2014 Preseason Conference Poll Thread

[bjtheflamesfan]

Thought I would make a thread where everybody can post their conference preseason poll and offer some overall discussion as we head into the preseason poll for AGS and get ready for everybody reporting back to school next week

[Professor Chaos]

This would be quite useful to keep and bump. Trying to do my preseason poll now and it's a good way to go through and make sure you're not forgetting anyone worthy of consideration. Here's what I've pulled:

Big Sky (media)
1. Eastern Washington (34) 464
2. Montana (1) 416
3. Montana State (1) 364
4. Cal Poly 329
5. Northern Arizona 328
6. Southern Utah 299
7. UC Davis 228
8. Portland State 227
9. Sacramento State 222
10. Idaho State 124
11. North Dakota 121
12. Weber State 103
13. Northern Colorado 61

Big South
1. Coastal Carolina (14) 104
2. Liberty (4) 92
3. Charleston Southern 65
4. Gardner-Webb 58
5. Monmouth 32
6. Presbyterian College 27

CAA
1. New Hampshire (15)
2. Villanova (2)
3. Richmond (3)
4. William and Mary (3)
5. Towson
6. Delaware
7. Maine
8. James Madison (1)
9. Stony Brook
10. UAlbany
11. Rhode Island
12. Elon

Ivy
1. Princeton (9) 128
2. Harvard (8) 127
3. Dartmouth 91
4. Penn 79
5. Yale 68
6. Brown 65
7. Cornell 34
8. Columbia 20

MEAC
1. Bethune-Cookman 487
2. South Carolina State 457
3. North Carolina A&T 338
4. Howard 309
5. Delaware State 229
6. Norfolk State 225
7. Hampton 200
8. North Carolina Central 187
9. Morgan State 148

MVFC
1. North Dakota State (24) 370
2. South Dakota State (8) 330
3. UNI (7) 324
4. Youngstown State 240
5. Southern Illinois 237
6. Illinois State 197
7. Missouri State 180
8. South Dakota 121
9. Western Illinois 96
10. Indiana State 50

NEC
1. Sacred Heart (6)
2. Duquesne (1)
3. Robert Morris
4. Central Connecticut
5. Wagner
6. Bryant
7. Saint Francis

OVC
1. Jacksonville State (10) 118
2. Eastern Illinois (4) 110
3. Tennessee State (4) 107
4. Eastern Kentucky 82
5. UT Martin 79
6. Murray State 54
7. Tennessee Tech 48
8. Southeast Missouri 34
9. Austin Peay 16

Patriot
1. Fordham (12) 72
2. Lehigh 54
3. Lafayette (2) 51
4. Bucknell 43
5. Colgate 33
6. Holy Cross 29
7. Georgetown 12

Pioneer
1. San Diego (5) 90
2. Dayton 82
3. Jacksonville (3) 80
4. Butler (2) 77
5. Drake (1) 73
6. Marist 61
7. Campbell 38
8. Morehead State 35
9. Stetson 30
10. Davidson 20
11. Valparaiso 19

SOCON (Media)
1. Chattanooga (29) 235
2. Furman (1) 203
3. Samford 174
4. Wofford 155
5. Western Carolina 105
6. The Citadel 103
7. Mercer 67
8. VMI 38

Southland
1. Southeastern Louisiana (9) 99
2. McNeese State (2) 92
3. Sam Houston State 79
4. Central Arkansas 70
5. Northwestern State 59
T6. Stephen F. Austin 52
T6. Lamar 52
8. Abilene Christian 36
9. Nicholls 35
10. UIW 21
11. Houston Baptist 10

SWAC

East
1. Alabama State 93
2. Alcorn State 91
3. Jackson State 72
4. Mississippi Valley 40
5. Alabama A&M 34

West
1. Southern 95
2. Prairie View A&M 88
3. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 66
4. Texas Southern 50
5. Grambling 31

[GetEmGriz]

Looking at these preseason predictions has me curious... Has there ever been a team who did not win their conference, but made the playoffs as an At-Large and won the National Championship?

