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November 26, 2011 · 3:40 pm

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SCOREBOARDS FOR NOVEMBER 26TH

Yes, newbies to Balladeer’s Blog, the divisions of college football covered here settle their seasons on the field. Today the CC Fighting Saints, the defending champions of NAIA football, welcome the Azusa Pacific Cougars to Helena, MT for quarter- final action. Will CC once again derail the Cougars’ post season run or will APU rise up and dethrone the champs? Watch and see.

Meanwhile the NAIA’s Top Seeded Marian University Knights will host the University of St Francis (IL) Fighting Saints and the St Xavier University Cougars, who spent most of the 2011 season ranked at number 1 in the polls, travel to take on the MidAmerica Nazarene Pioneers.

In SCFA college football the Mt San Antonio College Mounties, the defending SCFA champs as well as the defending CCCAA champs, welcome the Cerritos Falcons for the SCFA crown. The winner will play for the CCCAA title against the winner of the NCFA championship game today between the Fresno City College Rams and the defending NCFA title holders, the San Francisco Rams.

All this plus 2nd round playoff action in NCAA Divisions 2 and 3. Here are links to updating scoreboards for the divisions covered by Balladeer’s Blog:

NAIA – http://www.victorysportsnetwork.com/sport/0/14.php

D3 – Continue reading →

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November 17, 2011 · 11:04 pm

CCCAA FOOTBALL POST-SEASON MATCHUPS

The friendly fellow to your left is Joe Mountie, the mascot of the defending CCCAA football champs, the Mt San Antonio College Mounties. Joe is part American mountain man, part Canadian Mountie and all babe- magnet! As the CCCAA begins its post -season this Saturday, November 19th, the Mounties face an SCFA semi- final game against the El Camino College Warriors, for whom one of the ever- errant Phil Simms sons played for a year a little while back before transferring to Tennessee. That semi- final clash takes place in the National Bowl at 1pm PT.

Meanwhile, the SCFA Bowl hosts the other semi- final matchup. The Palomar College Comets welcome the Cerritos College Falcons. Cerritos comes in as the National Northern Conference champions, while the Comets come into this game sick to death of hearing about how they “backed into” the playoffs. At 6pm PT on Saturday their players at last get to just take the field and ball.

OTHER CCCAA BOWL MATCHUPS

AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP BOWL – The Santa Monica College Corsairs, the champions of the American Pacific Conference, play host to the East Los Angeles College Huskies. The Huskies are the champions of the American Mountain Conference and come in at 7-3, while the Corsairs boast an 8-2 record. Kickoff is scheduled for just past 1pm PT.

CAPITAL CITY BOWL – November 19th, 1pm PT – The 9-1 Chabot College Gladiators (love that name) are the Golden Gate Conference champs and they will travel to face the 10-0 American River College Beavers. The Beavers took the Mid Empire Conference title so this is another contest of champions.

CENTRAL CHAMPIONSHIP BOWL – November 19th, TBD – The Golden West College Rustlers will be clashing with the Continue reading →

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November 15, 2011 · 10:30 pm

NCAA DIVISION 3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF TEAMS FOR 2011

FOR THE LATEST D3 FOOTBALL RESULTS CLICK HERE: https://glitternight.com/2011/11/27/college-football-playoff-results-from-november-26th/

Two days ago I addressed the NAIA college football playoff teams, yesterday the NCAA Division 2 field and today I hit D3. All is in order in the cosmos because the undefeated defending champions of D3 football, the Whitewater Warhawks, are the overall number one seed. Since my blog is largely an introduction to the divisions of college football that I cover I’ll point out for newbies that the Warhawks have played the Mt Union Purple Raiders (also a one seed in their region) in the D3 title game for the past SIX YEARS IN A ROW! The teams have split the series three games each, so stay tuned to see if we have a seventh straight championship tilt between these two or if another team at last rises up and knocks at least one of these powerhouses out of the playoffs. The Mary Hardin- Baylor Crusaders and the Delaware Valley Aggies are the other two number one seeds.

