4_tattoos Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 Believe it or not there is college football outside the FBS. A place to give these teams some recognition. Here is the NCAA Division 3 bracket. https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/football/d3/2023 And here is Division 2's bracket. https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/football/d2/2023 Quote Hotter Than July > Thriller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_tattoos Posted November 12, 2023 Author Share Posted November 12, 2023 In D2 I have my fingers crossed for Virginia Union, Shepherd and Benedict. In D3 I'll be supporting Johns Hopkins and Christopher Newport. Quote Hotter Than July > Thriller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadragon76 Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 A few notes here... Division II and III have the same formats from before: a 28 team field in Division II and a 32 team field in Division III. NAIA has expanded their field this season from 16 teams to 20 teams. They've also changed the rules for automatic bids - you just have to win your conference or division title to get in. They also seeded the top 12 teams in the field. Opening Round -St. Thomas (FL) at Reinhardt -Montana Tech at Dickinson State (ND) -Dordt (IA) at Ottawa (KS) -Baker (KS) at Louisiana Christian 'Potential' First Round -Opening Round Winner at (1) Northwestern (IA) -(9) Evangel at (8) Montana Western -(12) St. Xavier (IL) at (5) Marian (IN) -Opening Round Winner at (4) Georgetown (KY) -Opening Round Winner at (2) Grand View (IA) -(10) Morningside (IA) at (7) Bethel (TN) -Opening Round Winner at (3) Keiser (FL) -(11) College of Idaho at (6) Indiana Wesleyan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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4_tattoos Posted November 13, 2023 Author Share Posted November 13, 2023 So there is a new D2 bowl game. Johnson C. Smith and Fort Valley State will play in the first Florida Beach Bowl. https://hbcusports.com/2023/11/13/johnson-c-smith-fort-valley-state-to-headline-inaugural-florida-beach-bowl 1 Quote Hotter Than July > Thriller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_tattoos Posted November 19, 2023 Author Share Posted November 19, 2023 First round of D2 playoff has come and gone. Only upsets came in Super Region 4 with Central Washington & Bemidji State winning on the road. https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/football/d2/2023 Second round games (Regional semifinals): SR1: Slippery Rock @ Tiffin SR1: Kutztown @ Charleston SR2: Lenoir-Rhyne @ Benedict SR2: Valdosta State @ Delta State SR3: Central Missouri @ Harding SR3: Pittsburg State @ Grand Valley State SR4: Augustana @ Colorado School of Mines SR4: Central Washington @ Bemidji State Quote Hotter Than July > Thriller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadragon76 Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 Over in Division III, very few upsets happened... but there were four of them, though. The biggest being Grove City (undefeated this season and making their first ever playoff trip) scoring at the last seconds to beat Susquehanna. Now, for the 2nd Round games. Region #1 -Aurora at Wisconsin-La Crosse -Trinity (TX) at North Central Region #2 -Whitworth at Wartburg -Wheaton (IL) at Wisconsin-Whitewater Region #3 -Alma at Mount Union -Grove City at SUNY-Cortland Region #4 -Union at Johns Hopkins -Ithaca at Randolph-Macon 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadragon76 Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 In NAIA, the First Round didn't see much in terms of upsets with Dickinson State being the only road team to win. Now, on to the 2nd Round... -(16) Dordt at (1) Northwestern (IA) -(14) Dickinson State at (2) Grand View -(13) St. Thomas (FL) at (3) Keiser -(15) Baker at (4) Georgetown (KY) -(12) St. Xavier (IL) at (5) Marian (IN) -(10) Morningside (IA) at (6) Indiana Wesleyan -(9) Evangel (MO) at (7) Bethel (TN) -(11) College of Idaho at (8) Montana Western 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadragon76 Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 It's time for the FCS Playoffs! 1st Round -Gardner-Webb at Mercer (Winner at #1 South Dakota State) -Duquesne at Youngstown State (Winner at #8 Villanova) -North Carolina Central at Richmond (Winner at #5 Albany) -Nicholls State at Southern Illinois (Winner at #4 Idaho) -Sacramento State at North Dakota (Winner at #3 South Dakota) -Drake at North Dakota State (Winner at #6 Montana State) -Chattanooga at Austin Peay (Winner at #7 Furman) -Lafayette at Delaware (Winner at #2 Montana) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_tattoos Posted November 19, 2023 Author Share Posted November 19, 2023 Despite my parents being North Carolina A&T alums, I will be supporting North Carolina Central during the playoffs (A&T's arch rival). As well as the eastern teams in general. For reasons I don't understand I want Sacramento State to have a good run though. Howard University will represent the MEAC in the Celebration Bowl. Howard will play the winner the SWAC championship game, either Florida A&M or Prairie View A&M. 1 Quote Hotter Than July > Thriller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 On 11/19/2023 at 1:10 PM, Seadragon76 said: It's time for the FCS Playoffs! 