2020 AGS FFA Poll - Week 2

[OhioHen]

With 8 of the 15 teams having played at least once, time to start this up.

Please rank all 15 teams. This is open to EVERYONE, not just registered poll voters. Post your Top 15 and discuss the lists provided by each poster.

We would prefer that you post YOUR list before responding to the lists of others because that will add to the discussion, but doing so is not an absolute requirement. Let's have some fun with this since there are so few games to discuss.

Since there is no deadline to get a poll published, all rankings posted until noon on Thursday will be included in a tabulation for the week. Tabulation will be easier if you post the teams as listed below, but I'm okay with counting from a list that includes abbreviations - just be sure to not confuse ACU and UCA. :D

The teams to be included in each poll:

Abilene Christian


Austin Peay


Campbell


Central Arkansas


Chattanooga


Eastern Kentucky


Houston Baptist


Jacksonville State


Mercer


Missouri State


North Alabama


North Dakota State


Stephen F. Austin


The Citadel


Western Carolina

[Catatonic]

There will be wild gyrations the next few weeks as more teams play but for now—
1. NDSU
2. Central Arkansas
3. The Citadel
4. Houston Baptist
5. Campbell
6. Jacksonville State
7. Chattanooga
8. Abilene Christian
9. Austin Peay
10. Missouri State
11. Stephen F. Austin
12. Mercer
13. Eastern Ky
14. North Alabama
15. Western Carolina

[Daytripper]

I have chosen to do mine in a way that benefits those teams that have played a game. They will be ranked above teams that haven't played a game. When the rest of the teams play, they will get consideration for the #1 spot. Those are my rules.

1. UCA (1-1)
2. HBU (0-2)
3. Campbell (0-1)
4. EKU (0-2)
5. Austin Peay (0-2)
6. The Citadel (0-1)
7. SFA (0-1)
8. Missouri State (0-1)
9. NDSU (0-0)
10. JSU (0-0)
11. Chatty (0-0)
12. Abilene Christian (0-0)
13. N. Alabama (0-0)
14. Mercer (0-0)
15. W. Carolina (0-0)

[Catatonic]

I have chosen to do mine in a way that benefits those teams that have played a game. They will be ranked above teams that haven't played a game. When the rest of the teams play, they will get consideration for the #1 spot. Those are my rules.

1. UCA (1-1)
2. HBU (0-2)
3. Campbell (0-1)
4. EKU (0-2)
5. Austin Peay (0-2)
6. The Citadel (0-1)
7. SFA (0-1)
8. Missouri State (0-1)
9. NDSU (0-0)
10. JSU (0-0)
11. Chatty (0-0)
12. Abilene Christian (0-0)
13. N. Alabama (0-0)
14. Mercer (0-0)
15. W. Carolina (0-0)

Fair enough. ACU plays for the first time this weekend. Im not sure if anyone else plays their first game.

[FUBeAR]

1
North Dakota State (0-0)


2
Central Arkansas (1-1)


3
Jacksonville State (0-0)


4
Campbell (0-1)


5
Houston Baptist (0-2)


6
Stephen F. Austin (0-1)


7
Austin Peay (0-2)


8
Chattanooga (0-0)


9
Abilene Christian (0-0)


10
The Citadel (0-1)


11
North Alabama (0-0)


12
Mercer (0-0)


13
Missouri State (0-1)


14
Eastern Kentucky (0-2)


15
Western Carolina (0-0)



Campbell was impressive...shoulda won...own hump got in their way & they couldn’t quite get over it :D
CIT was not impressive - disappointed in the bellhops’ showing
Giving JaxSt benefit of doubt for a rebound year
Was starting to become a bit of an APSU fan, but do not like them agreeing to shorten the game with Pitt
Rest is / are even more speculative...

[The Cats]

1. North Dakota State (0-0)
2. Campbell (0-1)
3. Houston Baptist (0-2)
4. Central Arkansas (1-1)
5. Austin Peay (0-2)
6. Stephen F. Austin (0-1)
7. The Citadel (0-1)
8. Chattanooga (0-0)
9. Abilene Christian (0-0)
10. Jacksonville State (0-0)
11. North Alabama (0-0)
12. Missouri State (0-1)
13. Mercer (0-0)
14. Western Carolina (0-0)
15. Eastern Kentucky (0-2)

[FUBeAR]

1. North Dakota State (0-0)
2. Campbell (0-1)
3. Houston Baptist (0-2)
4. Central Arkansas (1-1)
5. Houston Baptist (0-2)
6. Stephen F. Austin (0-1)
7. The Citadel (0-1)
8. Chattanooga (0-0)
9. Abilene Christian (0-0)
10. Jacksonville State (0-0)
11. North Alabama (0-0)
12. Missouri State (0-1)
13. Mercer (0-0)
14. Western Carolina (0-0)
15. Eastern Kentucky (0-2)HBU 2x & no APSU

[SonuvaHenx2]

I'm with Daytripper in giving a xthumbsupx to teams who have played at all so far. BUT, somebody has got to beat NDSU before they are anything but #1 for me.

