STATS Poll, Oct. 16, 2023

[kdinva]

https://theanalyst.com/na/2023/10/with-five-straight-wins-uiw-climbs-to-season-high-no-5-in-fcs-top-25-poll/

1. South Dakota State (6-0, 3-0 MVFC), 1,400 points (56 of 56 first-place votes]
2. Montana State (5-1, 3-0 Big Sky), 1,342
3. Sacramento State (5-1, 2-1 Big Sky), 1,203
4. Furman (5-1, 3-0 SoCon), 1,195
5. UIW (5-1, 2-0 Southland), 1,023
6. South Dakota (5-1, 3-0 MVFC), 1,002
7. Delaware (5-1, 3-0 CAA), 985
8. Western Carolina (5-1, 3-0 SoCon), 981
9. Montana (6-1, 3-1 Big Sky), 978
10. Idaho (5-2, 3-1 Big Sky), 946
11. North Dakota (4-2, 2-1 MVFC), 930
12. Southern Illinois (5-1, 2-1 MVFC), 725
13. William & Mary (4-2, 2-1 CAA), 687
14. North Dakota State (4-2, 1-2 MVFC), 673
15. Holy Cross (4-2, 2-0 Patriot), 653
16. North Carolina Central (5-1, 0-0 MEAC), 607
17. UT Martin (5-1, 2-0 Big South-OVC), 504
18. Harvard (5-0, 2-0 Ivy), 446
19. Florida A&M (5-1, 4-0 SWAC), 403
20. Central Arkansas (5-2, 3-0 UAC), 373
21. Chattanooga (5-2, 4-1 Southern), 268
22. Villanova (5-2, 3-1 CAA), 229
23. UC Davis (4-3, 2-2 Big Sky), 136
24. Austin Peay (4-2, 1-0 UAC), 125
25. Youngstown State (3-3, 1-2 MVFC), 108


Others Receiving Votes (schools listed on two or more ballots): New Hampshire (3-3, 1-2 CAA) 68; Fordham (5-2, 1-1 Patriot) 44; UAlbany (4-3, 2-1 CAA) 39; Lafayette (5-1, 1-0 Patriot) 32; Northern Iowa (3-3, 2-1 MVFC) 23; Weber State (3-4, 1-3 Big Sky) 23; Eastern Kentucky (3-3, 2-0 UAC) 13; Eastern Washington (2-4, 1-2 Big Sky) 13; Illinois State (4-2, 2-1 MVFC) 11; Tennessee State (4-2, 1-1 Big South-OVC) 6; Lamar (4-3, 3-0 Southland) 2

[Chalupa Batman]

I'm pleasantly surprised NDSU is as low as they are (though they should be lower), I thought they would manage to still find their way to about #10.

UIW is way too high and I think Youngstown is pretty low. And not sure how Weber State and Eastern Washington are still getting any votes.

Overall not a terrible effort though.

[SpreadTheWord]

I have no idea how we're 5th lol. Defense is legit and honestly the best one we've had in the last 5 years. Offensively we're the exact opposite of what we were last season. Way too many penalties, turnovers and missed opportunities. If they can somehow figure it out on offense, this team can make another deep playoff run. Currently, I'd say we're a 2nd round team at best.