MVFC 2010 Playoff Teams

[jackjd]

2010 FCS playoffs teams announced this morning include three from the Valley: NDSU, Western Illinois and UNI. Here are the first round games set for 11/27:

Robert Morris at NDSU
Western Illinois at Coastal Carolina
Lehigh at UNI

With the field expanded to 20 this year for the first time, there are teams that do not play on 11/27. Example, winner of the Robert Morris/NDSU game will play at Montana State December 4.

For more info: fcsnow.com/fcsplayoffs.aspx

Looks like the Big Sky Conference has two in: Eastern Washington and Montana State.

[usdfbalum]

Sorry JackJD - did not see you had already posted the Playoff info - I posted a link in a new thread.

We need more seats in both University FB Stadiums- getting a home playoff game would be really fun.

[jackjd]

No apology necessary...it's good news the MVFC put three into the playoffs and having that news in two threads is okay by me. USD's conference is doing alright!

[usdfbalum]

Nov 21, 2010 12:32:16 GMT -6 jackjd said:

No apology necessary...it's good news the MVFC put three into the playoffs and having that news in two threads is okay by me. USD's conference is doing alright!

Historically has the MVFC received 2 or 3 playoff spots? How about the BSC? I am not up to speed. Would be great to have the MVFC with 3 spots year in and year out.

[#1CoyoteFan (Admin)]

Did the MVFC get three in about three years ago I think? Or am I mistaken and thought NDSU would be in and they weren't eligible.

Even though I think the BSC is a tougher conference usually, I think the MVFC was more well rounded and tougher. Interesting with USD getting in two years.

[marchingneck]

Here's the MVFC teams who have made the playoffs in the last 15 years:
1995 - UNI
1996 - WIU, UNI
1997 - YSU (YSU won championship), WIU
1998 - WIU, ISUr
1999 - YSU, ISUr
2000 - WIU, YSU
2001 - WKU (first year in Gateway), UNI
2002 - WIU, WKU (WKU won championship)
2003 - SIU, WIU, WKU, UNI
2004 - SIU, WKU
2005 - SIU, UNI
2006 - ISU, SIU, YSU
2007 - SIU, UNI
2008 - SIU, UNI
2009 - SDSU, SIU
2010 - NDSU, WIU, UNI

So, every year since '95 we've had at least 2 qualifiers, with 4 in 2003 and 3 in 2006.

In 2003, there were 4 qualifiers due to a couple of teams in the conference being "down" and success out of conference. The teams and their overall records were SIU @ 10-2, UNI @ 10-3, WIU @ 9-4, WKU @ 9-4.
UNI and SIU shared the conference title.
SIU - lost to UNI the last game of the season, then Delaware the first round of the playoffs
UNI - lost to Iowa State and WKU, then Delaware in the second round of the playoffs
WIU - lost to that year's FBS national champion LSU, SIU, UNI, then Colgate in the second round of the playoffs
WKU - lost to Auburn, WIU, SIU, then Wofford in the second round of the playoffs

This year, there's also 3, but we have an expanded bracket (now 20 teams vs 16 previously). If we were still at 16, there's no way NDSU would have made it this year, and WIU would have been severely on the bubble. I would imagine that with the expanded playoff field, we'll most likely see 3 nearly every year.

I don't know how that compares to the Big Sky, I know that Montana had made the playoffs every year in there up until this year. If someone more familiar with the Big Sky members wants to look it up, I used this as reference: www.fcspreview.com/history.html

[usdfbalum]

Nov 23, 2010 14:04:07 GMT -6 marchingneck said:

Here's the MVFC teams who have made the playoffs in the last 15 years:
1995 - UNI
1996 - WIU, UNI
1997 - YSU (YSU won championship), WIU
1998 - WIU, ISUr
1999 - YSU, ISUr
2000 - WIU, YSU
2001 - WKU (first year in Gateway), UNI
2002 - WIU, WKU (WKU won championship)
2003 - SIU, WIU, WKU, UNI
2004 - SIU, WKU
2005 - SIU, UNI
2006 - ISU, SIU, YSU
2007 - SIU, UNI
2008 - SIU, UNI
2009 - SDSU, SIU
2010 - NDSU, WIU, UNI

So, every year since '95 we've had at least 2 qualifiers, with 4 in 2003 and 3 in 2006.

In 2003, there were 4 qualifiers due to a couple of teams in the conference being "down" and success out of conference. The teams and their overall records were SIU @ 10-2, UNI @ 10-3, WIU @ 9-4, WKU @ 9-4.
UNI and SIU shared the conference title.
SIU - lost to UNI the last game of the season, then Delaware the first round of the playoffs
UNI - lost to Iowa State and WKU, then Delaware in the second round of the playoffs
WIU - lost to that year's FBS national champion LSU, SIU, UNI, then Colgate in the second round of the playoffs
WKU - lost to Auburn, WIU, SIU, then Wofford in the second round of the playoffs

This year, there's also 3, but we have an expanded bracket (now 20 teams vs 16 previously). If we were still at 16, there's no way NDSU would have made it this year, and WIU would have been severely on the bubble. I would imagine that with the expanded playoff field, we'll most likely see 3 nearly every year.

I don't know how that compares to the Big Sky, I know that Montana had made the playoffs every year in there up until this year. If someone more familiar with the Big Sky members wants to look it up, I used this as reference: www.fcspreview.com/history.html

Thanks for the post - very good info