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Here is this week's bracket. One quick note: there's a 3-way tie for first in the CAA; Delaware beats out Richmond in the South division on common games against Towson, but the Delaware-UMass tie would currently come down to a CAA committee vote; I then gave Delaware the current auto-bid simply because I ranked them higher.

Here are my bracket's disclaimers:

1. These are the teams I think should be in the field & how they should be seeded, not necessarily who I think the committee will choose.
2. This bracket is based what would happen if the playoffs started today. I'm not attempting to predict future games.
3. I use a points system to determine playoff credentials (that's what the "+#" & "-#" next to the teams in the power rankings are). You can find an explanation of my system in this thread: http://www.championshipsubdivision.com/ ... ?f=4&t=877.

• Auto-Bid Rankings
  
  1. Northern Iowa (9-0)
  2. Montana (9-0)
  3. Delaware (8-1)
  4. McNeese St. (9-0)
  5. Eastern Kentucky (7-2)
  6. Delaware St. (8-1)
  7. Elon (6-3)
  8. Fordham (8-2)
  
  
  At-Large Rankings
  
  1. Appalachian St. (7-2)
  2. Richmond (7-2)
  3. Massachusetts (7-2)
  4. Southern Illinois (8-1)
  5. James Madison (6-3)
  6. Georgia Southern (7-2)
  7. Wofford (6-3)
  8. New Hampshire (6-3)

• • • • • • • • Bracket
                
                
                Eastern Kentucky (7-2)
                @ (1) Northern Iowa (9-0)
                
                New Hampshire (6-3)
                @ Georgia Southern (7-2)
                
                Delaware St. (8-1)
                @ Delaware (8-1)
                
                Elon (6-3)
                @ (4) Richmond (7-2)
                
                Southern Illinois (8-1)
                @ (3) Montana (9-0)
                
                Wofford (6-3)
                @ McNeese St. (9-0)
                
                Fordham (8-2)
                @ Massachusetts (7-2)
                
                James Madison (6-3)
                @ (2) Appalachian St. (7-2)

• Bids by conference:
  
  5 - CAA
  4 - SoCon
  2 - Gateway
  1 - Big Sky, Southland, OVC, Patriot, MEAC

Playoff Power Rankings
Here you can see where your team stands, and where they may move based on this week's results.
(Bold - Denotes Auto-Bid)
(15. Team - Denotes At-Large cutoff line)

1. Northern Iowa (9-0) +16
2. Appalachian St. (7-2) +13
3. Montana (9-0) +12
4. Richmond (7-2) +10
5. Delaware (8-1) +10
6. Massachusetts (7-2) +10
7. McNeese St. (9-0) +9
8. Eastern Kentucky (7-2) +8
9. Delaware St. (8-1) +9
10. Southern Illinois (8-1) +9
11. James Madison (6-3) +8
12. Elon (6-3) +7
13. Georgia Southern (7-2) +8
14. Wofford (6-3) +10
15. New Hampshire (6-3) +6
16. Villanova (5-4) +4
17. Hofstra (6-3) +7
18. Dayton (9-1) +5
19. Fordham (8-2) +5
20. Norfolk St. (7-2) +4
21. South Carolina St. (5-4) +4
22. Holy Cross (6-3) +3
23. Jacksonville St. (6-3) +2
24. Eastern Washington (6-3) +2
25. Colgate (6-3) +1
26. Eastern Illinois (6-3) 0
27. Albany (5-4) 0
28. San Diego (8-1) +1
29. Cal Poly (6-3) -1
30. Gardner-Webb (5-4) -3
31. Morehead St. (7-2) -1
32. Northern Arizona (6-4) 0
33. Hampton (5-4) -2
34. Lafayette (5-4) -5
35. Austin Peay (6-3) -6
36. Wagner (6-3) -8

I'm going to stand by my prediction that an 8-3 EWU team gets in over JMU or one of the SoCon teams.

AZGrizFan wrote:I'm going to stand by my prediction that an 8-3 EWU team gets in over JMU or one of the SoCon teams.

what are you basing your prediction on?

BigApp wrote:

AZGrizFan wrote:I'm going to stand by my prediction that an 8-3 EWU team gets in over JMU or one of the SoCon teams.

what are you basing your prediction on?

the fact that it's been 9 years since the BSC did NOT get 2 teams in, regionalization, and a team (EWU) that lost to an FBS, the #2-4 team (pick your placement) in the FCS, and one bad loss to PSU.

Even I am wondering how we get the 2nd overall seed

AppGuy04 wrote:Even I am wondering how we get the 2nd overall seed

And Richmond #4?

Is this guy really a Montana fan?

skinny_uncle wrote:

AppGuy04 wrote:Even I am wondering how we get the 2nd overall seed

And Richmond #4?

Is this guy really a Montana fan?

I am a Montana fan, but that has no bearing on my bracket.

It seemed a little strange even to me to end up having App. St. @ #2, but their +/- score shows they have deserving credentials, even with 2 FCS losses. And remember, the Mountaineers got a #2 seed in 2005 with an 8-3 record.