1st Round -Gardner-Webb at Mercer (Winner at #1 South Dakota State) -Duquesne at Youngstown State (Winner at #8 Villanova) -North Carolina Central at Richmond (Winner at #5 Albany) -Nicholls State at Southern Illinois (Winner at #4 Idaho) -Sacramento State at North Dakota (Winner at #3 South Dakota) -Drake at North Dakota State (Winner at #6 Montana State) -Chattanooga at Austin Peay (Winner at #7 Furman) -Lafayette at Delaware (Winner at #2 Montana) Go, Leopards! Quote Most Liked Content of the Day -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017 ///// Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadragon76 Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 Time to recap... FCS Only two road teams won their games - Sacramento State and Chattanooga. Otherwise, it's all about the home teams. This includes Delaware making a big comeback to hold off Lafayette. Next Week - 2nd Round -Mercer at (1) South Dakota State -Youngstown State at (8) Villanova -Richmond at (5) Albany -Southern Illinois at (4) Idaho -Sacramento State at (3) South Dakota -North Dakota State at (6) Montana State -Chattanooga at (7) Furman -Delaware at (2) Montana Division II The top seeds had issues for the most part in the 2nd round as two of them - Tiffin and Benedict - were both knocked out while Harding held out by the skin of their teeth against Central Missouri. The only top seed to not have issues was Colorado School of Mines, who blasted Augustana. Next Week - Quarterfinals -(3) Kutztown at (4) Slippery Rock -(4) Lenoir-Rhyne at (3) Valdosta State -(2) Grand Valley State at (1) Harding -Central Washington at (1) Colorado School of Mines Division III One of the traditional powers got stunned as Mount Union fell to Alma, of all teams. The Scots scored all of their points in the 4th quarter to defeat the Purple Raiders Next Week - Quarterfinals -North Central (IL) at Wisconsin-La Crosse -Wisconsin-Whitewater at Wartburg -SUNY Cortland at Alma -Randolph-Macon at Johns Hopkins NAIA There were a couple of upsets as College of Idaho and St. Xavier both won their games. Outside of that, the higher seeds won. Next Week - Quarterfinals -(12) St. Xavier [IL] at (1) Northwestern [IA] -(6) Indiana Wesleyan at (4) Georgetown [KY] -(11) College of Idaho at (2) Grand View [IA] -(7) Bethel [TN] at (3) Keiser [FL] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discrim Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 Holy crap, Mount pulled off the Falcons impersonation 1 1 Quote A strong mind gets high off success, a weak mind gets high off bull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadragon76 Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 The NJCAA has their playoffs set for next weekend. Saturday sees 4th ranked East Mississippi go north to play top ranked and top seed Hutchinson (KS). The other semifinal is on Sunday when 3rd ranked Kilgore (TX) goes to 2nd ranked Iowa Western. There are also three bowl games in NJCAA Division I Wool Bowl (Roswell, NM) - #7 Dodge City at #15 New Mexico Military C.H.A.M.P.S Heart of Texas Bowl (Commerce, TX) - #6 Copiah-Lincoln (MS) vs. #10 Navarro (TX) Game One Bowl (Cedar Falls, IA) - #5 Snow (UT) vs. #11 Iowa Central In NJCAA Division III, the championship game pits Rochester (MN) against the College of DuPage (IL) in a rematch of an earlier game that saw DuPage defeat Rochester. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 On 11/26/2023 at 12:59 PM, Seadragon76 said: FCS Only two road teams won their games - Sacramento State and Chattanooga. Otherwise, it's all about the home teams. This includes Delaware making a big comeback to hold off Lafayette. That was a tough one. Maybe a different result if Lafayette doesn't lose its starting QB and TE to injuries before halftime. Quote Most Liked Content of the Day -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017 ///// Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian in Boston Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 I'm pulling for Colorado School of Mines in the NCAA Division II tournament. Why? Because you have to love a team dubbed the Orediggers that sports a logo in which a a burro named Blaster grips a lit stick of dynamite between his teeth. Classic. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_tattoos Posted December 3, 2023 Author Share Posted December 3, 2023 Updated NCAA brackets after yesterday's games FCS Quarterfinals South Dakota State vs Villanova Albany vs Idaho South Dakota vs North Dakota State Montana vs Furman Division 2 Semifinals Harding vs Lenoir-Rhyne Colorado School of Mines vs Kutztown Division 3 Semifinals North Central vs Wartburg Cortland vs Randolph-Macon Also, Florida A&M wins the SWAC Championship and will go on to play Howard in the Celebration Bowl. Quote Hotter Than July > Thriller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_tattoos Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share Posted December 4, 2023 Stagg Bowl is back in Salem, Virginia this year! 1 Quote Hotter Than July > Thriller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_tattoos Posted December 9, 2023 Author Share Posted December 9, 2023 Does South Dakota (playing ND State on ABC right now) have old school Astroturf in their stadium? It doesn't look like modern grassy turf at all Quote Hotter Than July > Thriller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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