FCS Coaches Poll Oct 2nd, 2017

[WestCoastAggie]

FCS Coaches PollLast Updated - October 2, 2017


RANK
SCHOOL
POINTS
PREVIOUS
RECORD


1
James Madison (25)
649
1
5-0


2
North Dakota State (1)
625
2
4-0


3
Youngstown State
587
T-5
3-1


4
Jacksonville State
549
T-5
3-1


5
Wofford
526
7
4-0


6
South Dakota
465
10
4-0


7
Illinois State
462
T-8
4-0


8
Central Arkansas
455
12
3-1


9
South Dakota State
438
4
3-1


10
Eastern Washington
427
T-8
3-2


11
Sam Houston State
411
3
3-1


12
North Carolina A&T
353
13
5-0


13
New Hampshire
337
14
4-1


14
Richmond
273
15
2-2


15
Villanova
271
17
3-2


16
Weber State
265
18
4-1


17
The Citadel
196
11
3-1


18
Western Illinois
171
21
3-1


19
Grambling State
169
22
4-1


20
Samford
165
23
3-2


21
Northern Iowa
153
20
2-2


22
McNeese
115
25
3-1


23
Elon
97
RV
4-1


24
Stony Brook
90
RV
4-1


25
Nicholls
30
RV
3-2



Others receiving votes: Western Carolina (26), Yale (22), Stephen F. Austin (20), Tennessee State (19), Saint Francis (13), Albany (12), Northern Arizona (9), UT Martin (7), Prairie View A&M (7), North Dakota (7), Eastern Illinois (5), Charleston Southern (5), Austin Peay (4), Monmouth (4), Montana (4), UC Davis (3), Montana State (3), Kennesaw State (1).

[Professor Chaos]

17 The Citadel 196 11 3-1
20 Samford 165 23 3-2

xdontknowx

[ElonFirefighter]

Still Low on Elon IMO, One of the Toughest SOS right now. Undefeated in FCS Vs 3 ranked teams and one receiving votes. Also Albany should still be in the rankings

[BisonBacker]

How in the hell does the Others receiving votes have North Dakota in it? Do these people pay any attention?

[POD Knows]

FCS Coaches Poll

Last Updated - October 2, 2017


RANK
SCHOOL
POINTS
PREVIOUS
RECORD


1
James Madison (25)
649
1
5-0


2
North Dakota State (1)
625
2
4-0


3
Youngstown State
587
T-5
3-1


4
Jacksonville State
549
T-5
3-1


5
Wofford
526
7
4-0


6
South Dakota
465
10
4-0


7
Illinois State
462
T-8
4-0


8
Central Arkansas
455
12
3-1


9
South Dakota State
438
4
3-1


10
Eastern Washington
427
T-8
3-2


11
Sam Houston State
411
3
3-1


12
North Carolina A&T
353
13
5-0


13
New Hampshire
337
14
4-1


14
Richmond
273
15
2-2


15
Villanova
271
17
3-2


16
Weber State
265
18
4-1


17
The Citadel
196
11
3-1


18
Western Illinois
171
21
3-1


19
Grambling State
169
22
4-1


20
Samford
165
23
3-2


21
Northern Iowa
153
20
2-2


22
McNeese
115
25
3-1


23
Elon
97
RV
4-1


24
Stony Brook
90
RV
4-1


25
Nicholls
30
RV
3-2



Others receiving votes: Western Carolina (26), Yale (22), Stephen F. Austin (20), Tennessee State (19), Saint Francis (13), Albany (12), Northern Arizona (9), UT Martin (7), Prairie View A&M (7), North Dakota (7), Eastern Illinois (5), Charleston Southern (5), Austin Peay (4), Monmouth (4), Montana (4), UC Davis (3), Montana State (3), Kennesaw State (1). Who the **** voted for UND in this poll, seriously, how stupid are they.

[Gangtackle11]

Can't really justify Villanova @ 15 & Albany not in.

