There are four teams with one conference loss and everyone else has at least three conference losses. That’s four teams with playoff aspirations, but there wont be four seats at the table for the SoCon when all is said and done.
Tag: Championship Subdivision
Southland, WAC and ASUN-WAC Alliance Game Previews – Week 10
Eastern Kentucky/Stephen F. Austin and Southeastern Louisiana/Incarnate Word headline a critical week.
FCS Playoffs ‘Til I Die: CSJ Picks The FCS Playoff Field, 11/04/2021
If you weren’t following the key FCS Playoff matchups last week involving the playoffs, boy did you miss out!
College Sports Journal Top 25 – Week 9
It was a tame week in the top 25 overall. However, the losses were big. Two top five teams went down.
CSJ Sagarin 2021 NCAA FCS Playoff Projection-Oct. 31
Using the Sagarin ranking this week, the following would be the field of 24 teams for the Division I FCS Football Playoffs. North Dakota State is the top seed, while MVFC mates South Dakota State and Northern Iowa are the second and third seeds respectively. James Madison is the #4, while Sam Houston State and […]
College Sports Journal Sagarin FCS Top 25 – Oct. 30
Below are the Top 25 rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Oct. 30th, 2021. CSJ will show weekly rankings from the Sagarin rankings throughout the season and will have a final ranking after the national championship game in January. North Dakota State stays at the top of the rankings after the […]
Fiery, Emotional Battle Between Holy Cross And Lehigh Ends With Crusaders On Top, 31-12
For three quarters, it didn’t really feel like a battle between a winless team (Lehigh, 0-8, 0-3) and a team still with an eye on a conference championship and an FCS Playoff appearance (Holy Cross, 6-2, 3-0).
Lehigh Football vs. Holy Cross: Drink of the Week, Scouting Report, Fearless Prediction
“Who are these guys?”
Colonial Athletic Association Week 9 Preview
The CAA playoff picture is starting to come into focus. Unfortunately, it is only focused on two or three teams right now. Can teams like Elon or William & Mary pick up a big win over the next few weeks to thrust themselves into the picture?
Southland, WAC and ASUN-WAC Alliance Game Previews – Week 9
The Cowboys will be tough on the road.
Southern Conference Week 9 Preview
East Tennessee State takes the week off. The rest of the conference plays each other as usual. There should be another chunk of good SoCon games.
FCS Playoffs ‘Til I Die: CSJ Picks The FCS Playoff Field, 10/28/2021
Check out highlights of last week’s big games, and check out out CSJ composite playoff bracket, bubble team of the week, and playoff implication game of the week as well.
College Sports Journal Top 25 – Week 8
Five weeks from selection Sunday. Here is how our top 25 looks this week.
CSJ Sagarin 2021 NCAA FCS Playoff Projection-Oct. 24
Using the Sagarin ranking this week, the following would be the field of 24 teams for the Division I FCS Football Playoffs. South Dakota State despite suffering their first loss of the season is predicted to be the top seed, followed by MVFC mate North Dakota State as the #2 seed. James Madison, who is […]
College Sports Journal Sagarin FCS Top 25 – Oct. 23
Below are the Top 25 rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Oct. 23rd, 2021. CSJ will show weekly rankings from the Sagarin rankings throughout the season and will have a final ranking after the national championship game in January. North Dakota State moves to the top of the rankings after the […]
Magic in the Air as Fordham Rallies to Defeat Lehigh 35-28
While it’s long been said that a picture is worth a thousand words, the images racked up through 59 minutes of play between Lehigh and Fordham were enough to provide an endless supply of storylines.
OVC 2021 Week 8 Preview
The meat of the Ohio Valley Conference season begins this weekend and despite some unique scheduling, the results involving all seven league members should provide a glimpse of what to expect as the season continues to draw to a close in less than one month.
Southland, WAC and ASUN-WAC Alliance Game Previews – Week 8
The Cowboys put up 21 points in the second quarter, which proved to be sufficient in their 35-17 win over the Demons. It was their first league win of the season.
Lehigh Football at Fordham: Drink of the Week, Scouting Report, Fearless Prediction
Will Lehigh be able to keep this game competitive? It’s not a question that has been too very often asked about the Mountain Hawks (0-6, 0-1) over the years.
Southern Conference Week 8 Preview
#21 VMI takes this week off. The other eight teams face of in conference matchups.
Colonial Athletic Association Week 8 Preview
Last week’s results in the CAA left us with one team unbeaten in conference and six others with a single loss. Villanova is clearly in the driver’s seat, but the battle for playoff spots is far from decided in the CAA.
FCS Playoffs ‘Til I Die: CSJ Picks The FCS Playoff Field, 10/21/2021
Last week was a real thriller with a lot of FCS Playoff implications. Montana State, Eastern Washington and North Dakota State had statement wins showing how they plan to be a part of these playoffs come Thanksgiving, while the SoCon’s title and autobid race seems as muddled as ever.
College Sports Journal Top 25 – Week 7
Another week, another swath of conference upsets mixing up the top 25. Will this week be calm or will we flip it all on its head again?
Dante Miller’s Long Run Sparks Columbia Past Quakers
It took some time, but Dante Miller infused electricity into the air and that proved to be the tonic as Columbia picked up a milestone win in the long history of the program.
College Sports Journal Sagarin FCS Top 25 – Oct. 16
Below are the Top 25 rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Oct. 16th, 2021. CSJ will show weekly rankings from the Sagarin rankings throughout the season and will have a final ranking after the national championship game in January. South Dakota State remains atop the ranking after the Jackrabbits defeated Western […]
OVC 2021 Week 7 Preview – Strange Season Unfolding in OVC
With Halloween looming on the horizon what has already taken place in the Ohio Valley Conference football landscape has been downright ghoulish compared to recent seasons.
