Bison Get #2 Seed In FCS Playoffs - Valley News Live - KVLY/KXJB - Fargo/Grand Forks

The field for the 2011 FCS playoffs bracket has been released, with Sam Houston State taking the overall No. 1 seed. 

The 2011 FCS playoff bracket was unveiled at 10 am ET Your top seeds: Sam Houston State, North Dakota State, Georgia Southern, Montana, and Northern Iowa. Without Eastern Washington around, the country is guaranteed a new champion at college football's highest tournament.

The playoffs are scheduled to begin on Nov. 26, with quarterfinals on Dec. 9 and 10, semis the following week, and the final at 1 pm ET on Jan. 7 in Frisco, Texas.

The CAA led the way with five of the 20 teams selected, followed by the SoCon's two. Here's a quick look at the bracket -- we'll update with something cleaner as soon as we can put it together.

 

Upper Bracket

First round:

Albany at Stony Brook (winner vs. Sam Houston State)

Central Arkansas at Tennessee Tech (winner vs. Montana)

Second round:

Montana State at New Hampshire (winner vs. Sam Houston State game winner)

Wofford at UNI (winner vs. Montana game winner)

Lower Bracket

First round:

Norfolk State at Old Dominion (winner vs. Georgia Southern)

James Madison at Eastern Kentucky (winner vs. North Dakota State)

Second round:

Lehigh at Towson (winner vs. NDSU game winner)

Maine at Appalachian State (winner vs. GSU game winner)