TSN Poll (Nov 4): Griz #10

[IdaGriz01]

Team (First-place votes) 2013 Record Points Previous Rank
1. North Dakota State Bison (159) 8-0 3975 1
2. Eastern Illinois Panthers 8-1 3751 2
3. Eastern Washington Eagles 7-2 3593 3
4. Montana State Bobcats 7-2 3330 5
5. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 9-0 3222 6
6. Sam Houston State Bearkats 7-2 3117 8
7. Fordham Rams 9-0 3003 9
8. Maine Black Bears 8-1 2817 10
9. Youngstown State Penguins 8-1 2563 11
10. Montana Grizzlies 7-2 2317 12
11. McNeese State Cowboys 7-2 2202 4
12. Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 8-1 2124 13
13. Towson Tigers 8-2 2088 7
14. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 7-2 2036 14
15. Delaware Blue Hens 7-2 1722 21
16. Southeastern Louisiana Lions 7-2 1579 25
17. Wofford Terriers 5-3 1350 17
18. Charleston Southern Buccaneers 9-1 902 24
19. South Dakota State Jackrabbits 5-4 861 19
20. Samford Bulldogs 6-3 769 15
21. Lehigh Mountain Hawks 6-2 760 22
22. James Madison Dukes 6-3 696 NR
23. William & Mary Tribe 6-3 692 NR
24. Chattanooga Mocs 7-2 412 NR
25. New Hampshire Wildcats 4-4 299 16

Others receiving votes: Jacksonville State 285, Central Arkansas 246, Eastern Kentucky 226, Princeton 146, Villanova 140, Southern Illinois 91, Tennessee State 65, Southern Utah 61, Harvard 48, South Carolina State 44, Northern Iowa 29, South Dakota 24, Georgia Southern 23, Illinois State 22, UT Martin 21, Jackson State 8, Cal Poly 6, Sacred Heart 5, Missouri State 3, The Citadel 1, Furman 1.

http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/cfoot225poll.aspx

 

[IdaGriz01]

Haven't had a chance to look at the whole list. BUT, I see the pollsters did keep New Hampshire in the top-25.

 

[hokeyfine]

amazing that northern arizona still gets no love in the polls. they dominate the griz, yet cant gain ground. i think it just shows that it's easier to start high in the polls and maintain than it is to start low and move up.

 

[MrTitleist]

New Hampshire and South Dakota State are truly perplexing how they stay in the top 25.

 

[IdaGriz01]

New Hampshire and South Dakota State are truly perplexing how they stay in the top 25.

Sheer f***ing laziness on the part of too many pollsters. :evil:

 

[Grisly Fan]

New Hampshire and South Dakota State are truly perplexing how they stay in the top 25.

True but I am glad they are ranked for the moment since a win over ranked opponent will help more than if they weren't.

(Of course a Griz win will mean that SDSU should never have been ranked -- taking a page from the Cat troll playbook)

 

[IdaGriz01]

As usual, some interesting results in this week’s poll. First, I had hopes that the Griz might move back into the top-10, but I expected to be disappointed. Go Griz!

The most significant result had to be SE Louisiana blowing out McNeese on McNeese’s home field, 41-7. The Cowboys dropped seven slots, which is higher than normal … although not a lot. But SE La jumped from #25 all the way to #16 -- and you hardly ever see that much of a jump.

I expected James Madison and W&M to move back into the top-25, but they didn’t give JMU quite as much love as I expected.

No further comment needed on UNH or SDSU. Nice to see that Chattanooga finally got some recognition (as I predicted, but was not that hopeful).

 

[Htowngriz]

New Hampshire and South Dakota State are truly perplexing how they stay in the top 25.

True but I am glad they are ranked for the moment since a win over ranked opponent will help more than if they weren't.

(Of course a Griz win will mean that SDSU should never have been ranked -- taking a page from the Cat troll playbook)

Too bad we aren't playing SDSU. :wtf:

 

[bylarke]

New Hampshire and South Dakota State are truly perplexing how they stay in the top 25.

True but I am glad they are ranked for the moment since a win over ranked opponent will help more than if they weren't.

(Of course a Griz win will mean that SDSU should never have been ranked -- taking a page from the Cat troll playbook)

We play USD not SDSU...

 

[GottaluvGriz]

Team (First-place votes) 2013 Record Points Previous Rank
1. North Dakota State Bison (159) 8-0 3975 1
2. Eastern Illinois Panthers 8-1 3751 2
3. Eastern Washington Eagles 7-2 3593 3
4. Montana State Bobcats 7-2 3330 5
5. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 9-0 3222 6
6. Sam Houston State Bearkats 7-2 3117 8
7. Fordham Rams 9-0 3003 9
8. Maine Black Bears 8-1 2817 10
9. Youngstown State Penguins 8-1 2563 11
10. Montana Grizzlies 7-2 2317 12
11. McNeese State Cowboys 7-2 2202 4
12. Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 8-1 2124 13
13. Towson Tigers 8-2 2088 7
14. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 7-2 2036 14
15. Delaware Blue Hens 7-2 1722 21
16. Southeastern Louisiana Lions 7-2 1579 25
17. Wofford Terriers 5-3 1350 17
18. Charleston Southern Buccaneers 9-1 902 24
19. South Dakota State Jackrabbits 5-4 861 19
20. Samford Bulldogs 6-3 769 15
21. Lehigh Mountain Hawks 6-2 760 22
22. James Madison Dukes 6-3 696 NR
23. William & Mary Tribe 6-3 692 NR
24. Chattanooga Mocs 7-2 412 NR
25. New Hampshire Wildcats 4-4 299 16

Others receiving votes: Jacksonville State 285, Central Arkansas 246, Eastern Kentucky 226, Princeton 146, Villanova 140, Southern Illinois 91, Tennessee State 65, Southern Utah 61, Harvard 48, South Carolina State 44, Northern Iowa 29, South Dakota 24, Georgia Southern 23, Illinois State 22, UT Martin 21, Jackson State 8, Cal Poly 6, Sacred Heart 5, Missouri State 3, The Citadel 1, Furman 1.

http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/cfoot225poll.aspx

If the pollsters are correct, and the GRIZ can take care of business the next three weeks, (big if I know) we would be in consideration for a top 5 seed. (Means a bye and then a home game or two)
Go Griz!

