In this episode, we break down the newly released FCS playoff bracket from top to bottom, starting with the full reveal of seeds 1 through 16. We react to the committee’s seeding decisions, highlight a few surprises, and dive into every first-round matchup, including:

• Illinois State at #16 Southeastern Louisiana (winner to #1 NDSU)
• Yale at #15 Youngstown State (winner to #2 Montana State)
• New Hampshire at #14 South Dakota State (winner to #3 Montana)
• North Dakota at #13 Tennessee Tech (winner to #4 Tarleton State)
• Harvard at #12 Villanova (winner to #5 Lehigh)
• Drake at #11 South Dakota (winner to #6 Mercer)
• Lamar at #10 Abilene Christian (winner to #7 Stephen F. Austin)
• CCSU at #9 Rhode Island (winner to #8 UC Davis)

We also bring you our Player of the Week and unveil our final regular-season Top 25.

Then it’s full-scale analysis as we preview every first-round matchup, breaking down key players, potential upsets, and which teams have the clearest path to the seeded powers waiting in round two.

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followed by our full slate of game picks as we lock in predictions for all eight opening-round battles.

If you’re ready for bracket talk, matchup insight, and playoff-level energy, this is the episode you don’t want to miss.