SDSU VS SIU this weekend and will tell a lot about these two teams. Don't hate me but I still think UNI is the best team in the Conference and may not lose again. Western is probably the only team that has a chance of beating them. Hope I'm wrong we'll see.
In case you haven't seen it yet, the Coaches Poll is below:
Team (No. 1 Votes) Record Points Previous Ranking
1. Appalachian State (25) 5-0 671 1
2. Delaware 6-0 643 2
3. Jacksonville State (1) 6-0 617 3
4. Stephen F. Austin (1) 4-1 592 4
5. William & Mary 5-1 564 5
6. James Madison 4-1 533 6
7. Villanova 3-2 503 7
8. Massachusetts 4-1 494 8
9. South Carolina State 4-1 450 9
10. Montana State 5-1 437 10
11. Montana 4-2 377 12
12. Eastern Washington 4-2 373 14
13. Cal Poly 4-2 349 16
14. North Dakota State 4-2 280 17
T15. New Hampshire 3-3 219 23
T15. Southern Illinois 3-3 219 21
17. Wofford 4-1 218 25
18. Georgia Southern 3-2 195 12
19. Richmond 2-3 165 11
20. Southeast Missouri State 5-1 154 NR
21. Liberty 4-2 120 NR
22. Texas State 3-2 101 15
23. Western Illinois 4-2 77 20
24. Northern Iowa 2-3 72 18
25. Penn 3-1 53 NR
Others receiving votes (points in parentheses): Elon (51), Northern Arizona (46), Bethune-Cookman (32), Grambling State (29), Harvard (28), Furman (24), Jacksonville (21), Central Arkansas (16), Robert Morris (14), Dayton (7), Southeastern Louisiana (7), McNeese State (6), Sacramento State (6), Chattanooga (2), Colgate (2), Hampton (2), Weber State (2), Youngstown State (2), Jackson State (1), South Dakota State (1)
Not bad for what is supposed to be a down MVFC....
Conference Ranking:
Rank, League, Total Average
1. Colonial Athletic Association (23.200)
2. Missouri Valley Football Conference (25.139)
3. Big Sky Conference (27.653)
4. Southern Conference (29.083)
5. Great West Conference (31.575)
6. Southland Conference (40.944)
7. Ohio Valley Conference (43.917)
8. Northeast Conference (53.121)
9. Big South Conference (57.544)
10. Southwestern Athletic Conference (59.025)
11. Ivy League (61.328)
12. Independents (62.813)
13. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (64.375)
14. Patriot League (66.964)
15. Pioneer Football League (71.838)
NDSU to the FBS always. In all ways.
...and look who is down there below every MVFC team. As in all nine of them.
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