2016 FCS Playoffs - First Round

[Hambone]

Alright - thought we could do some prognosticating and do some picks for the first round.  Additionally, other than the main game of interest (Richmond/A&T) we can have some general playoff discussion within.  Here are the games to pick:

Saint Francis at Villanova 

Weber State at Chattanooga

Lehigh at New Hampshire

North Carolina A&T at Richmond

Charleston Southern at Wofford

Illinois State at Central Arkansas

Samford at Youngstown State

San Diego at Cal Poly

[Hambone]

My picks in bold.

Saint Francis at Villanova 
Weber State at Chattanooga
Lehigh at New Hampshire
North Carolina A&T at Richmond
Charleston Southern at Wofford
Illinois State at Central Arkansas
Samford at Youngstown State
San Diego at Cal Poly

[Hambone]

As it relates to the first round, I think the game I'm most interested in is ISUred against Central Arkansas.  ISUred has been playing well lately, and Central Arkansas was in the running for a seed until the last week of the regular season.  A lot of people thought that a 6 win MVFC team should not be in, as they weren't as dominant as a conference this year as they were last year when Western Illinois got in.  Personally I believe Albany should have gotten in ahead of them, but they didn't so we're left wondering if ISU deserved it.  

Also am hoping that Weber is able to pull off the upset at Chatty, although I think that Weber's offense isn't strong enough to get much going against a stout Chattanooga defense.  Although I didn't get a chance to see the Weber game, a few people have told me that other than NAU they thought that Weber was the toughest team we played.  

I'm ready for some post season football. 

[Siouxperfan7]

15 minutes ago, Hambone said:

My picks in bold.

Saint Francis at Villanova 
Weber State at Chattanooga
Lehigh at New Hampshire
North Carolina A&T at Richmond
Charleston Southern at Wofford
Illinois State at Central Arkansas
Samford at Youngstown State
San Diego at Cal Poly

Given the QB situation in Richmond, that game may be closer that predicted.

[siouxknocka]

Going off my bracket I pick at work.

Saint Francis at Villanova 
Weber State at Chattanooga
Lehigh at New Hampshire
North Carolina A&T at Richmond
Charleston Southern at Wofford
Illinois State at Central Arkansas
Samford at Youngstown State
San Diego at Cal Poly

[77iceman]

I simply don't follow college football enough to know anything about the other teams . . . but I'll be rootin' for all of the BigSky teams
 this weekend!

[Nodak78]

36 minutes ago, siouxknocka said:

Going off my bracket I pick at work.

Saint Francis at Villanova 
Weber State at Chattanooga
Lehigh at New Hampshire
North Carolina A&T at Richmond
Charleston Southern at Wofford
Illinois State at Central Arkansas
Samford at Youngstown State
San Diego at Cal Poly

I would go along with these picks.  Weber will have a tough game.  However if you don't pressure their QB he can pick you apart.  They also have a big TE.  Also wondering if New Hampshire might pull it off at home.

[UNDBIZ]

5 minutes ago, Nodak78 said:

I would go along with these picks.  Weber will have a tough game.  However if you don't pressure their QB he can pick you apart.  They also have a big TE.  Also wondering if New Hampshire might pull it off at home.

UNH doesn't have much luck against teams capable of making the playoffs. 

[southpaw]

Can Jim make a bracket for this like he does for the hockey tournament?  Would be great to implement that as well!

[geaux_sioux]

2 hours ago, Hambone said:

My picks in bold.

Saint Francis at Villanova 
Weber State at Chattanooga
Lehigh at New Hampshire
North Carolina A&T at Richmond
Charleston Southern at Wofford
Illinois State at Central Arkansas
Samford at Youngstown State
San Diego at Cal Poly

I think ISUr has a better shot at taking down EWU so I pick them...

[andtheHomeoftheSIOUX!!]

1 hour ago, southpaw said:

Can Jim make a bracket for this like he does for the hockey tournament?  Would be great to implement that as well!

Yes please.  