[WestCoastAggie]

**Awaits the "A&T is too high" crowd**

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[BisonBacker]

**Awaits the "A&T is too high" crowd**

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Enjoy your popcorn. They are to high.

[Professor Chaos]

**Awaits the "A&T is too high" crowd**

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That crowd would be about 2-3 weeks too late. This is the Coaches/SIDs poll. A&T will continue to move up as teams in front of them lose and no one below them will pass them unless A&T loses. Slot voting at it's finest.

[WileECoyote06]

Whole lot of love for Wofford. How does NCCU not even receive a single vote?

Western Illinois moved up with a loss; probably means they were undervalued in the first place.

[McNeeserocket]

McNeese is 4 and 1, not 3 and 1.

[BisonBacker]

That crowd would be about 2-3 weeks too late. This is the Coaches/SIDs poll. A&T will continue to move up as teams in front of them lose and no one below them will pass them unless A&T loses. Slot voting at it's finest.

You got that right.

[WestCoastAggie]

That crowd would be about 2-3 weeks too late. This is the Coaches/SIDs poll. A&T will continue to move up as teams in front of them lose and no one below them will pass them unless A&T loses. Slot voting at it's finest.

At the rate we're going, I won't be surprised if we end up in the top 8 by the end of the month.

That's why I like the Massey Composite. An average of all the polls has us around 17-20, which is much more realistic.

But hey, I love the publicity. We've come a long way from when I was in school.

[McCowboys]

FCS Coaches Poll

Last Updated - October 2, 2017


RANK
SCHOOL
POINTS
PREVIOUS
RECORD


1
James Madison (25)
649
1
5-0


2
North Dakota State (1)
625
2
4-0


3
Youngstown State
587
T-5
3-1


4
Jacksonville State
549
T-5
3-1


5
Wofford
526
7
4-0


6
South Dakota
465
10
4-0


7
Illinois State
462
T-8
4-0


8
Central Arkansas
455
12
3-1


9
South Dakota State
438
4
3-1


10
Eastern Washington
427
T-8
3-2


11
Sam Houston State
411
3
3-1


12
North Carolina A&T
353
13
5-0


13
New Hampshire
337
14
4-1


14
Richmond
273
15
2-2


15
Villanova
271
17
3-2


16
Weber State
265
18
4-1


17
The Citadel
196
11
3-1


18
Western Illinois
171
21
3-1


19
Grambling State
169
22
4-1


20
Samford
165
23
3-2


21
Northern Iowa
153
20
2-2


22
McNeese
115
25
3-1


23
Elon
97
RV
4-1


24
Stony Brook
90
RV
4-1


25
Nicholls
30
RV
3-2



Others receiving votes: Western Carolina (26), Yale (22), Stephen F. Austin (20), Tennessee State (19), Saint Francis (13), Albany (12), Northern Arizona (9), UT Martin (7), Prairie View A&M (7), North Dakota (7), Eastern Illinois (5), Charleston Southern (5), Austin Peay (4), Monmouth (4), Montana (4), UC Davis (3), Montana State (3), Kennesaw State (1).

McNeese is 4-1 on the season unless for some reason they no longer count wins over Division II (Florida Tech) teams.

[PantherRob82]

NCAT, New Hampshire, The Citadel and Grambling too high

[mango433]

NCAT, New Hampshire, The Citadel and Grambling too high

Add SDSU to this list. Our defense is a serious problem.

[UNIFanSince1983]

Okay so I don't get this again. Last week UNI was ranked 20th (shouldn't have been ranked at all) then now they move down 1 spot after winning against SIU. I mean we still shouldn't be ranked, but this is strange.

[PantherRob82]

**Awaits the "A&T is too high" crowd**

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popcorn is all you'll get since you guys duck the real championship. ;)

[Bison56]

**Awaits the "A&T is too high" crowd**

https://m.popkey.co/54e5d6/ZmL17.gif

I'm in the crowd. Too high for A&T.

