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Football Week 8 Bowl Projection Breakdown

CSM Staff

Sun, 10/24/2021

The last two weeks have proven just how tough the Big Ten is this season. A week after Iowa lost to an unranked Purdue, Illinois went to Happy Valley and knocked off Penn State in a nine overtime not-so thriller. This week some of the bigger teams in the conference finally starting playing each other. Undefeated Michigan State hosts rival and fellow undefeated Michigan and Penn State travels to Ohio State to take on the Buckeyes under the lights. As the Big Ten beats up on ...

Week 8 FCS Football Bracketology Breakdown

Jason Groomes

Sun, 10/24/2021

Bracketology Breakdown

Last Four In: Incarnate Word, South Dakota, Northern Iowa, Mercer

First Four ...

Football Week 7 Bowl Projection Breakdown

CSM Staff

Sun, 10/17/2021

The playoff picture is getting very interesting. The Big Ten likely has lost their hopes of getting two teams into the playoffs with Iowa’s lackluster loss at home to Purdue. There is still a long, long way to go though and at this point it would be nearly impossible to leave out an undefeated Cincinnati team. The Bearcats have their toughest games remaining at home and will be favored all the way through the regular season. But perhaps the more interesting aspect is that of ...

Week 7 FCS Football Bracketology Breakdown

Jason Groomes

Sun, 10/17/2021

Bracketology Breakdown

Last Four In: Eastern Kentucky, Missouri State, Rhode Island, Virginia Military

First ...

Football Week 6 Bowl Projection Breakdown

CSM Staff

Sun, 10/10/2021

There was some movement at the top this week following Alabama’s defeat to Texas A&M. However, a one-loss Alabama could still make the playoffs and we project the Tide and Georgia to both still be in the playoffs. The other spots remain with Oklahoma and Iowa. The Sooners made a superb comeback in the Red River Rivalry behind back-up quarterback Caleb Williams. The Hawkeyes slipped past Penn State in a 23-20 thriller to take control of the Big Ten. Their defense should ...

Week 6 FCS Football Bracketology Breakdown

Jason Groomes

Sat, 10/09/2021

Bracketology Breakdown

Last Four In: Northern Iowa, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Eastern Kentucky

First Four ...

Week 5 FCS Power Rankings

Jason Groomes

Mon, 10/04/2021

The Madness FCS Power Rankings

The Madness FCS Power Rankings are a relatively basic power rating system when compared to the highly complex systems involving comparative scoring formulas. ...

Football Week 5 Bowl Projection Breakdown

CSM Staff

Sun, 10/03/2021

Last week we talked about Oklahoma losing out on a playoff spot, but instead it was Oregon who fell. That moves a Big Ten team into the playoffs. The best candidate in the Big Ten is Iowa, coming off a dominating win at Maryland. What makes Iowa the best option at this point is the fact that they are in the Big Ten West. The West is pretty bad and there may not be an offense in the division that can score more than a garbage time touchdown against the Hawkeyes. Of course ...