Bracketology 5.0

[NDSUstudent]

My take...Right now I'm predicting SDSU will win out and claim a third playoff spot for the MVFC...

Charleston Southern at Bethune Cookman vs 1. NDSU
SHSU at Montana State vs 8. McNeese State
William and Mary at Coastal Carolina vs 5. Fordham
Lehigh at Delaware vs 4. Maine


Tenn State at Chattanoga vs 2. EIU
San Deigo at NAU vs 6. SELA
Robert Morris at YSU vs 7. Towson
SDSU at Montana vs 3. EWU

Bubble: SC State, Jax State, JMU, Samford and SUU

[NDSUstudent]

Here are two more takes from national FCS outlets...

College Sports Madness

San Degio at NAU vs 1. NDSU
Tenn State at Chattanooga vs 8. Fordham
Bethune Cookman at Charleston Southern vs 5. Montana State
William and Mary at CCU vs 4. SHSU


Colgate at Delaware vs 3. EWU
SDSU at Montana vs 6. SELA
YSU at McNeese State vs 7. Maine
Robert Morris at Towson vs 2. EIU

http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/fcs-football/bracketology

Sports Network

USD at Montana vs 1. NDSU
Chattanooga at Tenn State vs 8. SELA
NEC vs CCU vs 5. SHSU
Lehigh at YSU vs 4. Maine


NAU at SDSU vs 3. EWU
Charleston Southern at William and Mary vs 6. Fordham
Bethune-Cookman at Samford vs 7. Towson
McNeese State at Montana State vs 2. EIU

http://www.sportsnetwork.com/fcs/FCS_Bracket.pdf

[Tatanka]

Here are two more takes from national FCS outlets...

College Sports Madness

San Degio at NAU vs 1. NDSU
Tenn State at Chattanooga vs 8. Fordham
Bethune Cookman at Charleston Southern vs 5. Montana State
William and Mary at CCU vs 4. SHSU


Colgate at Delaware vs 3. EWU
SDSU at Montana vs 6. SELA
YSU at McNeese State vs 7. Maine
Robert Morris at Towson vs 2. EIU

http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/fcs-football/bracketology

Sports Network

USD at Montana vs 1. NDSU
Chattanooga at Tenn State vs 8. SELA
NEC vs CCU vs 5. SHSU
Lehigh at YSU vs 4. Maine


NAU at SDSU vs 3. EWU
Charleston Southern at William and Mary vs 6. Fordham
Bethune-Cookman at Samford vs 7. Towson
McNeese State at Montana State vs 2. EIU

http://www.sportsnetwork.com/fcs/FCS_Bracket.pdf

LOL@Montana State being seeded.

[NDSUstudent]

LOL@Montana State being seeded.

Yeah, that bracket isn't very good to say the least. I could see Montana State climbing to a 7 or 8 seed if they can win out.

Of course they could also miss the playoff completely should they lose out.

[NDSUstudent]

Here is a really solid bracket from nobowls.com...

SDSU at Montana State vs 1. NDSU
William and Mary at CCU vs 8. Towson
USD at NAU vs 5. Maine
Colgate at Delaware vs 4. Fordham


McNeese Stat at Montana vs 3. EWU
Jacksonville State at Chattanooga vs 6. SHSU
Charleston Southern at Bethune Cookman vs 7. SELA
Robert Morris at YSU vs 2. EIU

http://www.nobowls.com/

[Tatanka]

Here is a really solid bracket from nobowls.com...

SDSU at Montana State vs 1. NDSU
William and Mary at CCU vs 8. Towson
USD at NAU vs 5. Maine
Colgate at Delaware vs 4. Fordham


McNeese Stat at Montana vs 3. EWU
Jacksonville State at Chattanooga vs 6. SHSU
Charleston Southern at Bethune Cookman vs 7. SELA
Robert Morris at YSU vs 2. EIU

http://www.nobowls.com/

That is pretty solid.

[MAKBison]

Assuming this is correct, Been watching both these teams---we might roll either by a huge margin. FYI 24 Juco on B-K



My take...Right now I'm predicting SDSU will win out and claim a third playoff spot for the MVFC...

Charleston Southern at Bethune Cookman vs 1. NDSU
SHSU at Montana State vs 8. McNeese State
William and Mary at Coastal Carolina vs 5. Fordham
Lehigh at Delaware vs 4. Maine


Tenn State at Chattanoga vs 2. EIU
San Deigo at NAU vs 6. SELA
Robert Morris at YSU vs 7. Towson
SDSU at Montana vs 3. EWU

Bubble: SC State, Jax State, JMU, Samford and SUU

[Mayville Bison]

Here is a really solid bracket from nobowls.com...

SDSU at Montana State vs 1. NDSU
William and Mary at CCU vs 8. Towson
USD at NAU vs 5. Maine
Colgate at Delaware vs 4. Fordham


McNeese Stat at Montana vs 3. EWU
Jacksonville State at Chattanooga vs 6. SHSU
Charleston Southern at Bethune Cookman vs 7. SELA
Robert Morris at YSU vs 2. EIU

http://www.nobowls.com/

I hope it's not that one. Look at that road to the championship. SDSU (not convinced MSU can win a big game) Towson (could see Towson losing here) then Maine or Fordham? Yuck!! That being said, it's actually pretty accurate to what would happen.

