AGS Poll Results - FINAL - 2019 SEASON

[AGSPoll]

01/13/2020



Rank
Team:
Total Points
First Place Votes


1
North Dakota State Bison
1725
69


2
James Madison Dukes
1656



3
Weber State Wildcats
1571



4
Montana State Bobcats
1488



5
Montana Grizzlies
1387



6
Northern Iowa Panthers
1360



7
Illinois State Redbirds
1337



8
Austin Peay Governors
1209



9
South Dakota State Jackrabbits
1089



10
Sac State Hornets
1077



11
Nicholls State Colonels
902



12
Central Arkansas Bears
852



13
Kennesaw State Owls
839



14
Southeastern Louisiana Lions
747



15
Monmouth Hawks
728



16
Villanova Wildcats
705



17
Albany Great Danes
682



18
Wofford Terriers
540



19
Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
476



20
Furman Paladins
292



21
Central Connecticut State Blue Devils
286



22
North Dakota Fighting Hawks
276



23
Dartmouth Big Green
268



24
San Diego Toreros
192



25
North Carolina A&T Aggies
183
















ORV:




26
Yale Bulldogs
179



27
Southern Illinois Salukis
146



28
Florida A&M Rattlers
69



29
Eastern Washington Eagles
46



30
Towson Tigers
34



31
Holy Cross Crusaders
29



32
South Carolina State Bulldogs
24



33
New Hampshire Wildcats
11



34
Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks
6



35
Princeton Tigers
5



36
Alcorn State Braves
3



37
Chattanooga Mocs
2



38
Harvard Crimson
2



39
UC Davis Aggies
2



38
McNeese State Cowboys
1
















Most Significant Win:

North Dakota State Bison



Most Significant Loss:

James Madison Dukes

[Professor Chaos]

Here's the article for the final top 25 article of the season: http://thefcswedge.com/ags-poll/ags-poll-final-2019-top-25-results/

After a quick glance my biggest criticism is an old one: why is Kennesaw St ahead of Monmouth??? Both won a playoff game and lost in the 2nd round but Monmouth still has the dominating win at Kennesaw in the regular season. The playoffs can carry too much weight in these final polls IMO especially when the teams in question only played one or two playoff games to 12 regular season games.

[kdinva]

1: North Dakota State Bison
2: James Madison Dukes
3: Weber State Wildcats
4: Illinois State Redbirds
5: Montana State Bobcats
6: Montana Grizzlies
7: Austin Peay Governors
8: Sac State Hornets
9: Northern Iowa Panthers
10: South Dakota State Jackrabbits
11: Central Arkansas Bears
12: Nicholls State Colonels
13: Monmouth Hawks
14: Kennesaw State Owls
15: Albany Great Danes
16: Southeastern Louisiana Lions
17: Wofford Terriers
18: Villanova Wildcats
19: North Carolina A&T Aggies
20: Central Connecticut State Blue Devils
21: Furman Paladins
22: Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
23: Yale Bulldogs
24: South Carolina State Bulldogs
25: Dartmouth Big Green

[ursus arctos horribilis]

Here's the article for the final top 25 article of the season: http://thefcswedge.com/ags-poll/ags-poll-final-2019-top-25-results/

After a quick glance my biggest criticism is an old one: why is Kennesaw St ahead of Monmouth??? Both won a playoff game and lost in the 2nd round but Monmouth still has the dominating win at Kennesaw in the regular season. The playoffs can carry too much weight in these final polls IMO especially when the teams in question only played one or two playoff games to 12 regular season games.

Spot on as usual.

[BEAR]

Good poll.

UCA plays SEC Missouri first game next season. Then they play #8 Austin Peay (who UCA beat AT APSU last year), then #11 Nicholls State (Fourcade will be gone ). Tough way to start the year but I'm sure they will be ready. Should help in the preseason polls though.

