The College Sports Journal

College Sports Journal Sagarin FCS Playoff Predictions–Nov. 6

Using the Sagarin ratings from this week alone to project the FCS playoffs, along with the automatic bid for the conferences that receive a bid, the following would be the playoff teams. These teams are seeded 1 through 24 for the 24 teams that make the FCS playoffs. As a reminder, the following conferences receive.

Holy Cross Wins Battle For First Place In Patriot Over Lehigh, 24-17, A Year After It Was A Battle Of 1-6 Teams

For the players of both programs, it was more about demonstrating how much they had improved over that battle of 1-6 teams on a wet, rainy, homecoming game a year ago in Worcester. Both teams showed exactly how much more they were than those teams with losing records last year, and in the end, Holy Cross showed that they were one play better than the Mountain Hawks on this afternoon.

BOXTOROW Polls: Marquee Game Causes Shifts in HBCU Football Polls; 11/5/2019

The North Carolina A&T Aggies win over South Carolina State in the marquee game of the weekend caused slight shifts in both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. Florida A&M defeated Delaware State and remained No. 1.

College Sports Journal Top 25 11/05/19

Weber State showed it’s the best team in the Big Sky, and may be the best team in the country with its 19 point win over Sacramento State.

FCS Playoffs ‘Til I Die: Finally, Things Start To Come Into Focus

There are three more football weekends to go before FCS Playoff Selection Sunday, where FCS Nation hopes ESPN pronounces all the schools’ names correctly and don’t forget to specify who is home, and who is away in the first round.

COULSON: Once Again, Georgia Southern Haunts Appalachian State, In 24-21 Halloween Victory

BOONE, N.C. — In the wind, the cold and the snow of Kidd Brewer Stadium on Thursday, 20th-ranked Appalachian State seemingly watched the cotton boll of its Cotton Bowl hopes wither and die on the vine as arch-rival Georgia Southern held on for a 24-21 victory before 18,796 brave spectators and the national-television, Halloween-night audience.

College Sports Journal FBS Group of Five National Players of the Week-Nov. 4

Six players including Antonio Gibson from Memphis, Stephen Calvert from Liberty, Mason Fine from North Texas, George Haloni from Boise State, Akilesi Leroy from Florida Atlantic, and Avery Williams from Boise State have been selected as the College Sports Journal All-Stars for the week ending Nov. 4th, 2019 from the NCAA Division I FBS Group.

Big South Conference Reviews: Week 10

The shockwaves are sure to be felt across the FCS landscape when the national rankings are released later this week after Monmouth handled Kennesaw State in surprising fashion 45-21 on Saturday in Kennesaw, Ga.

Ohio Valley Conference Reviews: Week 10

The race for the Ohio Valley Conference became a tad bit clearer as league leader UT Martin won for fourth time in five league encounters while Southeast Missouri and Austin Peay both posted important wins to keep their title hopes alive. UT Martin defeated five-time defending conference champion Jacksonville State 22-17. The Skyhawks improved to.

Missouri Valley Football Conference Week 10 Review

Four of the five games this week had the road team win in Week 10 of MVFC play and previously winless Western Illinois was the lone home team to pick up a victory this week. North Dakota State remained undefeated in both conference play and overall with its blowout win at Youngstown State 56-17 in.

College Sports Journal Sagarin High Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Preseason

Below are the Top 25 High-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the preseason of the 2019-2020 season. Gonzaga is the preseason pick for the High-Major rankings. The High-Major conferences include AAC, A-10, Conference USA, Mountain West, West Coast, and Missouri Valley conferences. Sagarin rankings provide the only rankings that actually ranks all Division I.

College Sports Journal Sagarin Mid-Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Preseason

Below are the Top 25 Mid-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the preseason of the 2019-2020 season. New Mexico State is the preseason pick for the Mid-Major rankings. The Mid-Major conferences include America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Horizon, Independents, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Mid-Eastern, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot,.

