The playoff picture for district college football teams is coming into focus with two weeks remaining in the regular season.

The teams in contention for postseason play are Youngstown State in Division I-AA scholarship, Robert Morris in Division I-AA Mid-Major, California and IUP in Division II and Carnegie Mellon and Washington & Jefferson in Division III.

	LAST WEEK REVISITED Individual and team highlights in district college last week: Grove City's Andrew DiDonato set a school record with 27 completions and 47 attempts in a 38-21 loss against Rochester. He passed for 268 yards and three touchdowns. Lock Haven's Ryan Blood was the individual champion of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference men's cross country championships with a time of 25:44 over the 8,000-meter course. The Bald Eagles won their fourth consecutive team title. Edinboro's Rachel Lanzel was the women's winner in 22:20 over 6,000 meters, and the Fighting Scots won their ninth consecutive team championship. California senior wide receiver Nate Forse (Laurel Highlands), who had four catches for 140 yards and touchdowns of 65 and 53 yards in a 35-20 victory against Shippensburg, is the PSAC West offensive player of the week. Saint Vincent's Adam Smith (27:33) was the individual winner at the Presidents' Athletic Conference men's cross country championships, and his team finished first, but the Bearcats aren't eligible for the title because they are a provisional member of the league. Grove City is the official winner of the team competition. Grove City's Kristin Carter (24:07) was the individual winner and led the Wolverines to the women's team title. Allegheny defeated Ohio Wesleyan, 30-13, in the first night game between two teams from the North Coast Athletic Conference.

The most intriguing scenario could match CMU and W&J, former rivals in the Presidents' Athletic Conference, in the first round of the playoffs.

Here's a look at the candidates:

No. 7 Youngstown State (7-2, 4-1) can reach the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs by earning an automatic bid as champion of the Gateway Football Conference or receive one of the eight at-large bids to the 16-team tournament. The Penguins didn't get an at-large invitation with an 8-2 record last season. Coming off a 27-13 victory against then-No. 3 Illinois State, Youngstown State plays host to No. 12 Southern Illinois Saturday. The Penguins complete their regular season at Western Kentucky, Nov. 11.

Robert Morris (6-3), ranked No. 5 in The Sport Network I-AA Mid-Major poll, is in a four-way tie for first in the Northeast Conference at 4-1. The Colonials play host to No. 4 Albany (6-3, 4-1) Saturday and finish the regular season at Sacred Heart, Nov. 11. The other teams tied for first are Monmouth and Stony Brook. Robert Morris defeated Stony Brook and lost to Monmouth.

The champion of the Northeast Conference will play host to the inaugural Gridiron Classic against the champion of the Pioneer League, Dec. 2.

Even if Robert Morris wins its final two games and clinches at least a tie for first place with victories in the final two games, the Colonials might not earn a spot in the Gridiron Classic.

Robert Morris' most recent NEC championship was 2000 when the Colonials were 10-0.

IUP (7-1) or California (7-2) has to finish in the top six in the Division II Northeast Region to reach the Division II playoffs. IUP dropped two notches to ninth despite a 42-6 victory against Millersville last week, while California moved up a spot to No. 5 with a 35-0 victory against Shippensburg. IUP, which plays at California Nov. 11, is behind three teams with three losses in the region ranking.

Carnegie Mellon (8-0) has clinched the Divisino III University Athletic Association championship, but must remain undefeated and hope to receive an at-large bid to reach the playoffs for the first time since 1990. The Tartans play host to Bethany Saturday and are at Thiel, Nov. 11. The UAA champion does not receive an automatic bid to the playoffs.

W&J (7-1) is in a similar position as CMU because the Presidents are in the Presidents' Athletic Conference, whose champion doesn't qualify for an automatic bid. W&J plays host to Thomas More Saturday and is at Bethany, Nov. 11 and most likely has to win both games to remain in consideration for an at-large bid.

Tournament Soccer

West Virginia (15-1-2), ranked No. 2 in the country behind Wake Forest, plays at No. 25 Rutgers (10-6-1) tonight in the semifinals of the Big East men's tournament. The Mountaineers have outscored their opponents, 36-12, led by Jarrod Smith's 14 goals and the goal-keeping of Nick Noble.

No. 4 seed Duquesne (11-6-1), making its fifth consecutive appearance in the Atlantic 10 men's tournament, meets No. 5 Charlotte (9-5-4) in the quarterfinals at 7:30 tonight at Transamerica Field in Charlotte, N.C. Duquesne's Travis MacKenzie, a junior midfielder from Chartiers Valley High School, has a team-high six goals, and goalkeeper Zach Varga has a 1.18 goals against average with six shutouts.

No. 4 seed Robert Morris (9-6-4), the defending Northeast Conference men's tournament champion, will play top-seed and host Monmouth (12-3-3) tomorrow morning in the semifinals at West Long Branch, N.J. The Colonials are 1-6-2 away from home, including a 3-1 defeat at Monmouth.

Football on TV

Slippery Rock (6-3, 3-2) plays at IUP (7-1, 4-0) at 7 p.m. today in a PSAC West game that will be televised by CSTV and FSN Pittsburgh. IUP features Chris Morgan (1,112 yards rushing, 7.4 per carry average, 12 touchdowns), the school's third all-time leader with 3,611 yards. Aamir Dew is second at 3,623 and Michael Mann tops the list with 4,805 from 1990-93. IUP has won the past seven meetings against Slippery Rock.