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Non-Division I for the Division I Fan

I Got Ahead of Myself.

Nov 16

Posted by Jon Morse in Division II, Non-Specific Babble | Comments off

I posted this week’s D-II Recap/Preview without putting the game times for this week’s games on the panels.  Rather than going back and fixing them, which would be time-consuming and pointless, I’ll just note that prior to this weekend’s playoff games I expect to provide a more detailed preview of the upcoming games, and game times will be included there (as well as notes on where you might be able to — gasp — actually watch some of these games).

One other thing I forgot to mention was that there’s a slight change to the panels; as you probably figured out if you’re sentient, the top-25 ranking of each team has rested comfortably to the left of the team name in both the standings and in the upcoming games.  It’s still there on the standings, but next to the upcoming games it’s been replaced by (region)-(seed), since, you know, playoffs and all.  A note to this effect has been added to that page, but if you’ve already read it and figured that out on your own, cocktails to you, and no need for you to go check it again.

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D-II: Week 11 Recap/First Round Preview.

Nov 15

Posted by Jon Morse in Division II, Division News and Notes | Comments off

And so (with the exception of two dangling games), the regular season comes to a close, the playoffs tickets are handed out, and those that deserve them have new flags to fly, new trophies to display. Without further ado:

Conference Champions:
Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association: Winston-Salem State
Great American Conference: Ouachita Baptist
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference: Hillsdale
Great Lakes Football Conference: Urbana
Great Northwest Athletic Conference: Humboldt State
Gulf South Conference: Delta State
Lone Star Conference: Midwestern State
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association: Pittsburg State
Northeast-10: New Haven
Northern Sun: Minnesota State-Mankato, Minnesota-Duluth, Saint Cloud State
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference: Kutztown
Rocky Mountain: Colorado State-Pueblo
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference: Miles
West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conferece: Concord

Six of the teams in that list are already packing their equipment up for the winter, although three of their conferences did manage to get someone into the playoffs anyway. For the dirty details, continue on…
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FCS: Week 11 Recap/Week 12 Preview.

Nov 14

Posted by Jon Morse in Division News and Notes, FCS | Comments off

The playoff field has grown from one to… four. There are still six automatic bids up for grabs heading into the final week of the season. We’d have half the automatic bids nailed down, but once again the #1 team in the land tripped over its own feet. Over in the OVC, although there’s one game that makes it highly unlikely, there’s still a chance of a six-way tie for first place which would result in a three-way coin flip to determine the autobid.

Automatic playoff bids already claimed:
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Norfolk State
Patriot League: Lehigh
Southern Conference: Georgia Southern
Southland Conference: Sam Houston State

Additionally, Harvard has won the Ivy League, and Drake will share the Pioneer League title with either San Diego or Jacksonville.

Key games this week:
bold indicates team will claim their conference’s autobid with a win.
bold italics indicates team can claim their conference’s autobid with a win, depending on other outcomes.

Montana at Montana State (Big Sky)
North Dakota State at 2-8 Western Illinois (Missouri Valley)
Northern Iowa at Illinois State (Missouri Valley)
Liberty at 7-3 Stony Brook (Big South)
Towson at 3-7 Rhode Island (Colonial)
Maine at New Hampshire (Colonial)
6-3 Tennessee Tech at 3-7 Austin Peay (Ohio Valley)
5-5 Tennessee-Martin at 6-4 Eastern Kentucky (Ohio Valley)
5-5 Jacksonville State at 5-5 Tennessee State (Ohio Valley)
7-3 Alabama A&M at 5-5 Prairie View A&M (SWAC East; SWAC West)
7-3 Jacksonville at 8-2 San Diego (winner claims share of Pioneer League title with Drake)
5-5 Sacred Heart at 7-3 Albany (Northeast)
2-8 Robert Morris (PA) at 8-2 Duquesne (Northeast)

I have composed a handy primer for playoff formats and guidelines, because we’re getting very very close to starting to hand out bids.
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NAIA: Week 10 Recap/Week 11 Preview.

Nov 11

Posted by Jon Morse in Division News and Notes, NAIA | Comments off

We have a new #1, as #2 Marian upended the previous poll-topper. Six conference titles have been claimed, and six playoff bids are secure; the two sets are not precisely congruent. Everything else will be settled this Saturday.

