10/22 Coaches Poll

[Dane96]

Team (No. 1 Votes) 2012 Record Points Previous Ranking
1. Eastern Washington (22) 6-1 642 1
2. Georgia Southern (1) 6-1 614 3
3. North Dakota State (3) 6-1 593 4
4. Montana State 6-1 552 5
5. Sam Houston State 5-2 548 6
6. Lehigh 8-0 494 7
7. Old Dominion 6-1 493 8
8. Wofford 6-1 473 9
9. Stony Brook 7-1 439 10
10. James Madison 5-2 413 2
11. Cal Poly 7-0 398 12
12. New Hampshire 6-2 370 14
13. Northern Arizona 6-1 327 15
14. Central Arkansas 6-2 275 17
15. Appalachian State 5-3 240 11
16. Delaware 5-2 228 T-22
17. Illinois State 6-2 225 13
T-18. Eastern Kentucky 6-2 172 24
T-18. Indiana State 6-2 172 25
20. Albany 6-1 153 T-22
T-21. Tennessee State 7-1 115 18
T-21. Youngstown State 4-3 115 16
23. Villanova 6-2 111 NR
24. Harvard 5-1 56 20
25. Towson 3-4 53 19


Others Receiving Votes: Bethune-Cookman (26), McNeese State (26), UT Martin (25), Richmond (23), Alabama A&M (19), Southern Illinois (17), Sacramento State (16), Jacksonville State (14), Northern Iowa (4), South Dakota State (3), Princeton (3), Samford (2), The Citadel (1).

[HailSzczur]

1. Cal Poly gets no respect
2. Neither does Richmond
3. Guess Delaware convinced a bunch of coaches by beating Rhody
4. This poll features the least amount of votes for UNI of any this week

[pike51]

I'm not quite there that GSU is #2 but I'll take it.

[ITmonarch10]

Delaware takes a dump on the worst team in FCS (0-7 Rhode Island) and moves up 6 spots. Richmond knocks off #2 JMU and still doesn't get any respect and surprised that Towson is still ranked.

[Twentysix]

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[bluehenbillk]

Lehigh over Cal Poly & Towson ahead of Albany & Richmond. Embarassment. See my thread on the credibility of the TSN Poll & put this garbage right with it.

[LEHIGH61]

That's the way it works with DELAWARE all the time. UPCHUC.

[BEAR]

My Bears are ranked #14 in ALL three polls...interesting. ;.)

[Hawk98]

Lehigh could be 15-0 at the end of this season and they'll still be overranked according to the 'experts' on this board. :lol:

[Twentysix]

Lehigh could be 15-0 at the end of this season and they'll still be overranked according to the 'experts' on this board. :lol:

When lehigh beats colgate 65-0 I will be a believer. ;)

[Hawk98]

When lehigh beats colgate 65-0 I will be a believer. ;)

Well, hopefully the NCAA won't decide to suspend our star receiver basically as the team was getting on the plane, and we can just beat NDSU this year.

[Twentysix]

Well, hopefully the NCAA won't decide to suspend our star receiver basically as the team was getting on the plane, and we can just beat NDSU this year.

If one player matters that much, you haven't a chance, Sorry.

[X-Factor]

Well, hopefully the NCAA won't decide to suspend our star receiver basically as the team was getting on the plane, and we can just beat NDSU this year.

I dont care how good your wr is, he would not have changed the outcome. Still a blowout.

[LehighU11]

I dont care how good your wr is, he would not have changed the outcome. Still a blowout.

Wouldn't have affected the outcome, I agree. It would have made for a somewhat closer game. Many here forget that Lehigh kept it closer against the Bison than last year's SoCon champ and current #2/#3 Georgia Southern. PL doesn't have the incredible depth of the MVFC or CAA, but our top team is almost always top 10-15 caliber.

[Engineer86]

When lehigh beats colgate 65-0 I will be a believer. ;)

Nobody will would beat Colgate 35-0, this is a different team from the first two weeks and they can score on anyone. Many people might put up 35 on them, but they won't hold them scoreless.

We all know Lehigh should not be in the top 10 at this point, but they have the ability to do the same thing they have done the last two years.

[Thundar]

Wouldn't have affected the outcome, I agree. It would have made for a somewhat closer game. Many here forget that Lehigh kept it closer against the Bison than last year's SoCon champ and current #2/#3 Georgia Southern. PL doesn't have the incredible depth of the MVFC or CAA, but our top team is almost always top 10-15 caliber.

25-0 to 35-0

I guess your right but still not good

[seantaylor]

NDSU loses at home to an unranked team at the time and gets 3 first place votes?

[FargoBison]

NDSU loses at home to an unranked team at the time and gets 3 first place votes?

GSU has a loss to an unranked team and has one first place vote....NDSU has a loss to a top 20 team at home and has three first place votes. Sounds about right to me.

[seantaylor]

GSU has a loss to an unranked team and has one first place vote....NDSU has a loss to a top 20 team at home and has three first place votes. Sounds about right to me.

Home loss vs a road loss. Huge difference.

