Week 3 Polls

[Hammersmith]

Coaches Poll

1. North Dakota State (26) 2-0 650 1
2. Montana State 2-1 613 3
3. Towson 3-0 582 4
4. Eastern Washington 2-1 560 2
5. Sam Houston State 2-1 556 5
6. South Dakota State 3-0 526 6
7. Northern Iowa 2-0 479 8 8. Wofford 2-1 447 10
9. New Hampshire 1-1 420 9
10. Eastern Illinois 3-0 415 12
11. Montana 2-0 367 15
12. Stony Brook 1-1 285 13
13. McNeese State 3-0 283 18
14. Central Arkansas 1-2 265 7
15. Coastal Carolina 3-0 245 21
16. James Madison 2-0 222 17
17. Bethune-Cookman 3-0 214 22
18. Lehigh 2-0 211 19
19. Cal Poly 1-2 194 14
20. Richmond 1-2 140 11
21. Fordham 3-0 128 NR
T22. Northern Arizona 1-1 100 24
T22. Villanova 0-2 100 20
24. Illinois State 0-2 83 16
25. Maine 3-0 61 NR

Dropped out: No. 23 Youngstown State, No. 25 Eastern Kentucky.

Others receiving votes: Tennessee-Martin 56, Youngstown State 55, Samford 43, William & Mary 20, Jacksonville State 20, North Carolina A&T 20, Tennessee State 11, Gardner-Webb 8, Portland State 8, Chattanooga 6, Delaware 5, Southern Utah 4, Harvard 3, Jackson State 3, Eastern Kentucky 2, Penn 2, Indiana State 2, Sacred Heart 1.

[Hammersmith]

TSN Media Poll

1. North Dakota State (154) 2-0 3,898 1
2. Eastern Washington (2) 2-1 3,462 2
3. Montana State 2-1 3,460 3
4. Towson 3-0 3,412 4
5. Sam Houston State 2-1 3,235 5
6. South Dakota State 3-0 3,054 6
7. Northern Iowa 2-0 3,004 7
8. Eastern Illinois 3-0 2,778 9
9. Montana 2-0 2,450 11
10. Wofford 2-1 2,365 16
11. New Hampshire 1-1 2,273 12
12. McNeese State 3-0 2,134 13
13. Central Arkansas 1-2 1,496 8
14. Georgia Southern 2-1 1,420 10
15. Coastal Carolina 3-0 1,274 21
16. Stony Brook 1-1 1,201 17
17. James Madison 2-1 1,186 20
18. Cal Poly 1-2 1,165 14
19. Bethune-Cookman 3-0 1,053 23
20. Villanova 0-2 767 19
21. Fordham 3-0 733 NR
22. Lehigh 2-0 677 22
23. Richmond 1-2 653 15
24. Tennessee-Martin 2-1 561 NR
25. Northern Arizona 1-1 556 25

Dropped out: No. 18 Illinois State, No. 24 Youngstown State.

Others receiving votes: Illinois State 493, Youngstown State 370, Samford 281, Maine 255, William & Mary 155, North Carolina A&T 118, Southern Utah 114, Delaware 113, Jacksonville State 111, Gardner-Webb 100, Chattanooga 85, Eastern Kentucky 29, Appalachian State 28, Southeastern Louisiana 24, Liberty 24, South Carolina State 22, Penn 21, South Dakota 19, Tennessee State 18, Harvard 18, Southern Illinois 10, Western Illinois 10, Murray State 5, Indiana State 4, Tennessee Tech 3, Northwestern State 2, Sacred Heart 1.

