- I put Villanova as the 2 seed, but I'm pretty certain the committee will give it to App State.
- There's been talk (& predictions) on FCS message boards of SIU getting a seed. I think they should be ranked ahead of UNI because of the head to head win, but I don't think either deserves a seed. JMU, Nova, App, & Montana should be the 4; they all have better credentials than the two MVC teams.
- The top 7 at-large teams seem pretty clear. Any of them (Wofford, UNH, Nova, Richmond, Cal Poly, UNI, & Montana) not making it would be an absolute shock.
- I chose Jacksonville State as my last team in, but I expect the committee will go with Liberty.
- Prairie View was removed from consideration because they have to wait until the Bayou Classic (next week) to know their fate in the SWAC West. They can't be in the playoffs if they win the SWAC West, so they won't be considered for the playoffs because they might have to back out.
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. I use a points system to determine playoff credentials (that's what the "+#" & "-#" next to the teams in the power rankings are). It's more of an attempt to rank each team's credentials than just a subjective ranking of how good each team is (like a top-25 poll). You can find an detailed explanation of my system in this thread (second post): http://www.championshipsubdivision.com/ ... f=4&t=877.
- Auto-Bid Rankings
1. James Madison (10-1)
2. Appalachian St. (10-2)
3. South Carolina St. (10-2)
4. Southern Illinois (9-2)
5. Weber St. (9-3)
6. Eastern Kentucky (8-3)
7. Colgate (9-2)
8. Texas St. (8-4)
At-Large Rankings
1. Villanova (9-2)
2. Montana (11-1)
3. Richmond (9-3)
4. New Hampshire (9-2)
5. Cal Poly (8-2)
6. Wofford (9-2)
7. Northern Iowa (10-2)
8. Jacksonville St. (8-3)
- Bracket
Jacksonville St. (8-3)
@ (1) James Madison (10-1)
Wofford (9-2)
@ South Carolina St. (9-2)
Richmond (9-3)
@ Northern Iowa (10-2)
Texas St. (8-4)
@ (4) Montana (11-1)
Eastern Kentucky (8-3)
@ (3) Appalachian St. (10-2)
New Hampshire (9-2)
@ Southern Illinois (9-2)
Weber St. (9-3)
@ Cal Poly (8-2)
Colgate (9-2)
@ (2) Villanova (9-2)
- Bracket
- Bids by conference:
4 - CAA
2 - Big Sky, Missouri Valley, SoCon, OVC
1 - Southland, Patriot, MEAC, Great West
Playoff Power Rankings
Here you can see where your team stands, and where they may move based on this week's results.
(Blue - Denotes Auto-Bid)
(15. Team - Denotes At-Large cutoff line)
(* - Doesn't have 7 DI wins)
1. James Madison (10-1) +21
2. Villanova (9-2) +14
3. Appalachian St. (10-2) +13
4. Montana (11-1) +14
5. Richmond (9-3) +13
6. New Hampshire (9-2) +12
7. Cal Poly (8-2) +11
8. Wofford (9-2) +11
9. South Carolina St. (10-2) +11
10. Southern Illinois (9-2) +9
11. Northern Iowa (10-2) +11
12. Weber St. (9-3) +9
13. Eastern Kentucky (8-3) +7
14. Jackonville St. (8-3) +5
15. William & Mary (7-4) +4
16. Maine (8-4) +4
17. Colgate (9-2) +4
18. Liberty (10-2) +5
19. Florida A&M (9-3) +4
20. Tennessee St. (8-4) +3
21. Elon (8-4) +2
22. South Dakota St. (7-5) +1
23. Tennessee-Martin (8-4) +5*
24. Texas St. (8-4) +1
25. Holy Cross (7-4) 0
26. Lafayette (7-4) 0
27. Bethune-Cookman (8-3) 0
28. Albany (8-3) -2
29. Jacksonville (9-3) -4
30. San Diego (9-2) -2
31. Dayton (9-3) -6
32. Lehigh (5-6) -7*
33. Delaware St. (5-6) -7*
