Not out yet today, but place to discuss Sagarin. I wonder if there will be some early swings due to getting non-conf football that was non-existent last year.
Not out yet today, but place to discuss Sagarin. I wonder if there will be some early swings due to getting non-conf football that was non-existent last year.
Now that I think of it, I bet it won't be until tomorrow due to game tonight.
FCS top 25 per Sagarin (still a bit off and overvaluing the Fighting Fire Trucks, but tier 1 power team ranks are reasonable):
62 South Dakota State AA = 72.16 1 0 62.37( 114) 0 0 | 0 0 | 71.65 67 | 66.59 59 | 65.51 68 MISSOURI VALLEY
97 James Madison AA = 66.61 1 0 24.84( 227) 0 0 | 0 0 | 67.42 91 | 59.56 99 | 60.38 98 COLONIAL
98 Montana AA = 66.53 1 0 77.78( 29) 0 0 | 0 0 | 65.77 99 | 61.25 90 | 59.83 102 BIG SKY
99 North Dakota State AA = 66.10 1 0 42.64( 181) 0 0 | 0 0 | 65.11 103 | 60.59 93 | 60.40 97 MISSOURI VALLEY
106 Sam Houston State AA = 63.99 1 0 47.97( 167) 0 0 | 0 0 | 63.68 108 | 58.02 106 | 57.73 109 AQ7
109 North Dakota AA = 62.90 1 0 46.88( 170) 0 0 | 0 0 | 62.14 111 | 57.32 110 | 56.85 112 MISSOURI VALLEY
110 Northern Iowa AA = 62.90 0 1 84.50( 13) 0 0 | 0 1 | 64.24 106 | 55.24 116 | 56.82 114 MISSOURI VALLEY
114 Southern Illinois AA = 61.91 1 0 46.06( 173) 0 0 | 0 0 | 61.57 112 | 55.96 115 | 55.69 119 MISSOURI VALLEY
119 Weber State AA = 60.42 0 1 82.51( 18) 0 0 | 0 1 | 60.93 114 | 53.24 126 | 55.09 122 BIG SKY
123 Eastern Washington AA = 59.72 1 0 57.77( 131) 0 0 | 0 0 | 58.26 127 | 54.83 118 | 53.69 125 BIG SKY
125 Princeton AA = 58.84 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 58.84 124 | 58.84 101 | 58.84 106 IVY LEAGUE
126 Montana State AA = 58.18 0 1 71.09( 65) 0 0 | 0 0 | 59.48 120 | 50.32 135 | 52.64 129 BIG SKY
127 UC Davis AA = 58.12 1 0 67.45( 90) 0 0 | 0 0 | 57.38 130 | 52.72 129 | 51.60 133 BIG SKY
129 Missouri State AA = 57.20 0 1 80.27( 25) 0 0 | 0 1 | 58.45 126 | 49.61 142 | 51.10 136 MISSOURI VALLEY
130 Samford AA = 57.19 1 0 34.77( 217) 0 0 | 0 0 | 57.97 128 | 50.24 138 | 50.71 140 SOUTHERN
131 SE Louisiana AA = 57.10 1 0 43.88( 178) 0 0 | 0 0 | 56.39 133 | 51.49 131 | 50.97 139 SOUTHLAND
136 Villanova AA = 56.43 1 0 35.23( 215) 0 0 | 0 0 | 56.97 132 | 49.68 140 | 50.04 144 COLONIAL
137 Delaware AA = 55.61 1 0 44.57( 177) 0 0 | 0 0 | 53.76 145 | 50.98 133 | 49.79 145 COLONIAL
138 Illinois State AA = 55.58 1 0 20.23( 229) 0 0 | 0 0 | 55.00 141 | 49.54 143 | 50.13 143 MISSOURI VALLEY
142 East Tennessee State AA = 55.14 1 0 57.91( 130) 0 0 | 0 0 | 54.48 143 | 49.65 141 | 48.61 149 SOUTHERN
143 Sacramento State AA = 54.90 1 0 41.68( 191) 0 0 | 0 0 | 53.06 150 | 50.23 139 | 49.15 147 BIG SKY
144 Furman AA = 54.49 1 0 45.78( 175) 0 0 | 0 0 | 53.53 148 | 49.13 145 | 48.35 151 SOUTHERN
145 South Dakota AA = 54.44 0 1 64.70( 100) 0 0 | 0 0 | 55.68 135 | 46.45 156 | 49.20 146 MISSOURI VALLEY
147 Dartmouth AA = 53.74 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 53.74 146 | 53.74 123 | 53.74 124 IVY LEAGUE
148 Central Arkansas AA = 53.71 0 1 70.21( 68) 0 0 | 0 0 | 54.03 144 | 46.55 155 | 48.77 148 AQ7
NDSU's rating went up 0.68 after week 1, but dropped in the ratings from 2nd to 4th among FCS teams Valpo is 4th from the bottom in the ratings and is a 45.5 point underdog at NDSU.
It's OK to not be OK.
Most comical thing I saw in national polls this week was UNI not being ranked; not sure what planet those morons live.....its like they can't accept just how good the Valley is.
BTW, many on social media are ripping on Sam Houston being ranked by some #1.....I watched that Northern Arizona game; they beat them like a red headed stepchild just like a #1 team should. They basically have everyone back, so I am not getting the disdain for Sam when they showed how good they were last year.
So this poll/ranking says there are 96 FBS teams better than NDSU. It may need some recalibrating.
If the Bison win by less than 50 points on Saturday, they will drop further down. It seems if a team doesn't beat the predicted margin, then the rating drops. The strength of schedule is so weak this year that there is little upside on the Sagarin ratings unless all games are absolute blow outs (for the good guys that is).
I would ignore the Sagarin this year