IdaGriz01
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We all know that the polls should be taken with a grain of salt, or maybe a whole shaker full ... especially this early in the season. But hey, it’s something to amuse ourselves while we wait for the next Griz game.
New
Guess, Team Name, (Record), [Current Ranking]
1 Sam Houston State (0-1) [ 1 ]
2 North Dakota State (1-1) [ 2 ]
3 Coastal Carolina (2-0) [ 3 ]
4 Illinois State (1-1) [ 4 ]
5 Jacksonville State (1-1) [ 5 ]
6 Villanova (1-1) [ 6 ]
7 Montana (1-1) [ 8 ]
8 South Dakota State (2-0) [ 9 ]
9 Chattanooga (1-1) [ 10 ]
10 New Hampshire (1-1) [ 12 ]
11 Eastern Washington (0-2) [ 7 ]
12 Montana State (1-0) [ 11 ]
13 James Madison (2-0) [ 13 ]
14 UNI (1-1) [ 14 ]
15 Youngstown State (1-1) [ 17 ]
16 Southeastern Louisiana (2-0) [ 20 ]
17 Liberty (1-1) [ 15 ]
18 Richmond (1-1) [ 22 ]
19 Fordham (1-1) [ 16 ]
20 Portland State (2-0) [ 24 ]
21 Cal Poly (1-1) [ 18 ]
22 Eastern Kentucky (1-1) [ 19 ]
23 Indiana State (1-1) [ 21 ]
24 McNeese State (1-0) [ NR ]
25 Harvard (0-0) [ 25 ]
NR Idaho State (1-1) [ 23 ]
Four of the losses among ranked teams came to FBS opponents, so it is a bit harder to decide how the pollsters will treat that. Of course, with Jacksonville State taking Auburn into overtime, that loss should not hurt them at all.
Normally, a close road loss to a ranked team would not hurt that much, but I believe that 0-2 record for EWU will drop them out of the top-ten. (But it would not shock me to see them hang on at #10.)
I do not see much change (±1) in the next block from 11-15, simply because there’s no place for anyone to move much. Then we get into a block of losses. Liberty’s fairly bad loss at West Virginia (could have been worse) might drop them a bit more than I’m guessing, but I think couple spots seems about right. Same with Fordham, since they only lost by a TD to the #6 team. And it’s pretty much the same for the other losing teams ... except ISU. Losing at home by 20 points cannot be good, so I think they will drop out of the top-25.
Had NAU played an actual opponent, instead of an NAIA cupcake, they could have taken ISU’s place. However, I think the new member will be McNeese.
New
Guess, Team Name, (Record), [Current Ranking]
1 Sam Houston State (0-1) [ 1 ]
2 North Dakota State (1-1) [ 2 ]
3 Coastal Carolina (2-0) [ 3 ]
4 Illinois State (1-1) [ 4 ]
5 Jacksonville State (1-1) [ 5 ]
6 Villanova (1-1) [ 6 ]
7 Montana (1-1) [ 8 ]
8 South Dakota State (2-0) [ 9 ]
9 Chattanooga (1-1) [ 10 ]
10 New Hampshire (1-1) [ 12 ]
11 Eastern Washington (0-2) [ 7 ]
12 Montana State (1-0) [ 11 ]
13 James Madison (2-0) [ 13 ]
14 UNI (1-1) [ 14 ]
15 Youngstown State (1-1) [ 17 ]
16 Southeastern Louisiana (2-0) [ 20 ]
17 Liberty (1-1) [ 15 ]
18 Richmond (1-1) [ 22 ]
19 Fordham (1-1) [ 16 ]
20 Portland State (2-0) [ 24 ]
21 Cal Poly (1-1) [ 18 ]
22 Eastern Kentucky (1-1) [ 19 ]
23 Indiana State (1-1) [ 21 ]
24 McNeese State (1-0) [ NR ]
25 Harvard (0-0) [ 25 ]
NR Idaho State (1-1) [ 23 ]
Four of the losses among ranked teams came to FBS opponents, so it is a bit harder to decide how the pollsters will treat that. Of course, with Jacksonville State taking Auburn into overtime, that loss should not hurt them at all.
Normally, a close road loss to a ranked team would not hurt that much, but I believe that 0-2 record for EWU will drop them out of the top-ten. (But it would not shock me to see them hang on at #10.)
I do not see much change (±1) in the next block from 11-15, simply because there’s no place for anyone to move much. Then we get into a block of losses. Liberty’s fairly bad loss at West Virginia (could have been worse) might drop them a bit more than I’m guessing, but I think couple spots seems about right. Same with Fordham, since they only lost by a TD to the #6 team. And it’s pretty much the same for the other losing teams ... except ISU. Losing at home by 20 points cannot be good, so I think they will drop out of the top-25.
Had NAU played an actual opponent, instead of an NAIA cupcake, they could have taken ISU’s place. However, I think the new member will be McNeese.
