INDIANAPOLIS - Three-time defending national champion Appalachian State will open the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs Saturday at home against South Carolina State, while top-seeded James Madison will face Wofford.
Second-seeded Appalachian State (10-2) earned the Southern Conference's automatic berth for its 16th playoff appearance. James Madison (10-1), the Colonial Athletic Association champion, won the 2004 national title.
South Carolina State and Wofford are both 9-2.
Also Saturday, third-seeded Northern Iowa will play Maine (8-4), and fourth-seeded Montana (11-1) will open against Texas State (8-4). Montana, the 1995 and 2001 national champions, is making its 16th straight appearance and 19th overall.
In the other pairings announced Sunday, it will be: Colgate (9-2) at Villanova (9-2); Weber State (9-3) at Cal Poly (8-2); Eastern Kentucky (8-3) at Richmond (9-3); and New Hampshire (9-2) at Southern Illinois (9-2).
Pairings:
Wofford (9-2) at No. 1 James Madison (10-1)
South Carolina State (10-2) at No. 2 Appalachian State (10-2)
Maine (8-4) at No. 3 Northern Iowa (10-2)
Texas State (8-4) at No. 4 Montana (11-1)
Eastern Kentucky (8-3) at Richmond (9-3)
Colgate (9-2) at Villanova (9-2)
Weber State (9-3) at Cal Poly (8-2)
New Hampshire (9-2) at Southern Illinois (9-2)
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