Lower Division College Football Rankings

DIVISION I-AA Rankings

Twenty-four teams will make the playoffs.  There are no automatic bids. One team per conference will have an automatic berth, except for the Ivy League which does not participate for reasons unknown to me. and the SWAC, who does not participate due to the fact that they want their own championship.

Rank	School	Conference	Record	Next Opponent
1	Coastal Carolina (20)	Big South	10-0	vs. Monmouth (5-4)
2	New Hampshire (4)	Colonial	8-1	vs. Delaware (6-4)
3	Jacksonville St. (2)	Ohio Valley	8-1	vs. Eastern Illinois (5-5)
4	North Dakota St.	Missouri Valley	9-1	@ Missouri St. (4-6)
5	Eastern Washington	Big Sky	9-2	@ Portland St. (3-7)
6	Villanova	Colonial	8-2	vs. Albany (6-4)
7	Illinois St.	Missouri Valley	8-1	@ South Dakota (2-8)
8	Fordham	Patriot	9-1	vs. Georgetown (2-7)
9	Chattanooga	Southern	7-3	@ Tennessee Tech (4-6)
10	Southeastern Louisiana	Southland	7-3	vs. #11 McNeese St. (6-3)
11	McNeese St.	Southland	6-3	@ #10 Southeastern Louisiana (7-3)
12	Northern Iowa	Missouri Valley	6-4	@ #23 Southern Illinois (6-4)
13	Montana St.	Big Sky	7-3	vs. Idaho St. (7-3)
14	Richmond	Colonial	7-3	vs. James Madison (7-3)
15	Montana	Big Sky	6-4	@ Southern Utah (2-8)
16	Youngstown St.	Missouri Valley	7-3	vs. #25 Indiana St. (6-4)
17	Harvard	Ivy*	8-0	@ Penn (1-7)
18	Bethune-Cookman	MEAC	8-2	@ Hampton (2-8) (11/13)
19	South Dakota St.	Missouri Valley	6-4	vs. Western Illinois (4-6)

20	Eastern Kentucky	Ohio Valley	8-2	vs. Murray St. (3-7)
21	Bryant	Northeast	8-1	@ Sacred Heart (8-2)
22	Southern Illinois	Missouri Valley	6-4	vs. #12 Northern Iowa (6-4)
23	William & Mary	Colonial	6-4	@ Towson (4-6)
24	Stephen F. Austin	Southland	7-3	vs. Abilene Christian (5-6)
25	Indiana St.	Missouri Valley	6-4	@ #16 Youngstown St. (7-3)

*=The Ivy League does not participate in the playoffs.

Leaders of conferences without a top-25 team

Pioneer- Jacksonville (6-1, 8-2)

SWAC- Grambling (7-0, 7-3)

 DIVISION I-A

Next Opponents for the playoff top 6 (the top 4 in the playoffs and the first two teams out)

1. Mississippi St. (SEC)                       @ #5 Alabama (8-1)
2. Oregon (PAC-12)                              Bye
3. Florida St. (ACC)                             @ Miami (FL) (6-3)
4. TCU (Big 12)                                    @ Kansas (3-6)
5. Alabama (SEC)                                 vs. #1 Mississippi St. (9-0)
6. Arizona St. (PAC-12)                        @ Oregon St. (4-5) 

Next opponents for conference leaders not in top 6
American Athletic- Memphis (4-1, 6-3)   @ Tulane (3-6)
Big 10- Ohio St. (5-0, 8-1)                     @ #25 Minnesota (7-2)
Conference USA- Louisiana Tech (6-0, 7-3)   @ Old Dominion (4-6)
MAC- Northern Illinois (5-1, 8-2)             d. Toledo 27-24 (11/11)
Mountain West- Colorado St. (5-1, 9-1)       Bye
Sun Belt- Georgia Southern (7-0, 8-2)     @ Navy (4-5)

Note: Marshall (9-0) is still undefeated and will host Rice on Saturday

Bowl Eligible Teams
Air Force
Alabama
Arizona
Arizona St.
Arkansas St.
Auburn
Baylor
Boise St.
Boston College
Bowling Green
BYU (Will play in Miami Beach Bowl)
Central Michigan
Cincinnati
Clemson
Colorado St.
Duke
East Carolina
Florida
Florida St.
Georgia Southern (Due to its transition period, it is only eligible if there are not enough other bowl eligible teams)
Georgia Tech
Iowa
Kansas St.
Louisiana-Lafayette
Louisiana Tech
Louisville
LSU
Marshall
Maryland
Memphis
Miami (FL)
Minnesota
Mississippi
Mississippi St.
Missouri
Nebraska
Nevada
North Carolina St.
Northern Illinois
Notre Dame
Ohio St.
Oklahoma
Oregon
Penn St.
Rice
Rutgers
South Alabama
TCU
Texas
Texas A&M
Toledo
UCF
UCLA
USC
Utah
Utah St.
UTEP
Washington
Western Michigan
West Virginia
Wisconsin

      
Source: espn.com

Football Playoff Update Week 7

This week, I enforced the 2-win requirement for the 8-team leagues (though, I do not believe that any teams were left off this update because of that rule.)

