Predict the FCS playoffs…

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

1. NDSU
2. Maine
3. EWU
4. EIU
5. SELU
6. McNeese St
7. NAU
8. Montana

Revised after Saturday's games
1. NDSU
2. EIU
3. EWU
4. SELU
5 Maine
6. McNeese
7. NAU
8. Montana

No Towson?

IMO, Montana is not ranked. They will have a 1st round home game and that is it.

[Gil Dobie]

http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnf ... /index.htm

PLAYOFF FIELD PROJECTION

Seeds

1. North Dakota State, 2. Eastern Illinois, 3. Eastern Washington, 4. Southeastern Louisiana, 5. Towson, 6. McNeese State, 7. Montana, 8. Maine.

Pairings

Lafayette/New Hampshire winner at No. 1 North Dakota State

Sacred Heart/Fordham winner at No. 8 Maine

Furman/South Carolina State winner at No. 5 Towson

Samford/Jacksonville State winner at No. 4 Southeastern Louisiana

Bethune-Cookman/Coastal Carolina winner at No. 3 Eastern Washington

Sam Houston State/Northern Arizona winner at No. 6 McNeese State

Tennesse State/South Dakota State winner at No. 7 Montana

Butler/Northern Iowa winner at No. 2 Eastern Illinois

[Gil Dobie]

IMO, Montana is not ranked. They will have a 1st round home game and that is it.

Montana home games bring in a lot of money and money talks. CAA is down, but Towson will probably get a seed.

[EWURanger]

Revised after Saturday's games
1. NDSU
2. EIU
3. EWU
4. SELU
5 Maine
6. McNeese
7. NAU
8. Montana

No Towson?

IMO, Montana is not ranked. They will have a 1st round home game and that is it.

Not ranked? My guess is they'll be ranked #4 in most of the polls. If you mean not seeded, there's definitely arguments for and against.


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[grizzaholic]

http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnf ... /index.htm

PLAYOFF FIELD PROJECTION

Seeds

1. North Dakota State, 2. Eastern Illinois, 3. Eastern Washington, 4. Southeastern Louisiana, 5. Towson, 6. McNeese State, 7. Montana, 8. Maine.

Pairings

Lafayette/New Hampshire winner at No. 1 North Dakota State

Sacred Heart/Fordham winner at No. 8 Maine

Furman/South Carolina State winner at No. 5 Towson

Samford/Jacksonville State winner at No. 4 Southeastern Louisiana

Bethune-Cookman/Coastal Carolina winner at No. 3 Eastern Washington

Sam Houston State/Northern Arizona winner at No. 6 McNeese State

Tennesse State/South Dakota State winner at No. 7 Montana

Butler/Northern Iowa winner at No. 2 Eastern Illinois

I don't see UNI getting in.

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

No Towson?

IMO, Montana is not ranked. They will have a 1st round home game and that is it.

Not ranked? My guess is they'll be ranked #4 in most of the polls. If you mean not seeded, there's definitely arguments for and against.


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Yes, I meant ranked as in the seeds. NAU deserves to be ahead of the Griz for a seed.

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnf ... /index.htm

PLAYOFF FIELD PROJECTION

Seeds

1. North Dakota State, 2. Eastern Illinois, 3. Eastern Washington, 4. Southeastern Louisiana, 5. Towson, 6. McNeese State, 7. Montana, 8. Maine.

Pairings

Lafayette/New Hampshire winner at No. 1 North Dakota State

Sacred Heart/Fordham winner at No. 8 Maine

Furman/South Carolina State winner at No. 5 Towson

Samford/Jacksonville State winner at No. 4 Southeastern Louisiana

Bethune-Cookman/Coastal Carolina winner at No. 3 Eastern Washington

Sam Houston State/Northern Arizona winner at No. 6 McNeese State

Tennesse State/South Dakota State winner at No. 7 Montana

Butler/Northern Iowa winner at No. 2 Eastern Illinois

I don't see UNI getting in.

A 7-5 UNI teams with wins against Iowa State and McNeese will get a hard look IMO. But I think they will be one of the 1st teams out.

[Grizzlies1982]

IMO, Montana is not ranked. They will have a 1st round home game and that is it.

Montana home games bring in a lot of money and money talks. CAA is down, but Towson will probably get a seed.

As to the money end of it, Montana will host a game though it could be in the first round or the second. So I don't think $$$ figure in to the question of getting a seed. That said I'm still hopeful MT has a shot at a bye.

[The Kicker]

ESPN leaked top 4 seeds. In no order, NDSU, EWU, Southeastern Louisiana and Eastern Illinois

[mtgrizfankb]

Um will get a seed before nau. Nau got embarrassed by msu after the griz game and have played mid par since. Griz have played well including beating msu on the road. Nau won't get the respect they deserve because well . ..they are nau and will most likely lose first round.

