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03.04.2019 04:49
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(SportsNetwork.com) - Even on the day his New Hampshire football team became the nations top-ranked team two weeks ago, coach Sean McDonnell conceded something about the team they replaced at No. 1, North Dakota State. Theyre the best team in the country, McDonnell said. Top-ranked New Hampshire earned the No. 1 seed for the 24-team NCAA Division I Football Championship on Sunday, but North Dakota State would appear to be the team to beat heading into the postseason. The No. 2 Bison, also seeded No. 2, have won the last three FCS national titles and are chasing an unprecedented fourth in a row. Along the way to their title three-peat a year ago, NDSU defeated New Hampshire by 38 points in the national semifinals at the Fargodome. As the top seeds this season, both teams would play at home through the semifinals. The FCS championship game will be played on Jan. 10 in Frisco, Texas. It was very, very close in a much-discussed situation, selection committee chair Robert Hill said on the ESPNU2 selection show, but we felt New Hampshire, after losing their first game of the year against an FBS opponent (Toledo) went undefeated the remainder of the season whereas North Dakota State lost a conference midway through their conference season. So we felt like that New Hampshire had the better of the two (playoff resumes) in terms of consistency, and we went with New Hampshire. New Hampshire (10-1) enters the playoffs on a 10-game winning streak after winning an outright championship in CAA Football. North Dakota State (11-1) shared the Missouri Valley Conference title with Illinois State. The Valley tied the single-season record of FCS qualifiers with five teams. All eight seeds will have first-round byes when the playoffs kick off on Saturday. Ohio Valley Conference champion Jacksonville State (10-1) earned the No. 3 seed, followed by Big Sky champion Eastern Washington (10-2) at No. 4, Illinois State (10-1) at No. 5, Villanova (10-2) from the CAA at No. 6, Big South co- champion Coastal Carolina (11-1) at No. 7 and Southern Conference champion Chattanooga (9-3) at No. 8. 2014 NCAA DIVISION I FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP (Campus sites until the championship game) (All times ET) FIRST ROUND Saturday, Nov. 29 Sacred Heart (9-2) at Fordham (10-2), noon (ESPN3) Indiana State (7-5) at Eastern Kentucky (9-3), 1 p.m. (ESPN3) Morgan State (7-5) at Richmond (8-4), 1 p.m. (ESPN3) Southeastern Louisiana (9-3) at Sam Houston State (8-4), 2 p.m. (ESPN3) South Dakota State (8-4) at Montana State (8-4), 4 p.m. (ESPN3) San Diego (9-2) at Montana (8-4), 4 p.m. (ESPN3) Liberty (8-4) at James Madison (9-3), 4 p.m. (ESPN3) Stephen F. Austin (9-3) at Northern Iowa (8-4), 8 p.m. (ESPN3) SECOND ROUND Saturday, Dec. 6 Sacred Heart-Fordham winner at No. 1 seed New Hampshire (10-1), 1 p.m. (ESPN3) Indiana State-Eastern Kentucky winner at No. 8 seed Chattanooga (9-3), 1 p.m. (ESPN3) Morgan State-Richmond winner at No. 7 seed Coastal Carolina (11-1), 1 p.m. (ESPN3) Stephen F. Austin-Northern Iowa winner at No. 5 seed Illinois State (10-1), 2 p.m. (ESPN3) Southeastern Louisiana-Sam Houston State winner at No. 3 seed Jacksonville State (10-1), 2 p.m. (ESPN3) South Dakota State-Montana State winner at No. 2 seed North Dakota State (11-1), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN3) San Diego-Montana winner at No. 4 Eastern Washington (10-2), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN3) Liberty-James Madison winner at No. 6 seed Villanova (10-2), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN3) QUARTERFINALS Friday, Dec. 12 and Saturday, Dec. 13 Second-round winners, TBA SEMIFINALS Friday, Dec. 19 and Saturday, Dec. 20 Quarterfinal winners, TBA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Saturday, Jan. 10 Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas Semifinal winners, 1 p.m. (ESPN2) Adidas Shoes Discount Sale . Calgarys Bo Levi Mitchell and Montreals Troy Smith will be the starting quarterbacks in a CFL season-opener for the first time in their careers. Both want to reinforce their No. 1 status. 