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The All-MVC Level
A few teams seem to have been stiffed by the selection committee.
Chief among them would be SIU Carbondale which roasted Illinois State 37-7 after dropping a double OT conference game to I think North Dakota a week ago. Both the Redbirds and Fighting Hawks are in the field. #12 Monmouth loses and misses the field leaving the CAA with 3 teams. Northern Arizona, ranked 23rd, loses and misses the field. Harvard loses to Yale which probably got the Elis a spot.
Conference............Teams in the Field of 24 and their seeding (top 16 are seeded, top 8 get a bye and 9-16 get first round home games)
Teams in the field that ISU played this year: NDSU, Illinois State, South Dakota, North Dakota, YSU, SDSU and Montana plus IU which seems a lock for the CFP.
Need to figure out how to get Lehigh, Tn Tech and Tarleton State as our Non-Conference games.
MVFC:......................6...............#1 NDSU plays winner of #16 seed SEL and Illinois State; Unseeded North Dakota at #13 Seed Tn Tech; #11 Seed South Dakota hosts Drake.
.......................................................#15 Seed YSU hosts Yale.........#14 Seed SDSU hosts New Hampshire
Southland.............3................#7 SFA plays winner of Lamar/ACU; Unseeded Lamar at ACU; #16 Seed SEL hosts Illinois State
Big Sky...................3.................#2 seed Montana State hosts winner of Yale/YSU; #3 Seed Montana Hosts winner of UNH/SDSU; #8 Seed UC Davis Hosts URI/Cntral Ct State
Patriot.....................1.................#5 Lehigh hosts Harvard/Nova winner
So Con...................1.................#6 Mercer hosts USD/Drake winner
Ivy............................2...................Unseeded Harvard at Villanova; Unseeded Yale at YSU
Big South.............1...................#13 Tn Tech hosts North Dakota
United Athletic.....2...............#4 Tarleton State hosts North Dakota/ Tn Tech winner; #10 Abilene Christian hosts Lamar
CAA..........................3................#12 Nova hosts Harvard;.....#9 URI hosts Central Ct State;......Unseeded New Hampshire travels to SDSU
Pioneer...................1..................Unseeded Drake at #11 USD
NorthEast Conf....1..................Central Ct State at URI
Ranking........Team.....................Conference......................Record......................Result............................................Comments
1......................NDSU...................MVFC...............................12-0............WON 62-7 vs St. Thomas, Mn.............Home Filed advantage until the Final Game in Nashville
2...................Montana................Big Sky............................11-1............LOST 28-31 vs Montana State.............Another matchup with Bobcats looms if the Griz win. Will SDSU be healthy?
3................Montana State......Big Sky............................10-2.............WON 31-28 vs Montana.......................Claim #2 seed; home field advantage until the finals also.
4................Lehigh.....................Patriot...............................12-0..............WON 42-32 vs Lafayette.......................Good Win over previously ranked team. Seeded #5
5...........Tarleton State............United Athl.....................11-1.............WON 45-44 vs Austin Peay..................The Governors lost all the close ones to miss the field. #4 seed for TSU
6.........Tn. Tech......................Big South/OVC..................11-1...........WON 20-7 vs UT Martin........................#13 Seed hosting UND... Can the Valley Team Advance?
