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Big Sky

EWU 35-28 PORTST
NOCO 48-55 CP
SAC 30-48 UCD
WEB 34-28 IDST
SUU 48-21 NAU
MTST 24-17 UMT

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 17-20
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 10-4
  
  
  Best Performance: Montana St. 24, (#22) Montana 17 - The Bobcats ran for 368 yards and shocked the team that led the Big Sky in total defense.
  
  Worst Performance: Sacramento St. 30, UC Davis 48 - It's a wonder the Causeway was even this close since the Hornets were outgained 598-232 by an equally bad team.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Montana St. 24, (#22) Montana 17 - The 'Cats haven't beaten the Griz in Bozeman since 2005, but they've now won 3 of the last 4 in Missoula.

Southland

NWST 31-45 SFA
UCA 23-59 SHSU
HBU 26-28 UIW
LAM 10-41 MCNSE
SELU 44-42 NICH

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 7-16
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 2-3
  
  
  Best Performance: (#1) Sam Houston St. 59, (#11) Central Arkansas 23 - Jeremiah Briscoe throws for 431 yards and 7 touchdowns against a fellow playoff squad.
  
  Worst Performance: Houston Baptist 26, Incarnate Word 28 - The Huskies just missed a chance to actually finish .500 in conference, but let's give a shoutout to Alec Chadwick and the 60-yard field goal he made at the start of the fourth quarter.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (#1) Sam Houston St. 59, (#11) Central Arkansas 23 - The Bearkats pass their first real test of the season with an A++++ grade.

Missouri Valley

NDSU 28-21 SDK
SDKST 45-24 UNI
YSU 65-20 MIZST
WIU 34-44 SIU

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 19-12
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 14-5
  
  
  Best Performance: (#8) South Dakota St. 45, Northern Iowa 24 - The Jackrabbits pick off Eli Dunne 3 times and turn that into a statement win just in time for the playoffs.
  
  Worst Performance: Missouri St. 20, (#15) Youngstown St. 65 - The Bears losing rushing 572-65 and allow 3 Penguins to rush for more than 160 yards apiece.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (#23) Western Illinois 34, Southern Illinois 44 - The Leathernecks end up as the Montana of the Missouri Valley thanks to losing 4 of their last 5 games.

OVC

TSU 32-31 SEMO
UTM 7-33 JAXST
EIU 24-0 EKU
MUR 19-55 TTU
AP 13-49 UK

• NConf Record: 0-1
  Overall: 10-20
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 5-7
  
  
  Best Performance: (#2) Jacksonville St. 33, Tennessee-Martin 7 - The Gamecocks pick off Troy Cook 4 times and quickly extinguish all hope of an OVC title surprise.
  
  Worst Performance: Murray St. 19, Tennessee Tech 55 - The Racers showed some great signs of improvement over the last month, then pissed it all away here.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Tennessee Tech 55, Murray St. 19 - The Golden Eagles finish with a winning conference record for the first time since they won the OVC 5 years ago.

Pioneer League

MHEAD 31-10 DVDSN
USD 57-21 CAMP
MARIST 35-41 JU
DRAKE 45-17 STET

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 15-17
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 2-17
  
  
  Best Performance: San Diego 57, Campbell 21 - The Toreros won their 8 Pioneer contests by an average score of 43-10.
  
  Worst Performance: Davidson 10, Morehead St. 31 - Wildcats finish winless in conference for the 3rd. time in the past 4 seasons.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Stetson 17, Drake 45 - Donald Payne had 14 tackles, 2 TFLs, 1 Sack, 1 FF, and 1 FR in his final game as a Hatter, but one super safety isn't nearly enough to save an otherwise lousy team.

Tomorrow: the rest of the playoff conferences.

Patriot League

LEH 45-21 LAF
FORD 36-22 BUCK
GTOWN 10-38 COLG

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 14-20
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 13-17
  
  
  Best Performance: (#19) Lehigh 45, Lafayette 21 - Despite the game not meaning anything in playoff terms, the Mountain Hawks showed no signs of relaxing as they built a 45-7 lead over their rivals.
  
