2015 Conference Preseason Polls

[Professor Chaos]

I've found that one of the better tools in putting together your own preseason poll without missing any teams that deserve consideration is to look at the conference polls that are released as conference media days happen around the country. I saw the Big Sky release their poll today so I though I'd put a thread up with all preseason conference polls that I'll update as they're released. Post the results or a link in this thread if you know of additional preseason conference polls as they are available.


Big Sky (http://bigskyconf.com/news/2015/7/17/FB_0717152224.aspx)

Coaches Poll
1. Montana State (6) 134
2. Eastern Washington (6) 133
3. Montana (1) 121
4. Cal Poly 111
5. Northern Arizona 95
6. Idaho State 90
7. Sacramento State 66
8. Southern Utah 64
9. Portland State 51
9. North Dakota 51
11. Weber State 43
12. UC Davis 33
13. Northern Colorado 22

Media Poll
1. Eastern Washington (17) 553
2. Montana State (17) 541
3. Montana (5) 446
3. Idaho State (5) 446
5. Cal Poly (1) 433
6. Northern Arizona (1) 399
7. Sacramento State 278
8. Southern Utah 255
9. North Dakota 226
10. Weber State 160
11. UC Davis 145
12. Portland State 133
13. Northern Colorado 127


Big South (http://www.bigsouthsports.com/entries/coastal-carolina-voted-to-win-big-south-football-championship-in-2015)

1. Coastal Carolina (15) 139
2. Liberty (6) 129
3. Charleston Southern 106
4. Presbyterian College 72
5. Gardner-Webb 57
6. Monmouth 53
7. Kennesaw State 32


CAA (http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/m-footbl/2015-16/releases/201507270hmn7i)

1. Villanova (14)
2. James Madison (5)
3. New Hampshire (5)
4. William & Mary
5. Richmond
6. Delaware
7. Maine
8. Stony Brook
9. Towson
10. Albany
11. Rhode Island
12. Elon


Ivy League (http://wpri.com/2015/08/12/brown-picked-5th-in-ivy-league-preseason-poll/)

1. Harvard (11) 130
2. Dartmouth (4) 116
3. Yale (1) 98
4. Princeton 82
5. Brown (1) 80
6. Penn 51
7. Columbia 29
8. Cornell 26


MEAC (http://sports.yahoo.com/news/morgan-state-meacs-attention-last-years-stunning-title-155709104--ncaaf.html)

1. North Carolina A&T (9) 425
2. South Carolina State (4) 408
3. Bethune-Cookman (1) 387
4. North Carolina Central (4) 334
5. Morgan State 318
6. Hampton (2) 276
7. Norfolk State 170
8. Florida A&M 164
9. Howard 146
10. Delaware State (1) 97
11. Savannah State (1) 69


MVFC (http://valley-football.org/news/default/2015-16/8203/bison-tabbed-as-valley-football-favorite/)

1. North Dakota State (32) 389
2. Illinois State (8) 366
3. UNI 300
4. Youngstown State 265
5. South Dakota State 251
6. Indiana State 190
7. Southern Illinois 143
8. Western Illinois 139
9. Missouri State 91
10. South Dakota 66


NEC (http://www.silive.com/colleges/index.ssf/2015/07/wagner_picked_no_4_in_nec_pres.html)

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


OVC (http://www.wandtv.com/story/29590987/ovc-media-day-e-illinois-2nd-in-preseason-poll)

1. Jacksonville State (16) 128
2. Eastern Illinois 107
3. Eastern Kentucky (2) 106
4. UT Martin 78
5. Tennessee State 66
6. Southeast Missouri 63
7. Tennessee Tech 45
8. Murray State 38
9. Austin Peay 17


Patriot League (http://www.patriotleague.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/080415aaa.html)

1. Fordham 66 (10)
2. Bucknell 63 (4)
3. Colgate 48
4. Lafayette 44
5. Lehigh 31
6. Holy Cross 29
7. Georgetown 13


Pioneer League (http://www.goredfoxes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=210234687)

1. San Diego (7) 89
2. Dayton (3) 87
3. Drake (1) 86
4. Campbell 71
5. Butler 59
6. Stetson 54
7. Marist 50
8. Morehead State 40
9. Valparaiso 37
10. Davidson 22


