Nice win for YSU, and good way to end the season, especially for the Seniors.
But, playoffs are highly unlikely... 20 team field, with 10 auto bids... 4 of the auto bids go to teams that entered this week well below YSU in the GPI...38. Bethune-Cookman (MEAC), 40. Coastal Carolina (Big South), 45. Colgate(Patriot), 54. Wagner (NEC)
YSU was #21 in GPI this week... Indy State just played their way out of the playoffs... MVFC likely gets 3 teams... NDSU, ISU and SDSU .... I realize YSU beat PITT. But, the loss to SIU really hurt. So did getting beat soundly by both SDSU and NDSU... Just too many team this year at 8-3
Teams at 8-3 with all 8 wins over FCS/FBS teams that may not make playoffs:
* Lehigh (10-1/4-1... but played a weak schedule and were #42 in GPI)
* Stony Brook(9-2/5-1... beat Army..were #23 in GPI....only 8 wins over D1 teams)
* Villanova (8-3/6-2.... beat ODU which is 10-1... Nova was 22 in GPI.... finished season winning 4 of 5)
* EKU (8-3/6-2... #15 in GPI.... won 4 of last 5)
* UT-Martin (8-3/6-2....#25 in GPI... Beat Memphis...won 5 of last 6 games and beat OVC Champ E. Illinois)
* Tenn St(8-3/4-3..but, lost 3 of last 4, including Saturday against UT-Martin)
* Richmond(8-3/6-2.... #24 in GPI...won last 4 games of the season
* Albany (9-2/7-1... weak conference, GPI in the 40's and lost to YSU)
Here are a few teams at 7-4 like YSU, with all 7 wins against D1 teams(NAU is 8-3, but only 7 D1 wins:
* Towson (7-4/6-2.... #20 in GPI, one spot ahead of YSU...ended season with 4 game winning streak)
* The Citadel (7-4/5-3... won last 3 games of regular season)
* Northern Arizona(8-3/6-2....lost final 2 games...#12 in GPI... win over UNLV...only 7 D1 wins)