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Big Sky

WEB 31-13 EWU
IDST 17-38 SAC
CPOLY 23-35 UMT
NAU 23-10 MTST
PORTST 23-18 NCOL

• NConf Record: 1-0
  Overall: 8-12
  
  vs. FCS: 1-0
  Overall: 4-1
  
  
  Best Performance: (#21) Weber St. 31, (#14) Eastern Washington 13 - Wildcats completely reverse the ship from a week ago and win the turnover battle 5-1.
  
  Worst Performance: Idaho St. 17, Sacramento St. 38 - The lousy Bengal run defense allows Terrance Dailey to gain 178 yards on just 13 carries.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Northern Arizona 23, (#24) Montana St. 10 - The cushy dome team wins the 4th. quarter 16-0 in harsh, frigid Bozeman to create more confusion in the Big Sky.

Southland

SELA 51-50 TXST (OT)
MCNSE 13-16 SFA
NICH 21-44 SHSU
UCA 34-0 NWST

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 16-16
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 7-6
  
  
  Best Performance: Stephen F. Austin 16, (#7) McNeese St. 13 - The Lumberjacks are held nearly 300 yards below their average yet still take early control of the Southland auto-bid race.
  
  Worst Performance: Nicholls St. 21, Sam Houston St. 44 - Colonels lose the third down battle 67%-25%.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Southeastern Louisiana 51, Texas St. 50 (OT) - Lions fight back from a 24-point 4th-quarter deficit and beat Texas State for the first time ever.

Missouri Valley

UNI 42-27 NDSU
SDKST 24-17 MIZST
ILST 23-43 SIU
WIU 21-31 YSU

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 11-13
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 10-5
  
  
  Best Performance: (#20) South Dakota St. 24, Missouri St. 17 - Jackrabbits force 3 Cody Kirby interceptions to win their first game without QB Ryan Crawford.
  
  Worst Performance: Western Illinois 21, Youngstown St. 31 - Leathernecks only get this honor because Indiana State didn't play.
  
  Most Surprising Result: North Dakota St. 27, (#3) Northern Iowa 42 - The final score obviously wasn't surprising, but the Bison did outgain UNI 514-395.

OVC

AP 24-14 SEMO
EIU 3-52 PSU
TSU 20-17 EKU
JAXST 41-7 MUR
TTU 35-28 UTM

• NConf Record: 0-1
  Overall: 10-15
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 5-7
  
  
  Best Performance: Tennessee St. 20, (#16) Eastern Kentucky 17 - Tigers win the turnover battle by 2 against an EKU team that made their living dominating the turnover stat a year ago.
  
  Worst Performance: Southeast Missouri St. 14, Austin Peay 24 - Redhawks give up a 100-yard rusher (Terrence Holt), a 200-yard rusher (Ryan White), and 21 unanswered 4th-quarter points.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (#16) Eastern Kentucky 17, Tennessee St. 20 - After putting themselves in the OVC driver's seat last week, the Colonels promptly turn their season into Red Asphalt.

Tomorrow: the rest of the playoff conferences.

Patriot League

GTOWN 0-27 LEH
COLUM 21-24 LAF
BUCK 3-21 PENN
COLG 21-14 PRINCE (2OT)
BRY 7-35 FORD
HC 31-34 BROWN

• NConf Record: 3-2
  Overall: 15-13
  
  vs. FCS: 3-2
  Overall: 15-13
  
  
  Best Performance: Lafayette 24, Columbia 21 - Rob Curley throws 3 picks but the defense does its job long enough to allow a last-second Leopard win.
  
  Worst Performance: Georgetown 0, Lehigh 27 - Hoyas are outrushed 219-(-)26 by a fellow winless team partially thanks to 8 sacks.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (#19) Holy Cross 31, Brown 34 - Dominic Randolph's 411 passing yards and 4 TDs aren't enough to avoid a shocking upset.

CAA

MAINE 16-14 HOF
NOVA 24-28 UNH
W&M 34-14 NE
TOW 36-28 URI
UMASS 27-43 UD
RICH 21-17 JMU

• NConf Record: 0-0
  Overall: 22-12
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 16-5
  
  
  Best Performance: (#5) New Hampshire 28, (#2) Villanova 24 - RJ Toman returns from injury to throw for 292 yards in this evenly matched contest.
  
  Worst Performance: Rhode Island 28, Towson 36 - The Rams start 1-4 for the third straight year.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Delaware 43, (#12) Massachusetts 27 - The Minutemen made things look more respectable late, but this was really a total stomping by the Hens.

MEAC

BCOOK 9-7 DSU
NCAT 6-7 MORG
HOW 0-37 HAMP
SCSU 37-10 NFOLK
FAMU 16-48 MIAMI

• NConf Record: 0-1
  Overall: 7-9
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 6-4
  
  
  Best Performance: (#17) South Carolina St. 37, Norfolk St. 10 - The Bulldogs win easy to set up next week's MEAC showdown with FAMU.
  
  Worst Performance: Howard 0, Hampton 37 - Bison outgained 461-117 by an average Pirate team.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Morgan St. 7, North Carolina A&T 6 - How do the Bears keep doing it? They were outgained by 39 yards, went 0-10 on third down, and lost the turnover battle 5-1, yet they still somehow improved to 4-1.

SoCon

NCCEN 21-55 APPST
CIT 7-43 ELON
GASO 12-42 UNC
UTC 14-7 SAM

• NConf Record: 1-1
  Overall: 11-12
  
  vs. FCS: 1-0
  Overall: 9-3
  
  
  Best Performance: (#10) Elon 43, The Citadel 7 - A 543-120 yardage advantage for the Phoenix is all you need to know here.
  
