With the regular season’s homestretch approaching, conference championship races are heating up. There’s no better time to predict conference champions than now as teams head into the season’s final stretch.
Here are all 14 conference champions, predicted October 20, exactly one month before FCS playoff selections:
ASUN-WAC — Stephen F. Austin
The ASUN and WAC are sharing an auto-bid yet again in 2022. I think Stephen F. Austin wins the WAC and Jacksonville State, while ineligible, wins the ASUN. That said, I think Stephen F. Austin as a conference champion and will have the highest standing in the ASUN-WAC power ranking and walk away with the auto bid.
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Big Sky — Sacramento State
We’ll know much more about the Big Sky Conference title race after a pair of intriguing Week 8 matchups, but for now, I have to go with Sacramento State. The Hornets have won the Big Sky title in each of their last two seasons played. In 2022, Sacramento State is undefeated with one of the best offenses in the nation. For now, they get the nod.
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Big South — North Carolina A&T
The Big South title race looks like it’ll come down to a battle between Campbell and North Carolina A&T. I have the Aggies winning the title because of when the Campbell-North Carolina A&T game occurs.
In Week 8, Campbell heads to play at Jackson State on the Tigers’ homecoming. A week later, after that tough task, the Camels play at North Carolina A&T for the “Greatest Homecoming on Earth.” GHOE has been one of the best home-field advantages in the FCS in recent memory, with North Carolina A&T winning nine of its last 10 homecoming games with an average margin of victory of 33 points.
I see the Aggies winning the head-to-head matchup over the Camels, with that win boosting North Carolina A&T to a Big South title in its final year in…
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