[HootyHoo]

Here's the article for the final top 25 article of the season: http://thefcswedge.com/ags-poll/ags-poll-final-2019-top-25-results/

After a quick glance my biggest criticism is an old one: why is Kennesaw St ahead of Monmouth??? Both won a playoff game and lost in the 2nd round but Monmouth still has the dominating win at Kennesaw in the regular season. The playoffs can carry too much weight in these final polls IMO especially when the teams in question only played one or two playoff games to 12 regular season games.

why are you so obsessed with Kennesaw State? The reason the Owls are ranked higher than the Hawks is because KSU went toe to toe with Weber State. Every rational, coherent college football knows Kennesaw State beats Monmouth with Jonathan Murphy starting at QB.

[Derby City Duke]

why are you so obsessed with Kennesaw State? The reason the Owls are ranked higher than the Hawks is because KSU went toe to toe with Weber State. Every rational, coherent college football knows Kennesaw State beats Monmouth with Jonathan Murphy starting at QB.

Go ahead, take another toke. They whipped you on your home field -- and it wasn't as close as the score indicated.

[Professor Chaos]

why are you so obsessed with Kennesaw State? The reason the Owls are ranked higher than the Hawks is because KSU went toe to toe with Weber State. Every rational, coherent college football knows Kennesaw State beats Monmouth with Jonathan Murphy starting at QB.
Because they are and have been consistently overrated all season ever after they were dumptrucked by Monmouth. Going toe-to-toe and losing to Weber St is find but when that's the main reason you're ranking a team ahead of someone that beat them by 30 at home your logic is paper thin flimsy. I actually had Kennesaw at 15th in my poll ballot which isn't too far off of where the consensus had them but I had Monmouth 4 spots above the consensus.


For full disclosure this is what I had:

1: North Dakota State Bison
2: James Madison Dukes
3: Montana State Bobcats
4: Weber State Wildcats
5: Montana Grizzlies
6: Illinois State Redbirds
7: Northern Iowa Panthers
8: Austin Peay Governors
9: Sacramento State Hornets
10: South Dakota State Jackrabbits
11: Monmouth Hawks
12: Nicholls State Colonels
13: Southeastern Louisiana Lions
14: Central Arkansas Bears
15: Kennesaw State Owls
16: Albany Great Danes
17: Villanova Wildcats
18: Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
19: Dartmouth Big Green
20: Wofford Terriers
21: Central Connecticut State Blue Devils
22: Yale Bulldogs
23: Southern Illinois Salukis
24: North Dakota Fighting Hawks
25: Florida A&M Rattlers

[caribbeanhen]

Here's the article for the final top 25 article of the season: http://thefcswedge.com/ags-poll/ags-poll-final-2019-top-25-results/

After a quick glance my biggest criticism is an old one: why is Kennesaw St ahead of Monmouth??? Both won a playoff game and lost in the 2nd round but Monmouth still has the dominating win at Kennesaw in the regular season. The playoffs can carry too much weight in these final polls IMO especially when the teams in question only played one or two playoff games to 12 regular season games.

on the other hand, why is Monmouth ahead of Villanova, look no further than JMU game for each team....

[JALMOND]

Thank you to all the voters who participated in the poll this year. It is truly much appreciated.

[Professor Chaos]

on the other hand, why is Monmouth ahead of Villanova, look no further than JMU game for each team....
You could argue Stony Brook should be ahead of both of them in that case. Monmouth had wins over Albany and Kennesaw St which are both better than any win Nova picked up this year.

