Small College Football Playoff Predictions And Brackets 2022: Week Of December 3, 2022

NOTE: All games are listed in bracket order. All games scheduled will be played on Saturday, December 3, 2022, unless otherwise indicated.

NCAA Division II Quarterfinals

Interactive Bracket

Shepherd (12-1) at Indiana (Pa.)-(10-1)

 

Wingate (11-2) at West Florida (11-1) 

Ferris State (11-1) at Grand Valley State (12-0)

Colorado School of Mines (11-2) at Angelo State (12-0)

 

NCAA Division III Quarterfinals

Interactive Bracket

Aurora (11-1) at Wartburg (12-0)

Mount Union (12-0) at Delaware Valley (12-0) 

Ithaca (12-0) at North Central (12-0)

Bethel (Minn.)-(10-2) at Mary Hardin-Baylor (11-1)  

NAIA Semifinals

Semifinal Pairings and Schedule (courtesy of the NAIA)

Keiser (Fla.)-(9-3) at Grand View (13-0)

Indiana Wesleyan (11-1) at Northwestern (Iowa)-(11-1)

BONUS PREDICTIONS

NCAA Division II Bowl Games

Saturday, December 3

America's Crossroads Bowl at Hobart, Indiana

Tiffin (6-4) vs. Truman State (8-2)

Farmers Bank & Trust Live United Bowl at Texarkana, Arkansas

Emporia State (8-3) vs. Southeastern Oklahoma State (6-5)

 

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RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of December 3, 2022 (FBS Group Of Five Conference Championships/FCS Playoffs Second Round/SWAC Championship)

Last Week: 43-17 (.717)

This Year: 1,002-433 (.698)

KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

FBS Group Of Five

Friday, December 2

North Texas (7-5) at UTSA (10-2)

(Conference USA Championship Game at San Antonio, Texas!!! Airtime is at 7:30 pm EST/6:30 pm CST on the CBS Sports Network!!!)

Akron (2-9) at Buffalo (5-6)

Saturday, December 3

Toledo (7-5) vs. Ohio (9-3)

("Conference Championship Saturday" gets underway at noon EST on ESPN!!! That's when the Bobcats will do battle with the Rockets in the Mid-American Conference Championship Game at Ford Field in Detroit!!!)

Coastal Carolina (9-2) at Troy (10-2)

(The scene then shifts south into Alabama!!! That's where the Trojans will take on the Chanticleers for the Sun Belt Conference crown!!! Airtime is at 3:30 pm EST/2:30 pm CST, also on ESPN!!!)

UCF (9-3) at Tulane (10-2)

(The upstart Green Wave plays host to the Knights in a rematch of a contest where the visitors from Orlando prevailed 38-31 on November 12. Airtime is at 4 pm EST/3 pm CST on ABC!!!) 

Fresno State (8-4) at Boise State (9-3)

(Finally, from Boise, Idaho, the Broncos will square off against the Bulldogs for the Mountain West Conference championship!!! Airtime is at 4 pm EST/3 pm CST/2 pm MST/1 pm PST on FOX!!!)

FCS

Saturday, December 3

FCS Playoffs-Second Round

Bracket

First-Round Byes (In Order Of Seeding, With The Overall Record In Parentheses)

1. South Dakota State (10-1)

2. Sacramento State (11-0)

3. North Dakota State (9-2)

4. Montana State (10-1)

5. William & Mary (10-1)

6. Samford (10-1)

7. Incarnate Word (10-1)

8. Holy Cross (11-0)

Delaware (8-4) at South Dakota State (10-1)

New Hampshire (9-3) at Holy Cross (11-0)

Gardner-Webb (7-5) at William & Mary (10-1)

Weber State (10-2) at Montana State (10-1)

Montana (8-4) at North Dakota State (9-2)

Southeastern Louisiana (9-3) at Samford (10-1)

Furman (10-2) at Incarnate Word (10-1)

Richmond (9-3) at Sacramento State (11-0)

BONUS PREDICTION

SWAC Championship Game (Airtime is at 4 pm EST/3 pm CST on ESPN2!!!)

