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Big Sky

CP 41-42 EWU (OT)
PORTST 66-7 UNT
NAU 24-38 UCD
WEB 24-21 UMT (OT)
SAC 13-35 MTST
IDST 37-31 UND

• NConf Record: 1-0
  Overall: 14-17
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 4-7
  
  
  Best Performance: (#25) Portland St. 66, (FBS) North Texas 7 - The Vikings set a record for most lopsided FCS win over an FBS and move to 2-0 against the upper subdivision by outgaining the Not-so-Mean Green 670-198.
  
  Worst Performance: (#23) North Dakota 31, Idaho St. 37 - The No-Nicks allow Michael Sanders, who had struggled all season, to throw for 427 yards and 4 touchdowns in a sobering loss.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Weber St. 24, (#12) Montana 21 (OT) - The Wildcats prove last week's Southern Utah debacle was a fluke by committing 0 turnovers (they had 6 against SUU) and dominating time of possession in their first Missoula win in 28 years.

Southland

UCA 43-7 HBU
NICH 24-28 SFA
UIW 7-59 SHSU
ACU 28-44 LAM
SELU 7-21 MCNSE

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 6-15
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 0-3
  
  
  Best Performance: (#22) McNeese St. 21, (#20) Southeastern Louisiana 7 - The Cowboys hold SELU's potent rushing attack to 59 yards as they finally show up in a big home game.
  
  Worst Performance: Houston Baptist 7, Central Arkansas 43 - The Husky passing game showed some spark, but HBU still had minus-9 rushing yards and they lost turnovers 4-1.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Stephen F. Austin 28, Nicholls St. 24 - The 'Jacks were on the ropes for a while, but they finished the game on a 21-3 run and avoided an 0-6 start.

Missouri Valley

UNI 28-31 NDSU
INST 7-24 SDKST
SDK 21-40 WIU
MIZST 26-73 SIU
ILST 31-29 YSU

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 18-12
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 16-3
  
  
  Best Performance: (#4) Illinois St. 31, (#9) Youngstown St. 29 - Big plays help the Redbirds offset a slight Penguin edge in most every stat.
  
  Worst Performance: Missouri St. 26, Southern Illinois 73 - The Bears make it 10 straight DI losses as they allow an MVFC scoring record.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (#9) Youngstown St. 29, (#4) Illinois St. 31 - Can Bo Pelini end YSU's recent history of November collapses? This loss could hurt if he can't.

OVC

SEMO 28-33 EIU
TTU 17-48 EKU
AP 18-34 MUR
TSU 14-28 UTM

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 10-17
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 8-5
  
  
  Best Performance: Tennessee-Martin 28, Tennessee St. 14 - The Skyhawks end the game with 28 unanswered points as only Austin Peay now stands in their way of clinching the Sgt. York Trophy.
  
  Worst Performance: Austin Peay 18, Murray St. 34 - The Governors don't get blown out for once, but—on the other hand—they won this matchup last year.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (none)

Pioneer League

VALPO 7-34 DRAKE
USD 12-13 DAY
kywes 7-14 DVDSN
MARIST 13-10 CAMP
STET 14-41 JU
BUT 21-34 MHEAD

• NConf Record: 1-0
  Overall: 16-14
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 5-12
  
  
  Best Performance: Dayton 13, San Diego 12 - The Flyers still manage to gain a serious edge in the conference title race despite not having Connor Kacsor.
  
  Worst Performance: Campbell 10, Marist 13 - The Camels fall out of any realistic auto-bid contention with this anemic performance.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Davidson 14, (DII) Kentucky Wesleyan 7 - The Wildcats get their first win over an actual college football team since they beat Valpo in OT nearly 3 years ago.

Tomorrow: the rest of the playoff conferences.

Patriot League

LEH 21-10 BUCK
COLG 20-44 PRINCE
FORD 48-45 PENN
BROWN 25-24 HC
LAF 7-38 GTOWN

• NConf Record: 1-2
  Overall: 15-17
  
  vs. FCS: 1-2
  Overall: 14-16
  
  
  Best Performance: Lehigh 21, Bucknell 10 - Mountain Hawks win rushing 229-55 and end their unusual 2-game skid against the Bison.
  
  Worst Performance: Lafayette 7, Georgetown 38 - The Leopards hit a new low by running for just 9 yards in their worst-ever loss to Georgetown.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Georgetown 38, Lafayette 7 - Not a shocking win for the Hoyas, but it was their most lopsided conference win since they were still in the MAAC.

NEC

abu 18-53 DUQ
SACHRT 26-13 RMU
WAG 3-26 COLUM
BRY 33-35 CCSU

• NConf Record: 1-1
  Overall: 12-18
  
  vs. FCS: 0-1
  Overall: 5-17
  
  
  Best Performance: Central Connecticut St. 35, Bryant 33 - Three different Blue Devil quarterbacks combine to throw for 346 yards and 3 touchdowns on just 31 attempts.
  
