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FCS Playoffs 3rd-Round Pairings, TV Time, Bracket

December 6, 2022 by CollegeFootballPoll.com Staff

Three of the four matchups in the quarterfinals of the FCS Playoffs will take place Friday night, with only a single game kicking off on Saturday. All of the Top 8 seeds remain in the hunt.

The Congrove Computer Rankings has each seeded home team favored to win by between 12 and 13 points, except for Sacramento State which is a scant 0.44-point underdog to Incarnate Word (UIW).

SEE: Schedule Picks and Scores

NCAA Playoffs 3rd-Round Games

Friday, December 9
ESPN2 7:00 p.m. (6) Samford at (3) NDSU
ESPN2 10:15 p.m. (5) William & Mary at (4) Montana State
ESPN+ 10:30 p.m. (7) UIW at (2) Sacramento State

Saturday, December 10
ESPN 12:00 p.m. (8) Holy Cross at (1) South Dakota State

Bracket

Home team on bottom.

1st Round 2nd Round Quarters Semis C'ship
(Frisco, TX)
(1/8, 2 PM)
St. Francis 17
Delaware 56		 Delaware 6
1SDSU 42		      
    8 Holy Cross
1SDSU		    
Fordham 42
New Hampshire 52
 New Hampshire 19
8 Holy Cross 35		      
      ?
?
  
Gardner-Webb 52
E. Kentucky 41		 Gardner-Webb 14
5 Wm. & Mary 54		      
    5 Wm. & Mary
4 Montana St		    
North Dakota 31
Weber State 38		 Weber State 25
4 Montana St 33		      
        ?
?
SEMO 24
Montana 34		 Montana 26
3 NDSU 49		      
    6 Samford
3 NDSU		    
Idaho 42
SE Louisiana 45		 SE Louisiana 42
6 Samford 48 (OT)		      
      ?
?		  
Elon 6
Furman 31		 Furman 38
7 UIW 41		      
    7 UIW
2 Sacramento		    
Davidson 0
Richmond 41		 Richmond 31
2 Sacramento 38		      

FCS vs. FBS

The FBS was 112-8 (.933) vs. the FCS this year, and is now 1,686-148 (.919) since we began tracking this in 2003.

116 of the 131 FBS schools played at least one such game while Appalachian State, Army, Marshall and New Mexico State each played two.

Here are the FCS wins in 2022:
September 2: William & Mary 41, Charlotte 24
September 3: Delaware14, Navy 7
September 10: Weber State 35, Utah State 7
September 10: Incarnate Word 55, Nevada 41
September 10: Holy Cross 37, Buffalo 31
September 10: Eastern Kentucky 59, Bowling Green 57 (7 OT's)
September 17: Southern Illinois 31, Northwestern 24
September 24: Sacramento State 41, Colorado State 10

Streaks - Current FCS Longest

HOLY CROSS - Won 12 straight over-all.
Last: Won 35-19 at home over New Hampshire on Saturday, December 3.
Next: FCS Playoff 8-seed visits 1-seed South Dakota State on Saturday, December 10.

JACKSON STATE - Won 12 straight over-all
Last: Won 43-24 at home over Southern in SWAC Championship on Saturday, December 3.
Next: Plays MEAC Champion North Carolina Central in Celebration Bowl in Atlanta on Saturday, December 17 at Noon.

SACRAMENTO STATE  - Won 12 straight over-all. Won 19 straight conference games. Won 10 straight road games.
Last: Won 38-31 at home over Richmond on Saturday, December 3.
Next: FCS Playoff 2-seed will host 7-seed UIW on Friday, December 9.

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE - Won 11 straight over-all
Last: Won 42-6 at home over Delaware on Saturday, December 3.
Next: FCS Playoff 1-seed will host 8-seed Holy Cross on Saturday, December 10.

MONTANA STATE - Won 19 straight home games.
Last: Won 33-25 at home over Weber State on Saturday, December 3.
Next: FCS Playoff 4-seed will host 5-seed William & Mary on Friday, December 9.

WESTERN ILLINOIS - Lost 13 straight over-all.
Last: Lost 20-13 in OT at Illinois State on Saturday, November 19.
Next: Season complete

WAGNER - Lost 19 straight road games.
Last: Lost 33-0 at Duquesne on Saturday, November 19.
Next: Season complete

PRESBYTERIAN - Lost 16 straight conference games.
Last: Lost 42-21at Stetson on Saturday, November 19.
Next: Season complete

HOUSTON CHRISTIAN - Lost 11 straight home games.
Last: Lost 49-7 at Tarleton on Saturday, November 19.
Next: Season complete

GEORGETOWN - Lost 11 straight home games.
Last: Lost 47-10 at home to Holy Cross on Saturday, November 19.
Next: Season complete