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Big Sky

PORTST 43-26 EWU
NAU 27-26 SAC
WEB 10-45 UMT
IDST 13-54 MTST
UND 27-25 NOCO

• NConf Record: 0-1
  Overall: 8-15
  
  vs. FCS: 0-1
  Overall: 2-4
  
  
  Best Performance: (#11) Montana 45, Weber St. 10 - Jordan Johnson throws for 299 yards & a school-record-tying 6 touchdowns—a school-record-tying 4 of them going to Jabin Sambrano—as the Griz rout the surprisingly listless Wildcats
  
  Worst Performance: Sacramento St. 26, Northern Arizona 27 - With a playoff bid still a realistic possibility, the Hornets give up 246 rushing yards to Zach Bauman & fail on 2 extra points in the second half.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Eastern Washington 26, Portland St. 43 - The Eagles—another team that had a good shot at the playoffs—are outrushed 338 to minus-1 by a Viking team that was missing their top running back.

Southland

MCNSE 17-37 SFA
LAM 0-66 SHSU
SELA 29-55 UCA
NWST 23-10 TXST

• NConf Record: 1-0
  Overall: 13-15
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 3-1
  
  
  Best Performance: Northwestern St. 23, (FBS) Texas St. 10 - The Demons force 4 turnovers to overcome a mediocre 290 yards of offense.
  
  Worst Performance: McNeese St. 17, Stephen F. Austin 37 - Cowboy QB Cody Stroud gets sacked 9 times and suffers further embarrassment by throwing a pick in his own endzone.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Northwestern St. 23, (FBS) Texas St. 10 - This marks the 5th. straight win by the road team in this now-interdivision series.

Missouri Valley

UNI 19-27 NDSU
SDKST 43-36 MIZST (2OT)
ILST 38-30 SIU
WIU 14-56 YSU

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 13-12
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 11-4
  
  
  Best Performance: (#3) North Dakota St. 27, (#2) Northern Iowa 19 - The Bison hold the potent Panther running game to just 53 yards in a key game for playoff seeding.
  
  Worst Performance: Western Illinois 14, Youngstown St. 56 - The Leatherneck defense allows YSU to throw for 235 yards and 5 touchdowns on just 12 attempts for a garish 377 efficiency rating.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Missouri St. 36, South Dakota St. 43 (2OT) - Bears can't make it two straight as they are torched by Austin Sumner.

OVC

TTU 21-14 JAXST
EKU 34-33 MUR
SEMO 30-38 UTM
EIU 19-10 AP

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 8-14
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 6-4
  
  
  Best Performance: (#25) Tennessee Tech 21, (#14) Jacksonville St. 14 - Golden Eagles don't put up many yards but do go turnover free in a big win.
  
  Worst Performance: Austin Peay 10, Eastern Illinois 19 - The Governors nearly get two 100-yard rushers, go turnover-free, and commit just 2 penalties, but still fall to the struggling Panthers.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (#14) Jacksonville St. 14, (#25) Tennessee Tech 21 - Thanks to this result, the OVC title is now up for grabs between 4 teams.

Patriot League

BUCK 39-13 LAF
LEH 45-25 COLG
FORD 0-55 ARMY
GTOWN 19-6 HC

• NConf Record: 0-1
  Overall: 19-16
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 19-15
  
  
  Best Performance: Georgetown 19, Holy Cross 6 - You don't need much offense when your opponent loses 4 fumbles.
  
  Worst Performance: Lafayette 13, Bucknell 39 - 192 yards and 7 turnovers is about as dismal as a day can get offensively.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Georgetown 19, Holy Cross 6 - With this win, it's actually possible the Hoyas could make the playoffs without beating Lehigh.

Tomorrow: the rest of the playoff conferences.

NEC

CCSU 13-27 SFPA
SACHRT 27-15 RMU
ALB 24-0 WAG
DUQ 16-0 MONM

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 10-17
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 7-16
  
  
  Best Performance: Duquesne 16, Monmouth 0 - Dukes do a better job dealing with inclement weather by winning the turnover battle 4-1.
  
