Preferred Walk-On
October 27th, 2019, 08:36 PM
This is a week where once again, a top 5 matchup moves further west. Also on the slate are a number of games with very important playoff and/or conference title implications. Enjoy!
#4 Weber State @ #5 Sac State - Top 5 matchup with the winner having an inside track to the Big Sky title
#6 Villanova @ #32 New Hampshire - Was a toss-up between this game and #21 Stony Brook @ Richmond. Picked this one, because it will be important to see how Villanova recovers after last week's tough defeat. Also, New Hampshire has probably the toughest CAA slate remaining (Villanova, @ James Madison, @ Albany, Maine).
Monmouth @ #8 Kennesaw State - Inside track to the Big South title, and perhaps a test of whether the committee will consider the Big South a multi-bid conference in less than a month.
#9 Northern Iowa @ #10 Illinois State - Top 10 matchup between two teams that, while finished playing North Dakota State, each still have South Dakota State on their remaining schedules AND the potential for a seed come late November.
#13 Furman @ #35 Chattanooga - Both one-loss teams in the SoCon. The Paladins hope to remain highly-ranked and with only one blemish when they face Wofford in three weeks (potentially making that the SoCon championship game). The Mocs can complicate the SoCon, while also keeping on track for an 8-4 record (with all 4 losses coming to AGS Top 25 or FBS teams).
#15 Nicholls State @ #29 Incarnate Word - Four teams in the Southland have two conference losses. It is important to not take that third one. Both teams looking to rebound after upset losses last weekend.
#16 Dartmouth @ Harvard - Well, Princeton beat Harvard. Dartmouth must do the same to stay undefeated in the Ivy, and keep on track for a battle of the Ivy undefeateds on Nov 9.
#30 Austin Peay @ Eastern Kentucky - There are four teams in the OVC with one conference loss. Austin Peay beat Southeast Missouri State, who beat Tennessee-Martin, who beat Eastern Kentucky. Austin Peay is looking to prevent this from becoming circular and remain at the top with one loss.
#39 Jacksonville State @ #20 Tennessee-Martin - The Skyhawks took their first conference loss last week to Southeast Missouri State in a one-score game. This is the second of three consecutive matchups for Tennessee-Martin with current or previous OVC "powerhouses". Quite honestly, the Gamecocks would like to avoid another loss to end with a 9-3 record, and a case for an at-large bid from the OVC (assuming that all four teams in front of them, and two with H2H wins over the Gamecocks, do not falter).
#4 Weber State @ #5 Sac State - Top 5 matchup with the winner having an inside track to the Big Sky title
#6 Villanova @ #32 New Hampshire - Was a toss-up between this game and #21 Stony Brook @ Richmond. Picked this one, because it will be important to see how Villanova recovers after last week's tough defeat. Also, New Hampshire has probably the toughest CAA slate remaining (Villanova, @ James Madison, @ Albany, Maine).
Monmouth @ #8 Kennesaw State - Inside track to the Big South title, and perhaps a test of whether the committee will consider the Big South a multi-bid conference in less than a month.
#9 Northern Iowa @ #10 Illinois State - Top 10 matchup between two teams that, while finished playing North Dakota State, each still have South Dakota State on their remaining schedules AND the potential for a seed come late November.
#13 Furman @ #35 Chattanooga - Both one-loss teams in the SoCon. The Paladins hope to remain highly-ranked and with only one blemish when they face Wofford in three weeks (potentially making that the SoCon championship game). The Mocs can complicate the SoCon, while also keeping on track for an 8-4 record (with all 4 losses coming to AGS Top 25 or FBS teams).
#15 Nicholls State @ #29 Incarnate Word - Four teams in the Southland have two conference losses. It is important to not take that third one. Both teams looking to rebound after upset losses last weekend.
#16 Dartmouth @ Harvard - Well, Princeton beat Harvard. Dartmouth must do the same to stay undefeated in the Ivy, and keep on track for a battle of the Ivy undefeateds on Nov 9.
#30 Austin Peay @ Eastern Kentucky - There are four teams in the OVC with one conference loss. Austin Peay beat Southeast Missouri State, who beat Tennessee-Martin, who beat Eastern Kentucky. Austin Peay is looking to prevent this from becoming circular and remain at the top with one loss.
#39 Jacksonville State @ #20 Tennessee-Martin - The Skyhawks took their first conference loss last week to Southeast Missouri State in a one-score game. This is the second of three consecutive matchups for Tennessee-Martin with current or previous OVC "powerhouses". Quite honestly, the Gamecocks would like to avoid another loss to end with a 9-3 record, and a case for an at-large bid from the OVC (assuming that all four teams in front of them, and two with H2H wins over the Gamecocks, do not falter).