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01.09.2019 04:56
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(STATS) -- As the FCS heads toward its final full weekend of the regular season, some head-to-head matchups within the STATS FCS Top 25 stand out for whats riding on them.It starts with No. 1 Sam Houston State and No. 2 Jacksonville State, which held those spots for the fifth straight week on Monday.Both teams will play the other top team in their respective conference, with an outright championship and automatic bid to the FCS playoffs at stake. In the MEAC, an outright title and a spot in the Celebration Bowl are on the line.Sam Houston State (10-0), which gained 108 of the 160 first-place votes and 3,873 points in this weeks national media poll, will host No. 11 Central Arkansas (9-1) in a matchup of unbeaten Southland Conference teams.It feels great to be 10-0, have a conference championship game coming up this weekend, Sam Houston coach K.C. Keeler said. As a player, as a coach, you dream about playing in a conference championship game. We get the chance to play in one.Jacksonville State (9-1), which has won 23 straight games in the Ohio Valley Conference, will try to complete a third straight unbeaten campaign in the conference when it hosts UT Martin (7-4), which is two spots outside the Top 25. A UT Martin win would create a shared title between the two teams.Supremacy in the MEAC will be decided when No. 9 North Carolina A&T (9-1) makes the short 55-mile trip from Greensboro to No. 24 North Carolina Central (8-2) in Durham.The three big matchups will help cap a memorable FCS regular season, which includes 10 teams posting wins over FBS opponents and more trying this weekend. The NCAA will announce the pairings of its 24-team FCS playoffs Sunday morning.The top six teams in the Top 25 held their rankings after each won a conference game by double-digits. After Sam Houston State and Jacksonville State, Eastern Washington (9-1) was third, five-time defending FCS champion North Dakota State (9-1) fourth, The Citadel (10-0) fifth and James Madison (9-1) sixth. The Citadel (Southern) and JMU (CAA Football) have clinched outright conference titles and automatic playoff bids.The Top 10 was rounded out by Richmond (8-2), South Dakota State (7-3), North Carolina A&T and North Dakota (9-2).After Central Arkansas, Chattanooga (8-2) fell five spots to No. 12 following a loss. Then it was Villanova (7-3), Charleston Southern (6-3), Youngstown State (7-3), Coastal Carolina (8-2), Grambling State (7-1), Samford (7-3), Lehigh (8-2) and Wofford (7-3), which beat Chattanooga and entered the rankings for the first time since Nov. 11, 2013.Cal Poly (6-4) slipped to No. 21 and was followed by Montana (6-4), Western Illinois (6-4), North Carolina Central and Saint Francis (7-3). N.C. Central and Saint Francis, the Northeast Conference champion, both reached the rankings for the first time in program history.New Hampshire, Harvard and Liberty fell from the Top 25 following losses. Three conferences tied for the most ranked teams with four -- the Big Sky, Missouri Valley and Southern.A national panel of sports information and media relations directors, broadcasters, writers and other dignitaries select the STATS FCS Top 25. In the voting, a first-place vote is worth 25 points, a second-place vote 24 points, all the way down to one point for a 25th-place vote.The Top 25 is released on Monday afternoons during the regular season, but next weeks will be out Sunday morning prior to the announcement of the playoff field.A final Top 25 will follow the FCS championship game, to be held Jan. 7 in Frisco, Texas. Nike Air Force 1 Low Nederland .7 million, one-year contract, a raise of $2.2 million. Wieters had asked for $8.75 million and the Orioles had offered $6. 