Monday, October 17, 2022

RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of October 22, 2022

Last Week: 76-44 (.633)

This Year: 572-248 (.698)

KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

FBS Group Of Five

Wednesday, October 19

Georgia State (2-4) at Appalachian State (3-3)

Thursday, October 20

Troy (5-2) at South Alabama (5-1)

(The upstart, surprising Jaguars play host to the equally surprising Trojans in a battle for first place in the Sun Belt Conference West Division!!! Airtime is at 7:30 pm EDT/6:30 pm CDT on ESPNU!!!)

Friday, October 21

UAB (4-2) at Western Kentucky (4-3)

(The Blazers battle with the Hilltoppers in a critical Conference USA clash!!! Airtime is 8 pm EDT/7 pm CDT on the CBS Sports Network!!!)

Tulsa (2-4) at Temple (2-4)


Saturday, October 22

Toledo (5-2) at Buffalo (4-3)

(The Bulls will look to extend their winning streak to five straight games when they play host to the Rockets in a battle of Mid-American Conference division leaders, with both teams sitting undefeated at 3-0 within their respective divisions!!! Airtime is at 1 pm EDT on ESPN+!!!)

North Texas (4-3) at UTSA (5-2)

(The Roadrunners host the Mean Green in a battle for first place in Conference USA, as both teams come into this Texas showdown unbeaten at 3-0 in C-USA play!!! Airtime is at 3:30 pm EDT/2:30 pm CDT on Stadium!!!)

Boise State (4-2) at Air Force (5-2)

(The Falcons will do battle with the Broncos in a key Mountain West Conference clash!!! Airtime is at 7 pm EDT/6 pm CDT/5 pm MDT/4 pm PDT on the CBS Sports Network!!!)

BYU (4-3) at Liberty (6-1)

Cincinnati (5-1) at SMU (3-3)

Houston (3-3) at Navy (2-4)

Memphis (4-3) at Tulane (6-1)

UCF (6-1) at East Carolina (4-3)

Rice (3-3) at Louisiana Tech (2-4)

Florida International (2-4) at Charlotte (1-6)

Florida Atlantic (3-4) at UTEP (3-4)

Georgia Southern (4-3) at Old Dominion (3-3)

Louisiana-Monroe (2-5) at Army (2-4)

Marshall (3-3) at James Madison (5-1)

Arkansas State (2-5) at Louisiana (3-3)

Southern Mississippi (3-3) at Texas State (3-4)

Western Michigan (2-5) at Miami (Ohio)-(3-4)

Akron (1-6) at Kent State (2-5)

Bowling Green (3-4) at Central Michigan (2-5)

Eastern Michigan (4-3) at Ball State (4-3)

Northern Illinois (2-5) at Ohio (4-3)

Utah State (3-4) at Wyoming (4-3)

Fresno State (2-4) at New Mexico (2-5)

Hawai'i (2-5) at Colorado State (1-5)

San Diego State (3-3) at Nevada (2-5)

FCS

Friday, October 21

Princeton (5-0) at Harvard (4-1)

(The one-loss Crimson take on the undefeated Tigers in one of two big games in the Ivy League!!! Airtime is at 7 pm EDT on ESPNU!!!)

Long Island (0-6) at Wagner (0-6)


Saturday, October 22

Yale (4-1) at Pennsylvania (5-0)

(The unbeaten Quakers clash with another one-loss team in the Bulldogs in another key Ivy League contest!!! Airtime is at 1 pm EDT on ESPN+!!!)

Mercer (6-1) at Chattanooga (5-1)

(The Bears head north across the border from Georgia into Tennessee, to take on the Mocs in one of the many battles that will decide the Southern Conference championship!!! Airtime is at 1:30 pm EDT on ESPN+!!!)

Weber State (6-0) at Montana State (6-1)

(In one of two critical games in the Big Sky Conference, the one-loss Bobcats will do battle with the undefeated Wildcats!!! Airtime is at 3 pm EDT/2 pm CDT/ 1 pm MDT, also on ESPN+!!!)

Montana (5-1) at Sacramento State (6-0)

(Finally, in a rare late-night special, it's another battle between a one-loss team against an unbeaten team, as the Grizzlies will try to bounce back from an upset loss to Idaho when they face the undefeated Hornets on the road!!! Airtime is at 11 pm EDT/10 pm CDT/9 pm MDT/8 pm PDT on ESPN2!!!)


Bucknell (0-6) at Lehigh (1-6)

Georgetown (D.C.)-(1-5) at Colgate (1-5)

Marist (2-4) at Butler (4-2)

Eastern Illinois (2-4) at Tennessee State (2-4)

Holy Cross (6-0) at Lafayette (2-4)

Stetson (3-2) at Dayton (4-2)

Sacred Heart (4-2) at Merrimack (5-2)

Rhode Island (4-2) at Monmouth (N.J.)-(4-3)

Samford (5-1) at East Tennessee State (3-4)

Stonehill (3-1)* at St. Francis (Pa.)-(4-2)

South Dakota State (6-1) at North Dakota (4-2)

Southeastern Louisiana (3-3) at Jacksonville State (6-1)%

North Carolina Central (5-1) at South Carolina State (2-4)

McNeese State (1-5) at Nicholls State (1-6)

Missouri State (2-4) at Northern Iowa (3-4)

Gardner-Webb (2-5) at Charleston Southern (1-5)

*-This team is transitioning from the NCAA Division II to the FCS level and is ineligible for postseason play.

