TSN Poll

[knucklehead]

1. Montana State Bobcats (76) 9-1 3,805 2
2. Sam Houston State Bearkats (71) 10-0 3,764 3
3. Georgia Southern Eagles (8) 9-1 3,557 4
4. Northern Iowa Panthers 8-2 3,297 5
5. North Dakota State Bison (1) 9-1 3,199 1
6. Lehigh Mountain Hawks 9-1 3,122 6
7. Montana Grizzlies 8-2 2,879 8
8. Towson Tigers 8-2 2,665 12
9. Appalachian State Mountaineers 7-3 2,580 10
10. Old Dominion Monarchs 9-2 2,549 11
11. Maine Black Bears 8-2 2,313 13
12. New Hampshire Wildcats 7-3 2,012 7
13. Wofford Terriers 7-3 1,928 9
14. Illinois State Redbirds 7-3 1,761 14
15. Delaware Blue Hens 6-4 1,421 15
16. Liberty Flames 7-3 1,400 16
17. Central Arkansas Bears 8-3 1,377 19
18. Harvard Crimson 8-1 1,310 18
19. James Madison Dukes 6-4 958 20
20. Norfolk State Spartans 9-2 855 22
21. Jackson State Tigers 8-2 766 21
22. South Dakota Coyotes 6-4 472 24
23. Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 6-3 378 NR
24. Furman Paladins 6-4 371 17
25. Portland State Vikings 7-3 367 NR
Others receiving votes: Indiana Stae 331, North Dakota 195, Youngstown State 141, Jacksonville State 139, Stony Brook 135, Alabama State 98, San Diego 84, Bethune-Cookman 67, Duquesne 51, Drake 50, Eastern Kentucky 43, Brown 41, Chattanooga 39, William & Mary 28, Georgetown 24, Albany 19, Stephen F. Austin 18, Bryant 11, Southern Utah 11, Murray State 10, Florida A&M 10, Grambling State 8, South Carolina State 8, South Daktoa State 6, Alabama A&M 5, Samford 5, Eastern Washington 5, Elon 4, Cal Poly 4, Tennessee State 2, Jacksonville 1, Massachusetts 1.

[GATA_Eagles]

Can't really complain about this one either xlolx

(Oh, and Go Montana!)

[UIWWildthing]

Top 10!!

[NoDak 4 Ever]

b-b-b-b-but NDSU lost to an UNRANKED team! How are they still in the top 25!?!??!

[JmuSkinsfan]

So, assuming JMU/Youngstown State win next week ... do their respective places in the Top 25 (or not in, in YSU case), play into the committee's decisions?

IF JMU wins next week, they should be in the 13-18 range (depending on teams in front of them) ... if YSU wins they should move into the top 25 but definitely won't surpass JMU ... I wonder how much each team's rankings in the Media Poll at season's end play into the committee's decision.

[strike00]

pretty ridiculous to have Indiana State and YSU out of the top 25, IMO.

[Gringer1]

Stony Brook might be a little snubbed. But seriously, who is still voting for William and Mary?

[GSUEagles#1]

b-b-b-b-but NDSU lost to an UNRANKED team! How are they still in the top 25!?!??!

Don't think people said they shouldnt be in top 25, the main argument was that they shouldn't be above GSU.

[knucklehead]

got zero clue why SBU is not in this poll.

[bjtheflamesfan]

b-b-b-b-but NDSU lost to an UNRANKED team! How are they still in the top 25!?!??!


because they didnt clear it with TheFan before releasing it...he would have been like " NO NO NO!!! They are supposed to be outside of the top 5!! Go back and fix it" or something like that

[stevdock]

So, assuming JMU/Youngstown State win next week ... do their respective places in the Top 25 (or not in, in YSU case), play into the committee's decisions?

IF JMU wins next week, they should be in the 13-18 range (depending on teams in front of them) ... if YSU wins they should move into the top 25 but definitely won't surpass JMU ... I wonder how much each team's rankings in the Media Poll at season's end play into the committee's decision.


I wouldn't be surprised at all if they don't even pay attention to the polls this season. Even last year wasn't EWU #1 in the polls and was seeded #5?? I could see them just saying screw all the polls and we will look at this ourselves.

[NoDak 4 Ever]

Don't think people said they shouldnt be in top 25, the main argument was that they shouldn't be above GSU.

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[JmuSkinsfan]

I wouldn't be surprised at all if they don't even pay attention to the polls this season. Even last year wasn't EWU #1 in the polls and was seeded #5?? I could see them just saying screw all the polls and we will look at this ourselves.

Well, even if that is the case, I think that definitely benefits JMU. To be in the discussion JMU has to beat UMass Saturday ...and if that happens, JMU is 5-0 against FCS teams with their starting QB Justin Thorpe, and 2-3 without him (and even of those games, two were losses to top 10 teams by a combined 4 points).

[pike51]

I want to know how Chattanooga is not #1. Where is Chattownmocs wen you need him?!?

[darell1976]

South Dakota has 6 wins on the year and 3 of them are DII or NAIA wins...why are they ranked? Plus they beat Missouri S&T and move up from 24 to 22? Time for UND to knock them out of the poll by kicking their butt on Saturday for the GWFC Title.

[FargoBison]

South Dakota's ranking is an absolute joke. YSU has beaten a top 5 team, a top 15 team and played a decent game vs Michigan State.

USD has beaten nobody of significance and have THREE non-DI wins. THREE, it's a joke.

[I-16Bandit]

I want to know how Chattanooga is not #1. Where is Chattownmocs wen you need him?!?

This will never get old.

[darell1976]

South Dakota's ranking is an absolute joke. YSU has beaten a top 5 team, a top 15 team and played a decent game vs Michigan State.

USD has beaten nobody of significance and have THREE non-DI wins. THREE, it's a joke.

If UND picked Missouri S&T, Lindenwood, and NW OK State maybe we could be in the polls, I guess UND picked the wrong 3 DII/NAIA teams to play.

[inpsite1919]

Best poll of the week

[MTfan4life]

I'll say it every week, what does South Dakota have to do to get out of the top 25?

[MTfan4life]

Also, why is Maine so low? Their one FCS loss is to CAA leader Towson! They lost by a touchdown to FBS Pittsburgh. What makes Old Dominion better than Maine or three loss App. St.? They are over 200 votes lower than ODU. Do people forget to vote for them? Give Richmond/Villanova/Delaware that same record and same schedule and they're in the top 5.

[kdinva]

Stony Brook might be a little snubbed. But seriously, who is still voting for William and Mary?

+1

Looks like W&M (based on points) got some 21st and 22nd place votes xlovex

[jmufan999]

Bump. I was looking for this, maybe others are as well.

[Mr. C]

Also, why is Maine so low? Their one FCS loss is to CAA leader Towson! They lost by a touchdown to FBS Pittsburgh. What makes Old Dominion better than Maine or three loss App. St.? They are over 200 votes lower than ODU. Do people forget to vote for them? Give Richmond/Villanova/Delaware that same record and same schedule and they're in the top 5.

Old Dominion isn't better than Maine in my mind. This has been the worst year for this poll maybe ever.