OPENING ROUND MATCHUPS – SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH

ALBION BRITONS @ UWW WARHAWKS / BENEDICTINE EAGLES @ MUC PURPLE RAIDERS

REDLANDS BULLDOGS @ MHBU CRUSADERS / NORWICH CADETS @ DEL VAL AGGIES

CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT CAPTAINS @ KEAN COUGARS / THOMAS MORE SAINTS @ FRANKLIN GRIZZLIES

WNEC GOLDEN BEARS @ SALISBURY SEA GULLS / MONMOUTH (IL) SCOTS @ Continue reading →

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November 12, 2011 · 3:05 pm

COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARDS FOR NOVEMBER 12TH

This week’s coverage of the Jerry Sandusky/Joe Paterno scandal at Penn State pre-empted my coverage of the events in the divisions of college football that Balladeer’s Blog usually covers. Starting with the NJCAA, where the post- season began last weekend the 8th ranked Hutchinson Blue Dragons (logo at left) routed their 1st round opponents the Coffeyville Red Ravens, setting up the Deja Vu Bowl tomorrow. In a rematch of last year’s Region VI championship game the Blue Dragons will face their archrivals the number 3 Butler (KS) Grizzlies, who took down the Dodge City Conquistadors last Sunday to advance to the region’s title game.

Meanwhile, in a conference championship game being played today Continue reading →

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November 6, 2011 · 4:10 am

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, COLLEGE FOOTBALL!

It was on November 6th, 1869, that Rutgers and Princeton played the very first college football game “on the banks of the Raritan” as the Rutgers fight song says. One of the things I love about college football is how far back its history goes. It feels odd to think that Ulysses S Grant was Continue reading →

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November 4, 2011 · 12:03 am

COOL FOOTBALL HELMET: SANTA MONICA COLLEGE CORSAIRS

Location: Tokyo, Japan. I’m kidding! – Santa Monica, CA

Site: http://www.smc.edu/Pages/default.aspx

Comment: “Raise the skull and crossbones, lads!” Pirate imagery is incredibly popular for sports teams and Continue reading →

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November 1, 2011 · 10:16 pm

COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS: WEEK OF OCT 31ST

The NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) hadn’t had a regular season number 1 vs number 2 matchup since 1999 prior to this year and already we are getting the second such matchup of the 2011 season! The St Xavier (IL) Cougars, the football pride of Chicago, are still the top- ranked team in the NAIA poll and this Saturday will be traveling to take on the number 2 Marian University Knights. Both teams come into the matchup at 9-0, so while some people are watching some other 1 vs 2 matchup make sure you’re glued to the only one that matters! And now a look at some of the rankings in the divisions of college football covered by Balladeer’s Blog:

NAIA – 1. SXU COUGARS … 2. MARIAN KNIGHTS … 3. CC FIGHTING SAINTS (defending champs) … 4. GEORGETOWN (KY) TIGERS … 5. MIDAMERICA NAZARENE PIONEERS … 6. MORNINGSIDE MUSTANGS … 7. MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE VIKINGS … 8. WILLIAM PENN STATESMEN … 9. BENEDICTINE Continue reading →

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October 25, 2011 · 9:33 pm

COLLEGE FOOTBALL POLLS: WEEK OF OCTOBER 24TH

The Rocky Mountain College Battlin’ Bears have jumped back into the NAIA Top 25 for the 5th time this year. The up and down team moves back into the rankings at number 24 this week. The St Xavier Cougars remain in the top spot for the 7th straight week. In fact all of the Top 6 retained their relative position from last week’s poll. And now a look at the latest polls in the divisions of college football covered by Balladeer’s Blog:

NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) – 1. SXU COUGARS … 2. MARIAN KNIGHTS … 3. CC FIGHTING SAINTS (defending champs) … 4. GEORGETOWN (KY) TIGERS … 5. MNU PIONEERS … 6. MORNINGSIDE MUSTANGS … 7. MVC VIKINGS … 8. WILLIAM PENN STATESMEN … 9. Continue reading →

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October 22, 2011 · 12:34 am

COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARDS FOR OCTOBER 22ND

The NAIA’s 5th ranked MidAmerica Nazarene Pioneers (helmet at left) will host the number 7 Benedictine Ravens today in a crucial matchup in the Heart of America Athletic Conference. The Pioneers are the defending HAAC champs but Benedictine currently tops the conference standings. MNU will be led by quarterback Sean “How Bad” Ransburg as they take on the Ravens’ revered defense, which is 2nd in the nation in scoring and 4th overall.