College Sports Journal Sagarin FBS G5 Top 25 – Nov. 2

Here are the Top 25 FBS Group of Five (G5) rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Nov. 2nd, 2019. UCF remains in the top spot following its win over Temple this week. UCF has been in the top spot for all but one week this year. CSJ will show weekly rankings.

College Sports Journal Sagarin FCS Top 25 – Nov. 2

Here are the Top 25 FCS rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Nov. 2nd, 2019. North Dakota State continues to hold down the top spot as the Bison had this position since the preseason. CSJ will show weekly rankings from the Sagarin rankings throughout the season and will have a final.

Highlights: CSJ FBS Group of Five Top Five Games and Recap of Week 10

And then there was none. We came into Week 10 with two undefeated teams in Appalachian State and SMU and after Week 10 there are none left. Appalachian State lost at home to Georgia Southern Thursday night, while SMU lost at Memphis Saturday night. This leads to a lot of uncertainty in the Group of.

QUICK RECAP: Holy Cross Makes One More Play Than Lehigh In The Final Minute, Finishes Off Mountain Hawks In 24-17 Thriller

In the final minute, Holy Cross made one more play than Lehigh.

Group of Five Heavy Hitter Saturday Preview 11/2/19

With the Appalachian State loss to Georiga Southern in the Sun Belt Conference Thursday night, SMU is now the only undefeated team left in the Group of Five. The Mustangs now get possibily its toughest test of the season–at least so far–when they travel to play Memphis. The Tigers themselves have New Year’s Six aspirations.

Big Sky Conference Week 10 Previews

This week will feature some monster matchups that will give a solid forecast of who may be in or out of the playoff contention. Sacramento State and Weber State will face off to see who takes control of the Big Sky reigns. Meanwhile, Portland State will look to make a Hail Mary effort to stay.

College Sports Journal Missouri Valley Football Conference Game Previews: Week of 11/2/2019

The halfway point of the MVFC has just one undefeated team in league play but has three with just one loss. North Dakota State is undefeated in league and is unblemished overall. Northern Iowa, Illinois State, and South Dakota State are the three teams with just one loss at the midpoint of the MVFC schedule..

College Sports Journal Ivy League Previews, How To Watch: Week of 11/2/2019

Undefeated Princeton and Dartmouth look to not slip up going into a potentially enormous matchup of undefeated teams in the Bronx.

College Sports Journal Big South Conference Previews, How To Watch: Week of 11/2/2019

Drama promises to be the operative word as the race toward the Big South championship kicks into high gear. But even the drama will not bring things into much clearer focus as two teams will be undefeated in conference play when all the dust settles late Saturday afternoon. Campbell enters the weekend a 3-0 record.

College Sports Journal Southland Conference Previews, How To Watch: Week of 11/2/2019

The Southland continues to be one of the most confusing conferences to figure out. As soon as we think a team has taken a step forward to enhance their profile, they perplex us all by losing a game you would never expect them to lose.

College Sports Journal Ohio Valley Conference Previews, How To Watch: Week of 11/2/2019

Whoever drew up the 2019 Ohio Valley Conference football schedule is probably thinking rather highly of themselves right about now. It’s been a masterful schedule and one that dreams are made of – or nightmares, depending on your outlook.

There Will Be Heat at Murray Goodman As Holy Cross and Lehigh Battle for the Patriot League Supremacy

November in the Lehigh Valley is known for potentially frosty temperatures, blazing red and yellow fall colors, and apple picking season.

Don’t expect anything chill at Murray Goodman Stadium this Saturday, where the combined heat of the Holy Cross Crusaders (4-4, 2-0) and Lehigh Mountain Hawks (4-3, 3-0) should be radiating from both teams.

College Sports Journal Southern Conference Previews, How To Watch: Week of 11/2/2019

The SoCon race is still a wide open, with three teams with one conference loss and another three with two conference losses. There is a lot of football to be played and the Southern conference has been wildly unpredictable this year.

