Ralph's Rag

Yo E$PN, it is the NCAA Division I Football Championship, not the FCS championship.

Sorry capitalists, this is a true tournament system like all other major NCAA sports. Only football is the largest student participatory sport on campus. It is the epitome of college sports. So please take your cue to get it right.

There it is in all-cap type on their broadcast "HOME OF THE NCAA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP".

They show the NCAA Division III Football ...

One Friday game and three Saturday.

December 9
FINAL #5 Northern Iowa 10 @ #4 Montana 48

December 10
FINAL Montana State 13 @ #1 Sam Houston State 49
FINAL Maine 23 @ #3 Georgia Southern 35
FINAL Lehigh 0 @ #2 North Dakota State 24
FINAL Alabama A&M 15 Grambling 16

And we're underway in Statesboro. I'll be following all the games of the day here, updating as we go.

Big day as the playoffs start and the SWAC Championship matchup is decided in the Bayou Classic so I am following the scores. The winners of each of the four playoff games advance to the next round and if Grambling wins then they are in the SWAC Champ Game. Times are Eastern.

NCAA Division I Championships
FINAL James Madison 20 @ Eastern Kentucky 17 (last second 35 yard FG to win)
FINAL Norfolk State 18 @ Old Dominion 35
FINAL Albany 28 @ Stony Brook 31
FINAL ...

Obviously a crucial week with all big games in the GPI top 25. I'm not expecting the FBS games to have a large impact on playoff selection since the GPI doesn't indicate seeding, bracket placement or game locations, it is all about the at-large. I would think all the at-larges will come from the current GPI top 25.

This week has four games between top 25 teams, two top 25 teams have already finished their season and three top 25 teams play FBS teams. Rankings based on the Gridiron ...