FCS Afternoon: Countdown to the 2009 Playoffs

Series:
FCS Playoff Watch 2009 #1
FCS Playoff Watch 2009 #2
FCS Playoff Watch 2009 #3: Midweek Update and Predictions
FCS Afternoon: Countdown to the 2009 Playoffs
FCS Playoffs 2009: Bracket Projection
FCS Bracket Announced: Comment and Predictions

Consequential scores and updates as the afternoon progresses:

1:26 PM

William and Mary 3
Richmond 3
half
A defense dominated snoozer so far.

Update (1) 2:11 PM

Lafayette 7
Lehigh 7
half
Lehigh hanging tough in THE RIVALRY.

UNI 3
Illinois State 13
1:47 2nd
Every bubble team is now a Redturds Redbirds fan.

Liberty 10
Stony Brook 21
4:16 2nd
Flames bubble hopes in jeopardy.

Update (2) 2:24 PM

Drake 3
Butler 3
half
*SNOOZE*

UNI 3
Illinois State 16
half
Ughhh. Sick Panthers.

Liberty 13
Stony Brook 21
half
Flames extinguished?

William and Mary 3
Richmond 10
14:16 4th
WOO HOO! ACTION!

Update (3) 2:27 PM

William and Mary 10
Richmond 10
12:09 4th
Turning into a good one!

Update (4) 2:43 PM

Central Connecticut State 14
St. Francis 13
final
NEC honors to the Blue Devils. Chances of an at-large? Slim to none.

Eastern Kentucky 20
Jacksonville State 21
half
Colonels keep their under-the-radar playoff chances alive.

Update (5) 3:01 PM

William & Mary 10
Richmond 13
final
With the last second field goal, the Spiders will fancy their chances for a seed.

Update (6) 3:16 PM

Southern Illinois 21
SEMO 0
half
Should be seed Salukis!

Update (7) 3:39 PM

UNI 13
Illinois State 16
final
UNI cooks its season, and bubble teams everywhere cheer.

UNI 20
Illinois State 16
final
REDTURDS MELTDOWN!

UNI 20
Illinois State 22
final
PANTHERS MELTDOWN!

Lafayette 21
Lehigh 21
OT

Lafayette 21
Lehigh 26
final/OT

Update (8) 4:05 PM

Drake 17
Butler 20
final
Butler takes Pioneer League honors. With bubble teams dropping left and right, should they be ruled out of an at-large!?!?!?

Liberty 33
Stony Brook 36
final
Does ANY bubble team want to win today?

Update (9) 4:18 PM

Eastern Kentucky 26
Jacksonville State 34
final
Eastern Illinois backs into the OVC auto-bid.

Update (10) 4:28 PM

Stephen F. Austin 10
Northwestern State 10
half
Another team with work to do having problems.

Florida A&M 28
Bethune Cookman 0
half
Only the 'fringe' bubble teams seem to be doing well, with the exception of:

South Dakota State 27
Western Illinois 7
15:00 4th
Go Jackrabbits!

Update (11) 4:52 PM

Southern Illinois 42
SEMO 24
final
Seeded Salukis!

Cal Poly 14
Weber State 47
final
Is Weber State in? I think so!

Western Carolina 7
Appalachian State 3
2nd
Mountaineers need a win to keep seed hopes alive.

Update (12) 4:58 PM

So where is the bubble now, assuming no more upsets?

Last team in: (wins/losses categorized by GPI)
Weber State: 7-4 (Wins: 11, 23, 35, 47, 57, 68, 79; Losses: FBS, FBS, 5, 11)

Last team out:
Northern Iowa: 7-4 (Wins: 32, 33, 34, 54, 84, 105, 115; Losses: FBS, 2, 10, 40)

Update (13) 4:59 PM

South Dakota State 27
Western Illinois 7
final
Grats to the Jackrabbits on what will be their first FCS playoff appearance!

Update (14) 5:09 PM

Montana 33
Montana State 19
final
Montana books a seed, probably #3.

Update (15) 5:40 PM

Arkansas Pine-Bluff 17
Prairie View A&M 49
final
Another of the long-long shots wins.

Update (16) 6:02 PM

Stephen F. Austin 19
Northwestern State 10
final
Stephen F. Austin takes the Southlands auto-bid.

Florida A&M 42
Bethune-Cookman 6
final
Another another long-long shot wins.

Update (17) 6:27 PM

Western Carolina 14
Appalachian State 19
final
The Mountaineers make their case for a seed.

Delaware 12
Villanova 30
final
#1 seed clinched?

There is only one other game which will influence the playoff field, as bubble losses mean that McNeese State does not need to win later today to get in:

Eastern Washington 28
Northern Arizona 10
2:51 2nd

Final Update (18) 8:25

Eastern Washington 49
Northern Arizona 45
final
Given the carnage earlier in the day, the McNeese State game has become irrelevant, so it is time to post a projected bracket.