STATS FCS Poll (Sept 27) -- Griz Still #4

[IdaGriz01]

Rank, Team (Record) {1st Place Votes}, Points, [Previous Rank]
1 Sam Houston (3-0) {32} 1208 [1]
2 South Dakota State (3-0) {10} 1195 [2]
3 James Madison (3-0) {5} 1162 [3]
4 Montana (3-0) {3} 1089 [4]
5 North Dakota State (3-0) 1070 [5]
6 Eastern Washington (4-0) 964 [6]
7 Southern Illinois (3-1) 909 [7]
8 UC Davis (4-0) 859 [12]
9 Delaware (2-1) 842 [8]
10 North Dakota (2-1) 785 [10]
11 Montana State (3-1) 757 13]
12 Villanova (3-1) 692 [11]
13 ETSU (4-0) 637 [15]
14 SE Louisiana (2-1) 574 [16]
15 UNI (2-1) 528 [17]
16 Missouri State (2-1) 527 [18]
17 Jacksonville State (2-2) 352 [9]
18 VMI (3-1) 338 [22]
19 Weber State (1-3) 319 [14]
20 Kennesaw State (2-1) 225 [23]
21 Rhode Island (3-0) 184 NR
22 Richmond (2-2) 130 [24]
23 UT Martin (3-1) 124 NR
24 UIW (3-1) 120 NR
25 New Hampshire (3-1) 116 [21]

Others: Austin Peay (86), Alabama A&M (85), Holy Cross (74), Stephen F. Austin (71), Monmouth (35), Central Arkansas (33), Nicholls (33), Murray State (26), Jackson State (22), Chattanooga (20), Duquesne (13), Mercer (11), Princeton (11), Samford (7), South Dakota (6), Eastern Kentucky (4)

The pollsters were somewhat kinder to New Hampshire than the coaches, who dropped New Hampshire out of the top-25. I haven't had time to compare this to my guesses, but at least I had that right.

 

[retiredpopo]

I do not understand how Weber can still be in top 20..

 

[floridagriz15]

I do not understand how Weber can still be in top 20..

I looked at this earlier and didn’t realize they still were... wtf is this shit

 

[HelenaHandBasket]

I do not understand how Weber can still be in top 20..

They are the new UNI...but seriously, even at 1-3 based on who they have played, I think they are probably still better than the other teams at the bottom of the top 25.

 

[IdaGriz01]

I do not understand how Weber can still be in top 20..

They are the new UNI...but seriously, even at 1-3 based on who they have played, I think they are probably still better than the other teams at the bottom of the top 25.

Who knows what's in the mind of a pollster? They hate to admit they might have been wrong in their earlier votes. The pollsters were, in fact, one spot kinder to Weber they I was … I had them dropping to #20. All things considered, I did amazingly well with my guesses. That was one of the twenty-one I got within ±1 of the actual poll ranking.

I did miss the extra jump they gave UC-Davis … I moved them up just two spots, while the pollsters bumped them all the way to #8. Well deserved, IMO, but I did not really expect it.

As expected, the bigger misses came down at the bottom. I had Monmouth, Central Arkansas, and Richmond dropping out of the top-25. The pollsters agreed on the first two, but kept Richmond in, dropping Austin Peay instead. (I obviously failed to account for enough CAA bias.) We did agree on the replacements, however: Rhode Island, UT Martin, and Incarnate Word. Not bad! And way better than I expected to do.

 

[CDAGRIZ]

I do not understand how Weber can still be in top 20..

Many of their players are rumored to serve on the same PTA boards as the voters. Not sure if true, but the timeline checks out and it could explain a lot.

 

[RayWill]

I do not understand how Weber can still be in top 20..

Agreed, I actually watched a bit of UT Martin game. They are a really solid team and better than Weber IMO. A 1 win team 4 weeks in is not a top 25 team, yet alone a top 20.