Southern (7-4) at Jackson State (11-0)

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RFC Throwback Thursday: Ohio Football National Championship Team 1960

(Video courtesy of Ohio University Athletics.)

On this special Thanksgiving Day installment of "RFC Throwback Thursday", you'll listen to, as well as watch, interviews of the players on the Ohio University Bobcats team that won the then "NCAA College Division" national championship in 1960. The Bobcats finished that season unbeaten at 10-0 overall, which was highlighted by a 14-7 win over the then-defending national champions from 1959 in current Mid-American Conference foe Bowling Green on November 19. Ohio also finished the 1960 season ranked #1 in the final College Division polls of the year: the United Press International (UPI) and Associated Press (AP) polls, respectively. The 1960 title would be the only national championship the Bobcats program would ever win in its long history of playing football. 

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Small College Football Playoff Predictions And Brackets 2022: Thanksgiving Weekend Edition

KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.

NOTE: All games are listed in bracket order. All games scheduled will be played on Saturday, November 26, 2022, unless otherwise indicated.

NCAA Division II First Round

Interactive Bracket

First-Round Byes: Indiana (Pa.), Benedict, Grand Valley State, Angelo State

Ashland (10-1) at Indiana (Pa.)-(9-1)

Slippery Rock (10-2) at Shepherd (11-1)

Wingate (10-2) at Benedict (11-0)

West Florida (10-1) at Delta State (11-1)

Northwest Missouri State (10-2) at Grand Valley State (11-0)

Pittsburg State (Kan.)-(12-0) at Ferris State (10-1)

Bemidji State (10-2) at Angelo State (11-0)

Minnesota State (10-2) at Colorado School of Mines (10-2)

NCAA Division III First Round

Interactive Bracket

Wartburg (11-0) at St. John's (Minn.)-(10-1)

Aurora (10-1) at Alma (11-0)

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

Randolph-Macon (11-0) at Delaware Valley (11-0)

Carnegie Mellon (11-0) at North Central (11-0)

Springfield (9-2) at Ithaca (11-0)

Mary Hardin-Baylor (10-1) at Trinity (Tex.)-(11-0)

Bethel (Minn.)-(9-2) at Linfield (10-0)

NAIA First Round

Quarterfinal Pairings and Schedule (courtesy of the NAIA)

Keiser (Fla.)-(10-3) at Morningside (11-0)

Lindsey Wilson (10-1) at Grand View (12-0)

Marian (9-1) at Northwestern (Iowa)-(10-1)

Benedictine (Kan.)-(11-1) at Indiana Wesleyan (10-1)

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RFC Weekly Predictions: Thanksgiving Weekend Week Of November 26, 2022 (FBS Group Of Five Regular Season Finale/FCS Playoffs First Round)

Editor's Note: For the remainder of the 2022 (regular) season (and likely beyond), future posts of the "RFC Weekly Predictions" column will be divided into multiple parts. The reason for this decision is to focus on more critical games of interest across all of the divisions covered by RFC and to accommodate games involving the FBS Group Of Five that will be played midweek. With that said, on to this week's post (s).

Last Week: 66-27 (.710)

This Year: 959-416 (.697)

KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

FBS Group Of Five

Tuesday, November 22

Ball State (5-6) at Miami (Ohio)-(5-6)

(The Redhawks host the Cardinals with bowl eligibility on the line for both teams!!! Airtime is at 7 pm EST on ESPN+!!!)

Bowling Green (6-5) at Ohio (8-3)

(Speaking of already bowl-eligible squads, the Bobcats do battle with the upstart Falcons with the Mid-American Conference East Division title at stake!!! Airtime is at 7 pm EST on ESPNU!!!)

Friday, November 25

Tulane (9-2) at Cincinnati (9-2)

(The Bearcats play host to the Green Wave with the winner winning the American Athletic Conference regular season title, as well as securing a berth in the conference championship game on December 3!!! Airtime is at noon EST/11 am CST on ABC!!!)

Utah State (6-5) at Boise State (8-3)

(But that's not the only big game in the Group Of Five on "Black Friday", as the newly-crowned Mountain West Conference Mountain Division champion Broncos do battle with another team that recently became bowl-eligible in the Aggies!!! Airtime is at noon EST/11 am CST/10 am MST on CBS!!!)

