It’s about that time. The FCFB clock is about to strike 12:12, meaning the FCS regular season is winding to a close and the conference races are heating up. While all eyes may be on the Big Sky, there are more than a dozen title game berths to be clinched in the next two weeks.

Mid-Atlantic Conference

Adirondack Division School Record Win Pct Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Tiebreakers Can Make CCG with… Lafayette 4-2 0.667 Marist Saint Francis Lehigh COLG, BUCK 1 win Lehigh 2-4 0.200 Bucknell Colgate Lafayette MRST, BUCK 2 wins and 1 LAF loss Colgate 1-4 0.200 Saint Francis Lehigh Bucknell MRST **Eliminated** Marist 1-5 0.167 Lafayette Bucknell Saint Francis LAF **Eliminated** Saint Francis 0-0 0.000 Colgate Lafayette Marist **Eliminated** Bucknell 0-4 0.000 Lehigh Marist Colgate **Eliminated** Atlantic Division School Record Win Pct Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Tiebreakers Can Make CCG with… Hampton 6-0 1.000 Wagner Wagner Howard WAG, MONM 1 win Norfolk State 4-0 1.000 Wagner Howard Monmouth 2 wins and 1 HAMP loss Howard 4-2 0.667 Monmouth Norfolk State Hampton WAG, MONM 2 wins and 1 HAMP loss Wagner 4-2 0.667 Hampton Hampton Georgetown MONM **Eliminated** Georgetown 2-0 1.000 Hampton Monmouth Wagner MONM **Eliminated** Monmouth 2-4 0.333 Howard Georgetown Norfolk State **Eliminated**

Much like my own mother, we’re going to start with the most disappointing child conference in FCS. Don’t get me wrong, there are a couple of decent programs in here, but it is an absolute clusterfuck at the bottom. You’ve got a better chance at nailing down game times with a pair of actual Friars than going to play Saint Francis.

Hampton is the surefire favorite in the conference, leading the MAC pack by a fair distance. Norfolk State began a challenge, but then decided to not show up to a pivotal game against Wagner, essentially handing the Atlantic title to the Pirates. Hampton will almost assuredly be facing Lafayette in the CCG, and that title game can be locked up if they both win this week.

Southland

Louisiana Division School Record Win Pct Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Tiebreakers Can Make CCG with… Lamar 4-2 0.667 Incarnate Word Grambling State McNeese State MCNS, SELA Win over MCNS McNeese State 4-2 0.667 SH State NW State Lamar GRAM, NICH 2 wins Grambling State 2-2 0.500 Nicholls State Lamar Southern NICH, SELA 2 wins, 2 MCNS losses Nicholls State 3-3 0.500 Grambling State Southern SE Louisiana SELA **Eliminated** Southern 1-1 0.500 Lamar Nicholls State Grambling State NWST **Eliminated** SE Louisiana 2-3 0.400 NW State Abilene Christian Nicholls State NWST **Eliminated** Northwestern State 0-3 0.000 SE Louisiana McNeese State Houston Baptist **Eliminated** Texas Division School Record Win Pct Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Tiebreakers Can Make CCG with… Incarnate Word 5-0 1.000 Lamar Texas Southern Abilene Christian HBU, SHSU, SFA **Clinched** Houston Baptist 3-3 0.500 (Portland State) SH State NW State SFA **Eliminated** Abilene Christian 2-2 0.500 Houston Baptist SE Louisiana Incarnate Word TXSO **Eliminated** Sam Houston State 3-3 0.500 McNeese State Houston Baptist Stephen F. Austin ACU, PV **Eliminated** Prairie View A&M 1-2 0.333 Incarnate Word Stephen F. Austin Texas Southern HBU **Eliminated** Stephen F. Austin 0-3 0.000 (The Citadel) Prairie View A&M SH State **Eliminated** Texas Southern 0-3 0.000 Stephen F. Austin Incarnate Word Prairie View A&M **Eliminated**

Frankly, you kids probably only know the Southland exists because McNeese State was relevant in the FCS mainstream for eight minutes before being whipped by Lamar on national television. Ironically enough, neither of those teams have clinched a bid while Incarnate Word is strolling into the championship game without a conference blemish.

