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Prep Football Playoffs
Class AA
First round
Friday, Oct. 29
Helena Capital at Great Falls CMR, 3 p.m.
Bozeman Gallatin at Helena, 7 p.m.
Billings Senior at Kalispell Glacier, 7 p.m.
Missoula Big Sky at Great Falls, 7 p.m.
First-round byes: Missoula Sentinel, Bozeman, Billings West, Butte.
Class A
First round
Saturday, Oct. 30
Miles City at Columbia Falls, 1 p.m.
Libby at Billings Central, Herb Klindt Field, 1 p.m.
Dillon at Sidney, 1 p.m.
Frenchtown at Whitefish, 3 p.m.
First-round byes: Laurel, Polson, Hamilton, Lewistown.
Class B
First round
Saturday, Oct. 30
Cut Bank at Florence-Carlton, 1 p.m.
Baker at Columbus, 3 p.m.
Whitehall at Malta, 1 p.m.
Jefferson at Red Lodge, 1 p.m.
Shepherd at Townsend, 1 p.m.
Bigfork at Glasgow, 1 p.m.
Big Timber at Huntley Project, 1 p.m.
Fairfield at Eureka, 1 p.m.
8-Man
First round
Friday, Oct. 29
Chinook at Fairview, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 30
Circle at Thompson Falls, 1 p.m.
Belt at Culbertson, 1 p.m.
Superior-Alberton at Park City, 1 p.m.
Scobey at Simms, 1 p.m.
Sheridan at Drummond-Philipsburg, in Philipsburg, 1 p.m.
Plentywood at Fort Benton, 1 p.m.
St. Ignatius at Joliet, noon
6-Man
First round
Friday, Oct. 29
Noxon at Shields Valley, in Wilsall, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 30
Wibaux at White Sulphur Springs, 1 p.m.
Hobson-Moore-Judith Gap at Power/Dutton-Brady, in Power, 1 p.m.
Richey-Lambert at Roy-Winifred, in Winifred, 1 p.m.
Hot Springs at Medicine Lake-Froid, in Medicine Lake, 1 p.m.
Valier at Bridger, 1 p.m.
Big Sandy at Valley Christian, 6 p.m.
Broadview-Lavina at Denton-Geyser-Stanford-Grass Range-Winnett, in Stanford, 1 p.m.
Prep Volleyball Standings
Northeast A
Conf. Overall
Havre 7-1 11-1
Glendive 5-2 9-6
Miles City 4-2 6-8
Lewistown 2-6 3-8
Sidney 0-7 0-13
Southeast A
Conf. Overall
Billings Central 7-0 13-2
Hardin 6-2 10-4
Laurel 3-3 7-7
Livingston 2-6 2-8
Lockwood 0-7 1-14
Frontier Conference Football Standings
Conf. All
Rocky Mountain 6-1 6-1
College of Idaho 5-2 5-2
Montana Western 4-3 5-3
Carroll College 3-4 3-4
Eastern Oregon 3-4 3-4
Montana Tech 3-4 3-4
Southern Oregon 3-4 3-4
MSU-Northern 1-6 1-7
Saturday, Oct. 30
Rocky Mountain at Montana Tech
Montana Western at MSU-Northern
Carroll at Eastern Oregon
College of Idaho at Southern Oregon
Big Sky Football Standings
Conf. All
Montana State 5-0 7-1
Sacramento State 4-0 5-2
Eastern Washington 4-1 7-1
UC Davis 4-1 7-1
Montana 2-2 5-2
Northern Arizona 2-2 3-4
Portland State 2-2 3-4
Weber State 2-2 3-4
Northern Colorado 2-3 3-5
Idaho 1-3 2-5
Idaho State 1-4 1-6
Cal Poly 0-4 1-6
Southern Utah 0-5 1-7
Saturday, Oct. 30
Southern Utah at Montana, noon
Sacramento at Northern Colorado, 1 p.m.
Weber State at Idaho State, 1 p.m.
Northern Arizona at Idaho, 1 p.m.
Cal Poly at Portland State, 3 p.m.
