AGS Poll Results - Final Poll 2013

[AGSPoll]

Results for 01/06/2014 AGS Poll:




Final 2013 Standings




1
North Dakota State Bison
1200
48


2
Towson Tigers
1151



3
Eastern Washington Eagles
1093



4
Eastern Illinois Panthers
1015



5
New Hampshire Wildcats
984



6
Southeastern Louisiana Lions
941



7
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
887



8
Jacksonville State Gamecocks
828



9
Maine Black Bears
731



10
Fordham Rams
722



11
Montana Grizzlies
677



12
South Dakota State Jackrabbits
663



13
Sam Houston State Bearkats
639



14
McNeese State Cowboys
594



15
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
486



16
Furman Paladins
408



17
Tennessee State Tigers
374



18
Bethune-Cookman Wildcats
334



19
Youngstown State Penguins
250



20
Samford Bulldogs
204



21
Southern Utah Thunderbirds
172



22
Northern Iowa Panthers
169



23
South Carolina State Bulldogs
131



24
Harvard Crimson
127



25
Princeton Tigers
107




















































ORV:




26
Sacred Heart Pioneers
102



27
William & Mary Tribe
100



28
Chattanooga Mocs
92



29
Southern Illinois Salukis
76



30
Villanova Wildcats
64



31
Lehigh Mountain Hawks
44



32
Montana State Bobcats
42



33
Liberty Flames
40



34
Charleston Southern Buccaneers
35



35
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens
32



36
Central Arkansas Bears
16



37T
Lafayette Leopards
14



37T
Butler Bulldogs
14



39
Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks
12



40
Richmond Spiders
11

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

1: North Dakota State Bison
2: Towson Tigers
3: Eastern Washington Eagles
4: Eastern Illinois Panthers
5: Fordham Rams
6: Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
7: New Hampshire Wildcats
8: Southeastern Louisiana Lions
9: Maine Black Bears
10: South Dakota State Jackrabbits
11: Jacksonville State Gamecocks
12: McNeese State Cowboys
13: Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
14: Sam Houston State Bearkats
15: Montana Grizzlies
16: Furman Paladins
17: Tennessee State Tigers
18: Princeton Tigers
19: Chattanooga Mocs
20: Sacred Heart Pioneers
21: Harvard Crimson
22: Samford Bulldogs
23: Charleston Southern Buccaneers
24: Southern Utah Thunderbirds
25: William & Mary Tribe

[Lehigh'98]

UNH>> CCU Owl

[UNHFootballAlum]

No respect for UNH in this final poll. They beat 2 ranked and seeded teams on the road

[BisonBacker]

No respect for UNH in this final poll. They beat 2 ranked and seeded teams on the road

??You are ranked 5th in the poll how is that no respect?

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

??You are ranked 5th in the poll how is that no respect?

I agree..

It depends on how much weight you put on the playoffs. UNH was still a 5 loss team that rode a hot hand late. I still like what CCU and Fordham did throughout the season more.

[NoDak 4 Ever]

I agree..

It depends on how much weight you put on the playoffs. UNH was still a 5 loss team that rode a hot hand late. I still like what CCU and Fordham did throughout the season more.

I had them at 5. I gave EIU the nod over them but gave them credit for making it to the semis.

[ngineer]

??You are ranked 5th in the poll how is that no respect?

Yes, I agree. I ranked UNH #4 and think being ranked 5th is pretty good respect. IMO, you can throw a blanket over #2-10 and mix them up anyway you want.

[UNH Fanboi]

??You are ranked 5th in the poll how is that no respect?

5 seems fair given the drubbing by NDSU.

[Twentysix]

Throughly disappointed that UND didn't get at least a few #1 votes.

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

Throughly disappointed that UND didn't get at least a few #1 votes.


Well, according to some of their fans over on ss.com, they just over took the Bison with Bubba now....xlolx

[NoDak 4 Ever]

I said this earlier in the season and it's more true now. NDSU is too low.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

UNH>> CCU Owl

I thought CCU had a very impressive season. They won the Big South, beat Furman in the regular season, had 1 regular season FCS loss, beat SCSU in playoffs then went to Missoula and beat the Griz in the coldest game in playoff history. Their season ended in Fargo like everyone else's would.

