not showing up yet...

AST needs to get Jdur and friends all the tickets they need!

Catching up on playoff stuff....

Since NAU sh*t the bed at Weber (got beat BAD), only 3 Big Sky teams in??

Disappointing to have NAU finish 7-5

Thank you!!! Had like 7 friends today. One of our friends boyfriends who was a former d1 athlete at oregon was really impressed by the Davis environment. Said the sunken bowl reminded him of a smaller version of their stadium.

especially since turnout may be lower with it being Thanksgiving. Give the students their tickets!

I'll update with other possible regional opponents. Feel free to chime in. I roughly listed them from higher to lower rankings.

Eight teams - #1 through #8 - get a bye. Four teams above us lost, so some should drop. Let's say we're rated #12. We might play...

More Likely

Abilene Christian is 8-4, was #17. Two FBS losses, tough SOS. Distance 1500 miles.

Lamar was #19, lost, and is 8-4. Ended the season losing 3 of 4. Limps in? Texas, 2000 miles away.

Jackson State, 9-2, was #20, HBCU. Distance 2200 miles.

Southeastern Louisiana is 9-3, was #21. Distance 2200 miles.

*** South Dakota State now 8-4, was ranked #22. Lost four in a row before beating North Dakota today in OT. Distance: 1500 miles.

*** Southern Illinois was #24, now 7-5. Won some big games. Distance: 1800 miles.

Unlikely - Distance

Youngstown State is 8-4, was ranked #18, tough, but beatable? Distance: 2400 miles.

New Hampshire was #25, won today, 8-4, I don't know anything about them but their schedule looks lite, Ivys and such. 3,000 miles away.

Unlikely - Repeat Games

NAU 7-5, was #23 (lost), we beat them by 20.

Sac State, 7-5, would be a repeat.

Southern Utah, 7-5, would be a repeat.

My Guess?

I would say we're visited by South Dakota State, 1500 miles away. I want nothing to do w ACU.

had Dartmouth won the Ivy would have gotten the same number of bids as the BSC which is both hilarious and horrifying

in projecting seeds don’t forget SDSU probably leapfrogging us into the top 16, now that they’re an 8-win MVFC team

NCAA won't allow free tickets to students. It's lost revenue to them. Anyone buying tickets to the game can make donations of $5 for each student ticket so that those tickets can then be given out to students.

I think season ticket holders get first crack at tickets so that’s why its not showing up for you. Unfortunately i doubt this game will be a sell out so there should be plenty of tickets.

Yep. NAU was No. 23 in the STATS poll, Sac wasn't ranked. Both will get less votes after today. And they're not 7-5 because of a brutal schedule either. NAU's best win was over a 7-5 Southern Utah team. Sac's best win was losing close to us and close at Nevada. Both lost at home to a 4-8 team.

Herder has Davis as a #15. He's been "down" on Davis all season, so we'll see. I feel like #11-#14 is more realistic.


https://herosports.com/fcs-football-2025-playoff-predictions-final-bzbz/

Goofy to the max

this email is for season ticket holders only. They’ll release tickets to general soon. Not sure how student tickets work

Idaho State deserves it before NAU or Sac. Brutal schedule and finished strong.

Great season for Idaho State, Cody and Dan are doing a great job there.

we lose to the number 3 team and drop a gazillion spots. Win a game and no movement with others losing ahead of us? What a joke.

Massey Eatings SOS, if I'm reading it right. Random teams.

North Dakota 4
South Dakota 9
UC Davis 10
Abilene Christian 11
Idaho State 13
South Dakota State 19
NDSU 23
Montana 35
SF Austin 63
Mercer 79
Harvard 89
Lehigh 97

I prefer not to face ACU.

https://masseyratings.com/cf/fcs/ratings

All depends on where we get ranked. Would love to see a matchup with an Ivy, but we'll see.

9 am tomorrow PT - let the selections begin - let the brackets reveal themselves.

Here's one:
https://theanalyst.com/articles/fcs-playoff-bracket-predictions-2025-selection-sunday-eve

This guy has #14 UC Davis hosting Illinois State. I'm surprised he got Southern Utah in.

From my rookie review, if geography is used ... I would say we're visited by South Dakota State. Or Lamar?

Funny, AI had some nice regional FCS matchups, and then paired us with ... St. Thomas of Florida. Ha! AI flub.

This one has #10 UC Davis hosting Harvard:
https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/fcs-football/bracketology

Southern Illinois = Illinois State?

Most of these playoff teams are in the south, Midwest, or east coast.

#14 UC Davis vs. North Dakota
https://www.si.com/college/fcs/big-sky/2025-fcs-football-playoff-bracket-predictions-after-week-13-selection-sunday

Southern Illinois. beat Illinois State 37-7 today.

Will the first game likely be at Davis?

if they are seeded #16 or higher then they will host. They were around #15 or #14 going into this game so it's probably safe to say they will host the first game especially with the school's announcement.

Yes. We'll host round one.

I've now read two new analysis, both which have North Dakota missing the playoffs. I found this prediction interesting:

Opta Analyst: "Illinois State at No. 14 seed UC Davis, winner at No. 3 seed Lehigh"

FCS Playoff Bracket Predictions: 2025 Selection Sunday Eve | Opta Analyst https://share.google/bXki72EXckyDZQFPq

I'd be very happy to skip the Montanas as long as possible.

Illinois State would be interesting since we played them last year at home too.