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The first round begins this weekend. It’s a 24 team tournament with 8 teams getting byes.
CAL POLY 7-4 (395-359) ranked #20 / lost to Nevada-Reno 27-30, North Dakota 24-31, Eastern Washington 21-42 and Weber State 15-22 / Post Season Record: 5-6 (Championships: 1)
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SAN DIEGO 9-1 (386-121) ranked #25 / lost to Cal Poly 16-38 / 0-2 (0)
(The winner gets to play North Dakota State)
VILLANOVA 8-3 (279-164) ranked #11 / lost to Pittsburgh 7-28, Richmond 0-23 and James Madison 7-20/ 13-12-1 (1)
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ST FRANCIS (PA) 7-4 (302-207) unranked / lost to Montana 31-41, Towson 28-35, Albany 9-20 and Wagner 24-31 / 0-0 (0)
(The winner plays South Dakota State)
YOUNGSTOWN STATE 8-3 (280-182) ranked #13 / lost to West Virginia 21-38, South Dakota State 10-24 and North Dakota State 3-24 / 28-10 (4)
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SAMFORD 7-4 (407-289) ranked #24 / lost to Chattanooga 21-41, Mississippi State 41-56, The Citadel 34-37 and East Tennessee State 14-17 / 2-5 (0)
(The winner plays Jacksonville State)
WOFFORD 8-3 (320-192) ranked #19 / lost to Mississippi 13-38, Samford 26-28 and The Citadel 21-24 / 7-10 (0)
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CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 7-3 (349-229) ranked #10 / lost to North Dakota State 17-24, Florida State 8-52, and Gardner-Webb 10-17 / 1-1 (0)
(The winner plays The Citadel)
CHATTANOOGA 8-3 (364-200) ranked #9 / lost to The Citadel 14-22, Wofford 28-36 and Alabama 3-31 / 7-10 (0)
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WEBER STATE 7-4 (298-315) ranked #23 / lost to Utah State 6-45, South Dakota 49-52, North Dakota 19-27 and Northern Arizona 20-33 / 2-4 (0)
(The winner plays Sam Houston State)
NEW HAMPSHIRE 7-4 (285-240) ranked #21 / lost to San Diego State 0-31, Dartmouth 21-22, James Madison 39-42 and Albany 25-36 / 12-17 (0)
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LEHIGH 9-2 (445-259) ranked #15 / lost to Monmouth 21-23 and Villanova 21-26 / 9-11 (1)
(The winner plays James Madison)
RICHMOND 8-3 (335-256) ranked #12 / lost to Stony Brook 14-42, James Madison 43-47 and William and Mary 13-34 / 14-10-1 (1)
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NORTH CAROLINA A&T 9-2 (412-238) ranked #17 / lost to Tulsa 21-58 and to North Carolina central 21-42 / 4-7 (4)
(The winner plays North Dakota)
CENTRAL ARKANSAS 9-2 (385-227) ranked #16 / lost to Samford 29-35 and Sam Houston State 23-59 / 15-16-2 (3)
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ILLINOIS STATE 6-5 (288-231) unranked / lost to Eastern Illinois 21-24, Indiana State 31-34, North Dakota State 10-31, Youngstown State 6-20 and South Dakota 24-27 / 8-7 (0)
(The winner plays Eastern Washington)
The Byes:
NORTH DAKOTA STATE 10-1 (310-188) ranked #3 / lost to South Dakota State 17-19 / 53-13 (13)
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 8-3 (411-312) ranked #7 / lost to Texas Christian 41-59,
JACKSONVILLE STATE 10-1 (347-179) ranked #2 / lost to Louisiana State 13-34 / 3-6 (00
THE CITADEL 10-1 (314-229) ranked #6 / lost to North Carolina 7-41 / 2-5 (0)
SAM HOUSTON STATE 11-0 (596-285) ranked #1 / 20-11-1 (1)
JAMES MADISON 10-1 (525-258) ranked #5 / lost to North Carolina 28-56 / 9-11 (1)
NORTH DAKOTA 9-2 (331-237) ranked #8 / lost to Stony brook 9-13 and Bowling Green 26-27 / 19-13 (1)
EASTERN WASHINGTON 10-1 (486-317) ranked #4 / lost to North Dakota State 44-50 / 15-11 (1)
Comments: North Dakota State has won 20 straight FCS playoff games and 5 straight national championships, an unprecedented streak in the history of college football. Their last playoff loss was to Eastern Washington in 2010, 31-38. They’ve beaten the current #1 ranked team, Sam Houston State, three times in that stretch by a total of 69 points. They are basically the Alabama of FCS. Like the Tide, they often get beaten in the regular season but come back to win the title anyway. Alabama has had one undefeated national champion in their great stretch but only the 2009 champs ran the table. The Bison did so in 2013 but that was the only time in their ruin. One of my favorite stats is that Georgia So8tuhern played both the Bison and the Tide in 2011. They ran for 303 yards on Alabama but could only get 136 vs. NDS. The Bison have beaten an FBS team 6 times in a row, (Kansas, Minnesota, Colorado State, Kansas State, Iowa State, Iowa). Bama always schedules one FCS team a year…just sayin’…..