[Hammersmith]

Here's a stupid one(mine) put together mostly using Sagarin(seeds and at-larges). Paid no attention to w/l record unless figuring out autobids. Used geography for pairings. Not really meant to be serious.


(1)North Dakota State -- South Dakota State vs. Coastal Carolina
(8)Northern Iowa -- Chattanooga vs. Jacksonville State
(5)William & Mary -- Charleston Southern vs. Bethune-Cookman
(4)Villanova -- Maine vs. Colgate

(3)SE Louisiana -- Missouri State vs. McNeese State
(6)Towson -- Youngstown State vs. Robert Morris
(7)Eastern Washington -- Montana vs. San Diego
(2)Eastern Illinois -- Southern Illinois vs. Sam Houston State

[Tatanka]

Here's a stupid one(mine) put together mostly using Sagarin(seeds and at-larges). Paid no attention to w/l record unless figuring out autobids. Used geography for pairings. Not really meant to be serious.


(1)North Dakota State -- South Dakota State vs. Coastal Carolina
(8)Northern Iowa -- Chattanooga vs. Jacksonville State
(5)William & Mary -- Charleston Southern vs. Bethune-Cookman
(4)Villanova -- Maine vs. Colgate

(3)SE Louisiana -- Missouri State vs. McNeese State
(6)Towson -- Youngstown State vs. Robert Morris
(7)Eastern Washington -- Montana vs. San Diego
(2)Eastern Illinois -- Southern Illinois vs. Sam Houston State
While it would be super nice to see the MVFC represented like this, and I would also wager that two of the four in the first round would win, I will admit I did lol just a little bit. :D

[ndsubison1]

i want to see an expert put together a bracket on how they think it will END up. Not on how they think it would be TODAY

[bisonaudit]

i want to see an expert put together a bracket on how they think it will END up. Not on how they think it would be TODAY

I think that's what Sports Network tries to do.

[NDSUstudent]

I actually changed my bracket this so it reflects how I think things will play out.

That said not much changes.

[natstar1]

What would it take for us not to get the #1 or #2 seed? Could a loss this week bump us to #3?

[NDSUstudent]

At this point I'd say two losses....that K-State win is looking better and better each week.

[ndsubison1]

What would it take for us not to get the #1 or #2 seed? Could a loss this week bump us to #3?

one loss we should still be top 2. id go as far as to say if we lose to ysu we should still be #1 with ksu win/playing in MVC, not sure if that would happen EIU would probably still jump us

[Mayville Bison]

Here's my take with factoring in the last two weeks of the year. Some big games that will shake things up
Montana over Montana State
Maine losing @ New Hampshire
SELA over SHSU

Montana State @SDSU vs. #1 North Dakota State
San Diego @Northern Arizona vs. #8 Montana
William & Mary @Charleston Southern vs. #5 Fordham
Jacksonville State @Bethune-Cookman vs. #4 Southeastern Louisiana
Robert Morris @Towson vs. #3 Eastern Washington
South Carolina State @Coastal Carolina vs. #6 Maine
Chattanooga @Sam Houston State vs. #7 McNeese State
Lehigh @Youngstown State vs. #2 Eastern Illinois

Last Teams In: Montana State, YSU
First Team Out: Tennessee State, Delaware

[bisonaudit]

Dom tweets that Lafayette or Colgate could win the Patriot auto bid with a losing record. Says "This will drive Valley Football fans nuts." No, Dom, what drives me nuts is that we're going to have to put up with an at large for Fordham out of that low rent conference.

[BisoninNWMN]

Here's my take with factoring in the last two weeks of the year. Some big games that will shake things up
Montana over Montana State
Maine losing @ New Hampshire
SELA over SHSU

Montana State @SDSU vs. #1 North Dakota State
San Diego @Northern Arizona vs. #8 Montana
William & Mary @Charleston Southern vs. #5 Fordham
Jacksonville State @Bethune-Cookman vs. #4 Southeastern Louisiana
Robert Morris @Towson vs. #3 Eastern Washington
South Carolina State @Coastal Carolina vs. #6 Maine
Chattanooga @Sam Houston State vs. #7 McNeese State
Lehigh @Youngstown State vs. #2 Eastern Illinois

Last Teams In: Montana State, YSU
First Team Out: Tennessee State, Delaware




IMO, if this was the bracket they would have SDSU going to Montana State. Jacks would draw only 6-7K and the Cats would have 14-15K.

[Mayville Bison]

Dom tweets that Lafayette or Colgate could win the Patriot auto bid with a losing record. Says "This will drive Valley Football fans nuts." No, Dom, what drives me nuts is that we're going to have to put up with an at large for Fordham out of that low rent conference.

Completely agree that being forced to have a second team will drive me crazy. Those who aren't as informed though would see a losing record and ask why they are in over the likes of SIU, UNI, ISUr, and even Missouri State.


IMO, if this was the bracket they would have SDSU going to Montana State. Jacks would draw only 6-7K and the Cats would have 14-15K.

Ya, that makes sense. Most of the first round games I just guessed on, but I've been to MSU's field and should have known their size/attendance. I really hope SELA moves up to a #3 seed (which means EWU or EIU would have to lose). They are the one team I really don't want to see and I have no explanation for that feeling.