7.........Mercer.........................So Con.................................9-2...............LOST 17-62 vs Auburn...........................#6 Seed; Likely will host South Dakota in round 2
8.........Harvard........................IVY........................................9-1................LOST 28-45 vs Yale.................................Probably got Yale into the field by the loss
9...........Villanova....................CAA......................................9-2................WON 34-10 vs Sacred Heart...............Seeded #12 and hosts Harvard
10...........URI.............................CAA......................................10-2.............WON 38-10 vs Hampton.......................#9 seed; hosts CCSU
11............Illinois State.............MVFC.................................8-4.................LOST 7-37 vs SIU.......................................No unseeded but still in the field despite getting raced by Salukis
12......Monmouth..................CAA.....................................9-3................LOST 24-31 vs Albany.............................Bad loss, second in a row, gets Monmouth ejected from the field
13.....North Dakota..............MVFC.................................7-5......................LOST 31-34 vs SDSU............................Unseeded; losing to SDSU probably kept Jackrabbits in the field
14.....SFA..................................Southland.........................10-2................WON 62-14 vs NOrthwestern St..........#7 Seed hosts Lamar/ACU winner... NCAA must like SFA a lot
15....UC Davis......................Big Sky..............................8-3....................WON 31-27 vs Sacramento St...............#8 seed. Will host the URI/CCSU winner
16....South Dakota.............MFVC................................8-4................................IDLE>......................................................#11 Seed HOsts Drake. Should be a decisive win for Coyotes
17...ACU..................................United Athl....................8-4.....................WON 49-28 vs Cntrl Ark...........................#10 seed hosts Lamar
18...YSU..................................MVFC................................8-4......................WON 35-32. vs UNI...................................#15 Seed hosts Yale. How good are the Ivies???
19....Lamar...........................Southland.........................8-4........................LOST 19-21 vs McNeese St..................Unseeded; Travels to ACU
20...Jackson State.................SWAC.................................9-2.......................WON 27-21 vs Alcorn.............................Prairie View A&M
21...SEL................................Southland..........................9-3..........................WON...38-26 vs Nicholls...........................#16 Seed Hosts Illinois State........Can Redbirds recover from SIU pounding?
22...SDSU.............................MVFC...................................8-4.........................WON 34-31 vs North Dakota..............Jackrabbits break 4 game losing streak. Is starting QB Back?
23...UNArizona...................Big Sky...............................7-5........................LOST 28-48 vs Weber State.....................Misses the playoffs
24....SIU.................................MVFC.................................7-5.........................WON 37-7 vs Illinois State.......................Decisive Win not enough to get into the field
25..New Hampshire..........CAA.....................................8-4..........................WON 33-27 vs Maine..............................Big New England Rivalry!! Get a trip to SDSU to play outside.
Chief among them would be SIU Carbondale which roasted Illinois State 37-7 after dropping a double OT conference game to I think North Dakota a week ago. Both the Redbirds and Fighting Hawks are in the field. #12 Monmouth loses and misses the field leaving the CAA with 3 teams. Northern Arizona, ranked 23rd, loses and misses the field. Harvard loses to Yale which probably got the Elis a spot.
Conference............Teams in the Field of 24 and their seeding (top 16 are seeded, top 8 get a bye and 9-16 get first round home games)
Teams in the field that ISU played this year: NDSU, Illinois State, South Dakota, North Dakota, YSU, SDSU and Montana plus IU which seems a lock for the CFP.
Need to figure out how to get Lehigh, Tn Tech and Tarleton State as our Non-Conference games.
MVFC:......................6...............#1 NDSU plays winner of #16 seed SEL and Illinois State; Unseeded North Dakota at #13 Seed Tn Tech; #11 Seed South Dakota hosts Drake.
.......................................................#15 Seed YSU hosts Yale.........#14 Seed SDSU hosts New Hampshire
Southland.............3................#7 SFA plays winner of Lamar/ACU; Unseeded Lamar at ACU; #16 Seed SEL hosts Illinois State
Big Sky...................3.................#2 seed Montana State hosts winner of Yale/YSU; #3 Seed Montana Hosts winner of UNH/SDSU; #8 Seed UC Davis Hosts URI/Cntral Ct State
Patriot.....................1.................#5 Lehigh hosts Harvard/Nova winner
So Con...................1.................#6 Mercer hosts USD/Drake winner
Ivy............................2...................Unseeded Harvard at Villanova; Unseeded Yale at YSU
Big South.............1...................#13 Tn Tech hosts North Dakota
United Athletic.....2...............#4 Tarleton State hosts North Dakota/ Tn Tech winner; #10 Abilene Christian hosts Lamar
CAA..........................3................#12 Nova hosts Harvard;.....#9 URI hosts Central Ct State;......Unseeded New Hampshire travels to SDSU
Pioneer...................1..................Unseeded Drake at #11 USD
NorthEast Conf....1..................Central Ct State at URI
Ranking........Team.....................Conference......................Record......................Result............................................Comments
1......................NDSU...................MVFC...............................12-0............WON 62-7 vs St. Thomas, Mn.............Home Filed advantage until the Final Game in Nashville
2...................Montana................Big Sky............................11-1............LOST 28-31 vs Montana State.............Another matchup with Bobcats looms if the Griz win. Will SDSU be healthy?