  Worst Performance: Wagner 3, Columbia 26 - Obviously a pathetic loss, but it was also oddly the first-ever meeting between these intra-city squads.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Central Connecticut St. 35, Bryant 33 - CCSU knocks off the preseason faves to get just their 2nd. win in their last 12 DI games.

CAA

W&M 38-16 NOVA
MAINE 39-7 ALB
UD 0-20 URI
JMU 51-30 TOW
ELON 14-27 RICH

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 15-17
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 14-6
  
  
  Best Performance: (#5) James Madison 51, Towson 30 - Vad Lee didn't do much on the ground this time, but he did have 5 TD passes and 0 turnovers.
  
  Worst Performance: Delaware 0, Rhode Island 20 - Joe Walker throws for just 78 yards and 3 picks in "helping" his team become Rhody's first shutout victim in 9 years.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Delaware 0, Rhode Island 20 - Referring to my comments from last week, it appears to be time to remove the feeding tube.

Big South

LIB 20-34 GWEBB
PRESBY 17-24 CCU
MONM 7-37 CHSO
point 17-56 KENN

• NConf Record: 1-0
  Overall: 19-14
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 13-8
  
  
  Best Performance: Gardner-Webb 34, (#15) Liberty 20 - The Bulldogs outrush Liberty 265-60 in a stunning upset.
  
  Worst Performance: (#15) Liberty 20, Gardner-Webb 34 - The Flames have rushed for 200+ twice, but have been held under 100 yards in their other 4 games.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Gardner-Webb 34, (#15) Liberty 20 - GWebb puts up 34 points on a ranked team after scoring just 26 combined in the previous three games.

SoCon

SAM 49-13 VMI
MER 21-24 WCU
WOFF 12-39 CIT
FUR 3-31 UTC

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 14-13
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 11-6
  
  
  Best Performance: The Citadel 39, Wofford 12 - The previously porous Bulldog run defense holds Wofford to just 118 ground yards and 2.4 yards-per-carry.
  
  Worst Performance: Wofford 12, The Citadel 39 - The Terriers' 16-game winning streak against The Citadel (which constitutes 62% of all their wins in the series) comes to an end.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Wofford 12, The Citadel 39 - Wofford suffers their worst conference loss in 5 years.

Tomorrow: Non-Playoff Folks…

Ivy League

FORD 48-45 PENN
WAG 3-26 COLUM
HARV 40-3 COR
YALE 3-35 DART
BROWN 25-24 HC
COLG 20-44 PRINCE

• NConf Record: 3-1
  Overall: 13-7
  
  vs. FCS: 3-1
  Overall: 13-7
  
  
  Best Performance: Dartmouth 35, Yale 3 - Dalyn Williams continues his hot play by throwing for 435 yards and 4 touchdowns.
  
  Worst Performance: Yale 3, Dartmouth 35 - The Bulldogs are scoring 23 points-per-game this year after averaging 41 ppg last season.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Columbia 26, Wagner 3 - The Lions hold Wagner under 200 yards and end a humiliating 24-game losing streak.

MEAC

SAV 3-42 MORG
DSU 7-21 HAMP
NCAT 27-3 NFOLK
NCCEN 27-24 FAMU
SCSU 14-17 BCU

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 8-22
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 3-7
  
  
  Best Performance: North Carolina A&T 27, Norfolk St. 3 - The Aggies get 7 sacks and hold NSU to 167 yards in a surprisingly dominant road win.
  
  Worst Performance: Savannah St. 3, Morgan St. 42 - Coming off a rare win, the Tigers are embarrassed yet again as they get blown out and allow a missed field goal to be returned 100 yards for a touchdown.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Florida A&M 24, NC Central 27 - The Rattlers are still 0-6, but this result was substantially more encouraging than what happened last week.

SWAC

MVSU 6-45 PVAMU
AAMU 14-37 GRAM
SU 45-34 ALST

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 4-14
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 0-6
  
  
  Best Performance: Southern 45, Alabama St. 34 - Austin Howard throws for 355 and accounts for 6 total touchdowns for a Jaguar squad that appears to be the only possible threat to a Grambling/Alcorn title game.
  
  Worst Performance: Mississippi Valley St. 6, Prairie View A&M 45 - Scoring single digits against Prairie View's D is just about the most pathetic thing I can imagine for an offense.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (none)

Independents

(no games)

• Non-Ind. Record: 0-0
  Overall: 0-5
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 0-3
  
  
  Best Performance: (none)
  
  Worst Performance: (none)
  
  Most Surprising Result: (none)