[vutomcat]

1-NDSU (UNDEFEATED REIGNING CHAMP)
2-E. ILL (1 LOSS, TOUGH SCHEDULE BELONGS RIGHT HERE)
3-E WASH (OUTSTANDING SEASON PROVEN IN PLAYOFFS)
4- TOWSON ( MAYBE THE MOST TALENTED TEAM IN THE FIELD)
5 SE LA (GREAT SEASON REWARDED WITH HOME GAME AND BYE)
6-MAINE (NOT A GOOD WAY TO GO INTO PLAYOFFS)
7-MONTANA (THEY JUST KEEP WINNING IN A TOUGH CONFERENCE)
8- NO AZ (LAST WIN AGAINST SUU GETS THEM THE SEED)
9-MCNEESE ST (MIGHT BE VULNERABLE))
10-FORDHAM (1 LOSS SEASON COMPETITION QUESTIONABLE)
11-SDSU (MVC TOUGHENED)
12-UNH (WIN AGAINST MAINE MAKES THEM AN EASY PICK-HOW WILL THEY PERFORM OUTSIDE UNH?
13-YSU (ANOTHER TOUGH MVC TEAM)
14-SAMFORD (SOLIDLY IN)
15-TENN STATE THIS IS WHERE IT GETS "MUDDY " TO ME
16-NO IOWA TUFF SCHEDULE GETS THEM IN
17-COASTAL CAROLINA 1 AND DONE
18-SHSU NOT SURE OF THIS ONE ESPECIALLY SINCE qb SITUATION IN DOUBT
19-BETHUNE -COOKMAN
20- VILLANOVA GIVE THE CATS A BREAK - STRONG SRS MUST MEAN SOMETHING?
21-FURMAN
22-SACRED HEART
23-LAFAYETTE
24=BUTLER

[EWURanger]

Not ranked? My guess is they'll be ranked #4 in most of the polls. If you mean not seeded, there's definitely arguments for and against.


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Yes, I meant ranked as in the seeds. NAU deserves to be ahead of the Griz for a seed.

I agree. Better conference record and head to head win.


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[EWURanger]

Um will get a seed before nau. Nau got embarrassed by msu after the griz game and have played mid par since. Griz have played well including beating msu on the road. Nau won't get the respect they deserve because well . ..they are nau and will most likely lose first round.

So Montana with a worse conference record and a loss to NAU deserves to be seeded over NAU? Interesting.


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[EWURanger]

My revised list:

1. North Dakota State
2. Eastern Illinois
3. Eastern Washington
4. Southeastern Louisiana
5. Towson
6. McNeese State
7. NAU
8. Maine



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[dbackjon]

Um will get a seed before nau. Nau got embarrassed by msu after the griz game and have played mid par since. Griz have played well including beating msu on the road. Nau won't get the respect they deserve because well . ..they are nau and will most likely lose first round.

I guess every fan base has a few classless idiots

[Vidav]

Um will get a seed before nau. Nau got embarrassed by msu after the griz game and have played mid par since. Griz have played well including beating msu on the road. Nau won't get the respect they deserve because well . ..they are nau and will most likely lose first round.

So Montana with a worse conference record and a loss to NAU deserves to be seeded over NAU? Interesting.


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[EWURanger]

So Montana with a worse conference record and a loss to NAU deserves to be seeded over NAU? Interesting.

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I guess I shouldn't be surprised by anything the NCAA does. Maybe Montana deserved a seed, but not over NAU. Would be interested in hearing the justification on that one.

[EWURanger]

SUU is in. Big Sky gets 4 in.


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[TribeFanInNC]

1 NDSU vs.
Butler at Tennessee State
8 McNeese State vs.
Lafayette at New Hampshire
5 Maine vs.
Sacred Heart at Fordham
4 Montana vs.
Samford at Sam Houston State

3 Eastern Washington vs.
S Dakota State at Northern Arizona
6 Towson vs.
Lehigh at Bethune-Cookman
7 SE Louisiana vs.
Furman at Coastal Carolina
2 Eastern Illinois vs.
Chattanooga vs. Jacksonville State

8 out of 8 seeds, 4 in the correct position. I'd give myself a but (as discussed last night) I grossly underrated SELA.
22 out of 24 teams. As stated, I'm surprised SC State got in based on who they beat, but I guess the 2nd MEAC would rate higher than the #3 in either the weak Patriot or Southern. I can accept a SUU bid based on the strength of the Big Sky this year.
4 of 8 first round matchups picked.

All in all, better than I expected.

[GrizMadman]

Here's the bracket I'm looking at:

http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/fcs ... acketology" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

How accurate is, I don't know, but something to consider.

[TribeFanInNC]

Here's the bracket I'm looking at:

http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/fcs ... acketology" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

How accurate is, I don't know, but something to consider.

Someone might want to tell them there are 8 seeds this year.