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Update 12:11 AM

Another weekend with two top-5 teams go down.  First it was #2 Oregon and then would-be AP, Coaches, and Harris poll #2 Oklahoma, who looses to Texas Tech 34-27.

Update 12:09 AM

Texas Tech recovers the onsides kick.

Update 12:07 AM

It may not be 100% over in Lubbock yet. Oklahoma gets the ball with under a minute to go and scores in 3 plays to make it 34-27 with 31 seconds to go. The onsides kick is upcoming.

Update 12:02 AM

It’s about over in Lubbock as Oklahoma fails on yet another 4th down conversion in the red zone with only 3:10 to go, still down 34-20.

Update 11:54 PM

Oklahoma strikes down the field after a Texas Tech 3-and-out and gets a 1st and goal, but Texas Tech stops them in 4 plays and gets a turnover on downs. Only 5:10 remains.

Also, South Florida defeats Louisville 55-17. Louisville now must beat Rutgers next weekend to become bowl eligible.

Update 11:39 PM

Oklahoma’s offense finally gets in the end zone, this time on a big play, and the scratch back to within 34-20 with 7:50 to go. It’s now only a 2 touchdown game, but Oklahoma has to get Texas Tech’s offense off the field, who has largely been in cruise mode instead of attack mode for most of the 2nd half.

Finals:

Southern Miss 56, UTEP 30 (Southern Miss is now bowl eligible. UTEP is now bowl ineligible)

Update 11:24 PM

Clemson misses a 54 yard field goal and Boston College earns a berth into the ACC Championship Game by defeating Clemson 20-17.

Update 11:14 PM

It’s over in Cincinnati as West Virginia wins 28-23 and sets up a Big East championship game with Connecticut next weekend.

Update 11:12 PM

Clemson’s back is now against the wall as Boston College tosses a 43 yard touchdown pass to take a 20-17 lead with only 1:46 to go.

Update 11:05 PM

McNeese state clinches their conference’s automatic bid and finishes undefeated by defeating Central Arkansas 14.

Update 11:03 PM

Cincinnati isn’t done yet. They score again and it’s now only 28-23 West Virginia, but with only 2:26 to go.

Update 11:01 PM

Clemson responds and the Tigers retakes the lead on Boston College 17-13 with 5:53 to go in the game.

Update 10:49 PM

Meanwhile, Boston College just kicked a field goal to take a 13-10 lead on Clemson with 9:01 to go in that game.

Update 10:48 PM

Oklahoma still can’t find the end zone on offense and has to settle for another field goal after a good drive, and it’s 34-13 Texas Tech.

Update 10:45 PM

Cincinnati tries to climb back into the game, scoring a touchdown and narrowing it down to 28-17 against West Virginia, but only 7:31 remains in that game.

Finals:

Texas Christian 34, UNLV 10 (Texas Christian now bowl eligible)

Update 10:35 PM

Boston College finally puts the ball in the end zone and now it’s 10-10 down in Clemson with 13:37 to go.

Update 10:30 PM

Texas Tech takes advantage of a botched fake punt by Oklahoma and goes up 34-10. And they got this touchdown by running their running back.
Finals:

Oregon State 52, Washington State 17 (Washington State now bowl ineligible)

Update 10:23 PM

West Virginia is starting to nail the coffin closed as they’re now up on Cincinnati 28-10 with 11:43 to go.

Finals:

Louisiana Lafayette 38, Florida International 28
Oklahoma State 45, Baylor 14 (Oklahoma State bowl eligible)
Louisiana Tech 27, San Jose State 23 (San Jose State now bowl ineligible)

Update 9:59 PM
Oklahoma finally generates some offense at the end of the first half and gets it to the 1 yard line, but can only pick up a field goal and it’s 27-10 Texas Tech late in the 1st half.

Update 9:55 PM

Clemson tacks on a field goal to take a 10-3 lead on Boston College.

Update 9:39 PM

Just a note. Oklahoma has 38 total yards - 27 rushing yards and 11 passing yards. Meanwhile, they have 45 yards in penalties, and their lone touchdown was on an interception return on Texas Tech’s opening drive.

Update 9:38 PM

Speaking of the #2 curse, while Kansas should be the #2 team in the BCS, Oklahoma is actually the team on deck to be #2 in all the human polls. They’re trying their best not to be #2. Of course, all of this favors West Virginia, who would presumably be in line for the national title if Oklahoma loses tonight, and the winner of the Kansas/Missouri games loses in the Big 12 title game. West Virginia is still up 21-10 at halftime over Cincinnati.

Update 9:35 PM

Texas Tech is rolling, rolling, rolling and they’re now up 27-7 on Oklahoma with still 9 minutes to go in the 2nd quarter.

Update 9:19 PM

Boston College finally gets on the board by kicking a field goal. It’s now 7-3 Clemson.

Update 9:14 PM

Texas Tech strikes again, and OU’s national championship hopes start to get some question marks next to it as the Red Raiders go up 20-7.

Update 9:09 PM

West Virginia is starting to create a margin against Cincinnati, going up 21-10.

Update 9:04 PM

Northern Iowa finishes up an undefeated regular season by defeating Southern Utah 48-10. Will they get the #1 seed in the I-AA tournament?

Update 8:59 PM

Cincinnati responds again to West Virginia, kicking a field goal and making it 14-10.

Update 8:55 PM

Texas Tech finally gets their passing game going and scores a big touchdown pass after a 60 yard pass that got the Red Raiders down to the 1. Tech goes up 13-7 on Oklahoma.

Update 8:50 PM

West Virginia retakes the lead against Cincinnati 14-7.

Finals:

Utah 28, New Mexico 10

Update 8:45 PM

Texas Tech kicks another field goal and gets within 7-6 of Oklahoma.

Update 8:42 PM

Prairie View (yes that one) won today against Alabama A&M. That puts a cap on a 7-3 season for the Panthers, their first winning season since 1976.

Update 8:27 PM

Texas Tech kicks a field goal to get on the board. They still trial Oklahoma 7-3.

Update 8:26 PM

A recap on the CAA website said that the meeting of CAA athletic directors decided to determine the team who will pick up the automatic bid to the I-AA tournament by coin flip. Massachusetts won the coin flip so they are technically the conference champion for the purposes of getting the auto-bid to the I-AA tournament. The AD meeting stressed that UMass and Richmond are officiall co-champions, and felt that the two teams were too equal to put the issue up for an actual vote.

Update 8:21 PM

Cincinnati responds and ties up West Virginia at 7.