  Worst Performance: The Citadel 7, (#10) Elon 43 - Elon isn't really that much better than App State (who needed OT to beat The Citadel), are they?
  
  Most Surprising Result: Tennessee-Chattanooga 14, Samford 7 - The Mocs start 4-1 for the first time since 1997.

Tomorrow: Great West, Ivy League, Big South, & SWAC

Great West

CPOLY 23-35 UMT
SB 24-31 UND
UCD 24-23 SDK (OT)

• NConf Record: 1-1
  Overall: 10-12
  
  vs. FCS: 1-1
  Overall: 7-5
  
  
  Best Performance: UC Davis 24, South Dakota 23 (OT) - Greg Denham throws for 380 yards and the Aggies win in OT thanks to a blocked extra point.
  
  Worst Performance: South Dakota 23, UC Davis 24 (OT) - Though both teams recently moved up from DII, this was actually the first ever regular season meeting between them (the Coyotes won a quarterfinal game over UCD in 1986).
  
  Most Surprising Result: (#15) Cal Poly 23, (#4) Montana 35 - The loss wasn't surprising, but the fact that CP lost despite winning the turnover battle 5-2 is a bit odd.

Ivy League

BUCK 3-21 PENN
COLUM 21-24 LAF
HARV 28-10 COR
HC 31-34 BROWN
DART 7-38 YALE
COLG 21-14 PRINCE (2OT)

• NConf Record: 2-2
  Overall: 8-12
  
  vs. FCS: 2-2
  Overall: 8-12
  
  
  Best Performance: Brown 34, (#19) Holy Cross 31 - Kyle Newhall-Caballero throws for 431 yards & outduels Dominic Randolph.
  
  Worst Performance: Dartmouth 7, Yale 38 - Big Green are outpassed 390-68 as they lose their sixteenth straight.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Brown 34, (#19) Holy Cross 31 - Brown, Holy Cross, & Harvard get a three-way split with the three games all decided by one score.

Big South

SB 24-31 UND
GWEBB 3-40 BUFF
VMI 6-20 CCU
PRESBY 16-34 ODU

• NConf Record: 0-3
  Overall: 11-20
  
  vs. FCS: 0-2
  Overall: 8-14
  
  
  Best Performance: Coastal Carolina 20, VMI 6 - Chanticleers win the third down battle 62%-28% and force VMI into a 42.0 efficiency rating.
  
  Worst Performance: Presbyterian 16, Old Dominion 34 - Blue Hose fall to 0-6 thanks to 4 Brandon Miley interceptions.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Coastal Carolina 20, VMI 6 - The Chants avenge last year's blowout loss.

SWAC

TXSO 0-42 RUT
AAMU 20-41 GRAM
PVAMU 24-10 ALST
UAPB 20-13 JSU (OT)
MVSU 10-32 ALCORN

• NConf Record: 0-1
  Overall: 11-14
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 6-4
  
  
  Best Performance: Grambling 41, Alabama A&M 20 - Cornelius Walker runs for 146 yards on just 11 carries.
  
  Worst Performance: Mississippi Valley St. 10, Alcorn St. 32 - Delta Devil QBs get sacked an FCS record 14 times.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Texas Southern 0, (FBS) Rutgers 42 - I was expecting something much uglier here.

Tomorrow: Independents & the artists formerly known as mid-majors.

Pioneer League

MIZS&T 0-19 DRAKE
USD 48-7 VALPO
JVILLE 27-31 MARIST
MHEAD 10-16 DVDSN
DAY 35-17 CAMP

• NConf Record: 1-0
  Overall: 14-12
  
  vs. FCS: 0-0
  Overall: 4-7
  
  
  Best Performance: Marist 31, Jacksonville 27 - Chris Debowski throws for 327 yards and 3 TDs to help the Red Foxes get back to .500.
  
  Worst Performance: Valparaiso 7, San Diego 48 - Crusader QBs go 9/27 for 88 yards and get pick-sixed twice.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Jacksonville 27, Marist 31 - Despite being the PFL favorites, the Dolphins start 2-3 just like last year. Can they rebound and run the table the rest of the way again?

NEC

DUQ 10-55 ALB
RMU 21-42 CCSU
BRY 7-35 FORD
SFPA 7-29 SACHRT
WAG 27-24 MMTH

• NConf Record: 0-1
  Overall: 8-18
  
  vs. FCS: 0-1
  Overall: 6-17
  
  
  Best Performance: Albany 55, Duquesne 10 - The Danes average 8.4 yards-per-play to Duquesne's 3.6.
  
  Worst Performance: St. Francis (PA) 7, Sacred Heart 29 - Red Flashes run for minus-3 yards and give up 206.
  
  Most Surprising Result: Wagner 27, Monmouth 24 - The road team has now won 6 straight in this series.

Independents

PRESBY 16-34 ODU
NCCEN 21-55 APPST

• Non-Ind Record: 1-1
  Overall: 5-12
  
  vs. FCS: 1-1
  Overall: 2-10
  
  
  Best Performance: Old Dominion 34, Presbyterian 16 - Monarchs lead the nation in turnovers forced (23) and turnover margin (+14).
  
  Worst Performance: NC Central 21, (#9) Appalachian St. 55 - Eagles outgained 644-191. If not for a 2-0 turnover advantage, this game would have been even uglier.
  
  Most Surprising Result: (none)