[chattownmocs]

Largest conference favorite in the nation so far.

[dudeitsaid]

Looking at these preseason predictions has me curious... Has there ever been a team who did not win their conference, but made the playoffs as an At-Large and won the National Championship?

I looked this up once, and I thought it had been almost half of the NC's, but that's just my recollection. It's definitely happened before. EWU did not win the autobid in 2010.

[bjtheflamesfan]

Ivy and NEC come out in about two weeks, MVFC, Patriot and Pioneer are next week

[LeadBolt]

Looking at these preseason predictions has me curious... Has there ever been a team who did not win their conference, but made the playoffs as an At-Large and won the National Championship?

I believe there have been several. Without looking anything up, I believe both Richmond in 2008 and James Madison in 2004 won the national championship, but not the CAA championship.

[Bisonator]

Largest conference favorite in the nation so far.

Well it's preseason. UTC are the champs of preseason stuff. xlolx

[bjtheflamesfan]

And most likely to blow it and miss the playoffs...

[IBleedYellow]

If UTC ever wins a NC, should we all be more ashamed that they won, or that we always expect them to fail?

[bjtheflamesfan]

Largest conference favorite in the nation so far.


Big Sky (media)
1. Eastern Washington (34) 464
2. Montana (1) 416
3. Montana State (1) 364
4. Cal Poly 329
5. Northern Arizona 328
6. Southern Utah 299
7. UC Davis 228
8. Portland State 227
9. Sacramento State 222
10. Idaho State 124
11. North Dakota 121
12. Weber State 103
13. Northern Colorado 61


SOCON (Media)
1. Chattanooga (29) 235
2. Furman (1) 203
3. Samford 174
4. Wofford 155
5. Western Carolina 105
6. The Citadel 103
7. Mercer 67
8. VMI 38

I just looked back over the preseason polls released so far a second time, and Im no math major, but I think the difference between 464 and 416 (Eastern Washington to Montana) is bigger than the difference between 235 and 203 (UTC and Furman) so wouldn't that make EWU the biggest favorite so far? (Which would mean the Mocs come up short...again...)

[MTfan4life]

I just looked back over the preseason polls released so far a second time, and Im no math major, but I think the difference between 464 and 416 (Eastern Washington to Montana) is bigger than the difference between 235 and 203 (UTC and Furman) so wouldn't that make EWU the biggest favorite so far? (Which would mean the Mocs come up short...again...)

Technically, the difference should be judged if the two comparisons were on equal terms. If you cut both 464 and 416 in half, you have 232 and 208 vs. 235 and 203. Therefore, not to defend the dark side or anything, but Chattanooga does have a better advantage on these grounds.

[chattownmocs]

Neither won of you are math majors at all. 29 of 30 1st place votes, vs 34 of 36 first place votes. STFU

[Houndawg]

for a team looking at 5-7 / 6-6....xrolleyesx

[bjtheflamesfan]

Neither won of you are math majors at all. 29 of 30 1st place votes, vs 34 of 36 first place votes. STFU

And apparently you aren't/weren't an English major. I look at the overall points instead of just the first place votes because that can be better extrapolated.

[bjtheflamesfan]

Alright my foul mouthed friend...I have a little side wager I would like to venture to you:

if UTC wins the SoCon OUTRIGHT, and Liberty does not win the Big South outright (both conditions must. be met) then I will wear a UTC jersey as my avatar and post a pic to AGS holding a sign stating "chattownmocs is my daddy" and keep that avatar through the entire 2015 season all the way to the championship game.

If Liberty wins the Big South OUTRIGHT, and UTC does not win the SoCon outright, then you must wear a Liberty jersey as your avatar and post a pic to AGS holding a sign stating "bjtheflamesfan is my daddy" and keep that avatar for the entirety of the 2015 season all the way to the championship game

What say ye?

[wmmii]

Looking at these preseason predictions has me curious... Has there ever been a team who did not win their conference, but made the playoffs as an At-Large and won the National Championship?

I am sure many, one that comes to mind is Richmond.