McNeese, everyone’s favorite state, is being gifted a rematch in Week 12 to try and steal the division from Lamar (assuming it doesn’t trip over winless Northwestern State beforehand). We have our first race, so don’t fluff it, McNeese.

Colonial

North Division School Record Win Pct Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Tiebreakers Can Make CCG with… Morgan State 2-0 1.000 Robert Morris Villanova Towson RMU 2 wins and 1 YSU loss Youngstown State 3-1 0.750 Villanova Duquesne Villanova RMU, TOWS 2 wins Villanova 2-1 0.667 Youngs State Morgan State Youngs State YSU, TOWS 2 wins and 1 MRGS loss Duquesne 3-3 0.500 (Alabama State) Youngs State Robert Morris NOVA **Eliminated** Robert Morris 2-4 0.333 Morgan State Towson Duquesne **Eliminated** Towson 1-4 0.200 Duquesne Robert Morris Morgan State **Eliminated** South Division School Record Win Pct Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Tiebreakers Can Make CCG with… Delaware State 6-0 1.000 James Madison Richmond Delaware JMU, VMI, W&M 1 win James Madison 4-1 0.800 Delaware State VMI William & Mary DEL, RICH 2 wins and 2 DEST losses VMI 4-2 0.667 William & Mary James Madison Richmond DEL **Eliminated** Richmond 1-2 0.333 Delaware Delaware State VMI **Eliminated** William & Mary 1-5 0.167 VMI Delaware James Madison VMI **Eliminated** Delaware 0-6 0.000 (Gardner-Webb) William & Mary Delaware State **Eliminated**

A conference where the title isn’t sealed already!? Unthinkable!

The Colonial has its fair share of deficiencies at the bottom (and the top, to be fair…), but the North Division is actually quite intriguing. There are two games left between the three living squads, none more important than Youngstown State versus Villanova. Both teams control their destiny to play Delaware State after the Hornets topped JMU.

America East

School Record Win Pct Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Tiebreakers Can Make CCG with… Sacred Heart 6-0 1.000 Stony Brook Holy Cross Albany SBU, FOR, URI, CCSU, BRY **Clinched** Stony Brook 5-1 0.833 Sacred Heart Albany Holy Cross MNE, FOR, UNH, CCSU, BRY 1 win or MNE/FOR loss Maine 4-2 0.667 Fordham New Hampshire Rhode Island FOR, HC, ALBY, BRY 2 wins and 2 SBU losses Rhode Island 3-2 0.600 Albany CT Connecticut Maine UNH, ALBY, BRY 2 wins and 2 SBU losses New Hampshire 3-2 0.600 Bryant Maine Fordham HC, ALBY, BRY 2 wins and 2 SBU losses Fordham 3-3 0.500 Maine Bryant New Hampshire URI, CCSU, ALBY **Eliminated** Holy Cross 2-3 0.400 CT Connecticut Sacred Heart Stony Brook CCT, BRY **Eliminated** Central Connecticut 2-4 0.333 Holy Cross Rhode Island Bryant MNE, ALBY **Eliminated** Albany 1-5 0.167 Rhode Island Stony Brook Sacred Heart HC **Eliminated** Bryant 0-6 0.000 New Hampshire Fordham CT Connecticut **Eliminated**

The Men of the Heart!! (Yes, that was a paid promotion).

Sacred Heart has a full utensil drawer and a ticket to the AE title game, most likely a rematch with Stony Brook. Both teams have run circled around this very tiered conference, but it’s not technically locked up yet.

Stony Brook has to lose out for any of the three teams on life support to squeak in, meaning bottom-dwellers Albany and Holy Cross have to show up and take down an SBU squad that’s as close to autopilot as possible. Good luck, New England.