[caribbeanhen]

Nova > Delaware - coaches not paying attention

[andy7171]

Well, hopefully the NCAA won't decide to suspend our star receiver basically as the team was getting on the plane, and we can just beat NDSU this year.
Yeah. Hopefully he can stop using racist statements.

[NoDak 4 Ever]

Well, hopefully the NCAA won't decide to suspend our star receiver basically as the team was getting on the plane, and we can just beat NDSU this year.

yes, hopefully he can be an asshole privately instead of publicly so you won't have so many excuses why you got your asses handed to you.

Remember this guy? Unless Spadola suddenly played on the Offensive line, he wouldn't have helped.

http://media.lehighvalleylive.com/lehigh_impact/photo/chris-lum-against-north-dakota-state-f16256b1fb0aec7a.jpg

I think he's saying "MOMMY!" here.

[eaglewraith]

Yeah. Hopefully he can stop using racist statements.

And his suspension was announced by a guy who covered up rapes.

[App1928]

Lehigh could be 15-0 at the end of this season and they'll still be overranked according to the 'experts' on this board. :lol:

It isn't the players fault, they are doing the best they can and doing great work....but it's a weak league...CAA, SoCon, or Big Sky schedule and Lehigh probably doesnt finish 6-5. Do you really think Lehigh is better than Old Dominion, Wofford, New Hampshire, Appalachian State, Delaware, Youngstown State ect...? Again I respect any team who can run the table, and im not bashing you guys...but Lehigh just doesnt play the schedule...that is why teams from leagues like that do not compete for national championships.

[Appattk]

It isn't the players fault, they are doing the best they can and doing great work....but it's a weak league...CAA, SoCon, or Big Sky schedule and Lehigh probably doesnt finish 6-5. Do you really think Lehigh is better than Old Dominion, Wofford, New Hampshire, Appalachian State, Delaware, Youngstown State ect...? Again I respect any team who can run the table, and im not bashing you guys...but Lehigh just doesnt play the schedule...that is why teams from leagues like that do not compete for national championships.

What he said xnodx

[Lehigh'98]

It isn't the players fault, they are doing the best they can and doing great work....but it's a weak league...CAA, SoCon, or Big Sky schedule and Lehigh probably doesnt finish 6-5. Do you really think Lehigh is better than Old Dominion, Wofford, New Hampshire, Appalachian State, Delaware, Youngstown State ect...? Again I respect any team who can run the table, and im not bashing you guys...but Lehigh just doesnt play the schedule...that is why teams from leagues like that do not compete for national championships.

Not saying we are as good as last year, but we did "compete" for the title last year losing on road to eventual NC's and beating the CAA champ on their home field. If that's not competing I don't know what is. If you are so confident that they can't compete, then you should be betting ur mortgage they will get beat in round 1 of the playoffs. It seems like every other thread on this board turns into a Lehigh overrated thread. I don't know why it bothers people so much they are ranked. PL is not the strongest league no doubt, but I don't see many unbeatable teams this year and all it takes is any given Saturday to win a game.

[NoDak 4 Ever]

Not saying we are as good as last year, but we did "compete" for the title last year losing on road to eventual NC's and beating the CAA champ on their home field. If that's not competing I don't know what is. If you are so confident that they can't compete, then you should be betting ur mortgage they will get beat in round 1 of the playoffs. It seems like every other thread on this board turns into a Lehigh overrated thread. I don't know why it bothers people so much they are ranked. PL is not the strongest league no doubt, but I don't see many unbeatable teams this year and all it takes is any given Saturday to win a game.

With deference to the site owners, I think the ANY given Saturday thing is a little inaccurate. Some Saturdays are like the one in Baltimore but most Saturdays end up like the one in Fargo

[Lehigh'98]

With deference to the site owners, I think the ANY given Saturday thing is a little inaccurate. Some Saturdays are like the one in Baltimore but most Saturdays end up like the one in Fargo

Tell that to Indiana St

[Polywog]

I think Poly may be ranked a little low, but I'm not sure they are a top five team yet. They've beated one theam they "shouldn't" have (Wyoming), four teams they "should" have (PSU, UNC, Weber and San Diego), and two that could have gone either way against teams that are solid but unranked (North Dakota and Davis). 8-9-10 ranking seems about right to me at this stage. Our schedule is weighted at the end with Sac, EWU and N Arizona in the next four weeks, and that is the true test. Assuming we will beat Idaho State which would give us 8 D-1 wins, I still think we need to win at least one of the others to get an at large. If we lost all three against Sac, EWU and Northern AZ right at the end of the season it would be harder to argue we deserve an at large.

[NoDak 4 Ever]

Tell that to Indiana St

Yes, meaning it happens, every once in a while, not every time.


wow, this is really weak for my 3,000th post. sorry.

[BisonBacker]

Wouldn't have affected the outcome, I agree. It would have made for a somewhat closer game. Many here forget that Lehigh kept it closer against the Bison than last year's SoCon champ and current #2/#3 Georgia Southern. PL doesn't have the incredible depth of the MVFC or CAA, but our top team is almost always top 10-15 caliber.

I have you guys at #10 in my poll for what it's worth but as long as you play in the PL you are always going to have the strength of schedule hanging over your head.