National Championship Tournament Invitations Sent

Bucky Simms

(South Bend, IN) - Another highly anticipated playoff selection Saturday has come and gone and as always, there are 32 teams who can't wait to start playing and others which feel as though they should have received an invitation.

This year's highly coveted #1 seeds went out to Illinois, Ohio State, USC and Boston College, although the crop of #2 seeds looks equally as daunting. Each region looks very balanced this season, but we'll let you be the judge of that. So without further adieu, here's everything you wanted to know about this season's National Championship Tournaments (that's right, collegiateinsider.com covers all the divisions), but were afraid to ask:

Division I-A Field of 32
#NorthSouthEastWest
1Illinois 14-0Ohio State 13-1USC 13-1Boston College 13-1
2Penn State 11-2Tennessee 13-1LSU 14-0Texas 14-0
3Michigan 11-2Florida 12-1North Carolina 12-2Alabama 11-2
4BYU 11-3Temple 13-1Nebraska 11-3Oklahoma 11-2
5Kansas 11-2Miami (FL) 11-2Cincinnati 10-4Toledo 14-0
6Navy 10-4Syracuse 10-3Georgia 10-3Notre Dame 10-3
7Washington 12-1Florida State 11-2Minnesota 9-4Arizona State 9-4
8Middle Tennessee 10-3UTEP 11-3Central Florida 12-2Colorado State 9-4

Bubbles Burst
TeamConferenceRecordAgainst Top 25Opponent Winning %
ClemsonACC7-61-30.6289308
Virginia TechACC7-60-30.6125
UCLAPAC-108-50-20.5987261
NorthwesternBig Ten7-60-40.591195
ConnecticutBig East8-50-10.5253165
South FloridaBig East9-40-20.4140127
RutgersBig East8-50-20.443038
ColoradoBig 127-60-30.5220126
UNLVWAC8-60-00.4522293

Top Bids by Conference
ConferenceBids
Big Ten Conference6
Southeastern Conference5
Atlantic Coast Conference4
Big 12 Conference4
Big East Conference4
Pacific-10 Conference4

Division I-AA Field of 32
#NorthSouthEastWest
1Sam Houston State 14-0Drake 14-0Texas Southern 14-0Citadel 14-0
2Tennessee Tech 14-0Youngstown State 14-0Pennsylvania 12-1Albany 14-0
3Florida Atlantic 14-0Dartmouth 12-2Princeton 12-2NC A&T 14-0
4Jacksonville State 11-3San Diego 10-3Nicholls State 12-2Mississippi Valley State 13-1
5Florida A&M 10-3La Salle 11-2Jacksonville 10-4Brown 10-3
6Cal Poly 11-3Massachusetts 10-4Montana State 10-3Western Carolina 10-3
7St. Francis 9-5Tennessee State 9-4Duquesne 8-6Arkansas-Pine Bluff 8-5
8Illinois State 9-4Hampton 9-4Portland State 8-5Harvard 8-5

Bubbles Burst
TeamConferenceRecordAgainst Top 25Opponent Winning %
Savannah StateGateway9-50-10.5117647
DaytonPFL8-50-20.5031847
Jackson StateSWAC9-40-20.4240506
MaristOVC8-50-10.4904459
SienaMEAC9-40-20.3821656
Southeastern LouisianaGateway9-40-00.4140127
YaleIvy7-60-30.5822785
Eastern WashingtonBig Sky7-61-20.5253165
RichmondA108-50-10.4873418

Top Bids by Conference
ConferenceBids
Ivy League5
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference5
Big Sky Conference4
Ohio Valley Conference3
Pioneer Football League3
Southern Conference3
Southwestern Athletic Conference3

Division II Field of 32
#NorthSouthEastWest
1SE Oklahoma-Durant 14-0Charleston 14-0Indianapolis 14-0Valdosta State 14-0
2Saint Joseph`s 14-0Pace 14-0Western New Mexico 14-0Humboldt State 14-0
3Tarleton State 12-1Cheyney 13-1Virginia State 14-0Winona State 13-1
4Assumption 12-1California (PA) 13-1Newberry 13-1Central Missouri State 12-2
5Tuskegee 13-1West Virginia Wesleyan 12-1North Alabama 12-1Texas A&M-Commerce 12-2
6Wayne State 11-3Fort Hays State 11-2Fort Lewis 12-2Minnesota State 12-2
7East Stroudsburg 11-3Central Washington 10-3Quincy 9-4Minnesota-Duluth 9-4
8West Alabama 8-6St. Augustine`s 9-4Shaw 9-4Ashland 9-4

Bubbles Burst
TeamConferenceRecordAgainst Top 25Opponent Winning %
GlenvilleSAC10-30-20.4203822
West GeorgiaGSC9-40-10.50625
Northeastern StateLSC8-50-30.5849057
Fairmont StateNE-109-40-20.490566
Elizabeth CityCIAA8-50-10.556962
Pittsburg StateMIAA9-40-30.5031447
Kentucky StateSIAC7-60-10.6226415
Mars HillSAC8-60-30.5534591
Fayetteville StateCIAA7-60-10.56875

Top Bids by Conference
ConferenceBids
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association3
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference3
Gulf South Conference3
Lone Star Conference3
North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference3
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference3
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference3
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference3

Division III Field of 32
#NorthSouthEastWest
1Huntingdon 14-0St. Olaf 14-0Occidental 14-0Johns Hopkins 14-0
2Hanover 14-0Colorado 14-0Coast Guard 14-0Carroll 14-0
3Adrian 13-1Buffalo State 12-1Wilkes 14-0Menlo 14-0
4Austin 13-1Hamilton 14-0Capital 13-1UMass-Dartmouth 13-1
5Ferrum 13-1Wisconsin-Eau Claire 14-0Washington and Jefferson 14-0Mount St. Joseph 12-2
6Louisiana 12-2Carnegie Mellon 13-1Franklin & Marshall 12-1Aurora 10-4
7Widener 12-2Maine Maritime 12-2Albion 10-3Carleton 11-2
8Trinity (TX) 12-2MIT 10-3Lakeland 10-3Wisconsin-River Falls 11-2

Bubbles Burst
TeamConferenceRecordAgainst Top 25Opponent Winning %
BrockportMIAA11-20-10.4522293
South-SewaneeSCAC11-20-20.443038
LinfieldNWC9-50-20.6589595
WartburgIIAC10-30-00.4840764
RiponMWC10-40-30.5632911
AlfredFFBC10-40-20.5534591
HussonMIAA9-41-20.5949367
LorasIIAC10-40-10.5534591
ChapmanNJAC9-40-20.5759494

Top Bids by Conference
ConferenceBids
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association3

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