Game 1:

Minot State University (N.D.) @ University of Sioux Falls (S.D.), 1 p.m.

Game 2:

Dickinson State University (N.D.) @ Carroll College (Mont.), 12:07 p.m.

Game 3:

Langston University (Okla.) @ Lindenwood University (Mo.), 1:30 p.m.

Game 4:

McKendree University (Ill.) @ St. Xavier University (Ill.), 1 p.m.

Game 5:

Hastings College (Neb.) @ Ottawa University (Kan.), 4 p.m.

Game 6:

University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) @ Lambuth University (Tenn.), 12 p.m.

Game 7:

Missouri Valley College @ Morningside College (Iowa), 1 p.m.

Game 8:

McPherson College (Kan.) @ MidAmerica Nazarene University (Kan.), 1 p.m.

Carroll (Mont.) (11-0)

Making 10^th straight Football Championship Series, which is first among active schools… Won the Frontier Conference for the 10^th straight season (outright or shared)… Has won 71 of last 74 overall games… Stands with a record of 123-13 since 2000, holding the most wins of any NAIA school during that span… Finished regular season undefeated for the fifth time in the last seven years… Head coach Mike Van Diest is No. 1 among all NAIA active coaches in win percentage at (.871) and is 128-19 in his 11^th year… Has won 23 of last 25 games in the Football Championship Series (only losses in that streak vs. Sioux Falls (S.D) in 2008 Championship and St. Xavier (Ill.) in 2006)… Has won five of last seven national championships… Has won 16 of last 17 FCS home games and is 18-5 overall at home… Carroll is 6-1 against Dickinson State in the postseason.

18^th (10^th straight)

30-12

5

Cumberlands (Ky.) (9-1)

Appearing in third straight Football Championship Series… Winners of the Mid-South Conference East Division for the third straight season… Notched first ever postseason win last year… Going into the postseason, stands with a record of 27-6 in the last three years overall… Patriots boast the nation’s second-best rushing attack (299.1 ypg)… Hit the 300-yard rushing mark in five games this year including a season-high 586 yards in the season-opener.

4^th (3^rd  straight)

1-3

0

Dickinson State (N.D.) (7-3)

Appears in 14^th overall Football Championship Series and faces Carroll for the eighth time overall in the postseason… Earned the Dakota Athletic Conference automatic bid… Looking to better a 1-6 record against Carroll… Earned a share of the Dakota Athletic Conference title with Minot State (N.D.)… Had its 15-game conference winning streak snapped in the regular season finale against Black Hills State (S.D.)… Making sixth postseason appearance since 2000… Stands ninth in the country in scoring defense (15.5 ppg)… Head coach Hank Biesiot has 242 career wins in 34 seasons – he is 14 wins shy of the all-time NAIA record… Stands 1-6 against Carroll in the postseason.

14^th (2^nd straight)

6-13

0

Hastings (Neb.) (9-2)

Appears in first Championship Series since 2004… Earned an at-large berth… Heads into the postseason on a four-game winning streak and winners in six of last seven contests… On its current four-game winning streak, has held opponents to an average of 10.5 points… Stands third in the country in turnover margin (+1.8).

8^th (1^st since 2004)

3-7

0

Lambuth (Tenn.) (11-0)

Makes eighth overall Football Championship Series appearance and second straight… Set a school record with an 11-0 record… Has held its last five opponents to 20 or fewer points ranking eighth nationally in scoring defense (15.4 ppg)… On offense, Lambuth ranks eighth in scoring (40.6 ppg)… Winners of the Mid-South Conference West Division… Trying to snap a three-game losing streak in the First Round… In last year’s First Round loss to Lindenwood (Mo.), Lambuth set a playoff record with 41 first downs and 108 total plays of offense… After going 3-8 during the 2007 season, the Eagles have won 19 of their last 23 games.

8^th (2^nd straight)

6-7

0

Langston (Okla.) (8-3)

Making fifth overall appearance in Football Championship Series… Won its second straight Central States Football League title… Defense ranks fifth in the country in total defense (249.2 ypg)… Had a three-game winning streak snapped in the 37-3 loss Saturday at unranked Azusa Pacific (Calif.).

5^th (2^nd straight)

2-4

0

Lindenwood (Mo.) (10-0)

Playing in its fifth overall Championship Series and third straight… Boasts the nation’s highest scoring offense (55.7 ppg) and has hit 50-plus points in eight of 10 games… Notched first Football Championship Series win last year and was one point shy of reaching the 2008 National Championship… Won the Heart of America Athletic Conference… Has won 17 straight games overall at home and ends the year with 19 straight conference wins… Notched second undefeated regular season since 2004... Set  a school record for most points in a season as the Lions now have 574 … Has won 10 straight games, one short of the school record and the win total marks the third straight season in which it has won 10 or more games… The special teams has now scored nine touchdowns this season with five kickoff return touchdowns, two punt return touchdowns and two fumble return scores.

