) at Central Arkansas (8-2)

(Panthers head south to take on the Bears in a rare regular season non-conference finale!)

Cal Poly (8-2) at Northern Arizona (8-2)

(Mustangs, Lumberjacks do battle for at least a share of the Big Sky Conference crown!)

Old Dominion (9-1) at James Madison (7-3)

(Dukes play host to the Monarchs for no worse than a share of the Colonial Athletic Association championship!)

Towson (6-4) at New Hampshire (8-2)  

Drake (7-3) at Jacksonville (7-3) 

Lehigh (9-1) at Lafayette (5-5) 

North Carolina A&T (6-4) at North Carolina Central (6-4) 

Indiana State (7-3) at Youngstown State (6-4) 

NCAA Division II Playoffs--First Round

Bracket (courtesy of ncaa.com)

Bloomsburg (10-1) at Shippensburg (10-1) 

(Red Raiders play host to the Huskies in regular season re-match!)

Shepherd (8-2) at Indiana (Pa.)--(10-1) 

Midwestern State (9-1) at Indianapolis (9-2)

(Greyhounds host their first-ever playoff game against the Mustangs!)

Chadron State (9-2) at West Texas A&M (9-2) 

Miles (8-2) at West Alabama (8-3)

Fort Valley State (8-3) at Lenoir-Rhyne (8-2) 
  
Harding (9-1) at Northwest Missouri State (9-2)  

Minnesota-Duluth (10-1) at Missouri Western State (10-1)

(Griffons are at home against the Bulldogs in this intriguing first round match-up!)