[Hammersmith]

AGS Fan Poll

1 North Dakota State Bison 1974 78
2 Towson Tigers 1813
3 Eastern Washington Eagles 1756 1
4 Sam Houston State Bearkats 1650
5 Northern Iowa Panthers 1559
6 Montana State Bobcats 1485
7 South Dakota State Jackrabbits 1469
8 Eastern Illinois Panthers 1463
9 Montana Grizzlies 1351
10 Wofford Terriers 1095
11 New Hampshire Wildcats 1052
12 Fordham Rams 1003
13 McNeese State Cowboys 998
14 Stony Brook Seawolves 727
15 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 720
16 Cal Poly Mustangs 639
17 Central Arkansas Bears 636
18 James Madison Dukes 606
19 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 499
20 Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks 406
21 Samford Bulldogs 333
22 Maine Black Bears 314
23 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 300
24 Youngstown State Penguins 298
25 Villanova Wildcats 265 0

Most Significant Win:
Fordham Rams

Most Significant Loss:
Richmond Spiders

Others receiving votes: William & Mary Tribe 250, Richmond Spiders 209, Lehigh Mountain Hawks 184, North Carolina A&T Aggies 137, Southern Utah Thunderbirds 71, Liberty Flames 66, Illinois State Redbirds 65, Jacksonville State Gamecocks 55, Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs 47, Chattanooga Mocs 43, Southern Illinois Salukis 32, Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens 29, Charleston Southern Buccaneers 20, Southeastern Louisiana Lions 16, Sacred Heart Pioneers 10

[missingnumber7]

Bisonville Poll

1. North Dakota State (7) 175
2. Eastern Washington 165
3. Towson 162
4. Northern Iowa 150
5. Eastern Illinois 136
6. Montana State 125
7. South Dakota State 123
8. Sam Houston State 122
9. Montana 109
10. Wofford 95
11. Stony Brook 77
12. McNeese State 75
13. New Hampshire 66
14. Central Arkansas 60
15. Fordham 59
16. Maine 53
17. Coastal Carolina 51
18t. Bethune-Cookman 43
18t. William & Mary 43
20. James Madison 41
21. Samford 38
22. Tennessee-Martin 34
23. Georgia Southern 33
24. Cal Poly 32
25. Northern Arizona 30

Others Recieving Votes:
Chattanooga 28; Youngstown State 24; Liberty 22; Richmond 19; Lehigh 16; Villanova 16; Illinois State 10; Jacksonville State 8; Old Dominion 5; Southeastern Louisiana 5; Indiana State 4; North Carolina A&T 4.

[gotts]

Pretty big dropoff in the Valley after 1-3, so far. Conference play is going to be interesting... someone's gotta make enough noise for the Valley to get a 4th team in a field of 24, right?

[tjbison]

Pretty big dropoff in the Valley after 1-3, so far. Conference play is going to be interesting... someone's gotta make enough noise for the Valley to get a 4th team in a field of 24, right?

and the big fluff is overrated and will bow out again early

it's hard to win in the playoffs with no D, and it's been proven for several years

[gotts]

and the big fluff is overrated and will bow out again early

it's hard to win in the playoffs with no D, and it's been proven for several years

Duly noted.

The problem may be, though, that the Big Fluffy doesn't always have ample opportunity to determine a true pecking order because of unbalanced conference play, allowing for the slaughter of such teams in the playoffs. I do see a bit of separation after 1-3, much like the Valley.

Sorry I can't grammar or English very well.

[taper]

This was probably the toughest poll I've put together. Lots of teams I'm not that familiar with have big wins and there's been very little conference play. Some expected big hitters have only had cupcakes so it's hard to tell. I vote based on play to date, not what I think they'll do in the future. Close losses to good teams can still get you in, see SIU. I wanted to find a spot for Coastal Carolina but didn't know who to leave out. Hopefully next week cleans it up a little.

NDSU
Eastern Washington
Towson
Northern Iowa
Eastern Illinois
Maine
Wofford
Fordham
Samford
Montana State
Stony Brook
New Hampshire
Montana
South Dakota State
William and Mary
Georgia Southern
UT-Martin
Chattanooga
Sam Houston
Liberty
James Madison
McNeese St
Central Arkansas
Southern Illinois
Bethune Cook

[JSUBison]

Duly noted.

The problem may be, though, that the Big Fluffy doesn't always have ample opportunity to determine a true pecking order because of unbalanced conference play, allowing for the slaughter of such teams in the playoffs. I do see a bit of separation after 1-3, much like the Valley.