SOCON (http://www.catamountsports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/072215aaa.html)

Media Poll
1. Chattanooga (29) 239
2. Western Carolina (1) 190
3. Samford 176
4. Wofford 148
5. Furman 120
6. Mercer 93
7. The Citadel 82
8. VMI 32

Coaches Poll
1. Chattanooga (7) 49
2. Samford (1) 40
3. Western Carolina 38
4. Wofford 30
5. Furman 22
6. Mercer 20
7. The Citadel 18
8. VMI 7


SLC (http://www.lionsports.net/news/2015/7/29/FB_0729150545.aspx)

Coaches Poll
1. Sam Houston State (8) 98
2. Southeastern Louisiana (1) 86
3. McNeese State (1) 79
4. Stephen F. Austin 73
5. Northwestern State 60
6. Central Arkansas (1) 57
7. Abilene Christian 49
8. Lamar 46
9. UIW 26
10. Nicholls 16
11. Houston Baptist 15

SIDs Poll
1. Sam Houston State (9) 99
2. Stephen F. Austin 87
3. Southeastern Louisiana 77
4. McNeese State (1) 75
5. Central Arkansas (1) 66
6. Northwestern State 51
7. Abilene Christian 48
8. Lamar 41
9. UIW 25
10. Nicholls 20
11. Houston Baptist 12


SWAC (http://www.bastropenterprise.com/article/20150717/SPORTS/150719776)

East
1. Alcorn State 95
2. Jackson State 83
3. Alabama A&M 66
4. Alabama State 50
5. Mississippi Valley State 31

West
1. Grambling State 93
2. Southern 91
3. Prairie View A&M 72
4. Texas Southern 40
5. Arkansas Pine Bluff 34

[Catamount87]

2015 SoCon Football Preseason Media Poll

School (First-place votes) Points
1. Chattanooga (29) - 239
2. Western Carolina (1) - 190
3. Samford - 176
4. Wofford - 148
5. Furman - 120
6. Mercer - 93
7. The Citadel - 82
8. VMI - 32

2015 SoCon Football Preseason Coaches Poll

School (First-place votes) - Points
1. Chattanooga (7) - 49
2. Samford (1) - 40
3. Western Carolina - 38
4. Wofford - 30
5. Furman - 22
6. Mercer - 20
7. The Citadel - 18
8. VMI - 7

[Toby]

2015 SoCon Football Preseason Media Poll

School (First-place votes) Points
1. Chattanooga (29) - 239
2. Western Carolina (1) - 190
3. Samford - 176
4. Wofford - 148
5. Furman - 120
6. Mercer - 93
7. The Citadel - 82
8. VMI - 32

2015 SoCon Football Preseason Coaches Poll

School (First-place votes) - Points
1. Chattanooga (7) - 49
2. Samford (1) - 40
3. Western Carolina - 38
4. Wofford - 30
5. Furman - 22
6. Mercer - 20
7. The Citadel - 18
8. VMI - 7

Looks like Coach Huesman voted for Samford over WCU.

[Professor Chaos]

Added the MVFC.

[dbackjon]

Good summary

[melloware13]

Bumping to the front, thanks!

[Daytripper]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CLFfNyvUAAEtrGZ.jpg

[PantherRob82]

Do the SIDs know something about SFA that no one else does?

It's all so crazy that a team receiving a first-place votes could finish 5th and 6th in the other.

[BEAR]

Do the SIDs know something about SFA that no one else does?

It's all so crazy that a team receiving a first-place votes could finish 5th and 6th in the other.

They have NO idea.....none.

[PantherRob82]

I know. :)

[CasualFan]

Big South poll (link (http://www.bigsouthsports.com/entries/coastal-carolina-voted-to-win-big-south-football-championship-in-2015)):



1.
Coastal Carolina (15)
139


2.
Liberty (6)
129


3.
Charleston Southern
106


4.
Presbyterian College
72


5.
Gardner-Webb
57


6.
Monmouth
53


7.
Kennesaw State
32

[melloware13]

MEAC should be out tomorrow. No idea when PL or IL come out.

[Professor Chaos]

MEAC should be out tomorrow. No idea when PL or IL come out.
Ivy League is usually the last one out. I would guess next week sometime but it could even be the week after. Patriot League I would guess next week sometime.

