Here it is! The ninth edition of NationStates College Football. Here you will find Rosters for your opposition, and all RPs should be posted here too.
Any questions should be posted in the discussion thread, to avoid OOC clutter, please. Failing that, feel free to send a telegram to Osarius or any other conference host.
As is normal between seasons here, there are a couple of changes again, so if you're a returning team, please read carefully. New teams, welcome!
The NSCF procedure is outlined here.
With numbers remaining at thirty-six teams, the league will keep the same six conferences that appeared in season eight: Celestia, Horizon, Mineral, Sequoia, Woodlands and Zephyr.
Each conference will have six teams, and the regular season will be double round-robin, for a total of 10 games. Games will be scorinated three times a week, on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please check your conference for a projected RP cutoff time. Scores will be posted in this thread.
After all ten regular season games, there will be a "Non-Conference week", with each team playing up to three games against opposition from other conferences. These games will not count toward conference championships, but WILL affect playoff seedings. All Non-Conference games must be arranged by the teams playing them, and confirmed by matchday four of the regular season.
The playoff format this season is twelve teams -- conference champions plus the next best four by OSPI, and two selected by the NSCF committee -- in a seeded, four round, single-elimination bracket. Seeds for the playoffs will be determined purely by OSPI, and the higher seed will have home advantage until the final, which will take place at a neutral venue yet to be decided. Any nation can put together a final hosting bid, before the start of Non-Conference week, to be voted on by the NSCF Committee.
In addition to the usual playoff system, there will be the possibility of a small series of "bowl games" prior to the playoffs for teams not reaching the post-season. Proposed bowl games will be listed below, and organising nations will be responsible for sending out invites to eligible teams closer to the time and confirming that the game will take place. There is no obligation to take part in a bowl game. The Pioneer Bowl is a traditional game for the two best performing newcomer teams not in the playoffs, and the NSCF will not recognise any bowl game involving a team with an OSPI below 0.450.
Pioneer Bowl sponsored by Osarius Sports Network
to be played at Martin Connors Memorial Stadium Utica, Osarius
Contested by: Top two newcomer teams not in the playoffs.
Voltaic Bowl sponsored by Soundwave Electronics
to be played at Montbenoit Field Montbenoit, Saugeais
Contested by: Best non-playoff teams in each of Celestia and Horizon conferences
Capital City Gazette Bowl sponsored by Capital City Gazette
to be played at Capital City Gazette Stadium St. Catherine, Lycrabon
Contested by: Best non-playoff team in Woodlands conference* vs Bishop's University*
Paper Bowl sponsored by the Chiata Times
to be played at Chiata Municipal Stadium Woodville, Chiata
Contested by: The top two teams in Sequoia Conference not in the playoffs.*
SBC Bowl sponsored by the Sandwich Broadcasting Company.
to be played at Allianz Stadium Port Trádáil, Sandwich Territories
Contested by: Best non-playoff teams in each of Mineral and Zephyr conferences.*
Church of Saintland Bowl sponsored by the Church of Saintland
to be played at Royal Stadium St. Petrus, Saintland
Contested by: The top two at-large teams not automatically qualifying for a bowl game.*
Verrazano Steakhouse Bowl sponsored by Verrazano Steakhouse
to be played at Verrazano Dome New Verrazano, German Shepherds
Contested by: Two teams with at least 6 wins*
DeltaCom Wireless Bowl sponsored by DeltaCom
to be played at Estadio de Barrio El Niño
Contested by: Unspecified**
Howling City Bowl sponsorted by Albrecht Timber Woodchipping
to be played at The Campana Bowl @ Lupinia Pavilion Lupinia, New Wolfopolis
Contested by: second-best in Woodlands* and second-best in Zephyr*
* to be replaced by a team of the organizers' selection if not available
** originally specified teams are not eligible
Schedule
(the schedule may require alteration in future, but consider this fixed. any changes will be announced.)
