College football top 25: FCS heavyweights litter top of power rankings as playoffs commence

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With the regular season ending, the Division I playoffs start with some unbelievable matchups on the slate. North Carolina Central is the only team in our top 25 that won’t be playing bonus football, but it still doesn’t diminish what it did during the regular season.

Teams like Lehigh, Tennessee State, Central Connecticut State and Eastern Kentucky punched their ticket wins, with CCU pulling off the upset over Duquesne, the previously No. 1 team in the Northeast Conference. 

Here’s a look at the top eight seeds with a first-round bye: 

Montana StateNorth Dakota StateSouth Dakota StateSouth DakotaUC DavisIncarnate WordMercerIdaho

First-round matchups

Illinois State at Southeast MissouriCentral Connecticut State at Rhode IslandUT Martin at New HampshireLehigh at RichmondEastern Kentucky at VillanovaDrake at Tarleton StateNorthern Arizona at Abilene ChristianTennessee State at Montana

Get the full rundown of Week 14’s top games with Fanatics. On to the rankings …

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Author : Emory Hunt

Publish date : 2024-11-27 18:50:00

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