5^th (3^rd  straight)

2-4

0

McKendree (Ill.) (9-1)

Entering first Football Championship Series since 2005 after winning the Mid-States Football Association Midwest League… Matched a program record with their ninth consecutive victory this year… Trying to snap a three-game losing streak in the First Round with the last two coming at home… Ranks fifth in the country in rushing offense (248.1 ypg)… Since 2000, is 10^th in the country in total wins… Head coach Carl Poelker won his 100^th game as a Bearcat on Oct. 17.

8^th (1^st since 2005)

2-7

0

McPherson (Kan.) (9-1)

Making first ever Championship Series appearance… Earned an at-large berth...  Owns a school-record nine wins on the year… Has won seven straight games and has averaged 42.9 points during the stretch… Ranks fourth nationally in passing offense (319.3 ypg) and fifth in scoring offense (46.2 ppg)… Team has snared 24 interceptions in 10 games.

1^st

0-0

0

MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) (9-1)

Making seventh overall Football Championship Series appearance, all coming this decade… Earned an at-large berth… Pioneers sit seventh in the country in scoring offense (44.8 ppg)… Coached by former NFL quarterback Jonathan Quinn (Chiefs, Bears and Jaguars)… Since losing to Lindenwood mid-season, has won six straight and has won by an average margin of 30.8 points during the streak… Looks to snap a two-game losing streak in the postseason… Ranks fifth in the NAIA in total wins since the 2000 season.

7^th (3^rd  straight)

2-6

0

Minot State (N.D.) (8-2)

Appearing in first Championship Series since 2002… Earned an at-large berth… Earned a share of the Dakota Athletic Conference title with Dickinson State (N.D.)… Ranks 14^th in the NAIA in total defense (281.5 ypg).

7^th (1^st since 2002)

3-6

0

Missouri Valley (8-2)

Advances to eighth overall Championship Series and third in the last four years… Earned an at-large berth… Has won its last two First Round games… Is first in the country in rushing defense (45.0 ypg)… Team has posted 24.0 sacks through 10 games… The two losses this year have been by a combined nine points… Has been ranked in the Top 25 poll for 49 straight weeks.

8^th (3^rd in last 4 years)

7-7

0

Morningside (Iowa) (9-1)

Makes its sixth straight Football Championship Series and is 4-1 all-time in the First Round… Earned an at-large berth… Riding a four-game winning streak in First Round games… Hosting a First Round game for the second straight year…Ranks fourth nationally in scoring offense (49.6) and scoring defense (14.9 ppg)… Has won at least nine games in each of the past five seasons… Allowed fewer than 20 points in seven of the first nine games – allowed 49 in the loss Saturday to No. 1 Sioux Falls, the most allowed since the 2004 postseason… Has been ranked in the last 33 Top 25 polls.

6^th (6^th straight)

5-5

0

Ottawa (Kan.) (10-0)

Making first Championship Series appearance since 2003… Searching for first playoff win… Winners of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference… Leads the NAIA in passing offense (417.0 ypg) and has tallied two games of 500-plus yards… Clinched first ever 10-win season… Also ranks second nationally in total offense (519.5 ypg)… Hosting first ever postseason game… Two receivers have posted over 1,300 receiving yards.

4^th (1^st since 2003)

0-3

0

St. Xavier (Ill.) (11-0)

Making fifth overall Championship Series… Completed first-ever perfect regular season (11-0) and won its first Mid-States Football Association (MSFA) Mideast League title… Has won last two First Round games… Ranks third in the country in total offense (519.4) and pass offense (343.0)… Since 2000, holds the sixth-most wins of any NAIA program… At one point early in the year, topped 50 points in five straight games… Ended the season by defeating two top-20 teams including a victory over St. Francis (Ind.), which ended the Cougars’ 56-game home winning streak.

5^th (4^th in last five years)

3-4

0

Sioux Falls (S.D.) (11-0)

Making ninth straight Football Championship Series appearance, which is second longest among active schools… Defending national champs and a three-time NAIA winner (2008, 2006 and 1996)… Recently won fourth straight Great Plains Athletic Conference Championship… Scored 40-plus points in 10 of 11 games – the only one below 40 was a 28-13 win over NCAA Division I North Dakota… Riding a 25-game winning streak overall with the last loss coming in the 2007 National Championship… Since the start of the 2008 season (in 25 games), Sioux Falls has surrendered just 20 touchdowns (13 passing, 7 rushing) -- just seven opponents have reached 10 or more points and USF has held two opponents to negative yardage in total offense… During this streak of 25 games, the Cougar offense has scored more points in the fourth quarter (185) than the opponent has scored total throughout the 25-game span (165)… The defense has not surrendered a 100-yard rusher during the streak of 25 games. In fact, only three rushers have tipped 50 yards… Has won 40 straight home games overall… The Cougars have allowed just 10 touchdowns this year (6 passing, 5 rushing) through 44 quarters... Ranks No. 1 in the country in three of four major defensive statistical categories: scoring defense (6.7 ppg), total defense (161.1 ypg) and passing defense (106.4 ypg) – last year was No. 1 in all four major categories… Finished regular season undefeated for the fourth straight year and seventh in the last eight years… Advanced to the Semifinal round in each of the past four years.

15^th (9^th straight)

29-11

3