Bracketology: Pre-Season Edition

[gumby013]

24 slots this year. Who are your picks to fill them?

Mine...

Auto-Bid
Bethune-Cookman
Butler
Coastal Carolina
Eastern Illinois
James Madison
Lehigh
Montana State
North Dakota State
Sam Houston State
Wagner
Wofford

At Large
Cal Poly
Central Arkansas
Chattanooga
Eastern Washington
Illinois State
New Hampshire
Northern Arizona
Northern Iowa
Richmond
South Dakota State
Towson
Villanova
Youngstown State

[bozely]

Looks good to me, except I would add in Montana for an At-Large bid. I don't think they'll be a championship team, but I do believe they'll be tough as they have really good lines on both sides of the ball.

[bluehenbillk]

The Pioneer has an automatic bid this year - you have to add their champ & eliminate one at-large from your list

[CID1990]

I guess history is driving all the picks for Wofford as the SoCon champs this year.

[bjtheflamesfan]

Solid group for the most part...Ive said often here and other boards that CCU will have to win in Lynchburg to get the autobid and even with a very good team two years ago they got throttled. Not expecting a blowout this year (although I did not expect one two years ago and was proven SIGNIFICANTLY wrong when the final score came down), but I do think home field will carry the day as it has often in what is becoming quite a rivalry on the gridiron

[PaladinFan]

I guess history is driving all the picks for Wofford as the SoCon champs this year.

SoCon is impossible to predict at this stage with App and GSU not being factored in.

As with many preseason things, last year has a lot to do with it.

Did we determine how the App/GSU games count in 2013? Same as an out of conference FCS win or loss?

[gumby013]

The Pioneer has an automatic bid this year - you have to add their champ & eliminate one at-large from your list

Forgot about the Pioneer Auto. Butler added...sorry Tennessee State, you're cut.

[dbackjon]

Looks like a solid group.

[McNeese75]

As good a guess as any

[CID1990]

SoCon is impossible to predict at this stage with App and GSU not being factored in.

As with many preseason things, last year has a lot to do with it.

Did we determine how the App/GSU games count in 2013? Same as an out of conference FCS win or loss?

Wofford is down this year. I already think Ayers is the best coach in the SoCon, but if they finish higher than 3rd in the conference he'll be outdoing himself. I think they will go 1-2 vs. UTC-Samford-The Citadel.

[Professor Chaos]

Autobids
Big Sky: (2) Montana St
Big South: Liberty
CAA: (7) Towson
MEAC: Bethune-Cookman
MVFC: (1) NDSU
NEC: Wagner
OVC: Eastern Illinois
Patriot: Lehigh
Pioneer: Butler
SOCON: Chattanooga
Southland: (4) Central Arkansas

At Larges
Big Sky: (3) Eastern Washington, (6) Cal Poly, Northern Arizona
CAA: (8) Villanova, Stony Brook, New Hampshire, Richmond
MVFC: (5) SDSU, Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois
SOCON: Wofford, The Citadel
Southland: Sam Houston St

On the bubble
First four out: James Madison, Illinois St, Albany, Montana

[344Johnson]

24 slots this year. Who are your picks to fill them?

Mine...

Auto-Bid
Bethune-Cookman
Butler
Coastal Carolina
Eastern Illinois
James Madison
Lehigh
Montana State
North Dakota State
Sam Houston State
Wagner
Wofford

At Large
Cal Poly
Central Arkansas
Chattanooga
Eastern Washington
Illinois State
New Hampshire
Northern Arizona
Northern Iowa
Richmond
South Dakota State
Towson
Villanova
Youngstown State


Cut out YSU, add Montana.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Autobids
Big Sky: Cal Poly
Big South: Liberty
CAA: Richmond
MEAC: Bethune-Cookman
MVFC: UNI
NEC: Duquesne
OVC: Eastern Kentucky
Patriot: Lehigh
Pioneer: Drake
SOCON: Wofford
Southland: Central Arkansas

At Larges
CAA (4) Towson, Villanova, Delaware, JMU
MVFC (3) NDSU, SDSU, SIU
Big Sky (2) Montana State, Montana
SoCon (1) Chatty
PL*(1) Fordham
SL (1) SHSU
Big South (1) Coastal Carolina

On the bubble
Northern Arizona, The Citadel, McNeese State

IMO, UNH's playoff streak will come to an end...

[Saint3333]

That is way too many teams.

[skinny_uncle]

Cut out YSU, add Montana.

Saving gas?

[skinny_uncle]

Autobids
Big Sky: (2) Montana St
Big South: Liberty
CAA: (7) Towson
MEAC: Bethune-Cookman
MVFC: (1) NDSU
NEC: Wagner
OVC: Eastern Illinois
Patriot: Lehigh
Pioneer: Butler
SOCON: Chattanooga
Southland: (4) Central Arkansas

At Larges
Big Sky: (3) Eastern Washington, (6) Cal Poly, Northern Arizona
CAA: (8) Villanova, Stony Brook, New Hampshire, Richmond
MVFC: (5) SDSU, Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois
SOCON: Wofford, The Citadel
Southland: Sam Houston St

On the bubble
First four out: James Madison, Illinois St, Albany, Montana

I appreciate your optimism for my Salukis.

[caribbeanhen]

The Pioneer has an automatic bid this year - you have to add their champ & eliminate one at-large from your list

oh, he must of edited it because I saw Butler in.... figured it out all by myself

[CID1990]

SoCon:

Chatty

At large: Samford or El Cid (hopefully two)

[heath]

Autobids
Big Sky: (2) Montana St
Big South: Liberty
CAA: (7) Towson
MEAC: Bethune-Cookman
MVFC: (1) NDSU
NEC: Wagner
OVC: Eastern Illinois
Patriot: Lehigh
Pioneer: Butler
SOCON: Chattanooga
Southland: (4) Central Arkansas

At Larges
Big Sky: (3) Eastern Washington, (6) Cal Poly, Northern Arizona
CAA: (8) Villanova, Stony Brook, New Hampshire, Richmond
MVFC: (5) SDSU, Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois
SOCON: Wofford, The Citadel
Southland: Sam Houston St

On the bubble
First four out: James Madison, Illinois St, Albany, Montana

Even if they deserve it,I think only 5 CAA teams will make the playoffs,simply because they will knock one another out of a bid. Unless you let a few in with 6 wins. Still not sold on Stony Brook,as there will be no off weeks.

[Lehigh'98]

I think Stony Brook will surprise a lot of teams in CAA, but really they shouldn't. They spanked Villanova in the playoffs and gave MSU all they could handle on the road. Their line play is outstanding.