  Worst Performance: Central Connecticut St. 13, St. Francis (PA) 27 - Blue Devils put up just 244 yards against an abysmal defense.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Central Connecticut St. 13, St. Francis (PA) 27 - The preseason faves fall into last place.

CAA

MAINE 41-25 NOVA
URI 24-31 UNH
UD 35-30 TOW
UMASS 28-7 RICH
JMU 20-23 ODU

• NConf Record*: 0-1
  Overall: 22-13
  
  vs. FCS*: 0-0
  Overall: 17-2
  
  
  Best Performance: (#21) Delaware 35, (#13) Towson 30 - Special teams get the victory as the Blue Hens average 48 yards on 5 kick returns.
  
  Worst Performance: Richmond 7, (FBS) Massachusetts 28 - Aaron Corp throws 4 interceptions as the Spiders' playoff hopes are officially squished.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (#21) Delaware 35, (#13) Towson 30 - If only Delaware's series with West Chester ended this year instead of next year…

Big South

CCU 0-42 SBU
VMI 14-41 CIT
PRESBY 20-27 LIB (2OT)
CHSO 7-14 GWEBB

• NConf Record: 0-1
  Overall: 9-24
  
  vs. FCS: 0-1
  Overall: 4-13
  
  
  Best Performance: Stony Brook 42, Coastal Carolina 0 - The Seawolves don't complete a pass & still outgain Coastal 446-73.
  
  Worst Performance: Charleston Southern 7, Gardner-Webb 14 - The Bucs play better than past weeks, but still can't overcome 7 sacks and 2 picks.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Presbyterian 20, (#23) Liberty 27 (2OT) - The Blue Hose only have 1 FCS win this season, but they have put a big scare into a couple top-25 teams with high expectations.

MEAC

MORG 12-0 DSU
SCSU 31-0 HOW
NCAT 10-14 NFOLK
BCOOK 34-6 NCCEN
HAMP 22-5 SAV

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 15-18
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 8-9
  
  
  Best Performance: South Carolina St. 31, Howard 0 - Bulldogs efficiently score 31 points with just 203 yards of offense.
  
  Worst Performance: NC Central 6, Bethune-Cookman 34 - Eagles give up 525 yards and remain winless in the MEAC.
  
  Most Surprising Result: MEAC Championship Race - In 2 weeks, Norfolk State plays Morgan State in a game that is poised to decide the MEAC title. Who saw that coming at the beginning of the season?

SoCon

GASO 17-24 APP
ELON 28-48 WOFF
VMI 14-41 CIT
WCU 24-52 SAM
FUR 14-7 UTC

• NConf Record: 1-0
  Overall: 15-7
  
  vs. FCS: 1-0
  Overall: 11-1
  
  
  Best Performance: (#5) Appalachian St. 24, (#1) Georgia Southern 17 - The Mountaineers hold the high-flying Eagles to just 201 yards.
  
  Worst Performance: Western Carolina 24, Samford 52 - Another week, another firing for the Catamounts as defensive coordinator Matt Pawlowski is shown the door following this loss.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (#5) Appalachian St. 24, (#1) Georgia Southern 17 - Since replacing DeAndre Presley as App's starting QB, Jamal Jackson has put up a superb 166.3 efficiency rating in 3 starts.

* - I know UMass is still technically in the CAA this year, but I'm counting them as FBS and as a non-conference opponent for CAA teams.


Tomorrow: non-playoff conferences & independents.

Great West

SDK 24-27 CP
UCD 3-34 SUU
UND 27-25 NOCO

• NConf Record: 1-0
  Overall: 15-13
  
  vs. FCS: 1-0
  Overall: 9-4
  
  
  Best Performance: Cal Poly 27, (#17) South Dakota 24 - Mustangs take advantage of an injured Dante Warren & dominate the second half to keep their playoff hopes alive.
  
  Worst Performance: UC Davis 3, Southern Utah 34 - Aggies lose #3 in a row against the Thunderbirds in helpless fashion. They had only lost 3 total games to SUU before this streak.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (none)

Ivy League

YALE 16-13 COLUM
DART 10-41 HARV
PENN 0-6 BROWN
COR 24-7 PRINCE

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 10-14
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 10-14
  
  
  Best Performance: Brown 6, Penn 0 - The Bears end Penn's 18-game Ivy winning streak despite scoring just single digits against the Quakers for the third-straight year.
  
