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FCS Playoffs 2017: Latest Semifinals Bracket After Friday Quarterfinals Results

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James Madison, the No. 1 seed in the FCS Playoffs and defending champion, survived one of college football's best games of the season Friday night to clinch the first spot in the semifinal round of the bracket.

The Dukes used a 47-yard field goal by Ethan Ratke to complete a comeback against a feisty Weber State team that gave them everything it had.

James Madison's thrilling win was just the start of what is expected to be a thrilling weekend in the FCS, with a few underdogs still alive and looking to knock off perennial favorites for the title.