Update 8:18 PM

South Florida goes up on Louisville 6-0 early. Louisville is still looking to get bowl eligible.

Update 8:15 PM

The problem with passing most of the time is that it leads to interceptions. Texas Tech just threw a pick on their opening drive and Oklahoma returns it for a touchdown, going up 7-0.

Eastern Washington makes their case for an at-large bid to the I-AA tournament, defeating Weber State 38-16.

Update 8:09 PM

Clemson strikes first in their game against Boston College 7-0.

7:58 PM

West Virginia strikes first, and goes up on Cincinnati 7-0.Finals:

Western Kentucky 52, Morehead State 12

Update 7:37 PM

We’re about to get a trio of good games going tonight. The first is Oklahoma at Texas Tech. Oklahoma should win, but with the number of points Texas Tech can put up, you can never count them out.

Next is West Virginia at Cincinnati. Cincinnati can still win the Big East, but they’ll have to upset the Mountaineers to do it.

Finally, there is Boston College at Clemson for the ACC Atlantic Division title.

Finals:

Wake Forest 38, N. C. State 18

Update 7:15 PM

LSU finally takes care of Mississippi 41-24 (it was closer than that score) and is now 2 games away from the national title game.

Update 7:13 PM

Kansas wins 45-7 over Iowa State and now head into their game against Missouri likely ranked #2 and 11-0.
Finals:

Virginia Tech 44, Miami 14
Western Michigan 28, Iowa 19
Michigan State 35, Penn State 31
Wisconsin 41, Minnesota 34
Washington 37, California 23
Indiana 27, Purdue 24
Houston 35, Marshall 28

Update 6:57 PM

Ole Miss was driving to make it a one score game, but then throw an interception, and add on a penalty and LSU got the ball at the Ole Miss 20 and end up putting it in the end zone, putting the final nails in the coffin. It’s now 34-17 Tigers.

Delaware may have just cost themselves an at-large bid into the I-AA playoffs, especially with 3 other CAA teams vying for a 3rd at-large bid for that conference. Delaware loses to Villanova 16-10. Meanwhile, Appalachian State solidifies an at-large bid by taking care of Chattanooga 37-17.

Finals:

Navy 35, Northern Illinois 24
Memphis 25, UAB 9 (Memphis is bowl eligible)

Update 6:38 PM

It’s a game again in Oxford as Mississippi scores a touchdown to close the gap against LSU 27-17.

Finals:

Central Florida 49, Southern Methodist 20
Tulane 45, Rice 31

Update 6:14 PM

Notre Dame finally wins a second game, defeating Duke 28-7.

Update 6:03 PM

Will Minnesota pull the upset? They’re tied with Wisconsin at 20 near the end of the 3rd quarter.

Here are your final Division II playoff scores of the day:

West Texas A&M 40, Washburn 39 (WTAM will play Northwest Missouri State in the next round)
Central Washington 40, Ashland 24 (C. Washington will play Nebraska-Omaha in the next round)

Update 5:51 PM

Alabama loses to Louisiana Monroe. Yes, that Louisiana Monroe 21-14.

Eastern Illinois finishes up their case for a I-AA playoff at large bid with a 33-17 win over Samford. Also, Montana finishes undefeated and will probably get the #1 seed in the I-AA playoffs after defeating rival Montana State 41-20.
Finals:

Boise State 58, Idaho 14

Update 5:38 PM

It’s official now: Tennessee 25, Vanderbilt 24 Final.

Also, LSU puts some distance between themselves and Mississippi, going up 21-7.

Other finals:

Arkansas 45, Mississippi State 31
Air Force 55, San Diego State 23

Update 5:19 PM

Vanderbilt missed a 49 yard field goal with only 45 yards to go, and Tennessee is still alive for the SEC East title.

Division II playoff finals:

North Dakota 44, Winona State 2 (North Dakota will play Grand Valley State next round)

Finals:

Brigham Young 35, Wyoming 10
Colorado State 42, Georgia Southern 34
Utah State 35, New Mexico state 17

Update 5:11 PM

Tennessee hits a field goal with 2:46 to go to finally go back up on Vanderbilt 25-24.

Update 5:07 PM

I’m back form a quick run to the store while all the Hokies are preoccupied with other things.

In updates, Georgia Southern is trying to worm their way into the I-AA playoffs, but they’re still down to Colorado State 42-31 late in the 4th quarter.

Tennessee has almost come back against Vanderbilt, but the Commodores still lead 24-22 with 7:14 to go.

Notre Dame leads Duke 14-0.

Louisiana Monroe is currently leading Alabama 21-14 in the 4th quarter.

Kansas leads Iowa State 21-7 late in the 2nd quarter.

In other I-AA action, James Madison is making their case for an at-large bid by defeating Towson 23-13. Meanwhile, North Dakota State loses their first game against a I-AA opponent as a I-AA team, losing to South Dakota State 29-24.

In the Division II playoffs, Catawba defeats Albany State (GA) 66-35. Catawba will play Valdosta State in the next round.

In the Division III playoffs, Mary Hardin-Baylor defeated Trinity (TX) 52-23. MHB will play North Carolina Wesleyan in the next round.

Update 4:16 PM

Someone finally scores in the Duke/Notre Dame game as the Irish goes up 7-0 with only 1:17 to go in the first half.

Update 4:15 PM

Missouri finishes out Kansas State 49-32 and guarantees that next week’s game against Kansas will be for the Big 12 North title.

Division II playoffs:

Abilene Christian 56, Mesa State 12 (Abilene Christian will play Chadron State next round)

Division III playoff finals:

Wisconsin-Whitewater 34, Capital 14
St. John’s (MN) 41, Redlands 13 (St. John’s will play Central College next round)

Finals:

Bowling Green 31, Buffalo 17 (Buffalo now bowl ineligible)

Update 4:06 PM

Kansas goes up on Iowa State 7-0. Meanwhile, Mississippi ties up LSU at 7. Meanwhile, Georgia’s gotta love what’s going on in Knoxville s Vanderbilt goes up on Tennessee 24-9.

More Division II playoff scores:

Delta State 45, Shaw 7 (Delta State will play North Alabama next week)

More Division III playoff scores:

Central College 38, Olivet 17

Update 3:53 PM

Georgia puts away Kentucky 24-13. This eliminates Florida from the SEC East race, and Georgia can clench the SEC title if Vanderbilt can hold onto their lead against Tennessee.

Division III playoffs finals:

Wisconsin-Eau Clair 24, St. Norbert 20 (Wisconsin-Eau Clair will play Bethel next weekend)

Update 3:49 PM

Virginia Tech strikes first, going up on Miami 7-0.

