2020 Team Name List - Need Input

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Big Sky
Cal Poly Mustangs
Eastern Washington Eagles
Idaho State Bengals
Idaho Vandals
Montana Grizzlies
Montana State Bobcats
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
Northern Colorado Bears
Portland State Vikings
Sac State Hornets
Southern Utah Thunderbirds
UC Davis Aggies
Weber State Wildcats

Big South
Campbell Fighting Camels
Charleston Southern Buccaneers
Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs
Hampton Pirates
Kennesaw State Owls
Monmouth Hawks
North Alabama Lions

CAA
Albany Great Danes
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens
Elon Phoenix
James Madison Dukes
Maine Black Bears
New Hampshire Wildcats
Rhode Island Rams
Richmond Spiders
Stony Brook Seawolves
Towson Tigers
Villanova Wildcats
William & Mary Tribe

Ivy League
Brown Bears
Columbia Lions
Cornell Big Red
Dartmouth Big Green
Harvard Crimson
Pennsylvania Quakers
Princeton Tigers
Yale Bulldogs

MEAC
Bethune-Cookman Wildcats
Delaware State Hornets
Florida A&M Rattlers
Howard Bison
Morgan State Bears
Norfolk State Spartans
North Carolina A&T Aggies
North Carolina Central Eagles
South Carolina State Bulldogs

MVFC
Illinois State Redbirds
Indiana State Sycamores
Missouri State Bears
North Dakota Fighting Hawks - Changed for 2020 season
North Dakota State Bison
Northern Iowa Panthers
South Dakota Coyotes
South Dakota State Jackrabbits
Southern Illinois Salukis
Western Illinois Leathernecks
Youngstown State Penguins

NEC
Bryant Bulldogs
Central Connecticut State Blue Devils
Duquesne Dukes
Long Island University Sharks
Merrimack Warriors

Sacred Heart Pioneers
Saint Francis Red Flash
Wagner Seahawks

OVC
Austin Peay Governors
Eastern Illinois Panthers
Eastern Kentucky Colonels
Jacksonville State Gamecocks
Murray State Racers
Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
Tennessee State Tigers
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks

Patriot League
Bucknell Bison
Colgate Raiders
Fordham Rams
Georgetown Hoyas
Holy Cross Crusaders
Lafayette Leopards
Lehigh Mountain Hawks

Pioneer League
Butler Bulldogs
Davidson Wildcats
Dayton Flyers
Drake Bulldogs
Jacksonville Dolphins - Will be removed from list going forward
Marist Red Foxes
Morehead State Eagles

San Diego Toreros
Stetson Hatters
Valparaiso Crusaders

SoCon
Chattanooga Mocs
East Tennessee State Buccaneers
Furman Paladins
Mercer Bears
Samford Bulldogs
The Citadel Bulldogs
Virginia Military Institute Keydets
Western Carolina Catamounts
Wofford Terriers

Southland
Abilene Christian Wildcats
Central Arkansas Bears
Houston Baptist Huskies
Incarnate Word Cardinals
Lamar Cardinals
McNeese State Cowboys
Nicholls State Colonels
Northwestern State Demons
Sam Houston State Bearkats
Southeastern Louisiana Lions
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks

SWAC
Alabama A&M Bulldogs
Alabama State Hornets
Alcorn State Braves
Arkansas Pine Bluff Golden Lions
Grambling State Tigers
Jackson State Tigers
Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils
Prairie View A&M Panthers
Southern Jaguars
Texas Southern Tigers

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Independent
Dixie State Trailblazers
Presbyterian Blue Hose - Changed for 2020 season. Moving to Pioneer in 2021.
Robert Morris Colonials
Tarleton State Texans
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Additions for the 2020 year will be:
Who we got this year?
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I am including UNA under the schedules as a Big South member for 2020.

They will not be eligible for the AGS Poll until they are eligible for either their conference title or a national title when they complete their transition which unfortunately is not until 2022 according to their SID.
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Names to be pulled from the list(s) are:
Who we got this year?

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Big South is changing so who am I moving around for 2020?
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So with these issues out there for discussion what else am I missing? Are there any other teams going in or coming out or moving around for either the schedule or the AGS Poll for 2020?
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Secondarily I am looking for the annual help with the list of names for our AGS Poll. This is the list from last season. Are there any changes for 2020?

