Saturday, November 20, 2010

Latest FCS Playoff Picture--My final guess

By this time tomorrow, the bids will be issued.  Here is my guess.

By Conference:

Big Sky:
Automatic Bid: Montana State
Also Eligible: Eastern Washington and Montana
Note: Eastern Washington will have the higher seed because they were without Taiwan Jones when they lost to Montana State.

Big South
Automatic Bid: Liberty


CAA:
Automatic Bid: Delaware
Also Eligible: New Hampshire, Villanova, and William and Mary

Great West:
No Automatic Bid
Eligible: Cal Poly

Eligible Independents:
Old Dominion

MEAC:
Automatic Bid: Bethune-Cookman
Also Eligible: South Carolina State and Florida A&M

MVC:
Automatic Bid: Northern Iowa
Also Eligible: Western Illinois and North Dakota State

NEC:
Automatic Bid: Robert Morris
Also Eligible: Central Connecticut State and Duquesne

OVC:
Automatic Bid: SE Missouri
Also Eligible: Jacksonville State

Patriot:
Automatic Bid: Lehigh

Pioneer:
No Automatic Bid
Eligible: Dayton, Jacksonville, and Drake

SoCon:
Automatic Bid: Appalachian State
Also Eligible: Wofford and Georgia Southern

Southland:
Automatic Bid: Stephen F. Austin

The eight teams that will be left out...Central Connecticut, Duquesne, Western Illinois, Dayton, Jacksonville, Drake, Georgia Southern, Noth Dakota State, South Carolina State, Florida A&M.

Last 4 in: Cal Poly, Montana, SE Missouri and Old Dominion
First 4 out: Western Illinois, Dayton, Georgia Southern and North Dakota State.

Seedings.

1. Delaware
2. William and Mary
3. Appalachian State
4. Eastern Washington
5. New Hampshire
6. Stephen F Austin
7. Montana State
8. Wofford
9. Villanova
10. Northern Iowa
11. Chattanooga
12. Robert Morris
13. Jacksonville State
14. Old Dominion
15. Montana
16. Cal Poly
17. SE Missouri
18. Lehigh
19. Liberty
20. Bethune-Cookman

First Round Games
Game 1: Bethune-Cookman at Jacksonville State
Game 2: Liberty at Old Dominion
Game 3: Lehigh at Montana
Game 4: SE Missouri at Cal Poly

Second Round Games:
Game 4 Winner at 1. Delaware
9. Villanova at 8. Wofford

12. Robert Morris at 5. New Hampshire
Game 1 Winner at 4. Eastern Washington

11. Chattanooga at 6. Stephen F. Austin
Game 2 Winner at 3. Appalachian State

10. Northern Iowa at 7. Montana State
Game 3 Winner at 2. William and Mary


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