interesting poll...

[FormerPokeCenter]

http://herosports.com/college-rankings/d1-fcs-football-rankings/

http://herosports.com/college-rankings/d1-fcs-football-rankings/

[kalm]

Interesting as in horrible?

I agree.

[Sycamore62]

it had SIU 6 spots ahead of ISUb. thats all i had to see

[mango43]

it had SIU 6 spots ahead of ISUb. thats all i had to see

I didn't have to go past number 1

[CappinHard]

I vote we use this poll to set the playoffs! xthumbsupx

[Drblankstare]

Crystal meth is a hell of a drug

[Daytripper]

Crystal meth is a hell of a drug

Especially when combined with LSD. This poll is simply bizarre.

[UIWWildthing]

4-4 Youngstown State at #13 and moving up??

[eiu1999]

Maybe a bunch of elementary schools got together and did this one.

[Uncle Rico's Clan]

A loss will really hurt you in this poll. Portland State dropped 21 positions, SHSU dropped 28, and ewu fell 23 after their losses this past weekend.

[ST_Lawson]

We're at 18? Nope nope nope-itty nope.

[Theee Catrabbit]

I didn't have to go past number 1

To know it was absolutely correct? xthumbsupx

[McNeese75]

That poll has to be based on the availability of a local recipe for haggis or stinky Norwegian fish. It certainly cannot be for football.

[CappinHard]

That poll has to be based on the availability of a local recipe for haggis or stinky Norwegian fish. It certainly cannot be for football.

Hey, you leave lutefisk out of this...

[mmiller_34]

Lol McNeese dropped 10 spots to number 39 in this poll. What a joke.

[Yote 53]

SIU ranked #21 with a 3-6 record and moved UP 2 spots after this weekend

USD ranked #28 witha 5-4 record and moved up 11 spots after this weekend


Saturday November 7, 2015 USD 34 - SIU 31 FINAL


So according to this poll the Salukis move up 2 spots after losing to the Coyotes and remain ranked ahead of the team that just beat them and has a better record than them.


This poll seems legit.

[mvemjsunpx]

The Griz, EWU, and NAU are all outside the top-40 and have similar rankings to Bryant & Holy Cross. xlolx

[andy7171]

Good old Pete, still at after all these years.

[clenz]

To be fair - their preseason poll wasn't too bad. Not great, but not too bad compared to every other preseason poll

[Bisonator]

What the ......xcrazyx

[Mattymc727]

How come we are just NH? Cant put a U in front of it?

[CHIP72]

I only read Page 1 in this thread and looked at the first link, but I am amused by the Ivy League's #4 conference ranking. IMO the Ivy League is pretty good this year (and underrated by a lot of people on here), but it isn't that good.

[dewey]

McNeese State at #39 after dropping 10 spots with their win over Sam Houston State...LOL! Are they trying to prove that there is a poll out there that is worse than the coaches poll?

What a crap poll.

Dewey

[McNeese75]

Hey, you leave lutefisk out of this...
THAT was what I was thinking about just could not remember the name, lol

This poll smells just like it

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[bobcathpdevil56]

Has to be a poll of this guy's favorite mascots in the FCS.

[Ronin]

A loss will really hurt you in this poll. Portland State dropped 21 positions, SHSU dropped 28, and ewu fell 23 after their losses this past weekend.

Actually this is based on the BennettRank method, which is a predictive model. It really doesn't care about the past, but on a theoretical match-up between two teams and who would win at the moment. It's a computer based ranking, so there will be some surprises, but on the other hand it also can show some bias in subjective polls. Either way it's still a game and I wouldn't go to Vegas expecting to win much on rankings regardless of who does it.

[cardiaccowboy]

McNeese is still ranked too darn high

[Drblankstare]

Hey, you leave lutefisk out of this...

As long as they don't bring up lefse, I'm ok with it.

[Twentysix]

As long as they don't bring up lefse, I'm ok with it.

Just keep it focused on the inferior Norwegian food :p.

