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As everyone already knows, the Montana Grizzlies play the Wofford Terriers in the first round of the FCS playoffs. The Griz got the 3 seed, meaning they're not guaranteed home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. If the Griz make it to the third round, they could potentially play McNeese State in Lake Charles, LA. However, McNeese has a rough road to that game, the offensively potent EWU in the first round then one of the two teams who have won the last three National Championships: James Madison or Appalachian State.

Below is the 2007 FCS (I-AA) Playoff Bracket. This bracket comes from The Sports Network.

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The Griz sit in their usual spot while Montana State moved from 20th to 18th. Eastern Washington debuts in the poll at #25 and Portland State is working on climbing its way back in.

Team (First-place votes)	Record	Points	Previous Rank
1. Appalachian State Mountaineers (90)	3-0	2,250	1
2. Montana Grizzlies	2-0	2,055	2
3. Massachusetts Minutemen	3-0	1,985	3
4. Northern Iowa Panthers	3-0	1,943	4
5. North Dakota State Bison	2-0	1,843	5
6. McNeese State Cowboys	2-0	1,763	8
7. Southern Illinois Salukis	3-0	1,662	7
8. James Madison Dukes	2-1	1,641	9
9. Youngstown State Penguins	2-1	1,626	6
10. New Hampshire Wildcats	1-1	1,426	12
11. Delaware Blue Hens	3-0	1,344	10
12. Hampton Pirates	2-0	1,122	13
13. Wofford Terriers	2-1	1,053	11
14. Illinois State Redbirds	2-1	971	17
15. Hofstra Pride	2-0	794	19
16. Furman Paladins	1-2	728	15
17. Sam Houston State Bearkats	2-1	693	16
18. Montana State Bobcats	1-1	564	20
19. Western Illinois Leathernecks	2-1	505	22
20. Eastern Illinois Panthers	1-2	468	14
21. Yale Bulldogs	1-0	417	21
22. Lafayette Leopards	3-0	324	25
23. Alabama A&M Bulldogs	3-0	184	NR
24. Cal Poly Mustangs	1-2	160	NR
25. Eastern Washington Eagles	2-0	155	NR

Others receiving votes: Delaware State 154, Nicholls State 150, Drake 99, Georgia Southern 98, The Citadel 87, Towson 85, Richmond 59, San Diego 58, Northern Arizona 57, Alabama State 40, Villanova 34, Portland State 33, South Carolina State 30, Jackson State 26, Missouri State 22, Tennessee State 21, North Carolina Central 18, Holy Cross 17, Dayton 13, South Dakota State 13, Southern 13, Lehigh 12, Grambling 11, Texas State 11, Albany 8, Prairie View 8, Gardner-Webb 6, Princeton 6, Stony Brook 4, Harvard 2, Liberty 2, Northeastern 2, William & Mary 2, Coastal Carolina 1, Cornell 1, Iona 1, UC Davis 1.

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As long as the Griz keep winning, they will be at home all the way until they travel to Chattanooga for the I-AA National Championship.

The Griz earned the #2 seed and will face McNeese State University, who earned the automatic bid from the from the Southland Conference.

Next Saturday's Griz/Cowboys game won't be the only one played in Montana. The Bobcats will be playing host to the Furman Paladins. That is one of the weirdest sports names I've ever heard. After doing a Google image search I think a Paladin is a World of Warcraft character. Nice.

The #1 seed is first-ranked and defending champion Appalachian State.

Check out the press release on nccasports.com for more information on the playoffs; I'll try to get a bracket up once I figure out the complete seedings

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