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STATS FCS Poll (Oct 3) – Griz #3 … Still

IdaGriz01

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Pollsters hammered Missouri State all the way down to #20. EWU survived in the top-25, but not by much.

Rank, Team, (Record), Points, {First Place votes}, [Previous Rank]
1. North Dakota State (4-1), 1,338 points {45} [1]
2. South Dakota State (4-1,), 1,276 {3} [2]
3. Montana (5-0), 1,256 {6} [3]
4. Montana State (4-1), 1,163 [4]
5. Sacramento State (4-0), 1,146 [5]
6. Delaware (5-0), 1,067 [6]
7. Weber State (4-0), 1,001 [8]
8. Jackson State (4-0), 919 [9]
9. Holy Cross (5-0), 899 [10]
10. UIW (4-1), 839 [11]
11. Chattanooga (4-1), 823  [12]
12. Mercer (4-1), 674 [13]
13. Samford (4-1), 506 [16]
14. Elon (4-1), 501 [23]
15. Villanova (3-2), 494 [14]
16. William & Mary (4-1), 480 [18]
17. Southern Illinois (3-2), 447 [19]
18. UT Martin (3-2), 442 [15]
19. Southeastern Louisiana (3-2), 395 [21]
20. Missouri State (2-3), 376   [7]
21. Southeast Missouri (4-1), 324 [24]
22. North Dakota (3-2), 277 [Not Ranked]
23. Richmond (3-2), 189 [17]
24. Eastern Washington (1-3), 165  [20]
25. Eastern Kentucky (3-2), 148 [25]

Others Receiving Votes: Rhode Island (3-2, 1-1 CAA) 89, Fordham (4-1, 1-0 Patriot) 75, Austin Peay (4-2, 4-1 ASUN-WAC) 74, Idaho (3-2, 2-0 Big Sky) 43, New Hampshire (3-2, 3-0 CAA) 22, UC Davis (1-4, 0-2 Big Sky) 22, Monmouth (3-2, 1-1 CAA) 20, Furman (3-2, 1-1 Southern) 15, Stephen F. Austin (2-3, 1-0 ASUN-WAC) 15, Abilene Christian (4-1, 3-0 ASUN-WAC) 9, Campbell (2-2, 0-0 Big South) 5, North Carolina Central (4-1, 0-0 MEAC) 4, South Dakota (1-3, 0-1 Missouri Valley) 2

STATS link (Haley):
https://theanalyst.com/na/2022/10/socons-chattanooga-mercer-samford-gain-in-fcs-top-25-rankings/
 
Except for a major miss on Elon, and a minor one on North Dakota, my guesses were amazing. I had sixteeen on the nose and – except for the two misses – everything else within one or two spots. I even nailed where the pollsters would put EWU. (Of course, at #24, the Eags are skating on thin ice to stay in the top-25.)

My major miss was Elon, which went from #23 to #14. I had them going only to #21 because they just barely squeaked by Richmond in double overtime (at home). Still, it was a good win, so it's hard to argue too much against it.

Going the other way, the pollsters did not reward North Dakota as much as I guessed for their good win over Missouri State. I had them slot in at #18, four spots above where the pollsters said. I will say that where they put Missouri State looks about right to me (#20, one off from my guess of #19).
 
AZGrizFan said:
EWU has no business in the top 25. Idaho is a better team right now.
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No argument here. Sure, their losses have been to top teams ... but their only win was against a team that has not yet won a game. They're sliding in strictly on their rep.
 
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