(STATS) – You can put together a FCS playoff bracket, adjust it, delete it, start over – basically keep trying and trying.
No matter how the projection goes, there’s an excruciating feeling over leaving two or three teams out of the 24-team field. The margin between candidates for the last few at-large spots is razor-thin.
The following is a projected FCS playoff field. The actual pairings will be announced on an ESPNU selection show on Sunday (12:30 p.m. ET).
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PROJECTED BIDS BY CONFERENCE
* – Automatic qualifier
Big Sky (4): Montana (9-3), Montana State (9-3), Sacramento State (9-3), *Weber State (9-3)
Big South (1): *Monmouth (10-2)
CAA (4): Albany (8-4), *James Madison (11-1), Villanova (9-3), Towson (7-5)
Independent (1): North Dakota (7-4)
Missouri Valley (5): Illinois State (8-4), *North Dakota State (12-0), Northern Iowa (8-4), South Dakota State (8-4), Southern Illinois (7-5)
Northeast (1): *Central Connecticut State (11-1)
Ohio Valley (2): *Austin Peay (9-3), Southeast Missouri (9-3)
Patriot (1): *Holy Cross (7-5)
Pioneer (1): *San Diego (9-2)
Southern (1): *Wofford (8-3)
Southland (3): Central Arkansas (9-3), *Nicholls (8-4), Southeastern Louisiana (7-4)
Other Teams Considered: Furman (8-4), Kennesaw State (10-2), South Carolina State (8-3)
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PROJECTED PAIRINGS
Top 8 seeds receive first-round byes
Albany at Holy Cross first-round winner at No. 1 seed North Dakota State
Southeast Missouri at Illinois State first-round winner at No. 8 seed Central Arkansas
Central Connecticut State at Villanova first-round winner at No. 5 seed Montana State
San Diego at Nicholls first-round winner at No. 4 seed Sacramento State
Southeastern Louisiana at Wofford first-round winner at No. 3 seed Weber State
North Dakota at South Dakota State first-round winner at No. 6 seed Montana
Southern Illinois at Austin Peay first-round winner at No. 7 seed Northern Iowa
Monmouth at Towson first-round winner at No. 2 seed James Madison
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