Playoffs ‘Til I Die: Final FCS Playoff Bracket Projections

 

 

University of North Dakota wide receiver Demun Mercer (89) celebrates after completing a pass for a University of North Dakota first down in the fourth quarter of Saturday's game against Northern Arizona University at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, N.D. (Jesse Trelstad/Grand Forks Herald)
University of North Dakota wide receiver Demun Mercer (89) celebrates after completing a pass for a University of North Dakota first down in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s game against Northern Arizona University at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, N.D. (Jesse Trelstad/Grand Forks Herald)

To close out the FCS Playoff projection brackets, Kent Schmidt and Chuck Burton will post their final sample brackets. Tune in tomorrow to ESPNU at 11:00AM Eastern to see how close they got!

NOTE: Home team in CAPS in the brackets.

Conference Champions Autobid Winners:

  • Big Sky: North Dakota
  • Big South: Charleston Southern
  • CAA: James Madison
  • Northeast: St Francis (PA)
  • Missouri Valley: South Dakota State
  • Ohio Valley: Jacksonville State
  • Patriot League: Lehigh
  • Pioneer: San Diego
  • Southern: The Citadel
  • Southland: Sam Houston State

Seeds (Kent)

  1. North Dakota State
  2. Eastern Washington
  3. Sam Houston State
  4. James Madison
  5. Jacksonville State
  6. The Citadel
  7. South Dakota State
  8. North Dakota
Kent’s Bracket:
finalbracketkent
Seeds (Chuck)
  1. North Dakota State
  2. Eastern Washington
  3. Jacksonville State
  4. James Madison
  5. Sam Houston State
  6. The Citadel
  7. South Dakota State
  8. Villanova

 

Chuck’s Bracket:
finalbracketchuck