(RP bonus degrades by 50% of total after blue days, resets fully after green days)
Matchday one - 1 December
Matchday two - 3 December
Non-Conference game arrangement deadline - 3 December
Matchday three - 5 December
Matchday four - 8 December
Matchday five - 10 December
Matchday six - 12 December
Matchday seven - 15 December
Matchday eight - 17 December
Matchday nine - 19 December
Matchday ten - 22 December
Championship venue proposal deadline - 24 December
Christmas Break - 24 December to 28 December
Non-Conference week - 29 December, 31 December, 2 January
Playoff berth and Championship venue voting deadline - 5 January
Bowl games - 6 January
Playoffs round one - 7 January
Championship Game - 14 January
Post NSCF 8 Rankings
At the end of the season, each nation can nominate one person for each of the NSCF Awards; Most Outstanding Player, Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Special Teams Player of the Year, and Coach of the Year. These awards will then be voted on by the NSCF Committee.
NSCF 9 Top 16 - Week Five
(as compiled by OSN.net)
## College Nat. Conference
01 Utica University [OSR] Woodlands
02 Reimsburgh Tech University [SWT] Mineral
03 University of St Augustinus [SNT] Celestia
04 University of Port Salem [WGA] Mineral
05 St Martin's College [NKL] Horizon
06 Riversburg-Madison University [KKR] Sequoia
07 Netteingen Tech [KKR] Sequoia
08 University of Jagoza [MIC] Woodlands
09 St. Thomas University [EST] Zephyr
10 Bugny A&M University [SAU] Zephyr
11 Valor Coast University [VTR] Mineral
12 Frbiba State University [MIC] Woodlands
13 Saugeais State University [SAU] Zephyr
14 University of Alzburg-Dyka [MYT] Sequoia
15 Ramusok Capital University [COS] Horizon
16 Sylvan Beach University [GSP] Horizon
Full standings can be found here.
For pre-season, rankings are assigned based on last season's finish, and then arbitrarily for new teams. These will be used as the as of yet unneeded final tiebreaker in the standings.
** Please note that these rankings are ICly provided by OSN.net and are not official NSCF rankings.
** ICly, there are NO OFFICIAL NSCF Rankings until the end of the regular season, when playoff seeds are determined.
** Pre season ranks are determined by last season's finish for returning teams, and then arbitrary ranks given to new teams.
** In the actual standings spreadsheet, the final tiebreaker is last season's rank (based on playoffs and final standings) or alphabetical order for new teams.
Schedules and Timing
When checking times, this link might come in handy for converting to your local time.
Celestia Conference (Scorinated by New West Guiana)
Reigning Champions: Université St. Croix [RKQ]
Université St. Croix [RKQ] Royal Kingdom of Quebec
Bishop's University [RKQ] Royal Kingdom of Quebec
Northern Dinagat State University [LYC] Lycrabon
Fair Haven State University [LYC] Lycrabon
University of St Augustinus [SNT] Saintland
University of Saint Michael Archangel [LIS] Lisander
Horizon Conference (Scorinated by New West Guiana)
Reigning Champions: University of West TaQud [TAQ]
Ramusok Capital University [COS] Cosumar
Stoneshore College [COS] Cosumar
University of San Jose Guayabal [SJG] San José Guayabal
Faircrest State University [WPT] Windport
Sylvan Beach University [GSP] German Shepherds
St Martin's College [NKL] New Koln
Mineral Conference (Scorinated by Michael VII) (Cutoffs: approx. 04:30 UTC)
Reigning Champions: University of Port Salem [WGA]
University of Port Salem [WGA] West Guiana
Reimsburgh Tech University [SWT] Sandwich Territories
Valor Coast University [VTR] Vettrera
Khanzo State University [KIN] Kintratar
Gemsbrook University [WGA] West Guiana
College Station A&M [TXC] Texacano
Sequoia Conference (Scorinated by Michael VII) (Cutoffs: approx. 04:30 UTC)
Reigning Champions: University of Alzburg-Dyka [MYT]
University of Alzburg-Dyka [MYT] Mytannion
Netteingen Tech [KKR] Khabarovsk Krai
Riversburg-Madison University [KKR] Khabarovsk Krai
University of Vilitova [CHI] Chiata
Lords Federal University [LFU] Lords Federal University
Rowe University [TCI] The Charming Islands
Woodlands Conference (Scorinated by Texacano) (Cutoffs: approx. 0800 CST)
Reigning Champions: University of Jagoza [MIC]
University of Jagoza [MIC] Michael VII
Utica University [OSR] Osarius
Frbiba State University [MIC] Michael VII
University of Dubrovka State [DBV] Dubrovka
Levivania Royal University [LEV] Levivania
University of New Iowa [NWW] New Wolfopolis
Zephyr Conference (Scorinated by Royal Kingdom of Quebec) (Cutoffs: approx. 1700 EST)
Reigning Champions: St Michael the Archangel University [POW]
National University at Mardi [NSI] Northern Sunrise Islands
St. Thomas University [EST] Estope
Bugny A&M University [SAU] Saugeais
Saugeais State University [SAU] Saugeais
Eisenport A&M [GAS] German American States
University of Swansea City [SWC] Swansea City
Non-Conference Games
Games are only listed when confirmed by both parties. Only games listed here will be scorinated.
