2017 Sagarin Says

[SoCalBison]

Despite failing to cover the predictor, Bison move up 2 more spots this week to #46.

Uh, my bad. I was traveling last week and somehow lost track of the ranking. Bison moved up 3 spots the previous week to 45, then fell one spot to #46 after the Missouri State win.

[NovaBison]

Back into the Top 40... #39 now -- feels good to be back!

[DakotaOkie]

Thumping ISU-b 52-0 moves the Bison up to #39 this week.
Equally interesting are the ratings for Youngstown, USD, and SDSU. They couldn't be any closer.

74 Youngstown State AA = 67.77 3 2 56.92( 121) 0 0 | 0 0 | 68.20 73 | 66.17 77 | 66.44 76
75 South Dakota State AA = 67.07 4 1 48.47( 168) 0 0 | 0 0 | 67.42 76 | 66.47 76 | 65.08 81
76 South Dakota AA = 66.73 5 0 54.42( 136) 0 0 | 0 0 | 66.46 79 | 65.40 79 | 69.68 67

[DakotaOkie]

Looking closer at Sagarin, there is a separate set of ratings this week that is unbiased by last year. This has the Bison at #28!
Before anyone gets too excited, South Dakota is #24.
Two top 30 teams at this juncture in the MVFC.

[MNLonghorn10]

wow..thats quite the jump.

[NDSU1980]

Thumping ISU-b 52-0 moves the Bison up to #39 this week.
Equally interesting are the ratings for Youngstown, USD, and SDSU. They couldn't be any closer.

74 Youngstown State AA = 67.77 3 2 56.92( 121) 0 0 | 0 0 | 68.20 73 | 66.17 77 | 66.44 76
75 South Dakota State AA = 67.07 4 1 48.47( 168) 0 0 | 0 0 | 67.42 76 | 66.47 76 | 65.08 81
76 South Dakota AA = 66.73 5 0 54.42( 136) 0 0 | 0 0 | 66.46 79 | 65.40 79 | 69.68 67

I'm not so sure the Coyotes should be rated lower than the JerkRabbits, or Youngstown.

[SoCalBison]

Back into the Top 40... #39 now -- feels good to be back!

I like it, a good week for the Bison!

[Hammersmith]

Sagarin's 2017 Week 7 Prediction

Rank    Team                   Sagarin Predict  Result   Diff						
 39	North Dakota State  	76.77				
253	Miss. Valley State  	 9.75	+68.99	+65.00	 -3.99	
121	Eastern Washington  	56.82	+19.95	+27.00	 +7.05	
	Bye					
224	Robert Morris       	29.95	+48.79	+56.00	 +7.21	
199	Missouri State      	39.14	+39.60	+27.00	-12.60	
192	Indiana State       	40.07	+34.73	+52.00	+17.27	
 74	Youngstown State    	67.77	 +7.03			
 84	Western Illinois    	64.90	+13.84			
120	Northern Iowa       	57.40	+21.34			
 75	South Dakota State  	67.07	 +7.73			
 76	South Dakota        	66.73	+12.01			
110	Illinois State      	59.12	+15.68			
						
142	Southern Illinois   	51.44				
						
					Total Diff:	+14.94
		Home Field	 1.97

Sagarin FCS Top-25

Rank  SagRank  RATING   Team                    Conference						
 1	 39	76.77	North Dakota State  	Missouri Valley		
 2	 70	68.80	James Madison       	Colonial		
 3	 74	67.77	Youngstown State    	Missouri Valley		
 4	 75	67.07	South Dakota State  	Missouri Valley		
 5	 76	66.73	South Dakota        	Missouri Valley		
 6	 84	64.90	Western Illinois    	Missouri Valley		
 7	 96	61.93	Jacksonville State  	Ohio Valley		
 8	106	59.90	Sam Houston State   	Southland		
 9	110	59.12	Illinois State      	Missouri Valley		
10	111	59.10	Central Arkansas    	Southland		
11	113	58.65	Wofford             	Southern		
12	114	58.45	Weber State         	Big Sky		
13	115	58.38	Villanova           	Colonial		
14	118	57.65	Northern Arizona    	Big Sky		
15	120	57.40	Northern Iowa       	Missouri Valley		
16	121	56.82	Eastern Washington  	Big Sky		
17	122	56.37	Samford             	Southern		
18	132	53.87	Richmond            	Colonial		
19	133	53.47	Montana State       	Big Sky		
20	134	53.10	Mercer              	Southern		
21	135	53.00	The Citadel         	Southern		
22	136	52.56	Furman              	Southern		
23	140	51.82	NC A&T              	Mid-Eastern		
24	142	51.44	Southern Illinois   	Missouri Valley		
25	143	51.20	Stony Brook         	Colonial

Sagarin Conference Ranking

Rank    Conference             CntMean NDSU						
 1	ACC                 	78.35	9			
 2	BIG 12              	78.61	7			
 3	PAC-12              	78.22	7			
 4	SEC                 	77.38	8			
 5	BIG TEN             	77.47	7			
 6	AMERICAN ATHLETIC   	67.66	4			
 7	I-A INDEPENDENTS    	66.17	2			
 8	MWC                 	63.44	2			
 9	MISSOURI VALLEY     	60.12	1			
10	MAC                 	59.33	1			
11	CONFERENCE USA      	57.02	1			
12	SUN BELT            	55.09	1			
13	COLONIAL            	49.52	1			
14	SOUTHERN            	49.62	1			
15	BIG SKY             	48.58	1			
16	OHIO VALLEY         	42.12	1			
17	BIG SOUTH           	43.07	1			
18	IVY LEAGUE          	40.32	1			
19	SOUTHLAND           	38.83	1			
20	PATRIOT             	34.61	1			
21	NORTHEAST           	34.61	1			
22	MID-EASTERN         	29.09	1			
23	SWAC                	24.74	1			
24	PIONEER             	20.94	1

[IzzyFlexion]

I can't imagine this not to be the case.............but does anyone know if the Missouri Valley has ever finished the season ranked higher than the MAC in this system?

[NovaBison]

I can't imagine this not to be the case.............but does anyone know if the Missouri Valley has ever finished the season ranked higher than the MAC in this system?

2013 and 2014

https://www.usatoday.com/sports/ncaa...14/conference/
https://www.usatoday.com/sports/ncaa...13/conference/