Small College Football Playoff Predictions And Brackets 2023, Plus Bonus Predictions

 KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.

NOTE: All games are listed in bracket order. All games scheduled will be played on Saturday, November 18, 2023, unless otherwise indicated.

NCAA Division II First Round

Interactive Bracket

First-Round Byes: Tiffin (11-0), Benedict (11-0), Harding (11-0), Colorado School of Mines (11-0)

East Stroudsburg (9-2) at Slippery Rock (10-1)

New Haven (8-2) at Charleston (W. Va.)-(9-1)

Virginia Union (10-1)* at Kutztown (9-2)

*-Virginia Union was moved from the Super Region 2 to the Super Region 1 bracket.

Shepherd (9-2)** at Lenoir-Rhyne (10-1)

West Florida (8-3) at Delta State (9-1)

Limestone (8-3) at Valdosta State (10-1)

**-Shepherd was moved from the Super Region 1 to the Super Region 2 bracket.

Henderson State (9-2) at Central Missouri (10-1)

Ferris State (8-2) at Grand Valley State (9-1)

Indianapolis (9-1) at Pittsburg State (10-1)

Minnesota State (9-2) at Augustana (S.D.)-(10-1)

Central Washington (7-3) at Western Colorado (10-1)

Bemidji State (8-2) at UT-Permian Basin (10-1)

NCAA Division III First Round

Interactive Bracket

Minnesota-Morris (7-3) at Wisconsin-La Crosse (9-1)

Coe (9-1) at Aurora (10-0) 

Trinity (Tex.)-(9-1) at Hardin-Simmons (9-1)

Belhaven (9-1) at North Central (10-0)

Illinois College (9-1) at Wartburg (10-0)

Chapman (6-3) at Whitworth (9-0)

Mount St. Joseph (9-1) at Wheaton (9-1)

Bethel (Minn.)-(8-2) at Wisconsin-Whitewater (9-1)

Alfred State (6-4) at Mount Union (10-0)

DePauw (10-0) at Alma (10-0)

Cortland (9-1) at Endicott (9-1)

Grove City (10-0) at Susquehanna (10-0)

Western Connecticut State (7-2) at Johns Hopkins (10-0)

Union (N.Y.)-(9-1) at Delaware Valley (9-1)

Ithaca (8-2) at Springfield (9-1)

Christopher Newport (7-3) at Randolph-Macon (10-0)

NAIA First Round

Press Release (courtesy of the NAIA)

Top Seeds (In Order Of Appearance)

1. Northwestern (Iowa)-(11-0)

2. Grand View (10-0)

3. Keiser (8-2)

4. Georgetown (Ky.)-(8-1)

5. Marian (9-1)

6. Indiana Wesleyan (9-1)

7. Bethel (Tenn.)-(10-1)

8. Montana Western (9-1)

9. Evangel (11-0)

10. Morningside (9-2)

11. College of Idaho (8-2)

12. St. Xavier (7-3)

First Round Games

Reinhardt (8-2) at St. Thomas (Fla.)-(8-3)

Dickinson State (9-1) at Montana Tech (7-3)

Ottawa (Kan.)-(6-5) at Dordt (8-2)

Louisiana Christian (9-1) at Baker (8-2)

Bonus Predictions

NCAA Division III

ECAC Bowl Series

Brockport (8-2) at Carnegie Mellon (9-1)

Utica (8-2) at Hobart (8-2)

Widener (7-3) at RPI (7-3)

Merchant Marine (7-2) at Washington and Jefferson (8-2)

Isthmus Bowl at Sun Prairie, Wisconsin

Augustana (Ill.)-(8-2) vs. Wisconsin-Platteville (6-4)

Cousin's Subs Lakefront Bowl at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

St. Norbert (7-3) vs. Monmouth (Ill.)-(8-2)

FCS Regular Season

Charleston Southern (4-6) at Gardner-Webb (6-4)

Southeast Missouri State (4-6) at Bryant (5-5)

UT-Martin (8-2) at Samford (5-5)

Western Carolina (7-3) at VMI (5-5)

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