Final 2011 TSN Poll

[danefan]

1. North Dakota State Bison (125) 14-1 3,125 4
2. Sam Houston State Bearkats 14-1 2,998 1
3. Montana Grizzlies 11-3 2,801 5
4. Georgia Southern Eagles 11-3 2,795 3
5. Lehigh Mountain Hawks 11-2 2,466 6
6. Northern Iowa Panthers 10-3 2,455 2
7. Montana State Bobcats 10-3 2,387 7
8. Maine Black Bears 9-4 2,105 13
9. Towson Tigers 9-3 2,058 8
10. Old Dominion Monarchs 10-3 2,009 10
11. New Hampshire Wildcats 8-4 1,869 11
12. Appalachian State Mountaineers 8-4 1,825 9
13. Wofford Terriers 8-4 1,651 12
14. Central Arkansas Bears 9-4 1,411 15
15. James Madison Dukes 8-5 1,307 17
16. Harvard Crimson 9-1 996 16
17. Delaware Blue Hens 7-4 961 14
18. Stony Brook Seawolves 9-4 957 22
19. Norfolk State Spartans 9-3 829 19
20. Illinois State Redbirds 7-4 694 18
21. Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 7-4 669 21
22. Jackson State Tigers 9-2 523 20
23. North Dakota Fighting Sioux 8-3 371 23
24. Eastern Kentucky Colonels 7-5 298 NR
25. Liberty Flames 7-4 215 24
Others receiving votes: Albany 214, Jacksonville State 151, San Diego 74, Furman 59, Grambling State 48, Bethune-Cookman 44, Alabama State 42, Drake 37, Duquesne 26, Southern Utah 21, Portland State 21, Cal Poly 20, Eastern Washington 19, William & Mary 13, Murray State 12, Tennessee State 8, South Dakota 8, Youngstown State 7, Georgetown 6, Alabama A&M 5, Brown 5, Chattanooga 4, South Carolina State 3, Stephen F. Austin 2, Indiana State 1.

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[danefan]

I think its wrong that Liberty is ranked above Albany, but hey - that's just my opinion and it looks like it was a 1 point difference.

[JMUNJ08]

I think its wrong that Liberty is ranked above Albany, but hey - that's just my opinion and it looks like it was a 1 point difference.

Agreed and also Jackson St? They didn't win the SWAC championship or even get in the game!

[danefan]

Agreed and also Jackson St? They didn't win the SWAC championship or even get in the game!

Especially because that's a huge difference in voting points.

Jackson State - 523 points
Albany - 214 points

Big difference there.

[Lehigh Football Nation]

How could anyone in their right mind put Delaware over Stony Brook? What is it about SHSU 31, SBU 28 don't people understand?

I don't think it's right that folks put Delaware over Tennessee Tech, EKU, Albany, and Norfolk State, though I can somewhat accept that. Putting them ahead of Stony Brook, though, means there are a whole lot of TSN voters that need their heads examined.

[Mr. C]

Agreed and also Jackson St? They didn't win the SWAC championship or even get in the game!

Jackson State was ineligible for postseason play because of APR restrictions.

[kdinva]

7-4 CCU defeated Furman, yet didn't get even one 25th place vote? :(

Youngstown definitely should be ahead of W&M (and maybe 5-6 others).

[WileECoyote06]

I think its wrong that Liberty is ranked above Albany, but hey - that's just my opinion and it looks like it was a 1 point difference.

Agreed.

[darell1976]

#23!!!!!!! For a 5-1 FCS record and a GWFC title no arguments here!

[GannonFan]

How could anyone in their right mind put Delaware over Stony Brook? What is it about SHSU 31, SBU 28 don't people understand?

I don't think it's right that folks put Delaware over Tennessee Tech, EKU, Albany, and Norfolk State, though I can somewhat accept that. Putting them ahead of Stony Brook, though, means there are a whole lot of TSN voters that need their heads examined.

You lose all credibility with an argument like that. Playoff autobids have no necessary bearing on national rankings. Would you automatically rank all the teams in the NCAA March Madness as the top 68 teams in the final rankings just because they made the tournament? Of course not (well, at least I hope you wouldn't).

[sgt smash]

:D
#23!!!!!!! For a 5-1 FCS record and a GWFC title no arguments here!

So that would put USF around #25 then right?:D

[seantaylor]

App State over Wofford makes no sense.

[darell1976]

:D

So that would put USF around #25 then right?:D

Whatever floats your boat.xlolx

[sgt smash]

Whatever floats your boat.xlolx

Just messing around. BSC will be interesting this year.

[darell1976]

Just messing around. BSC will be interesting this year.

Actually I predict in the next 10 years or so if Sioux Falls keeps growing (it is bigger than Fargo) I can see USF moving up from DII to DI. They were a NAIA football powerhouse. I don't know about their other teams but you have USF and Augustana in the battle for Sioux Falls, I can see the SD Board of Regents brainstorming to make one of them move up, but I can't see Augy doing that.