Conference champions determined thus far:
Dakota Athletic Conference: Valley City State (no auto-bid, but playoff bid secure)
Frontier Conference: Carroll (MT) (playoff bid secure)
Great Plains Athletic Conference: Morningside (playoff bid secure)
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference: Ottawa (playoff bid secure with a win)
Mid-South Conference (West): Georgetown (KY) (playoff bid secure)
Mid-States Football Association (Mideast League): Marian (IN) (playoff bid secure)
Independent autobid: Azusa Pacific (playoff bid secure)

bold indicates team will claim at least a share of their conference title and their conference’s automatic bid with a win.
bold italics indicates team might not win an autobid, but will certainly claim a playoff spot with a win. (If the conference is listed, they can win the autobid depending on other results; if not, they cannot win their conference’s autobid, but will receive an at-large bid with a win.)
italics indicates team can claim at least a share of their conference title and their conference’s autobid with a win and other results — but might not receive a playoff bid if they do not claim the autobid.

Although a team not already ranked in the top 20 would be at risk of not reaching the playoffs, every team looking to win their way into the field should manage to get there. Specifically, this only applies to Grand View, who will almost certainly move up at least three spots should they beat William Penn. If everything goes according to form, the top 15 teams will all make the field; only #16 Benedictine (KS) would be deprived of a spot.

2-6 Peru State at #4 MidAmerica Nazarene (Heart of America)
3-6 Jamestown at #5 Saint Xavier
3-5 Evangel at #7 Missouri Valley (Heart of America)
#8 William Penn at #23 Grand View (MSFL Midwest League)
1-9 Central State (OH) at #10 Saint Francis (IN)
#17 Saint Ambrose at #13 Saint Francis (IL) (MSFL Midwest League)
#14 Bethel (TN) at 6-3 Shorter (Mid-South West)
#19 Langston at #15 Southern Nazarene (Central States)
6-3 Cumberlands (KY) at #20 Cumberland (TN) (Mid-South West)

I have composed a handy primer for playoff formats and guidelines, because we’re getting very very close to starting to hand out bids.
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D-III: Week 10 Recap/Week 11 Preview.

Nov 9

Posted by Jon Morse in Division III, Division News and Notes | Comments off

All twelve teams that could have secured their league’s automatic bids Saturday did so, bringing the known teams in the playoff field to 20. The remaining five automatic bids will be determined on Saturday, and the single Pool B and six Pool C bids will be awarded on Sunday.

Automatic bids already claimed:
American Southwest Conference: Mary Hardin-Baylor
Centennial Conference: Johns Hopkins
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin: North Central
Eastern Collegiate Football Conference: Norwich
Empire Eight: Salisbury
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference: Franklin
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference: Dubuque
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association: Albion
Midwest Conference: Monmouth (IL)
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference: Saint Thomas (MN)
North Coast Athletic Conference: Wabash
Northern Athletic Conference: Benedictine (IL)
Ohio Athletic Conference: Mount Union
Old Dominion Athletic Conference: Hampden-Sydney
Presidents’ Athletic Conference: Thomas More
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference: Trinity (TX)
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference: Cal Lutheran
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Saint Scholastica
USA South Athletic Conference: Christopher Newport
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference: Wisconsin-Whitewater

bold indicates team will clinch their conference’s automatic bid with a win.
italics indicates team will clinch their conference championship outright with a win, but no autobid.

7-1 Lewis & Clark at #5 Linfield (Northwest)
8-1 Huntingdon at #7 Wesley (DE)
8-1 Widener at #11 Delaware Valley (Middle Atlantic)
#14 Kean at #15 Montclair State (New Jersey)
7-0 Amherst at 5-2 Williams (NESCAC)
8-1 Case Western at 5-4 Carnegie Mellon (University)
7-3 Framingham State at 8-1 Western New England (New England)
6-1 Hobart at 4-4 Rochester (Liberty; Union (NY) wins autobid if Hobart loses)

I have composed a handy primer for playoff formats and guidelines, because we’re getting very very close to starting to hand out bids.
Read the rest of this entry »

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D-II: Week 10 Recap/Week 11 Preview.

Nov 9

Posted by Jon Morse in Division II, Division News and Notes | Comments off

Six more teams grabbed titles, or shares thereof, last week. This week, the regular season ends, and everything will be settled with three official conference championship games, three de facto title games, and a smattering of other contests to sort out the rest.

