The selection of the 20-team field for the 2010 Division I Football Championship will not occur until Sunday, Nov. 20 but the Sports Network is already looking towards the newly expanded bracket.
FCS Executive Director Craig Haley will be doing his own version of "bracketology" each week during the season in predicting the field.
In his first attempt at the projection (it is a PDF file), Haley has two OVC teams in the field of 20. He has Jacksonville State as one of the eight teams playing in the first round, taking on James Madison with the right to advance and play national-power Appalachian State (a team he predicts will be the No. 2 national seed). Haley also has Eastern Illinois in the field, giving the Panthers a buy into the second round for a matchup with No. 5 national seed William & Mary.
Haley predicts the other national seeds as Villanova (No. 1), Montana (No. 3) and Southern Illinois (No. 4). Other teams he has in the field now include Elon, Stephen F. Austin, Richmond, Eastern Washington, Delaware, South Carolina State, Liberty, Montana state, Central Connecticut State, New Hampshire, Colgate and South Dakota State.
This year the FCS Championship will be held for the first time at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas. This year's game date is later than normal, as it will be played on Friday, Jan. 7.
FCS Executive Director Craig Haley will be doing his own version of "bracketology" each week during the season in predicting the field.
In his first attempt at the projection (it is a PDF file), Haley has two OVC teams in the field of 20. He has Jacksonville State as one of the eight teams playing in the first round, taking on James Madison with the right to advance and play national-power Appalachian State (a team he predicts will be the No. 2 national seed). Haley also has Eastern Illinois in the field, giving the Panthers a buy into the second round for a matchup with No. 5 national seed William & Mary.
Haley predicts the other national seeds as Villanova (No. 1), Montana (No. 3) and Southern Illinois (No. 4). Other teams he has in the field now include Elon, Stephen F. Austin, Richmond, Eastern Washington, Delaware, South Carolina State, Liberty, Montana state, Central Connecticut State, New Hampshire, Colgate and South Dakota State.
This year the FCS Championship will be held for the first time at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas. This year's game date is later than normal, as it will be played on Friday, Jan. 7.
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