Carolina Football Conference

North Division School Record Win Pct Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Tiebreakers Can Make CCG with… North Carolina A&T 3-1 0.750 Wofford Furman SC State ELON, WEBB 2 wins Elon 3-3 0.500 Presbyterian Wofford The Citadel DAV, WEBB 2 wins and 2 NCAT losses Western Carolina 1-0 1.000 Furman SC State Wofford WEBB Davidson 1-1 0.500 Charles Southern The Citadel Furman 2 wins and 1 NCAT loss Gardner-Webb 2-4 0.333 (Delaware) Presbyterian Charles Southern NCAT **Eliminated** NC Central 1-3 0.250 SC State Charles Southern Presbyterian ELON **Eliminated** South Division School Record Win Pct Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Tiebreakers Can Make CCG with… Presbyterian 4-2 0.667 Elon Gardner-Webb NC Central CIT, FUR, SCST 2 wins The Citadel 3-2 0.600 (SFA) Davidson Elon CHSO, FUR 2 wins, 1 PRE loss Charleston Southern 3-2 0.600 Davidson NC Central Gardner-Webb WOFF, SCST 2 wins and PRE loss Furman 3-3 0.500 (Harvard) NC A&T Davidson CHSO, WOFF 2 wins, 2 PRE losses, 1 CHSO loss, 1 CIT loss Wofford 1-3 0.250 NC A&T Elon Western Carolina SCST 2 wins, 2 PRE losses, 2 CIT losses, 2 CHSO losses, 1 FUR loss South Carolina State 1-3 0.250 NC Central Western Carolina NC A&T FUR **Eliminated**

Good god, Wofford – just die already!

Technically the Terriers are still alive, but the real fun is between Presbyterian, The Citadel and Charleston Southern. The Blue Hoes have the best chance at taking the South, but don’t tell the other two. In the far superior North, NCAT is just about locked, having secured the head-to-head over Elon.

Ivy League

School Record Win Pct Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Tiebreakers Can Make CCG with… Dartmouth 4-2 0.667 Cornell Brown Penn YALE, PRIN, COR, PENN 2 wins Yale 4-2 0.667 Brown Columbia Harvard PRIN, BRWN, PENN, HARV 2 wins Princeton 4-2 0.667 Columbia Penn Brown CLMB, BRWN, COR, HARV 2 wins and 1 DART/YALE loss Columbia 3-2 0.600 Princeton Yale Cornell DART, COR, HARV 2 wins and 1 DART/PRIN loss Brown 3-3 0.500 Yale Dartmouth Princeton CLMB, COR 2 wins and 1 CLMB loss Cornell 2-4 0.333 Dartmouth Harvard Columbia YALE, PENN **Eliminated** Penn 1-3 0.250 Harvard Princeton Dartmouth BRWN **Eliminated** Harvard 1-4 0.200 (Furman) Cornell Yale DART **Eliminated**

Go ahead, nerd out. It’s the Ivy.

After averaging single digit points through four weeks, a head coaching change at Yale provided all the difference. The Bulldogs have now scored 27 or more in every game since, including pouring 66 on Penn.

The rest of the conference is leaning on Dartmouth or Yale dropping a game with Princeton, Columbia and Brown all lurking nearby. But be careful, even if the coaches at Cornell, Penn and Harvard are eliminated, they’ll probably still be your boss someday.

Great Plains

Metro Division School Record Win Pct Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Tiebreakers Can Make CCG with… Southern Illinois 4-2 0.667 Dayton Butler South Dakota VALP, ILST, EIU 2 wins Valparaiso 4-2 0.667 Illinois State Dayton NDSU BUT, EIU, INST 2 wins, 1 SIU loss Butler 4-2 0.667 Indiana State Southern Illinois North Dakota DAY, ILST, INST 2 wins, 1 VALP loss Dayton 3-2 0.600 Southern Illinois Valparaiso Drake SIU, INST 2 wins, 1 SIU loss, 1 BUT loss Illinois State 3-3 0.500 Valparaiso Eastern Illinois Western Illinois VALP, DAY **Eliminated** Eastern Illinois 2-4 0.333 Western Illinois Illinois State SDSU BUT, INST **Eliminated** Indiana State 2-4 0.333 Butler Drake Northern Iowa SIU, ILST **Eliminated** Plains Division School Record Win Pct Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Tiebreakers Can Make CCG with… Northern Iowa 5-1 0.833 SDSU NDSU Indiana State DRK, USD, SDSU, WIU, UND 1 win Drake 4-2 0.667 North Dakota Indiana State Dayton NDSU, USD, WIU, UND 2 wins and 2 UNI losses South Dakota 3-3 0.500 NDSU North Dakota Southern Illinois NDSU, SDSU, WIU **Eliminated** North Dakota State 2-4 0.333 South Dakota Nothern Iowa Valparaiso SDSU, UND **Eliminated** South Dakota State 2-4 0.333 Northern Iowa Western Illinois Eastern Illinois DRK, UND **Eliminated** Western Illinois 2-4 0.333 Eastern Illinois SDSU Illinois State NDSU **Eliminated** North Dakota 1-5 0.167 Drake South Dakota Butler WIU **Eliminated**