[bjtheflamesfan]

Missouri valley released their preseason poll today. somebody want to update the post with the preseason polls in it?

[bjtheflamesfan]

Patriot releases their poll tomorrow, Pioneer releases on Thursday, Ivy next Monday and NEC next Tuesday

[dewey]

Missouri valley released their preseason poll today. somebody want to update the post with the preseason polls in it?

Here you go.
http://www.valley-football.org/news/default/2014-15/7439/bison-picked-to-win-2014-mvfc-crown/

2014 Missouri Valley Football Conference preseason poll.
2014 Valley Football Preseason Poll
Team (first-place votes) ----- Pts.
1. North Dakota State (24) 370
2. South Dakota State (8) 330
3. UNI (7) 324
4. Youngstown State 240
5. Southern Illinois 237
6. Illinois State. 197
7. Missouri State 180
8. South Dakota. 121
9. Western Illinois 96
10. Indiana State 50


Dewey

[bjtheflamesfan]

Pioneer preseason poll is out

[bjtheflamesfan]

NEC comes out today...anybody want to fill in that one and the Pioneer on that post?

(Reversed NEC and Ivy media days)

[aceinthehole]

2014 #NECFB Preseason Coaches' Poll
1. Sacred Heart (6)
2. Duquesne (1)
3. Robert Morris
4. Central Connecticut
5. Wagner
6. Bryant
7. Saint Francis

[bjtheflamesfan]

Alright folks...all the pre-season polls are out...good luck and 18 days til the first FCS game of the season

[blackbeard]

2014 #NECFB Preseason Coaches' Poll
1. Sacred Heart (6)
2. Duquesne (1)
3. Robert Morris
4. Central Connecticut
5. Wagner
6. Bryant
7. Saint Francis

Pioneers are still hungry and are ready to defend their title!

[Fordham]

2014 #NECFB Preseason Coaches' Poll
1. Sacred Heart (6)
2. Duquesne (1)
3. Robert Morris
4. Central Connecticut
5. Wagner
6. Bryant
7. Saint Francis

I thought St. Francis was tough last year. What's up with the last place votes? Did the get crushed by graduation?

Sacred Heart deserves to be in my top 25 btw. I made a mistake by not putting them in there.

[rmutv]

I thought St. Francis was tough last year. What's up with the last place votes? Did the get crushed by graduation?

Sacred Heart deserves to be in my top 25 btw. I made a mistake by not putting them in there.
St. Francis lost its entire defensive coaching staff when associate head coach Scott Benzel left to take the head coaching job at D-3 Westminster. Three assistants went with him.

The Red Flash also lost far-and-away their best weapon on offense last year, running back Kyle Harbridge, to graduation, plus their top receiver. They also lost some key defensive contributors, though they still have two of the best corners in the league.

Also, it's possible St. Francis wasn't voted high because they are ineligible for the postseason. They were penalized by the NCAA for APR issues, so even if they go undefeated, they won't be recognized as NEC champs or get to go the postseason.

It's kind of interesting to see how the league is appraising two rivals who are both in transition years. St. Francis isn't being thought highly of, while Robert Morris - with a new head coach (though he's been on the staff for a decade), new QB, no more All-American left tackle and a ton of new starters on D - is considered one of the top three teams in the league.

[MR. CHICKEN]

I thought St. Francis was tough last year. What's up with the last place votes? Did the get crushed by graduation?

Sacred Heart deserves to be in my top 25 btw. I made a mistake by not putting them in there.


19406....RANKIN' BAH LOST TALENT...(LEAST TA MOST).....FROM LAST SEASON..........124 FCS SQWADS:

SACRED HEART #7
DUQUESNE #40
ROBERT MORRIS #123
C. CONNECTICUT #28
WAGNER #56
BRYANT #69
ST. FRANCIS #49

ps.........AH TOO OVERLOOKED SACRED HEART.......PLAYOFF TEAM......WHIFF 7th BEST RETURNIN' EXPERIENCE......AN' DELAWARE...HAS TA PLAY 'EM.........:(....AWK!