[TheKingpin28]

1: North Dakota State Bison
2: James Madison Dukes
3: Montana State Bobcats
4: Weber State Wildcats
5: Illinois State Redbirds
6: Montana Grizzlies
7: Northern Iowa Panthers
8: Austin Peay Governors
9: South Dakota State Jackrabbits
10: Albany Great Danes
11: Sac State Hornets
12: Nicholls State Colonels
13: Central Arkansas Bears
14: Monmouth Hawks
15: Kennesaw State Owls
16: Southeastern Louisiana Lions
17: Villanova Wildcats
18: Wofford Terriers
19: Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
20: Southern Illinois Salukis
21: Dartmouth Big Green
22: Central Connecticut State Blue Devils
23: Florida A&M Rattlers
24: North Carolina A&T Aggies
25: North Dakota Fighting Hawks

[caribbeanhen]

You could argue Stony Brook should be ahead of both of them in that case. Monmouth had wins over Albany and Kennesaw St which are both better than any win Nova picked up this year.

Stony... no, but I'll give you Monmouth had better wins, head to head though, my money would be on Nova over Monmouth....

[Daytripper]

1: North Dakota State Bison
2: James Madison Dukes
3: Weber State Wildcats
4: Northern Iowa Panthers
5: Montana Grizzlies
6: South Dakota State Jackrabbits
7: Illinois State Redbirds
8: Montana State Bobcats
9: Austin Peay Governors
10: Nicholls State Colonels
11: Sac State Hornets
12: Central Arkansas Bears
13: Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
14: Wofford Terriers
15: Furman Paladins
16: Southeastern Louisiana Lions
17: Monmouth Hawks
18: Kennesaw State Owls
19: Central Connecticut State Blue Devils
20: Albany Great Danes
21: Villanova Wildcats
22: North Dakota Fighting Hawks
23: San Diego Toreros
24: Southern Illinois Salukis
25: South Carolina State Bulldogs

[bobcathpdevil56]

1: North Dakota State Bison
2: James Madison Dukes
3: Weber State Wildcats
4: Northern Iowa Panthers
5: Montana Grizzlies
6: South Dakota State Jackrabbits
7: Illinois State Redbirds
8: Montana State Bobcats
9: Austin Peay Governors
10: Nicholls State Colonels
11: Sac State Hornets
12: Central Arkansas Bears
13: Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
14: Wofford Terriers
15: Furman Paladins
16: Southeastern Louisiana Lions
17: Monmouth Hawks
18: Kennesaw State Owls
19: Central Connecticut State Blue Devils
20: Albany Great Danes
21: Villanova Wildcats
22: North Dakota Fighting Hawks
23: San Diego Toreros
24: Southern Illinois Salukis
25: South Carolina State Bulldogs

Your number 8 team (MSU) was a semifinalist that throttle rocked your number 5 team(UM) the last week of the regular season. Any reasoning behind this ranking?

[Grizalltheway]

Your number 8 team (MSU) was a semifinalist that throttle rocked your number 5 team(UM) the last week of the regular season. Any reasoning behind this ranking?
The Griz were your Super Bowl, then you were gifted two patsies at home before being throttle rocked by NDSU.xcoolx

[bobcathpdevil56]

The Griz were your Super Bowl, then you were gifted two patsies at home before being throttle rocked by NDSU.xcoolx

Four straight Super Bowl titles!!!

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

1: North Dakota State Bison
2: James Madison Dukes
3: Weber State Wildcats
4: Northern Iowa Panthers
5: Illinois State Redbirds
6: Montana State Bobcats
7: Austin Peay Governors
8: Nicholls State Colonels
9: Montana Grizzlies
10: Kennesaw State Owls
11: Dartmouth Big Green
12: Central Arkansas Bears
13: South Dakota State Jackrabbits
14: Sac State Hornets
15: Wofford Terriers
16: Yale Bulldogs
17: San Diego Toreros
18: Albany Great Danes
19: Southeastern Louisiana Lions
20: Florida A&M Rattlers
21: Princeton Tigers
22: Monmouth Hawks
23: Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
24: Alcorn State Braves
25: Central Connecticut State Blue Devils

[Professor Chaos]

