2023 Final Poll predictions

[tony]

This is the final regular season polls: Bisonville.com - Week 12 FCS Rankings (11/20/2023)

Here's the STATS poll with final records and playoff results:

01. South Dakota State (14-0) In championship game
02. Montana (13-1) In championship game
03. South Dakota (10-3) Destroyed by NDSU in quarters
04. Idaho (9-4) knocked out by Albany in quarters
05. Montana State (8-4) knocked out by NDSU in the first round
06. Villanova (10-3) knocked out by SDSU in quarters
07. Furman (10-3) knocked out by Montana in quarters
08. North Dakota State (11-4) knocked out by Montana in semis
09. SUNY-Albany (11-4) Destroyed by SDSU in the semis
10. Florida A&M (12-1) Opted out of playoffs to play Howard
11. Delaware (9-4) Knocked out by Montana in second round
12. North Dakota (7-5) Knocked out by Sacramento in first round
13. Austin Peay (9-3) Knocked out by Chattanooga in first round
14. Southern Illinois (8-6) Knocked out by Idaho in second round
15. Sacramento State (7-4) Knocked out by USD in second round
16. North Carolina Central (9-3) Knocked out by Richmond in first round
17. Mercer (GA) (9-4) Knocked out (41-0) by SDSU in second round
18. Chattanooga (8-5) Knocked out by Furman in second round
19. Incarnate Word (8-2) Didn't make playoffs
20. Lafayette College (9-2) Knocked out by Delaware in first round
21. Youngstown State (8-5) Knocked out by Villanova in second round
22. Richmond (9-4) Destroyed by Albany in second round
23. Western Carolina (7-4) no playoffs
24. Tennessee-Martin (8-3) no playoffs
25. UC Davis (7-4) no playoffs


Drake, Duquesne, Gardner-Webb, and Nicholls were unranked autobids - they got outscored 158-17

[PlrbrBison]

This is the final regular season polls: Bisonville.com - Week 12 FCS Rankings (11/20/2023)

Here's the STATS poll with final records and playoff results:

01. South Dakota State (14-0) In championship game
02. Montana (13-1) In championship game
03. South Dakota (10-3) Destroyed by NDSU in quarters
04. Idaho (9-4) knocked out by Albany in quarters
05. Montana State (8-4) knocked out by NDSU in the first round
06. Villanova (10-3) knocked out by SDSU in quarters
07. Furman (10-3) knocked out by Montana in quarters
08. North Dakota State (11-4) knocked out by Montana in semis
09. SUNY-Albany (11-4) Destroyed by SDSU in the semis
10. Florida A&M (12-1) Opted out of playoffs to play Howard
11. Delaware (9-4) Knocked out by Montana in second round
12. North Dakota (7-5) Knocked out by Sacramento in first round
13. Austin Peay (9-3) Knocked out by Chattanooga in first round
14. Southern Illinois (8-6) Knocked out by Idaho in second round
15. Sacramento State (7-4) Knocked out by USD in second round
16. North Carolina Central (9-3) Knocked out by Richmond in first round
17. Mercer (GA) (9-4) Knocked out (41-0) by SDSU in second round
18. Chattanooga (8-5) Knocked out by Furman in second round
19. Incarnate Word (8-2) Didn't make playoffs
20. Lafayette College (9-2) Knocked out by Delaware in first round
21. Youngstown State (8-5) Knocked out by Villanova in second round
22. Richmond (9-4) Destroyed by Albany in second round
23. Western Carolina (7-4) no playoffs
24. Tennessee-Martin (8-3) no playoffs
25. UC Davis (7-4) no playoffs


Drake, Duquesne, Gardner-Webb, and Nicholls were unranked autobids - they got outscored 158-17

Not showing NDSU a lot of love.

[Professor Chaos]

I'd be pretty surprised if NDSU doesn't finish #3 in all the polls.

[NI4NI]

I'd be pretty surprised if NDSU doesn't finish #3 in all the polls.

Sagarin gets it

http://sagarin.com/sports/cfsend.htm

[PlrbrBison]

I'd be pretty surprised if NDSU doesn't finish #3 in all the polls.

I didn't look at the date on the poll. Yeah, there's still hope.

[tony]

I'd be pretty surprised if NDSU doesn't finish #3 in all the polls.

That'd be my guess too - not bad for a down year. This will be an interesting poll because Albany was the other semi-finalist and they got crushed.

There's a reason I don't do rankings myself, but this is my guess for STATS
1-5: SDSU, Montana, NDSU, Villanova, Furman,
6-10: Albany, USD, Montana State, Idaho, Florida A&M,
11-15: Delaware, SIU, Sacramento, Mercer, Chattanooga,
16-20: YSU, Richmond, UND, Austin Peay, NC Central,
21-25: Lafayette, Incarnate Word, Western Carolina, Tennessee Martin, UC Davis

The Coaches poll though? Who knows as that poll is disconnected from objective reality. I suppose Florida A&M could be #3 in that one.

[taper]

As usual, the AGS poll was better. They got all the at-larges. It should be noted AGS was the only poll released before the selection show too.

Rank Team: Total Points First Place Votes
1 South Dakota State Jackrabbits 1025 41
2 Montana Grizzlies 984
3 South Dakota Coyotes 941
4 Idaho Vandals 868
5 Villanova Wildcats 822
6 Albany Great Danes 796
7 Montana State Bobcats 742
8 North Dakota State Bison 734
9 Furman Paladins 713
10 Austin Peay Governors 606
11 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens 535
12 North Dakota Fighting Hawks 495
13 Southern Illinois Salukis 474
14 Mercer Bears 446
15 Chattanooga Mocs 373
16 Sac State Hornets 370
17 Youngstown State Penguins 323
18 North Carolina Central Eagles 267
19 Lafayette Leopards 253
20 Florida A&M Rattlers 246
21 Richmond Spiders 231
22 Incarnate Word Cardinals 191
23 Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks 169
24 Western Carolina Catamounts 159
25 UC Davis Aggies 128
ORV:
26 Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs 82
27 Holy Cross Crusaders 80
28 Nicholls Colonels 49
29 Tarleton Texans 46
30 Northern Iowa Panthers 44
31T Harvard Crimson 36
31T Eastern Illinois Panthers 36
33 Central Arkansas Bears 31
34 Yale Bulldogs 22
35 Drake Bulldogs 5
36 Samford Bulldogs 3

[THEsocalledfan]

NDSU need to be 3 or these guys are morons.