This week's polls

[Gully]

With 2-3 teams above us losing (depending on the poll) how far will we move up? I'd say we're as good as anybody in IAA....#3 or #4?

[Swaghook]

By defualt we should see #4 on AGS. Both Cal-Poly and Youngstown lost to IAA teams and the other top 5 have already lost to a IA by larger margins.

[Gully]

Ya, I think that's a given but I'm wondering if we can move ahead of anyone that one as well?

[No_Skill]

We are a top 5 team...no doubt.

[Jeffdaryl3rd]

I'm saying that we will probably move up a couple notches in most of the polls and could make a run at #2 in the Gridiron Power Index.

[BisonMav]

These teams all won, and could be ranked above the Bison: Massachusetts, Illinois St, James Madison, Montana, Appalachian St.

[No_Skill]

App st. barely pulled out a win in 2OT to a team that we handled easily.

[BisonMav]

App st. barely pulled out a win in 2OT to a team that we handled easily.

True, but can you move a team that lost ahead of a team that won?

It will be a tough call for voters

[Gully]

Yes, I think you can move ahead of a team that won. Comparative scores can only go so far but we dominated at Georgia Southern.

[Hammerhead]

I think you can when the team that lost loses by only one point to a team in a BCS conference. :P



App st. barely pulled out a win in 2OT to a team that we handled easily.

True, but can you move a team that lost ahead of a team that won?

It will be a tough call for voters

[CK]

I had the Bison #5 last week, and moved you guys up a spot this week to #4. I'm not so sure the Bison aren't #1. After the Bison play UCD and Cal Poly they just might be - we'll see.

[Jeffdaryl3rd]

NDSU's loss to the Gophers should count on a level with a win against a quality 1-AA opponent. Illinois State lost by 1 point to Kansas State and I don't recall that hurting them much in the polls. Plus, NDSU already has a win against a 1-A opponent and should have won this game, so I'd say moving them up significantly in the polls is in no way out of the question.

[Mr._Bill]

I was assuming that a loss is a loss, although a loss against a 1A would be better than a loss against a 1AA. That said, I was assuming that we would stay level in the polls this week.

[Hammersmith]

I was assuming that a loss is a loss, although a loss against a 1A would be better than a loss against a 1AA. *That said, I was assuming that we would stay level in the polls this week.
Normally you'd be correct, but I think with all the losses above and below us we stand a good chance of rising 2 or 3 slots. Probably not in AGS, since we were already ranked 6th. I'll predict 6th in AGS, and 7th in the CSN and TSN polls.

[NDSUstudent]

I am an AGS voter and I had NDSU 5th last week and will have them 5th this week.

[Jeffdaryl3rd]

NDSU moved from #9 to #6 in the Sports Network Poll this week and grabbed 3 first place votes (not sure how many they had last week).

http://www.sportsnetwork.com/default.asp?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/tsn-div-1aa-poll.htm

[WYOBISONMAN]

NDSU is probaly deserving of some first place votes when you look at the records of the other top 5 teams. *I am not so sure we are not the best team in the country.....We need to win out now.

[Hammersmith]

This is the highest the Bison have ever been ranked. Straight 6ths across the board. Maybe we should try losing more often? 8-)

(2 first place votes last week)

[max_cool]

Polls are great and congrats to the Bison, but let's focus on winning the Great West, arguably our toughest games are yet to come.

[Bison13]

If we end up staying around #9 or #8, we will be the most underrated team in the Nation.

[Bison13]

I like to see that we moved to #6, PLUS accumilated 2 votes for being number one with the loss. No doubt we could be the best team in the nation. WE DO have the best defense in the nation.