[eiu1999]

Looks about right...

OVC (http://www.wandtv.com/story/29590987/ovc-media-day-e-illinois-2nd-in-preseason-poll)

1. Jacksonville State (16) 128
2. Eastern Illinois 107
3. Eastern Kentucky (2) 106
4. UT Martin 78
5. Tennessee State 66
6. Southeast Missouri 63
7. Tennessee Tech 45
8. Murray State 38
9. Austin Peay 17

[Professor Chaos]

Added the joke that is the MEAC poll, where the two teams picked to finish at the bottom managed to pick up a lone 1st place vote from some crazy.

[Professor Chaos]

Patriot League added. All that's left is the Ivy League which I would guess won't be released until next week.

[Professor Chaos]

Ivy League added and we're all set.

Might be interesting to look at these polls again in mid-November. I'll try to remember to bump it back then.

[caribbeanhen]

Pioneer League (http://www.goredfoxes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=210234687)

1. San Diego (7) 89
2. Dayton (3) 87
3. Drake (1) 86
4. Campbell 71
5. Butler 59
6. Stetson 54
7. Marist 50
8. Morehead State 40
9. Valparaiso 37
10. Davidson 22



Jacksonville not even included in the poll, Is this part of the punishment?

[Professor Chaos]

So, how did your conference preseason pollsters do? From the MVFC perspective it was pretty good overall but the biggest misses were YSU and WIU. YSU was picked to finish 4th but ended up tied for 6th (with tie breakers would be 8th) and WIU was picked to finish 8th but finished 4th.

From a conference perspective I would say the Big Sky was the worst in terms of where teams ended up compared to where they were projected and the OVC pretty much nailed it as the best prediction.

[NDSUtk]

So, how did your conference preseason pollsters do? From the MVFC perspective it was pretty good overall but the biggest misses were YSU and WIU. YSU was picked to finish 4th but ended up tied for 6th (with tie breakers would be 8th) and WIU was picked to finish 8th but finished 4th.

From a conference perspective I would say the Big Sky was the worst in terms of where teams ended up compared to where they were projected and the OVC pretty much nailed it as the best prediction.
I believe Western actually finished third as they beat SDSU and UNI, the two teams tied with them.

[Professor Chaos]

I believe Western actually finished third as they beat SDSU and UNI, the two teams tied with them.
Yep, good call.

[ST_Lawson]

Yep, good call.

So do we get the "movin' on up" award for the biggest jump over expected? ;)

[Professor Chaos]

So do we get the "movin' on up" award for the biggest jump over expected? ;)
Yep, at least in the MVFC. Portland St gets it overall though. Picked 9th in the coaches and 12th in the media preseason BSC poll and finished 2nd with a likely playoff seed.

The Citadel was pretty good too. Picked 2nd to last in both preseason SOCON polls and finished 2nd.

[The Cats]

Looks like Coach Huesman voted for Samford over WCU.

That would have been a logical preseason pick. WCU and Samford ended the 2014 season, tied for second place, with the Bulldogs getting a convincing win over the Cats during the season. Expectations were high for Samford during the preseason.

[ST_Lawson]

Yep, at least in the MVFC. Portland St gets it overall though. Picked 9th in the coaches and 12th in the media preseason BSC poll and finished 2nd with a likely playoff seed.

The Citadel was pretty good too. Picked 2nd to last in both preseason SOCON polls and finished 2nd.

Definitely...what PSU and The Citadel have done this year is very impressive. Especially in their games against FBS teams.

[CasualFan]

Big South:



Place
Preseason
Actual Season


1
Coastal Carolina
Charleston Southern (+2)


2
Liberty
Coastal Carolina (-1)


3
Charleston Southern
Monmouth (+3)
Liberty (-1)


4
Presbyterian College
-


5
Gardner-Webb
Kennesaw State (+2)
Gardner-Webb (even)


6
Monmouth
-


7
Kennesaw State
Presbyterian College (-3)



Charleston Southern will get all the press, but were viewed as a dangerous team that could challenge for the title. Monmouth should get some recognition for playing so well, nice job by them. Presbyterian slipping was a surprise. Presby's defense was as good as advertised, but their offense was terribad.