RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of December 21, 2024-FCS/NCAA Division III Semifinal And Small College Championship Game Predictions

Last Week: 12-1 (.923)

This Year:  856-399 (.682)

KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.

Editor's Note: All games listed will be played on Saturday, December 21, 2024.

FCS Semifinals

Interactive Bracket

South Dakota State (12-2) at North Dakota State (12-2)

South Dakota (12-2) at Montana State (14-0)

NCAA Division II Championship Game at McKinney, Texas

 

Ferris State (13-1) vs. Valdosta State (13-0)

NCAA Division III Semifinals

Johns Hopkins (12-1) at Mount Union (13-0)

Susquehanna (12-1) at North Central (13-0)

NAIA Championship Game at Durham, N.C.

Keiser (Fla.)-(12-0) vs. Grand View (13-0)

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RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of December 14, 2024-Celebration Bowl, FCS, And Small College Football Playoff Predictions

Last Week: 20-12 (.625)

This Year: 844-398 (.674)

KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.

FCS Quarterfinals

Interactive Bracket

Friday, December 13 (9 pm EST/8 pm CST/7 pm MST/6 pm PST on ESPN.)

Idaho (10-3) at Montana State (13-0)

Saturday, December 14

Incarnate Word (11-2) at South Dakota State (11-2)

UC Davis (11-2) at South Dakota (10-2)

Mercer (11-2) at North Dakota State (11-2)

NCAA Division II Semifinals

Saturday, December 14

Minnesota State (11-3) at Valdosta State (12-0)

Slippery Rock (12-1) at Ferris State (12-1)

NCAA Division III Quarterfinals

Saturday, December 14

Mount Union (12-0) at Salisbury (12-0)

Bethel (Minn.)-(11-2) at Susquehanna (11-1)

Mary Hardin-Baylor (9-3) at Johns Hopkins (11-1)

Springfield (12-0) at North Central (12-0)

NAIA Semifinals

Saturday, December 14

Benedictine (Kan.)-(11-2) at Keiser (11-0)

Morningside (12-1) at Grand View (12-0)

Celebration Bowl at Mercedes Benz Stadium-Atlanta

Saturday, December 14

Jackson State (11-2) vs. South Carolina State (9-2)

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RFC Group Of Five Bowl Predictions Special 2024

Editor's Note: Only the bowl games involving at least two teams from any two of the FBS Group Of Five Conferences (American Athletic, Conference USA, Mid-American, Mountain West, and Sun Belt) are eligible for inclusion in this post. 

KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.

Saturday, December 14

Salute to Veterans Bowl at Montgomery, Ala.

South Alabama (6-6) vs. Western Michigan (6-6)

Wednesday, December 18

Boca Raton Bowl at Boca Raton, Fla.

Western Kentucky (8-5) vs. James Madison (8-4)

Thursday, December 19

R + L Carriers New Orleans Bowl at New Orleans

Georgia Southern (8-4) vs. Sam Houston (9-3)

Friday, December 20

StaffDNA Cure Bowl at Orlando, Fla.

Ohio (10-3) vs. Jacksonville State (9-4)

Monday, December 23

Myrtle Beach Bowl at Myrtle Beach, S.C.

UTSA (6-6) vs. Coastal Carolina (6-6)

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl at Boise, Idaho

Northern Illinois (7-5) vs. Fresno State (6-6)

Tuesday, December 24 (CHRISTMAS EVE)

Hawai'i Bowl at Honolulu, Hawai'i

South Florida (6-6) at San Jose State (7-5)

Thursday, December 26

68 Ventures Bowl at Mobile, Ala.

Arkansas State (7-5) vs. Bowling Green (7-5)

Saturday, December 28

Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl at Tucson, Ariz.

Miami (Ohio)-(8-5) vs. Colorado State (8-4)

Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl at Shreveport, La.

