Making Sense of the Sports Network 1-AA top 25

#1 Appalachian (Southern)
#3 UMass (Atlantic 10)
#5 Youngstown State (Gateway)
#9 Hampton (MEAC)

are in the field of 16. Appalachian has locked up the #1 seed. UMass will be seeded #3 if #2 Montana beats #15 Montana State to take the Big Sky bid.

#2 Montana vs. #15 Montana State (Big Sky)

Seeded Teams that are removed from the playoff picture:

#4 North Dakota State (Great West) not eligible due to a jump to Division 1A.
#14 San Diego (Pioneer) two division II squads in the win column puts them in the Gridiron Classic December 2.
#18 Princeton (Ivy) conference doesn't participate in the playoff.
#19 South Dakota State (Great West) not eligible due to a jump to Division 1A.

#6 Illinois State (Gateway) at large bid with win over #20 Northern Iowa.
#7 James Madison (Atlantic 10) at large bid with a win over #24 Towson.
#8 Furman (Southern) at large bid with no remaining games to be played.
#10 New Hampshire (Atlantic 10) at large bid with a game at #22 Maine remaining.
#11 Southern Illinois (Gateway) at large bid with a game against a weak Southern Utah team.
#12 Tennessee-Martin (Ohio Valley) could get automatic bid with game at Murray State left.
#13 Coastal Carolina (Big South) could get automatic bid with a win against Charleston Southern.
#15 Montana State (Big Sky) could get automatic bid with a win at #2 Montana.
#16 Cal Poly (Great West) trying for at large with a game against Savannah State.
#17 Eastern Illinois (Ohio Valley) could get automatic bid with a game against Jacksonville State.
#20 Northern Iowa (Gateway) at large bid with a win over #6 Illinois State.
# 21 Portland State (Big Sky) at large bid with no remaining to be played.
#22 Maine (Atlantic 10) at large bid with a win over #10 New Hampshire.
#23 Delaware State (MEAC) looking for an at large bid with a win at Howard.
#24 Towson (Atlantic 10) looking for an at large bid with a win against #7 James Madison.
#25 Alabama A & M (SWAC) will get automatic bid with a win over Prarie View A&M.