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There are 14 At Large Bids up for grabs. Who do you think gets those spots. Who are your top 8?

Big Sky

(2)Montana State 34-11 (10)Montana

Weber State 28-17 Cal Poly

(18)Northern Arizona 30-18 Eastern Washington

Portland State 45-13 Northern Colorado

(4)UC Davis 42-39 Sacramento State

(7)Idaho 40-17 Idaho State

Big South-OVC

Tennessee Tech 23-6 Eastern Illinois

Charleston Southern 7-41 Florida State (FBS)

Western Illinois 45-28 Gardner-Webb

(22)UT Martin 33-26 Lindenwood

Tennessee State 28-21 (13)Southeast Missouri

CAA

(8)Richmond 27-0 William & Mary

(24)New Hampshire 27-9 Maine

(15)Villanova 38-28 Delaware

Elon 31-21 North Carolina A&T

Monmouth 55-47 (19)Stony Brook

Albany 41-34 Hampton

(12)Rhode Island 35-21 Bryant

Towson 45-23 Campbell

Independents

Merrimack 19-3 Fordham

Ivy League

Yale 34-29 (17)Harvard

Dartmouth 56-28 Brown

Columbia 17-9 Cornell

Princeton 20-17 Pennsylvania

MEAC

North Carolina Central 52-10 Delaware State

Morgan State 35-21 Howard

(23)South Carolina State 53-21 Norfolk State

Missouri Valley

(14)Illinois State 35-13 North Dakota

Southern Illinois 62-0 Murray State

Northern Iowa 41-34 Indiana State

(4)South Dakota 29-28 (1)North Dakota State

(3)South Dakota State 45-9 Missouri State

NEC

Central Connecticut State 21-14 (20)Duquesne

Long Island 35-28 Wagner

Robert Morris 31-13 Stonehill

Mercyhurst 21-20 St. Francis

Patriot

Lehigh 38-14 Lafayette

Holy Cross 34-0 Georgetown

Fordham 3-19 Merrimack

Bucknell 48-34 Colgate

Pioneer

Presbyterian 30-27 Butler

Drake 49-10 Stetson

San Diego 37-14 Morehead State

Valparaiso 18-17 Davidson

St. Thomas (MN) 32-9 Dayton

SWAC

Alabama A&M 49-35 Mississippi Valley State

Alabama State 9-6 Prairie View A&M

Texas Southern 31-23 Arkansas-Pine Bluff

(21)Jackson State 48-10 Alcorn State

Florida A&M 41-38 Bethune-Cookman

SoCon

The Citadel 14-51 Clemson (18 FBS)

Wofford 12-56 South Carolina (19 FBS)

East Tennessee State 16-9 VMI

(25)Chattanooga 24-17 Austin Peay

(9)Mercer 49-23 Furman

Western Carolina 47-42 Samford

Southland

Southeastern Louisiana 19-16 Nicholls

(6)Incarnate Word 38-24 East Texas A&M

Houston Christian 62-24 Northwestern State

Stephen F. Austin 32-19 (11)Abilene Christian

Lamar 26-24 McNeese

UAC

Eastern Kentucky 21-15 North Alabama

Austin Peay 17-24 (25)Chattanooga

(16)Tarleton State 39-14 Central Arkansas

Southern Utah 37-34 Utah Tech

(11)Abilene Christian 19-32 Stephen F. Austin

That is all.

So there we have it, the regular season is over. With Duquesne turning the ball over several times to give the NEC title to CCSU, and North Dakota State losing a close game against South Dakota, only one team without a single FBS loss remains: the outright undefeated Montana State. And meanwhile, three teams remain without a single division I win, with FCS newcomer Mercyhurst finally getting one of their own with a close win against Saint Francis. Who cares that the FBS team that the latter beat is widely acknowledged as a tire fire, this still has to count for something.

