Regional Rankings RELEASED:



The debate now is how many teams each of the conferences can get in this season. My guess is 1 GLVC, 2 GLIAC, 2 LSC, 2 RMAC, with Ferris getting the 1st

NCAA Playoff Selection Criteria:
The following criteria shall be employed by a governing sports committee in selecting participants for NCAA
championships competition [Reference: Bylaw 31.3.3 in the NCAA Manual; Criteria for Selection of Participants]:
● Availability of student-athletes for NCAA championships; and
● Nullification.
Required Selection Criteria. Following confirmation of the availability of student-athletes for NCAA Championships and the application for any nullification, the following selection criteria shall be applied in no particular order:
● In-region winning percentage;
● Division II winning percentage;

winning percentage);
● Division II head-to-head competition; and
● Results versus Division II common opponents.
In addition to Bylaw 31.3.3, the Division II Football Committee has received approval from the
Division II Championships Committee to consider the following criteria in the selection of at-large teams for the Division II Football Championship (not necessarily in priority order):
● Division II record on the road;
● Division II results vs. teams with a record of .500 or better; and
● In-region non-conference won/loss record.


(OOWP) are calculated, they are to be combined on a weighted scale (e.g. 2/3 weight for OWP and 1/3
weight for OOWP) and this combined number becomes the strength of schedule.
Additionally, input is provided by regional advisory committes for consideration by the Football
Committee.

Just a reminder about the playoff matchups this year:
RD1:
#1 Seed: BYE in Week 1
#2 Hosts #7
#3 Hosts #6
#4 Host #5
RD2:
#1 Hosts winner of (4/5)

Regional Finals:


Title Game Against SR2/SR3 Winner




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Week 9 Previews and Predictions:


#5 Texas A&M Commerce (7-1) v. #10 FCS Sam Houston State (5-2), 6:00 p.m. Kickoff
Huntsville, TX



The Bearkats loved to run the football last week against Nicholls with 55 rushing attempts and 310 rushing yards. SHSU is pretty equal in passing and rushing yards this season. They have also given up almost equal yards in passing and rushing. The team is lead in rushing by Avery and Overstreet with a combined 911 rushing yards. QB Jared Johnson is having a good year throwing the ball with only 1 INT and a 65.9 completion percentage.

The Lions come in after a good win over MSU. They are efficient passing the ball with Harrison Stewart, who does a great job of finding the deep guy in open space. He ranks in the top 10 nationally for passing efficiency while Richard Cooper ranks #8 in rushing yards with 1,048. RB Wofford is #38 nationally. It is realistic say that they are running the ball well with #21 rushing offense. This game will be intriguing to see where the Commerce rushing defense compares to the Bearkats running game. I also want to see just how good the Commerce offensive line is when they are protecting Stewart, Cooper and Wofford this week.


Sam Houston wins at home.

Prediction: Sam Houston 41 Texas A&M Commerce 31



Tarleton State (2-5) v. Angelo State (5-3), 7 p.m. Kickoff

San Angelo, TX

Both of these teams are coming in to this game in down seasons. The Texans had a record-setting game last week and the Rams lost any chance at the playoffs. However, you still expect a good game heading into the final weeks.

Zed Woerner versus Kyle Washington at the QB position should prove to be a good game. I will be looking forward to both of these guys. I think that Woerner has a little better arm than Washington, buy Kwash looks to be a better all-around athlete.

Both of these defenses have struggled and will struggle stopping both of these prolific offenses. In hindsight, the Rams have the better defense. They have not had near the struggles of the Texans. The problem for Angelo still lies with the turnovers. 18 turnovers in 8 games. This has hurt down the long-stretch. I expect that they will be able to make some key stops in this game against the Texans to do just enough to win.


Angelo gets the win.

Prediction: Angelo State 40 Tarleton State 35





Texas A&M Kingsville (1-7) v. #15 Midwestern State (6-1), 7 p.m. Kickoff
Wichita Falls, TX,



Midwestern State is coming off of their first loss of the season to Commerce. They know that they have a lot riding on the line for the NCAA playoffs. They need to work on getting some key players healthy before they move into the LSC playoff and possible NCAA playoffs.



Concluding Thoughts:
Midwestern State has been very effective on defense. They gave up too many big plays last week against Commerce and they paid dearly for it with a loss. Overall, the big plays appeared on every scoring drive for the Lions. This defense is tops in the league and look for these guys to take control of the game. The Javelinas will work on running the ball and trying to be more potent in driving down the field. They will have their problems cut out for them against a good MSU team that needs to keep winning.
Stangs win at home.

Prediction: Midwestern State 35 Texas A&M Kingsville 10

Eastern New Mexico (5-2) v. West Texas A&M (3-4), Noon Kickoff
Canyon, TX,


The Greyhounds come in with a 3-game winning streak over the Buffaloes. They will look to extend that with a game that they need to win. Not to mention, that this is the annual Wagon Wheel game.

ENMU has the #3 nationally ranked running offense. Not too surprising for a triple-option team. Guess what: They lead the nation in passing efficiency with a 178.24 rating. I know that is pretty funny for their running team. This goes to show how effective that Buurma and company are when they have to throw the ball.


Concluding Thoughts:

ENMU keeps the wheel.

Prediction: ENMU 38 West Texas A&M 31