1. North Dakota State (0-0)
2. Central Arkansas (1-1)
3. Campbell (0-1)
4. Houston Baptist (0-2)
5. Eastern Kentucky (0-2)
6. Stephen F. Austin (0-1)
7. Austin Peay (0-2)
8. The Citadel (0-1)
9. Missouri State (0-1)
10. Jacksonville State (0-0)
11. Chattanooga (0-0)
12. Abilene Christian (0-0)
13. North Alabama (0-0)
14. Mercer (0-0)
15. Western Carolina (0-0)

[The Cats]

1. North Dakota State (0-0)
2. Campbell (0-1)
3. Houston Baptist (0-2)
4. Central Arkansas (1-1)
5. Austin Peay (0-2)
6. Stephen F. Austin (0-1)
7. The Citadel (0-1)
8. Chattanooga (0-0)
9. Abilene Christian (0-0)
10. Jacksonville State (0-0)
11. North Alabama (0-0)
12. Missouri State (0-1)
13. Mercer (0-0)
14. Western Carolina (0-0)
15. Eastern Kentucky (0-2)

fixed it......

[Outsider1]

1. NDSU (0-0)
2. UCA (1-1)
3. Campbell (0-1)
4. HBU (0-2)
5. The Citadel (0-1)
6. SFA (0-1)
7. Austin Peay (0-2)
8. EKU (0-2)
9. Missouri St. (0-1)
10. JSU (0-0)
11. ACU (0-0)
12. Chatty (0-0)
13. Mercer (0-0)
14. N. Alabama (0-0)
15. W. Carolina (0-0)

[JALMOND]

"I'm going, Mr. Officer. But first I have to figure out the FCS Top 15"

1. North Dakota State
2. Central Arkansas
3. Houston Baptist
4. Campbell
5. Jacksonville State
6. Stephen f Austin
7. Chattanooga
8. The Citadel
9. Abilene Christian
10. Mercer
11. North Alabama
12. Austin Peay
13. Western Carolina
14. Missouri State
15. Eastern Kentucky

or basically...

1. NDSU
2. The Field

[OhioHen]

I have chosen to do mine in a way that benefits those teams that have played a game. They will be ranked above teams that haven't played a game. When the rest of the teams play, they will get consideration for the #1 spot. Those are my rules.


Certainly a reasonable approach. Just curious - do you do the same in the Week 1 poll during a "normal" season? If your preseason #1 has Week 1 off, are they removed from your poll until they play in Week 2?

[OhioHen]

Combination of preseason expectations (my pre-Covid-season poll) and what has been seen so far. Some teams exceeded expectations (e.g. HBU vs. TTU), others got blown out just as would have been expected (e.g. MoState vs. Oklahoma) and others are somewhere in between.

1 - North Dakota State
2 - Central Arkansas
3 - Austin Peay
4 - The Citadel
5 - Jacksonville State
6 - Chattanooga
7 - North Alabama
8 - Houston Baptist
9 - Campbell
10 - Eastern Kentucky
11 - Missouri State
12 - Mercer
13 - Western Carolina
14 - Stephen F. Austin
15 - Abilene Christian

[OhioHen]

or basically...

1. NDSU
2. The Field

Some would say every week of every recent season.

[Daytripper]

Certainly a reasonable approach. Just curious - do you do the same in the Week 1 poll during a "normal" season? If your preseason #1 has Week 1 off, are they removed from your poll until they play in Week 2?

No, I don't do that in a normal season. In a normal season the expectation is that all scheduled games will be played by all teams. We don't know if any of these teams that haven't played a game yet will play at all. They could have an outbreak any day.

[ElCid]

1
North Dakota State (0-0)


2
Central Arkansas (1-1)


3
Jacksonville State (0-0)


4
Campbell (0-1)


5
Houston Baptist (0-2)


6
Stephen F. Austin (0-1)


7
Austin Peay (0-2)


8
Chattanooga (0-0)


9
Abilene Christian (0-0)


10
The Citadel (0-1)


11
North Alabama (0-0)


12
Mercer (0-0)


13
Missouri State (0-1)


14
Eastern Kentucky (0-2)


15
Western Carolina (0-0)



CIT was not impressive - disappointed in the bellhops’ showing


You and me both. We did not look good at all. Can't make the mistakes we had and expect to beat an FBS team. I will blame it on the virus and weirdness. We were down a few players due to virus concerns, but just depth, apparently, not any key starters.

