MVFC PLAYOFF GAMES THIS WEEK (Saturday, Dec. 1)

Illinois State at Appalachian State, 1 pm CT (ESPN3)

• MVFC is 3-13 all-time vs. SoCon in the playoffs, but 3-1 in the last 4 meetings.
• MVFC (23-15) and SoCon (25-14) sport the best two playoff records since 2005.

South Dakota State at North Dakota State, 3 pm CT (ESPN3, ESPN GamePlan)

• Marks the third time two league members have faced one another in the playoffs
• 2002 – Western Kentucky beat Western Illinois in Round of 16 (WKU won national title)
• 2006 – Youngstown State beat Illinois State in Round of 8 (YSU lost in semis to Appalachian State)