Wyoming (7-4) at Fresno State (7-4)

(The Bulldogs play host to the Cowboys with the Mountain West Conference West Division crown already clinched!!! Airtime is at 10 pm EST/9 pm CST/8 pm MST/7 pm PST on the CBS Sports Network!!!)

Central Michigan (4-7) at Eastern Michigan (7-4)

Toledo (7-4) at Western Michigan (4-7)

New Mexico (2-9) at Colorado State (2-9)

Saturday, November 26

Coastal Carolina (9-1) at James Madison (7-3)

(The Chanticleers clash with the Dukes in a contest where the home team has a chance to finish their transition season from the FCS to the FBS with a win!!! Airtime is at noon EST on ESPNU!!!)

Western Kentucky (7-5) at Florida Atlantic (5-6)

(The Hilltoppers hit the road to close out the regular season against an Owls squad that hopes to become bowl-eligible with a win!!! Airtime is at noon EST/11 am CST on the CBS Sports Network!!!)

Rice (5-6) at North Texas (6-5)

(An already bowl-eligible Mean Green squad plays host to an Owls team that needs just one more win to become bowl-eligible themselves!!! Airtime is at 2 pm EST/1 pm CST on ESPN+!!!)

Memphis (6-5) at SMU (6-5)

(The Mustangs take on the Tigers in a battle of bowl-eligible teams looking to get win #7!!! Airtime is at 3:30 pm EST/2:30 pm CST on either ESPN2 or ESPNU!!!)

Appalachian State (6-5) at Georgia Southern (5-6)

(The Mountaineers head south into Statesboro, Georgia to face the Eagles in a contest that the home team must win in order to become bowl-eligible!!! Airtime is at 6 pm EST on ESPN+!!!)

Air Force (8-3) at San Diego State (7-4)

(The Aztecs host the Falcons with the winner hoping to build that all-important momentum heading into bowl season!!! Airtime is at 9 pm EST/8 pm CST/7 pm MST/6 pm PST on the CBS Sports Network!!!)

Akron (1-9) at Northern Illinois (3-8)

Army (4-6) at UMass (1-10)

East Carolina (6-5) at Temple (3-8)

Hawai'i (3-9) at San Jose State (6-4)

Kent State (4-7) at Buffalo (5-5)

Louisiana (5-6) at Texas State (4-7)

Middle Tennessee State (6-5) at Florida International (4-7)

Nevada (2-9) at UNLV (4-7)

New Mexico State (4-6) at Liberty (8-3)

Old Dominion (3-8) at South Alabama (9-2)

Southern Mississippi (5-6) at Louisiana-Monroe (4-7)

Troy (9-2) at Arkansas State (3-8)

Tulsa (4-7) at Houston (7-4)

UAB (5-6) at Louisiana Tech (3-8)

UCF (8-3) at South Florida (1-10)

UTEP (5-6) at UTSA (9-2)

FCS

Thursday, November 24 (THANKSGIVING DAY)

Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3-7) at Alabama State (6-4) 

Saturday, November 26

FCS Playoffs-First Round

Bracket

First-Round Byes (In Order Of Seeding, With The Overall Record In Parentheses)

1. South Dakota State (10-1)

2. Sacramento State (11-0)

3. North Dakota State (9-2)

4. Montana State (10-1)

5. William & Mary (10-1)

6. Samford (10-1)

7. Incarnate Word (10-1)

8. Holy Cross (11-0)

St. Francis (Pa.)-(9-2) at Delaware (7-4)

Fordham (9-2) at New Hampshire (8-3)

Gardner-Webb (6-5) at Eastern Kentucky (7-4)

North Dakota (7-4) at Weber State (9-2)

Southeast Missouri State (9-2) at Montana (7-4)

Idaho (7-4) at Southeastern Louisiana (8-3)

Elon (8-3) at Furman (9-2)

Davidson (8-3) at Richmond (8-3)

BONUS PREDICTION

Bayou Classic at New Orleans (Airtime is at 2 pm EST/1 pm CST on NBC!!!)

Grambling State (3-7) vs. Southern (6-4)

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