[Catatonic]

Combination of preseason expectations (my pre-Covid-season poll) and what has been seen so far. Some teams exceeded expectations (e.g. HBU vs. TTU), others got blown out just as would have been expected (e.g. MoState vs. Oklahoma) and others are somewhere in between.

1 - North Dakota State
2 - Central Arkansas
3 - Austin Peay
4 - The Citadel
5 - Jacksonville State
6 - Chattanooga
7 - North Alabama
8 - Houston Baptist
9 - Campbell
10 - Eastern Kentucky
11 - Missouri State
12 - Mercer
13 - Western Carolina
14 - Stephen F. Austin
15 - Abilene Christian

ACU 15th? A pox on you Ohio Hen. ACU lost to UCA by 1 last year, a better performance against them than your #3 team.
ACU also beat #14 Stephen F Austin and easily handled #8 Zappe and company (aka Houston Baptist) even after HBU pushed FBS UTEP to the limit like they did against Texas Tech this year. In fact, in the three years he’s started for HBU the Huskies are 0-3 vs Abilene.

[OhioHen]

ACU 15th? A pox on you Ohio Hen. ACU lost to UCA by 1 last year, a better performance against them than your #3 team.
ACU also beat #14 Stephen F Austin and easily handled #8 Zappe and company (aka Houston Baptist) even after HBU pushed FBS UTEP to the limit like they did against Texas Tech this year. In fact, in the three years he’s started for HBU the Huskies are 0-3 vs Abilene.

Now that's the kind of discussion about posted polls we're used to seeing!

ACU gets their chance to prove my preseason expectations wrong and jump several teams this week.

[Catatonic]

Now that's the kind of discussion about posted polls we're used to seeing!

ACU gets their chance to prove my preseason expectations wrong and jump several teams this week.

I’m not quite as confident as my post sounded. Since last season our QB opted to grad transfer, at least three veteran starters are no longer with the team and Our starting rb isn't at full speed owing to an injury. We loaded up on transfers at positions we knew needed help (wr and db) but may have come up short in some areas we didn’t know needed shoring up until late in the day. The staff has kept fall camp under wraps so none of us really know what to expect.

UTEP has played two games and this is our first outing. I hope it doesn’t take us three quarters to shake off the rust. 5 Dimes has this as a 4 point game in UTEP’s favor and an O/U of 54 1/2. Sounds about right.

[Outsider1]

2020 Southland Conference Preseason Poll1. Central Arkansas (12) - 190

7. Abilene Christian - 101
8. Stephen F. Austin - 60
9. Houston Baptist - 59
We'll see what happens. Out of the 4 teams from the SLC competing this year, ACU is 2nd. For now, I ranked both SFA and HBU ahead of us though becasue they have played. This coming Saturday will say a lot. Do we deserve to be middle of the FCS competing pack?

[OhioHen]

Still time to participate - tabulations will be done at approximately noon Eastern tomorrow.

[ursus arctos horribilis]

Good, I forgot to jump in on this the other day.

1 - North Dakota State
2 - Central Arkansas
3 - Austin Peay
4 - Campbell
5 - North Alabama
6 - Chattanooga
7 - Jacksonville State
8 - Houston Baptist
9 - The Citadel
10 - Eastern Kentucky
11 - Missouri State
12 - Western Carolina
13 - Mercer
14 - Abilene Christian
15 - Stephen F. Austin

[FUBeAR]

Good, I forgot to jump in on this the other day.

12 - Western Carolina
13 - Mercer

Seriously?

Not that it matters more than the pixels used to type/display this...but why?

Mercer was not good last year...and they rioted & looted all over the Cantamounts...in Cullowhee.

Mercer, lost very little talent wise (WR David Durden’s Xfer to W. FL is the biggest loss) and made a Coaching change, bringing in a Head Coach with a career HC record of 47-6.

WCU gave a contract extension to their HC, with a Career HC record of 32-54, winning 2 or fewer SoCon games in 5 of 8 his seasons, and they lost the most dynamic Player in the history of their program.

C’mon man!

[ursus arctos horribilis]

Seriously?

Not that it matters more than the pixels used to type/display this...but why?

Mercer was not good last year...and they rioted & looted all over the Cantamounts...in Cullowhee.

Mercer, lost very little talent wise (WR David Durden’s Xfer to W. FL is the biggest loss) and made a Coaching change, bringing in a Head Coach with a career HC record of 47-6.

WCU gave a contract extension to their HC, with a Career HC record of 32-54, winning 2 or fewer SoCon games in 5 of 8 his seasons, and they lost the most dynamic Player in the history of their program.

