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2016 Conference Championship Week

Posted on September 15, 2015 at 02:47 PM.

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We have finally arrived to the conference championships.

In the P5 Conference Championships we have:
PAC 12: #1 Washington 12-0 (8-0) vs #2 Arizona 12-0 (8-0) @ San Francisco, CA
BIG 12: #3 Oklahoma 11-1 (7-1) vs #12 Texas 9-3 (6-2) @ Dallas, TX
B1G Ten: #6 Ohio State 10-2 (7-1) vs #14 Wisconsin 9-3 (6-2) @ Indianapolis, IN
SEC: #9 Florida State 10-2 (6-2) vs #25 Louisville 8-4 (6-2) @ Atlanta, GA
ACC: #16 West Virginia 10-2 (7-1) vs #17 North Carolina 9-3 (6-2) @ Washington, D.C.

In the G5 Conference Championships we have:
MWC: Boise State 10-2 (7-1) vs Colorado 10-2 (7-1) @ Denver, CO
C-USA: Tulsa 6-6 (5-3) vs Texas Tech 9-3 (6-2) @ New Orleans, LA
MAC: Purdue 9-3 (7-1) vs Illinois 9-3 (7-1) @ Detroit, MI
Sunbelt: #20 Kentucky 11-1 (7-1) vs Missouri 8-4 (7-1) @ Mobile, AL
American: Syracuse 8-4 (6-2) vs Virginia 9-3 (7-1) @ Baltimore, MD

Promotion and Relegation:In the PAC-12 North:Boise State 10-2 (7-1) will be replacing Utah State 3-9 (1-7)
In the PAC-12 South: Colorado 10-2 (7-1) will be replacing Fresno State 3-9 (1-7)
In the Big 12 Texas: Texas Tech 9-3 (6-2) will be replacing Houston 3-9 (1-7)
In the Big 12 Plains: Tulsa 6-6 (5-3) will be replacing Arkansas State 2-10 (1-7)
In the B1G 10 East: Purdue 9-3 (7-1) will be replacing Bowling Green 2-10 (0-8)
In the B1G 10 West: Illinois 9-3 (7-1) will be replacing Iowa 2-10 (1-7)
In the SEC East: Kentucky 11-1 (7-1) will be replacing FAU 2-10 (2-6)
In the SEC West: Missouri 8-4 (7-1) will be replacing Memphis 4-8 (2-6)
In the ACC North: Syracuse 8-4 (6-2) will be replacing Boston College 3-9 (1-7)
In the ACC South: Virginia 9-3 (7-1) will be replacing NC State 3-9 (1-7)

Western Michigan (Big Ten West), Texas State (Big 12 Texas), and Marshall (ACC North) were the only 3 of the 10 teams promoted last year to stick in the P5

California (MWC North), Kansas (C-USA Plains), and Florida (Sunbelt East) were the only 3 of the 10 teams relegated last year to stick in the G5

NIU Update:

Northern Illinois Huskies 2016 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Sep 3	at Indiana Hoosiers	Won, 38-24
Sep 10	at FIU Panthers	Won, 35-18
Sep 24	at Northwestern Wildcats	Lost, 26-14
Oct 1	at Kent State Golden Flashes	Won, 23-7
Oct 8	vs Miami (OH) Redhawks	Won, 48-24
Oct 15	vs Ball State Cardinals	Lost, 20-17
Oct 22	vs South Alabama Jaguars	Won, 21-18
Oct 29	at Illinois Fighting Illini	Lost, 34-13
Nov 5	vs Central Michigan Chippeaus	Won, 35-28
Nov 12	vs FCS Western Illinois Leathernecks	Won, 27-24
Nov 19	vs Toledo Rockets	Won, 48-14
Nov 26	at Eastern Michigan Eagles	Won, 37-7

NIU's second season was better overall at 9-3 but finished a disappointing 3rd in the MAC West with a conference record of 5-3. NIU won all of their non-conference games but struggled with Illinois and Northwestern. NIU awaits their bowl destination

Scheduling Notes:
NIU has agreed to play a home and home with South Alabama. @NIU 2016 @USA 2017
NIU has agreed to play a home and home with FIU. @FIU 2016 @NIU 2017
Purdue at NIU has been moved to 2017 from TBA

NIU has $1,600,000 to use in future out of conference scheduling