It's mid-November, which means it's time for playoff football in NCAA Division II for the football season. It's a time when the signs boasting, "All I want for Christmas is a national championship" get broken out, and when southern state football fans start donning Santa hats in 80 degree weather.

Most of all, as stated before, it's playoff football.

While the NCAA did manage to get their grubby hands on part of the Division II landscape this year, renaming the geographic regions (Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest) to Super Region 1 (formerly the Northeast), Super Region 2 (formerly the Southeast), Super Region 3 (formerly the Northwest), and Super Region 4 (formerly the Southwest). Why? Nobody knows, and nobody will ever know.

In any case, the playoff bracket was announced on Sunday afternoon, and we are here to break down each region to see who should come out of each first round game this weekend.

If you haven't attended a Division II football game and live close to one of the schools listed, please go. You won't be disappointed. Passion on a level that isn't driven by money like Division I, coaches that are doing everything in their power to WIN instead of get a huge paycheck, and best of all, fans that are close to the players on a personal level, which results in more fun as a spectator.

The top two seeds in each regions get byes in round one, as the No.1 seed will await the winner of the No.4/No. 5 game and the No. 2 seed will await the winner of the No. 3/No. 6 game. Rankings are based on a combination of record and strength of schedule.

Super Region 1 (Northeast Region)
Seed 1: (10-1) Bloomsburg
Seed 2: (10-1) California (Pa.)
Seed 3: (9-1) American International
Seed 4: (8-3) West Chester
Seed 5: (8-2) Southern Connecticut State
Seed 6: (9-2) Seton Hill

The first round of games pits Seton Hill at American International, and Southern Connecticut State at West Chester.

Seton Hill at American International

American International's only slip-up on the year was a 27-17 loss to Southern Connecticut State last week, another playoff team in this region in the second game they played against each other on the season.

Seton Hill started off strong at 7-0 before dropping a 44-21 game to Charleston, and then losing last week to West Virginia State, both 7-4 teams who were on the fringe of the playoffs.

AIC, however, allowed over 100 fewer points on the season than Seton Hill did, while matching offensive scoring outputs. I have to think American International's record speaks for itself, losing only to a fellow playoff team, and that they will advance to take on California (Pa.)

Southern Connecticut State at West Chester

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