  Worst Performance: Georgetown 10, Colgate 38 - The Hoyas are outgained 492-147 and finish winless in Patriot League play for the first time in 7 years.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (none)

NEC

SFPA 24-31 WAG
DUQ 52-19 CCSU
BRY 42-34 SACHRT

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 15-20
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 9-14
  
  
  Best Performance: Wagner 31, (#25) St. Francis (PA) 24 - The Seahawks build a 31-0 lead and just hold on to clinch a winning season one year after going 1-10.
  
  Worst Performance: Central Connecticut St. 19, Duquesne 52 - The Blue Devils finish with 4 wins or less for the 6th. straight season
  
  Most Surprising Result: (#25) St. Francis (PA) 24, Wagner 31 - This may seem like a lousy way to enter the postseason, but the Red Flash didn't have much to play for since they'd already clinched a bid and had no hope of a first-round bye.

CAA

SBU 6-13 ALB
UNH 24-21 MAINE
TOW 32-31 URI
NOVA 41-10 UD
RICH 13-34 W&M
ELON 14-63 JMU

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 20-16
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 17-5
  
  
  Best Performance: William & Mary 34, (#7) Richmond 13 - The Tribe finally look like the team they were supposed to be this season thanks to Kendell Anderson's 42 carries for 219 yards and 2 touchdowns.
  
  Worst Performance: Rhode Island 31, Towson 32 - It looked like the Rams were going to get their 2nd. straight win, but then they gave up 10 unanswered points (including a 55-yard field goal) in the final 2 minutes.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (#7) Richmond 13, William & Mary 34 - The Spiders go from national-title contender to doomed after a bad loss to their rival and a season-ending ACL tear for star QB Kyle Lauletta.

Big South

LIB 7-42 CCU
MONM 33-34 GWEBB (OT)
KENN 7-28 CHSO
PRESBY 7-31 USA

• NConf Record: 0-2
  Overall: 18-17
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 12-5
  
  
  Best Performance: (#14) Charleston Southern 28, Kennesaw St. 7 - The Buccaneers easily clinch the Big South auto by oddly forcing 4 interceptions from an option team.
  
  Worst Performance: Liberty 7, (FBS) Coastal Carolina 42 - With a potential at-large berth on the line, the Flames are outrushed 318 to minus-23.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (none)

SoCon

WCU 31-44 SCAR
VMI 0-17 WOFF
CIT 7-41 UNC
FUR 24-27 MER
SAM 14-15 ETSU
UTC 3-31 BAMA

• NConf Record: 0-3
  Overall: 16-11
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 10-1
  
  
  Best Performance: East Tennessee St. 15, (#18) Samford 14 - The struggling Buccaneers hold the Hatch Attack to 265 yards and get 3 crucial field goals from JJ Jerman.
  
  Worst Performance: (#18) Samford 14, East Tennessee St. 15 - What's sillier: a playoff hopeful losing to ETSU, or losing to ETSU and still making the playoffs?
  
  Most Surprising Result: East Tennessee St. 15, (#18) Samford 14 - Carl Torbush isn't on the Eddie Robinson list, but maybe he should be after leading a newbie squad that was arguably the worst team in all of FCS last year to a 5-6 record and 2 good wins in 2016.

Tomorrow: Non-Playoff Folks…

Ivy League

PENN 42-20 COR
YALE 21-14 HARV
COLUM 31-13 BROWN
DART 21-38 PRINCE

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 12-12
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 12-12
  
  
  Best Performance: Yale 21, Harvard 14 - The Bulldogs win "The Game" for just the 2nd. time in the last 16 meetings.
  
  Worst Performance: Brown 13, Columbia 31 - This is just Brown's 2nd. loss to Columbia at home in the last 45 years.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Harvard 14, Yale 21 - The Crimson finish with fewer than 8 wins for the first time in 6 years.