College Sports Journal Colonial Athletic Association Previews, How To Watch: Week of 11/2/2019

One of the wildest endings to a game this year happened last week between Stony Brook and Villanova. Villanova held a 35-20 lead with five minutes remaining only to see Stony Brook roar back with 16 points to win on a Nick Courtney field goal as time expired. As a result, the CAA is a huge jumble, as it seems to be every year.

FCS Playoffs ‘Til I Die: When Last Week’s Bracket Goes Terribly Wrong

Remember when I had Villanova as a seed? Good times. Harken back to when I had Delaware in my field? Yes, way back when – last week. Do you recall the time that I had more than two Southland teams in my bracket? It’s so long ago, why, when it happened, North Dakota State and.

Big Sky Conference Week 9 Reviews

The Big Sky continued to reveal its true self as close games proved who was the better team and blowouts solidified resumes. Montana State continues to dig themselves into a hole as they look like a talented, but overrated 5-3 team with just 50 percent wins in conference games. Montana, Weber, and Sacramento all took.

Surprising Lehigh Beats Georgetown 27-24, Sits Atop Patriot League Standings

After their 27-24 win over Georgetown – their third conference game won on very memorable final plays – what is the Mountain Hawks’ secret for pulling out these conference wins?

BOXTOROW Polls: FAMU Remains No. 1 in HBCU Football; 10/29/2019

As Florida A&M handled Morgan State to win its second straight game and stay atop both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls, it was South Carolina State’s victory over Bethune-Cookman in Daytona Beach that caused movements in the polls.

College Sports Journal Top 25 10/29/19

The Dakota Marker is staying Fargo after an exciting finish that saw Matt Entz gamble on 4th down in his own territory. Adam Cofield took the carry 71 yards for the game winning points. Elsewhere, James Madison, Weber State and Sacramento State affirmed themselves as the rest of the top five. The rest of the FCS seems to be in flux with different teams elevating and dropping week over week.

College Sports Journal Sagarin FCS Playoff Predictions–Oct. 29

Using the Sagarin ratings from this week alone to project the FCS playoffs, along with the automatic bid for the conferences that receive a bid, the following would be the playoff teams. These teams are seeded 1 through 24 for the 24 teams that make the FCS playoffs. As a reminder, the following conferences receive.

Big South Conference Reviews: Week 9

The big boys of the Big South did all they were supposed to do as the race for the conference championship prepares to shift into high gear.

Ohio Valley Conference Reviews: Week 9

After nine weeks of the 2019 college football season many of the conference races are beginning to become clearer. The Ohio Valley Conference simply is setting itself up for a dramatic finish over the final four weeks of the regular season. Southeast Missouri State put itself in nice position for a potential conference championship and.

College Sports Journal FBS Group of Five National Players of the Week-Oct. 28

Six players including Chris Reynolds from Charlotte, Tra Barnett from Georgia State, LeVante Bellamy from Western Michigan, Xazavian Valladay from Wyoming, Joey Banks from Buffalo, and Justn Rohrwasser from Marshall have been selected as the College Sports Journal All-Stars for the week ending Oct. 28th, 2019 from the NCAA Division I FBS Group of Five.

Missouri Valley Football Conference Week 9 Review

And then there was one-undefeated team in the Missouri Valley Football Conference that is. A record crowd of 19,371 was on hand at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium following ESPN’s College GameDay broadcast from the South Dakota State campus saw the Jackrabbit faithful disapointed as North Dakota State rallied from a tie game in the fourth.

College Sports Journal Sagarin FBS G5 Top 25–Oct. 26

Here are the Top 25 FBS Group of Five (G5) rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Oct. 26th, 2019. UCF remains in the top spot following its win over Temple this week. UCF has been in the top spot for all but one week this year. CSJ will show weekly rankings.

College Sports Journal Sagarin FCS Top 25 – Oct. 26

Here are the Top 25 FCS rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Oct. 26th, 2019. North Dakota State continues to hold down the top spot as the Bison had this position since the preseason. CSJ will show weekly rankings from the Sagarin rankings throughout the season and will have a final.

