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Staff File Photo by Dan Henry Fans prepare for the 2008 NCAA Football Championship Game between the Montana Grizzlies and Richmond Spiders at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga Tenn. Wednesday, December 19. 2008.
After an 11-0 regular season, Big Sky Conference champion Montana is the top seed in the this year's FCS playoff bracket, which was released Sunday. The Grizzlies host South Dakota State in the first round on Saturday.
Villanova, which earned the Colonial Athletic Association's automatic bid, is the No. 2 seed. Missouri Valley Football Conference champion Southern Illinois is No. 3 and defending champion Richmond is the fourth seed.
Appalachian State and Elon made the field out of the Southern Conference.
First round
Saturday
South Dakota State (8-3) at No. 1 Montana (11-0), TBA
Eastern Washington (8-3) at Stephen F. Austin (9-2), TBA
Elon (9-2) at No. 4 Richmond (10-1), TBA
South Carolina State (10-1) at Appalachian State (9-2), noon
Holy Cross (9-2) at No. 2 Villanova (10-1), TBA
New Hampshire (9-2) at McNeese State (9-2), TBA
Eastern Ill. (8-3) at No. 2 Southern Illinois (10-1), TBA
Weber State (7-4) at William & Mary (9-2), TBA
AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS (8)
Montana, Big Sky Conference
Villanova, Colonial Athletic Association
South Carolina State, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Southern Illinois, Missouri Valley Football Conference
Eastern Illinois, Ohio Valley Conference
Holy Cross, Patriot League
Appalachian State, Southern Conference
Stephen F. Austin, Southland Conference
AT-LARGE QUALIFERS (8)
Eastern Washington, Big Sky
Weber State, Big Sky
New Hampshire, CAA
Richmond, CAA
William & Mary, CAA
South Dakota State, Missouri Valley
Elon, SoCon
McNeese State, Southland
For more playoff coverage, see tomorrow's Times Free Press.
John Frierson is in his fifth year at the Times Free Press and fifth year covering University of Tennessee at Chattanooga athletics. The bulk of his time is spent covering Mocs football, but he also writes about women’s basketball and the big-picture issues and news involving the athletic department. A native of Athens, Ga., John grew up a few hundred yards from the University of Georgia campus. Instead of becoming a Bulldog he attended Ole ...
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