North Alabama loses their second in a row, the South Atlantic race becomes a traffic jam, and two top-six teams stumble.
Gulf South:
at Ouachita Baptist 24, #10 North Alabama 23 (OT)
at #14 Valdosta State 21, Arkansas-Monticello 17
#22 Delta State 54, at West Georgia 34
at West Alabama 49, Arkansas Tech 26
at Henderson State 33, Harding 28
Southern Arkansas idle
Thursday:
It looked like UNA’s race to lose. Now Delta State, who already holds wins over both of the other one-loss teams, is in the driver’s seat.
#21 North Alabama (6-2, 3-2) at #19 Delta (6-2, 5-1)
Saturday:
#10 Valdosta (6-1, 4-1) at Arkansas Tech (3-5, 2-4)
West Alabama (6-2, 4-1) at Southern Arkansas (0-7, 0-5)
Ouachita (5-2, 3-2) at Henderson (5-3, 4-2)
Monticello (2-5, 2-4) at Harding (3-4, 1-4)
West Georgia (3-5, 2-4) idle
Mid-America:
#5 Northwest Missouri State 41, at Washburn 40
at #9 Central Missouri 34, Nebraska-Omaha 31
at Missouri Southern 23, at Missouri Western 6
Truman State 37, at Emporia State 34
Pittsburg State 38, at Fort Hays State 21
Saturday:
Unless Central wins this week and Northwest loses, the conference race will be decided when the two meet on November 6 in Warrensburg. Everyone else is mathematically eliminated already, as Central only has two games remaining.
Fort Hays (3-5, 1-5) at #4 NW Missouri (6-1, 6-0)
#7 Central Missouri (8-1, 7-0) at Missouri Southern (3-5, 1-5)
Emporia (5-4, 3-4) at Missouri Western (5-3, 3-3)
Washburn (4-4, 3-3) at Truman (4-4, 2-4)
Nebraska-Omaha (3-5, 3-3) at Pittsburg (4-4, 2-4)
Great Lakes IAC:
at #1 Grand Valley State 41, Ferris State 0
at Wayne State (MI) 14, #6 Hillsdale 9
at Ashland 30, Saginaw Valley State 24
Lake Erie 48, at Findlay 45
Indianapolis 6, at Northern Michigan 5
at Michigan Tech 62, Northwood 30
Ohio Dominican 41, at Tiffin 21
Saturday:
What happens when you spot Grand Valley a two-game lead with three games left? Right.
#1 Grand Valley (8-0, 7-0) at Michigan Tech (5-2, 5-2)
#17 Hillsdale (6-2, 5-2) at Northwood (4-4, 4-3)
Ferris (5-3, 5-2) at Indianapolis (4-4, 3-4)
Wayne (6-2, 5-2) at Saginaw (3-5, 3-4)
Ashland (5-3, 4-3) at Findlay (1-7, 1-6)
Northern Michigan (4-4, 4-3) at Tiffin (1-7, 0-7)
Ohio Dominican (2-5, 2-5) at Lake Erie (1-7, 1-6)
South Atlantic:
at Carson-Newman 34, Mars Hill 27 (Thursday)
Catawba 28, at Newberry 25
at Lenoir-Rhyne 34, Tusculum 31
Wingate 44, at Brevard 37
Brandon Baker rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns, and Nate Inman added 156 and a score to propel Carson-Newman over Mars Hill on Thursday.
Saturday:
Oh, look, it’s a four-way tie for first place. Hang on to your hats, this is going to be a bumpy one.
Carson-Newman (5-3, 3-1) at Newberry (3-4, 2-2)
Catawba (5-2, 3-1) at Mars Hill (5-3, 3-1)
Lenoir-Rhyne (5-3, 2-2) at Wingate (5-2, 3-1)
Brevard (3-5, 0-4) at Tusculum (4-4, 0-4)
Northern Sun:
#2 Minnesota-Duluth 27, at Northern State 7
#11 Augustana (SD) 47, at Minnesota State-Moorhead 17
at #23 St. Cloud State 49, Minnesota-Crookston 6
at Bemidji State 23, Mary 22
Winona State 31, at Concordia-St. Paul 28
Minnesota State-Mankato 13, at Wayne State (NE) 3
Southwest Minnesota State 40, at Upper Iowa 34 (OT)
Saturday:
Augustana doesn’t have a conference game against either of the unbeatens, but they’ll hope for a St. Cloud win all the same, I imagine. Either way, nothing will be settled this week. The top three are jockeying, and the rest are already eliminated.