Teams eligible for 2020 AGS Poll

1 Abilene Christian Wildcats
2 Alabama A&M Bulldogs
3 Alabama State Hornets
4 Albany Great Danes
5 Alcorn State Braves
6 Arkansas Pine Bluff Golden Lions
7 Austin Peay Governors
8 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats
9 Brown Bears
10 Bryant Bulldogs
11 Bucknell Bison
12 Butler Bulldogs
13 Cal Poly Mustangs
14 Campbell Fighting Camels
15 Central Arkansas Bears
16 Central Connecticut State Blue Devils
17 Charleston Southern Buccaneers
18 Chattanooga Mocs
19 Colgate Raiders
20 Columbia Lions
21 Cornell Big Red
22 Dartmouth Big Green
23 Davidson Wildcats
24 Dayton Flyers
25 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens
26 Delaware State Hornets
27 Drake Bulldogs
28 Duquesne Dukes
29 East Tennessee State Buccaneers
30 Eastern Illinois Panthers
31 Eastern Kentucky Colonels
32 Eastern Washington Eagles
33 Elon Phoenix
34 Florida A&M Rattlers
35 Fordham Rams
36 Furman Paladins
37 Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs
38 Georgetown Hoyas
39 Grambling State Tigers
40 Hampton Pirates
41 Harvard Crimson
42 Holy Cross Crusaders
43 Houston Baptist Huskies
44 Howard Bison
45 Idaho State Bengals
46 Idaho Vandals
47 Illinois State Redbirds
48 Incarnate Word Cardinals
49 Indiana State Sycamores
50 Jackson State Tigers
51 Jacksonville Dolphins - Will be removed from list going forward
52 Jacksonville State Gamecocks
53 James Madison Dukes
54 Kennesaw State Owls
55 Lafayette Leopards
56 Lamar Cardinals
57 Lehigh Mountain Hawks
58 Long Island University Sharks
59 Maine Black Bears
60 Marist Red Foxes
61 McNeese State Cowboys
62 Mercer Bears
63 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils
64 Missouri State Bears
65 Monmouth Hawks
66 Montana Grizzlies
67 Montana State Bobcats
68 Morehead State Eagles
69 Morgan State Bears
70 Murray State Racers
71 New Hampshire Wildcats
72 Nicholls State Colonels
73 Norfolk State Spartans
74 North Carolina A&T Aggies
75 North Carolina Central Eagles
76 North Dakota Fighting Hawks
77 North Dakota State Bison
78 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
79 Northern Colorado Bears
80 Northern Iowa Panthers
81 Northwestern State Demons
82 Pennsylvania Quakers
83 Portland State Vikings
84 Prairie View A&M Panthers
85 Presbyterian Blue Hose
86 Princeton Tigers
87 Rhode Island Rams
88 Richmond Spiders
89 Robert Morris Colonials
90 Sac State Hornets
91 Sacred Heart Pioneers
92 Saint Francis Red Flash
93 Sam Houston State Bearkats
94 Samford Bulldogs
95 San Diego Toreros
96 South Carolina State Bulldogs
97 South Dakota Coyotes
98 South Dakota State Jackrabbits
99 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
100 Southeastern Louisiana Lions
101 Southern Illinois Salukis
102 Southern Jaguars
103 Southern Utah Thunderbirds
104 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks
105 Stetson Hatters
106 Stony Brook Seawolves
107 Tennessee State Tigers
108 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
109 Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks
110 Texas Southern Tigers
111 The Citadel Bulldogs
112 Towson Tigers
113 UC Davis Aggies
114 Valparaiso Crusaders
115 Villanova Wildcats
116 Virginia Military Institute Keydets
117 Wagner Seahawks
118 Weber State Wildcats
119 Western Carolina Catamounts
120 Western Illinois Leathernecks
121 William & Mary Tribe
122 Wofford Terriers
123 Yale Bulldogs
124 Youngstown State Penguins

[Laker]

Are Dixie State Trailblazers and Tarleton State Texans considered independents this year since they are joining the WAC which doesn't have football? Not sure how the NCAA classifies them.

