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Semifinal games coming up on Saturday this week:

3 PM - #3 Montana at #2 Montana State on ABC - The "Brawl of the Wild" rematch. The first one was on November 22nd at Montana, where the Montana State Bobcats handed the Montana Grizzlies their only loss of the season, to the tune of 31-28. Apparently tickets for this game are only available on the secondary market and start in the $700 range and go up from there, which is higher than any of the first round of the FBS Playoff games are going for currently.

6:30 PM - Illinois State at #12 Villanova on ESPN2 - matchup of two teams that weren't expected to get this far. Illinois State beat the #16 (SELA), #1 (NDSU), and #8 (UC Davis) teams to get here, while Villanova took down unseeded Harvard, #5 (Lehigh), and #4 (Tarleton State). This one is a lot easier to get tickets for.

I'll be the first one to admit I want ISUr to get knocked out. Jealous? Probably. I hate that their fortunes are looking up, while ours aren't.

#2 Montana State beat #3 Montana 48-23.  Attendance at Montana State = 25,437

Illinois State beat #12 Villanova 30-14.  Attendance at Villanova = 4,133

The championship game will be played at Vanderbilt's football stadium in Nashville on January 5.

NCAA Division 2 Championship Game:
#1 Ferris State (Big Rapids, Michigan) beat #2 Harding University (Searcy, Arkansas) 42-21.  Attendance at McKinney, Texas = 10,521

The NCAA Division 3 Championship Game (The Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl) will be played in Canton, Ohio on January 4:
North Central College (Naperville, Illinois, 14-0) vs UW-River Falls (13-1)
 
 
 
 

rocki wrote: Tue Dec 16, 2025 5:58 pm I'll be the first one to admit I want ISUr to get knocked out. Jealous? Probably. I hate that their fortunes are looking up, while ours aren't.

 

Agree,wasn't rooting for them and wont root for them in the championship game