RFC Top Games: Week Of November 18, 2017

Last Week: 41-15 (.732)
This Year: 377-189 (.667)

KEY: Projected winners marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

FBS Group Of Five

Tuesday, November 14

Ohio (8-2) at Akron (5-5)

Wednesday, November 15

Western Michigan (6-4) at Northern Illinois (7-3)

Friday, November 17

Middle Tennessee State (5-5) at Western Kentucky (5-5)

Saturday, November 18

Army (8-2) at North Texas (7-3)

(The already bowl-eligible Black Knights head south to take on the also bowl-eligible Mean Green in what's not only a rematch of the 2016 Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl but also a potential preview of the 2017 Armed Forces Bowl between both teams, as Army has already accepted a bid to that contest to be played on December 23!!!)

Fresno State (7-3) at Wyoming (7-3)

(The Cowboys play host to the Bulldogs in a critical late-season showdown in the Mountain West Conference!!!)

UCF (9-0) at Temple (5-5)

SMU (6-4) at Memphis (8-1)

Houston (6-3) at Tulane (4-6)

Florida International (6-3) at Florida Atlantic (7-3)

Marshall (7-3) at UT-San Antonio (5-4)

Air Force (4-6) at Boise State (8-2)

New Mexico State (4-5) at Louisiana (4-5)

FCS

Saturday, November 18

Monmouth (N.J.)-(9-1) at Kennesaw State (9-1)

(The Owls play host to the Blue Hawks in a game that will decide the Big South Conference championship outright, with both squads entering that contest undefeated in conference play at  4-0!!! Airtime is at 2 p.m. EST on ESPN3!!!)

Northern Arizona (7-3) at Southern Utah (8-2)

(The Thunderbirds are at home against the Lumberjacks in a contest that could determine at least a share of the Big Sky Conference crown!!!)

North Carolina A&T (7-3) at North Carolina A&T (10-0)

James Madison (10-0) at Elon (8-2)

North Dakota State (9-1) at Illinois State (6-4)

South Dakota State (8-2) at South Dakota (7-3)

Furman (7-3) at Samford (7-3)

Eastern Illinois (6-4) at Austin Peay (7-4)

NCAA Division II Playoffs-First Round

First Round Byes: Indiana (Pa.), West Alabama, Fort Hays State, and Central Washington

Bracket

Saturday, November 18

West Chester (8-3) at Shippensburg (10-1)

Findlay (9-2) at Shepherd (10-0)

California (Pa.)-(9-2) at Assumption (9-1)

Delta State (8-3) at Bowie State (9-1)

West Georgia (8-3) at Virginia State (10-0)

West Florida (7-3) at Wingate (9-1)

Ouachita Baptist (9-2) at Ferris State (9-1)

Harding (8-3) at Indianapolis (11-0)

Northwest Missouri State (9-2) at Ashland (10-1)

Texas A&M-Commerce (9-1) at Winona State (10-1)

Colorado State-Pueblo (9-2) at Minnesota State-Mankato (11-0)

Sioux Falls (9-2) at Midwestern State (9-0)

NCAA Division III Playoffs-First Round

Bracket

Saturday, November 18

Lakeland (8-2) at Wisconsin-Oshkosh (9-0)

St. John's (9-1) at North Central (9-1)

Franklin (8-2) at Wartburg (10-0)

Monmouth (Ill.)-(9-1) at Trine (10-0)

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

Case Western Reserve (10-0) at Illinois Wesleyan (9-1)

Johns Hopkins (9-1) at Washington & Jefferson (10-0)

Frostburg State (9-1) at Wittenberg (10-0)

Chapman (6-2) at Mary Hardin-Baylor (10-0)

Hardin-Simmons (9-1) at Linfield (8-1)

Eureka (8-2) at St. Thomas (9-1)

Huntingdon (9-1) at Berry (10-0)

Western New England (8-2) at Delaware Valley (10-0)

Husson (9-1) at Springfield (10-0)

Plymouth State (9-1) at Brockport (10-0)

RPI (8-2) at Wesley (9-1)

NAIA Playoffs-First Round

Press Release

Saturday, November 18

Benedictine (Kan.)-(9-2) at St. Francis (Ind.)-(10-0)

Concordia (Mich.)-(9-1) at Reinhardt (9-0)

Sterling (9-2) at Morningside (11-0)

Southeastern (8-1) at Lindsey Wilson (10-0)

Dickinson State (9-1) at Southern Oregon (10-0)

Georgetown (Ky.)-(8-1) at Baker (10-1)

Northwestern (Iowa)-(9-1) at Langston (10-0)

Grand View (9-2) at St. Xavier (9-1)

Bonus Predictions-ECAC Football Festival (NCAA Division III)

Press Release

Friday, November 17

Clayton Chapman Bowl

Merchant Marine (5-4) vs. Buffalo State (6-4)

Saturday, November 18

Asa S. Bushnell Bowl

Muhlenberg (7-3) vs. Carnegie Mellon (7-3)

Scotty M. Whitelaw Bowl

Salisbury (7-3) vs. Ithaca (7-3)

Sunday, November 19

James Lynah Bowl

Stevenson (6-4) vs. Alfred (7-3)

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