Selection Sunday

EDIT (1:01 p.m.): So just to review, your OVC playoff pairings for Saturday, Nov. 25 are as follows:
#6 Illinois State (8-3, 5-2) at #17 Eastern Illinois (8-4, 7-1)
#12 UT-Martin (9-2, 6-1) at #11 Southern Illinois (8-3, 4-3)

EDIT (12:4 p.m.): ESPN is carrying two first-round games next weekend, neither of them involving our OVC representatives. Stay tuned here throughout the week to see if any other network picks up our games.

EDIT (12:46 p.m.): UT-Martin is on the road, visiting SIU. Should they win, they'll face the winner of the game between No. 2 seed Montana and McNeese State. In the other half of that bracket, UMass is the No. 3 seed, hosting Lafayette. The winner of that game plays the winner of the contest between Hampton and New Hampshire.

EDIT (12:42 p.m.): Sorry, naturally that was Southern Illinois visiting EIU in the first round last year, and earning the 21-6 victory. EIU and Illinois State squared off in the regular season this year, with ISU getting a 44-30 win.

EDIT (12:38 p.m.): EIU is in! They host Illinois State in the first round. Isn't this a rematch of last year's first-round game? They're in the bracket with the #4 seed Youngstown State, who host James Madison, the 2004 champs.

EDIT (12:36 p.m.): First bracket ... #1 seed is Appalachian State. They host Coastal Carolina. The it's Montana State hosting Furman. Could make for a SoCon matchup in the quarterfinal round.

EDIT (12:33 p.m.): Now here we go ... for real this time.

EDIT (12:31 p.m.): Show now on ESPN News. Here we go. ... oops gotta preview the NFL first.

EDIT (12:24 p.m.): ESPN News has a promo on the screen in advance of the selection show. It reads "Div. I Football Selections 1:30ET" ... that looks nice.

ORIGINAL POST: Stay tuned here as we blog the playoff field as it's announced. Coming in 15 minutes from ESPN News. Also, you can follow along with the folks at CSN Waves (formerly I-AA waves), as they do their own selection show, streaming live on the Web. UT-Martin Coach and Eastern Illinois interim coach Mark Hutson are listed as guests. The show will be archived so you can listen later.