The Plains Division could have been fun, but UNI had to go and beat Drake in the head-to-head. The Panthers’ magic number is down to just one with the eliminations of South Dakota and NDSU.

The Metro Division, though… (insert gif of Danny Devito at the art museum) This, I love. Four teams alive, all four play in Week 11. Southern Illinois has lost its last two, but still controls its destiny to make the title game.

Don’t worry, other GPC hopefuls. If Ekstrum beats you out, he encourages you to meet up with him at 4830 Glade Street, Lincoln, NE.

Atlantic Sun

North Division School Record Win Pct Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Tiebreakers Can Make CCG with… Chattanooga 6-0 1.000 Kennesaw State Jacksonville East TN State CAMP Win vs ETSU or Win and ETSU loss East TN State 5-1 0.833 Alabama A&M J’Ville State Chattanooga SAM, AAMU 2 wins and CAMP loss Jacksonville State 4-2 0.600 (Jackson State) East TN State Campbell SAV 2 wins and 2 CHAT losses Campbell 4-2 0.667 Stetson Mercer J’Ville State SAM **Eliminated** Savannah State 3-2 0.600 Jacksonville Stetson Samford ETSU **Eliminated** Samford 1-4 0.200 J’Ville State Florida A&M Savannah State **Eliminated** Alabama A&M 0-1 0.000 East TN State Kennesaw State Alabama State **Eliminated** South Division School Record Win Pct Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Tiebreakers Can Make CCG with… Mercer 3-3 0.500 Beth-Cookman Campbell Kennesaw State COOK 2 wins Bethune-Cookman 2-2 0.500 Mercer Alabama State Florida A&M KENN 2 wins and MER loss Jacksonville 1-1 0.500 Savannah State Chattanooga Stetson 2 wins and COOK loss Alabama State 1-4 0.200 (Duquesne) Beth-Cookman Alabama A&M STET 3 wins, MER loss, JAC loss Stetson 1-3 0.250 Campbell Savannah State Jacksonville **Eliminated** Florida A&M 1-4 0.200 Alabama State Samford Beth-Cookman **Eliminated** Kennesaw State 0-3 0.000 Chattanooga Alabama A&M Mercer **Eliminated**

Do camels go to heaven? Not after what Stetson did to them…

Chattanooga is riding free up in the North Division, needing just a win against ETSU to snag a title berth. Jacksonville State has an exciting finish, too, facing both ETSU and Campbell with a great chance to make up ground.

Down south is where things get weird. Mercer has three losses, but is still in the driver’s seat due to avoiding any slip-ups against divisional opponents. The Bears may be feeling the Camels’ fury in Week 11, though, so things could be much closer than anticipated.