1: North Dakota State Bison
2: James Madison Dukes
3: Weber State Wildcats
4: Northern Iowa Panthers
5: Illinois State Redbirds
6: Montana State Bobcats
7: Austin Peay Governors
8: Nicholls State Colonels
9: Montana Grizzlies
10: Kennesaw State Owls
11: Dartmouth Big Green
12: Central Arkansas Bears
13: South Dakota State Jackrabbits
14: Sac State Hornets
15: Wofford Terriers
16: Yale Bulldogs
17: San Diego Toreros
18: Albany Great Danes
19: Southeastern Louisiana Lions
20: Florida A&M Rattlers
21: Princeton Tigers
22: Monmouth Hawks
23: Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
24: Alcorn State Braves
25: Central Connecticut State Blue Devils
Kennesaw at #10 and Monmouth at #22??? Monmouth also beat your #18 team and their only FCS losses are to your #2 and #9 teams.

[Preferred Walk-On]

Just a couple of end-of-the-season thoughts:

1. Congratulations to North Dakota State on a season that exceeded most people's (or at least NDSU fans') expectations.

2. Congratulations to James Madison on a season where they were two snaps away from sending the championship game to OT. I feel like JMU had the momentum, and it might have been difficult to match them in OT. This particular Bison fan is glad that didn't happen. But again, kudos to JMU on their season.

3. I am curious as to the last time a championship game went to OT. A cursory search suggests never, but perhaps some old-timers on here would have better insight into this.

4. Two playoff teams did not make my top 25 - Holy Cross and Furman. This was not a Paladin disrespect thing. It was more of a manner of 1st round loss, combined with losing to Wofford during the season followed by Wofford barely cracking my top 25 thing.

5. Speaking of Wofford, South Carolina State did not make my poll. This had more to do with how Wofford finished, how the Terriers played against Kennesaw, and how Kennesaw showed vs. Weber State (I know, a bit transitive). I am really hoping that South Carolina State has some "prove-it" in them against Wofford next year, and can beat the likes of Florida A&M and North Carolina A&T. They'll likely be Celebration Bowl-bound then, but either way, they won't be snubbed. Since I had NCAT at #25, could not justify to myself putting SCST in (just out).

6. I have Southern Illinois at #16, but in thinking about this further, I could see them being a little lower (but not much).

7. I ranked Eastern Washington, because I think they were on the cusp of figuring it out at the end of the season. However, I feel that not playing Montana State, Weber State, UC Davis hurt them, as a win against one of these could have helped their case. Well next year, they get Montana, Montana State, Weber State, and UC Davis (along with Florida), so if they win 7 next year, they will be in. Period.

8. Finally, a big shout out and thank you to ursus, supe (for How They Fared), and all the others that make the AGS Poll possible and as rigorous and reputable as it is. I have enjoyed voting in it and posting my rankings for criticism and discussion. Looking forward to next year.

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Hello Preferred Walk-On,

We have received your AGS Top 25 vote on 1/13/2020 6:38:07

Your vote is listed below (previous week's rank in parentheses).

1: North Dakota State Bison (1)
2: James Madison Dukes (2)
3: Weber State Wildcats (3)
4: Montana State Bobcats (5)
5: Montana Grizzlies (6)
6: Northern Iowa Panthers (7)
7: Illinois State Redbirds (21)
8: Austin Peay Governors (8)
9: South Dakota State Jackrabbits (13)
10: Sac State Hornets (4)
11: Nicholls State Colonels (18)
12: Southeastern Louisiana Lions (20)
13: Albany Great Danes (19)
14: Central Arkansas Bears (11)
15: Monmouth Hawks (15)
16: Southern Illinois Salukis (16)
17: Kennesaw State Owls (25)
18: Villanova Wildcats (12)
19: North Dakota Fighting Hawks (14)
20: Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (10)
21: San Diego Toreros (23)
22: Eastern Washington Eagles (24)
23: Wofford Terriers (9)
24: Central Connecticut State Blue Devils (22)
25: North Carolina A&T Aggies (NR)

The most significant win: Illinois State Redbirds
The most significant loss: Sac State Hornets
Which conference does your team play in?: Missouri Valley Football Conference

Dropped from poll: Furman (17)

[Preferred Walk-On]

Thank you to all the voters who participated in the poll this year. It is truly much appreciated.

