(STATS) -- Northeast Conference teams have been scheduling more FBS opponents, and Duquesne is expanding the footprint in a big way.The 2015 NEC champion Dukes announced Wednesday they will travel to the University of Hawaii for a matchup on Sept. 22, 2018.The Dukes were the third NEC team to face an FBS program when they lost in their only other such matchup -- 38-28 to Buffalo to open the 2014 season. The Hawaii game will be the programs first game west of the Rocky Mountains since a 1947 matchup against San Francisco.NEC matchups against the FBS have increased the conferences visibility. The NEC presidents have increasingly raised the number of football scholarships within their programs, most recently moving to 45 scholarships.Wagner had led the NEC effort against FBS programs, traveling as far as BYU last season. This year, the Seahawks will play two FBS opponents for the second consecutive season, Boston College and Massachusetts. 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Their experience showed Tuesday as the No. 10 Badgers blunted a Saint Louis surge to win 63-57 and advance to face West Virginia in Wednesdays finals of the Cancun Challenge.PORTLAND, Ore. -- Beat the Whitecaps next Sunday in Vancouver, and the Portland Timbers are in the playoffs.The Timbers set up the win-and-in scenario for the regular-season finale with a 1-0 victory Sunday over the Colorado Rapids. Fanendo Adi scored on a penalty kick in the 35th minute.The reality is, it comes down to one game for us now to extend our season, Timbers captain Jack Jewsbury said. Its not the sixth game of the season on the road where its hard to see the end line. Its do or die. It was the fifth straight win at home for the defending MLS Cup champions and pulled them pulled even in points with Sporting Kansas City for the sixth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. The Timbers were a point back of fifth-place Seattle.Colorado (15-6-12) dropped to second in the conference standings behind Dallas while vying for the Supporters Shield for the team with the best regular-season record.The Timbers (12-13-8) have been winless on the road this season, which has hurt their playoff chances. But the result Sunday keeps them in the playoff race heading into the final game of the regular season next Sunday against the Whitecaps in Vancouver.I dont think anybodys worried about the road, even though, yeah, maybe we should be, Timbers coach Caleb Porter said. But I think in some ways the group still has a lot of confidence going on the road. Its more frustration, like, `how did we not win on the road? type of thing.The Timbers have lost starters Liam Ridgewell and Diego Chara for the match against the Whitecaps because of yellow card accummulation.ddddddddddddhe Rapids wrap up the regular season at home next Sunday against the Houston Dynamo.The mentality has to be right and were at home, in front of the home crowd, after a week of rest, Rapids coach Pablo Mastroeni said about the final with the Shield on the line. Just looking forward to a really spirited, really positive, really electric performance in that last game to hopefully put us in a position to win the Shield.Adis penalty kick was the result of a foul in the box on Vytautas Andriuskevicius. Three minutes later, Andriuskevicius drew another penalty but Rapids goalkeeper Tim Howard stopped the shot and Adi missed a chance on the rebound.Jewsbury, who is retiring following the season, was captain for his 156th game with the Timbers, tied for fourth on the teams career list. He was honored before his final home game, and the sellout crowd at Providence Park chanted Captain Jack!I want to thank each and every one of you for what you bring to this. Look at this atmosphere we get to play in front of every single game. Its amazing, he told the fans.After the game he went up in the stands to the Timbers Army supporters group to shake hands and sign autographs.Colorado was coming off a 2-1 victory over San Jose on Thursday night, snapping a 14-game winless streak over the Earthquakes. Kevin Doyle scored both goals in the Rapids third straight victory.The Timbers fell 1-0 to the Rapids on Oct. 1 in Colorado. ' ' '