Marshall (10-3) vs. Army (11-1)

Friday, January 3

SERVPRO First Responder Bowl at Dallas, Texas

North Texas (6-6) vs. Texas State (7-5)

Saturday, January 4

Bahamas Bowl at Nassau, Bahamas

Buffalo (8-4) at Liberty (8-3)

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM REAL FOOTBALL CENTRAL!!!!!!

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Small College Football Playoff Predictions And Brackets: Week Of December 7, 2024

NOTE: All games are listed in bracket order. Unless otherwise indicated, all scheduled games will be played on Saturday, December 7, 2024.

NCAA Division II Quarterfinals

Interactive Bracket

Slippery Rock (10-1) at California (Pa.)-(9-2)

Virginia Union (10-3) at Valdosta State (11-0)

Harding (12-1) at Ferris State (11-1)

Minnesota State (10-3) at Bemidji State (10-3)

NCAA Division III Third Round 

Interactive Bracket

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

Bethel (Minn.)-(10-2) at Wartburg (10-1)

Springfield (11-0) at Cortland (11-0)

Hope (11-0) at North Central (11-0)

Carnegie Mellon (10-1) at Mount Union (11-0)

Randolph-Macon (10-1) at Salisbury (11-0)

Johns Hopkins (10-1) at DePauw (11-0)

Mary Hardin-Baylor (8-3) at Linfield (10-1)

NAIA Semifinals

Quarterfinal Pairings and Schedule (courtesy of the NAIA)

Georgetown (Ky.)-(9-2) at Keiser (10-0)

Northwestern (Iowa)-(9-2) at Grand View (11-0)

Benedictine (Kan.)-(10-2) at Indiana Wesleyan (11-1)

Morningside (11-1) at Montana Western (10-1)

BONUS PREDICTIONS

NCAA Division II Bowl Games

America's Crossroads Bowl at Hobart, Indiana

Tiffin (8-3) vs. Truman State (7-4)

Heritage Bowl at Corsicana, Texas

Central Missouri (8-3) vs. UT-Permian Basin (7-4)

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RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of December 7, 2024-FBS Group Of Five Conference Championships/FCS Playoffs Second Round/SWAC Championship

Last Week: 47-22 (.681)

This Year: 824-386 (.681)

KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

FBS Group Of Five

Friday, December 6

Conference USA Championship Game at Jacksonville, Alabama

Western Kentucky (8-4) at Jacksonville State (8-4)

Mountain West Conference Championship Game at Boise, Idaho

UNLV (10-2) at Boise State (11-1)

American Athletic Conference Championship Game at West Point, New York

Tulane (9-3) at Army (10-1)

Saturday, December 7

Mid-American Conference Championship Game at Detroit (Ford Field)

Miami (Ohio)-(8-4) vs. Ohio (9-3)

Sun Belt Conference Championship Game at Lafayette, Louisiana

Marshall (9-3) at Louisiana (10-2)

FCS

Saturday, December 7

FCS Playoffs-Second Round

Bracket

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

1. Montana State (12-0)

2. North Dakota State (10-2)

3. South Dakota State (10-2)

4. South Dakota (9-2)

5. UC Davis (10-2)

6. Incarnate Word (10-2)

7. Mercer (10-2)

8. Idaho (9-3)

Second Round Playoff Match-Ups

UT-Martin (9-4) at #1 Montana State (12-0)

Lehigh (9-3) at #8 Idaho (9-3)

#12 Illinois State (10-3) at #5 UC Davis (9-3)

#13 Tarleton State (10-3) at #4 South Dakota (9-2)

#14 Montana (9-4) at #3 South Dakota State (10-2)

#11 Villanova (10-3) at #6 Incarnate Word (10-2)

#10 Rhode Island (11-2) at #7 Mercer (10-2)

#15 Abilene Christian (9-4) at #2 North Dakota State (10-2)

BONUS PREDICTION

Saturday, December 7

SWAC Championship Game at Jackson, Mississippi

Southern (8-4) at Jackson State (10-2)

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