If both you and your opponent have confirmed a game, but it is not listed here, send a TG to NSCF.
Blue matchups denote a potential scheduling clash, and those games will need to be re-confirmed or rescheduled before the deadline, or they will not be included in scorination. Red matchups are those I have taken note of from the discussion thread, and require confirmation, but would otherwise be fine.
Non-Conference Day One:
Home Team vs Away Team
[WGA] University of Port Salem vs Bugny A&M [SAU]
[SNT] University of St Augustinus vs Saugeais State University [SAU]
[GAS] Eisenport A&M vs University of New Iowa [NWW]
[EST] St. Thomas University vs Gemsbrook University [WGA]
[GSP] Sylvan Beach University vs Lord's Federal University [LFU]
[LYC] Fair Haven State University vs Ramusok Capital University [COS]
[LYC] Northern Dinagat State University vs Valor Coast University [VTR]
[SJG] University of San Jose Guayabal vs Utica University [OSR]
[RKQ] Universite St. Croix vs Frbiba State University [MIC]
[RKQ] Bishop's University vs Jagoza University [MIC]
[COS] Stoneshore College vs University of Alzburg-Dyka [MYT]
[SWT] Reimsburgh Tech University vs Khanzo State University [KIN]
[KIN] Khanzo State University vs University of Vilitova [CHI]
Non-Conference Day Two:
Home Team vs Away Team
[SAU] Saugeais State University vs University of San Jose Guayabal [SJG]
[SAU] Bugny A&M vs Utica University [OSR]
[WGA] Gemsbrook University vs Eisenport A&M [GAS]
[NWW] University of New Iowa vs St. Thomas University [EST]
[LFU] Lord's Federal University vs Fair Haven State University [LYC]
[RKQ] Universite St. Croix vs Ramusok Capital University [COS]
[COS] Stoneshore College vs Valor Coast University [VTR]
[RKQ] Bishop's University vs Sylvan Beach University [GSP]
[MIC] Jagoza University vs Northern Dinagat State University [LYC]
[MIC] Frbiba State University vs University of Port Salem [WGA]
[SNT] University of St Augustinus vs University of Alzburg-Dyka [MYT]
[SWT] Reimsburgh Tech University vs University of Vilitova [CHI]
Non-Conference Day Three:
Home Team vs Away Team
[OSR] Utica University vs Stoneshore College [COS]
[VTR] Valor Coast University vs Fair Haven State University [LYC]
[SAU] Bugny A&M vs Universite St. Croix [RKQ]
[COS] Ramusok Capital University vs Saugeais State University [SAU]
[GAS] Eisenport A&M vs Lord's Federal University [LFU]
[EST] St. Thomas University vs Bishop's University [RKQ]
[GSP] Sylvan Beach University vs Gemsbrook University [WGA]
[SJG] University of San Jose Guayabal vs University of New Iowa [NWW]
[MIC] Frbiba State University vs University of Alzburg-Dyka [MYT]
[SNT] University of St Augustinus vs Jagoza University [MIC]
[LYC] Northern Dinagat State University vs Reimsburgh Tech University [SWT]
[CHI] University of Vilitova vs College Station A&M [TXC]