#20 St. Cloud (7-1, 7-0) at #2 Duluth (8-0, 7-0)
MSU-Mankato (5-3, 4-3) at #8 Augustana (8-0, 7-0)
Northern State (1-7, 1-6) at Bemidji (5-3, 4-3)
Concordia (5-3, 4-3) at Crookston (1-7, 0-7)
Wayne (5-3, 4-3) at Upper Iowa (1-7, 1-6)
Winona (5-3, 4-3) at Southwest (4-4, 3-4)
MSU-Moorhead (2-6, 2-5) at Mary (1-7, 1-6)
Great Northwest:
at Central Washington 26, Humboldt State 18
at Dixie State 18, Simon Fraser 15
at Western Oregon 38, Azusa Pacific 17 (non-conference)
Saturday:
Central takes control of the race, but it’s still up for grabs.
Humboldt (6-2, 4-1) at Fraser (1-6, 0-5)
Dixie (2-6, 2-5) at Western Oregon (5-3, 4-2)
Central Washington (6-3, 5-1) idle
Lone Star:
#4 Abilene Christian 53, at Eastern New Mexico 14 (crossover)
#7 Texas A&M-Kingsville 13, at Tarleton State 10
at #17 West Texas A&M 42, #13 Midwestern State 29
at Northeastern State 39, Central Oklahoma 28
at Angelo State 61, Incarnate Word 17
East Central 20, at SE Oklahoma State 19
SW Oklahoma State 24, at Texas A&M-Commerce 10 (suspended and resumed Sunday)
Saturday:
In the South, assuming they both win this week (and they should), then Abilene would win the title with a victory over WTAMU next week. Otherwise, Kingsville gets right back in the thick of things. In the North, Northeastern and East Central are basically playing for the title, although ENMU and Commerce are still technically alive with wins.
Angelo (3-4, 1-4) at #3 Abilene (8-0, 4-0)
#5 Kingsville (7-1, 4-1) at SW Oklahoma (2-6, 2-3) (crossover)
#14 West Texas (6-2, 3-1) at Incarnate Word (2-6, 0-4)
Tarleton (2-6, 1-3) at #22 Midwestern (6-2, 2-2)
Northeastern (5-3, 4-0) at East Central (3-5, 3-1)
Commerce (2-6, 1-3) at Central Oklahoma (2-6, 1-3)
SE Oklahoma (3-5, 2-3) at Eastern New Mexico (3-5, 2-2)
Pennsylvania:
at Mercyhurst 31, #3 California (PA) 21
at #16 Bloomsburg 45, West Chester 21
#18 Kutztown 50, at CW Post 48
at Gannon 45, Indiana (PA) 17
East Stroudsburg 65, at Millersville 14
at Shippensburg 50, Cheyney 0
Edinboro 31, at Clarion 14
at Slippery Rock 56, Lock Haven 14
Saturday:
Well, that was surprising. Mercyhurst is now ranked and sits in first place in the West, and a win this week would all but clinch the division with Ship and Lock Haven remaining on the schedule. Out in the East, Bloomsburg and Kutztown could be looking at a title game next week.
Indiana (4-4, 2-3) at #12 California (7-1, 4-1)
#13 Bloomsburg (7-1, 5-0) at CW Post (5-3, 4-1)
West Chester (3-5, 3-2) at #15 Kutztown (8-0, 5-0)
Slippery Rock (6-2, 3-2) at #24 Mercyhurst (6-2, 4-1)
Clarion (2-6, 2-3) at Gannon (5-3, 3-2)
Edinboro (5-3, 2-3) at Lock Haven (0-8, 0-5)
Cheyney (1-7, 1-4) at East Stroudsburg (2-6, 1-4)
Millersville (2-6, 0-5) at Shippensburg (2-6, 1-4)
West Virginia:
#15 Shepherd 53, at West Liberty State 38
at Fairmont State 45, #25 West Virginia Wesleyan 14
at Glenville State 42, West Virginia State 27
Concord 28, at Seton Hill 17
Charleston 44, at Urbana 34 (non-conference)
Saturday:
It’s already over, for all intents and purposes, and it’ll be official if unbeaten Shepherd beats winless WV State.
#11 Shepherd (8-0, 6-0) at WV State (0-7, 0-5)
Glenville (4-4, 3-2) at WV Wesleyan (6-2, 3-2)
Charleston (5-3, 3-2) at West Liberty (4-3, 3-2)
Concord (6-2, 4-2) at North Carolina-Pembroke (5-3) (non-conference)
Seton Hill (2-7, 1-5) at Fairmont (3-5, 1-4)
Rocky Mountain:
at #12 Nebraska-Kearney 38, New Mexico Highlands 13
#24 Colorado Mines 39, at Western State 13
at Chadron State 31, Western New Mexico 7
Colorado State-Pueblo 26, at Mesa State 14
Fort Lewis 14, at Adams State 7
Saturday:
It’s all getting set up for the Kearney/Mines showdown on the 13th. Chadron and Pueblo are technically still alive, but as soon as either UNK or CSM wins another game before the 13th, they’re gone.