3................Montana State......Big Sky............................10-2.............WON 31-28 vs Montana.......................Claim #2 seed; home field advantage until the finals also.
4................Lehigh.....................Patriot...............................12-0..............WON 42-32 vs Lafayette.......................Good Win over previously ranked team. Seeded #5
5...........Tarleton State............United Athl.....................11-1.............WON 45-44 vs Austin Peay..................The Governors lost all the close ones to miss the field. #4 seed for TSU
6.........Tn. Tech......................Big South/OVC..................11-1...........WON 20-7 vs UT Martin........................#13 Seed hosting UND... Can the Valley Team Advance?
7.........Mercer.........................So Con.................................9-2...............LOST 17-62 vs Auburn...........................#6 Seed; Likely will host South Dakota in round 2
8.........Harvard........................IVY........................................9-1................LOST 28-45 vs Yale.................................Probably got Yale into the field by the loss
9...........Villanova....................CAA......................................9-2................WON 34-10 vs Sacred Heart...............Seeded #12 and hosts Harvard
10...........URI.............................CAA......................................10-2.............WON 38-10 vs Hampton.......................#9 seed; hosts CCSU
11............Illinois State.............MVFC.................................8-4.................LOST 7-37 vs SIU.......................................No unseeded but still in the field despite getting raced by Salukis
12......Monmouth..................CAA.....................................9-3................LOST 24-31 vs Albany.............................Bad loss, second in a row, gets Monmouth ejected from the field
13.....North Dakota..............MVFC.................................7-5......................LOST 31-34 vs SDSU............................Unseeded; losing to SDSU probably kept Jackrabbits in the field
14.....SFA..................................Southland.........................10-2................WON 62-14 vs NOrthwestern St..........#7 Seed hosts Lamar/ACU winner... NCAA must like SFA a lot
15....UC Davis......................Big Sky..............................8-3....................WON 31-27 vs Sacramento St...............#8 seed. Will host the URI/CCSU winner
16....South Dakota.............MFVC................................8-4................................IDLE>......................................................#11 Seed HOsts Drake. Should be a decisive win for Coyotes
17...ACU..................................United Athl....................8-4.....................WON 49-28 vs Cntrl Ark...........................#10 seed hosts Lamar
18...YSU..................................MVFC................................8-4......................WON 35-32. vs UNI...................................#15 Seed hosts Yale. How good are the Ivies???
19....Lamar...........................Southland.........................8-4........................LOST 19-21 vs McNeese St..................Unseeded; Travels to ACU
20...Jackson State.................SWAC.................................9-2.......................WON 27-21 vs Alcorn.............................Prairie View A&M
21...SEL................................Southland..........................9-3..........................WON...38-26 vs Nicholls...........................#16 Seed Hosts Illinois State........Can Redbirds recover from SIU pounding?
22...SDSU.............................MVFC...................................8-4.........................WON 34-31 vs North Dakota..............Jackrabbits break 4 game losing streak. Is starting QB Back?
23...UNArizona...................Big Sky...............................7-5........................LOST 28-48 vs Weber State.....................Misses the playoffs
24....SIU.................................MVFC.................................7-5.........................WON 37-7 vs Illinois State.......................Decisive Win not enough to get into the field
25..New Hampshire..........CAA.....................................8-4..........................WON 33-27 vs Maine..............................Big New England Rivalry!! Get a trip to SDSU to play outside.