One Week to FCS Playoffs, Where We Now Stand.

How do the FCS Playoffs look now that there is a week left in the season?  Here is my preview.

Automatic Bids

Big Sky--Montana State
Big South--Stony Brook
CAA--Maine
MEAC--Norfolk State*
Missouri Valley--North Dakota State
NEC--Albany
Ohio Valley--Tennessee Tech
Patriot--Lehigh*
Southern--Georgia Southern*
Southland--Sam Houston State*
*These teams have already won their conference championship and have the automatic bid all sewn up.

Seedings

1. NORTH DAKOTA STATE (MVFC)
2. MONTANA STATE (Big Sky)
3. SAM HOUSTON STATE (Southland)
4. GEORGIA SOUTHERN (SoCon)
5. Northern Iowa (MVFC)
6. LEHIGH (Patriot)
7. New Hampshire (CAA)
8. Montana (Big Sky)
9. Wofford (SoCon)
10. Appalachian State (SoCon)
11. Old Dominion (CAA)
12. Towson (CAA)
13. MAINE (CAA)
14. Illinois State (MVFC)
15. STONY BROOK (Big South)
16. Delaware (CAA)
17. Liberty (Big South)
18. TENNESSEE TECH (OVC)
19. NORFOLK STATE (MEAC)
20. ALBANY (NEC)

First Round Games...
Game 1...Albany at Maine
Game 2...Norfolk State at Illinois State
Game 3...Tennessee Tech at Stony Brook
Game 4...Liberty at Delware

Second Round Games

Game 4 winner at 1. North Dakota State
9. Wofford at 8. Montana

Game 1 winner at 4. Georgia Southern
12. Towson at 5. Northern Iowa

Game 2 winner at 3. Sam Houston State
11. Old Dominion at 6. Lehigh

Game 3 winner at 2. Montana State
10. Appalachian State at 7. New Hampshire

Last 4 in...Liberty, Delaware, Illinois State, Towson

First 4 out...Furman, Central Arkansas, Jackson State, Alabama State
Next 4 out...Eastern Kentucky, Jacksonville State, Portland State, North Dakota