TSN Poll (Oct 21)

[IdaGriz01]

NDSU received all the first place votes.

Rank, Team (record), Points, [Previous Rank]
1. North Dakota State Bison (7-0) 3900 [1]
2. Eastern Illinois Panthers (6-1) 3620 [3]
3. Eastern Washington Eagles (5-2) 3397 [4]
4. McNeese State Cowboys (6-1) 3160 [9]
5. Montana State Bobcats (5-2) 3116 [5]
6. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (7-0) 2977 [6]
7. Sam Houston State Bearkats (5-2) 2880 [2]
8. Towson Tigers (7-1) 2870 [7]
9. Fordham Rams (8-0) 2836 [8]
10. Montana Grizzlies (6-1) 2544 [10]
11. Maine Black Bears (6-1) 2120 [14]
12. Wofford Terriers (5-2) 1968 [13]
13. Youngstown State Penguins (7-1) 1920 [16]
14. Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (6-1) 1635 [17]
15. Lehigh Mountain Hawks (6-1) 1567 [18]
16. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (5-2) 1339 [19]
17. Northern Iowa Panthers (4-3) 1237 [11]
18. Villanova Wildcats (4-3) 1218 [12]
19. James Madison Dukes (5-2) 993 [20]
20. New Hampshire Wildcats (3-3) 824 [25]
21. Tennessee State Tigers (7-1) 818 [24]
22. Samford Bulldogs (5-2) 807 [22]
23. Central Arkansas Bears (4-3) 637 [21]
24. Georgia Southern Eagles (4-2) 557 [23]
25. South Dakota State Jackrabbits (4-4) 412 [15]

Others receiving votes: Delaware 270, Charleston Southern 226, Southeastern Louisiana 183, Harvard 180, South Carolina State 134, Southern Illinois 76, Jacksonville State 60, William & Mary 42, Chattanooga 35, South Dakota 34, Southern Utah 16, Gardner-Webb 15, Jackson State 15, UT Martin 13, Cal Poly 13, Princeton 10, Stony Brook 5, Alcorn State 5, Sacred Heart 4, Illinois State 4, Sacramento State 3, Butler 3, Duquesne 2.

 

[BWahlberg]

I figured we'd hold firm at #10. This weekend is the best opportunity to move up, knock off EWU and the Griz will jump

 

[MrTitleist]

Eastern Illinois at 2... that's an interesting spot. Way too much love for Nova, New Hampshire, UNI and SDSU

 

[firmgriz]

I figured we'd hold firm at #10. This weekend is the best opportunity to move up, knock off EWU and the Griz will jump

If the Griz win, I suspect they will jump Fordham, Towson and possible Coastal Carolina. If they win big, a la McNeese over Sam Houston, I think they could end up as high as 5.

Go Griz, it's time to click on all cylinders! :thumb:

 

[IdaGriz01]

Some weird s**t in the poll ... as usual. I suppose a win against Weber State doesn’t impress anybody, but it is unusual to jump a team five slots like they did McNeese. So the kitties win, and lose ground.
Seems like that happened to the Griz this year. Conversely, Sam Houston dropped about as much as I figured they would.

No real surprises -- my guesses did great -- until you get down to New Hampshire. Sure, they won against a ranked team (‘Nova dropped about as much as I thought they would), but at home and by a desperation 2-point conversion. So we have the spectacle of a 3-3 team sitting at #20, having squeaked by ‘Nov and won against such powerhouses as Colgate (2-5 in the Patriot) and Rhode Island (3-5 CAA). :evil:

I had begun to think SDSU might drop out of the top-25, having lost four of their last five games, but they hung on (barely).

 

[IdaGriz01]

Sorry about not including the link to the actual poll. Here it is so you don't have to verify it from a separate thread:
http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/cfoot225poll.aspx
Does anyone else -- I know there's at least one other -- find it odd that a team that has lost three straight is still ranked? Or four out of the last five in another case?

 

[kurtismichael]

Sorry about not including the link to the actual poll. Here it is so you don't have to verify it from a separate thread:
http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/cfoot225poll.aspx
Does anyone else -- I know there's at least one other -- find it odd that a team that has lost three straight is still ranked? Or four out of the last five in another case?

Nope, voters who probably don't put a tenth the thought into that you do.

 

[PlayerRep]

How are 5-2 teams, each with FCS losses, ranked nos. 3 and 5? One to a 7th ranked team and to an unranked team. While I don't care, I don't get it.

 

[IdaGriz01]

How are 5-2 teams, each with FCS losses, ranked nos. 3 and 5? One to a 7th ranked team and to an unranked team. While I don't care, I don't get it.

Well, see, the people running the poll (TSN) plan it that way so we don't take the results too seriously.

(And if you believe that ... there's some ocean-front property in Arizona I'd like to talk to you about. :lol: )

 

[DuCharme]

Eastern Illinois at 2... that's an interesting spot.

They do have a win over San Diego St and their only loss(39-43) is to FBS #22 undefeated Northern Ill.
That Garoppolo kid is something else.