But all good things must come to an end. If anybody in FCS can beat the Bison, who would it be? This seems to be the best team of the many strong ones to come out of Sam Houston State but they’ve looked good before and then got trampled by the Bison. Jacksonville State looked real goo last year, crushing Sam Houston State 62-10, which got them a date with NDS- they lost 10-37. James Madison and Eastern Washington are former champs with impressive numbers and the Eagles gave the Bison a whale of a game earlier in the season. North Dakota would like a shot at them. Theya re former archrivals that got separated due to conference and division changes and haven’t played them since 2003. The Fighting Sioux became a DII power and won a title there and now they are back on the same level as the Bison and would like to hunt them again, just like the old days.
You’ll notice that these teams have a lot more losses than the NAIA, DII and DII teams. If you look at the losses you’ll see why: FCS teams got to make money by playing those infamous “guarantee” games against national powers. Also, there seems to be more int. Also, there seems to be more inter-sectional play at this level with the top teams playing each other more often.
CAL POLY 7-4 (395-359) ranked #20 / lost to Nevada-Reno 27-30, North Dakota 24-31, Eastern Washington 21-42 and Weber State 15-22 / Post Season Record: 5-6 (Championships: 1)
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SAN DIEGO 9-1 (386-121) ranked #25 / lost to Cal Poly 16-38 / 0-2 (0)
(The winner gets to play North Dakota State)
VILLANOVA 8-3 (279-164) ranked #11 / lost to Pittsburgh 7-28, Richmond 0-23 and James Madison 7-20/ 13-12-1 (1)
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ST FRANCIS (PA) 7-4 (302-207) unranked / lost to Montana 31-41, Towson 28-35, Albany 9-20 and Wagner 24-31 / 0-0 (0)
(The winner plays South Dakota State)
YOUNGSTOWN STATE 8-3 (280-182) ranked #13 / lost to West Virginia 21-38, South Dakota State 10-24 and North Dakota State 3-24 / 28-10 (4)
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SAMFORD 7-4 (407-289) ranked #24 / lost to Chattanooga 21-41, Mississippi State 41-56, The Citadel 34-37 and East Tennessee State 14-17 / 2-5 (0)
(The winner plays Jacksonville State)
WOFFORD 8-3 (320-192) ranked #19 / lost to Mississippi 13-38, Samford 26-28 and The Citadel 21-24 / 7-10 (0)
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CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 7-3 (349-229) ranked #10 / lost to North Dakota State 17-24, Florida State 8-52, and Gardner-Webb 10-17 / 1-1 (0)
(The winner plays The Citadel)
CHATTANOOGA 8-3 (364-200) ranked #9 / lost to The Citadel 14-22, Wofford 28-36 and Alabama 3-31 / 7-10 (0)
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WEBER STATE 7-4 (298-315) ranked #23 / lost to Utah State 6-45, South Dakota 49-52, North Dakota 19-27 and Northern Arizona 20-33 / 2-4 (0)
(The winner plays Sam Houston State)
NEW HAMPSHIRE 7-4 (285-240) ranked #21 / lost to San Diego State 0-31, Dartmouth 21-22, James Madison 39-42 and Albany 25-36 / 12-17 (0)
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LEHIGH 9-2 (445-259) ranked #15 / lost to Monmouth 21-23 and Villanova 21-26 / 9-11 (1)
(The winner plays James Madison)
RICHMOND 8-3 (335-256) ranked #12 / lost to Stony Brook 14-42, James Madison 43-47 and William and Mary 13-34 / 14-10-1 (1)