Conference titles already won:
Great American Conference: Ouachita Baptist
Great Lakes Football Conference: Urbana
Gulf South Conference: Delta State
Lone Star Conference: Midwestern State
Northeast-10: New Haven (share)
Northern Sun: Minnesota State-Mankato (share)
Rocky Mountain: Colorado State-Pueblo (share)

bold indicates team will win their conference title outright with a victory.
bold italics indicates team could win their conference title outright with a victory, depending on other results.
normal italics indicates team will win a share of their conference title with a victory.

5-5 Western New Mexico at #2 Colorado State-Pueblo
7-3 Elizabeth City State at #4 Winston-Salem State (CIAA)
7-3 Central Missouri at #6 Washburn (Mid-America)
#7 New Haven at 1-8 Saint Anselm
#24 Slippery Rock at #8 Kutztown (Pennsylvania)
3-6 Missouri Southern at #9 Pittsburg State (Mid-America)
8-2 Minnesota State-Mankato at #10 Minnesota-Duluth (Northern Sun)
6-3 Valdosta State at #13 North Alabama
6-4 Western Oregon at #14 Humboldt State (Great Northwest)
6-4 Miles at #16 Albany State (SIAC)
6-3 Concord at #19 West Virginia Wesleyan (West Virginia)
5-5 Findlay at #22 Wayne State (MI) (Great Lakes South)
5-5 Carson-Newman at #23 Mars Hill (South Atlantic)
#25 Saginaw Valley State at 7-3 Grand Valley State (Great Lakes North)
7-3 Hillsdale at 0-10 Tiffin (Great Lakes South)
6-3 Lenoir-Rhyne at 3-7 Catawba (South Atlantic)

I have composed a handy primer for playoff formats and guidelines, because we’re getting very very close to starting to hand out bids.

Read the rest of this entry »

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FCS: Week 10 Recap/Week 11 Preview.

Nov 8

Posted by Jon Morse in Division News and Notes, FCS | Comments off

One team is definitely in the playoffs; at least one more will join them this week, and possibly as many as five others.

Automatic playoff bids already claimed:
Southland Conference: Sam Houston State

Key games this week:
bold indicates team will claim their conference’s autobid with a win.
bold italics indicates team can claim their conference’s autobid with a win, depending on other outcomes.

5-4 Youngstown State at #1 North Dakota State (Missouri Valley)
#4 Georgia Southern at #9 Wofford (Southern)
8-2 Georgetown at #6 Lehigh (Patriot)
#7 New Hampshire at #12 Towson (Colonial)
5-4 Massachusetts at #13 Maine
5-3 Pennsylvania at #18 Harvard (Ivy; no autobid, just conference title)
#21 Jackson State at 7-2 Alabama A&M (SWAC East)
#22 Norfolk State at Morgan State (Mid-Eastern)
3-6 Southern at #23 Alabama State (SWAC East)
5-3 Tennessee Tech at #25 Eastern Kentucky (Ohio Valley)
6-4 Dayton at 8-2 Drake (Pioneer; no autobid, just conference title)
4-5 Prairie View A&M at 3-5 Alcorn State (SWAC West)

I have composed a handy primer for playoff formats and guidelines, because we’re getting very very close to starting to hand out bids.
Read the rest of this entry »

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NAIA: Week 9 Recap/Week 10 Preview.

Nov 3

Posted by Jon Morse in Division News and Notes, NAIA | Comments off

For the second time this year, #1 Saint Xavier will face off against the #2 team in the country. Ottawa secured at least a share of the KCAC title, and a playoff berth provided they remain in the top 20 of the rankings.

Conference champions determined thus far:
Dakota Athletic Conference (no auto-bid): Valley City State
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference: Ottawa

bold indicates team will claim at least a share of their conference title, as well as securing all tiebreakers, with a win.
bold italics indicates team can claim at least a share of their conference title, as well as securing all tiebreakers, with a win and other results.
italics indicates team will claim a share of the title, but not the automatic bid consideration, with a win.

#1 Saint Xavier at #2 Marian (Mid-States Mideast)
2-7 Montana Tech at #3 Carroll (MT) (Frontier)
6-2 Lindsey Wilson at #4 Georgetown (KY) (Mid-South East)
#6 Morningside at 4-5 Concordia (NE) (Great Plains)
#8 William Penn at #12 Saint Ambrose (Mid-States Midwest)
#10 Azusa Pacific at Menlo (Independent bid would be assured)
#14 Cumberland (TN) at 4-5 Belhaven (Mid-South West)
0-9 Texas College at #19 Langston (Central States)
5-3 Hastings at #20 Morningside

I have composed a handy primer for playoff formats and guidelines, because we’re getting very very close to starting to hand out bids.
Read the rest of this entry »

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D-III: Week 9 Recap/Week 10 Preview.