[Laker]

I think that Presby is considered an independent this season and doesn't go into the Pioneer until next year.

[aceinthehole]

Robert Morris is an Independent for 2020.

Merrimack is a NEC member, but doesn't count in league standings and is ineligible for the FCS Championship.

[ursus arctos horribilis]

Excellent info. guys. I love putting this stuff up for the members to vet out cuz you SOB's are in the know...or at least can start an argument so we can get to the bottom of it. xlolx

Seriously guys and gals keep the info. coming in.

[The Yo Show]

bumping the thread

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Big Sky
Cal Poly Mustangs
Eastern Washington Eagles
Idaho State Bengals
Idaho Vandals
Montana Grizzlies
Montana State Bobcats
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
Northern Colorado Bears
Portland State Vikings
Sac State Hornets
Southern Utah Thunderbirds
UC Davis Aggies
Weber State Wildcats


Big South
Campbell Fighting Camels
Charleston Southern Buccaneers
Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs
Hampton Pirates
Kennesaw State Owls
Monmouth Hawks
North Alabama Lions


CAA
Albany Great Danes
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens
Elon Phoenix
James Madison Dukes
Maine Black Bears
New Hampshire Wildcats
Rhode Island Rams
Richmond Spiders
Stony Brook Seawolves
Towson Tigers
Villanova Wildcats
William & Mary Tribe


Ivy League
Brown Bears
Columbia Lions
Cornell Big Red
Dartmouth Big Green
Harvard Crimson
Pennsylvania Quakers
Princeton Tigers
Yale Bulldogs


MEAC
Bethune-Cookman Wildcats
Delaware State Hornets
Florida A&M Rattlers
Howard Bison
Morgan State Bears
Norfolk State Spartans
North Carolina A&T Aggies
North Carolina Central Eagles
Savannah State Tigers
South Carolina State Bulldogs


MVFC
Illinois State Redbirds
Indiana State Sycamores
Missouri State Bears
North Dakota Fighting Hawks - Changed for 2020 seaso
North Dakota State Bison
Northern Iowa Panthers
South Dakota Coyotes
South Dakota State Jackrabbits
Southern Illinois Salukis
Western Illinois Leathernecks
Youngstown State Penguins


NEC
Bryant Bulldogs
Central Connecticut State Blue Devils
Duquesne Dukes
Long Island University Sharks
Merrimack Warriors
Robert Morris Colonials
Sacred Heart Pioneers
Saint Francis Red Flash
Wagner Seahawks


OVC
Austin Peay Governors
Eastern Illinois Panthers
Eastern Kentucky Colonels
Jacksonville State Gamecocks
Murray State Racers
Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
Tennessee State Tigers
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks


Patriot League
Bucknell Bison
Colgate Raiders
Fordham Rams
Georgetown Hoyas
Holy Cross Crusaders
Lafayette Leopards
Lehigh Mountain Hawks


Pioneer League
Butler Bulldogs
Davidson Wildcats
Dayton Flyers
Drake Bulldogs
Jacksonville Dolphins
Marist Red Foxes
Morehead State Eagles
Presbyterian Blue Hose - Changed for 2020 seaso
San Diego Toreros
Stetson Hatters
Valparaiso Crusaders


SoCon
Chattanooga Mocs
East Tennessee State Buccaneers
Furman Paladins
Mercer Bears
Samford Bulldogs
The Citadel Bulldogs
Virginia Military Institute Keydets
Western Carolina Catamounts
Wofford Terriers


Southland
Abilene Christian Wildcats
Central Arkansas Bears
Houston Baptist Huskies
Incarnate Word Cardinals
Lamar Cardinals
McNeese State Cowboys
Nicholls State Colonels
Northwestern State Demons
Sam Houston State Bearkats
Southeastern Louisiana Lions
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks


SWAC
Alabama A&M Bulldogs
Alabama State Hornets
Alcorn State Braves
Arkansas Pine Bluff Golden Lions
Grambling State Tigers
Jackson State Tigers
Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils
Prairie View A&M Panthers
Southern Jaguars
Texas Southern Tigers




Independent


Who we got this year?
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Additions for the 2020 year will be:
Who we got this year?
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I am including UNA under the schedules as a Big South member for 2020.


