Playoffs

The playoff field is announced.
Your five ranked teams are Appalachian State, William and Mary, Delaware, Montana State, and Eastern Washington. These teams will all await the winner of the first round games.

The first round is as follows (Nov.27).
Western Illinois plays at Coastal Carolina. The winner gets Appy.
Robert Morris plays at North Dakota State. The winner gets Montana State.
Leigh plays at Northern Iowa. The winner gets Delaware.
South Carolina State plays at Georgia Southern. The winner gets William and Mary.

Second Round not previously mentioned (Dec. 4)
Villanova plays at Stephen F. Austin.
SE. Missouri at Eastern Washington.
New Hampshire at Bethune-Cookman.
Wofford at Jacksonville State.

The thing that stands out the most is the preference given to the CAA and the Big Sky. Both have two ranked teams, thus home games. Teh CAA also got Villanova and New Hampshire into the field. Both of those teams avoided having to play a ranked team as well. Jacksonville State and Wofford appear to have a right to complain. Wofford does not get a home game, which its high ranking may have deserved. Jacksonville State has to play a top 10 team in Wofford despite being perhaps the 3rd best team all year.

I am not going to deviate from my pick. I think Delaware is going to run the table. Appy is too weak on defense, and William and Mary is slumping at the wrong time. Montana State's second round game against the winner of Robert Morris and North Dakota State is too tough to pick them to go far. Same for Eastern Washington, plus how well will they travel when the time comes for them to go on the road.

Looking forward to the playoffs.