Week Two of the FCS Playoffs might be the most critical week of the season.
We're one week into the FCS Playoffs, and we now know which first-round teams will take aim at the top eight seeded schools. Traditionally, Week Two is often where we see the biggest, most shocking upsets. Since the playoffs expanded to a 24-team field in 2013, there has never been an-all chalk quarterfinal round. One seeded team has lost in the second round of the playoffs every year; at least two seeded teams have lost in every year but 2014.
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Here, in our handy Week Two chart, you'll see our master list of who's playing who, what games are when and which teams have already lost.
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| Round 2 Challenger | Round 1 Result | Seeded Opp | Kickoff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana State (8-4) | Defeated Incarnate Word, 35-14 | No. 1 North Dakota State | SAT, 3 p.m. EST |
| Southeast Missouri State (9-3) | Defeated Stony Brook, 28-14 | No. 2 Weber State | SAT, 4 p.m. EST |
| Nicholls (9-3) | Defeated San Diego, 49-30 | No. 3 Eastern Washington | SAT, 5 p.m. EST |
| Wofford (9-3) | Defeated Elon, 19-7 | No. 4 Kennesaw State | SAT, 2 p.m. EST |
| Duquesne (9-3) | Defeated Towson, 31-10 | No. 5 South Dakota State | SAT, 3 p.m. EST |
| Northern Iowa (7-5) | Defeated Lamar, 16-13 | No. 6 UC Davis | SAT, 7 p.m. EST |
| Jacksonville State (9-3) | Defeated ETSU, 34-27 | No. 7 Maine | SAT, 12 p.m. EST |
| James Madison (9-3) | Defeated Delaware, 20-6 | No. 8 Colgate | SAT, 1 p.m. EST |
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