RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of December 6, 2025-FBS Group Of Five Conference Championships/FCS Playoffs Second Round/SWAC Championship

Last Week: 36-19 (.655)

This Year: 681-300 (.681)

KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

FBS Group Of Five

Friday, December 5

Conference USA Championship Game at Jacksonville, Alabama

Kennesaw State (9-3) at Jacksonville State (8-4)

Sun Belt Conference Championship Game at Harrisonburg, Virginia

Troy (8-4) at James Madison (11-1)

American Athletic Conference Championship Game at New Orleans

North Texas (11-1) at Tulane (10-2)

Mountain West Conference Championship Game at Boise, Idaho

UNLV (10-2) at Boise State (8-4)

Saturday, December 6

Mid-American Conference Championship Game at Detroit (Ford Field)

Miami (Ohio)-(7-5) vs. Western Michigan (8-4)

FCS

Saturday, December 7

FCS Playoffs-Second Round

Bracket

First-Round Byes (In Order Of Seeding, With The Overall Record In Parentheses)

1. North Dakota State (12-0)

2. Montana State (10-2)

3. Montana (11-1)

4. Tarleton State (11-1)

5. Lehigh (12-0)

6. Mercer (9-2)

7. Stephen F. Austin (10-2)

8. UC Davis (8-3)

Second Round Playoff Match-Ups

Illinois State (9-4) at #1 North Dakota State (12-0)

#9 Rhode Island (11-2) at #8 UC Davis (8-3)

#12 Villanova (10-2) at #5 Lehigh (12-0)

North Dakota (8-5) at #4 Tarleton State (11-1)

Yale (9-2) at #2 Montana State (10-2)

#10 Abilene Christian (9-4) at #7 Stephen F. Austin (10-2)

#11 South Dakota (9-4) at #6 Mercer (9-2)

#14 South Dakota State (9-4) at #3 Montana (11-1)

BONUS PREDICTION

Saturday, December 6

SWAC Championship Game at Jackson, Mississippi

Prairie View A&M (9-3) at Jackson State (9-2)

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