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November 7, 2016 at 2:00 am
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there is no such thing as an automatic bye, the selection committee will seed 8 teams (only 8) which get byes, the remaining 16 teams get matched up based on regional proximity with goal of minimizing plane trips and avoiding conference re-matches, last week the committee identified their top ten teams and will update this list Nov 10, if season ended today seeds would theoretically come from this lis
Rank School
1 Jacksonville State
2 Sam Houston State
3 Eastern Washington
4 North Dakota State
5 James Madison
6 The Citadel
7 Richmond
8 Chattanooga
9 Charleston Southern
10 Central Arkansas
here is a useful link: