Each regional ranking reflects 10 teams in the ranking; essentially, the seven playoff spots and the first three teams out. The three teams recognized in the first poll is Bowie State against in-region teams, overall as the second seed, Albany State , as the third seed, and Fayetteville State , in the 10th position. The top four seeds would host a playoff game.
If the games were played today, then Bowie State would host seventh-seeded Mars Hill , , while Albany State would host sixth-seeded Wingate , FSU has two things working against it.
First, FSU played Wingate, but lost. No game against a non-Division III member can ever be a regional game. Brevard plays Berry. Although both teams are in the same administrative region and same Division III football region, Brevard is not a full member or third- or fourth-year provisional member. Johns Hopkins Md. Although Maryland and Virginia are in different administrative regions, both schools are in the South for football.
A look at each conference from playoff expansion in though Starting in , the limit was increased from 52 to 58 players. That list is final 10 minutes before kickoff but can be changed until then. A team can field a different roster in each round, if it desires. Both the home and road team are limited to suiting up 58 players. The team's remaining players cannot be in the team box on the sidelines during the game. From , the first year of the Division III football championship, through , there were no automatic bids and a range from four up to 16 teams were selected on an at-large basis.
Answers 1. For Automatic bids to go the champions of 27 conferences. The remaining five bids are at-large bids, commonly referred to as Pool C. You'd have to ask the conference in question. Each conference sets its own tiebreakers. This is not predetermined. We'll find out on Selection Sunday when the bracket is unveiled. A game can be classified as regional in any of three ways. Those regions are defined below.
Region 2: New York, Pennsylvania. Conference W L Pct. OAC 96 WIAC 45 Westfield State at Fitchburg State. Bridgewater State at Massachusetts Maritime. Valdosta State picked up its fourth national championship in in a record-setting DII football championship game over Ferris State. They are two shy of the record of six, held by Northwest Missouri State who continues to be an annual threat to add No.
McKinney marks the ninth host site for the DII football championship, and the fourth stadium in Texas to have the honors. The title game was a bit nomadic in its early days, before settling in Florence, Alabama for a year run between to It spent three years in Sacramento to start before heading to Wichita Falls, Texas for two seasons.
After one year in Longview, Texas it headed to Albuquerque, New Mexico for two years, until returning to Texas — this time McAllen — for a five-year run. Then it was on to Florence, followed by a four-year run in Kansas City, Kansas before returning to Texas once again.
Pittsburg State looks like they will have too much firepower though in the form of Caleb Farabi and Mark Smith. This is my favorite game of the first round, as Central Washington faced some scrutiny this season for their schedule, which consisted of facing four different schools twice.
Their only setback was a very impressive one, as they went into the barn of Montana, a 1-AA powerhouse playoff team at , and dropped a decision in week five on a late field goal by the Grizzlies. Mike Reilly pictured above and Johnny Spevak have led a very potent air-attack that is averaging yards per game. Reilly is an NFL prospect who has thrown for 3, yards and 32 touchdowns compared to only five interceptions.
Spevak has been his go-to guy, as he has compiled 1, receiving yards The problem with the Central Washington squad is a defense that leaves much to be desired, as the Wildcats are allowing an average of yards per game. The Buffs also have a potent air attack, led by another NFL prospect in Keith Null, who throws for an average of yards per game and has connected on 38 touchdown passes compared to 14 interceptions. His main target is Charly Martin, also an NFL prospect, who has caught 73 passes for 1, yards and 16 touchdowns.
Neither team has much of a rushing attack to speak of, but this game might be one of those "first to 50" type match-ups. My personal opinion is that the poise of Reilly will lead the Wildcats late in the game as he and Spevak can take over at any point. All Central Washington has to do is hold on, possibly literally, to Charly Martin and not give up too many big plays.
In reality, this game will be all about the big play, and a shootout seems inevitable. My pick, however, will be Central Washington, as this game could be a coin flip. A lot of people think that Division II is inferior football, but numerous Division I transfers who are now in Division II football have said that the only difference between the high-level programs and the Division II programs are the size of the linemen and nothing more. So grab some popcorn and watch some free football this Saturday as some of the most passionate players in the country lay it all out on the field Enjoy our content?
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