'STATS' poll Oct. 26th

[kdinva]

http://www.fcs.football/cfb/polls.asp?div=fcs

Spiders all the way up to #6.....YSU 8 slots ahead of ElCid? xconfusedx

W&M still a bit too low.....

[centennial]

Posting the poll-


Rank
School
Votes
Prev


1
Jacksonville State (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0247) (6-1)
3923 (107)
1


2
Coastal Carolina (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=2316) (7-0)
3783 (33)
2


3
Illinois State (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0121) (6-1)
3754 (20)
3


4
Chattanooga (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0177) (6-1)
3323
5


5
Eastern Washington (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0113) (5-2)
3095
7


6
Richmond (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0198) (6-1)
3029
11


7
North Dakota State (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0309) (5-2)
3012
8


8
Sam Houston State (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0184) (5-2)
2745
9


9
James Madison (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0196) (7-1)
2677
4


10
McNeese State (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0180) (7-0)
2477
12


11
Fordham (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0161) (7-1)
2462
10


12
Portland State (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0257) (6-1)
2170
14


13
Eastern Kentucky (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0151) (5-2)
2082
13


14
South Dakota State (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0312) (5-2)
2076
6


15
Harvard (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0131) (6-0)
1727
15


16
William & Mary (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0200) (5-2)
1566
17


17
Montana (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0116) (4-3)
1281
19


18
UNI (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0123) (3-4)
1044
22


19
Montana State (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0117) (4-3)
1010
21


20
North Carolina A&T (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0148) (6-1)
786
24


21
Indiana State (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0122) (4-3)
695
18


22
Dartmouth (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0130) (6-0)
575
25


23
Western Illinois (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0126) (4-3)
566
20


24
Charleston Southern (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0211) (6-1)
517
NR


25
Youngstown State (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0225) (3-4)
426
16


Others: Southern Utah (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0111) (354) , Grambling State (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0189) (147) , South Dakota (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0311) (117) , Southeastern Louisiana (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=2234) (92) , Bethune-Cookman (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0143) (65) , Alcorn State (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0188) (63) , UT Martin (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0156) (61) , Citadel (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0172) (60) , Eastern Illinois (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0120) (33) , Villanova (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0199)(32) , Southern Illinois (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0124) (26) , New Hampshire (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0205) (26) , Western Carolina (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0179) (19) , Liberty (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0215) (18) , Towson (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0221) (15) , Central Arkansas (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0268) (14) , Dayton (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0166) (12) , Cal Poly (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0108) (10) , North Dakota (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0308) (9) , Northern Arizona (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0118) (6) , Prairie View A&M (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0192) (5) , Southern University (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0193) (4) , Jacksonville (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=2001) (4) , Furman (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0174) (2) , Kennesaw State (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=2610) (2) , Penn (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0132) (1) , South Carolina State (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=0149) (1) , Bryant (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=1948) (1)

[DaBurds!!]

Geez...this is just lazy voting.

[JMUNJ08]

Dartmouth's big 13-9 win over Columbia must be more impressive than I thought... along with SHSU's cupcake express W's...

[Bison56]

xdrunkyx

[Missingnumber7]

Geez...this is just lazy voting.

Exactly...how do people not see this crap? JSU/CCU play unranked teams and are consistently unimpressive, ISUr beats a ranked team by 20 and yea...just doesn't make sense. They gained 14 1st place votes and only gained 126 points. (14 1st place votes is 250 points.) Just shocking...then looking at the others...smdh.

[Professor Chaos]

Of my many beefs I'll pick out what I think is the worst.

Fordham above Portland St is laughable.

[hktribefan]

I (of course) think WM is also too low, but if I'm going to give the voters credit (which I'm hesitant to do) it's that our wins over UNH and Nova don't look quite as impressive given how they've tailed off. Depending on how JMU does without Vad Lee, our rivalry game with Richmond at the end of the season could be for the conference title.

[BisonTru]

Exactly...how do people not see this crap? JSU/CCU play unranked teams and are consistently unimpressive, ISUr beats a ranked team by 20 and yea...just doesn't make sense. They gained 14 1st place votes and only gained 126 points. (14 1st place votes is 250 points.) Just shocking...then looking at the others...smdh.

I'm fine with JSU above ISU, don't agree, but JSU is rolling through their schedule like a top team should. But Coastal is not. The only way I could see putting Coastal above ISU is if you strictly just look at W/L records when filling out your poll.

[Cocky]

Exactly...how do people not see this crap? JSU/CCU play unranked teams and are consistently unimpressive, ISUr beats a ranked team by 20 and yea...just doesn't make sense. They gained 14 1st place votes and only gained 126 points. (14 1st place votes is 250 points.) Just shocking...then looking at the others...smdh.

JSU gave up a grand total of -2 yards total offense in the first half. Gave up a total of 80 something in the game with 3rd stringers in the second half. Understand you not having respect for our conference but its hard to play much better defensively.

