Week 9 Polls

[NDSUstudent]

Results for 10/28/2013 AGS Poll:

1 North Dakota State Bison 1825 73
2 Eastern Illinois Panthers 1707
3 Fordham Rams 1580
4 Eastern Washington Eagles 1541
5 Maine Black Bears 1482
6 Towson Tigers 1443
7 McNeese State Cowboys 1370
8 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 1322
9 Sam Houston State Bearkats 1242
10 Montana State Bobcats 1221
11 Youngstown State Penguins 1166
12 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 908
13 Samford Bulldogs 872
14 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 847
15 Montana Grizzlies 768
16 Southeastern Louisiana Lions 637
17 Tennessee State Tigers 439
18 Villanova Wildcats 382
19 New Hampshire Wildcats 380
20 Charleston Southern Buccaneers 355
21 Wofford Terriers 349
22 William & Mary Tribe 334
23 Southern Illinois Salukis 297
24 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens 282
25 Chattanooga Mocs 209

Most Significant Win: Samford Bulldogs
Most Significant Loss: Lehigh Mountain Hawks

ORV:
26 South Dakota State Jackrabbits 136
27 Princeton Tigers 127
28 Lehigh Mountain Hawks 97
29 Central Arkansas Bears 91
30 James Madison Dukes 81
31 Jacksonville State Gamecocks 60
32 Northern Iowa Panthers 49
33 Harvard Crimson 45
34T Southern Utah Thunderbirds 19
34T South Carolina State Bulldogs 19
36 Jackson State Tigers 12
37 Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks 7
38T Illinois State Redbirds 5
38T Eastern Kentucky Colonels 5
40 Cal Poly Mustangs 4

[HerdBot]

http://mweb.cbssports.com/ncaaf/writer/dennis-dodd/24147886/power-poll-top-4-hold-firm-as-stretch-run-for-unbeatens-looms-large

Dodd has us at #19 in the FBS power rankings

[EC8CH]

I can only imagine how pissed UNI fans must be that McNeese State is #7 right now after the beating they gave them... and they aren't even in the top 25.

It has been a crazy season for Panther fans to be sure.

[BisonNation11]

http://mweb.cbssports.com/ncaaf/writer/dennis-dodd/24147886/power-poll-top-4-hold-firm-as-stretch-run-for-unbeatens-looms-large

Dodd has us at #19 in the FBS power rankings

I believe that's up 2 from last week. Few more piss poundings and we may get up to 15... One can dream!

[bisonaudit]

I can only imagine how pissed UNI fans must be that McNeese State is #7 right now after the beating they gave them... and they aren't even in the top 25.

It has been a crazy season for Panther fans to be sure.

Two years in a row now that they've been way better than their W/L record suggests.

[IBleedYellow]

Two years in a row now that they've been way better than their W/L record suggests.

Their talent just quits when they are down, that's a huge issue. Although it would be really hard to keep wanting to try when you lose 3 games in OT and 4 in a row.

[bisonaudit]

Their talent just quits when they are down, that's a huge issue. Although it would be really hard to keep wanting to try when you lose 3 games in OT and 4 in a row.

I'm not sure how much quitting has to do with losing three straight in overtime. Seems like if they were quitting they wouldn't be getting into overtimes.

[G_Funky]

http://mweb.cbssports.com/ncaaf/writer/dennis-dodd/24147886/power-poll-top-4-hold-firm-as-stretch-run-for-unbeatens-looms-large

Dodd has us at #19 in the FBS power rankings


This may have been covered, if so I apologize. I also am not sure if these power rankings were established when App St was cleaning up the FCS...Were they ever ranked in this poll when they went on their 3-peat run?

[NDSUstudent]

Sports Network

1. North Dakota State
2. Eastern Illinois
3. Eastern Washington
4. McNeese State
5. Montana State
6. Coastal Carolina
7. Towson
8. Sam Houston State
9. Fordham
10. Maine
11. Youngstown State
12. Montana
13. Bethune-Cookman
14. Northern Arizona
15. Samford
16. New Hampshire
17. Wofford
18. Central Arkansas
19. South Dakota State
20. Villanova
21. Delaware
22. Lehigh
23. Tennessee State
24. Charleston Southern
25. Southeastern Louisiana

ORV: Northern Iowa 360, James Madison 325, William & Mary 259, Jacksonville State 177, Chattanooga 175, Southern Illinois 81, Princeton 68, Georgia Southern 57, Harvard 37, Southern Utah 33, South Carolina State 24, Jackson State 18, UT Martin 18, Portland State 17, Illinois State 11, Sacramento State 7, Stony Brook 6, Cal Poly 6, South Dakota 4, Alabama State 4, Alcorn State 4, Eastern Kentucky 2

[CAS4127]