I second this!

[MSUBobcat]

The Griz were your Super Bowl, then you were gifted two patsies at home before being throttle rocked by NDSU.xcoolx

Patsies? Can't tell if serious.... Albany is the consensus #17 team in the final poll. Not world beaters, but a decent enough team with a damn good QB. Austin Peay went to Sac State and beat the very same Hornets that beat the brakes off the Grizzlies. Pretty unreasonable to put the team that went farther in the playoffs and had a DOMINANT win head to head on the last week of the regular season behind the other.

[Grizalltheway]

Patsies? Can't tell if serious.... Albany is the consensus #17 team in the final poll. Not world beaters, but a decent enough team with a damn good QB. Austin Peay went to Sac State and beat the very same Hornets that beat the brakes off the Grizzlies. Pretty unreasonable to put the team that went farther in the playoffs and had a DOMINANT win head to head on the last week of the regular season behind the other.
The guy I said that to got it. Maybe consult him.;)

[D'Isiah T Billings Clyde]

Is SC State really that good??


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[McCowboys]

Thank you to the one voter who voted for McNeese (it wasn't me).

For those of you who know (and for those of you who don't), the McNeese head coach Sterlin Gilbert submitted his resignation Sunday to head to Syracuse as OC. What a lovely fellow! In this turmoil of losing the head coach and other assistant coaches plus players who will transfer and signed recruits from December who may change their minds, who knows what will happen, but it may be sometime before the Cowboys crack the Top 40 again for some time.

McNeese will be ineligible for the playoffs this 2020 season due to not meeting the APR standards. This was not due to the one who just absconded to Syracuse, but due to the previous coach. Gilbert was aware of this when he was hired.

Anyway, hopefully McNeese will name a new coach soon and salvage something of this program. Prayers appreciated!

Let me join in in thanking Ursus and Supe and everyone who makes this forum the GOAT that it is!

[Redbird 4th & short]

Is SC State really that good??


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In a word .. no. They are the 3rd best MEAC team. I can see NC A&T in top 25, and then maybe FL A&M getting top 25 votes, but landing just outside the top 25. But not SC State.

[Derby City Duke]

In a word .. no. They are the 3rd best MEAC team. I can see NC A&T in top 25, and then maybe FL A&M getting top 25 votes, but landing just outside the top 25. But not SC State.

But they beat Wofford! :D

[MarkCCU]

In a word .. no. They are the 3rd best MEAC team. I can see NC A&T in top 25, and then maybe FL A&M getting top 25 votes, but landing just outside the top 25. But not SC State.

Thanks. I didn’t pay much attention to SC State last season. Truth be told, I had forgotten they existed. They’ve always been mediocre, IMO.

I grew up a Citadel fan and have continued to follow them...more so now that Coastal is in the Sun Belt.




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[Redbird 4th & short]

But they beat Wofford! :D
Which makes them, along with NC A&T and FL AM, all top 8 seeds .. right ??? That and NC AT beating 5-6 Elon by 3 at home.

xdrunkyx

[MTfan4life]

why are you so obsessed with Kennesaw State? The reason the Owls are ranked higher than the Hawks is because KSU went toe to toe with Weber State. Every rational, coherent college football knows Kennesaw State beats Monmouth with Jonathan Murphy starting at QB.

Idaho and North Dakota also went toe to toe with Weber. Where should they be ranked? To be fair, neither were down 45-7 at home all season, so maybe higher than Kennesaw?

I didn't realize Jonathan Murphy also played defense? I guess I learn something new every day, especially as a rational, coherent football fan.