If playoffs started today... 209 teams in bold

DIVISION I
(16) Edison Vikings (Stockton) (SJAA) 2-5 @ (1) Folsom Bulldogs (SFL) 7-0
(9) Woodcreek  (Roseville) (SFL) 5-2 @ (8) Monterey Trail Mustangs (Elk Grove) (DL) 5-2
(12) Turlock Bulldogs (CCC) 4-3 @ (5) Chavez Titans (Stockton) (SJAA) 5-2
(13) Oak Ridge Trojans (El Dorado Hills) (SFL) 4-4 @ (4) Merced Bears (CCC) 5-2
(11) Gregori Jaguars (Modesto) (MMC) 5-2 @ (6) Granite Bay Grizzlies (SFL) 5-2
(14) Lincoln Trojans (Stockton) (TCAL) 4-3 @ (3) Modesto Panthers (MMC) 6-1
(10) Pitman Pride (Turlock) (CCC) 5-1 @ (7) Franklin (Elk Grove) (DL) 5-2
(15) Enochs Eagles (Modesto) (MMC) 3-5 @ (2) Jesuit Marauders (Carmichael) 6-1

DIVISION II
(16) Wood Wildcats (Vacaville) (MEL) 4-3 @ (1) Grant Pacers (Sacramento) (DL) 4-3
(9) Tracy Bulldogs (TCAL) 5-2 @ (8) River Valley Falcons (Yuba City) (TCC) 5-3
(12) West Wolfpack (Tracy) (TCAL) @ (5) Vacaville Bulldogs (MEL) 6-1
(13) Vintage Crushers (Napa) 5-2 @ (4) St. Mary's Rams (Stockton) (TCAL) 6-1
(11) Elk Grove Thundering Herd (DL) 5-2 @ (6) Cosumnes Oaks Wolfpack (Elk Grove) (CVC) 5-2
(14) Burbank Titans (Sacramento (ML) 4-3 @ (3) Downey Knights (Modesto) (MMC) 7-1
(10) Del Campo Cougars (Fair Oaks) (CVC) 5-2 @ (7) Napa Indians (MEL) 5-2
(15) Davis Spartans (Modesto) (MMC) 5-2 @ (2) Rocklin Thunder (SFL) 7-0

DIVISION III
(16) Vanden Vikings (Fairfield) (SCAC) 4-3 @ (1) Sierra Timberwolves (Manteca) (VOL) 7-0
(9) Cordova Lancers (Rancho Cordova) (SVC) 6-1 @ (8) Vista del Lago Eagles (Folsom) (CAL) 5-3
(12) Manteca Buffaloes (VOL) 5-2 @ (5) Pacheco Panthers (Los Banos) (WAC) 6-2
(13) Patterson Tigers (WAC) 5-2 @ (4) Sacramento Dragons (ML) 6-1
(11) American Canyon Wolves (SCAC) 5-2 @ (6) Oakdale Mustangs (VOL) 6-1
(14) El Camino Eagles (Sacramento) (CAL) @ (3) Inderkum Tigers (Sacramento) (TCC) 7-1
(10) Christian Brothers Falcons (Sacramento) (CAL) 6-1 @ (7) Rio Linda Knights (TCC) 6-1
(15) Benicia Panthers (SCAC) 4-3 @ (2) El Dorado Cougars (Placerville) 7-0

DIVISION IV
(8) Liberty Ranch Hawks (Galt) (SVC) 4-3 @ (1) Sonora Wildcats (MLL) 7-1
(5) Livingston Wolves (WAC) 5-3 @ (4) Central Catholic Raiders (Modesto) (VOL) 5-2
(6) Natomas Nighthawks (Sacramento) (GEL) 5-2 @ (3) Placer Hillmen (Auburn) 5-2
(7) Dixon Rams (GEL) 4-4 @ (2) Los Banos Tigers (WAC) 5-2

DIVISION V
(8) Amador (Sutter Creek) (MLL) 4-3 @ (1) Bear River Bruins (Grass Valley) (PVL) 6-1
(5) Summerville Bears (Tuolumne City) (MLL) 5-3 @ (4) Escalon Cougars (TVL) 5-2
(6) Colfax Falcons (PVL) 5-2 @ (3) Le Grand Bulldogs (SL) 5-2
(7) Orestimba Warriors (Newman) (SL) 5-2 @ (2) Marysville Indians (GEL) 6-2

DIVISION VI
(8) Golden Sierra (Garden Valley) (SDL) 5-2 @ (1) Capital Chr. Cougars (Sacramento) (GEL) 7-0
(5) Rio Vista Rams (SDL) 6-1 @ (4) Mariposa Grizzlies (SL) 5-2
(6) Ripon Christian Knights (SL) 5-2 @ (3) Bradshaw Christian Pride (Sacramento) (SDL) 4-3
(7) Gustine Redskins (SL) 5-1 @ (2) Modesto Christian Crusaders (TVL) 6-1

Divisions I-VI Last 4 in:
Oak Ridge (Division I), Wood (Division II), Vanden (Division III), Lincoln-Stockton (Division I)
Divisions I-VI First 4 out:
Central Valley-Ceres (WAC), Lodi (TCAL), Ponderosa (CVC), Tokay (TCAL)

DIVISION VII
(5) Brookside Chr. Knights (Stockton) (CCAA) 4-3 @ (4) Woodland Chr. Cardinals (SMAL) 4-3
winner would play @ (1) Jim Elliot Christian (Lodi) (CCAA) 6-1
(6) Foresthill Wildfires (SMAL) 2-5 @ (3) Delta Saints (Clarksburg) (SMAL) 4-3
winner would play @ (2) Sierra Ridge/Rite of Passage Rams (San Andreas) (CCAA) 5-2