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2012 FCS playoff bracket: Old Dominion to host 2nd-round showdown with Coastal Carolina

The Monarchs will face Coastal Carolina Saturday in the FCS Playoffs second round.

By Jared E. Smith
Danny Wild-US PRESSWIRE

After sitting out the first round of the FCS Playoffs, the Old Dominion Monarchs found out their second-round opponent Saturday when Coastal Carolina defeated Bethune-Cookman, 24-14. The victory put Coastal Carolina into the single-elimination tournament, which now features 16 teams, with the Monarchs as the No. 4 overall seed.

Old Dominion (10-1) will host the second-round contest Saturday at 2 p.m. at S.B. Ballard Stadium. Its opponent, Coastal Carolina, is 8-4 overall and earned an automatic bid out of the Big South Conference. The Chanticleers are on a six-game winning streak.

The winner of Saturday's showdown will face either Georgia Southern or Central Arkansas, who square off Saturday (2 p.m. on ESPN3). The Eagles (8-3) and Bears (9-2) both earned first-round byes.

Here's what the rest of the FCS playoff bracket looks like:

  • (No. 1-seeded) North Dakota St. vs. South Dakota St. - 4 p.m. on Saturday
  • Wofford vs. New Hampshire - 2 p.m. on Saturday
  • Georgia Southern vs. Central Arkansas - 2 p.m. on Saturday
  • (No. 4) Old Dominion vs. Coastal Carolina - 2 p.m on Saturday
  • (No. 3) Montana State vs. Stony Brook - 7 p.m. on Saturday
  • Sam Houston vs. Cal Poly - 4 p.m. on Saturday
  • Appalachian St. vs. Illinois St. - 2 p.m. on Saturday
  • E. Washington vs. Wagner - 6 p.m. on Saturday