Surprise! UNH receives bid
The University of New Hampshire is headed to the postseason.
UNH is one of 16 teams that will compete in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs this season. The Wildcats (7-4) will play at Northern Iowa (11-0) on Saturday (7:35 p.m.). Northern Iowa is the tournament's No. 1 seed.
Many considered UNH a longshot to make the field after back-to-back losses against Northeastern and Massachusetts, but the Wildcats earned a playoff bid for the fourth consecutive season.
UNH's league, the Colonial Athletic Association, sent five teams to the 16-team tournament. It's the first time any conference will be represented by more than four teams.
Northern Iowa beat UNH, 24-21, in the 2005 tournament.
