THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 16

Last Week: 8-1 (.889)
This Year: 441-239 (.649)


Key: Projected winners are marked in RED.

Other games of interest are listed in normal type.

FCS Playoffs--Semifinals

Bracket (courtesy of ncaa.com)

Friday, December 14

Georgia Southern (10-3) at North Dakota State (12-1)

Saturday, December 15

Sam Houston State (10-3) at Eastern Washington (11-2)

NCAA Division II Championship--at Florence, Ala.

Saturday, December 15

Winston-Salem State (14-0) vs. Valdosta State (11-2)

NCAA Division III Championship (Stagg Bowl)--at Salem, Va.

Friday, December 14

St. Thomas (14-0) vs. Mount Union (14-0)  

NAIA Championship--at Rome, Ga.

Thursday, December 13

Marian (11-1) at Morningside (13-0) 

 
  

THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 15

Last Week: 12-8 (.600)
This Year: 433-238 (.645)


Key: Projected winners are marked in RED.

Other games of interest are listed in normal type.

FCS Playoffs--Quarterfinals

Bracket (courtesy of ncaa.com) 

Friday, December 7

Sam Houston State (9-3) at Montana State (11-1) 

Saturday, December 8

Wofford (9-3) at North Dakota State (11-1) 

Georgia Southern (9-3) at Old Dominion (11-1)

Illinois State (9-3) at Eastern Washington (10-2)  

NCAA Division II Playoffs--Semifinals

Saturday, December 8

Bracket (courtesy of ncaa.com)

West Texas A&M (12-2) at Winston-Salem State (13-0)  

Valdosta State (10-2) at Minnesota State-Mankato (13-0) 

NCAA Division III Playoffs--Semifinals

Saturday, December 8

Bracket (courtesy of ncaa.com)  

Wisconsin-Oshkosh (13-0) at St. Thomas (13-0) 

Mary Hardin-Baylor (13-0) at Mount Union (13-0) 


Other Games

Saturday, December 8

Jackson State (7-4) vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (9-2)

(SWAC Championship Game at Birmingham, Ala.) 

  

THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 14

Last Week: 19-7 (.731)
This Year: 421-230 (.647)

Key: Projected winners are marked in RED.

Other games of interest are listed in normal type.

FCS Playoffs--Second Round

Saturday, December 1 

Bracket (courtesy of ncaa.com) 

South Dakota State (9-3) at North Dakota State (10-1) 

New Hampshire (8-3) at Wofford (8-3) 

Central Arkansas (9-2) at Georgia Southern (8-3) 

Coastal Carolina (8-4) at Old Dominion (10-1) 

Stony Brook (10-2) at Montana State (10-1) 

Cal Poly (9-2) at Sam Houston State (8-3) 

Illinois State (8-3) at Appalachian State (8-3) 

Wagner (9-3) at Eastern Washington (8-3) 

NCAA Division II Playoffs--Quarterfinals

Saturday, December 1

Bracket (courtesy of ncaa.com) 

Indiana (Pa.)--(12-1) at Winston-Salem State (12-0) 

West Texas A&M (11-2) at Colorado State-Pueblo (12-0) 

Carson-Newman (9-2) at Valdosta State (9-2) 

Missouri Western State (12-1) at Minnesota State-Mankato (12-0) 

NCAA Division III Playoffs--Quarterfinals

Saturday, December 1

Bracket (courtesy of ncaa.com)

Wisconsin-Oshkosh (12-0) at Linfield (11-0) 

Hobart (12-0) at St. Thomas (12-0) 

Wesley (10-1) at Mary Hardin-Baylor (12-0) 

Widener (11-0) at Mount Union (12-0) 

NAIA Playoffs--Semifinals

Saturday, December 1

Pairings (courtesy of naia.org)

Marian (10-1) at Missouri Valley (12-0)

St. Xavier (11-1) at Morningside (12-0)

Other Games

Saturday, December 1

Winona State (9-2) vs. Lindenwood (8-3) 

(Mineral Water Bowl at Excelsior Springs, Mo.)

Tuskegee (9-1) vs. Elizabeth City State (7-4) 

(Pioneer Bowl at Columbus, Ga.) 
  

 

 

THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 13

Last Week: 32-15 (.680)
This Year: 402-223 (.647)

Key: Projected winners are marked in RED.

Other games of interest are listed in normal type.

FCS Playoffs--First Round

Saturday, November 24

Bracket (courtesy of ncaa.com) 

Eastern Illinois (7-4) at South Dakota State (8-3)

Coastal Carolina (7-4) at Bethune-Cookman (9-2) 

Villanova (8-3) at Stony Brook (9-2) 

Colgate (8-3) at Wagner (8-3)

NCAA Division II Playoffs--Second Round

Saturday, November 24

Shippensburg (10-1) at Winston-Salem State (11-0)  

Indiana (Pa.)--(10-1) at New Haven (11-0) 

Indianapolis (10-2) at Colorado State-Pueblo (11-0) 

West Texas A&M (10-2) at Ashland (11-0) 

West Alabama (9-3) at Valdosta State (8-2) 

Lenoir-Rhyne (9-2) at Carson-Newman (8-2) 

Northwest Missouri State (10-2) at Minnesota State-Mankato (11-0) 

Missouri Western State (11-1) at Henderson State (10-0) 

NCAA Division III Playoffs--Second Round

Saturday, November 24

Bracket (courtesy of ncaa.com)  

North Central (9-2) at Linfield (10-0) 

Bethel (Minn.)--(9-2) at Wisconsin-Oshkosh (11-0) 

Wittenberg (10-1) at Hobart (11-0) 