Sports Network

1. North Dakota State
2. Eastern Illinois
3. Eastern Washington
4. McNeese State
5. Montana State
6. Coastal Carolina
7. Towson
8. Sam Houston State
9. Fordham
10. Maine
11. Youngstown State
12. Montana
13. Bethune-Cookman
14. Northern Arizona
15. Samford
16. New Hampshire
17. Wofford
18. Central Arkansas
19. South Dakota State
20. Villanova
21. Delaware
22. Lehigh
23. Tennessee State
24. Charleston Southern
25. Southeastern Louisiana

ORV: Northern Iowa 360, James Madison 325, William & Mary 259, Jacksonville State 177, Chattanooga 175, Southern Illinois 81, Princeton 68, Georgia Southern 57, Harvard 37, Southern Utah 33, South Carolina State 24, Jackson State 18, UT Martin 18, Portland State 17, Illinois State 11, Sacramento State 7, Stony Brook 6, Cal Poly 6, South Dakota 4, Alabama State 4, Alcorn State 4, Eastern Kentucky 2

By the time we play YSU, they will likely be in top 10. Will that make 3 top-tens that we have played in our regular season?!

[NDSUstudent]

I give you the worst poll in the FCS and perhaps the worst in college football. The FCS coaches poll...

1. North Dakota State
2. Eastern Illinois
3. Coastal Carolina
4. Eastern Washington
5. Montana State
6. Towson
7. McNeese State
8. Fordham
9. Sam Houston State
10. Youngstown State
11. Maine
12. Bethune-Cookman
13. Montana
14. Northern Arizona
15. Central Arkansas
16. Wofford
17. New Hampshire
18. Charleston Southern
19. Samford
20. South Dakota State
21. Lehigh
22. Villanova
23. James Madison
24. Tennessee State
25. Southeastern Louisiana

[UncleBuck]

I used this one to enrage my sister this morning, because, that's what brothers are supposed to do.

Rank Team
1 Eastern Illinois
2 North Dakota St
3 Bethune-Cookman
4 Maine
5 Coastal Carolina
6 Youngstown St
7 Tennessee St
8 Fordham
9 McNeese St
10 Eastern Washington
11 Towson
12 Northern Arizona
13 Jacksonville St
14 Sam Houston St
15 Villanova
16 SE Louisiana St
17 Tennessee-Martin
18 Southern Illinois
19 Princeton
20 Eastern Kentucky
21 Murray St
22 William & Mary
23 South Carolina St
24 Harvard
25 Samford

From CompughterRankings.com

[gotts]

i give you the worst poll in the fcs and perhaps the worst in college football. The fcs coaches poll...

1. North dakota state
2. Eastern illinois
3. Coastal carolina
4. Eastern washington
5. Montana state
6. Towson
7. Mcneese state
8. Fordham
9. Sam houston state
10. Youngstown state
11. Maine
12. Bethune-cookman
13. Montana
14. Northern arizona
15. Central arkansas
16. Wofford
17. New hampshire
18. Charleston southern
19. Samford
20. South dakota state
21. Lehigh
22. Villanova
23. James madison
24. Tennessee state
25. Southeastern louisiana

rofl @ cc @ 3

[MNLonghorn10]

i hate lehigh. i dont really know why either. maybe its they have such a great record, and dont play anyone worth a shit...but we must include lehigh in playoff talks because of their shit conference and schedule

[bisonaudit]

Fordham isn't in my top 25. I don't care how many games they haven't lost. That's a 1 bid conference and Lehigh shouldn't even be in the conversation.

[NDSUstudent]

rofl @ cc @ 3

Yep, haven't played a ranked team but they are apparently #3 in the country. They needed two overtimes to get past the juggernaut that is Liberty.

[marenlee]

This may have been covered, if so I apologize. I also am not sure if these power rankings were established when App St was cleaning up the FCS...Were they ever ranked in this poll when they went on their 3-peat run?

I wouldn't think about that too much. These are one dude's personal power poll. He just happens to be on a "major" sports website.

[tjbison]

I give you the worst poll in the FCS and perhaps the worst in college football. The FCS coaches poll...

1. North Dakota State
2. Eastern Illinois
3. Coastal Carolina
4. Eastern Washington
5. Montana State
6. Towson
7. McNeese State
8. Fordham
9. Sam Houston State
10. Youngstown State
11. Maine
12. Bethune-Cookman
13. Montana
14. Northern Arizona
15. Central Arkansas
16. Wofford
17. New Hampshire
18. Charleston Southern
19. Samford
20. South Dakota State
21. Lehigh
22. Villanova
23. James Madison
24. Tennessee State
25. Southeastern Louisiana


oh my god..............

[Mayville Bison]

I give you the worst poll in the FCS and perhaps the worst in college football. The FCS coaches poll...

1. North Dakota State
2. Eastern Illinois
3. Coastal Carolina
4. Eastern Washington
5. Montana State
6. Towson
7. McNeese State
8. Fordham
9. Sam Houston State
10. Youngstown State
11. Maine
12. Bethune-Cookman
13. Montana
14. Northern Arizona
15. Central Arkansas
16. Wofford
17. New Hampshire
18. Charleston Southern
19. Samford
20. South Dakota State
21. Lehigh
22. Villanova
23. James Madison
24. Tennessee State
25. Southeastern Louisiana

I think you spoke too soon!