North Dakota State hasn’t lost a game to a I-AA team since moving into that division. However, they’re currently losing to their conference rival South Dakota State 20-10 at halftime. Also, Appalachian State goes up early on Chattanooga 7-0.
Division III Playoffs finals:

Bethel (MN) 28, Concordia 0

3:39 PM

Time for a new thread, and look for more lower-division scores once again now that they’re into playoff mode.

Update 3:38 PM

It’s now 17-9 Vanderbilt over Tennessee at halftime.   Also, Duke and Notre Dame are scoreless after the 1st quarter.

Division III playoffs:

North Central 44, Franklin 42

Finals:

Florida State 24, Maryland 16
Georgia Tech 27, North Carolina 25
Florida 59, Florida Atlantic 20
Tulsa 49, Army 39
Update 3:30 PM

Nevermind about Pittsburgh. They get called for a 15 yard penalty, then throw a pick, and Pitt’s outside chance of winning the Big East is over as Rutgers wins 20-16.

Meanwhile, Vanderbilt retakes the lead over Tennessee 14-9.

Update 3:28 PM

Pittsburgh has the ball within the Rutgers 10 with less than a minute to go, down by 4…

Update 3:25 PM

Tennessee goes back up on Vanderbilt 9-7.

I-AA finals:

Harvard ends Yale’s perfect season 37-6.

Division II playoff scores:

Indiana (PA) 45, West Chester 35 (Indiana will play Shepherd next weekend)

Finals:

Connecticut 30, Syracuse 7

Update 3:20 PM

Ohio State defeats Michigan 14-3. Ohio State has now won 4 in a row against the Wolverines.

Division III playoff scores:

Curry 42, Hartwick 21 (Curry will play St. John Fisher)

More Finals:

Illinois 41, Northwestern 22

Update 3:17 PM

Richmond just defeated William & Mary 31-20. That means they and Massachusetts tie for the CAA title. The automatic bid into the I-AA tournament will now be determined by a majority vote of the conference’s athletic directors. Who will they choose? If they want the better team, they’ll probably pick Massachusetts. If they’re nervous at all about Richmond getting a bid as an at-large, however, they may give the auto-bid to the Spiders.

Update 3:14 PM

Michigan just failed on a 4th conversion, which pretty much seals Ohio State’s victory. There is only 3:44 left between Ohio State and a Rose Bowl berth.

Division I-AA finals:

Delaware State 29, Howard 13
Massachusetts 27, Hofstra 5 (UMass clenches a share of the CAA title)

More Division III finals:

Wabash 31, Mount St. Joseph 21 (Wabash will play Case Western)
St. John Fisher 24, Hobart 7
Wesley 45, Hampden-Sydney 17 (Wesley will play Muhlenberg)

Update 3:07 PM

Michigan is running out of time, punting the ball back to Ohio State with less than 7 minutes to go, still 14-3 Buckeyes. Meanwhile, Kentucky is back to within a score of Georgia, 21-13.

Division III finals:

Muhlenberg 31, Salisbury State 21
Case Western 21, Widener 20

Update 3:03 PM

Vanderbilt takes a 7-6 lead on Tennessee.

Meanwhile, in an upset possibility in the Division III playoffs, North Carolina Wesleyan and Washington & Jefferson head into overtime tied at 14.

Finals:

Temple 24, Kent State 14

Update 3:00 PM

Georgia has now widened their lead on Kentucky to 21-13 in the 3rd quarter. Meanwhile, Missouri leads Kansas State 28-18, also in the 3rd quarter.

In another Division III playoff final, College of New Jersey defeats Rensselaer 17-14. College of New Jersey will get the unenviable job of facing Mount Union next weekend.

Update 2:57 PM

New Hampshire trying to worm their way into a I-AA playoff at-large bid, but probably needs help. They made their final case today, defeating Maine 39-14.

Update 2:55 PM

Division II Playoff finals:

Southern Connecticut State 45, Bryant 28. SCSU will play at 11-0 California (PA) next week.

Division III playoff finals:

Mount Union 42, Ithaca 18

Update 2:45 PM

ESPN can’t seem to decide what the score in the Mount Union game is. They had Mount Union with 70 points for a while. Now it’s back to 42. Either way, they’re way ahead.

By the way, Henne is back in the game for Michigan.

Update 2:36 PM

Georgia finally takes the lead on Kentucky 14-10. Meanwhile, Ohio State/Michigan goes into the 4th quarter 14-3.

Update 2:31 PM

BYU can clench the Mountain-West title today with a win over Wyoming and a Utah loss. The Cougars currently lead 7-0.

Update 2:25 PM

It looks like Henne will be coming out when Michigan gets the ball back, but it looks like injuries just attacked Ohio State as well, with Wells appearing to hurt his hamstring.

Update 2:24 PM

Mount Union is showing just why they’re the #1 team in Division III, leading Ithaca 70-18 in their playoff game today in the 4th quarter.

Update 2:19 PM

Michigan finally stops Ohio State in the 2nd half, but Henne stays in the game, despite his poor performance so far.

Update 2:17 PM

Tennessee strikes early against Vanderbilt, going up 6-0 in the first of their last 2 remaining mine fields on their way to the SEC title game.

Update 2:05 PM

Ohio State didn’t wait long. On their first play after the touchdown being called back, Wells runs for a long touchdown anyway, and they go up 14-3 on Michigan.

Update 2:04 PM

Michigan gets the ball to start the 2nd half and promptly goes 3-and-out. Ohio State returns the punt for a touchdown, but it’s brought back due to a blocking in the back penalty.

Update 2:01 PM

Georgia finally gets on the board, but the Bulldogs still trail Kentucky 10-7.

Update 1:45 PM

Missouri and Florida put up more scores as Missouri retakes the lead 21-15 and Florida expands their lead to 35-20 at halftime.

Update 1:38 PM

Michigan misses a 48-yard field goal short to end the first half, and Ohio State leads 7-3 at halftime.

Update 1:37 PM

Perhaps Missouri is looking ahead. Kansas State now takes the lead on the Tigers 15-14. The Wildcat kicker has now missed 2 extra points (it was only 15-9 before, not 15-10 apparently).

Update 1:35 PM

Ohio State’s attempt to go down the field to score suddenly went horribly wrong as Michigan intercepts the ball and returns it inside the Ohio State 40. Michigan has no time outs, however, with only about 20 seconds to go.

Update 1:33 PM

Rutgers takes the lead on Pittsburgh 17-10. Meanwhile, Florida Atlantic scores again, and once again puts themselves within one score of Florida, as the score in that game is now Florida 28, Florida Atlantic 20 near halftime.

