(STATS) – Let’s be B-O-R-I-N-G.
You know, boring like paint drying, slow internet connection, the Savannah State offense.
We usually project the results of upcoming games and provide the FCS playoff outlook as if it’s Selection Sunday, Nov. 18. However, last week we got a snapshot of the selection committee’s thinking and then the Saturday results followed, leaving a fairly cut-and-dry playoff field as of today (at least 23 of 24 teams), so let’s take advantage of it.
Who knows, maybe the boring method will catch on with the crystal ball.
The following is a projected FCS playoff field if the postseason started today:
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PROJECTED BIDS BY CONFERENCE=
* – Automatic qualifier
Big Sky (4): Eastern Washington, UC Davis*, Weber State, Idaho State
Big South (1): Kennesaw State*
CAA (6): Delaware*, Elon, James Madison, Maine, Stony Brook, Towson
MEAC (1): North Carolina A&T
Missouri Valley (3): North Dakota State*, South Dakota State, Western Illinois
Northeast (1): Sacred Heart*
Ohio Valley (2): Jacksonville State, Southeast Missouri State*
Patriot (1): Colgate*
Pioneer (1): San Diego*
Southern (2): ETSU*, Wofford
Southland (2): McNeese*, Nicholls
Bubble Watch: UNI
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PROJECTED PAIRINGS=
Top 8 seeds receive first-round byes
Towson at North Carolina A&T first-round winner at No. 1 seed North Dakota State
San Diego at Idaho State first-round winner at No. 8 seed Eastern Washington
Wofford at James Madison first-round winner at No. 5 seed Elon
ETSU at Jacksonville State first-round winner at No. 4 seed Kennesaw State
Southeast Missouri at McNeese first-round winner at No. 3 seed Weber State
Sacred Heart at Maine first-round winner at No. 6 seed South Dakota State
Colgate at Stony Brook first-round winner at No. 7 seed Delaware
Western Illinois at Nicholls first-round winner at No. 2 seed UC Davis
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