2024 - Around College Football - Postseason

[ST_Lawson]

Four FCS games this weekend in the playoffs:

12/13 at 8 PM - #8 Idaho at #1 Montana State, ESPN
12/14 at 11 AM - #6 Incarnate Word at #3 South Dakota State, ESPN
12/14 at 2 PM - #5 UC Davis at #4 South Dakota, ESPN+
12/14 at 2:30 PM - #7 Mercer at #1 North Dakota State, ABC

Also, for anyone interested in bowl games involving FBS teams in our region of the country:
12/23 at 1:30 PM - Northern Illinois (7-5) vs Fresno State (6-6) - Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise, ID) - ESPN
12/28 at 2:30 PM - #18 Iowa State (10-3) vs #13 Miami (10-2) - Pop-Tarts Bowl (Orlando, FL) - ABC
12/30 at 1:30 PM - Iowa (8-4) vs #19 Missouri (9-3) - TransPerfect Music City Bowl (Nashville, TN) - ESPN
12/31 at 2 PM - #15 South Carolina (9-3) vs #20 Illinois (9-3) - Cheez-It Citrus Bowl (Orlando, FL) - ABC

And in the CFB Playoffs:
12/20 at 7 PM - #10 Indiana (11-1) at #7 Notre Dame (11-1) - ABC/ESPN

In DII, they're down to 4 teams playing 12/14 in the semifinals:
11 AM - #4 Minnesota State at #1 Valdosta State (GA)
2:30 PM - #3 Slippery Rock (PA) at #2 Ferris State (MI)

DIII is down to 8 teams playing 12/14 in the quarterfinals:
The only game involving a local team is at 12 PM...
Springfield College (MA), alma mater of Amos Alonzo Stagg, James Naismith, John Cena, and our own legendary AD/Coach Ray "Rock" Hanson
vs
North Central College (Naperville, IL)

[wiu712]

The #20 Springfield College at #1 North Central College game will be on ESPN +.

 

[ST_Lawson]

Massey's predictions on the FCS games are:
South Dakota over UC Davis by 6
Montana State over Idaho by 14
North Dakota State over Mercer by 22
South Dakota State over Incarnate Word by 25

And here's the odds for the FBS bowl games (and Army/Navy): https://masseyratings.com/cf/fbs/games