Elmhurst (10-1) at St. Thomas (11-0) 

Franklin (9-2) at Mary Hardin-Baylor (11-0) 

Cortland State (9-1) at Wesley (9-1) 

Salisbury (9-2) at Widener (10-0) 

Johns Hopkins (10-1) at Mount Union (11-0)

NAIA Playoffs--Quarterfinals

Saturday, November 24

Link to pairings (courtesy of naia.org)  

Bethel (Tenn.)--(9-3) at Missouri Valley (11-0) 

Southern Oregon (9-2) at Morningside (11-0)

Cumberlands (Ky.)--(10-1) at St. Xavier (10-1) 

St. Francis (Ind.)--(9-2) at Marian (9-1) 

Other Games 

Thursday, November 22 (Thanksgiving Day) 

Tuskegee (D-II)--(9-1) vs. Alabama State (FCS)--(7-3)

(Turkey Day Classic at Montgomery, Ala.) 

Saturday, November 24

Grambling State (1-9) vs. Southern (3-7)  

(Bayou Classic at New Orleans [Mercedes-Benz Superdome]) 

 

 

RFC Scoreboard--Holiday Hysteria 2012 (Part 1)

NCAA Division II Playoffs--First Round

Missouri Western wins triple OT thriller! (St. Joseph [Mo.] News-Press)

Indianapolis eliminates Midwestern State (Indianapolis Star) 

Updated bracket (ncaa.com)

NCAA Division III Playoffs--First Round

Linfield outlasts Pacific Lutheran (Oregon Live)

Bethel (Minn.) edges Concordia-Chicago (West Central [Minn.] Tribune)

Wittenberg rallies to down Heidelberg (NCAA.com/Wittenberg University Sports Information)

Elmhurst upsets Coe on the road (Elmhurst College Sports Information)

Cortland State edges Framingham State (patch.com)

Salisbury gets by Rowan (nj.com)

Updated bracket (ncaa.com)

NAIA Playoffs--First Round

First round recap (naia.org)


Quarterfinals pairings (naia.org)

Gagliardi steps down at St. John's

It's the end of an era at St. John's University (Minn.).  The winningest head coach in college football history at all levels, John Gagliardi, announced his retirement on Monday.  He retires with a career record of 489-138-11 over a span of 64 years, the last 60 at the NCAA Division III institution.

Complete coverage

d3football.com 

Minneapolis Star-Tribue/startribune.com

Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Press Release

USA Today

THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 12 (Part 2)

Key: Featured games are listed in BOLD type.

Projected winners are marked in RED.

Other games of interest are listed in normal type.

NCAA Division III Playoffs--First Round

Bracket (courtesy of ncaa.com)

Saturday, November 17

Pacific Lutheran (7-2) at Linfield (9-0)

North Central (8-2) at Cal Lutheran (8-1) 

(Kingsmen play host to the Cardinals in rare Midwest vs. Southern California contest!) 

Bethel (Minn.)--(8-2) at Concordia-Chicago (Ill.)--(10-0) 

St. Scholastica (8-2) at Wisconsin-Oshkosh (10-0)

Washington and Lee (8-2) at Hobart (10-0) 

Wittenberg (9-1) at Heidelberg (9-1) 

(Student Princes are at home against the Tigers in the "Battle of the 'Bergs."

Elmhurst (9-1) at Coe (10-0)  

(Bluejays head west into Iowa to clash with the undefeated Kohawks!)

St. Norbert (8-2) at St. Thomas (10-0) 

Louisiana College (8-2) at Mary Hardin-Baylor (10-0) 

Franklin (8-2) at Adrian (9-1) 

(Grizzlies head north into Michigan to do battle with the Bulldogs!)

Framingham State (10-1) at Cortland State (8-1) 

(The Rams take on the Red Dragons in a battle of one-loss teams!)

Mount Ida (8-2) at Wesley (8-1) 

(Mustangs make first-ever NCAA playoff appearance against the battle-tested Wolverines!)

Bridgewater State (Mass.)--(9-1) at Widener (9-0) 

(Unbeaten Pride play host to the once-beaten Bears!)

Rowan (7-2) at Salisbury (8-2)  

Washington and Jefferson (8-2) at Johns Hopkins (9-1) 

Christopher Newport (6-4) at Mount Union (10-0)

ECAC Bowl Games

Link

Saturday, November 17

Albright (7-3) at Franklin and Marshall (7-3)

Delaware Valley (7-3) at Muhlenberg (8-2) 

Castleton State (7-3) at St. John Fisher (7-3)

Carnegie Mellon (6-4) at Waynesburg (9-1)


Alfred (6-3) at Springfield (7-3) 

NCCAA Victory Bowl

Link

Northwestern (Minn.)--(8-2) at Greenville (7-3)

NAIA Playoffs--First Round

Link 

Bethel (Tenn.)--(8-3) at Georgetown (Ky.)--(10-0)  

Ottawa (Kan.)--(8-2) at Missouri Valley (10-0)
 

Montana Tech (8-2) at Morningside (10-0)

William Penn (9-2) at St. Xavier (9-1) 

(Cougars begin title defense against the visiting Statesmen!)

Northwestern (Iowa)--(9-2) at Marian (8-1)

(Red Raiders hit the road to clash with the Knights!)

Baker (8-2) at St. Francis (Ind.)--(8-2)  

MidAmerica Nazarene (8-2) at Cumberlands (Ky.)--(9-1) 

(Pioneers go east to play against the Patriots!)

Southern Oregon (8-2) at St. Ambrose (9-1) 

(Raiders also head east to do battle with the Bees!)