THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 14

Last Week--24-6 (.800)
Year-To-Date--317-149 (.680)

December is just around the corner, and as the number of games played get smaller, the stakes only get bigger. So, what are waiting for! Let's get started!

KEY: Projected winners highlighted in RED

Most important games highlighted in BOLD type.

Classic games highlighted in italics.

NCAA DIVISION I FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP--SECOND ROUND

Montana State (8-4) at Appalachian State (11-1)

Illinois State (9-3) at Youngstown State (10-2)

("Real Biggie" re-match of Gateway Conference squads!)

New Hampshire (9-3) at Massachusetts (11-1)

Southern Illinois (9-3) at Montana (11-1)

NCAA DIVISION II PLAYOFFS--QUARTERFINALS

North Dakota (11-1) at Grand Valley State (12-0)

(Both teams have combined to win four of the last five national championships! [UND in 2001; GVSU in 2002, 2003, & 2005])

Delta State (11-2) at North Alabama (11-0)

(Another regular season re-match of conference foes!)

Bloomsburg (11-1) at Shepherd (11-0)

(The top two seeds in the Northeast Region finally square off in West Virginia this weekend!)

Chadron State (12-0) at Northwest Missouri State (12-0)

(Unbeaten teams battle for bragging rights in the Southwest Region this Saturday!)

NCAA DIVISION III PLAYOFFS--QUARTERFINALS

Capital (11-1) at Mount Union (12-0)

(Yet another re-match of a conference regular season game!)

Rowan (9-2) at St. John Fisher (11-1)

Mary Hardin-Baylor (10-2) at Wesley (12-0)

St. John's (Minn.)--(11-1) at Wisconsin-Whitewater (12-0)

(It's the "Land of 10,000 Lakes" [MIAC] against the "Cheese League" [WIAC] in this huge showdown!)

NAIA PLAYOFFS--SEMIFINALS

St. Xavier (10-2) at St. Francis (Ind.)--(12-0)

Missouri Valley (13-0) at Sioux Falls (12-0)

(A battle of unbeatens in the Upper Midwest ensues!)

OTHER GAMES

Alcorn State (5-5) at Grambling State (3-7)

Bemidji State (9-2) vs. Pittsburg State (9-2)*

*--Mineral Water Bowl at Excelsior Springs, Mo.

Johnson C. Smith (7-3) vs. Tuskegee (8-3)%

%--Pioneer Bowl at Charlotte, N.C.