%-Jacksonville State is transitioning from the FCS to the FBS level and is ineligible for postseason play.


NCAA Division II

Thursday, October 20

Fairmont State (3-4) at Frostburg State (4-3)

Saturday, October 22

Newberry (6-1) at Lenoir-Rhyne (6-1)

(The Bears from North Carolina play host to the Wolves from South Carolina in a contest that could decide the Piedmont Division's representative in the South Atlantic Conference championship game!!!

Minnesota-Duluth (5-2) at Bemidji State (5-2)

Minnesota State (5-2) at Augustana (S.D.)-(6-1)

(Here's another pair of key games in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference [NSIC], with the Bulldogs doing battle with the Beavers, while the Vikings play host to the Mavericks!!!)

Texas A&M-Kingsville (7-0) at Angelo State (7-0)

(The Rams host the Javelinas in a battle of unbeaten teams, with the Lone Star Conference title at stake!!!)

Glenville State (4-3) at Notre Dame (Ohio)-(5-2)

Shepherd (7-0) at West Chester (4-3)

Tiffin (4-2) at Ashland (6-0)

Chowan (4-3) at Bowie State (4-3)

Concord (6-1) at West Virginia State (4-3)

Wheeling (5-2) at West Liberty (4-3)

Emory & Henry (4-3)+ at Tusculum (6-1)

Emporia State (5-2) at Missouri Southern State (4-3)

Tuskegee (5-2) at Lane (4-3)

Slippery Rock (6-1) at California (Pa.)-(4-3)

Quincy (4-3) at Indianapolis (5-1)

Central Washington (4-2) at West Texas A&M (4-3)

+-Emory & Henry is transitioning from the NCAA Division III to the NCAA Division II level and is ineligible for postseason play.

NCAA Division III

Saturday, October 22

Albion (6-0) at Trine (6-1)

(The unbeaten Britons will hit the road looking to stay that way when they take on the one-loss Thunder in a huge Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association showdown!!!)

Chicago (5-1) at Ripon (6-0)

(The Red Hawks also hope to remain undefeated when they host another one-loss team in the Maroons in the Midwest Conference!!!)

Cortland (6-0) at Utica (6-0)

(First place is on the line in the Empire 8 Conference when the Red Dragons hit the road to play against the upstart Pioneers in a battle of unbeaten teams!!!)

Randolph-Macon (6-0) at Shenandoah (5-1)

(One week after crushing Bridgewater at home, the Yellow Jackets hope to stay undefeated hosting the Hornets in another key contest in the ODAC!!!)

Wilkes (5-1) at Delaware Valley (7-0)

(In yet another critical conference clash, this time in the Middle Atlantic Conference, the undefeated Aggies play host to the one-loss Colonels!!!)

North Central (6-0) at Washington (Mo.)-(6-0)

(Finally, in another battle of unbeaten teams, the Cardinals will clash with the Bears, with first place at stake in the CCIW!!!)


Coe (4-2) at Loras (4-3)

St. Norbert (4-2) at Aurora (5-1)

William Paterson (4-3) at Christopher Newport (4-2)

DePauw (5-1) at Ohio Wesleyan (3-3)

Franklin (3-3) at Rose-Hulman (3-3)

George Fox (5-1) at Pacific (Ore.)-(3-2)

Mount St. Joseph (6-0) at Hanover (3-3)

Marietta (3-3) at Heidelberg (4-2)

Pacific Lutheran (4-2) at Linfield (5-0)

Carroll (Wis.)-(4-2) at Wheaton (4-2)

Berry (4-2) at Trinity (Tex.)-(6-0)

Wisconsin-Whitewater (5-1) at Wisconsin-Platteville (3-3)

Gustavus Adolphus (4-2) at St. John's (Minn.)-(5-1)

Pomona-Pitzer (5-1) at Cal Lutheran (3-4)

NAIA

Saturday, October 22

Thomas More (4-3) at Bethel (Tenn.)-(7-0)

(The undefeated Wildcats will look to move one step closer to a Mid-South Conference championship when they host a Saints squad that has lost only one league game so far this season!!!)

Ottawa (Ariz.)-(5-1) at Langston (5-1)

(The Spirit squares off against the Lions in a showdown of one-loss squads in the Sooner Athletic Conference!!!)

Rocky Mountain (5-1) at Carroll (Mont.)-(4-2)

(The Fighting Saints face the Battlin' Bears in a battle that could have implications for the Frontier Conference championship!!!)

Union (Ky.)-(0-6) at Point (1-6)

St. Ambrose (2-4) at St. Francis (Ill.)-(4-2)

St. Andrews (1-6) at Kentucky Christian (1-6)

St. Francis (Ind.)-(3-3) at Indiana Wesleyan (5-1)

Southern Oregon (3-3) at Montana Tech (4-2)

Northwestern (Iowa)-(5-1) at Doane (3-3)

Clarke (3-4) at Culver-Stockton (3-4)

Valley City State (2-4) at Waldorf (6-2)

Iowa Wesleyan (3-5) at Presentation (2-5)

Dakota State (3-4) at Mayville State (3-4)

Keiser (4-3) at Southeastern (4-2)

Tabor (4-2) at Kansas Wesleyan (5-2)





BONUS PREDICTIONS

Saturday, October 22

Faulkner (NAIA)-(3-4) at Incarnate Word (FCS)-(6-1)

Southwest Baptist (NCAA Division II)-(3-4) at Tarleton State (FCS)-(4-2)




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