[Mattymc727]

UNH at 5 is plenty of respect. Who would you even put them ahead of? UNH had the EASIEST route to the semifinals out of any team, IMO. Which is exactly why i won two of the post season pick'em competitions. UNH had to beat a team without a winning record at home, get on a bus for 2 hours and beat a team they already beat, and then beat a team in Louisiana that had zero playoff experience.

As others said on the UNH forums. The 2013 UNH football team doesnt even rank in the top 5 UNH teams of all time, and we still made it to the semis for the first time.

Next year UNH will be very good.

[GoAgs72]

Throughly disappointed that UND didn't get at least a few #1 votes.

At least FCS voters no longer seem to confuse the two. It was never a problem for me since UC Davis has been well aware of NDSU and UND going back to DII days.

[Bisonator]

No respect for UNH in this final poll. They beat 2 ranked and seeded teams on the road

Huh?? Where do you think they should be???xeyebrowx

[semobison]

Throughly disappointed that UND didn't get at least a few #1 votes.

Come on 26, why even bring this up?

[Twentysix]

Come on 26, why even bring this up?

Because I have a sense of humor ;)

[Twentysix]

At least FCS voters no longer seem to confuse the two. It was never a problem for me since UC Davis has been well aware of NDSU and UND going back to DII days.

This guy gets it.

[WrenFGun]

I think UNH at #5 is fine. I actually could see a pretty good argument about CCU being voted in front of them, and certainly EIU (who almost beat Towson).

I don't really see any reason why you'd vote Fordham in front of them, though. They had a pretty tough time with Sacred Heart and then got whalopped by Towson, as most did. They also lost to Lafayette, who UNH destroyed. I'd say 5 was UNH's absolute ceiling, so I can't argue with that.

[BEAR]

I'd rank UCA higher than 36. With 20 injuries, 10 season ending, they were still able to pull a 7-5 record. Probably the most deceptive record I've seen in a while for a team able to adjust with what they had left and get hot toward the end of the year. But 36, 15...I guess it doesn't matter for this year.

Now next year..... xbowx

[UNHFootballAlum]

We did not have a hot hand late. We won 9 of our last 11 games and 7 in a row. How often does a team that made it to the semis, end up outside of the top 4?

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I agree..

It depends on how much weight you put on the playoffs. UNH was still a 5 loss team that rode a hot hand late. I still like what CCU and Fordham did throughout the season more.
You have UNH ranked 7th in your poll, that is not disrespect after making it to the final 4

[Bisonator]

We did not have a hot hand late. We won 9 of our last 11 games and 7 in a row. How often does a team that made it to the semis, end up outside of the top 4?

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You have UNH ranked 7th in your poll, that is not disrespect after making it to the final 4

Where was UNH ranked prior to the playoffs? You think they should leap frog EWU and EIU just because they were on the other side of the bracket and lost to a seeded team?

[JoltinJoe]

I think UNH at #5 is fine. I actually could see a pretty good argument about CCU being voted in front of them, and certainly EIU (who almost beat Towson).

I don't really see any reason why you'd vote Fordham in front of them, though. They had a pretty tough time with Sacred Heart and then got whalopped by Towson, as most did. They also lost to Lafayette, who UNH destroyed. I'd say 5 was UNH's absolute ceiling, so I can't argue with that.

Fordham didn't get walloped by Towson. Towson had 60 more total yards, a difference which usually translates into a 7-10 point win. Fordham made mistakes and took costly penalties in the red zone and Towson punished them for those mistakes. Three times into the red zone with no points. The game could have been closer at the end. Towson was probably 7-10 points better on a typical day.

We are a young team with virtually everyone returning. I don't think we will be as mistake prone next year as we were this year. We made mistakes all season and got away with them. Towson was too good to get away with those mistakes.

The loss to Lafayette came without Nebrich, who sat out that game due to injury. The only team which beat Fordham this year when the Rams were at full strength was the national runner-up.

[Tribal]

How is NAU not ranked higher than NDSU? When dbackjon gets wind of this, y'all will pay...paaaaaaaaaay!!!

#articcirclebias

[Fear the Bird]

How is NAU not ranked higher than NDSU? When dbackjon gets wind of this, y'all will pay...paaaaaaaaaay!!!

#articcirclebias

Pall jokes aside I have been with dback all year it is a complete joke you guys continue to vote Montana ahead of NAU

[SIUSalukiFan]

The joke in this poll is Chattanooga not being in the top three.