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Fifth place Dallas and sixth-seeded Nashville also have 26 points, but the Stars have three games in hand on Winnipeg while Nashville has two. Cheap Wholesale Adidas Shoes . Re-signed by the club to a one-year, two-way (NHL/AHL) contract on July 5, Bass appeared in three preseason games with Columbus prior to breaking a bone in his hand on Sept.EDMONTON -- Chris Driedger stopped 38 shots, including 22 in the final period, as the Calgary Hitmen edged the host Edmonton Oil Kings 3-2 on Saturday in Western Hockey League action. Elliott Peterson, Connor Rankin and Kenton Helgesen supplied the scoring for the Hitmen (43-15-7), who are 11-0-1 in their last 12 games. Greg Chase assisted on all three. Edgars Kulda and Mitchell Moroz scored for the Oil Kings (44-16-3), who now trail Calgary by two points for top spot in the Eastern Conference. Tristan Jarry turned away 31-of-34 shots for Edmonton. --- RAIDERS 4 ICE 2 PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. -- Leon Draisaitls goal at 3:04 of the third period was the difference as the Raiders doubled up Kootenay. Dakota Conroy, Reid Gardiner and Carson Perreaux also scored for Prince Albert (30-30-5) while Draisaitl tacked on an assist for a two-point night. Zach McPhee and Levi Cable scored for the Ice (37-24-4) and Landon Peel set up both goals. Nick McBridge made 25 saves for the Raiders as Mackenzie Skapski turned aside 23-of-27 shots for Kootenay. --- BRONCOS 7 HURRICANES 4 SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. -- Julius Honka scored twice and Graham Black had a goal and two assists as the Broncos toppled Lethbridge. Dillon Heatherington, Colby Cave, Andrew Johnson and Jake DeBrusk also scored for Swift Current (32-24-9). Carter Folk, Lenny Hackman, Jamal Watson and Michal Holub supplied the scoring for the Hurricanes (12-50-5), who dropped their ninth straight contest. Landon Bow made 26 saves for the Broncos. Jonny Hogue started in net for Lethbridge, but was pulled after allowing three goals on 10 shots in 13 minutes of action. Teagan Sacher stopped 28-of-31 shots in 45 minutes of relief. --- WHEAT KINGS 8 BLADES 5 SASKATOON -- Jayce Hawryluk scored twice and added three assists as Brandon handed the Blades their fifth loss in a row. Ryan Pulock, Eric Roy, John Quenneville, Chad Robinson, Tim McGauley and Quintin Lisoway also scored for the Wheat Kings (31-26-8). Nick Zajac had a pair of goals for Saskatoon (16-44-5) and Ryan Graham, MacKenzie Johnston and Connor Sanvido each scored once. Brandons Curtis Honey made 30 saves for the win. Troy Trombley gave up eight goals on 38 shots for the Blades. --- PATS 7 WARRIORS 3 MOOSE JAW, Sask.-- Dmitry Sinitsyn had two goals and two assists and Morgan Klimchuk also scored twice as Regina downed the Warriors. Chandler Stephenson, Kyle Burroughs and Dyson Stevenson also scored for the Pats (37-23-6) and Colby Williams chipped in with three assists. Sam Fioretti andd Brayden point had a goal and an assist each for Moose Jaw (17-39-9) and Tanner Eberle scored once.dddddddddddd Reginas Daniel Wapple made 26 saves for the win while Zach Sawchenko turned away 23-of-30 shots for the Warriors. --- TIGERS 7 BLAZERS 1 MEDICINE HAT, Alta. -- Curtis Valk and Trevor Cox both had two goals and two assists as the Tigers handed Kamloops its fourth straight loss. Cole Sanford, Steven Owre and Anthony Ast also scored for Medicine Hat (41-22-3) and Miles Koules chipped in with three assists. Matt Bellerive scored the lone goal for the Blazers (13-48-5) while defenceman Matt Thomas was a team-worst minus-4. Nick Schneider made 30 saves for the Tigers as Bolton Pouliot gave up seven goals on 37 shots. --- ROYALS 2 COUGARS 1 PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. -- Patrik Polivka made 31 saves as Victoria slipped past the Cougars Jack Walker and Axel Blomqvist scored for the Royals (45-17-4), who are 9-1-0 in their last 10 games. Prince George (26-34-8) got its lone goal from Todd Fiddler. Ty Edmonds turned aside 19-of-21 shots for the Cougars, who are on a three-game slide. --- ROCKETS 3 GIANTS 1 VANCOUVER -- Jordon Cooke stopped 32 shots as Kelowna defeated the Giants for its fourth win in as many outings. Rourke Chartier, Marek Tvrdon and Cole Linaker scored for the league-leading Rockets (52-9-4). Cain Franson gave Vancouver (30-26-10) a 1-0 lead midway through the first period before allowing three unanswered goals from Kelowna. Jared Rathjen stopped 25-of-28 shots in defeat. --- THUNDERBIRDS 4 WINTERHAWKS 1 KENT, Wash. -- Taran Kozun made 41 saves as Seattle halted Portlands 21-game winning streak. Justin Hickman, Branden Troock, Shea Theodore and Alxander Delnov scored for the Thunderbirds (39-19-6). Chase De Leo scored for the Winterhawks (47-13-5) while Corbin Boes stopped 31-of-35 shots in a losing cause. Portland last suffered defeat on Jan. 10th when it fell 3-2 in a shootout to Victoria. --- AMERICANS 3 CHIEFS 0 SPOKANE, Wash. -- Eric Comrie stopped all 34 shots his way as Tri-City blanked the Chiefs to end an eight-game losing streak. Parker Bowles, Brandon Carlo and Brian Williams scored for the Americans (28-29-8), who hold the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Eric Williams turned aside 26-of-29 shots for Spokane (36-23-6), which has already clinched a playoff position in the west. WHL leading scorer Mitch Holmberg failed to earn a point in his second straight outing for the Chiefs and remains with 107 points in 65 contests. ' ' ' |
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