2017 Preseason Polls

[MNLonghorn10]

Last season in our "cupcake" schedule the pre season rankings of our conference opponents were very poor. As it turned out we played every top 7 team other than EWU and ourselves. Just like every year nobody knows the true strength of a schedule til much later in the year.

what?



it doesnt take a rocket scientist to know whos going to be good in FCS. Its NDSU, whoever can beat NDSU(JMU, SDSU), then everybody else.

[barnwintersportsengelstad]

what?



it doesnt take a rocket scientist to know whos going to be good in FCS. Its NDSU, whoever can beat NDSU(JMU, SDSU), then everybody else.

From a preseason perspective, I'll give you that.

[bison_by_blood]

what?



it doesnt take a rocket scientist to know whos going to be good in FCS. Its NDSU, whoever can beat NDSU(JMU, SDSU), then everybody else.

Hmmm, did you have JMU and YSU being in the title game this time last year? JMU was 12 and YSU just missed the preseason rankings in 2016. More like their are roughly 20 teams that have a shot to win it all, barring a miracle. Usually about 5 will prove themselves ahead of the rest by playoff time.

[Mr Meaty]

Hmmm, did you have JMU and YSU being in the title game this time last year? JMU was 12 and YSU just missed the preseason rankings in 2016. More like their are roughly 20 teams that have a shot to win it all, barring a miracle. Usually about 5 will prove themselves ahead of the rest by playoff time.

I would agree with this. I would say there are 10 teams in FCS that are capable of winning the title. But only maybe 4-5 of them show up each and every year. You will have a one year wonder here and there. Then despite their terrible conference SHSU is always around but when playoffs come lately it is a bad bad deal for them. NDSU, SDSU (win a big game once), JMU(I think they are here to stay), Richmond & EWU. The rest of the field will make up the other 5-6 teams. A dark horse could always come from nowhere to get to the title game. Once in the title game anything can happen.

[MNLonghorn10]

Hmmm, did you have JMU and YSU being in the title game this time last year? JMU was 12 and YSU just missed the preseason rankings in 2016. More like their are roughly 20 teams that have a shot to win it all, barring a miracle. Usually about 5 will prove themselves ahead of the rest by playoff time.

Nope. And they got taken to the woodshed in the championship. winning at Jacksonville and ewu isn't an easy task so kudos there

Point still stands. Ndsu killed ysu also last year

[Bison03]

Coaches Poll:

2017 Preseason FCS Coaches Poll
	Team (First-Place Votes)	W-L	Pts	Prev
1	James Madison (20)	14-1	642	1
2	North Dakota State (2)	12-2	618	3
3	Sam Houston State (3)	12-1	577	5
4	Eastern Washington	12-2	525	4
5	Jacksonville State	10-2	493	6
6	South Dakota State (1)	9-4	479	7
7	Richmond	10-4	474	8
8	Youngstown State	12-4	450	2
9	Villanova	9-4	413	13
10	North Dakota	9-3	412	12
11	Wofford	10-4	381	11
12	The Citadel	10-2	333	9
13	Chattanooga	9-4	330	10
14	Charleston Southern	7-4	261	14
15	Central Arkansas	10-3	251	16
16	New Hampshire	10-3	244	17
17	Lehigh	9-3	177	18
18	Illinois State	6-6	149	N/R
19	Samford	7-5	144	23
20	Northern Iowa	5-6	136	N/R
21	Grambling State	12-1	133	15
22	Weber State	7-5	102	24
23	Cal Poly	7-5	85	21t
24	North Carolina Central	9-3	83	19
25	North Carolina A&T	9-3	78	20

[MNLonghorn10]

lmfao. Sam Houston got more 1st place votes than NDSU?

[oldmantutters]

It's ridiculous how the coaches poll is consistently the worst.

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[jacksfan29]

It's ridiculous how the coaches poll is consistently the worst.

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Because the coaches don't vote. Most of the time the vote is completed by an assistant SID.

[Professor Chaos]

Because the coaches don't vote. Most of the time the vote is completed by an assistant SID.

I doubt the coaches would do any better if they did vote. They have little to no familiarity with teams they haven't played or haven't seen on film playing one of their opponents.