CSN West

With just three weeks to play, the playoff field is starting to take some shape, although there are many possibilities left. Here are the projections based on the Gridiron Power Index (GPI). Teams in the playoffs are in bold.

1. N Dakota St (8) (1.14) MVFC
2. Ga Southern (1) (3.00) SoCon
3. Montana St (3.71) Big Sky
4. Sam Houston St (5.00) Southland
5. Indiana St (6.86) At-Large #1
6. E Washington (8.00) At-Large #2
7. Cal Poly (8.86) At-Large #3
8. Northern Arizona (9.14) At-Large #4
9. Central Arkansas (10.86) At-Large #5
10. Wofford (11.43) At-Large #6
11. S Dakota St (12.86) At-Large #7
12. Old Dominion (13.29) At-Large #8
13T. Stony Brook (14.00) Big South
13T. Illinois St (14.00) At-Large #9
15. S Illinois (16.14) At-Large #10
16. Appalachian St (18.43)
17. New Hampshire (20.00) CAA
18. E Illinois (20.43) OVC
19. TN Martin (21.86)
20. Tennessee St (22.71)
21. Chattanooga (24.14)
22. Harvard (24.43)
23. Youngstown St (24.57)
24. Northern Iowa (24.71)
25. Towson (25.29)
28. Albany (27.14) NEC
30T. Lehigh (28.71) Patriot
39. Bethune-Cookman (32.71) MEAC

1st Round
Albany @ N Hampshire
E Illinois @ S Illinois
Lehigh @ Stony Brook
Bethune-Cookman @ Illinois St

2nd Round
UNH/Albany @ #1N Dakota State
Lehigh/SB @ #2 Ga Southern
EIU/SIU @ #3 Montana State
B-CU/ILSU @ #4 S Houston State
Old Dominion @ #5 Indiana State
S Dakota St @ E Washington
Wofford @ Cal Poly
C Arkansas @ N Arizona

Here are the number of schools per conference based on this week's projection:

MVFC 5
Big Sky 4
Southland 2
CAA 2
SoCon 2
OVC 1
Big South 1
NEC 1
Patriot 1
MEAC 1