THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 8--PART 1

Last Week: 35-15 (.700)
Year-To-Date: 223-90 (.712)

KEY: Projected winners highlighted in RED

Game (s) of the week highlighted in BOLD type.

Other games of interest highlighted in regular type.

NOTE: All games are played on Saturday unless otherwise indicated.

NCAA DIVISION I FCS

McNeese State (6-0) at Nicholls State (5-1)

(The upstart Colonels play host to the powerhouse Cowboys in a Southland Conference showdown!)

Northern Iowa (6-0) at Western Illinois (5-2)

(The Panthers visit the Leathernecks in a battle for sole possession of first place in the Gateway Conference!)

Fordham (5-2) at Lafayette (4-2)

Elon (4-2) at Wofford (6-1)

Eastern Kentucky (5-2) at Tennessee State (3-3)

Tennessee Tech (4-3) at Jacksonville State (4-3)

Grambling State (5-1) at Jackson State (4-2)

Georgia Southern (4-2) at Appalachian State (5-1)

Morgan State (4-3) at Delaware State (5-1)

New Hampshire (4-2) at Hofstra (6-0)

Central Connecticut State (4-2) at Wagner (5-1)

Dayton (6-1) at Valparaiso (4-3)

Butler (4-3) at Morehead State (4-2)

NCAA DIVISION II

Delta State (6-0) at North Alabama (6-0)--(Thursday)

(First place is at stake between the Statesmen and the Lions!)

West Texas A&M (7-0) at Abilene Christian (6-1)

(The Wildcats play host to the Buffaloes in another Lone Star Conference shootout, hopefully!)

Bentley (4-2) at Stonehill (4-2)

West Virginia State (5-1) at West Liberty State (5-2)

Bowie State (3-4) at Virginia Union (6-1)

Newberry (5-2) at Wingate (6-1)

Missouri Southern (5-2) at Central Missouri (4-3)

Catawba (7-0) at Tusculum (4-3)

Edinboro (5-2) at California (Pa.)--(7-0)

Tuskegee (6-0) at Albany State (Ga.)--(6-1)

Stillman (5-3) at Lane (5-1)

Tarleton State (7-0) at Eastern New Mexico (4-3)