STATS FCS Poll, Sept 30 (Griz #8 … Still)

[IdaGriz01]

The Griz stayed the same, but – as several people expected – the pollsters did jump North Dakota ahead of UM. I’m a bit surprised that they didn’‘t drop Southern Illinois at all. And, as one daring guesser predicted, Northern Arizona did sneak into the Top-25/

Rank, Team (Record), Points, {First-place votes} [Previous Rank]
Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll
1. South Dakota State (3-1), 1,378{38} [1]
2. North Dakota State (4-1), 1,337 {10} [2]
3. Montana State (5-0), 1,312 ({8} [3]
4. South Dakota (3-1), 1,210 [5]
5. Central Arkansas (4-1), 1,097 [7]
6. Villanova (4-1), 1,065 [6]
7. North Dakota (4-1), 1,024 [9]
8. Montana (4-1), 980 [8]
9. UC Davis (4-1), 961 [14]
10. Idaho (3-2), 930 [4]
11. Mercer (5-0), 836 [12]
12. William & Mary (4-1), 833 [11]
13. Southeast Missouri (4-1), 730 [13]
14. Tarleton State (4-1), 642 [16]
15. UIW (2-2), 609 [15]
16. Abilene Christian (3-2), 462 [20]
17. Sacramento State (2-3), 453 [10]
18. Illinois State (3-2), 314 [18]
19. Southern Illinois (2-3), 293 [17]
20. Rhode Island (3-1), 230 [22]
21. New Hampshire (3-1), 208 [24]
22. McNeese (4-2), 204 [NR]
23. ETSU (3-2), 200 [NR]
24. Lamar (3-2), 160 [19]
25. Northern Arizona (3-2), 132 [NR]

Others Receiving Votes: Richmond (3-2), 107; Northern Iowa (2-2), 83; Chattanooga (1-3), 62; Stony Brook (4-1), 55; Florida A&M (2-2), 53; Monmouth (3-2), 41; Wofford (2-2), 40; Lafayette (2-2), 28; North Carolina Central (3-2), 28; Weber State (2-3), 22; Western Carolina (1-3), 18; Nicholls (1-3), 17; Duquesne (2-2), 16; Southern Utah (2-3), 10; Brown (2-0), 3; Dartmouth (2-0), 2; UT Martin (2-3), 2

 

[fltheadgriz]

Wow...Idaho dropped 6 places...that one is shocking to me.
At least UNI isn't rated!!!!!!!

 

[IdaGriz01]

Wow...Idaho dropped 6 places...that one is shocking to me.
At least UNI isn't rated!!!!!!!

Agree on both points. They do that, but don't drop Southern Illinois at all, even though the Salukis got pummeled. Go figure.

 

[Da Boyz Mom]

Agree on both points. They do that, but don't drop Southern Illinois at all, even though the Salukis got pummeled. Go figure.

The mind of an FCS poll voter is a dark and unfathomable place.

 

[mthoopsfan]

Here come the Ivies. Ha.

 

[get'em_griz]

Agree on both points. They do that, but don't drop Southern Illinois at all, even though the Salukis got pummeled. Go figure.

Missouri Valley Bias.

 

[GrizTexas]

Looking like the Nov. 9th game vs UC Davis is stacking up to be a big (or bigger) game...

 

[AZGrizFan]

Central Ark at 5 is fucking comical. Lindenwood. Austin Peay. Ark-Pine Bluff…some real powerhouses there.
Villanova is a paper tiger.
Montana’s lone loss is to #7 ON THE ROAD in a game we led 24-7 at one point and we get penalized for winning games since then.
Make it make sense. The poll bias is real.

 

[kemajic]

Looking like the Nov. 9th game vs UC Davis is stacking up to be a big (or bigger) game...

The 8:15 kickoff should provide cold. Loud should not be a problem.

 

[GrizTexas]

The 8:15 kickoff should provide cold. Loud should not be a problem.

I'm predicting long johns, Fireball (or Jack Daniels) and an epic Griz victory... along with a healthy dose of NEZ...

 

[BrownBear9501]

Central Ark at 5 is fucking comical. Lindenwood. Austin Peay. Ark-Pine Bluff…some real powerhouses there.
Villanova is a paper tiger.
Montana’s lone loss is to #7 ON THE ROAD in a game we led 24-7 at one point and we get penalized for winning games since then.
Make it make sense. The poll bias is real.

Yeah the FCS poll voters are an absolute joke…..they lock onto teams that they become fan boys of and it influences their voting. Their votes make no sense whatsoever, no logic at all.

 

[bobcatfan123]

Yeah the FCS poll voters are an absolute joke…..they lock onto teams that they become fan boys of and it influences their voting. Their votes make no sense whatsoever, no logic at all.

Central Ark at 5 is fucking comical. Lindenwood. Austin Peay. Ark-Pine Bluff…some real powerhouses there.
Villanova is a paper tiger.
Montana’s lone loss is to #7 ON THE ROAD in a game we led 24-7 at one point and we get penalized for winning games since then.
Make it make sense. The poll bias is real.

Good post. Central Arkansas shouldn’t be # 5 based on this years resume. Where would you have the Griz, Cats, Idaho, UC Davis in the poll if you were voting?

 

[Wolf777]

The 8:15 kickoff should provide cold. Loud should not be a problem.

Are we talking about noise or the freshman

 

[701Grizfan]

Polls don’t matter. Half the voters haven’t seen more than 2 quarters of fcs football. Fact.