[2TRU4U]

Saint Francis at Villanova 
Weber State at Chattanooga
Lehigh at New Hampshire
North Carolina A&T at Richmond
Charleston Southern at Wofford
Illinois State at Central Arkansas
Samford at Youngstown State
San Diego at Cal Poly

[Shawn-O]

Saint Francis at Villanova 
Weber State at Chattanooga
Lehigh at New Hampshire
North Carolina A&T at Richmond
Charleston Southern at Wofford
Illinois State at Central Arkansas
Samford at Youngstown State
San Diego at Cal Poly

[homer]

Saint Francis at Villanova 
Weber State at Chattanooga
Lehigh at New Hampshire
North Carolina A&T at Richmond
Charleston Southern at Wofford
Illinois State at Central Arkansas
Samford at Youngstown State
San Diego at Cal Poly

I will go all home teams except Lehigh over NH.

[The Sicatoka]

Saint Francis at Villanova 
Weber State at Chattanooga
Lehigh at New Hampshire
North Carolina A&T at Richmond
Charleston Southern at Wofford
Illinois State at Central Arkansas
Samford at Youngstown State
San Diego at Cal Poly

[Longtime fan]

All home teams except charleston southern 

[UND-FB-FAN]

4 hours ago, southpaw said:

Can Jim make a bracket for this like he does for the hockey tournament?  Would be great to implement that as well!

Please do this. Thank you. 

[The Sicatoka]

The following is how Massey Ratings sees Saturday Nov 26 playing out:

Game (winner bold) [score] (probability for bolded favorite)
Saint Francis at Villanova [21-7] (87%)
Weber State at Chattanooga [31-19] (81%)
Lehigh at New Hampshire [33-28] (65%)
North Carolina A&T at Richmond [36-24] (81%)
Charleston Southern at Wofford [26-24] (53%)
Illinois State at Central Arkansas [23-21] (54%)
Samford at Youngstown State [28-20] (75%)
San Diego at Cal Poly [35-29] (66%)

http://mratings.com/pred.php?s=cf&sub=11605

[Sioux95]

Saint Francis at  Villanova
Weber State at Chattanooga
Lehigh at New Hampshire
North Carolina A&T at Richmond
Charleston Southern at Wofford
Illinois State at Central Arkansas
Samford at Youngstown State
San Diego at Cal Poly

[dmksioux]

 

Saint Francis at Villanova 

Weber State at Chattanooga

Lehigh at New Hampshire

North Carolina A&T at Richmond

Charleston Southern at Wofford

Illinois State at Central Arkansas

Samford at Youngstown State

San Diego at Cal Poly

 

[FSSD]

Saint Francis at Villanova 
Weber State at Chattanooga
Lehigh at New Hampshire
North Carolina A&T at Richmond
Charleston Southern at Wofford
Illinois State at Central Arkansas
Samford at Youngstown State
San Diego at Cal Poly

[Sioux04]

Saint Francis at Villanova 
Weber State at Chattanooga
Lehigh at New Hampshire
NC A&T at Richmond
Charleston Southern at Wofford
Illinois State at Central Arkansas
Samford at Youngstown State
San Diego at Cal Poly

[BarnWinterSportsEngelstad]

Winners in  Bold

Saint Francis at Villanova 
Weber State at  Chattanooga
Lehigh at New Hampshire
North Carolina A&T at Richmond
Charleston Southern at Wofford
Illinois State at Central Arkansas
Samford at Youngstown State
San Diego at Cal Poly

Bonus pick, Poly wanna a cracker at NDSU

[The Sicatoka]

On 11/23/2016 at 9:30 AM, southpaw said:

Can Jim make a bracket for this like he does for the hockey tournament?  Would be great to implement that as well!

I pinged Jim about this (as he's mostly unavailable this week). His answer: 

Quote

The hockey bracket isn’t particularly re-usable because it’s tied into the hockey team database, so it would really be a from-scratch effort. Hopefully this is the first year of many, and I can throw something together in the off season when I have more time.

 

[OgieOgilthorpe]

Saint Francis at Villanova 
Weber State at Chattanooga
Lehigh at New Hampshire
North Carolina A&T at Richmond
Charleston Southern at Wofford
Illinois State at Central Arkansas
Samford at Youngstown State
San Diego at Cal Poly