Highlights: CSJ FBS Group of Five Top Five Games and Recap of Week 9

After several weeks of at least one of the undefeated teams going down, Week 9 saw a little more normalcy in the Group of Five. The two remaining undefeated teams left in Appalachian State and SMU remained that way with each picking up wins this week. The Mountaineers won easily at South Alabama in Sun.

QUICK RECAP: Henning 27 Yarder Allows Lehigh To Walk Off Winners Against Georgetown, 27-24

Another week, another nail-biting game with the game in doubt in the closing seconds. Fans of of the Mountain Hawks might have been standing, perhaps cheering, perhaps looking away, unable to watch whether the 27 yard FG goes through the uprights.

College Sports Journal Patriot League Previews, How To Watch: Week of 10/26/2019

The Patriot League sees Fordham with a week off and features six conference members in action. Lehigh looks to get their conference record to 3-0, Holy Cross looks to keep pace and remain undefeated in league play, and Lafayette and Bucknell will do battle to see who can remain in the title race.

Big Sky Conference Week 9 Previews

Week 9 approaches to continually test the endurance of each Big Sky team. The season nears the three-fourths complete point teams have to be so careful not to spoilt their postseason hopes, if they are still alive. Other teams will be looking for positive notes to finish on and maybe give some Freshmen and Seniors.

College Sports Journal Southland Conference Previews, How To Watch: Week of 10/26/2019

If the playoffs started today, the Southland would easily have four teams in the playoffs, and would still have at least one team that would feel snubbed. The Southland has taken a big step forward to become that fourth conference just behind the big three. There is still a lot of football to be played, but this is one of the more intriguing races as we head down the stretch.

College Sports Journal Ohio Valley Conference Previews, How To Watch: Week of 10/26/2019

As the 2019 regular season continues to wind down and the hunt for a playoff spot heats up two of the Ohio Valley Conference’s best teams take to the gridiron Saturday in the Show-Me State. League-leader UT Martin, undefeated in four conference games, hits the road to take on No. 24-ranked Southeast Missouri State at Houck Stadium in Cape Girardeau. It is the best conference start since 2006, when the Skyhawks won their only OVC championship.

College Sports Journal Big South Previews, How To Watch: Week of 10/26/2019

The logjam atop the Big South Conference standings should remain intact for at least one more week as the three undefeated teams are favored to remain that way. Kennesaw State and Monmouth enter the weekend as heavy favorites to handle North Alabama, which is not eligible for the conference championship as the school transitions from NCAA Division II, and Charleston Southern, respectively. Campbell, meanwhile, could be in for a battle on the road at Gardner-Webb, which has played well in spurts in 2019.

College Sports Journal Southern Conference Previews, How To Watch: Week of 10/26/2019

With Furman losing at home to The Citadel, the Southern Conference race was ripped wide open. Furman was cruising, leading many to think the league was decided, but outside of East Tennessee State and Western Carolina, there is a path for any of the other seven teams to find their way to the conference title.

College Sports Journal SWAC Previews, How To Watch: Week of 10/26/2019

The SWAC is getting back into full swing this week and we have two massive games to look forward to. On the one hand we have the Magic City Classic, one of, if not the best attended FCS game in the country, and we have Southern visiting Alcorn State, who will be retiring Steve McNair’s number this weekend, along with being a possible preview of the SWAC Championship later this year.

Lehigh Tries To Start A New Winning Streak Vs. Georgetown This Weekend

Last season, Lehigh football suffered through a bunch of firsts that Mountain Hawk football fans had no desire to experience. One important one came on the campus of Georgetown on October 20th, 2018.

Up until that point, in the modern era, the Lehigh football team had not lost to Georgetown.

College Sports Journal Ivy League Previews, How To Watch: Week of 10/26/2019

This week, two of the nation’s unbeaten teams play tricky challengers: one in prime time on Friday night, and the other takes on a rival in one of the marquee games of Saturday.