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NORTH CAROLINA A&T 9-2 (412-238) ranked #17 / lost to Tulsa 21-58 and to North Carolina central 21-42 / 4-7 (4)
(The winner plays North Dakota)
CENTRAL ARKANSAS 9-2 (385-227) ranked #16 / lost to Samford 29-35 and Sam Houston State 23-59 / 15-16-2 (3)
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ILLINOIS STATE 6-5 (288-231) unranked / lost to Eastern Illinois 21-24, Indiana State 31-34, North Dakota State 10-31, Youngstown State 6-20 and South Dakota 24-27 / 8-7 (0)
(The winner plays Eastern Washington)
The Byes:
NORTH DAKOTA STATE 10-1 (310-188) ranked #3 / lost to South Dakota State 17-19 / 53-13 (13)
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 8-3 (411-312) ranked #7 / lost to Texas Christian 41-59,
JACKSONVILLE STATE 10-1 (347-179) ranked #2 / lost to Louisiana State 13-34 / 3-6 (00
THE CITADEL 10-1 (314-229) ranked #6 / lost to North Carolina 7-41 / 2-5 (0)
SAM HOUSTON STATE 11-0 (596-285) ranked #1 / 20-11-1 (1)
JAMES MADISON 10-1 (525-258) ranked #5 / lost to North Carolina 28-56 / 9-11 (1)
NORTH DAKOTA 9-2 (331-237) ranked #8 / lost to Stony brook 9-13 and Bowling Green 26-27 / 19-13 (1)
EASTERN WASHINGTON 10-1 (486-317) ranked #4 / lost to North Dakota State 44-50 / 15-11 (1)
Comments: North Dakota State has won 20 straight FCS playoff games and 5 straight national championships, an unprecedented streak in the history of college football. Their last playoff loss was to Eastern Washington in 2010, 31-38. They’ve beaten the current #1 ranked team, Sam Houston State, three times in that stretch by a total of 69 points. They are basically the Alabama of FCS. Like the Tide, they often get beaten in the regular season but come back to win the title anyway. Alabama has had one undefeated national champion in their great stretch but only the 2009 champs ran the table. The Bison did so in 2013 but that was the only time in their ruin. One of my favorite stats is that Georgia So8tuhern played both the Bison and the Tide in 2011. They ran for 303 yards on Alabama but could only get 136 vs. NDS. The Bison have beaten an FBS team 6 times in a row, (Kansas, Minnesota, Colorado State, Kansas State, Iowa State, Iowa). Bama always schedules one FCS team a year…just sayin’…..
But all good things must come to an end. If anybody in FCS can beat the Bison, who would it be? This seems to be the best team of the many strong ones to come out of Sam Houston State but they’ve looked good before and then got trampled by the Bison. Jacksonville State looked real goo last year, crushing Sam Houston State 62-10, which got them a date with NDS- they lost 10-37. James Madison and Eastern Washington are former champs with impressive numbers and the Eagles gave the Bison a whale of a game earlier in the season. North Dakota would like a shot at them. Theya re former archrivals that got separated due to conference and division changes and haven’t played them since 2003. The Fighting Sioux became a DII power and won a title there and now they are back on the same level as the Bison and would like to hunt them again, just like the old days.
You’ll notice that these teams have a lot more losses than the NAIA, DII and DII teams. If you look at the losses you’ll see why: FCS teams got to make money by playing those infamous “guarantee” games against national powers. Also, there seems to be more int. Also, there seems to be more inter-sectional play at this level with the top teams playing each other more often.