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Despite that ugly loss at Green Bay last weekend, the Seattle Seahawks are in strong position to secure the NFC West crown Thursday night.Its hard to picture the Rams, who just fired coach Jeff Fisher following an equally distasteful loss to Atlanta, getting in Seattles way.If the host Seahawks win or tie Thursday night and Arizona loses or ties Sunday, the race is done.The short turnaround is a mixed blessing to Seahawks star cornerback Richard Sherman. He vehemently dislikes Thursday night games, saying they are a danger to player safety. But getting to forget the blowout at the hands of the Packers comes easier with another game on tap so quickly.Its no different than any other loss, honestly, Sherman says. It doesnt hurt any less if you lose by 20 or by two. They hurt just as bad, its a loss. It felt the same as any other loss.The Rams not only lost 42-14 to the Falcons, which tied Fisher with Dan Reeves for most regular-season coaching losses, but they saw Fisher lose his job the next day. How will they react?It was tough, running back Todd Gurley says. It was tough on a lot of guys. Coach Fisher, he did a great job. He brought everybody in. We loved him as a coach. We know a lot of other people didnt.But, at the end of the day, we knew what he did for us. He brought us in. Hes the one who drafted me when nobody else believed in me. It definitely hit us hard, for sure.Seattle (No. 7 in AP Pro32) is a 15-point favorite over the reeling Rams. Doubt the coaching change makes much difference, especially against an angry bunch of Seahawks.SEAHAWKS, 30-10KNOCKOUT LEAGUE TIP: If anybody is still going in such a pool, we didnt help last week with the Colts. Perhaps the TEXANS will be more successful.No. 8 Pittsburgh (minus 3) at No. 21 CincinnatiBengals advertising tickets available. Terrible Towel-wavers grab them.BEST BET: STEELERS, 27-17No. 23 Carolina (plus 4) at No. 13 Washington, Monday nightJust a feeling the Panthers will fight until seasons end.UPSET SPECIAL: PANTHERS, 27-24No. 17 Tennessee ((plus 6) at No.dddddddddddd 3 Kansas CityThought about this for Upset Special, didnt have the guts.CHIEFS, 20-16No. 4 Oakland (pick-em) at No. 25 San DiegoThought about this for Best Bet, but uncertain about Derek Carrs finger.RAIDERS, 22-17No. 5 Detroit (plus 5) at No. 6 New York GiantsWish we could be sure about Matthew Staffords finger.GIANTS, 17-16No. 12 Tampa Bay (plus 9) at No. 2 DallasLike Titans, Bucs impressing with late run. But Cowboys rebound ...COWBOYS, 23-20No. 15 Miami (minus 2) at No. 27 New York Jets, Saturday nightTannehill injury could keep Dolphins out of playoffs. Jets wont do it.DOLPHINS, 13-10No. 26 Philadelphia (plus 6) at No. 14 BaltimoreRavens absolutely need this one, Eagles playing out string.RAVENS, 21-13No. 12 Green Bay (minus 4 1-2) at No. 28 ChicagoPackers absolutely need this one, Bears playing out string.PACKERS, 27-17No. 1 New England (minus 3) at No. 10 DenverBroncos absolutely need this one, Patriots hardly playing out string.PATRIOTS, 20-15No. 19 Indianapolis (plus 4 1-2) at No. 16 MinnesotaColts cant beat Texans in Indy, wont win this one either.VIKINGS, 16-13No. 30 Jacksonville (plus 6) at No. 18 HoustonGood chance for Texans to grab control of AFC South again.TEXANS, 22-13No. 31 San Francisco (plus 14) at No. 9 AtlantaGood chance for Falcons to grab control of NFC South again.FALCONS, 32-13No. 24 New Orleans (plus 3 1-2) at No. 22 ArizonaWhats happened to the Saints prolific offense? Might surface here.CARDINALS, 30-27No. 32 Cleveland (plus 10 1-2) at No. 20 BuffaloFirst win for Browns? Nope, but at least they will cover.BILLS, 20-13---Last Week: Against spread (9-6-1). Straight up: (11-5)Season Totals: Against spread (99-98-8). Straight up: (123-83-2)Best Bet: 8-6 against spread, 9-5 straight up.Upset special: 5-8-1 against spread, 5-9 straight up---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' ' |
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