MVFC Earns 4 Bids, Again
For the sixth time in the past seven years, four MVFC schools have made the field of 24 teams for the NCAA Division I Championship. North Dakota State (No. 1 overall seed), South Dakota State (No. 7 overall seed), Illinois State and UNI represent the MVFC.

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FIRST ROUND -- Saturday, Nov. 30
North Dakota (7-4) at Nicholls St. (8-4) at Thibodaux, Louisiana, 4 p.m., (ESPN3)
Illinois State (8-4) at SE Missouri State (9-3) at Cape Girardeau, Missouri, 2 p.m. (ESPN3)
Central Conn. State (11-1) at Albany (NY) (8-4) at Albany, New York 1 p.m. (ET) (ESPN3)
Furman (8-4) at Austin Peay (9-3) at Clarksville, Tennessee, 1 p.m. (ET) (ESPN3)
Kennesaw State (10-2) at Wofford (8-3) at Spartanburg, S.C., 4 p.m. (ET) (ESPN3)
Villanova (9-3) at Southeastern Louisiana (7-4) at Hammond, Louisiana, 4 p.m. (ET) (ESPN3)
San Diego (9-2) at UNI (8-4) at Cedar Falls, Iowa, 2 p.m. (ET) (ESPN3)
Holy Cross (7-5) at Monmouth (10-2) at West Long Branch, N.J., Noon (ET) (ESPN3)

SECOND ROUND -- Saturday, Dec. 7
at Fargo, North Dakota, 3:30 p.m. (ET) (ESPN3) | Nicholls/UND winner at #1 North Dakota State
at Conway, Arkansas, 3 p.m. (ET) (ESPN3) | Illinois St./SEMO winner at #8 Central Arkansas
at Bozeman, Montana, 3 p.m. (ET) (ESPN3) | CCSU/Albany winner at #5 Montana State
at Sacramento, California, 9 p.m. (ET) (ESPN3) | Furman/APSU winner at #4 Sacramento State
at Ogden, Utah, 3 p.m. (ET) (ESPN3) | Kennesaw St./Wofford winner at #3 Weber State
at Missoula, Montana 3 p.m. (ET) (ESPN3) | Villanova/SE Louisiana winner at #6 Montana
at Brookings, South Dakota, 2 p.m. (ET) (ESPN3) | USD/UNI winner at #7 South Dakota State
at Harrisonburg, Virginia, 1 p.m. (ET) (ESPN3) | Holy Cross/Monmouth winner at #2 JMU

Two Top-8 Seeds, Again
The Big Sky (4), MVFC (4), CAA Football (3) and Southland (3) have the most representatives. With four top-8 seeds, the Big Sky set an FCS record. The previous record was 3 (also by the Big Sky, in 2018). The MVFC, meanwhile, has had two Top 8 seeds for an FCS-record six-straight seasons.

Most Consecutive Appearances
At 10-straight appearances, NDSU’s current playoff appearance streak is best in the FCS. South Dakota State, meanwhile, has a current streak of eight-straight, which is second-best in the FCS. UNI, making its 21st appearance, trails only Montana (24) for overall FCS championship appearances.

MVFC Playoff Success
Overall, a league team has appeared in 13 title games and in 26 semifinal games. This decade the league is 59-25 (.702) -- which includes nine intra-conference games (meaning the league is 50-16 against teams from other leagues in that span.) Only one other conference has a winning record in the playoffs since 2010 (the CAA is 40-36.)

The Power 5
In the past nine playoffs (2010-18), five leagues (Big Sky, CAA Football, MVFC, Southern and Southland) have combined to win 164 of 195 total games. The MVFC has 59 of those wins (36 percent).

In the Round of 16
Since the playoff bracket expanded to 20 teams in 2010 (3 years) and 24 in 2013 (6 years), the MVFC has had a minimum of two teams in the Round of 16 every year. Five MVFC teams made the Round of 16 in 2014.

5 - 2014
4 - 2015, 2017
3 - 2012, 2016, 2018
2 - 2010, 2011, 2013

Against the Rest
The league is 107-69 in the NCAA FCS playoffs. Included in that overall record is a .500 or better performance against 10 of the 11 conferences faced. The MVFC is a combined 20-2 against teams from leagues it is facing this weekend.

MVFC vs. Other Leagues in the Playoffs
vs. Mid-Eastern Athletic 4-0 1.000
vs. Big South 5-0 1.000
vs. Pioneer Football League 3-0 1.000
vs. Northeast Conference 2-0 1.000
vs. SWAC 1-0 1.000
vs. Ohio Valley Conference 17-2 .895
vs. CAA Football 18-13 .579
vs. Southland Conference 11-8 .581
vs. Big Sky Conference 19-15 .559
vs. Patriot League 3-3 .500
vs. Independents 3-3 .500
vs. Intra-Conference (MVFC vs. MVFC) 11-11 .500
vs. Southern Conference 10-14 .417
TOTALS 107-69 .608

Playoff Bids - MVFC History
The MVFC has had a league-record five teams selected to the playoffs three times (2014, 2015, 2017). In the past six seasons, the MVFC has had a total of 26 bids.

Playoff Selections - MVFC History
5 -- 3x (2014, 2015, 2017)
4 -- 3x (2003, 2016, 2019)
3 or more -- 10x (03, 06, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
2 or more -- 28 times (in 35 seasons)
2 or more playoff bids every year since 1995