STATS 2021 Week 2 Top 25

[Professor Chaos]

https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/fcs/stats-perform-fcs-top-25



RANK
SCHOOL
RECORD
POINTS
PREVIOUS


1
Sam Houston (33)
2-0
1,214
1


2
South Dakota State (9)
2-0
1,190
2


3
James Madison (5)
2-0
1,158
3


4
Montana (3)
2-0
1,110
4


5
North Dakota State
2-0
1,066
5


6
Delaware
2-0
949
6


7
Eastern Washington
2-0
889
7


8
Southern Illinois
1-1
814
8


9
Weber State
1-1
771
10


10
Jacksonville State
1-1
751
16


11
North Dakota
1-1
710
9


12
Villanova
2-0
674
12


13
Montana State
1-1
664
11


14
UC Davis
2-0
661
14


15
Southeastern Louisiana
1-1
511
13


16
ETSU
2-0
497
15


17
Missouri State
1-1
377
23


18
Northern Iowa
1-1
364
21


19
Austin Peay
1-1
336
17


20
Monmouth
1-1
297
20


21
Richmond
2-0
261
25


22
VMI
1-1
146
18


23
New Hampshire
2-0
127
NR


24
Kennesaw State
1-1
121
22


25
Central Arkansas
0-2
105
19


Dropped Out: Holy Cross (24)

Others Receiving Votes (schools listed on two or more ballots): Furman 90, Chattanooga 74, Rhode Island 67, Murray State 58, Alabama A&M 56, Jackson State 48, Duquesne 32, Nicholls 29, Stephen F. Austin 11, Samford 7, Merrimack 4, Sacramento State 3, Holy Cross 2

[Professor Chaos]

Pretty good effort by the STATS voters. Them still hanging onto Kennesaw in the 25 is probably my biggest gripe and that's not a very egregious issue IMO.

Interesting to see that there's only 50 voters now... I wonder if that correlates with a higher quality output from them moving forward? IIRC they used to have well over 100 voters. I think that's a good move by Craig Haley because it sure seems like their polls have been more fluid this year and not as constrained by slot voting tendencies as it has been in the past.

[ursus arctos horribilis]

Pretty good effort by the STATS voters. Them still hanging onto Kennesaw in the 25 is probably my biggest gripe and that's not a very egregious issue IMO.

Interesting to see that there's only 50 voters now... I wonder if that correlates with a higher quality output from them moving forward? IIRC they used to have well over 100 voters. I think that's a good move by Craig Haley because it sure seems like their polls have been more fluid this year and not as constrained by slot voting tendencies as it has been in the past.

I think you are right and heck I think I remember seeing over a 150 voters at some points in the not too far back machine. Their poll seems to have moved forward quite a bit as you stated. I would bet there might be a bit more vetting too to catch some of the outlier stuff.

[dewey]

Pretty good effort by the STATS voters. Them still hanging onto Kennesaw in the 25 is probably my biggest gripe and that's not a very egregious issue IMO.


Agreed on Kennesaw State. Otherwise not too bad. I think I would have some teams higher and others lower but not by too much.

Dewey

[katss07]

Brian Bohannon has compromising photographs of someone who votes on the STATS poll (more than likely multiple people).

[JSUSoutherner]

Brian Bohannon has compromising photographs of someone who votes on the STATS poll (more than likely multiple people).

You think Kennesaw is overrated? We're in the friggin top 10.

[Reign of Terrier]

VMI being ranked and Furman not is kind of a conundrum to me.

Y'all VMI got boat-raced by Kent State. Kent. State.

Now, when I say boat-raced, I don't mean it was competitive for a few drives and then a mistake here or there helped the golden flashes put it away. I mean, it was 22-0 in the first quarter and 39-0 at half. Kent State completed 14 of 19 passes. They ran for 494 yards. Keep in mind, VMI plays in one of the best conferences in the country for running the ball (between Wofford, Furman, ETSU, Chattanooga, The Citadel, heck even throw mercer in there).

Everyone knows I'm a socon homer: fine, don't agree with me that Wofford and Furman are top 25 worthy. I'm okay with that. But keep in mind that VMI was 3 plays and a handful of points away from having another losing season in the spring, when Wofford and Furman were not at full capacity. Davidson, the team VMI beat last week that looked decent, had to hold on against D2 Shaw.

The keydets caught lightning in a bottle in the Spring, but they aren't going to replicate it. They may win some games, but they aren't playoff worthy, and they're not top 25. I'll obviously eat my crow if I'm wrong. I'm the socon homer, so I'm usually the guy telling people the opposite, but jeez, VMI is not going to be good this year at all and this performance should be a wakeup call for anyone who wants to rank them.

[caribbeanhen]

Pretty good effort by the STATS voters. Them still hanging onto Kennesaw in the 25 is probably my biggest gripe and that's not a very egregious issue IMO.

Interesting to see that there's only 50 voters now... I wonder if that correlates with a higher quality output from them moving forward? IIRC they used to have well over 100 voters. I think that's a good move by Craig Haley because it sure seems like their polls have been more fluid this year and not as constrained by slot voting tendencies as it has been in the past.

I agree with this and especially your assessment of Kennesaw State

Jackson State not deserving of others receiving votes in my book quite yet