  Worst Performance: Princeton 7, Cornell 24 - Tigers have now lost 14 of 15.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Cornell 24, Princeton 7 - The Big Red achieve 3 wins for the first time in 3 years.

SWAC

JSU 44-14 PVAMU (in Shreveport, LA)
GRAM 27-20 UAPB
ALCORN 14-30 SU
ALST 19-20 AAMU (in Birmingham, AL)
TXSO 9-12 MVSU

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 8-9
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 2-4
  
  
  Best Performance: Alabama A&M 20, (#16) Alabama St. 19 - Kaderius Lacey runs for 189 yards as the Bulldogs win for the 11th. time in the last 13 meetings with ASU.
  
  Worst Performance: Texas Southern 9, Mississippi Valley St. 12 - The Tigers end MVSU's losing streak at 19 in a game where both teams combined for 266 yards.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (#16) Alabama St. 19, Alabama A&M 20 - 2 missed field goals cost the Hornets a chance at all-but-securing the SWAC East.

Pioneer League

DAY 49-10 VALPO
DRAKE 23-13 MARIST
CAMP 26-20 DVDSN (3OT)

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 14-15
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 3-14
  
  
  Best Performance: Drake 23, Marist 13 - Bulldogs win turnovers 4-0 as they remain undefeated against Marist.
  
  Worst Performance: Davidson 20, Campbell 26 (3OT) - Wildcats win turnovers by 2 but can't overcome a 28% performance on third & fourth down combined.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Campbell 26, Davidson 20 (3OT) - The Camels get their first-ever win over Davidson, but it was surprisingly close given their drubbing of San Diego last week.

Independents

GSU 14-17 UTSA (OT)

• Non-Ind. Record: 0-0
  Overall: 4-10
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 0-7
  
  
  Best Performance: Texas-San Antonio 17, Georgia St. 14 (OT) - The Roadrunners get their first DI win as a revived program largely thanks to 3 field goals from Sean Ianno.
  
  Worst Performance: Georgia St. 14, Texas-San Antonio 17 (OT) - Christian Benvenuto earns "Goat of the Week" status by going 0/4 on field goals in a close, low-scoring game.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Georgia St. 14, Texas-San Antonio 17 (OT) - After getting their first DI win of the season last week, the Panthers let UTSA do the same to them.

how, why is Delaware over Towson the most surprising result? From top to bottom the CAA is pretty balanced this year....

ODUalum11 wrote:how, why is Delaware over Towson the most surprising result? From top to bottom the CAA is pretty balanced this year....

Is there a more surprising one in the conference?

Grizalltheway wrote:

ODUalum11 wrote:how, why is Delaware over Towson the most surprising result? From top to bottom the CAA is pretty balanced this year....

Is there a more surprising one in the conference?

nothing surprises me when it comes to the CAA this year.

ODUalum11 wrote:

Grizalltheway wrote:
Is there a more surprising one in the conference?

nothing surprises me when it comes to the CAA this year.

Grizalltheway wrote:

ODUalum11 wrote:
nothing surprises me when it comes to the CAA this year.

yup, I said it....unfortunately.

ODUalum11 wrote:how, why is Delaware over Towson the most surprising result? From top to bottom the CAA is pretty balanced this year....

Which is exactly why the most surprising game probably won't be that surprising.

The only other contender was UMass/Richmond, but UD surprised me more since they were (almost certainly) out of contention coming in.

Mvemjsunpx wrote:

ODUalum11 wrote:how, why is Delaware over Towson the most surprising result? From top to bottom the CAA is pretty balanced this year....

Which is exactly why the most surprising game probably won't be that surprising.

The only other contender was UMass/Richmond, but UD surprised me more since they were (almost certainly) out of contention coming in.

I don't think it means though that they aren't as good a team IMO. I think its been proven that the conference this year is pretty even.