IdaGriz01
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This week we have lots of matchups between ranked teams, so picking was fairly easy. Trouble is, outside that, most of the ranked team games are against weak to terrible opponents. Examples: #5 Sam Houston gets Houston Baptist (1-9) at home. #3 Central Arkansas gets Abilene Christian (2-8) at home. And #18 EWU gets winless Portland State at home.
The best matchup for a ranked team against an unranked turned out to be Monmouth (9-1) at #22 Kennesaw State (9-1). That’s a really crucial game for both teams since it’s for the Big South championship, and auto-bid. Loser will probably not get an at-large bid … it might happen, but I do not see the six-team Big South as a two-bid conference. The NC Central vs A&T game turns out to be meaningless (other than for the teams and their fans) since the conference has already decided who will go to the Celebration Bowl.
In the end, I had to include the NAU at SUU game (also crucial), although I normally do not include Big Sky matchups.
Underdog on the left, two choices allowed, and you can change your votes.
The best matchup for a ranked team against an unranked turned out to be Monmouth (9-1) at #22 Kennesaw State (9-1). That’s a really crucial game for both teams since it’s for the Big South championship, and auto-bid. Loser will probably not get an at-large bid … it might happen, but I do not see the six-team Big South as a two-bid conference. The NC Central vs A&T game turns out to be meaningless (other than for the teams and their fans) since the conference has already decided who will go to the Celebration Bowl.
In the end, I had to include the NAU at SUU game (also crucial), although I normally do not include Big Sky matchups.
Underdog on the left, two choices allowed, and you can change your votes.