[REALBird]

JSU gave up a grand total of -2 yards total offense in the first half. Gave up a total of 80 something in the game with 3rd stringers in the second half. Understand you not having respect for our conference but its hard to play much better defensively.

I have no problem with your ranking, but that's like Illinois State bragging about whooping up on Morgan State earlier this year, a W we waltzed through and somehow still dropped in the polls. It's lazy voting when you drop an Illinois State for taking care of business earlier in the season, but don't drop a Coastal for a subpar W against inferior talent AFTER Illinois State beats it's 3rd ranked team of the year.

At least you guys had the close loss at Auburn and beat a ranked Chattanooga.

[Bison56]

I have no problem with your ranking, but that's like Illinois State bragging about whooping up on Morgan State earlier this year, a W we waltzed through and somehow still dropped in the polls. It's lazy voting when you drop an Illinois State for taking care of business earlier in the season, but don't drop a Coastal for a subpar W against inferior talent AFTER Illinois State beats it's 3rd ranked team of the year.

At least you guys had the close loss at Auburn and beat a ranked Chattanooga.

Coastal doesn't look like a top 10 team.

[DaBurds!!]

I understand that you can get a clearer picture in basketball, just due to the number of games played. However, if one plays and beats 4 teams in your own poll and hangs with a top 10 FBS squad and look at other résumés in comparison and you still ignore the whole "body of work" concept that basketball seems to embrace....it just nullified the whole damn poll because it means nothing to be better than the teams on it.
And shame on the AGS pollsters who voted JMU over Richmond. JMU got got.

[Schism55]

Coastal at 2 is laughable. That is a 7th place team in the MVFC at best, at best.

[UNIFanSince1983]

Coastal at 2 is laughable. That is a 7th place team in the MVFC at best, at best.

They did beat the 2nd place team in the MVFC already...

[Cocky]

I have no problem with your ranking, but that's like Illinois State bragging about whooping up on Morgan State earlier this year, a W we waltzed through and somehow still dropped in the polls. It's lazy voting when you drop an Illinois State for taking care of business earlier in the season, but don't drop a Coastal for a subpar W against inferior talent AFTER Illinois State beats it's 3rd ranked team of the year.

At least you guys had the close loss at Auburn and beat a ranked Chattanooga.

Im not sure we are a top 10 team much less a 1 or 2.

[eiu1999]

JSU gave up a grand total of -2 yards total offense in the first half. Gave up a total of 80 something in the game with 3rd stringers in the second half. Understand you not having respect for our conference but its hard to play much better defensively.


Can't wait for the EKU matchup this weekend and EIU next.

[Cocky]

Can't wait for the EKU matchup this weekend and EIU next.
We will need luck to beat EKU. EKU may be the best kept secret in FCS football.

[FormerPokeCenter]

McNeese is a ittle high....we haven't played anybody yet....I'd have us at 14 or 15

[ursus arctos horribilis]

Coastal at 2 is laughable. That is a 7th place team in the MVFC at best, at best.

Sorry, doesn't hold water. Concur with 1983 on this one.

[Missingnumber7]

Sorry, doesn't hold water. Concur with 1983 on this one.


Guess we will see this week when they play CSU.

[McNeese72]

McNeese is a ittle high....we haven't played anybody yet....I'd have us at 14 or 15

What? Doesn't holding LSU scoreless for 4 hours and Fournette to just 7 yards mean anything??????? ;)

[REALBird]

What? Doesn't holding LSU scoreless for 4 hours and Fournette to just 7 yards mean anything??????? ;)
Not unless you won time of possession (TOP). That's the MEANINGFUL stat. xthumbsupx

[ursus arctos horribilis]

Guess we will see this week when they play CSU.

How? The statement was no better than 7th in the MVFC so how does playing another ranked team in their own conference do something for you? It takes you down further if anything.

[Tribal]

http://www.fcs.football/cfb/polls.asp?div=fcs

Spiders all the way up to #6.....YSU 8 slots ahead of ElCid? xconfusedx

W&M still a bit too low.....
It's our own fault for not taking care of business in Newark.

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[centennial]

How? The statement was no better than 7th in the MVFC so how does playing another ranked team in their own conference do something for you? It takes you down further if anything.
To be fair that WIU game was close. Coastal scored 14 in the 4th to win. WIU will end up as a top 4-5 MVFC team, so Coastal isn't that bad. However, they would struggle to qualify for the playoffs from MVFC. I ranked them at 6 because there aren't many good teams, and they beat WIU. I think 8-12 might be a good place for them.

[BEAR]

Southeastern Louisiana (92)Central Arkansas (14) (http://www.fcs.football/cfb/teamstats.asp?report=teamhome&team=2234)
xlolx

[underdawg]

Somebody really likes the Penguins --they're also tied for 24/25 in Coaches poll and SIU gets NO points

[Red & Black]

Not sure how SUU isn't in this poll. Not even saying they're great...but they are certainly a top 25 team.