[BearDownMU]

17 The Citadel 196 11 3-1
20 Samford 165 23 3-2

xdontknowx

And Western Carolina not ranked at all, after a win over Samford and absolutely crushing Chattanooga. Guess we'll find out how legit they are this weekend when they play Wofford.

[Iridebikes]

Okay so I don't get this again. Last week UNI was ranked 20th (shouldn't have been ranked at all) then now they move down 1 spot after winning against SIU. I mean we still shouldn't be ranked, but this is strange.
We're feeling your pain. EWU beat up on a 2-2 Sac State team and went down from 8th to 10.

[JSUSoutherner]

Sorry, Austin Peay deserves to be ranked.

Any poll that doesn't include them is BS.

[WestCoastAggie]

popcorn is all you'll get since you guys duck the real championship. ;)

Actually, NCCU are the favorites to win the conference. So, we'll gladly take the invitation to the playoffs.

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Sorry, Austin Peay deserves to be ranked.

Any poll that doesn't include them is BS.

Agreed. They are legit.

[The Cats]

FCS Coaches Poll

Last Updated - October 2, 2017


RANK
SCHOOL
POINTS
PREVIOUS
RECORD


1
James Madison (25)
649
1
5-0


2
North Dakota State (1)
625
2
4-0


3
Youngstown State
587
T-5
3-1


4
Jacksonville State
549
T-5
3-1


5
Wofford
526
7
4-0


6
South Dakota
465
10
4-0


7
Illinois State
462
T-8
4-0


8
Central Arkansas
455
12
3-1


9
South Dakota State
438
4
3-1


10
Eastern Washington
427
T-8
3-2


11
Sam Houston State
411
3
3-1


12
North Carolina A&T
353
13
5-0


13
New Hampshire
337
14
4-1


14
Richmond
273
15
2-2


15
Villanova
271
17
3-2


16
Weber State
265
18
4-1


17
The Citadel
196
11
3-1


18
Western Illinois
171
21
3-1


19
Grambling State
169
22
4-1


20
Samford
165
23
3-2


21
Northern Iowa
153
20
2-2


22
McNeese
115
25
3-1


23
Elon
97
RV
4-1


24
Stony Brook
90
RV
4-1


25
Nicholls
30
RV
3-2



Others receiving votes: Western Carolina (26), Yale (22), Stephen F. Austin (20), Tennessee State (19), Saint Francis (13), Albany (12), Northern Arizona (9), UT Martin (7), Prairie View A&M (7), North Dakota (7), Eastern Illinois (5), Charleston Southern (5), Austin Peay (4), Monmouth (4), Montana (4), UC Davis (3), Montana State (3), Kennesaw State (1).


Samford #20 Western Carolina #26 xoopsx



I'm amazed they didn't rank Chattanooga above the Cats as well.....

[Cat-in-GA]

LOL at this "poll."

[Professor Chaos]

Sorry, Austin Peay deserves to be ranked.

Any poll that doesn't include them is BS.
Come on, you're talking about a team that at absolute best could be around #20. You don't get points for FBS moral victories when you've been a perennial doormat in a bad league. Other than that their only win of quality is a 7 point win over a UT Martin team that is at best a fringe top 25 team. I can agree that Austin Peay could be ranked in the 23-25 range but acting like they absolutely have to be ranked to legitimize a poll just reeks of you desperately trying to build up the secondary teams in your team's conference.

[JSUSoutherner]

Come on, you're talking about a team that at absolute best could be around #20. You don't get points for FBS moral victories when you've been a perennial doormat in a bad league. Other than that their only win of quality is a 7 point win over a UT Martin team that is at best a fringe top 25 team. I can agree that Austin Peay could be ranked in the 23-25 but acting like they absolutely have to be ranked to legitimize a poll just reeks of you desperately trying to build up secondary teams in your team's conference.

Really, so what more would they have to do to convince you? They've checked literally every box. If they were any team other than Austin Peay they would be ranked. 1-2 Maine is ranked in the AGS poll and their only win is Bryant.

