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All the FCS playoff possibilities...

Paytonlives

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Just thought we should put all the talk in one place. Put all teams that had a realistic chance at making the playoffs.
Griz Fans should be rooting against almost any team that has 3 or 4 loses...
$= Conference Champs... Automatic Bid

Automatic Bids (5/11)
Central Connecticut St. 7-3 (Northeast)
Jacksonville State 10-1 (Ohio Valley)
San Diego 8-2 (Pioneer)
Wofford 9-1 (Southern)
Central Ark 9-1 (Southland)


* Automatic Bid
*Big Sky
-S. Utah 8-2 (vs. NAU)
-Weber 8-2 (vs. ISU)
-Montana 7-3 (at msu)
-NAU 7-3 (at S. Utah)
-EWU 6-4 (vs. PSU)

*CAA
-James Madison 10-0 (at Elon)
-Elon 8-2 (vs James Madison)
-Stony Brook 8-2 (at Maine)
-Delaware 7-3 (at Villanova)
-New Hampshire 7-3 (at Albany)

*Missouri Valley
-ND State 9-1 (at Illinois St)
-SD State 8-2 (at S. Dakota)
-S. Dakota 7-3 (vs. SD State)
-W. Illinois 7-3 (vs. S. Illinois)
-Illinois St. 6-4 (vs. ND State)
-N. Iowa 6-4 (vs.Indiana St)

*Southern
-$Wofford 9-1 (at (FBS) S. Carolina)
-Furman 7-3 (at Samford)
-Samford 7-3 (vs. Furman)
-W. Carolina 7-4 (at (FBS) North Carolina)

*Southland
-$Central Ark 9-1 (vs. Abilene Cristian)
-Sam Houston St 9-1 (vs. Houston Baptist)
-McNeese St 8-2 (at Lamar)
-Nicholls St 8-3

*Northeast
-$Central Connecticut 7-3 (vs. Robert Morris)

*Big South
-Monmouth 9-1 (at Kennesaw St.)
-Kennesaw St. 9-1 (vs. Monmouth)

*Ohio Valley
-$Jacksonville St 8-1 (vs. Tenn. St)
-Austin-Paey 7-4 (vs. E Illinois)
-Eastern Ill. 6-4 (vs. Austin-Paey)

*Patriot
-Colgate 6-4 (4-1) (at Georgetown)
-Lehigh 4-6 (4-1) (at Layfette)
-Layfette 3-7 (3-2) (at Lehigh)

*Pioneer
$San Diego 8-2 (vs Marist)

SWAC
Grambling 8-1 (No playoffs- Celebration Bowl)

MEAC (Conference winner- Celebration Bowl)
-North Carolina A&T 10-0 (vs. NC Central)
-North Carolina Central 7-3 (at North Carolina A&T)
-Howard 7-3 (at Hampton)
 
This conference will hurt some playoff hopes if A&T ends up 10-1 and NC Central is 9-2.

Conference winner goes to the celebration bowl, But I got to think a 10-1 A&T gets a bid...

North Carolina A&T 9-0 (vs. Savanaugh St & vs. NC Central)
North Carolina Central 7-2 (vs. Bethune-Cookman & at North Carolina A&T)
 
Another monkey wrench team is...

N. Iowa 5-4 (the posters love them and they have 2 easy games left. (at Missouri St & vs.Indiana St).
 
Only Nichols St might lose the other three play doormats...
Sam Houston 10-1
Central Ark 10-1
McNeese 9-2
Nichols ?-?

*Southland
Sam Houston St 8-1 (at Abilene Christian & vs. Houston Baptist)
Central Ark 8-1 (at Incarnate Word & vs. Abilene Cristian)
Nicholls St 7-2 (at SFA & at SE Louisiana)
McNeese St 7-2 (vs. Northwestern St & at Lamar)
 
HelenaHandBasket said:
AZGrizFan said:
Has an 8-3 BSC team EVER been left out of the playoffs?

Not with a 24 team field. An 8-4 Idaho St team was left out in 2014, and an 8-3 NAU was left out in 2012.

Exactly. And an 8-3 Montana team is NEVER going to be left out of the playoffs.
 
AZGrizFan said:
HelenaHandBasket said:
AZGrizFan said:
Has an 8-3 BSC team EVER been left out of the playoffs?

Not with a 24 team field. An 8-4 Idaho St team was left out in 2014, and an 8-3 NAU was left out in 2012.

Exactly. And an 8-3 Montana team is NEVER going to be left out of the playoffs.

Not sure anyone believes an 8-3 Griz team is left out. But there can always be a first time.
 
AZGrizFan said:
And an 8-3 Montana team is NEVER going to be left out of the playoffs.

I can't completely but into this. Wish I could. An 8-3 Montana left out is very unlikely but it remains a real possibility. There are just too many other teams nationwide which may finish at 8-3 or better. Plus we're looking at the log jam at the top of the Big Sky. Then in the MVFC or CAA even 7-4 record may trump an 8-3 out here.

To seal the deal we will need to see several teams dropping games these next two weeks. Thankfully there are quite a few match ups between ranked teams. We just need to root for the higher ranking teams to win so the mid-tier teams drop off the bubble. Meanwhile our Grizzlies need to make a statement in their remaining games.

I believe it will all work out but nothing is certain until the fat lady sings. Go Griz! :ugeek:
 
Weber played Montana western as there first game of the season. If they lost 1 of there remaining 2 game would they still make it in?
 
I would not be surprised if SUU lost 1 of there 2 remaining games. I also wonder if EWU can pull off a win on the road without Gubred. I guess we will get a chance to see how good this rs freshman if theirs is. If EWU looses I would think they would be out of the playoffs.
 
GraniteGriz80 said:
I would not be surprised if SUU lost 1 of there 2 remaining games. I also wonder if EWU can pull off a win on the road without Gubred. I guess we will get a chance to see how good this rs freshman if theirs is. If EWU looses I would think they would be out of the playoffs.

I think EWU is out even it they win their final 2 games.
 
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