Sorry I can't grammar or English very well.

That unbalanced schedule drives me nuts, I can't imagine what a fan of one of the Big Sky feels. Check out this conference schedule for one of them: I'll post the team below the schedule.

@ UC Davis
vs North Dakota
vs N Colorado
@ N Arizona
@ Southern Utah
vs E Washington
vs Portland St
@ Weber St

This is Idaho State's schedule, and obviously they aren't going to do jack, but this just shows how an average team could win the Big Sky auto. An average team could win every one of those games except EWU, and finish 7-1 in conference play. EWU plays UM, MSU, and Poly. They lose 2 of those, and the other good teams beat each other, and there you go.

[JSUBison]

NDSU needs a big win this weekend to stop dropping in the Power Poll:

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoot...joins-rankings



1. Alabama (2): One of the most storied programs on earth gave up the most total yards and most points in a win in its 119-history. Takeaway: Tide could win it all again.

2. Oregon (3): The nation is going to have stay up later. Marcus Mariota is making a Heisman run himself. The Ducks are No. 2 in scoring and total offense after obliterating Tennessee.

3.Ohio State (1): Do we have a quarterback controversy in Columbus after another strong outing by Kenny Guiton in place of injured Braxton Miller?

4. Stanford (4): A suddenly tasty Week 4 matchup with fortunate Sun Devils, who squeaked by Wisconsin.

5. Clemson (5): Credibility Alert! Tigers face an ACC road test Thursday at upset-minded NC State.

6. Texas A&M (8): In two career games, Johnny Incredible has torched Bama for 907 yards in total offense and accounted for seven touchdowns. If you're like me, you're hoping for a rematch. If you're not, let's step outside.

7. Louisville (6): In rivalry game, Cards looked clunky for the first time this season against Kentucky.

8. Florida State (7): Jameis Winston has thrown 45 passes and missed on only five. Gave Noles fans something to drool about in home opener vs. Nevada.

9. LSU (9): Zach Football just doesn't seem to fit. Still, LSU quarterback Zach Mettenberger continues to impress.

10. UCLA (NR): Look who owns LA. A 28-0 run at Nebraska left the Fightin' Pelinis searching for answers.

11. Georgia (10): Watching the SEC East world go bye. North Texas awaits next Saturday.

12. Oklahoma (14): How did Trevor Knight ever get near the field? Blake Bell throws for 400 and four touchdowns against Tulsa. Notre Dame next in two weeks.

13. Miami (12): Off this past week. Probably won't know much more about Canes until Oct. 5 against Georgia Tech. Savannah State and South Florida are next.

14. Oklahoma State (13): 14. Oklahoma State (13): It could be worse. There could be six parts to the SI series. (Fifth in the series hits this week.)

15. Michigan (11): The headline "Wolverines survive Akron" was not considered in any newsroom before Saturday's squeaker.

16. South Carolina (15): Please keep it on the field, Spur Dog. Until recently, Coach Superior owned the state and The State. Continued petty nonsense with journalists overshadows Connor Shaw's three TDs vs. Vanderbilt.

17. Northwestern (16): Let's stop kidding ourselves. Pat Fitzgerald would fit perfectly at either USC or Texas.

18. North Dakota State (17): Over/under on 'Fargo' references this week on Gameday?

19. Florida (19): Remember when a Florida-Tennessee contest used to mean something?

20. Ole Miss (22): Since we're discussing potential Mack Brown replacements, what about Hugh Freeze at Texas?

21. Washington (21): Kiss the ring of Bishop Sankey. Two-hundred plus against Illini.

22. UCF (NR): Mentor beats student as George O'Leary knocks off Bill O'Brien and Penn State.

23. Baylor (24): Since we're discussing potential Mack Brown replacements, what about Art Briles at Texas?

24. Arizona State (25): Still checking to make sure Sun Devils actually won in freaky late Saturday ending.

25. Wisconsin (18): Spike the ball on that play, Joel. Spike the ball, then kick the field goal!