MEAC

MORG 3-60 ARMY
DSU 21-26 HOW
NFOLK 17-10 HAMP
NCAT 21-42 NCCEN
SAV 0-32 SCSU
FAMU 19-39 BCU (in Orlando, FL)

• NConf Record: 0-1
  Overall: 4-26
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 0-9
  
  
  Best Performance: (#24) NC Central 42, (#9) North Carolina A&T 21 - The Eagles hold Tarik Cohen under 100 yards and take advantage of Aggie QB injuries to earn a Celebration Bowl berth.
  
  Worst Performance: Delaware St. 21, Howard 26 - Mike Waters set a Hornet freshman record with 224 rushing yards, but he was still outdueled by Anthony Philyaw's 281 yards.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (#9) North Carolina A&T 21, (#24) NC Central 42 - The Aggies settle for the humiliating consolation prize of an FCS playoff berth.

SWAC

GRAM 47-28 TXSO
PVAMU 57-7 UAPB
MVSU 0-55 SU
AAMU 0-55 AUB
JSU 16-35 ALCORN

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 1-16
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 0-5
  
  
  Best Performance: (#17) Grambling 47, Texas Southern 28 - Grambling scores 40 unanswered points after trailing 28-7.
  
  Worst Performance: Arkansas-Pine Bluff 7, Prairie View A&M 57 - After upsetting Alcorn (still the biggest spread/money-line upset of the year for all of Division I), the Golden Lions were outscored 357-89 the rest of the way.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (none)

Mvemjsunpx wrote:Ivy League

PENN 42-20 COR
YALE 21-14 HARV
COLUM 31-13 BROWN
DART 21-38 PRINCE

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 12-12
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 12-12
  
  
  Best Performance: Yale 21, Harvard 14 - The Bulldogs win "The Game" for just the 2nd. time in the last 16 meetings.
  
  Worst Performance: Brown 13, Columbia 31 - This is just Brown's 2nd. loss to Columbia at home in the last 45 years.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Harvard 14, Yale 21 - The Crimson finish with fewer than 8 wins for the first time in 6 years.

MEAC

MORG 3-60 ARMY
DSU 21-26 HOW
NFOLK 17-10 HAMP
NCAT 21-42 NCCEN
SAV 0-32 SCSU
FAMU 19-39 BCU (in Orlando, FL)

• NConf Record: 0-1
  Overall: 4-26
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 0-9
  
  
  Best Performance: (#24) NC Central 42, (#9) North Carolina A&T 21 - The Eagles hold Tarik Cohen under 100 yards and take advantage of Aggie QB injuries to earn a Celebration Bowl berth.
  
  Worst Performance: Delaware St. 21, Howard 26 - Mike Waters set a Hornet freshman record with 224 rushing yards, but he was still outdueled by Anthony Philyaw's 281 yards.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (#9) North Carolina A&T 21, (#24) NC Central 42 - The Aggies settle for the humiliating consolation prize of an FCS playoff berth.

SWAC

GRAM 47-28 TXSO
PVAMU 57-7 UAPB
MVSU 0-55 SU
AAMU 0-55 AUB
JSU 16-35 ALCORN

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 1-16
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 0-5
  
  
  Best Performance: (#17) Grambling 47, Texas Southern 28 - Grambling scores 40 unanswered points after trailing 28-7.
  
  Worst Performance: Arkansas-Pine Bluff 7, Prairie View A&M 57 - After upsetting Alcorn (still the biggest spread/money-line upset of the year for all of Division I), the Golden Lions were outscored 357-89 the rest of the way.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (none)

NC Central vs winner of Bayou Classic meet in Celebration Bowl!!!!!!

dal4018 wrote:NC Central vs winner of Bayou Classic meet in Celebration Bowl!!!!!!

Looks that way, though the Bayou Classic winner still has to get past the East champ.