RFC Postseason Predictions: The Post-Thanksgiving Feast

Last Week: 23-9 (.719)
This Year: 162-70 (.698)

KEY: Projected winners marked in RED. 

Note: Wittenberg was erroneously written as Washington and Jefferson in last week's installment of the "RFC Postseason Predictions". RFC regrets the error.

FCS Playoffs--First Round

Bracket 

Furman (7-5) at South Carolina State (9-3) 

Bethune-Cookman (10-2) at Coastal Carolina (10-2) 

Lafayette (5-6) at New Hampshire (7-4) 

Southern Utah (8-4) at Sam Houston State (8-4) 

South Dakota State (8-4) at Northern Arizona (9-2) 

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

Sacred Heart (10-2) at Fordham (11-1) 

Tennessee State (9-3) at Butler (9-3) 

NCAA Division II Playoffs--Second Round

Bracket

Winston-Salem State (10-1) at Shepherd (10-0) 

West Chester (11-1) at Bloomsburg (10-1) 

Carson-Newman (10-2) at Lenoir-Rhyne (10-1) 

North Alabama (9-2) at UNC Pembroke (9-1)

Minnesota-Duluth (10-1) at Northwest Missouri State (11-0) 

St. Cloud State (11-1) at Minnesota State-Mankato (11-0) 

Grand Valley State (10-2) at Colorado State-Pueblo (11-0) 

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

NCAA Division III Playoffs--Second Round

Bracket

Wittenberg (10-1) at Mount Union (11-0)  

Ithaca (9-2) at Wesley (9-2) 

Wisconsin-Platteville (10-1) at North Central (11-0) 

Wartburg (9-2) at Bethel (Minn.)--(11-0) 

Franklin (8-3) at Wisconsin-Whitewater (11-0) 

Hampden-Sydney (9-2) at Linfield (10-0) 

St. John Fisher (9-2) at Hobart (10-0) 

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

NAIA Playoffs--Quarterfinals

Schedule 

St. Francis (Ind.)--(9-2) at Cumberlands (Ky.)--(11-0)

Tabor (10-2) at Grand View (11-0) 

Missouri Valley (9-2) at Carroll (Mont.)--(11-1) 

Morningside (10-1) at Baker (11-1) 

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Postseason Round-Up: The Debut Edition

Round one of the NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, and NAIA playoffs is in the books, and while there were many teams that advanced as expected, there were a few upsets.  Read below to find out more.

NCAA Division II First Round

St. Cloud State stuns Henderson State (scsuhuskies.com)

West Texas A&M knocks off Indianapolis (gobuffsgo.com)

North Alabama outlasts Tuskegee (NCAA.com)

Winston-Salem State slips past Slippery Rock (Winston-Salem Journal)


Updated Bracket (NCAA.com)

NCAA Division III First Round

St. John Fisher shocks John Carroll (Cleveland.com)

Wesley upsets Johns Hopkins (Baltimore Sun)

Wartburg wallops Illinois Wesleyan (go-knights.net)

Full Scoreboard (d3football.com) 

NAIA First Round

Full Scoreboard (NAIA.org)

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RFC Postseason Predictions--Round 1 of the D-II, D-III, and NAIA Playoffs

Final 2013 Regular Season Totals (RFC Random 20)

Week of November 8, 2013: 12-8 (.600)
Final Totals for 2013: 139-61 (.695)

KEY: Projected winners marked in RED.

The regular season is over at the NCAA Division II, Division III, and NAIA levels.  The playoffs have arrived.  So, what we waiting for?  Let's get started with the initial installment of the "RFC Postseason Predictions."

NCAA Division II Playoffs--First Round

Bracket 

Slippery Rock (9-2) at Winston-Salem State (9-1) 

American International (9-2) at West Chester (10-1)

Newberry (9-2) at Carson-Newman (9-2)

Tuskegee (8-2) at North Alabama (8-2)

Emporia State (9-1) at Minnesota-Duluth (10-1)

St. Cloud State (10-1) at Henderson State (11-0)

Saginaw Valley State (9-2) at Grand Valley State (9-2)

West Texas A&M (9-2) at Indianapolis (10-1)

NCAA Division III Playoffs--First Round

Bracket

Washington & Jefferson (8-2) at Mount Union (10-0)

Lebanon Valley (8-2) at Washington and Jefferson (9-1)

Framingham State (9-1) at Ithaca (8-2)

Wesley (8-2) at Johns Hopkins (10-0)

Albion (8-2) at North Central (10-0)

Concordia (Wis.)--(8-2) at Wisconsin-Platteville (9-1)

Wartburg (8-2) at Illinois Wesleyan (9-1)

St. Scholastica (9-1) at Bethel (Minn.)--(10-0)

St. Norbert (8-2) at Wisconsin-Whitewater (10-0)

Washington (Mo.)--(8-2) at Franklin (7-3)

Maryville (8-2) at Hampden-Sydney (8-2)

Pacific Lutheran (8-1) at Linfield (9-0)

Gallaudet (9-1) at Hobart (9-0)

St John Fisher (8-2) at John Carroll (9-1)

Endicott (8-2) at Rowan (8-2)

Redlands (7-2) at Mary Hardin-Baylor (10-0)

NAIA Playoffs--First Round

Schedule 

St. Ambrose (7-3) at Cumberlands (Ky.)--(10-0)  

Ottawa (8-3) at Grand View (10-0)

Georgetown (Ky.)--(7-3) at Carroll (Mont.)--(10-1)  

Sterling (9-2) at Baker (10-1)

Rocky Mountain (8-3) at Morningside (10-1)  

Faulkner (9-2) at St. Francis (Ind.)--(8-2) 

Northwestern (Iowa)--(8-2) at Missouri Valley (8-2)

Tabor (9-2) at Benedictine (Kan.)--(10-1)  

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RFC Random 20: Week 10

Last Week: 17-3 (.850)
This Year: 127-53 (.706)
 
KEY:  Projected winners marked in RED.

With the regular season starting to wind down at the NCAA Division II, Division III, and NAIA levels, this installment of the "RFC Random 20" will focus on the key games with playoff implications at those levels. So sit back and enjoy!

NCAA Division II


1. Northwest Missouri State (9-0) at Emporia State (9-0) 

2. Newberry (8-1) at Carson-Newman (7-2) 

3. Missouri Western State (7-2) at Washburn (8-1) 

4. Bloomsburg (8-1) at West Chester (9-0) 

NCAA Division III 

5. North Central (8-0) at Wheaton (7-1) 

6. Heidelberg (7-1) at John Carroll (8-0) 

7. Wittenberg (7-1) at Wabash (8-0) 

8. Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.)--(7-1) at St. Thomas (6-2) 

9. Baldwin-Wallace (6-2) at Mount Union (8-0) 

10. St. Lawrence (6-2) at Hobart (7-0) 

11. Centre (6-2) at Millsaps (8-0) 

12. Ithaca (7-1) at Salisbury (5-3) 

13. Albion (6-2) at Adrian (6-3) 

14. Washington and Lee (5-3) at Hampden-Sydney (6-2) 

15. Mississippi College (4-4) at Louisiana College (5-3) 

NAIA

16. Morningside (8-0) at Northwestern (Iowa)--(6-2) 

17. Benedictine (Kan.)--(9-0) at Missouri Valley (6-2) 

18. Rocky Mountain (7-2) at Carroll (Mont.)--(8-1) 

19. Ottawa (7-2) at Friends (7-2) 

20. St. Ambrose (6-2) at St. Francis (Ill.)--(6-3)

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