Nov 2

Posted by Jon Morse in Division III, Division News and Notes | Comments off

Eight teams claimed automatic bids last week; this week thirteen more can join them (and five absolutely will one way or another). Also, TWO new all-divison career record were set (both previously held by players from Westminster (MO), which was not even remotely coincidental), and you’ll just have to read to find out what those records were.

Automatic bids already claimed:
Centennial Conference: Johns Hopkins
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association: Albion
Midwest Conference: Monmouth (IL)
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference: Saint Thomas (MN)
Presidents’ Athletic Conference: Thomas More
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference: Cal Lutheran
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Saint Scholastica
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference: Wisconsin-Whitewater

bold indicates team will clinch their conference’s automatic bid with a win.
italics indicates team may clinch their conference’s automatic bid with a win, depending on other results.

7-1 Baldwin-Wallace at #2 Mount Union (Ohio)
2-6 Sul Ross State at #4 Mary Hardin-Baylor (American Southwest)
7-1 Wittenberg at #10 Wabash (North Coast)
#12 Delaware Valley at 7-1 Lycoming
#13 Wheaton (IL) at #6 North Central (CCIW)
7-1 Saint John Fisher at #11 Salisbury (Empire Eight)
#17 Montclair State at 5-3 Rowan
#25 Centre at #18 Trinity (TX) (Southern CAC)
#21 Illinois Wesleyan at 5-3 Carthage
#22 Franklin at 0-8 Earlham (Heartland)
3-4 Rensselaer at #24 Hobart (Liberty)
6-3 Norwich at 7-1 New York Maritime (ECFC)
8-1 Dubuque at 5-3 Coe (Iowa)
6-2 Benedictine (IL) at 0-8 Rockford (Northern)
8-1 Washington & Lee at 7-1 Hampden-Sydney (Old Dominion)
6-2 Ferrum at 6-2 Christopher Newport (USA South)

I have composed a handy primer for playoff formats and guidelines, because we’re getting very very close to starting to hand out bids.
Read the rest of this entry »

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D-II: Week 9 Recap/Week 10 Preview.

Nov 1

Posted by Jon Morse in Division II, Division News and Notes | Comments off

It’s the next to last week of the D-II regular season, and as a result all sorts of fun things are about to happen. Last week, three teams won divisional titles outright and berths in their conference championship games; one of the two remaining divisional races features a three-way fight resting on the results of two games. One team also won an outright conference title last week, and you can find out all about that following the jump, which follows this rather large list of games involving ranked teams, playoff implications, and conference titles at stake:

bold indicates team will win their conference title outright with a victory.
bold italics indicates team could win their conference title outright with a victory, depending on other results.
normal italics indicates team will win a share of their conference title with a victory.

#18 West Alabama at #1 Delta State (Gulf South)
#9 Washburn at #2 Pittsburg State (MIAA)
#3 Northwest Missouri State at #25t Missouri Western
1-8 Western State at #4 Colorado State-Pueblo (Rocky Mountain)
#20 West Texas A&M at #5 Midwestern State (Lone Star)
#6 Saint Cloud State at 6-3 Bemidji State (Northern Sun North)
#7 Winston-Salem State at 7-2 North Carolina-Pembroke
1-7 Pace at #10 New Haven (Northeast-10)
#11 West Virginia Wesleyan at 3-6 Charleston (WV) (WVIAC)
#12 Bloomsburg at #13 Kutztown (PSAC East)
#21 Albany State at 2-7 Fort Valley State (SIAC East)
#24 Wayne State (MI) at 7-2 Indianapolis
7-2 Minnesota State-Mankato at 3-6 Southwest Minnesota State (Northern Sun South)
7-2 Morehouse at 6-3 Kentucky State (SIAC East)
7-2 North Greenville at 6-3 Wingate
6-2 Ouachita Baptist at 2-6 Southeastern Oklahoma State (Great American)
1-8 Cheyney at 5-4 Long Island-C.W. Post (PSAC East)

I have composed a handy primer for playoff formats and guidelines, because we’re getting very very close to starting to hand out bids.

Read the rest of this entry »

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