C’mon man!

This is the Catamounts year.:D

[POD Knows]

1 - North Dakota State


2 - Central Arkansas


3 - Campbell


4 - Abilene Christian


5 - Chattanooga


6 - Jacksonville State


7 - Houston Baptist


8- Austin Peay


9 - The Citadel


10 - Stephen F. Austin


11 - North Alabama


12 - Mercer


13 - Missouri State


14 - Western Carolina


15 - Eastern Kentucky

[FUBeAR]

This is the Catamounts year.:DFair enough.

1983 was their last ‘year’...and they didn’t even win the SoCon then...so they definitely ARE due!

[Daytripper]

1 - North Dakota State


2 - Central Arkansas


3 - Campbell


4 - Abilene Christian


5 - Chattanooga


6 - Jacksonville State


7 - Houston Baptist


8- Austin Peay


9 - The Citadel


10 - Stephen F. Austin


11 - North Alabama


12 - Mercer


13 - Missouri State


14 - Western Carolina


15 - Eastern Kentucky






How about that love for Abilene Christian!

https://media.giphy.com/media/8Zf02DTtg1nghepGQx/giphy.gif

[ursus arctos horribilis]

Fair enough.

1983 was their last ‘year’...and they didn’t even win the SoCon then...so they definitely ARE due!

I really thought I'd get some feathers ruffled with the UNA and Chatty placements over JSU but maybe those days are gone. xlolx

[POD Knows]

How about that love for Abilene Christian!

https://media.giphy.com/media/8Zf02DTtg1nghepGQx/giphy.gifYea, I might be out on a limb on that one but I think they might beat UTEP this weekend, who knows, there are weird things going on out there.

[Catatonic]

Yea, I might be out on a limb on that one but I think they might beat UTEP this weekend, who knows, there are weird things going on out there.

UTEP has played two games, ACU none.

ACU is playing so many transfers and new players none of us really know what to expect.

I’m still inclined to agree with you but im not real comfortable with that pick.

[POD Knows]

UTEP has played two games, ACU none.

ACU is playing so many transfers and new players none of us really know what to expect.

I’m still inclined to agree with you but im not real comfortable with that pick.It will be close I think, but who knows. I am nervous about the NDSU UCA game, game day reps can make a big difference.

[BEAR]

It will be close I think, but who knows. I am nervous about the NDSU UCA game, game day reps can make a big difference.

Don’t worry. According to everything I’ve heard it’s a showcase game for your team.

[Scrappy94]

1. North Dakota State
2. Central Arkansas
3. Chattanooga
4. Austin Peay
5. The Citadel
6. Jacksonville State
7. Missouri State
8. Campbell
9. Abilene Christian
10. Mercer
11. Houston Baptist
12. Stephen F. Austin
13. Western Carolina
14. North Alabama
15. Eastern Kentucky

[FUBeAR]

1. North Dakota State
2. Central Arkansas
3. Chattanooga
4. Austin Peay
5. The Citadel
6. Jacksonville State
7. Missouri State
8. Campbell
9. Abilene Christian
10. Mercer
11. Houston Baptist
12. Stephen F. Austin
13. Western Carolina
14. North Alabama
15. Eastern KentuckyBold placement of your Mocs. Weren’t they most recently seen losing to perennial SoCon bottom-dweller, VMI, knocking themselves out of any hopes of a Playoff berth? Or is FUBeAR mistaken about that?

[Daytripper]

Yea, I might be out on a limb on that one but I think they might beat UTEP this weekend, who knows, there are weird things going on out there.

I would tend to agree with you, but ACU has made me look bad the last couple of years. In the last few seasons I have predicted that they would compete for the Southland title and they have disappointed every time.

[OhioHen]

Don’t worry. According to everything I’ve heard it’s a showcase game for Trey Lance.

FIFY

[POD Knows]

FIFYYea, that is the problem, the kid is still only a sophomore and this is being bandied around as some type of "ball" for him for the NFL, lot of pressure. Weird things happen

[BEAR]

Yea, that is the problem, the kid is still only a sophomore and this is being bandied around as some type of "ball" for him for the NFL, lot of pressure. Weird things happen

It's just one game in a very weird year. I mean you had a couple of QBs blaze a path for him. If he can't ride the coattails of their success against a lowly SLC team for ONE game...xlolx

[POD Knows]

It's just one game in a very weird year. I mean you had a couple of QBs blaze a path for him. If he can't ride the coattails of their success against a lowly SLC team for ONE game...xlolxUCA 21 NDSU 14 #BOOKIT.

[BEAR]

UCA 21 NDSU 14 #BOOKIT.

Don’t try to jinx it! xlolx.