[Professor Chaos]

Really, so what more would they have to do to convince you? They've checked literally every box. If they were any team other than Austin Peay they would be ranked. 1-2 Maine is ranked in the AGS poll and their only win is Bryant.
I didn't rank either of them. Austin Peay was one of 4 teams I considered at #25 and I eventually gave it to McNeese (and I mean gave it... they certainly didn't take it). They obviously need to keep winning and they'll convince me they belong in the top 25. If they're a bona fide top 25 team like you claim it shouldn't be that tough for them to rack up wins in the OVC.

[JSUSoutherner]

I didn't rank either of them. Austin Peay was one of 4 teams I considered at #25 and I eventually gave it to McNeese (and I mean gave it... they certainly didn't take it). They obviously need to keep winning and they'll convince me they belong in the top 25. If they're a bona fide top 25 team like you claim it shouldn't be that tough for them to rack up wins in the OVC.

I'mma hold you to that then.

[OhioHen]

Who the **** voted for UND in this poll, seriously, how stupid are they.

Can't even blame it on the usual "they probably meant NDSU" reasoning. If that were the case, somebody voted the Bison far too low.

[Skyhawk71]

I don't necessarily think any OVC team should be ranked other than The Jacksonville State University, but to have TSU with more votes than UTM and UTM with more votes than Austin Peay in the ORV is kind of silly. The Peay defense boot stomped UTM, UTM beat TSU & it was never that close..... The following is my personal opinion: Chattanooga is always over-ranked in the preseason, so that win is now crap for UTM, TSU is always sneaking into the poll, but seriously their schedule was terrible coming into UTM at 3-0, now of the 3-2's I would take the Peay over the other two easily, also fwiw, JSU will blow APSU out, they can't run on emotion all year, and that is how they are playing. Fact is, they are really good for Austin Peay, and they are fairly equal talent wise to UTM, that was a trap game from the kickoff, and while everybody was freaking out over stopping the Govs offense, they forgot about their defense......

[dewey]

17 The Citadel 196 11 3-1
20 Samford 165 23 3-2

xdontknowx

Don't forget to throw Western Carolina into that mess of confusion. After all they beat Samford (I think it was 38-34 recently...1 or 2 weeks ago).

Dewey

[Professor]

popcorn is all you'll get since you guys duck the real championship. ;)

We rather take the 500K , College Gameday and the noon kickoff on ABC to start bowl season.

[PantherRob82]

We rather take the 500K , College Gameday and the noon kickoff on ABC to start bowl season.

Then don't worry about where you fall in the rankings for the FCS landscape. xlolx

[Iridebikes]

How in the hell does the Others receiving votes have North Dakota in it? Do these people pay any attention?

Agreed. You see non-sense like that and it really damages the credibility of the poll. Can't say that seeing Montana State with votes does much to creating confidence either.

[BigHouseClosedEnd]

Still Low on Elon IMO, One of the Toughest SOS right now. Undefeated in FCS Vs 3 ranked teams and one receiving votes. Also Albany should still be in the rankings

I agree. I think Elon should be ranked in the 13 to 15 range and definitely a few spots higher than Richmond.

[Catbooster]

Agreed. You see non-sense like that and it really damages the credibility of the poll. Can't say that seeing Montana State with votes does much to creating confidence either.
While I agree that MSU should not be ranked with a 1-3 record (no one should be ranked with that record), I think a fair number of the teams in the lower end of the poll would have the same record if they played our schedule.

[Iridebikes]

While I agree that MSU should not be ranked with a 1-3 record (no one should be ranked with that record), I think a fair number of the teams in the lower end of the poll would have the same record if they played our schedule.

I'll get on board with what you're saying there. You have played a good OOC schedule, better then a lot of teams have. I hope that in two weeks when you come to Cheney we're 4-2 and you're 2-3. Has the potential for a fund Saturday afternoon.