Also, Ohio State is driving, trying to score before halftime.

Update 1:29 PM

Michigan can’t do anything with their good field position as the two teams are now a combined 6 for 17 on 3rd down today.

Update 1:27 PM

Michigan pins Ohio State inside the 5 with punt, and Ohio State can’t get out of the shadow of their own end zone, returning the ball to Michigan at mid-field.

Update 1:26 PM

Florida adds some padding to their lead over Florida Atlantic, going up 28-13. Tebow becomes the first player in I-A history to score 20 rushing and 20 passing touchdowns in one season.

Meanwhile, Missouri just can’t shake Kansas State, leading only 14-10. In that game, Jeremy Maclin has set a record for most all-purpose yards by a freshman in Division I-A.

Update 1:15 PM

All of a sudden Florida Atlantic is within a score of Florida after kicking another field goal and closing the score to 21-13.

Update 1:08 PM

Michigan picks up a big 3rd down to keep their drive alive.

Meanwhile, Florida State is destroying Maryland 21-3 in the 2nd quarter. Also, the Florida/Florida Atlantic game, which is supposed to be a blowout, is looking vaguely like a game now, with the Owls now back to within 21-10 of the Gators.

Meanwhile, even if Yale could go to the I-AA playoffs, they might have blown their chance today, as Harvard is now routing them 27-0.

Update 12:59 PM

Ohio State moves down the field and responds to Michigan and goes up 7-3.

Meanwhile, perhaps it was too early to call the Southern Connecticut State game, as Bryant suddenly closes the score back down to 21-20.

Update 12:56 PM

Kentucky is trying to spoil Georgia’s hopes for an SEC East title, and they go up 7-0 on the Bulldogs.

Update 12:51 PM

Missouri making sure they aren’t looking ahead toward their big game with Kansas, goes up on the other Kansas team 7-0.

Update 12:48 PM

I actually just realized this - before I said Illinois was trying to clench 3rd in the Big Ten by beating Northwestern. Actually, if they win and Michigan beats Ohio State, Illinois would actually finish 2nd in the conference. But I wouldn’t expect the Illini to get a bid to the Capital One Bowl ahead of Ohio State in that case, though.

Update 12:44 PM

Pittsburgh takes a 10-3 lead on Rutgers to try to keep their outside shot at the Big East title alive.

Update 12:40 PM

Michigan is able to drive down the field on their 2nd drive, but stalls before the endzone, and the Wolverines kicks a field goal to take a 3-0 on Ohio State.

Update 12:37 PM

It looks like some Division III playoff games are going to be decided rather early. Curry now leads Hartwick 28-0 in the 1st quarter while Southern Connecticut State leads Bryant 21-7, nearing the 2nd of the 1st quarter.

Update 12:30 PM

After getting an initial first down, a fumbled snap and falling down while backing up to pass quickly ends Ohio State’s drive.

Also in score update, Richmond leads William & Mary 7-0.

In the Division II Playoffs, Southern Connecticut State leads Bryant 14-7 and West Chester leads Indiana (PA) 7-0.

Meanwhile, in the Division III playoffs, Curry leads Hartwick 14-0, Mount St. Joseph and Wabash are tied at 7, North Central leads Franklin 14-7, and Muhlenberg leads Salisbury State 7-0.

Update 12:23 PM

Michigan gets the ball, then goes 3 and out, so Ohio State wins the field position battle in the first pair of drives.

Update 12:21 PM

A questionable non-interference call leads to an Ohio State punt on their opening drive.

Update 12: 19 PM

Here are some score update, all in the 1st Quarter:

Illinois 7, Northwestern 0
Connecticut 7, Syracuse 0
Massachusetts 7, Hofstra 0
Harvard 7, Yale 0

12:06 PM

Obviously the big game early is Ohio State vs. Michigan, but there is also Pittsburgh vs. Rutgers (which still has Big East championship implications), Illinois vs. Northwestern, where the Illini are hoping to clench 3rd in the conference, Kentucky at Georgia, and Missouri at Kansas State.

We also get some I-AA matchups and some Division II and III playoff games starting.

The final weekend of football in Division I-AA football is this weekend, as well as first round playoff games (playoffs!? what a concept!) in Division II and Division III.

In Division I-AA, there are still three undefeated teams who can qualify for the playoffs: #2 Northern Iowa, #3 Montana, and #4 McNeese State (#1 North Dakota State is still a Division I transitional and thus isn’t eligible for the playoffs, while #11 Yale can’t go because of an Ivy League policy prohibiting their football teams from going to the playoffs.)

We also have conference championships to be determined and the 8 other I-AA playoff wildcard spots to be filled.  That bracket will be announced tomorrow.

Eight conferences earn automatic bids into the I-AA tournament, 6 have already been decided:

Big Sky Conference - Montana
Gateway Conference - Northern Iowa
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference - Delaware State
Ohio Valley Conference - Eastern Kentucky
Patriot League - Fordham
Southern Conference - Wofford

Meanwhile, two conference championships will be decided today:

Colonial Athletic Association

Four teams are still in contention for this conference title: #7 Massachusetts, #8 Richmond, #9 Delaware, and #13 James Madison.   And it can get messy in this conference.

Massachusetts and Richmond both sit with 6-1 conference records, yet they do not play each other.  Massachusetts plays at #22 Hofstra while Richmond plays at home against William and Mary.  If one of these teams wins and the other loses, then the winner will win the conference and earn the automatic bid.

If they both win, then they are technically co-champions, but the automatic bid will be determined by a majority vote by the conference’s Athletics Directors (excluding the ADs of the schools being voted on).

If both Massachsuetts and Richmond lose and James Madison wins, James Madison receives the automatic bid.

If Massachusetts, Richmond, and James Madison all lose and Delaware wins, then Delaware receives the automatic bid.

Southland Conference

The winner of the McNeeses State/Central Arkansas game will receive the automatic bid.

And then you have to start looking at possible at-large teams, and there are only 8 spots.

At the top of the list have to be #5 Southern Illinois, #6 Appalachian State, and the two teams in the Massachusetts, Richmond, and Delaware group who don’t the CAA automatic bid.  Even if these teams lose today, they are probably odds-on favorites for getting into the tournament (except for the CAA teams, since there are really 6 teams who are possibly in contention for bids, and getting more than 3 teams in may be asking a lot).

