Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome, the home of the North Dakota State Bison. (RoadTripSports photo by Matthew Postins)
These are the FCS second-round playoff pairings, as compiled by College Football America statistician John Fineran. All times are Eastern. Television carriers are in parenthesis. Plus, there are updated SWAC standings, with information on the SWAC Championship game.
NCAA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SUBDIVISION PLAYOFFS
Saturday, Dec. 6 / Second Round / All times EST
(12) Fordham (11-2) at (1) New Hampshire (10-1) (No. 1 seed), 1 p.m. (ESPN3)
(21) Indiana State (8-5) at (8) Chattanooga (9-3) (No. 8 seed), 1 p.m. (ESPN3)
(16) Richmond (9-4) at (6) Coastal Carolina (11-1) (No. 7 seed), 1 p.m. (ESPN3)
(19) Sam Houston State (9-4) at (2) Jacksonville State (10-1) (No. 3 seed), 2 p.m. (ESPN3)
(10) Northern Iowa (9-4) at (7) Illinois State (10-1) (No. 5 seed), 2 p.m. (ESPN3)
(13) South Dakota State (9-4) at (3) North Dakota State (11-1) (No. 2 seed), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN3)
(11) Montana (9-4) at (4) Eastern Washington (10-2) (No. 4 seed), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN3)
(23) Liberty (9-4) at (5) Villanova (10-2) (No. 6 seed), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN3)
| SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE | ||
| East Division | Conf. | All |
| Alcorn State | 7-2 | 9-3 |
| Alabama State | 5-4 | 7-5 |
| Jackson State | 3-6 | 5-7 |
| Alabama A&M | 3-6 | 4-8 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 1-8 | 2-9 |
| West Division | Conf. | All |
| Southern University | 8-1 | 9-3 |
| Grambling State | 7-2 | 7-5 |
| Prairie View A&M | 5-4 | 5-5 |
| Texas Southern | 3-6 | 5-6 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 3-6 | 4-7 |
LAST WEEK
Saturday, Nov. 29
Southern University 52, Grambling State 45
THIS WEEK
Saturday, Dec. 6
SWAC Championship, Alcorn State (9-3) vs. Southern (9-3), 4 p.m. (ESPNU)
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