Stats FCS Poll
1. Sam Houston (6-0), 1,244 points {44} [1]
2. North Dakota State (7-0), 1,201 {6} [3]
3. Southern Illinois (6-1), 1,136 [4]
4. Villanova (6-1), 1,101 [5]
5. James Madison (6-1), 1,023 [7]
6. Montana State (7-1), 979 [8]
7. Eastern Washington (7-1), 963 [2]
8. Southeastern Louisiana (6-1), 909 [9]
9. UC Davis (7-1), 814 [10]
10. South Dakota State (5-2), 744 [6]
11. Montana (5-2), 736 [11]
12. Kennesaw State (6-1), 709 [12]
13.(tie) ETSU (7-1), 627 [14]
13.(tie) UT Martin (6-1), 627 [13]
15. Sacramento State (5-2), 525 [19]
16. Northern Iowa (4-3), 492 [20]
17. Missouri State (4-3), 343 [17]
18. VMI (5-2), 332 [21]
19. Princeton (6-0), 310 [22]
20. Jackson State (6-1), 285 [24]
21. South Dakota (5-3), 228 [15]
22. UIW (5-2), 223 [16]
23. Weber State (3-4), 166 NR
24. Rhode Island (5-2), 125 [18]
25. Eastern Kentucky (5-2), 105 NR
Others Receiving Votes: William & Mary 52, Prairie View A&M 46, Harvard 37, Chattanooga 31, Mercer 31, North Dakota 29, Delaware 24, Stephen F. Austin 10, Jacksonville State 9, Florida A&M 8, Duquesne 7, Dartmouth 6, Columbia 5
NAIA Coaches Poll
1 1 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) [18] 7-0 444
2 2 Northwestern (Iowa) 8-0 426
3 3 Morningside (Iowa) [1] 7-0 411
4 4 Grand View (Iowa) 8-0 393
5 6 Baker (Kan.) 7-1 374
6 7 Kansas Wesleyan 8-0 357
7 8 Indiana Wesleyan 6-1 344
8 10 Reinhardt (Ga.) 6-2 320
9 11 Marian (Ind.) 6-2 310
10 5 Concordia (Mich.) 5-1 286
11 12 Bethel (Kan.) 7-1 280
12 13 Keiser (Fla.) 5-2 250
13 16 Rocky Mountain 6-1 236
14 18 Langston (Okla.) 7-0 215
15 17 Southwestern 6-1 179
16 9 Ottawa (Ariz.) 6-1 176
17 19 Olivet Nazarene 5-2 165
18 21 Saint Xavier (Ill.) 5-2 142
19 14 Faulkner (Ala.) 6-1 131
20 15 Dordt (Iowa) 5-2 122
21 20 Georgetown (Ky.) 5-2 121
22 24 Bethel (Tenn.) 6-2 89
23 25 St. Thomas (Fla.) 8-0 80
24 NR Dickinson State 5-2 54
25 NR College of Idaho 5-2 52
NFL Standings
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East W L T PCT. PF PA
Buffalo 4 2 0 .667 203 98
New England 3 4 0 .429 179 140
N.Y. Jets 1 5 0 .167 80 175
Miami 1 6 0 .143 127 207
North W L T PCT. PF PA
Cincinnati 5 2 0 .714 189 129
Baltimore 5 2 0 .714 187 164
Cleveland 4 3 0 .571 173 165
Pittsburgh 3 3 0 .500 117 132
South W L T PCT. PF PA
Tennessee 5 2 0 .714 193 164
Indianapolis 3 4 0 .429 169 149
Jacksonville 1 5 0 .167 116 172
Houston 1 6 0 .143 97 203
West W L T PCT. PF PA
Las Vegas 5 2 0 .714 180 166
L.A. Chargers 4 2 0 .667 148 150
Kansas City 3 4 0 .429 188 203
Denver 3 4 0 .429 140 177
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East W L T PCT. PF PA
Dallas 5 1 0 .833 205 146
Washington 2 5 0 .286 146 210
Philadelphia 2 5 0 .286 159 179
N.Y. Giants 2 5 0 .286 139 180
North W L T PCT. PF PA
Green Bay 6 1 0 .857 168 146
Minnesota 3 3 0 .500 147 137
Chicago 3 4 0 .429 101 162
Detroit 0 7 0 .000 128 200
South W L T PCT. PF PA
Tampa Bay 6 1 0 .887 233 147
New Orleans 4 2 0 .667 140 101
Atlanta 3 3 0 .500 135 176
Carolina 3 4 0 .429 146 146
West W L T PCT. PF PA
Arizona 7 0 0 1.000 225 114
L.A. Rams 6 1 0 .857 207 146
San Francisco 2 4 0 .333 135 149
Seattle 2 5 0 .286 150 162
Thursday
Green Bay at Arizona
Saturday
Carolina at Atlanta
Miami at Buffalo
San Francisco at Chicago
Pittsburgh at Cleveland
Philadelphia at Detroit
Tennessee at Indianapolis
Cincinnati at N.Y. jets
L.A.Rams at Houston
New England at L.A. Chargers
Jacksonville at Seattle
Washington at Denver
Tampa Bay at New Orleans
Dallas at Minnesota
Monday
N.Y. Giants at Kansas City
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