After that you get to #13 James Madison (can the CAA get 4 teams in the tournament? Has that ever happened before?), #15 Youngstown State, #15 Eastern Washington,  #17 Georgia Southern, #19 New Hampshire (another CAA team - it’s doubful that they’d get in ahead of JMU if the Dukes win, and I can’t see any conference getting 5 teams in), and #20 Eastern Illinois.

#18 Grambling can’t accept an invite since they already play a traditional game on Thanksgiving Day.

Meanwhile, in the Division II playoffs, here are the games on tap:

Ashland at Central Washington
Winona State at North Dakota
Mesa State at Abilene Christian
Washburn at West Texas A&M
Albany State at Catawba
Shaw at Delta State
Bryant at Southern Connecticut State
Indiana (PA) at West Chester

The top 8 seeds all get byes into the second round.  Also, this tournament is divided into 4 regions, with the four regional champions advancing to the semifinals.  In each region 6 teams go to the playoffs.

There was some controversy this year in the South Region where 10-1 Carson-Newman was ranked in the top 15 in the nation overall and #5 in the region, yet because of rules that allow any conference champion in the top 10 of the regional rankings to get a bid in to the tournament, Carson-Newman was left out.  Carson-Newman’s only loss was to Catawba.

Division III matchups today include the following:

Ithaca at Mount Union
TCNJ at Rensselaer
Hartwick at Curry
Hobart at St. John’s Fisher
Olivet at Central (IA)
Redlands at St. John’s (MN)
Wisconsin-Eau Claire at St. Norbert
Concordia (WI) at Bethel (MN)
North Carolina Wesleyan at Washington & Jefferson
Trinity (TX) [Yes, that Trinity] at Mary Hardin-Baylor
Salisbury at Muhlenberg
Hampden-Sydney at Wesley
Capital at Wisconsin-Whitewater
North Central (IL) at Franklin
Mt. St. Joseph at Wabash
Widener at Case Reserve

I’ll try to update these scores today if I can find them.

Update 11:44 PM

Kansas finishes out Oklahoma State 43-28 and goes to 10-0.

Update 11:41 PM

Boston College has pulled off a South Florida, and loses their 2nd straight game after rising up to #2 in the rankings, losing to Maryland 42-35.

Also, Hawaii is now leading Fresno State 21-0.

Update 11:38 PM

Southern Cal defeats California 24-17.

Finals:

LSU 58, Louisiana Tech 10

Update 11:26 PM

Florida puts away South Carolina 51-31.

Update 11:12 PM

Kansas gives themselves some breathing room with another touchdown. The Jaykawks are now up on Oklahoma State 40-28. Southern Cal is now also up on California 24-17.

Meanwhile, Hawaii strikes quickly against Fresno State, going up 7-0 early.

Update 10:59 PM

Suddenly it’s a game again. Oklahoma State scores again and all of a sudden it’s only 33-28 Kansas.

Finals:

Central Florida 45, UAB 31

Update 10:48 PM

Perhaps it’s not over yet in Stillwater as Oklahoma State tries to come back, but is still down 33-21. Meanwhile, Maryland has pulled away from Boston College, leading 42-21.

Update 10:22 PM

Kansas starts rolling towards 10-0 and a possible BCS title game berth, going up 33-14 on Oklahoma State.

Finals:

Virginia 48, Miami 0

Update 10:12 PM

Florida goes up 34-17 on South Carolina, Kansas goes up on Oklahoma State 27-14, and Boston College and Maryland are tied at 20.

Finals:

Washington State 33, Stanford 17 (Stanford now bowl ineligible)
Oklahoma 52, Baylor 21
Tulane 34, UTEP 19

Update 9:40 PM

Forget any upset in Baton Rouge. LSU now leads Louisiana Tech 27-7.

Update 9:18 PM

Kansas retakes the lead themselves, going up 17-14 on Oklahoma State. USC also takes the lead on California 14-10.

Update 9:07 PM

Oklahoma State takes the lead on Kansas 14-10. Also, Maryland retakes the lead on Boston College 17-14, Cal retakes the lead on USC 10-7, and Florida extends their lead on South Carolina to 27-14.

Also, LSU tacks on a field goal on Louisiana Tech, but their lead is still only 13-7.

Update 8:52 PM

There isn’t an impossible Bayou upset brewing is there? Louisiana Tech closes to within 10-7 of LSU.

Update 8:50 PM

Maryland retakes the lead on Boston College 14-7 while Florida retakes the lead on South Carolina 20-14.

Update 8:42 PM

Oklahoma State drives down the field and ties Kansas at 7. USC has also come back to tie California at 7 in that game.

After their win over Michigan in week 1, this is the type of game we expected Appalachian State to have all season. They defeated Western Carolina today 79-35. However, it was Wofford who clinched the Southern Conference title today.

Update 8:37 PM

California goes up 7-0 on USC in the 1st quarter. Meanwhile, Virginia is absolutely blowing out Miami 31-0.

Update 8:31 PM

Kansas strikes first and takes a 7-0 lead on Oklahoma State

Update 8:30 PM

All of a sudden, South Carolina takes the lead on Florida 14-13. Also, Boston College ties Maryland at 7.

Update 8:26 PM

Maryland strikes first to take a 7-0 lead on Boston College.

Finals:

Troy 21, Western Kentucky 17

Update 8:18 PM

Well, Oklahoma made sure to get rid of the Baylor threat fast. They scored again before touchdown to make it 28-14. Also, Virginia is starting to rout Miami 24-0 early in the 2nd quarter.

Finals:

Louisiana Monroe 28, Grambling State 14

Update 8:11 PM

Oklahoma better keep their eye out on Baylor. The Bears just closed the gap to 21-14 just before halftime.

8:04 PM

As late games start, Virginia jumps out to a 14-0 lead on Miami in the Hurricane’s last game in the Orange Bowl. Also, Florida takes a 13-0 lead on South Carolina.

Update 6:58 PM

Georgia finishes off Florida 42-30.  With that, the winner of the South Carolina/Tennessee game tonight will control their own destiny in the SEC East.

Update 6:54 PM

Texas finally takes the lead in Austin 21-15 over Nebraska with 7:23 to go.

Georgia also recovers a Florida fumble, crushing a Florida drive as they were threatening in the red zone.

It’s official: Connecticut 22, South Florida 15.

Update 6:51 PM

It’s all but officially over in Connecticut as UConn holds South Florida on 4th and goal to take over with 54 seconds left ahead 22-15, and South Florida has no time outs.

Finals:

East Carolina 41, UAB 6

Update 6:46 PM

Georgia starts putting nails in the coffin as they go up 42-30 on Florida with 3:54 to go.

