College football: D-II and FCS playoffs; schedule for conference championship games

Published 10:57 pm Sunday, December 1, 2019

By Mike London

D-II playoffs

Quarterfinals

Saturday, Dec. 7

Notre Dame (Ohio) (12-1) at Slippery Rock (12-0), 1 p.m.

West Florida (10-2) at Lenoir-Rhyne (13-0), 1 p.m.

Northwest Missouri State (12-1) at Ferris State (11-0), 1 p.m.

Texas A&M-Commerce (11-2) at Minnesota State (12-0), 1 p.m.

FCS playoffs

Second round

Monmouth (NJ) at James Madison, 1 p.m

Northern Iowa at South Dakota State, 2 p.m.

Kennesaw State at Weber State, 3 p.m.

Albany (NY) at Montana State, 3 p.m.

Southeastern Louisiana at Montana, 3 p.m.

Illinois State at Central Arkansas, 3 p.m.

Nicholls at North Dakota State, 3:30 p.m.

Austin Peay at Sacramento State, 9 p.m.

AP Top 25

Record Pts Prv

1. LSU (40) 12-0 1528 1

2. Ohio St. (19) 12-0 1498 2

3. Clemson (3) 12-0 1437 3

4. Georgia 11-1 1356 4

5. Utah 11-1 1275 6

6. Oklahoma 11-1 1257 7

7. Florida 10-2 1135 8

8. Baylor 11-1 1074 11

9. Alabama 10-2 995 5

10. Wisconsin 10-2 971 13

11. Auburn 9-3 957 16

12. Penn St. 10-2 890 12

13. Oregon 10-2 799 14

14. Notre Dame 10-2 734 15

15. Minnesota 10-2 683 9

16. Memphis 11-1 615 17

17. Michigan 9-3 603 10

18. Iowa 9-3 537 19

19. Boise St. 11-1 463 20

20. Appalachian St. 11-1 288 22

21. Cincinnati 10-2 237 18

22. Virginia 9-3 231 –

23. Navy 9-2 216 24

24. Southern Cal 8-4 157 25

25. Air Force 10-2 65 –

Others receiving votes: SMU 50, Oklahoma St. 36, Kansas St. 36, UCF 6, Virginia Tech 6, Iowa St. 5, Arizona St. 4, California 3, Washington 2, North Dakota St. 1.

Coaches Top 25

Record Pts Pvs

1. LSU (43) 12-0 1577 1

2. Ohio State (17) 12-0 1548 2

3. Clemson (4) 12-0 1482 3

4. Georgia 11-1 1394 4

5. Utah 11-1 1326 6

6. Oklahoma 11-1 1294 7

7. Florida 10-2 1135 8

8. Baylor 11-1 1117 10

9. Alabama 10-2 1068 5

10. Wisconsin 10-2 952 14

11. Penn State 10-2 946 12

12. Auburn 9-3 897 16

13. Oregon 10-2 878 13

14. Notre Dame 10-2 776 15

15. Minnesota 10-2 688 9

16. Memphis 11-1 630 18

17. Boise State 11-1 558 19

18. Michigan 9-3 542 11

19. Iowa 9-3 502 20

20. Appalachian State 11-1 331 22

21. Cincinnati 10-2 283 17

22. Virginia 9-3 192 NR

23. Navy 9-2 188 24

24. Southern California 8-4 171 25

25. Air Force 10-2 129 NR

Others receiving votes: Southern Methodist 65; Oklahoma State 40; Kansas State 24; UL Lafayette 21; Indiana 14; Hawaii 7; Central Florida 7; Arizona State 6; Tennessee 3; San Diego State 3; Iowa State 3; Virginia Tech 2; Temple 1.

Schedule

Friday, Dec. 6

Mid-American Championship: Miami (Ohio) vs. Central Michigan at Detroit, Noon

Pac-12 Championship: Oregon vs. Utah at Santa Clara, Calif., 8 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 7

Sun Belt Championship: Appalachian State vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, Noon

Big 12 Championship: Baylor vs. Oklahoma at Arlington, Texas, Noon

Conference USA Championship: UAB at FAU, 1:30 p.m.

American Athletic Championship: Cincinnati at Memphis, 3:30 p.m.

Mountain West Championship: Hawaii at Boise State, 4 p.m.

SEC Championship: LSU vs. Georgia at Atlanta, 4 p.m.

SWAC Championship: Southern at Alcorn State, 4 p.m.