[ursus arctos horribilis]

To be fair that WIU game was close. Coastal scored 14 in the 4th to win. WIU will end up as a top 4-5 MVFC team, so Coastal isn't that bad. However, they would struggle to qualify for the playoffs from MVFC. I ranked them at 6 because there aren't many good teams, and they beat WIU. I think 8-12 might be a good place for them.

Possibly true, seems fairly logical and I could agree with it. That is not the statement I was responding to though. It was the overly reactionary MVFC **** that we get treated to a little too often.

They beat a quality team in WIU and I don't care when or how it happened really. WIU will likely tie for 3rd in the conference. Could be wrong but the "luck to be..." crap from the new CAA gets real f'n old all the time.

[PantherRob82]

Possibly true, seems fairly logical and I could agree with it. That is not the statement I was responding to though. It was the overly reactionary MVFC **** that we get treated to a little too often.

They beat a quality team in WIU and I don't care when or how it happened really. WIU will likely tie for 3rd in the conference. Could be wrong but the "luck to be..." crap from the new CAA gets real f'n old all the time.

It's tough to be the best at everything like the MVFC is. Missouri State would win every other conference's autobid. xdeadhorsex

[Bison56]

Guess we will see this week when they play CSU.

?????

[Kemo]

There is a lot wrong with this poll, but I'll focus on just one aspect:

Dropping both JMU and SDSU as far as they did for losing close games to ranked opponents is pretty ridiculous, especially considering the teams that moved up who squeaked by relatively poor opponents over the weekend.

[ElCid]

Guess we will see this week when they play CSU.

I guess I am at a loss as well. What will this show? As much as I loath to admit it, Chuck South has it going. CSU had 1 bad game at Troy, who I think they could have beat, it just got away from them as FBS games do. They have one pretty good game beating us. Although we have picked up the pace since and I don't think we would lose now. They have a very good D, but the O could use some work. CSU is more than capable of beating CCU this weekend who, as mentioned, beat Western Illinois. And it would not be a serious upset.

Now does CCU deserve consideration for #1? Another question entirely. I do not have them as #1 but I think they are arguably top 5 and easily top 10. Being 7-0 gets you that. They have a better SOS in both Sagarin and Massey than both McNeese or Sammy. So they are not bottom of the barrel at least in scheduling for teams highly ranked (<15). For their OOC, CCU scheduled 1 game apiece from the SOCON, MEAC, MVFC, Northeast, and SWAC. Not perfect but not bad either. About the most we will see come Saturday is who will get the Big South auto bid, most likely.

[FargoBison]

Honestly ISUR is the best team in the FCS right now and I don't think #2 is close at the moment. To have CCU and even JSU over them is a absolute joke and pure lazy slot voting. ISU's only loss is to an undefeated FBS team. They've since beat a number of solid teams.

[ElCid]

Honestly ISUR is the best team in the FCS right now and I don't think #2 is close at the moment. To have CCU over them in a absolute joke and pure lazy slot voting. ISU's only loss is to an undefeated FBS team. They've since beat a number of solid teams.

Yes. I almost voted them most significant win because it cleared up #1 for me finally. Not sure anyone will stop them this year.

[PantherRob82]

Honestly ISUR is the best team in the FCS right now and I don't think #2 is close at the moment. To have CCU and even JSU over them is a absolute joke and pure lazy slot voting. ISU's only loss is to an undefeated FBS team. They've since beat a number of solid teams.
Speaking of that undefeated paper tiger...
http://247sports.com/Bolt/Watch-this-dad-try-to-explain-Iowa-being-undefeated-to-his-kids-40468217

[REALBird]

Speaking of that undefeated paper tiger...
http://247sports.com/Bolt/Watch-this-dad-try-to-explain-Iowa-being-undefeated-to-his-kids-40468217

I'll admit they're a paper tiger. Worst schedule in FBS. But at some point they can only go so high. Will be hard to justify them being ranked over more tested teams. Worst case, the Big 10 championship game will tell us what they really are.....if Iowa makes it there.

[PantherRob82]

I'll admit they're a paper tiger. Worst schedule in FBS. But at some point they can only go so high. Will be hard to justify them being ranked over more tested teams. Worst case, the Big 10 championship game will tell us what they really are.....if Iowa makes it there.

Did you watch? So funny.

[Prime Power]

That is fricken hilarious.

[ngineer]

Of my many beefs I'll pick out what I think is the worst.

Fordham above Portland St is laughable.

Agreed. After seeing the Rams beat my Mountain Hawks this weekend, I was not impressed....except with Edmonds, who is the real deal. Will be playing Sundays. But overall, this FU team is not as good as prior years. We went with them toe to toe. PSU should be top 10 and Fordham around 15.

[Missingnumber7]

How? The statement was no better than 7th in the MVFC so how does playing another ranked team in their own conference do something for you? It takes you down further if anything.
There is a reason they are barely beating bad teams. Playing someone else legitimate, will give a more accurate view of where they belong.