2021 STATS preseason poll

[kdinva]

https://theanalyst.com/na/2021/08/defending-champ-sam-houston-is-no-1-in-fcs-preseason-top-25-rankings/

1. Sam Houston (10-0, 6-0 Southland), 1,228 points (39 first-place votes)
Season Opener: Sept. 2 at Northern Arizona
2. James Madison (7-1, 3-0 CAA), 1,180 (8)
Season Opener: Sept. 4 vs. Morehead State
3. South Dakota State (8-2, 5-1 Missouri Valley), 1,156 (3)
Season Opener: Sept. 3 at Colorado State
4. North Dakota State (7-3, 5-2 Missouri Valley), 1,116
Season Opener: Sept. 4 vs. Albany
5. Delaware (7-1, 4-0 CAA), 1,017
Season Opener: Sept. 2 at Maine
6. Weber State (5-1, 5-0 Big Sky), 927
Season Opener: Sept. 2 at Utah
7. Southern Illinois (6-4, 3-3 Missouri Valley), 888
Season Opener: Sept. 2 at Southeast Missouri
8. North Dakota (5-2, 4-1 Missouri Valley), 886
Season Opener: Sept. 4 at Idaho State
9. Montana (2-0), 778
Season Opener: Sept. 4 at Washington
10. Jacksonville State (10-3, 6-1 Ohio Valley), 744
Season Opener: Sept. 1 vs. UAB
11. Eastern Washington (5-2, 5-1 Big Sky), 659
Season Opener: Sept. 2 at UNLV
12. Montana State (2019: 11-4, 6-2 Big Sky), 654
Season Opener: Sept. 4 at Wyoming
13. Monmouth (3-1, 3-0 Big South), 618
Season Opener: Sept. 4 at Middle Tennessee
14. Central Arkansas (5-4), 561
Season Opener: Sept. 4 at Arkansas State
15. Southeastern Louisiana (4-3, 4-2 Southland), 559
Season Opener: Sept. 4 vs. North Alabama
16. Villanova (2-2 CAA), 440
Season Opener: Sept. 4 at Lehigh
17. VMI (6-2, 6-1 Southern), 397
Season Opener: Sept. 4 vs. Davidson
18. Chattanooga (3-2, 3-1 Southern), 295
Season Opener: Sept. 2 vs. Austin Peay
19. Kennesaw State (4-1, 2-1 Big South), 255
Season Opener: Sept. 2 vs. Reinhardt
20. Austin Peay (4-5, 4-2 Ohio Valley), 227
Season Opener: Sept. 2 at Chattanooga
21. Northern Iowa (3-4 Missouri Valley), 219
Season Opener: Sept. 4 at Iowa State
22. Nicholls (4-3 Southland), 173
Season Opener: Sept. 4 at Memphis
23. UC Davis (3-2 Big Sky), 172
Season Opener: Sept. 2 at Tulsa
24. Missouri State (5-5, 5-1 Missouri Valley), 168
Season Opener: Sept. 4 at Oklahoma State
25. North Carolina A&T (2019: 9-3, 6-2 MEAC), 159
Season Opener: Sept. 4 at Furman.

Others Receiving Votes (schools listed on two or more ballots): Murray State (5-2 Ohio Valley) 157, Richmond (3-1 CAA) 113, ETSU (4-2 Southern) 99, Sacramento State (2019: 9-4, 7-1 Big Sky) 57, Alabama A&M (5-0, 4-0 SWAC) 49, Florida A&M (2019: 9-2, 7-1 MEAC) 47, New Hampshire (0-1 CAA) 42, Alcorn State (2019: 9-4, 6-1 SWAC) 35, Holy Cross (3-1, 3-0 Patriot) 22, Samford (4-3 Southern) 20, UIW (3-3 Southland) 19, Sacred Heart (3-2, 2-1 Northeast) 17, Albany (1-3 CAA) 14, Illinois State (1-3 Missouri Valley) 10, Rhode Island (2-1 CAA) 10, South Carolina State (3-1) 10, Stephen F. Austin (6-4) 10, Duquesne (4-1, 4-0 Northeast) 4, Southeast Missouri (4-4, 4-3 Ohio Valley) 3

[JSUSoutherner]

I was going to rant about how dumb it is to have JSU at 10.

Then I realized that they have JMU at 2.

And then I lost all hope for anyone associated with this embarrassment.

[caribbeanhen]

I was going to rant about how dumb it is to have JSU at 10.

Then I realized that they have JMU at 2.

And then I lost all hope for anyone associated with this embarrassment.

Why shouldn’t JMU be At 2?

they had Sammy dead to rights before Ezzard took that game over

[JSUSoutherner]

Why shouldn’t JMU be At 2?

they had Sammy dead to rights before Ezzard took that game over

So did Monmouth.

Aside from almost beating SHSU, JMU had as good a resume as JSU.

[caribbeanhen]

So did Monmouth.

Aside from almost beating SHSU, JMU had as good a resume as JSU.

Monmouth looked good in Texas but JMU was up on the champs 24-3, besides I had JMU #2 in my dice roll poll

[MR. CHICKEN]

32023....NO IVIES IN DIS ONE EITHER.........HOWEVERAH......CLENZ SHOOD SMILE..:)......AS NORFFERN IOWA......FINALLY MADE UH POLL....:D........BRAWK!

[caribbeanhen]

32023....NO IVIES IN DIS ONE EITHER.........HOWEVERAH......CLENZ SHOOD SMILE..:)......AS NORFFERN IOWA......FINALLY MADE UH POLL....:D........BRAWK!

Lol

[McCowboys]

32023....NO IVIES IN DIS ONE EITHER.........HOWEVERAH......CLENZ SHOOD SMILE..:)......AS NORFFERN IOWA......FINALLY MADE UH POLL....:D........BRAWK!

MR. CHICKEN, I am so glad you have come out of hibernation -- or wherever roosters go when they are not posting on AGS!

[Katfan]

So did Monmouth.

Aside from almost beating SHSU, JMU had as good a resume as JSU.
Not so Ezzard had nothing to do with Sam beating Monmouth while he had everything todo with the victory over JMU.

[caribbeanhen]

32023....NO IVIES IN DIS ONE EITHER.........HOWEVERAH......CLENZ SHOOD SMILE..:)......AS NORFFERN IOWA......FINALLY MADE UH POLL....:D........BRAWK!

No Ivies... wow

Haley must be mad because they don’t participate in playoffs

and if it’s not that.... He should pay closer attention