They will not be eligible for the AGS Poll until they are eligible for either their conference title or a national title when they complete their transition which unfortunately is not until 2022 according to their SID.
-----------------
Names to be pulled from the list(s) are:
Who we got this year?

-----------------
Big South is changing so who am I moving around for 2020?
-----------------
Presby is now a member of the Pioneer for this season correct?
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So with these issues out there for discussion what else am I missing? Are there any other teams going in or coming out or moving around for either the schedule or the AGS Poll for 2020?
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Do you have Tarleton and Dixie as independants?

[bonarae]

Jacksonville's gone from the college football world. Kindly remove them.

[OhioHen]

Will the list be pared down to only those schools that are competing this fall?

[ursus arctos horribilis]

Do you have Tarleton and Dixie as independants?

Well I should have but when I pulled UND out and moved them up I did not go back and put them in for this year. Appreciate the check on that cx.

[ursus arctos horribilis]

Jacksonville's gone from the college football world. Kindly remove them.

True, will work on that one too.

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Will the list be pared down to only those schools that are competing this fall?

No man because any change I have to make to the form you select from I have do 28 times over. It is not just removing or adding 1 team...it is placing the same team in 28 times in the exact same order etc. So it just takes more work that adding/removing would them would suggest. If that team does not play and others are then you can't really vote for a team and defend your ballot if no games are played

We have that situation every year with Ivies of course but they start playing to support a ranking after the first few games so if a team won't be doing that...and many will have early games canceled this season then I would need to question that ballot and tell the voter this ain't gonna ride.

[ursus arctos horribilis]

Are Dixie State Trailblazers and Tarleton State Texans considered independents this year since they are joining the WAC which doesn't have football? Not sure how the NCAA classifies them.

Done.

[ursus arctos horribilis]

I think that Presby is considered an independent this season and doesn't go into the Pioneer until next year.

Done.

[ursus arctos horribilis]

Robert Morris is an Independent for 2020.

Merrimack is a NEC member, but doesn't count in league standings and is ineligible for the FCS Championship.

Done.

[ursus arctos horribilis]

Jacksonville's gone from the college football world. Kindly remove them.

Done.

[TheKingpin28]

Didn't Savannah St go D2 last year?

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Didn't Savannah St go D2 last year?

Yeah, I had pulled them I thought? I'll go look it over again.

[TheKingpin28]

Yeah, I had pulled them I thought? I'll go look it over again.

Original list shows them and so that's why I mentioned it.

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Didn't Savannah St go D2 last year?

Damnit, I must be working off of two lists here so I better go check that out as I know I took them out of the mix last year for the poll etc. They are out now...on this one too.

[Preferred Walk-On]

No man because any change I have to make to the form you select from I have do 28 times over. It is not just removing or adding 1 team...it is placing the same team in 28 times in the exact same order etc. So it just takes more work that adding/removing would them would suggest. If that team does not play and others are then you can't really vote for a team and defend your ballot if no games are played

We have that situation every year with Ivies of course but they start playing to support a ranking after the first few games so if a team won't be doing that...and many will have early games canceled this season then I would need to question that ballot and tell the voter this ain't gonna ride.

Ursus, I run a small poll amongst friends, and we actually compare our results to the AGS Poll weekly and argue about placements.

Anywho, I have basically stolen your format, except for one change. For each of the rankings, I use a Google Forms add-on called "Form Ranger" to add in all of the team names from a single Google Sheets file, where all of the names can be added/deleted/adjusted as necessary. Once the form is configured using Form Ranger, the names are inserted into the form (in all 27 spots) automatically, and if I change the Google Sheet list, the polling form automatically gets updated in every spot.

The reviews for the add-on are above average, and it has worked well for me for this purpose. Sometimes when I open the form (in edit mode), it takes a minute to load completely, but when distributing to my peeps, the Form has performed flawlessly. Just wanted to make you aware. I am happy to share my Form and List with you, if you would like to play around with them.

[Professor Chaos]

I mentioned it last year also and it's pretty minor but I believe Grambling, McNeese, and Nicholls do not include "State" in their official branding for their athletic teams.