FCS Coaches Poll - Week 3

[superman7515]

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Team (No. 1 Votes) 2012 Record Points Previous Ranking
1. North Dakota State (25) 2-0 648 1
2. Montana State (1) 3-0 607 3
T-3. Sam Houston State 1-1 552 2
T-3. Youngstown State 3-0 552 8
5. Old Dominion 3-0 547 4
6. Wofford 3-0 485 9
7. James Madison 2-1 480 5
8. Northern Iowa 1-2 417 6
9. Eastern Washington 1-1 405 11
10. Georgia Southern 1-1 404 10
11. Montana 2-1 380 12
12. Delaware 3-0 333 14
13. Lehigh 3-0 309 13
14. The Citadel 3-0 305 23
15. Illinois State 3-0 276 17
16. Towson 1-1 270 15
17. McNeese State 3-0 229 19
18. Appalachian State 1-2 223 7
19. New Hampshire 2-1 209 18
20. Stony Brook 2-1 200 16
21. Central Arkansas 2-1 130 20
22. Maine 2-1 102 21
23. Eastern Kentucky 2-1 77 25
24. Harvard 1-0 68 24
25. Indiana State 2-1 42 NR

Others Receiving Votes: Jacksonville State (33), Cal Poly (25), Stephen F. Austin (21), Samford (19), Bethune-Cookman (17), Norfolk State (15), North Dakota (14), Sacramento State (13), Tennessee State (13), Northern Arizona (10), Alabama A&M (8), Albany (5), Lafayette (4), Florida A&M (1), South Dakota State (1), Tennessee Tech (1)

[bluehenbillk]

Even worse than this weeks TSN Poll - and that's saying something.

GSU ahead of Citadel? Cmon man.

Montana at 11? Cmon man.

[superman7515]

Yeah... The Citadel > Georgia Southern > Appalachian State > Montana

[frozennorth]

Even worse than this weeks TSN Poll - and that's saying something.

GSU ahead of Citadel? Cmon man.

Montana at 11? Cmon man.
Unranked cal poly

Montana state at #2

Isu-r still not getting any respect

[ysubigred]

If I was a coach and had El Cid on my schedule I'd be ****ting my pants about now YIKES!!

[MTfan4life]

What I don't get is The Citadel and their comparison to Montana. Both teams played @ App St. One team lost by 8, the other crushed App. One team has beaten Georgia Southern, the other has beaten Liberty. How do you justify putting Montana ahead of the Citadel?

[Fear the Bird]

What I don't get is The Citadel and their comparison to Montana. Both teams played @ App St. One team lost by 8, the other crushed App. One team has beaten Georgia Southern, the other has beaten Liberty. How do you justify putting Montana ahead of the Citadel?

Bc like most they simply slot vote and Montana's name got them a lofty ranking that slid 4 spots back with a loss and 2-3 forward with a win xsmhx

[crusader11]

Lafayette and Albany are both too low.

And, is Lehigh really the 13th best team in the country? Wowza. I think even many of their own fans would agree they are closer to #20 than #10.

[superman7515]

What I don't get is The Citadel and their comparison to Montana. Both teams played @ App St. One team lost by 8, the other crushed App. One team has beaten Georgia Southern, the other has beaten Liberty. How do you justify putting Montana ahead of the Citadel?

Absolutely. No one with an ounce of sense can have Montana ahead of The Citadel. They played the same team on the same field. Montana lost, The Citadel rolled.

[MTfan4life]

Absolutely. No one with an ounce of sense can have Montana ahead of The Citadel. They played the same team on the same field. Montana lost, The Citadel rolled.

It would be acceptable if this were much later in the season and the Citadel had other blemishes on their record, but they're undefeated.

[LakesBison]

NDSU #1 NDSU #1 oh wait..... hehe i havent been here in awhile.. needed to get that out of my system.. haha

[Hambone]

xthumbsupx Good work Lakes! Now that you've got it out of your system....... :)


NDSU #1 NDSU #1 oh wait..... hehe i havent been here in awhile.. needed to get that out of my system.. haha

[Nickels]

If your teams from montana you obviously get an additional 10-15 spots in polls.

[cpalum]

Typical Eastern bias to this poll...AGS is much better

Western teams too low

UND, Cal Poly, Sacramento St, NAU


Eastern Teams too High

ODU, Lehigh, Main, Stony Brook (these teams may end up being good enough to support their ranking but as of now I don't see how they are ranked this high with their current resume)

[darell1976]

Typical Eastern bias to this poll...AGS is much better

Western teams too low

UND, Cal Poly, Sacramento St, NAU


Eastern Teams too High

ODU, Lehigh, Main, Stony Brook (these teams may end up being good enough to support their ranking but as of now I don't see how they are ranked this high with their current resume)

UND unranked I understand but Cal Poly. I don't get coaches (or whoever) that vote in this poll. Cal Poly deserves to be a top 15 team IMO.

[van]

Lafayette and Albany are both too low.

And, is Lehigh really the 13th best team in the country? Wowza. I think even many of their own fans would agree they are closer to #20 than #10.

Not sure about #20, but we certainly have not shown greatness so far. But there seems to be enough talent to be #13, if they put it all together. Still a work in progress.

[bojeta]

Harvard? Did anyone follow the Harvard vs San Diego game??? USD dominated until they petered out in the fourth. Block of Ivy coaches picking their best team and ensuring a spot in the polls? Coaches poll is always the worst.
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[HensRock]

Lafayette and Albany are both too low.

And, is Lehigh really the 13th best team in the country? Wowza. I think even many of their own fans would agree they are closer to #20 than #10.

Anyone ranking Lehigh should also have Princeton ranked, seeing as the Tigers stayed within a home-field-advantage of the Hawks at their place.

[ngineer]

Lafayette and Albany are both too low.

And, is Lehigh really the 13th best team in the country? Wowza. I think even many of their own fans would agree they are closer to #20 than #10.

We'll find out soon enough. I think we may be playing to our competition.

[Squealofthepig]

Not sure about #20, but we certainly have not shown greatness so far. But there seems to be enough talent to be #13, if they put it all together. Still a work in progress.

To be fair, who has really shown greatness so far? I'd say it's a small list: NDSU, YSU, The Citadel, ODU, ISUr. I don't have these as my top five teams, I'll admit (though a majority are), but I think you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who really thinks any of these teams are rated too high (except maybe a point or two).

There are also a small list of teams that have taken care of business with very solid starts: Delaware, Wofford, McNeese and Cal Poly. Their schedules aren't as good, I'd argue, but they've all taken care of business so far.

Beyond that, it's all a question of how you evaluate losses, sloppy wins, road wins, adversity, etc. How do you compare an FCS school with a win over a bad FBS team vs. a team with a very competitive win vs. a good FBS team (e.g., EWU vs. Cal Poly, for example)? There's too few games, and I don't get too upset with how anyone's perceiving reality, as we just don't have enough information.

Although, historically, anyone slot-voting or going purely on past-season performances really shouldn't be a voter.

[alvinkayak6]

This gives me brain freeze.


Even worse than this weeks TSN Poll - and that's saying something.

GSU ahead of Citadel? Cmon man.

Montana at 11? Cmon man.