[McNeese72]

FCS Coaches Poll

Last Updated - October 2, 2017


RANK
SCHOOL
POINTS
PREVIOUS
RECORD


1
James Madison (25)
649
1
5-0


2
North Dakota State (1)
625
2
4-0


3
Youngstown State
587
T-5
3-1


4
Jacksonville State
549
T-5
3-1


5
Wofford
526
7
4-0


6
South Dakota
465
10
4-0


7
Illinois State
462
T-8
4-0


8
Central Arkansas
455
12
3-1


9
South Dakota State
438
4
3-1


10
Eastern Washington
427
T-8
3-2


11
Sam Houston State
411
3
3-1


12
North Carolina A&T
353
13
5-0


13
New Hampshire
337
14
4-1


14
Richmond
273
15
2-2


15
Villanova
271
17
3-2


16
Weber State
265
18
4-1


17
The Citadel
196
11
3-1


18
Western Illinois
171
21
3-1


19
Grambling State
169
22
4-1


20
Samford
165
23
3-2


21
Northern Iowa
153
20
2-2


22
McNeese
115
25
3-1


23
Elon
97
RV
4-1


24
Stony Brook
90
RV
4-1


25
Nicholls
30
RV
3-2



Others receiving votes: Western Carolina (26), Yale (22), Stephen F. Austin (20), Tennessee State (19), Saint Francis (13), Albany (12), Northern Arizona (9), UT Martin (7), Prairie View A&M (7), North Dakota (7), Eastern Illinois (5), Charleston Southern (5), Austin Peay (4), Monmouth (4), Montana (4), UC Davis (3), Montana State (3), Kennesaw State (1).

Huh?? What??? What do coaches know??

Doc

[DEX]

**Awaits the "A&T is too high" crowd**

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I hate to say it but we are ranked too high. Though no fault of our own the schedule just hasn't helped us out. In my opinion we should probably be ranked no higher than #18.

[Go...gate]

No 3-0 Columbia?

[Redbird 4th & short]

Wofford has no business being in top 10 .. they are 4-0 against the 64th ranked SOS and only winning by 7 points per game. To contrast that against my ISUr, we are similarly 4-0 against the 75th ranked SOS, except we're winning by nearly 30 points each game.

Citadel is 3-1 against 85th ranked SOS and winning by just 11 .. same story ... if you are playing a weak schedule, you should be winning by 3 to 4 touchdowns if you want to be ranked higher.

NC A&T .. played against the 103rd ranked schedule. Only debatable decent team they beat was so-called FBS Charlotte .. Charlotte is the worst team in FBS and would be ranked just 58th in FCS according to Massey. NC A&T won by 4 points against this very weak team .. the toughest they faced this year. Zero tough games and zero quality wins

Grambling is worse than NC A&T .. zero quality wins.

[Redbird 4th & short]

I agree. I think Elon should be ranked in the 13 to 15 range and definitely a few spots higher than Richmond.
Colonial is looking very deep this year .. Elon, Stony Brook, Albany all deserved in top 2 discussion, along with perennial power.s It seems like CAA ais not as strong at top compared to last year ... even JMU is coming back down to earth as their schedule toughens, their offense is not as strong as a year ago .. then Villanova, Richmond, and UNH .. all look pretty good but vulnerable this year. But the usual middle of their conference looks much tougher this year than prior years.

As of today, I see strong potential for MVFC to get 6 teams and Colonial to get 5 teams for playoffs. Southern took big step back this year compared to recent few years where they were clearly climbing. Big Sky just seems all over the place with nice wins followed by bad losses ... no consistency so far.

IMO .. All of this points to MVFC and Colonial to get 11 combined bids ... as of this week.

[KnightoftheRedFlash]

No 3-0 Columbia?

No Northeast teams allowed. We have cooties.

[Professor]

Then don't worry about where you fall in the rankings for the FCS landscape. xlolx

We aren't , we are just enjoying the free publicity. 1 game at a time. Atlanta or bust