Big Sky

North Division School Record Win Pct Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Tiebreakers Can Make CCG with… Montana 5-1 0.833 EWU Weber State Montana State EWU, IDST, PRST 1 win and 1 EWU loss Eastern Washington 5-1 0.833 Montana Idaho Portland State IDST, MTST, NOCO 2 wins and 1 MONT loss Idaho State 3-3 0.500 San Diego Northern CO Idaho MTST, PRST **Eliminated** Montana State 3-3 0.500 Northern CO Portland State Montana NOCO, ID **Eliminated** Northern Colorado 3-3 0.500 Montana State Idaho State Northern Arizona MONT, ID **Eliminated** Portland State 3-3 0.500 (Houston Baptist) Montana State EWU NOCO **Eliminated** Idaho 1-4 0.200 Portland State EWU Idaho State **Eliminated** South Division School Record Win Pct Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Tiebreakers Can Make CCG with… Cal Poly 5-1 0.833 Southern Utah UC Davis San Diego SAC, NAU, SUU, WEB Win vs USD San Diego 4-2 0.667 Idaho State Sac State Cal Poly UCD, SUU, WEB 2 wins Sacramento State 4-2 0.667 Northern Arizona San Diego UC Davis NAU, SUU, WEB 2 wins and 2 CP losses UC Davis 4-2 0.667 Weber State Cal Poly Sac State NAU, SUU, WEB 2 wins and 1 USD loss Northern Arizona 2-4 0.333 Sac State Southern Utah Northern CO USD, WEB **Eliminated** Southern Utah 0-6 0.000 Cal Poly Northern Arizona Weber State **Eliminated** Weber State 0-6 0.000 UC Davis Montana Southern Utah **Eliminated**

Go get your cameras. The madman doesn’t have the Big Sky at the very end. He must’ve bought some of whatever Hampton’s been smoking.

Montana found itself in an unprecedented third 1-versus-2 matchup in Week 10 and all eyes watched as *Oh god, oh no, what is he doing!? Montana, no! Stop, he’s already dead!*

In the ever-eloquent words of KanYe East, “numbers are not easy.”

With the massacre over and what remained dragged out to the dumpster, we take a look at the South.

Cal Poly, a top five team for a few weeks now, controls its destiny to face Montana in the title game. However, all four remaining teams will face each other in the last two weeks, making for a fantastic finish. San Diego has all sorts of momentum after flatlining Idaho State, 60-34. The Toreros have tossed 50+ on the board each of the last three weeks and are a heat-seeking missile headed toward Week 12.

Delta Intercollegiate-Conference

North Division School Record Win Pct Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Tiebreakers Can Make CCG with… MVSU 5-1 0.867 SEMO UAPB Central Arkansas SEMO, MOST, JKST 1 win Southeast Missouri 4-2 0.667 MVSU Missouri State Jackson State ARPB, UCA, ALCS 2 wins and 2 MVSU losses Central Arkansas 3-3 0.500 Missouri State MORE MVSU ARPB, ALCS 2 wins, 1 MVSU loss, 2 SEMO losses Arkansas-Pine Bluff 2-2 0.500 Jackson State MVSU Eastern Kentucky MOST 2 wins, 1 MVSU loss, 1 SEMO loss Jackson State 2-3 0.400 (J’Ville State) Alcorn State SEMO UCA **Eliminated** Missouri State 2-4 0.333 Central Arkansas SEMO Alcorn State JKST **Eliminated** Alcorn State 1-3 0.250 Murray State Jackson State Missouri State MVSU **Eliminated** South Division School Record Win Pct Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Tiebreakers Can Make CCG with… Eastern Kentucky 5-1 0.867 UT Martin Tennessee Tech UAPB MURR, PEAY, MORE, UTM Win vs TNTC, 1 TNST loss Tennessee State 4-2 0.667 Morehead State Austin Peay Murray State EKU, TNTC 2 wins, 1 EKU loss Tennessee Tech 3-2 0.600 Austin Peay Eastern Kentucky Morehead State MURR, UTM 2 wins, 2 EKU losses, 1 TNST loss Murray State 2-3 0.400 Alcorn State UT Martin Tennessee State PEAY **Eliminated** Morehead State 2-3 0.400 Tennessee State Central Arkansas Tennessee Tech UTM **Eliminated** Austin Peay 1-3 0.250 Tennessee Tech Tennessee State UT Martin MORE **Eliminated** UT Martin 0-4 0.000 Eastern Kentucky Murray State Austin Peay **Eliminated**

The DIC is at full-mast heading into the final two weeks of the schedule and two of these teams are going to explode into the championship game.

Mississippi Valley State needs a lone victory to climax, but must avoid blue balls against two quality opponents in order to finish.

The South Division has three teams that are neck-and-neck, with Eastern Kentucky and Tennessee State at the very tip. No matter which team lands in the title game, the DIC is sure to send two or three swimmers into the playoffs.