[Big_Fan]

Actually this is based on the BennettRank method, which is a predictive model. It really doesn't care about the past, but on a theoretical match-up between two teams and who would win at the moment. It's a computer based ranking, so there will be some surprises, but on the other hand it also can show some bias in subjective polls. Either way it's still a game and I wouldn't go to Vegas expecting to win much on rankings regardless of who does it.

How can you explain JSU dropping 2 spots after beating EIU.... AND EIU dropping 2 spots after losing to us?

We didn't play great, but we didn't look that bad against a solid EIU team by 21 at their place. EIU played us tough and didn't really deserve to drop... but both of us dropping?

That by itself invalidates the poll.

[thebootfitter]

How can you explain JSU dropping 2 spots after beating EIU.... AND EIU dropping 2 spots after losing to us?

We didn't play great, but we didn't look that bad against a solid EIU team by 21 at their place. EIU played us tough and didn't really deserve to drop... but both of us dropping?

That by itself invalidates the poll.
Nah, it likely just uses some metrics that aren't very predictive at this point in time. Football is a complex game like that. A lot of variables to consider. My guess is that there are seasons or points in a season where his data fits very well with what we see on the field.

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[chattownmocs]

Look through their website and find their "list of FCS defenses that could dominate at the FBS level." Its classic. Somebody post it.

[BisonBacker]

This poll makes me chuckle.

[clenz]

This was the preseason Bennett poll

1 North Dakota State
2 Illinois State
3 New Hampshire
4 South Dakota State
5 Northern Iowa
6 Jacksonville State
7 Southeastern Louisiana
8 Chattanooga
9 Villanova
10 Coastal Carolina
11 Fordham
12 Sam Houston State
13 Eastern Washington
14 Harvard
15 James Madison
16 Eastern Kentucky
17 Youngstown State
18 UT Martin
19 Liberty
20 Montana
21 Cal Poly
22 Richmond
23 Dartmouth
24 Eastern Illinois
25 Indiana State



It isn't/wasn't too shabby a preseason poll

[Sycamore62]

This was the preseason Bennett poll

1 North Dakota State
2 Illinois State
3 New Hampshire
4 South Dakota State
5 Northern Iowa
6 Jacksonville State
7 Southeastern Louisiana
8 Chattanooga
9 Villanova
10 Coastal Carolina
11 Fordham
12 Sam Houston State
13 Eastern Washington
14 Harvard
15 James Madison
16 Eastern Kentucky
17 Youngstown State
18 UT Martin
19 Liberty
20 Montana
21 Cal Poly
22 Richmond
23 Dartmouth
24 Eastern Illinois
25 Indiana State



It isn't/wasn't too shabby a preseason poll

I guess there is that point at which if you dont drop the mic and walk off you will not get the opportunity again.

[Big_Fan]

Look through their website and find their "list of FCS defenses that could dominate at the FBS level." Its classic. Somebody post it.

There are 2 on the list that are legit. The rest are questionable... a couple are downright laughable... what the MVFC, OVC, or SoCon would do to Campbell would be really, really bad. It wouldn't even have to be one of the better teams... maybe Peay or MSU would struggle... but anyone else could name the score. Alcorn? Kennesaw is remarkable for their first season, but not an FBS caliber defense.

Charleston Southern
CAMPBELL
McNeese
Harvard
Kennesaw
Alcorn
Youngstown

[clenz]

There are 2 on the list that are legit. The rest are questionable... a couple are downright laughable... what the MVFC, OVC, or SoCon would do to Campbell would be really, really bad. It wouldn't even have to be one of the better teams... maybe Peay or MSU would struggle... but anyone else could name the score. Alcorn? Kennesaw is remarkable for their first season, but not an FBS caliber defense.

Charleston Southern
CAMPBELL
McNeese
Harvard
Kennesaw
Alcorn
Youngstown
Youngstown is like the 5th or 6th best MVFC defense...

[JSUSoutherner]

I would like to hear their reasoning for both SDSU and NDSU over JSU, but whatever. There's a reason their poll doesn't matter. So much wrong with this poll, it looks like they picked names out of a hat. UTM at 19? Ok then.