Finals:

Arizona 48, Washington 41
Michigan 34, Minnesota 10
Tulsa 29, Southern Methodist 23

Update 6:32

Florida says “not so fast” to Georgia as they make the score 35-30 after missing a point conversion.

More Finals:

Eastern Michigan 19, Western Michigan 2

Update 6:22 PM

Georgia starts putting serious heat on Florida as they go up 35-24 on Florida with 11:03 to go in the game.

More Finals:

Louisiana Tech 31, Utah State 21

Update 6:08 PM

It’s over in Eugene, and USC can forget any hopes of climbing back into the title game. Oregon intercepts USC in a desperation final drive to end the game and the Ducks win 24-17.

Finals:

Memphis 28, Tulane 27

Update 5:54 PM

The Trojans are trying to come back, scoring a touchdown and closing to 24-17 of Oregon with 4:44 to go.

Update 5:47 pm

All of a sudden South Florida shows up. After the kickoff following the safety, South Florida goes 3 plays and 63 yards to get a touchdown and closes the gap to 16-9.

Meanwhile, Florida answers Georgia’s touchdown and closes their gap to 28-24.

Also, Nebraska takes a 17-3 lead on Texas.

Update 5:43 PM

Correction: It is South Florida who blocks the punt and gets the safety. 16-2 Connecticut

Finals:

Wyoming 29, UNLV 24

Update 5:40 PM

South Florida drives down to the Connecticut 4 hoping to finally get on the board, but UConn intercepts a pass in the endzone, and keeps their 16-0 lead in the middle of the 3rd quarter.

Also, Tebow is already effected with a bruised shoulder for Florida. Now, Harvin looks like he’s injured his arm. That is basically Florida’s entire offense both with injuries now. If Florida loses today, the road is cleared once again for South Carolina to win the SEC East. However, if they lose to Tennessee tonight and with Kentucky losing, Tennessee would once again be in the drivers seat.

Update 5:34 PM

The Gators are getting in trouble. Georgia comes out at halftime and quickly takes a 28-17 lead.

Update 5:29 PM

Duck and cover? Oregon takes a 24-10 lead on Southern Cal in Autzen Stadium in the 4th quarter.

Finals:

Missouri 42, Iowa State 28

Update 5:10 PM

Nebraska takes a 10-3 lead on Texas as they near halftime.

Meanwhile, Eastern Michigan leads Western Michigan 3-2 in the bottom of the 4th inning at halftime.

Mississippi State isn’t the only SEC team on the verge of bowl eligibility. Vanderbilt gets win #5 themselves, beating Miami (OH) 24-13. The SEC could get 11 bowl eligible teams. Of course, since they’ll have to all beat each other to do so, they may all be 6-6 or 7-5…

Other Finals:

Arkansas 58, Florida International 10

Update 5:03 PM

Southern Cal has now tied up Oregon at 10, halfway through the 3rd quarter.

Meanwhile, Michigan has come back to take the lead on Minnesota 13-10 at halftime.

Update 4:56 PM

Georgia goes up again nearing halftime, taking a 21-17 lead on Florida.

Update 4:40 PM

UConn goes up on South Florida 16-0.

Update 4:37 pm

Looking forward maybe? How embarrassing is this for Navy in their final game before they play Notre Dame. The Blue Hens of Delaware come in and defeat the Midshipmen 59-52.

Update 4:30 PM

UConn tries to show that they’re really for real, and they’re off to a good start over South Florida, leading 9-0 in the 2nd quarter.

Update 4:23 PM

Florida strikes back by picking off a Georgia pass for a touchdown to tie that game up at 14. Elsewhere, Oregon leads Southern Cal 10-3 at halftime and Minnesota leads Michigan 10-3 in the 2nd quarter.

Finals:

Central Michigan 41, Kent State 32

Update 4:05 PM

We might get 100 points put up in Jacksonville as Georgia responds quickly themselves, going up 14-7.

Update 3:58 PM

Florida strikes back fast, and ties the game at 7.

Also, Buffalo gets their 4th win of the season by defeating Akron 26-10.

Update 3:57 PM

Navy has now allowed 52 points to Delaware are they trail 52-42 late in the game.

Update 3:55 PM

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a team have to kick from the 7 1/2 yard line, like Georgia just had to…

Update 3:51 PM

Georgia strikes first in Jacksonville and goes up 7-0 (after Georgia gets a great double-excessive celebration penalty on Georgia, who sent out the entire bench to celebrate their touchdown).

Update 3:46 PM

Mississippi State gets the first major upset of the day, defeating Kentucky 31-14.

3:42 PM

Colorado recovers the onsides kick and finishes off Texas Tech 31-26.

Update 3:31 PM

Iowa pulls out the upset over Michigan State 34-27 in double overtime.  Meanwhile, Texas Tech isn’t done yet, scoring another touchdown with 2:08 to go to creep to within 31-26 against Colorado.

Also, Oregon leads Southern Cal 7-0 in the first quarter.

Update 3:28 PM

West Virginia finally ends Rutger’s misery and wins 31-3.

Also, Delaware is now leading Navy 42-35 (yes, that score is right).

More Finals:

Wisconsin 33, Indiana 3

Update 3:18 PM

Louisville survives against Pitt by recovering a fumble inside their own 5 and win 24-17.

Meanwhile, Michigan State and Iowa exchange touchdowns, so they head to a 2nd overtime tied at 27.

More Finals:

Purdue 35, Northwestern 17

Update 3:09 PM

Michigan State and Iowa move on to overtime tied at 20.

Finals:

West Virginia 37, North Carolina 10
Illinois 28, Ball State 17

Update 2:58 PM

West Virginia puts the final nail of the coffin, putting up another touchdown on Rutgers and now leads 31-3.

Update 2:49 PM

Panthers not done. Pittsburgh comes back to tie Louisville at 17. Texas Tech also scores another touchdown to close to 31-19 against Colorado.

Update 2:33 PM

Colorado says “not so fast” to Texas Tech as they expand the lead back to 18, taking a 31-13 lead.

Update 2:29 PM

Looks like we’re en route to another top-25 upset today: Mississippi State expands their lead over Kentucky to 24-7.

Update 2:21 PM

West Virginia is putting a hurting on Rutgers as they now go up 24-7. Meanwhile, Texas Tech is trying to climb back, putting another touchdown on the board and closing the gap against Colorado to 24-13.

In the meantime, one wouldn’t think that Navy would be a candidate for our loss-to-a-I-AA game of the week, but they’re currently tied with Delaware 21-21.

