Week 10 preview

There are a few really big games as the season winds down and the conference titles are up for grabs.

The Big Sky has Montana and Eastern Washington on a break, but there is still a big game. Weber State tries to keep its hopes alive with a second straight upset, this time of Montana State.

The Big South should go according to plan as Liberty has Gardner-Webb at home. CSU is playing Kentucky, but there is no real chance to get the upset.

The Colonial Athletic Association is always entertaining. Delaware takes back to the field against Townson for what ought to be an easy win. UMass hosts Maine. And the big game is William and Mary at New Hampshire. That should be a whale of a game. You also cannot over look James Madison at Richmond. It is probably too late for either of these teams as far as playoffs go, but a good rivalry and ought to be fun to watch.

Independents have an interesting match up as well this week with possible playoff implications in Cal Poly traveling to University of South Dakota.

The Ivy League is Penn’s to lose. They have hapless Princeton this week. Yale versus Brown is the match up to watch.

The MEAC has Bethune-Cookman putting its undefeated record on the line against Hampton who is 4-1 in the conference, and thus able to win the conference if they get this home victory.

The Missouri Valley is still a mess, but if Northern Iowa beats Indiana State on the road this week it will be their conference to win. South Dakota State hosts Missouri State as well. Missouri State is not out of this yet. So some fun stuff to watch this week.

The NEC comes down to this game. Robert Morris hosts Central Conn. State as both teams are undefeated in conference. Central Conn. State is 6-2 and Robrert Morris is 7-1. A game of the week possibility.

The Ohio Valley is going to be decided when Jacksonville State takes on SE Missouri State, but that is not this week. SE Missouri takes on a lower division team and Jacksonville gets Eastern Kentucky. This conference is simmering to a great finish, but this is a light week for them.

The Patriot League sees Holy Cross get a shot at Leigh this week. Bucknell has a win this year, so that drama is over. Can they get another against Fordham. They are at home.

The Pioneer League has leader Jacksonville travel to Butler. But the game of the week contender is Drake at Dayton. The Bulldogs have one conference loss and the Flyers none. Should be a great game. Also Valparaiso has no wins and probably gets its best shot this week as two win Campbell hosts them.

The Southern Conference has its big week next week, but Wofford has to hold off Samford and Appy State has to beat Georgia Southern to make next everything it is supposed to be. Both teams are on the road. Oh yeah, Chattanooga gets Auburn.

The Southland is back to being wide open. SF Austin has to rebound against Nicholas State, which they ought. McNeese State, which is back in it, gets a great game against Sam Houston State. And Northwestern State has to take on SE Louisiana. All are on the road.

The SWAC is interesting because Grambling is going to win it, but they do not go to the playoffs because of the Bayou Classic. This makes Texas Southern against Southern the game involving the playoff hopeful Texas Southern. But don’t sleep on Jackson State who goes to Alabama State.