2012 FCS Playoff Bracketology: Week Nine

This week’s bracket sees Eastern Washington hold on to the top seed after a 31-28 win over Sacramento State.  James Madison’s 35-29 loss to Richmond helped North Dakota State, Georgia Southern, Montana State, and Sam Houston State round out the bracket’s top five seeds.

As always, the bracket below is what it would look like if the playoffs started tomorrow.

Automatic-Bids:

Big Sky: #1 Eastern Washington

Big South: #10 Stony Brook

Colonial: #6 Old Dominion

Mid-Eastern: Bethune-Cookman

Missouri Valley: #3 North Dakota State

Northeastern: #24 Albany

Ohio Valley: #18 Eastern Kentucky

Patriot: #8 Lehigh

Southern: #2 Georgia Southern

Southland: #5 Sam Houston State

At-Large Bids:

Big Sky: #11 Cal Poly, #4 Montana State, #14 Northern Arizona

Colonial: #9 James Madison, #12 New Hampshire, #19 Villanova

Missouri Valley: #15 Indiana State

Southern: #16 Appalachian State, #7 Wofford

Southland: #14 Central Arkansas

Last Four Out: #20 Delaware, #17 Illinois State, #25 Richmond, #21 Tennessee State

The Field:
(*  = home field advantage) 

*#1 Eastern Washington
Stony Brook/Albany

*James Madison
Lehigh

*#5 Sam Houston State
Cal Poly

*#4 Montana State
Appalachian State/Bethune-Cookman

*#3 Georgia Southern
Eastern Kentucky/Villanova

*Wofford
New Hampshire

*Old Dominion
Indiana State

*#2 North Dakota State
Northern Arizona/Central Arkansas