Update 2:18 PM

We’re looking at a couple of possible mild upsets today. Northwestern currently leads Purdue 17-14 while Iowa has now tied Michigan State at 17. Also, Colorado is starting to run all over Texas Tech 24-6.

Missouri is also up on Iowa State early 7-0.

Update 1:31 PM

West Virginia and Rutgers head towards Halftime with West Virginia leading 17-3. Wake Forest also leads UNC 17-3 at halftime. Also at halftime: Louisville leads Pittsburgh 14-0, Wisconsin leads Indiana 17-3, and Colorado leads Texas Tech 14-3.

Update 1:15 PM

I just saw an ad for the Big East called “someday…” and they went through a “someday” thing for each team, and one of them was “Someday, Syracuse and Pittsburgh will build on their great tradition” and at the end it said “someday is today.”

Um, sure. Syracuse is certainly building on their great tradition this year…

Update 1:03 PM

West Virginia fumbles the ball while going into the end zone, but recovers for the touchdown and now lead 14-0.

Also, Wisconsin leads Indiana 17-0 and Colorado leads Texas Tech 14-0.

12:50 PM

West Virginia strikes first against Rutgers and leads 7-0. Louisville is also deciding that they’ll play football again, jumping on Pittsburgh 14-0.

Kentucky, meanwhile, goes down early to Mississippi State 7-0.

Update Late

17 points in the 4th quarter and LSU pulls off the comeback against Auburn, winning 30-24.

Update 11:30 PM

Michigan slips by Illinois tonight, winning 27-17.

Meanwhile, Virginia has a 15 play, 90 yard drive to put the game winning touchdown into the endzone with 28 seconds left, and they beat Maryland 18-17. Simpson, Virginia’s Tight End, has 271 total yards and 2 touchdowns in this game.

Also, Tulane and Southern Methodist are heading to overtime, tied at 34.

Update 11:11 PM

Michigan kicks another field goal and goes up 10 27-17 with 3:48 to go

Update 10:59 PM

A wide receiver-to-wide receiver touchdown pass puts Michigan up 24-17 with 8:12 to go. Meanwhile, LSU gets to within a touchdown by kicking a field goal. It’s now 17-10 Auburn in the 3rd quarter.

Also, a 24 point 4th quarter gives Oregon the win over Washington 55-34.

Update 10:42 PM

Oklahoma State kicks a last second field goal to defeat Kansas State 41-39.

Finals:

Boise State 45, Louisiana Tech 31

Update 10:32 PM

Oregon puts yet more points on the board and takes a lead over Washington 38-31 with 12:45 left

Finals:

Toledo 43, Ohio 40

Update 10:24 PM

Illinois kicks a field goal to tie them with Michigan at 17. Meanwhile, Auburn goes up 17-7 on LSU and threatens to cause the 5th top 10 team to lose this weekend (again).

Meanwhile, an upset alert is up for a 6th top 10 team: Oregon and Washington are tied at 31 heading into the 4th quarter.

Finals!:

Stanford 21, Arizona 20
Louisiana Monroe 28, Florida International 14
Houston 49, UAB 10

Update 9:05 PM

Kansas improves to 7-0 as they defeat Colorado 19-14. Meanwhile, the other Kansas team - Kansas State - is in a tussle with Oklahoma State 21-17 in the 3rd quarter.

Oregon is also leading Washington, but not by much, 24-14. Illinois also leads Michigan 14-10.

Auburn and LSU is just underway.

Finals:

North Carolina State 34, East Carolina 20
Fresno State 30, San Jose State 0
Florida Atlantic 39, Louisiana Lafayette 32, OT
Brigham Young 42, Eastern Washington 7
7:57 PM

You know that team that beat Michigan in the first weekend of the year? Well, Appalachian State just lost their 2nd game of the year, this time to Georgia Souther 38-35. Getting 3 teams into the I-AA tournament isn’t unheard of for the Southern Conference, but Appalachian State better win out or else they may not even get the chance to win 3 in a row.

By the way, Kansas is trying to move to 7-0, leading Colorado 13-7 going into the 4th quarter.

Update 3:58 PM

Oklahoma survives Iowa State 17-7.  Meanwhile, Texas A&M leads Nebraska 16-14 at the half.  Florida and Kentucky are also tied at 7 in the 1st quarter.

Update 3:40 PM

Temple continues to turn the football world upside down as they finish off Miami (OH) 24-17 and move to 3-5.

Also, a note about North Dakota State that I grabbed from the Bristol Blog: Minnesota is the 2nd I-A team they’ve defeated this year (Central Michigan being the other), they’re currently ranked #1 in the I-AA (watch out Appalachian State!), and they have the longest winning streak in division I at 11 games.

Update 3:35 PM

Penn State dashes Indiana’s hopes for glory, defeating the Hoosiers 36-31. Georgia Tech also defeats Army 34-10.

Update 3:32 PM

Another Top 10 upset: Vanderbilt defeats #6 South Carolina 17-6. Is this the first time Spurrier ever lost to the Commodores? Meanwhile, in another upset, Pittsburgh defeats Cincinnati 24-17.

Meanwhile, Purdue rolls over Iowa 31-6.

Update 3:27 PM

Clemson emphatically shows there was nothing to worry about, as they roll over Central Michigan 70-14.

Meanwhile, we’re on the verge of two Top-25 upsets, including another top-1o upset.

Update 3:17 PM

At least Syracuse isn’t like Minnesota….yet. North Dakota State just defeated the Golden Gophers 27-21. Didn’t Minnesota go 6-7 last year? Then fire their coach? The similarities are eerie between Minnesota and Syracuse.

Update 3:10 PM

We have our first final as Wisconsin obliterates Northern Illinois 44-3. Meanwhile, Oklahoma finally takes the lead on Iowa State 14-7 with 13:50 to go.

Update 3:01 PM

This can’t be a good sign for Syracuse. A team that Syracuse lost to (Miami-OH) is currently losing to Temple (yes, that Temple) 24-7. Temple, meanwhile, lost to Buffalo 42-7. I’ll try to live blog the Buffalo/Syracuse game later, by the way.

In other games, Penn State and Indiana are still locked in a tough battle, where the Nittany Lions currently lead 29-24. Cincinnati is trying not to lose two in a row, but Pittsburgh is giving them a game, with the Bearcats only up by 1, 17-16.

Oklahoma is in serious upset alert mode now as, nearing the 4th quarter, they’re only tied with Iowa State at 7. Texas must also watch out, as they’re only leading Baylor 10-7 halfway through the 3rd quarter.