 

[AllWeatherFan]

New Hampshire and South Dakota State are truly perplexing how they stay in the top 25.

I think SDSU is just riding NDSU's coattails at this point.

 

[Grisly Fan]

New Hampshire and South Dakota State are truly perplexing how they stay in the top 25.

True but I am glad they are ranked for the moment since a win over ranked opponent will help more than if they weren't.

(Of course a Griz win will mean that SDSU should never have been ranked -- taking a page from the Cat troll playbook)

We play USD not SDSU...

 

[Grizzlies1982]

amazing that northern arizona still gets no love in the polls. they dominate the griz, yet cant gain ground. i think it just shows that it's easier to start high in the polls and maintain than it is to start low and move up.

Combined with current results, the poll is heavily influenced by past reputation. So the usual suspects (MT, MSU, EWU in the big sky) tend to automatically get more love from the voters out east who really don't follow western results that closely. So I'd say it's easier to get a better poll slot when you've been there before versus being a new kid on the block trying to break into the mix. While it isn't correct it does seem to be human nature.

 

[kurtismichael]

Haven't had a chance to look at the whole list. BUT, I see the pollsters did keep New Hampshire in the top-25.

I guess our guess was correct the other day. For crying out loud I hope they lose this week so the pollsters will finally stick a fork in them. :roll:

 

[Grizzlies1982]

Team (First-place votes) 2013 Record Points Previous Rank
1. North Dakota State Bison (159) 8-0 3975 1
2. Eastern Illinois Panthers 8-1 3751 2
3. Eastern Washington Eagles 7-2 3593 3
4. Montana State Bobcats 7-2 3330 5
5. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 9-0 3222 6
6. Sam Houston State Bearkats 7-2 3117 8
7. Fordham Rams 9-0 3003 9
8. Maine Black Bears 8-1 2817 10
9. Youngstown State Penguins 8-1 2563 11
10. Montana Grizzlies 7-2 2317 12
11. McNeese State Cowboys 7-2 2202 4
12. Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 8-1 2124 13
13. Towson Tigers 8-2 2088 7
14. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 7-2 2036 14
15. Delaware Blue Hens 7-2 1722 21
16. Southeastern Louisiana Lions 7-2 1579 25
17. Wofford Terriers 5-3 1350 17
18. Charleston Southern Buccaneers 9-1 902 24
19. South Dakota State Jackrabbits 5-4 861 19
20. Samford Bulldogs 6-3 769 15
21. Lehigh Mountain Hawks 6-2 760 22
22. James Madison Dukes 6-3 696 NR
23. William & Mary Tribe 6-3 692 NR
24. Chattanooga Mocs 7-2 412 NR
25. New Hampshire Wildcats 4-4 299 16

http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/cfoot225poll.aspx

If the pollsters are correct, and the GRIZ can take care of business the next three weeks, (big if I know) we would be in consideration for a top 5 seed. (Means a bye and then a home game or two) Go Griz!

Yes the Griz have much to gain in the next three weeks. Winning out (So Dakota, Weber, & bobcats) puts Montana at 10-2 with an excellent shot at a seed (1-8), and an outside shot at a top five if other teams stumble. However, keep in the mind the playoff selection Committee does not base seeding on these poll results. They have their own criteria which sometimes varies considerably from the final season polls. Further they're using a new formula with this year's selection. None the less, these results (#10) do indicate a variety of folks around the country view the Grizzlies favorably. That bodes well for Montana if they finish the season strong.
:ugeek:

 

[stubbins]

amazing that northern arizona still gets no love in the polls. they dominate the griz, yet cant gain ground. i think it just shows that it's easier to start high in the polls and maintain than it is to start low and move up.

This is why there should be no polls till mid-point of season...

 

[Fahque]

New Hampshire and South Dakota State are truly perplexing how they stay in the top 25.

True but I am glad they are ranked for the moment since a win over ranked opponent will help more than if they weren't.

(Of course a Griz win will mean that SDSU should never have been ranked -- taking a page from the Cat troll playbook)

We don't play SDSU

Edit: Nevermind, I see that this has been covered

 

[IdaGriz01]

I like this poll better! :mrgreen:
(This week, anyway.)

 

[AZGrizFan]

amazing that northern arizona still gets no love in the polls. they dominate the griz, yet cant gain ground. i think it just shows that it's easier to start high in the polls and maintain than it is to start low and move up.

Combined with current results, the poll is heavily influenced by past reputation. So the usual suspects (MT, MSU, EWU in the big sky) tend to automatically get more love from the voters out east who really don't follow western results that closely. So I'd say it's easier to get a better poll slot when you've been there before versus being a new kid on the block trying to break into the mix. While it isn't correct it does seem to be human nature.

Maybe pollsters are just waiting for that patented late-season NAU swoon...

 

[kemajic]

amazing that northern arizona still gets no love in the polls. they dominate the griz, yet cant gain ground. i think it just shows that it's easier to start high in the polls and maintain than it is to start low and move up.

Maybe you missed the results of their game with MSU.