1. Sam Houston State
2. James Madison
3. South Dakota State
4. North Dakota State
5. Southern Illinois
6. Delaware
7. Montana State
8. Weber State
9. Montana
10. North Dakota
11. Central Arkansas
12. Monmouth
13. Southeastern Louisiana
14. VMI
15. Jacksonville State
16. Eastern Washington
17. Villanova
18. Austin Peay
19. North Carolina A&T
20. Chattanooga
21. Alcorn State
22. Murray State
23. East Tennessee State
24. Sacramento State
25. Missouri State
https://herosports.com/fcs-football-2021-preseason-top-25-bzbz/
This is a much better poll than Craig Haley's biased Athlon poll. I'm actually ok with where we are in this one. I'm not sure about Delaware at 6. I understand why the cats are ahead of us. Personally idk if I would rank them that high with a difficult schedule and a lot of unknowns (they've pretty much swung and missed on every Dline transfer they've gone after) but until we prove we can beat them I'm fine with that. I thought Villanova was ranked a little too low, Daniel Smith's a baller. Sam Houston's the defending champ so understandable why they're #1, but I don't see any scenario where they win it this fall. Other then that looks good!
2. James Madison
3. South Dakota State
4. North Dakota State
5. Southern Illinois
6. Delaware
7. Montana State
8. Weber State
9. Montana
10. North Dakota
11. Central Arkansas
12. Monmouth
13. Southeastern Louisiana
14. VMI
15. Jacksonville State
16. Eastern Washington
17. Villanova
18. Austin Peay
19. North Carolina A&T
20. Chattanooga
21. Alcorn State
22. Murray State
23. East Tennessee State
24. Sacramento State
25. Missouri State
https://herosports.com/fcs-football-2021-preseason-top-25-bzbz/
This is a much better poll than Craig Haley's biased Athlon poll. I'm actually ok with where we are in this one. I'm not sure about Delaware at 6. I understand why the cats are ahead of us. Personally idk if I would rank them that high with a difficult schedule and a lot of unknowns (they've pretty much swung and missed on every Dline transfer they've gone after) but until we prove we can beat them I'm fine with that. I thought Villanova was ranked a little too low, Daniel Smith's a baller. Sam Houston's the defending champ so understandable why they're #1, but I don't see any scenario where they win it this fall. Other then that looks good!