However, South Carolina has the biggest upset alert of all, losing to Vanderbilt 17-6 at the start of the 4th quarter. Meanwhile, Alabama has pulled a little further ahead of Tennessee and now lead 27-17.

Update 2:08 PM

Some games are moving into halftime now, and we have several possible upsets brewing, once again some of them involving top-1o teams against unranked teams.

Perhaps the most surprising is Iowa State shutting out Oklahoma in the first half, leading 7-0 at halftime. Also, Vanderbilt is leading South Carolina 17-6 at halftime.

Meanwhile, Cincinnati is leading Pittsburgh, but not by much, 17-10 at the half.

Perhaps the best looking game of the day has been Alabama vs. Tennessee, where the Tide lead 24-17 at halftime.

Update 1:17 PM

Clemson decided to start playing, as they now lead Central Michigan 21-7.

However, elsewhere, Indiana leads Penn State 14-13, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh are tied at 10, Georgia and Army are also tied at 10, Minnesota and North Dakota State are tied at 14, Iowa State leads Oklahoma 7-0, and Vanderbilt leads top-10 South Carolina 17-0.

Update 12:44 PM

At the end of one, Clemson and Central Michigan are tied at 7, Indiana still leads Penn State 7-0, and North Dakota State leads Minnesota 14-7.

12:18 PM

Tommy Bowden’s chair will be as hot as the sun if Clemson loses to Central Michigan. I know it’s still early, but the Chippewas are up 7-0. Meanwhile, Indiana also leads Penn State 7-0.

Nevermind 11:46

USC gets the onsides kick.

Speak of the Devil 11:45

Just as I say that Washington would have to pull a miracle - they score a touchdown with 34 seconds to go to pull to within 3 of USC. It’s now 27-24, but they must get the onsides kick.

Do we have to be ranked? 11:42

ESPN Notes that 9 ranked teams have lost. On top of the 5 top-10 teams I’ve already listed, there was #11 Oregon, #13 Clemson, #21 Penn State, and #22 Alabama.

USC should pull out their game as Washington is down 10 with only a little over a minute left. Meanwhile, the only other ranked teams still playing - Cincinnati and Arizona State - are both rolling either at halftime, or just about there, so unless someone can rally off a big 2nd half or Washington can pull a last minute miracle, the number of Top 25 dead will remain at 9 for this weekend.

Noooo! The Streak Ends! 11:33

No I-AA over I-A upsets this week. New Mexico State kicks a field goal at the end of the game to defeat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 20-17. Assuming Yahoo isn’t lying again.

Update 11:29

There’s still life in Seattle. USC drives down to the Washington 16, but Booty throws a pick and Washington takes over on the 20 with 3:06 left and only down a touchdown. Half the top-10 has lost this weekend already (#3 Oklahoma, #4 Florida, #5 West Virginia, #7 Texas, and #10 Rutgers) so what’s another. Let’s make it a whole majority of the top 10!

Oops! Yahoo lies! USC keeps the ball and kicks a field goal. OK, there is still life in Seattle, just not as much. It’s now 27-17 Trojans.

Update 11:24

Auburn kicks 43 yard field goal as time expires to defeat Florida 20-17 in Gainesville. Where have we seen this before?

Finals:

Ohio State 30, Minnesota 7

The I Want Overtime Update 11:14

Florida stops Auburn, then goes 3-and-out themselves, so Auburn gets the ball back on their own 40 with 3:34 left in the game. They’re still tied at 17 in Gainesville. Meanwhile, Washington has closed to within a touchdown by putting up a field goal, but USC still leads 24-17 with just under 8 to go.

Chompity Chomp Update 11:01

Florida ties Auburn at 17 with 7:36 to go in the game.

And I have another final:

East Carolina 37, Houston 35

Top Teams Asserting Themselves Update 10:40

Are the top teams finally asserting themselves? Southern Cal pads their lead with a touchdown. They now lead Washington 24-14. Meanwhile, just inside the start of the 4th quarter, Florida closes to gap on Auburn to 17-10.

Update 10:36

USC still leaving itself wide open for an upset - and a loss of their #1 ranking even if they don’t lose - by allowing Washington to hang with them. It’s still 17-14 USC late in the 3rd quarter.

Meanwhile, New Mexico State is trying to continue the trend of every week so far having a I-AA over I-A upset. They are currently tied with Arkansas-Pine Bluff at 17 a piece in the 3rd quarter.

And a plethora of finals coming in:

Vanderbilt 30, Eastern Michigan 7
Middle Tennessee State 47, Florida International 6
Western Michigan 42, Toledo 28
Texas Tech 75, Northwestern State 7
Arkansas 66, North Texas 7
Troy 24, Louisiana Monroe 7
Tulsa 38, UAB 30

Update 10:25

Can they hit 80?

Texas Tech leads Northwestern State 75-7 with 6 minutes to go.

More Games going too late Update 10:23

Did I perhaps suggest that UCLA was in trouble earlier? Fuggetiaboutit. UCLA romps over Oregon State 40-14.

Oh, and Auburn has added a field goal to extend their lead over Florida to 17-3.

In other finals:

Texas Christian 24, Colorado State 12
Virginia 44, Pittsburgh 14
Oklahoma State 39, Sam Houston State 3

The Games go too late Update 10:05

Florida just can’t handle Auburn it seems. The Tigers lead 14-3 in the 3rd quarter. Also, Washington is giving Southern California all it can handle at halftime with the Trojans only leading 17-14 (LSU loves both of those results).

More Finals!

Central Florida 37, Louisiana Lafayette 19
Bowling Green 41, Western Kentucky 21

Update 8:45

Middle Tennessee State 47, Florida International 0

at Halftime.

Ouch!

Football Match-ups between college teams in the College Bowl Subdivision which have concluded:

Hawaii 48, Idaho20
Florida State 21, Alabama 14

Update 8:24

Florida State is actually looking like, well, Florida State tonight as they are beating up on Alabama 21-7 late in the 4th quarter. Hawaii also strives to be the next BCS darling as they destroy Idaho 48-13, also in the 4th quarter.

And what’s up with UCLA? They’re down to Oregon State 14-6 at halftime. And poor Pittsburgh. Virginia is humiliating them 30-7 near halftime.

Finals!

San Jose State 34, UC Davis 14
Nevada 27, UNLV 20
UTEP 38, Southern Methodist 35 OT

Aren’t we gonna have a I-AA over I-A upset this week? The prospects look dim.

Original Post

Two top 10 teams face very close games against unranked teams. One Wins, and one Loses:

Wisconsin 37, Michigan State 34

Maryland 34, Rutgers 24