WEB 63-17 PORTST SAC 49-14 CP SUU 47-27 UCD
MTST 36-37 NAU
NOCO 14-44 UMT EWU 21-14 UND
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 13-22
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 9-7
Best Performance: (#15) Southern Utah 47, UC Davis 27 - Patrick Tyler throws for 370 yards and 3 TDs in a surprisingly easy win.
Worst Performance: Cal Poly 14, Sacramento St. 49 - Despite being 1-9, this was Cal Poly's first blowout loss of the season.
Most Surprising Result: Sacramento St. 49, Cal Poly 14 - The Hornets need to win big & get a bit of help to impress the playoff committee, so this was a good start.
Southland
LAM 23-16 HBU SHSU 44-35 ACU NICH 34-13 SFA UCA 56-10 UIW
NWST 24-44 MCNSE
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 8-14
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 6-4
Best Performance: Nicholls St. 34, Stephen F. Austin 13 - Like Sac State, the Colonels have some work to do to impress the committee. They certainly helped themselves here by outrushing SFA 418-67.
Worst Performance: Houston Baptist 16, Lamar 23 - Special teams kills the Huskies as they allow both a blocked-punt TD and a blocked-PAT return.
Most Surprising Result: Houston Baptist 16, Lamar 23 - HBU can only manage 187 yards against lousy Lamar.
Best Performance: (#5) North Dakota St. 49, (#10) South Dakota 14 - SoDak offers no resistance whatsoever as the Bison run for 360 yards and 6 touchdowns & pass for 307 yards on just 12 attempts.
Worst Performance: Indiana St. 0, (#11) Western Illinois 45 - The Sycamores have been outscored 347-87 in conference play.
Most Surprising Result: (#17) Illinois St. 24, (#6) South Dakota St. 27 (OT) - This was Illinois State's first single-digit contest of the season.
Best Performance: Lehigh 34, Holy Cross 21 - Dominick Bragalone runs for 201 yards and 4 touchdowns to help the Mountain Hawks keep the inside track to an auto-bid.
Worst Performance: Georgetown 0, Bucknell 12 - Hoya QB Gunther Johnson ran for 131 yards, but he only threw for 79 yards on 29 attempts.
Best Performance: Central Connecticut St. 28, Duquesne 27 - After 6-straight losing seasons, the Blue Devils earn their first-ever playoff bid.
Worst Performance: Robert Morris 17, Bryant 42 - The Colonials actually had a 300-yard passing game in this one, but it still resulted in a lopsided loss to a weak team.
Most Surprising Result: St. Francis (PA) 7, Sacred Heart 16 - The Red Flash fail to convert a single third or fourth down and fail to achieve a winning conference record.
CAA
WAG 10-38 SBU
ELON 6-16 UNH
MAINE 31-44 UMASS
NOVA 6-20 URI
ALB 3-22 UD TOW 26-14 W&M
RICH 13-20 JMU
NConf Record: 1-1 Overall: 23-12
vs. FCS: 1-0 Overall: 21-3
Best Performance: (#18) New Hampshire 16, (#7) Elon 6 - The Wildcats survive 7 sacks and 3 failed fourth downs to keep their playoff hopes alive.
Worst Performance: William & Mary 14, Towson 26 - The Tribe clinch at least a share of last place.
Most Surprising Result: (#7) Elon 6, (#18) New Hampshire 16 - The loss of Malcolm Summers finally catches up to the Phoenix as they run for just 31 yards.
Big South
GWEBB 14-41 MONM
PRESBY 28-47 LIB
CHSO 0-38 KENN
NConf Record: 0-1 Overall: 19-14
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 13-9
Best Performance: (#23) Kennesaw St. 38, Charleston Southern 0 - The run-heavy Owls dominate the run-heavy Bucs on the ground, 343-108.
Worst Performance: Presbyterian 28, (FBS) Liberty 47 - The Blue Hose give up 628 yards and now stare a winless conference season in the face.
Most Surprising Result: (#23) Kennesaw St. 38, Charleston Southern 0 - I don't think Kennesaw's nice recent wins will be enough for an at-large if they need it, but you never know…
SoCon
WOFF 45-14 VMI MER 35-33 WCU
CIT 20-56 FUR
ETSU 7-42 SAM
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 12-12
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 9-5
Best Performance: (#21) Furman 56, The Citadel 20 - The Paladins put up 544 yards on just 64 offensive plays.
Worst Performance: VMI 14, (#8) Wofford 45 - Nearly everyone plays Wofford close, so you must suck if you get blown out by them.
Most Surprising Result: (#22) Western Carolina 33, Mercer 35 - The Catamounts now have to beat an ACC team to make the playoffs—not a position you want to be in.
COLUM 18-8 COR
BROWN 10-33 DART PENN 23-6 HARV YALE 35-31 PRINCE
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 18-6
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 17-6
Best Performance: Penn 23, Harvard 6 - The Quakers finally find a defense and hold Harvard to just 2 field goals.
Worst Performance: Harvard 6, Penn 23 - The Jekyll-&-Hyde Crimson are averaging 34 points-per-game in their 5 wins, but just 12 ppg in their 4 losses.
Most Surprising Result: Harvard 6, Penn 23 - Harvard has now clinched their worst season since 2000.
MEAC
MORG 30-33 DSU
NFOLK 24-28 HOW
SAV 17-36 NCAT BCU 13-10 NCCEN
HAMP 15-33 SCSU
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 10-21
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 4-11
Best Performance: Bethune-Cookman 13, NC Central 10 - The Wildcats spoil NC Central's season despite gaining just 178 yards and going 1/12 on third down.
Worst Performance: Morgan St. 30, Delaware St. 33 - Allowing 413 offensive yards to DSU is bad enough, but averaging under 30 net yards on both punts & kickoffs is even worse.
Most Surprising Result: NC Central 10, Bethune-Cookman 13 - The big showdown with NC A&T now means nothing beyond pride for the Eagles.
Best Performance: (#13) Grambling 24, Alabama St. 7 - The Tigers hand Donald Hill-Eley his first loss as ASU's interim coach.
Worst Performance: Mississippi Valley St. 0, Alcorn St. 59 - The Delta Devils are outgained 746-215 and outrushed 424 to minus-11… so, in other words, another typical day at the office.
Most Surprising Result: Jackson St. 10, Alabama A&M 7 - The Tigers are on a hot streak! OK, maybe not, but winning 2 of 3 against bad teams is still a bit better than losing to Pine Bluff & getting blown out by Tuskegee.
