Preseason poll

[Trek222]

Did any other conference do even remotely as bad as the CAA did in predicting the final standings? Only one team, New Hampshire, finished in their predicted spot.

[ngineer]

Can't compare to CAA, but the PL certainly had a lot of upheaval...except for Lehigh winning going away. After that the resurgence of Georgetown and Bucknell and the total collapse of Fordham, along with mediocre seasons by Lafayette and Colgate, resulted in a major reshuffling.

[jmufan999]

Did any other conference do even remotely as bad as the CAA did in predicting the final standings? Only one team, New Hampshire, finished in their predicted spot.

This was a really, really bizarre season. On so many levels. Really difficult to predict. It's been fun to watch, though.

[bonarae]

The Ivies also had one.

Penn was picked to win this season, but a variety of inconsistencies among Penn and the other 6 teams, especially in Ivy play, was the key factor in Harvard's winning the Ivy title outright. There was a 4-way tie for second: Penn, Brown, Yale and Dartmouth (all 4-3 records in Ivy play).

[Twentysix]

2011 Valley Football Preseason Poll

Team (first-place votes)Points

1. UNI (29)316
2. North Dakota State (6)275
3. Southern Illinois (1)207
4. South Dakota State172
5. Illinois State169
6. Indiana State168
7. Western Illinois151
8. Youngstown State88
9. Missouri State74

What actually happened

1. North Dakota State 10-1
2. Nothern Iowa 9-2
3. Illinois State 7-4
4. Indiana State 6-5
5. Youngstown State 6-5
6. South Dakota State 5-9
7. Southern Illinois 4-7
8. Missouri State 2-9
9. Western Illinois 2-9

Not as crazy as the CAA but still wrong. Not a single team was in the correct spot.

[401ks]

A little crazy in the Northeast Conference as well...

Final NEC Standings:

1. Albany 7-1
1. Duquesne 7-1
3. Bryant 5-3
4. Monmouth 4-4
4. Wagner 4-4
6. Sacred Heart 3-5
6. Central Conn. St. 3-5
8. Robert Morris 2-6
9. Saint Francis 1-7


NEC Preseason Poll:

1. Central Connecticut State (5 first-place votes)
2. Duquesne (2)
3. Robert Morris (1)
4. Albany
5. Bryant (1)
6. Monmouth
7. Wagner
8. Sacred Heart
9. St. Francis

[Cleets]

The Ivies also had one.

Penn was picked to win this season, but a variety of inconsistencies among Penn and the other 6 teams, especially in Ivy play, was the key factor in Harvard's winning the Ivy title outright. There was a 4-way tie for second: Penn, Brown, Yale and Dartmouth (all 4-3 records in Ivy play).

Can you believe Brown laid an egg like that today..!!!
Ugh... I had money on them (granted it was only $5 bucks but jeeze they really blew it)

[Eaglesrus]

Don't know about specific pre-season picks, but I think the SoCon went pretty much as expected, i.e. any one of GA Southern, App State and Wofford might win the title and almost all of the rest would have a chance at knocking anybody else off on any given Saturday. I can't remember ever feeling so uncertain about the outcome of games week-in and week-out.

[Woody Hayes]

2011 Valley Football Preseason Poll

Team (first-place votes)Points

1. UNI (29)316
2. North Dakota State (6)275
3. Southern Illinois (1)207
4. South Dakota State172
5. Illinois State169
6. Indiana State168
7. Western Illinois151
8. Youngstown State88
9. Missouri State74

What really actually happened

1. North Dakota State 10-1
1. Nothern Iowa 9-2
3. Illinois State 7-4
4. Indiana State 6-5
5. Youngstown State 6-5
6. South Dakota State 5-9
7. Southern Illinois 4-7
8. Missouri State 2-9
9. Western Illinois 2-9

Not as crazy as the CAA but still wrong. Not a single team was in the correct spot.

Edited that for you.