Southland, WAC and ASUN-WAC Alliance Game Previews – Week 7
Cameron Ward has 1,636 passing yards (327.2 ypg) to lead the Cardinals, completing 61.5% of his passes and throwing 16 touchdown passes and three interceptions this season.
Southern Conference Week 7 Preview
Western Carolina takes this week off. But the rest of the conference is in action with four head to head matchups.
Colonial Athletic Association Week 7 Preview
It’s a packed slate this weekend in the CAA with six games, five in conference. Elon takes the week off.
FCS Playoffs ‘Til I Die: CSJ Picks The FCS Playoff Field, 10/15/2021
We’re almost at the midway point of the fall FCS football season, and it’s time to start thinking about what this November’s FCS Playoff field might look like. We polled the CSJ writers to find out who they thought would be in the field, and who might be on the bubble.
FCS Roundtable: “Hard Reset” Week
This was unquestionably “hard reset” week for the Top 25 as this was the first real slate of games that changed the way people thought about their ballots.
GAME PREVIEWS – Big Sky Conference – October 16th
Eastern Washington (6-0) 3-0 Last Week: Team 1 2 3 4 F EWU 22 21 10 10 63 UNC 3 7 7 0 17 This Week: vs. Idaho 12:30pm MT How to Follow: ESPN+, EWU Radio: 700-AM ESPN & 105.3-FM in Spokane/Cheney Fearless Prediction: The rivalry resumes on the inferno this weekend as a bipolar […]
College Sports Journal Top 25 – Week 6
With the results of last week, there are some major shakeups in the top 25 this week.
CSJ Sagarin 2021 NCAA FCS Playoff Projection-Oct. 11
Using the Sagarin ranking this week, the following would be the field of 24 teams for the Division I FCS Football Playoffs. South Dakota State despite suffering their first loss of the season is predicted to be the top seed, followed by MVFC mate North Dakota State as the #2 seed. James Madison, who is […]
College Sports Journal Sagarin FCS Top 25 – Oct. 9
Below are the Top 25 rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Oct. 9th, 2021. CSJ will show weekly rankings from the Sagarin rankings throughout the season and will have a final ranking after the national championship game in January. South Dakota State remains atop the ranking despite the Jackrabbits losing at […]
DeMorat, Sneed Impressive As Fordham Trounces Seahawks
Fordham scored on all six of its possessions in the first half and was in command from start to finish en route to a 56-7 win over the Seahawks in a non-conference tilt at storied Jack Coffey Field.
Penn Running Game Eventually Punches Lehigh Into Submission In 20-0 Victory
The Penn Quakers leveled their season record at 2-2 after outlasting Lehigh 20-0 at Franklin Field this Saturday.
OVC 2021 Week 6 Preview
The way the Ohio Valley Conference standings look heading into the sixth week of the season are likely not to be the same way the ledger will look when the dust settles on the regular season.
Colonial Athletic Association Week 6 Preview
This week we look forward to five conference matchups including two featuring two ranked teams.
Lehigh Football at Penn: Drink of the Week, Scouting Report, Fearless Prediction
a turnaround this Saturday could very well set up the remainder of a successful football season for the Mountain Hawks, and make a lot of people forget their early season struggles.
Southland, WAC and ASUN-WAC Alliance Game Previews – Week 6
Cole Kelley is among the national leaders in every passing category, having thrown for 1,593 yards, 13 touchdowns and four interceptions on 135-of-182 passing (74.2 % completion percentage).
Southern Conference Week 6 Preview
There are again four conference games on the schedule this weekend with Samford getting the bye week.
Missouri Valley Football Conference 2021 Week 6 Preview
This week, we get another dose of top game with two involving both ranked squads in UNI at NDSU and SIU at SDSU being the top two games with three others involving MVFC squads.
FCS Roundtable: Insanity At The Inferno
It was a late start being on the west coast, but it was worth staying up for.
College Sports Journal Top 25 – Week 5
This past week was highlighted by two top notch matchups. So many of the top ten teams played close, one score conference games. That’s what we should expect the rest of the way.
College Sports Journal Sagarin FCS Top 25 – Oct. 2
Below are the Top 25 rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Oct. 2nd, 2021. CSJ will show weekly rankings from the Sagarin rankings throughout the season and will have a final ranking after the national championship game in January. South Dakota State remains atop the ranking after Week 4 after the […]
QUICK RECAP: Behind Career Day by Tipton, Yale Overwhelms Lehigh 34-0
On a sunny 75 degree day, Yale’s offense racked up 420 yards on the Mountain Hawk defense as the Bulldogs (2-1, 1-0) pummeled Lehigh (0-5, 0-1) 34-0.
OVC 2021 Week 5 Preview
Now that most of the fun and games are a thing of the past, things begin to heat up in the Ohio Valley Conference as plenty is already at stake as Week 5 prepares to get underway.
Lehigh Football vs. Yale: Drink of the Week, Scouting Report, Fearless Prediction
The number of monkeys on this Lehigh football team’s backs are beginning to mount.
Southland, WAC and ASUN-WAC Alliance Game Previews – Week 5
With a Bearkat win over Stephen F. Austin, K.C. Keeler would win his 247th career game. That would move him into sole possession of eighth place all-time among FCS head coaches who have spent at least 10 years at FCS schools.
