2025 FCS Playoff Prognostication So throwing some guesses out there. Eight teams get a bye, not us. Four teams above us lost, so some should drop. Let's say we're rated #10 or #12. We might play...
Unlikely
Monmouth (9-3), formerly #12, beat ranked Villanova 51-33, Towson, Stony Brook, lost to New Hampshire.
North Dakota is 7-5, just lost to SD State, was #13, will drop.; lost to Montana 24-23, best several ranked teams, then lost to South Dakota (26-21), NDSU (15-10), and SDSU in OT (34-31). Sound dangerous.
Stephen F. Austin (was #14) is 10-2, also sounds dangerous. 10-1 vs FCS.
More likely?
Youngstown State is 8-4, was ranked #18, tough, but beatable? Distance: 2400 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.
NAU 7-5, was #23 (lost), we beat them by 20. Would be a repeat.
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.
No pro here, but if we're hosting lower-ranked teams, the lower teams listed here are more likely. NCAA attempts to play regional games, and not have rematches.