Sagarin says

[THEsocalledfan]

I'm reading this as there is definitely an anomaly.... the attention NDSU is receiving is far and above the attention other schools at our level receive.

Agree with Tatanka, at this point. However, if NDSU can somehow manage to reload next year and starts running off victories again, I think attention may very well continue.

[thebootfitter]

We have moved up to a predictor score of 80.74 (#26). We are #22 in Sagarin's composite rating. We'd be favored in the Dome against Johnny Football and A&M and only slight dogs at their house.

[BisonTeacher]

We have moved up to a predictor score of 80.74 (#26). We are #22 in Sagarin's composite rating. We'd be favored in the Dome against Johnny Football and A&M and only slight dogs at their house.

Brock for Heisman!!!

[Bisonfan1]

No, appalachian is hot....hot, hot.

Thanx Gully, It took me over a year to get that video out of my head, now its back. Back to group therapy for me.

[Gully]

Thanx Gully, It took me over a year to get that video out of my head, now its back. Back to group therapy for me.

I'm always here to help. It's what I do.

[extremerouge]

We have moved up to a predictor score of 80.74 (#26). We are #22 in Sagarin's composite rating. We'd be favored in the Dome against Johnny Football and A&M and only slight dogs at their house.

And Danny football could meet Johnny football in the backfield.

[MNLonghorn10]

NDSU is no longer 3 TD dogs vs FSU or Bama now, haha

[stevdock]

My question is as bad as Indiana St was when we played them, would they seriously be favored to beat UND at Grand Forks?? And they seriously want to play us??

[Hammersmith]

Five of the top twelve for the MVFC; not bad. New guys at the bottom of the power conferences. I'll probably do something with the playoff field when it's released.

Sagarin's Playoffs Round 1 Predictions

			       Sagarin	  Predict    Result	 Diff  [/U]
 26	North Dakota State	80.74					
 25	Kansas State		81.12	   -4.11       3.00	  7.11		
 NA	Ferris State		   NA	      NA      46.00	    NA		
225	Delaware State		34.93	   49.54      51.00	  1.46		
 87	South Dakota State	64.18	   12.83      20.00	  7.17		
 83	Northern Iowa		64.59	   19.88       1.00	-18.88		
 97	Missouri State		62.13	   22.34      15.00	 -7.34		
 95	Southern Illinois	62.42	   14.59      21.00	  6.41		
200	Indiana State		39.66	   37.35      46.00	  8.65		
120	Illinois State		57.75	   26.72      18.00	 -8.72		
115	Youngstown State	59.47	   17.54      18.00	  0.46		
167	South Dakota		49.05	   35.42      42.00	  6.58		
							
161	Western Illinois	50.74					
						Total Diff:	  2.90
	Home			 3.73

Sagarin FCS Predictor Top-25

 1   26  North Dakota State
 2   40  Eastern Illinois
 3   67  SE Louisiana
 4   75  Towson
 5   80  Villanova
 6   81  William & Mary
 7   83  Northern Iowa
 8   84  Montana
 9   87  South Dakota State
10   88  Eastern Washington
11   95  Southern Illinois
12   97  Missouri State
13  103  Harvard
14  105  McNeese State
15  106  Princeton
16  108  Sam Houston State
17  110  Maine
18  111  New Hampshire
19  113  Cal Poly
20  114  Liberty
21  115  Youngstown State
22  116  Coastal Carolina
23  119  Jacksonville State
24  120  Illinois State
25  121  Bethune-Cookman

Sagarin Predictor Top-7 FCS Conferences

1.  MVFC	59.37
2.  Colonial	56.08
3.  Southland	52.51
4.  Ohio Valley 51.83
5.  Ivy League	49.83
6.  Southern	48.92
7.  Big Sky	48.71

[Hammersmith]

Raw data dump. Numbers in parentheses are how much a team is favored to win by. Anything below 7 or so is really a pickem. Home field advantage is factored in, but no bye week advantage. Two "upsets" in the first round(home team loses), chalk from there. Bison by 27, 20, 16, & 4. At a quick glance, SDSU has the best chance of sustained upsets before falling to EIU.

Furman		51.37
SC State*	57.34 (9.70)
		
Beth-Cook	57.37
Coastal C*	59.44 (5.80)
		
Lafayette	50.13
UNH*		59.96 (13.56)
		
SUU		47.80
SHSU*		60.74 (16.67)
		
SDSU		64.18 (5.98)
NAU*		54.47
		
Samford		54.88
Jax St*		57.82 (6.67)
		
Sac Heart	50.44
Fordham*	55.77 (9.06)
		
Tenn St		56.14 (11.60)
Butler*		40.81



1. NDSU*	80.74 (27.13)
SC State	57.34

8. Montana*	64.50 (8.79)
Coastal C	59.44
		
5. Maine*	60.14 (3.91)
UNH		59.96
		
4. SELA*	68.78 (11.77)
SHSU		60.74
		
3. EWU*		64.22 (3.77)
SDSU		64.18
		
6. McNeese*	61.14 (7.05)
Jax St		57.82
		
7. Towson*	66.67 (14.63)
Fordham		55.77
		
2. EIU*		76.68 (24.27)
Tenn St		56.14



1. NDSU*	80.74 (19.97)
8. Montana	64.50 
		
5. Maine	60.14 
4. SELA*	68.78 (12.37)
		
3. EWU*		64.22 (6.81)
6. McNeese	61.14 
		
7. Towson	66.67 
2. EIU*		76.68 (13.74)



1. NDSU*	80.74 (15.69)
4. SELA*	68.78 
		
3. EWU*		64.22 
2. EIU*		76.68 (16.19)



1. NDSU		80.74 (4.06)
2. EIU		76.68