Week 13 Polls

[EndZoneQB]

I still don't get why the local media refuses to use a poll other than the coaches...that's the biggest head scratcher to me.

[StL Bison Fan]

I still don't get why the local media refuses to use a poll other than the coaches...that's the biggest head scratcher to me.

Key words: local and media

[EndZoneQB]

Key words: local and media

Yeah, but even guys like Kolpack and Izzo use it in their articles, despite many of us pointing out how awful it is...

[bisonaudit]

As stumped as I am with these polls, I can't decide if it will really bother me come playoff time. I mean at worst NDSU would get a top 4 seed, home field until the semis, and one would believe it would put a chip on the team's shoulder for being ranked so poorly given what they have accomplished. Take care of business on Saturday and may the chips fall where they will. I'm unhappy but not a whole lot I can do about it. Hopefully the committee has some common sense when it comes to ranking the teams based off of things other than a team's record. Quality wins and SOS should be a bare minimum of things to take into consideration, not to mention being #1 with a target on your back all season.

If we win next week and don't have home field throughout I will be bothered.

[bisonaudit]

Yeah, but even guys like Kolpack and Izzo use it in their articles, despite many of us pointing out how awful it is...

It probably got into the style guide for the Sports Page 40 years ago or something and the editor can't be bothered to update it.

[Honeybooboo]

Win next week, we will be a 1 or 2 seed, period

[Professor Chaos]

As stumped as I am with these polls, I can't decide if it will really bother me come playoff time. I mean at worst NDSU would get a top 4 seed, home field until the semis, and one would believe it would put a chip on the team's shoulder for being ranked so poorly given what they have accomplished. Take care of business on Saturday and may the chips fall where they will. I'm unhappy but not a whole lot I can do about it. Hopefully the committee has some common sense when it comes to ranking the teams based off of things other than a team's record. Quality wins and SOS should be a bare minimum of things to take into consideration, not to mention being #1 with a target on your back all season.

If the Bison win in a way that's not flukish this Saturday I'd put a lot of money on them being seeded in the top 2 and I'd be confident in saying that they'd be the #1 seed if I had to predict it. The committee does not use polls at all although indirectly they may have some influence because (I'd hope that) the committee members are plugged in enough to the FCS landscape that they can't help but notice rankings.

[imabison]

Win next week, we will be a 1 or 2 seed, period

We will be number 1 or 2 if that is what the selection committee decides. Technically the polls are an outside guideline.

[BisonNeil]

Win next week, we will be a 1 or 2 seed, period

So, you are obviously expecting all of the ADs on the selection committee to pay closer attention to the FCS landscape, other than just the scores, than say their coaches, the local media, or the SIDs at those schools do? Good luck with that.

[NDSUstudent]

So, you are obviously expecting all of the ADs on the selection committee to pay closer attention to the FCS landscape, other than just the scores, than say their coaches, the local media, or the SIDs at those schools do? Good luck with that.

Well if they are like UNI's AD then I would expect that. He said he watches a quarter of all the playoff teams each week.