I used this one to enrage my sister this morning, because, that's what brothers are supposed to do.

Rank Team
1 Eastern Illinois
2 North Dakota St
3 Bethune-Cookman
4 Maine
5 Coastal Carolina
6 Youngstown St
7 Tennessee St
8 Fordham
9 McNeese St
10 Eastern Washington
11 Towson
12 Northern Arizona
13 Jacksonville St
14 Sam Houston St
15 Villanova
16 SE Louisiana St
17 Tennessee-Martin
18 Southern Illinois
19 Princeton
20 Eastern Kentucky
21 Murray St
22 William & Mary
23 South Carolina St
24 Harvard
25 Samford

From CompughterRankings.com

This one is terrible!!! And not just because of the EIU bias....No Montana schools, no YSU, sure there are others as well that I quickly overlooked. Surprised Moorhead isn't on there

[Mayville Bison]

Results for 10/28/2013 AGS Poll:

1 North Dakota State Bison 1825 73
2 Eastern Illinois Panthers 1707
3 Fordham Rams 1580
4 Eastern Washington Eagles 1541
5 Maine Black Bears 1482
6 Towson Tigers 1443
7 McNeese State Cowboys 1370
8 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 1322
9 Sam Houston State Bearkats 1242
10 Montana State Bobcats 1221
11 Youngstown State Penguins 1166
12 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 908
13 Samford Bulldogs 872
14 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 847
15 Montana Grizzlies 768
16 Southeastern Louisiana Lions 637
17 Tennessee State Tigers 439
18 Villanova Wildcats 382
19 New Hampshire Wildcats 380
20 Charleston Southern Buccaneers 355
21 Wofford Terriers 349
22 William & Mary Tribe 334
23 Southern Illinois Salukis 297
24 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens 282
25 Chattanooga Mocs 209


Going back to a realistic poll now - This poll clearly shows there is only a certain number of teams able to make a run at the championship. There is a big dropoff from #11 to #12, #15 to #16, and #16 to #17. To me that says there is consensus that says the top 11 teams are the ones to watch. 12-15 can pull off an upset here or there, but won't make a big run. The #16 team is probably an anomaly due to some local voters putting them in the top 10 where the rest of the voters realize they are a 16-20 team.

Can a team outside of the top 15 win the whole thing? Sure, but I'd probably bet my life savings against it.

[ndsubison1]

Fordham isn't in my top 25. I don't care how many games they haven't lost. That's a 1 bid conference and Lehigh shouldn't even be in the conversation.

fordham has been impressive thus far. they do have an fbs win and a win over Villanova. I think theyre top 15 caliber

[bisonaudit]

I don't know where one draws the line on a contender but here are the implied odds based on Sagarin Predictor and the Sports Network bracket:


2:1 North Dakota State
5:1 Eastern Illinois
12:1 Towson
23:1 McNeese State
37:1 Eastern Washington
79:1 Sam Houston State
88:1 Montana
129:1 Maine
187:1 Villanova
280:1 Montana State
353:1 Fordham
370:1 Youngstown State
663:1 Coastal Carolina
1,179:1 Tennessee State
1,214:1 Southern Illinois
2,108:1 Chattanooga
2,876:1 Samford
3,364:1 Bethune-Cookman
15,521:1 Northern Arizona
41,914:1 Delaware
122,382:1 Wofford
8,140,000:1 San Diego
28,027,651:1 Colgate
1,149,725,938:1 Bryant

[Mayville Bison]

I don't know where one draws the line on a contender but here are the implied odds based on Sagarin Predictor and the Sports Network bracket:


2:1 North Dakota State
5:1 Eastern Illinois
12:1 Towson
23:1 McNeese State
37:1 Eastern Washington
79:1 Sam Houston State
88:1 Montana
129:1 Maine
187:1 Villanova
280:1 Montana State
353:1 Fordham
370:1 Youngstown State
663:1 Coastal Carolina
1,179:1 Tennessee State
1,214:1 Southern Illinois
2,108:1 Chattanooga
2,876:1 Samford
3,364:1 Bethune-Cookman
15,521:1 Northern Arizona
41,914:1 Delaware
122,382:1 Wofford
8,140,000:1 San Diego
28,027,651:1 Colgate
1,149,725,938:1 Bryant

I'm putting $1 on Bryant, Colgate, and San Diego!

[bisonaudit]

I'm putting $1 on Bryant, Colgate, and San Diego!

If I could find someone offering those numbers I would too.

[imabison]

If I could find someone offering those numbers I would too.
Rocky Hager is the Defensive Line Coach at Bryant University..

[bisonaudit]

Rocky Hager is the Defensive Line Coach at Bryant University..

Then I'd put down $2 if I could find that number.