#9 Kearney (7-1, 6-0) at Western New Mexico (3-5, 2-4)
Adams (3-5, 2-4) at #16 Colorado Mines (7-1, 6-0)
Chadron (5-3, 4-2) at Fort Lewis (2-5, 2-4)
New Mexico Highlands (1-7, 1-5) at CSU-Pueblo (6-2, 4-2)
Western State (1-7, 1-5) at Mesa (2-5, 2-4)
Southern:
#8 Albany State 13, at #19 Morehouse 12
Fort Valley State 14, at Kentucky State 12
Tuskegee 37, at Clark Atlanta 10
Benedict 20, at Miles 14
Stillman 26, at Lane 25
Saturday:
This week appears to be mere prelude, as the co-leaders take on winless squads. Barring catastrophic fail this week, Albany and Fort Valley meet next week to decide the conference title. Morehouse fell out of the poll, but only two votes short of Fort Valley, who took their place.
Stillman (0-8, 0-7) at #6 Albany (9-0, 7-0)
#25 Fort Valley (7-1, 6-1) at Lane (0-8, 0-7)
Morehouse (6-2, 5-2) at Clark (4-4, 4-3)
Kentucky State (3-6, 2-5) at Tuskegee (6-2, 5-2)
Concordia (AL) (3-2) at Benedict (3-6, 3-5) (non-conference)
Miles (3-6, 3-5) at Kentucky Wesleyan (3-5) (non-conference)
Northeast Ten:
at New Haven 27, Merrimack 25
at Assumption 45, St. Anselm 40
Southern Connecticut State 45, at Stonehill 21
American International idle
Pace at Bentley cancelled
Friday:
Bentley (3-4, 3-2) at Assumption (6-2, 3-2)
Saturday:
New Haven wins the title with a win at winless Pace, or the week after at 1-6 St. Anselm.
New Haven (7-1, 5-1) at Pace (0-6, 0-4)
American International (3-4, 3-2) at Merrimack (3-4, 3-2)
Stonehill (3-4, 1-4) at St. Anselm (1-6, 1-4)
Southern Connecticut (4-4, 4-2) idle
Central:
at #21 Winston-Salem State 21, North Carolina-Pembroke 7 (non-conference)
#24 St. Augustine’s 34, at Johnson C. Smith 24
at Shaw 35, Chowan 14
at Bowie State 20, Elizabeth City State 12
at Virginia State 42, Lincoln (PA) 0
at Virginia Union 39, St. Paul’s 28
at Fayetteville State 59, Livingstone 6
Saturday:
Oh, it’s craziness. In the South, St. Augustine’s and Shaw meet up next week with the title on the line, although if Shaw loses this week they could be staring at a three-way tie with a transitive cycle. In the North, Virginia State can capture the title with a win at rival Virginia Union; a loss, and Bowie State wins the division.
#18 Winston-Salem (8-1, 5-1) at Shaw (6-2, 5-0)
#23 St. Augustine’s (7-1, 5-0) at Livingstone (0-9, 0-5)
Chowan (3-5, 3-2) at Elizabeth City (4-4, 3-2)
Virginia State (6-2, 4-1) at Virginia Union (3-5, 3-3)
Johnson C. Smith (1-7, 0-5) at Fayetteville (3-5, 2-3)
St. Paul’s (1-7, 1-4) at Lincoln (1-7, 0-5)
Bowie State (5-4, 5-1) idle
Great Lakes FC:
St. Joseph’s (IN) 43, at Kentucky Wesleyan 35
Charleston (WV) 44, at Urbana 34 (non-conference)
at St. Francis (IL) 41, Missouri S&T 14 (non-conference)
Saturday:
St. Joe’s wins the title if they win next week against MuST. If they lose, it depends on this week’s MuST/Urbana winner; if it’s MuST, they win the crown, while an Urbana win this week would cause a three-way tie.
St. Joseph’s (5-3, 2-0) at Southwest Baptist (6-2) (non-conference)
Urbana (2-6, 1-1) at Missouri S&T (2-6, 1-0)
Miles (3-6) at Kentucky Wesleyan (3-5, 0-3) (non-conference)
Independents:
at #21 Winston-Salem State 21, North Carolina-Pembroke 7
at Southwest Baptist 52, Central State (OH) 0
at North Greenville 42, Edward Waters 0
at Oklahoma Panhandle State 35, Southwest Assemblies of God 31
at Peru State 41, Lincoln (MO) 33
Saturday:
Concord (6-2) at UNC-Pembroke (5-3)
St. Joseph’s (IN) (5-3) at Southwest Baptist (6-2)
North Greenville (6-3) at Notre Dame (OH) (2-6, NAIA)
Panhandle (4-3) at Southern Nazarene (5-3, NAIA)
Lincoln (MO) (1-7) at Langston (4-3, NAIA)
Central State (1-7) at Lambuth (2-4, NAIA)