Originally Posted by
SDbison
So how did Colgate get to be FCS #1 in total defense? They played the following teams, points scored against Colgate, and their total offense ranking at end of season (#1 best, #124 worst):
Holy Cross, 17, #98
New Hampshire, 3, #113
Lafayette, 0, #118
William & Mary, 0, #122
Bucknell, 3, #124
Cornell, 0, #92
Georgetown, 0, #121
Fordham, 0, #119
Lehigh, 6, #106
Army, 28, NA
James Madison, 20, #46
Anyone see a pattern here? They played 6 of the 12 worst offensive teams in FCS. Congrats on shutting most of those teams out. They likely have a good defense, but ranking highly inflated with that schedule.
NDSU total offense is ranked #20. Looking at the few teams ranked above #100 that Colgate played you can guess how many points NDSU will score.