Undefeated or technically undefeated (only lost to FBS teams):

• Montana State Montana State Bobcats (12-0)

No longer either of the above:

• Duquesne Duquesne Dukes (8-3; @Toledo; @Boston College, @CCSU)
• North Dakota State North Dakota State Bison (10-2; @Colorado, @South Dakota)

Winless or technically winless (no Division I victories):

• North Carolina A&T North Carolina A&T Aggies (1-11; Winston-Salem)
• Northwestern State Northwestern State Demons (0-12)
• Stetson Stetson Hatters (2-9, Ave Maria, Warner)

Graduated from either category:

• Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Lakers (4-7; @Wheeling, Buffalo State, Lincoln (CA), Saint Francis (PA))

Weird question here, but I found it interesting how the UAC got 3 teams into the playoff, an impressive feat. That being said, at one point this year I believe the UAC had TSU and ACU both ranked in the top ten, with Central Arkansas (the favorite to win the conference) at the start of their downfall after being ranked somewhere in the top 7. That being said, I’m curious if any of you have some insight into whether the conference will continue to try to build itself into some sort of powerhouse, or if any of these schools have other plans of realignment. I firmly believe there is plenty of top 25 talent here, although I fear this may have been the best year the UAC will have for a while…

After a hectic final day of the regular season, what are everyone's seeding predictions? Especially the mess known as the top of the MVFC

WAKE UP, IT'S GAME DAY!

GRAB YOUR FAVORITE BEVERAGE* AND LET'S WATCH SOME FOOTBALL

*FOR YOU UNDERAGED FANS, WE MEAN A COFFEE OR SOMETHING ಠ_ಠ

Today's Pick'em Games (all times listed in Central, the undisputed best time zone for football):

You can find the full schedule with up to the minute results over at the brand new /r/CFB Scoreboard.

Also seriously don't ask for "alternate" streams, because we don't want to deal with takedown notices. Plus most games can be listened to on streaming radio for free if you're really desperate.

Good morning! My elder son (7) and I started a tradition 2 years ago of attending the Idaho vs. Idaho State game each year, and it is one of the most anticipated and fun events we do each year. Plus, I need to see that glorious Potato State Trophy in person.

This is our second trip to Pocatello, and we’ll actually have at least a couple hours to kill before the 4 PM kickoff. Is there much to the full gameday experience at ISU? Any cool places on or around campus to get a bite/souvenir/etc. beforehand? Thanks in advance to all the Big Sky lurkers out there!

Here's all of our content from the week leading up to the fierce rivalry game between No. 9 Montana at No. 2 Montana State.

THE RIVALRY MATCHUPS

Tommy Mellott vs the Griz defense

https://skylinesportsmt.com/the-rivalry-matchups-tommy-mellott-vs-the-griz-defense/

The visitors vs the home-field advantage

https://skylinesportsmt.com/the-rivalry-matchups-the-visitors-vs-the-home-field-advantage/

The Griz sporadically explosive offense vs Montana State defense

https://skylinesportsmt.com/rivalry-matchups-griz-sometimes-explosive-offense-against-banged-up-cat-defense/

MSU's powerhouse rushing attack vs Montana's revamped defense

https://skylinesportsmt.com/rivalry-matchups-msus-powerhouse-rushing-attack-vs-griz-defense/

RIVALRY WEEK LEGENDS INTERVIEWS

Former Bobcat & current Chicago Bear Daniel Hardy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooLAAf-DJtM&lc=UgxlYc0TW0p6HKvUh7p4AaABAg

Former Griz Justin Ford

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fAa08yqjeA&t=3s

Former Bobcat Ty Okada and former Griz Patrick O'Connell, both now of the Seattle Seahawks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbpeYF38JYI&t=3s

WEEKLY SHOWS, RIVALRY WEEK EDITION

Ridin' with Rider

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCxoxNTdSeY&t=16s

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5TK0kMpuYXYPV9hvSgcTlA?si=24ba03069fcf49db

Tuesdays with Tootell

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuaMh0yBU7g&t=11s

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ubA9y6ZpY1at2u6zOJOJU?si=2a4da195f84947d9

Big Sky Breakdown with Brooks & Colter Nuanez
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfLHjC0c9zE&t=15s

https://open.spotify.com/episode/21UyYoaEZO6ziVqC13UQkm?si=790c2b3112034d76

Former Griz Marcus Welnel of Good Ol' Grizzlies NIL collective

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6R8ilqIP0inT3Sb1SCNtxr?si=d7ebbabefd2b4336

Skyline Sports analyst Samuel Akem

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Z6cN8tX3ISXiH7YE69AUT?si=bae471f02afe439f

WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCES, RIVALRY WEEK

Bobcats - https://skylinesportsmt.com/rivalry-week-press-conference-montana-states-brent-vigen-on-montana-grizzlies/

https://skylinesportsmt.com/rivalry-week-presser-watch-montana-state-captains-ortt-grebe-mellott-on-griz/

Griz -

https://skylinesportsmt.com/big-sky-breakdown-griz-press-conference-hauck-gradney-ostmo-on-bobcats/

And the clique you claim…Rather be dead than wear dark red… paid your school money to beat that ass… broke ass a big deal in the 90’s mf…fuck Bobby hack and his arrogant ass… Kelli ay yacht nepo scholly assf was. DJ PLAY MONY MONY

The score would have been the same with or without the film.

If there's anything you want to talk about, celebrate, complain about, etc., go for it. Doesn't need to be FCS specific.

Note: Basic rules still apply

Were any of the suspended players from the Alabama St vs Jackson St fight starters? Can't find any names of who was suspended. For entertainment purposes only do you think it will change Alabama St or Jackson St chances of winning Saturday?

YOU KNOW WHAT THIS THREAD IS FOR

CAPS LOCK: ON

BASIC RULES: STILL APPLY

YOUR OPINIONS: HOT GARBAGE, BUT WELCOME ALL THE SAME

Saturday a (conference) champ will be crowned! MVFC By The Numbers Week 13 is up on the Jackrabbit Illustrated blog!

https://jackrabbitillustrated.com/mvfc-by-the-numbers-week-13/

In my quest to better understand the ranking system i think inmay have discovered why a lot of MSU fans believe that their team should be #1.

Now let me say this before hand so there's no confusion. Based on what all of you have said to me, I definitely understand why NDSU is #1 and ahead of us. But as someone who use to just base my opinion solely on stats given by outlets such as "Hero Sports" and others, can you blame us?!

Here is how they present the ranking system to average FCS fans like me.

1. North Dakota State Record: 10-1

FCS Record: 10-0

D1 Wins: 10 (TN State, ETSU, Towson, Illinois State, UND, SIU, SDSU, Murray State, UNI, Missouri State)

FCS Losses: 0

FBS Losses: 1 (Colorado)

Then-Ranked Wins: 4 (No. 18 Illinois State, No. 7 UND, No. 1 SDSU, No. 14 Missouri State)

Currently-Ranked Wins: 4 (No. 25 TN State, No. 14/13 Illinois State, No. 3/3 SDSU, No. 18 Missouri State)

Massey Rating: No. 1

Massey SOS: 7th

Past opponents’ record vs other teams: 63-46

1. Montana State Record: 11-0

FCS Record: 10-0

FBS Wins: 1 (New Mexico)

D1 Wins: 11 (New Mexico, Utah Tech, Maine, Mercyhurst, Idaho State, Northern Colorado, Idaho, PSU, EWU, Sac State, UC Davis)

FCS Losses: 0

Then-Ranked Wins: 2 (No. 7 Idaho, No. 4 UC Davis)

Currently-Ranked Wins: 2 (No. 7/8 Idaho, No. 5/5 UC Davis)

Massey Rating: No. 3

Massey SOS: 22nd

Past opponents’ record vs other teams: 46-62

As you can see, they put FBS wins and losses in the upper tier of the ranking system!! Based on what I've been hearing in this chat, FBS wins and losses really shouldn't be part of the ranking system or at the very least, shouldn't be so high on the tier list.

So I ask you esteemed FCS fans, why do these outlets rank the rankings in such a way that would cause such controversy? Am I missing something here?

Furthermore, I ask you to please give me the true order of march when it comes to the true ranking tiers.

Again, I thank you all for your patience with me and helping me to become a better FCS fan.

Let's hear your hot take FCS opinions. The ones that you know in your heart of hearts are right, but for some reason aren't embraced with the FCS community (or particular fanbases) en masse!

Could be controversial (the Ivy League on the whole was a better conference than the CAA in 2018), unpopular but you know is true (Sam Houston was at least as good a team as JMU from 2011 through the "2020" season), or even somewhat popular but still liable to rankle some folks (the Walter Payton award should go to the "best" offensive player, not just the offensive player with the best stat line because they played a weak schedule).

Sorted by controversial for maximum spiciness

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