Final TSN Poll

[gsugt1]

1. Appalachian State Mountaineers (119) 13-2 2,950 5
2. Delaware Blue Hens 11-4 2,809 13
3. Southern Illinois Salukis 12-2 2,630 4
4. Northern Iowa Panthers 12-1 2,519 1
5. Richmond Spiders 11-3 2,507 6
6. Wofford Terriers 9-4 2,466 11
7. Massachusetts Minutemen 10-3 2,096 7
8. Eastern Washington Eagles 9-4 2,019 14
9. North Dakota State Bison 10-1 1,957 8
10. Montana Grizzlies 11-1 1,953 2
11. McNeese State Cowboys 11-1 1,853 3
12. James Madison Dukes 8-4 1,777 12
13. Eastern Kentucky Colonels 9-3 1,481 9
14. New Hampshire Wildcats 7-5 1,289 17
15. Delaware State Hornets 10-2 1,112 10
16. Youngstown State Penguins 7-4 1,014 15
17. Georgia Southern Eagles 7-4 954 19
18. Eastern Illinois Panthers 8-4 920 18
19. South Dakota State Jackrabbits 7-4 548 21
20. Fordham Rams 8-4 548 25
21. Harvard Crimson 8-2 527 22
22. Yale Bulldogs 9-1 464 20
23. Elon Phoenix 7-4 418 23
24. Cal Poly Mustangs 7-4 416 24
25. Grambling State Tigers 8-4 288 16
Others receiving votes: Villanova 263, The Citadel 181, Hofstra 134, Dayton 147, Norfolk State 118, Jackson State 77, Western Illinois 69, Liberty 44, Southern 42, Furman 35, San Diego 15, Hampton 13, Alabama A&M 12, South Carolina State 11, Colgate 10, Prairie View 9, Sam Houston State 8, Nicholls State 6, Jacksonville State 5, Northern Arizona 4, Central Arkansas 3, Holy Cross 2.

[DetroitFlyer]

Wow, no respect for Dayton. How in the world can Fordham, Yale and Harvard be ranked, while Dayton is on the outside looking in? Not a single vote for NEC Champion Albany.... These polls seem to be as much of a tradition and popularity contest as they do an honest attempt to rank the teams.... Dayton finishes at 11-1, wins the Gridiron Classic in a big way, and is not even top 25.... I'm not buying what they are selling!

[spelunker64]

Call me homer, but NDSU at #9...

6 or 7 is more like it

[GannonFan]

Truth be told, with the playoffs already deciding about the teams at the top, how things finish well below there is not really all that important. xpeacex

[UNIFanSince1983]

I love seeing UNI at number 4, but I can't help thinking they should have been 5. I mean I know we only lost 1 game to the national runner-up, but I would have thought you almost had to put Richmond higher because they made it further. Oh well, congrats to UNI on a great season, and to all the other teams.

Good Luck to all next year! Especially the PANTHERS!

[mcveyrl]

Truth be told, with the playoffs already deciding about the teams at the top, how things finish well below there is not really all that important. xpeacex

Agreed, although I could see using it as a recruiting tool if you didn't (or can't) make the playoffs.

[danefan]

Its nit picking, I know, but having Norfolk State with 118 votes and Albany with 0 is just illogical. Especially with the MEAC's performance in the first round.

Dayton does deserve to be at least 25 and maybe as high as 22.

[danefan]

Agreed, although I could see using it as a recruiting tool if you didn't (or can't) make the playoffs.

Very true. Especially for teams like Albany and Dayton.

[gophoenix]

The Citadel finishing strong and still on the outside. Grambling lost 2 in a row between polls and still ranked.

[UDBlueLotFan]

Its nit picking, I know, but having Norfolk State with 118 votes and Albany with 0 is just illogical. Especially with the MEAC's performance in the first round.

Dayton does deserve to be at least 25 and maybe as high as 22.

Was there a MEAC team in the playoffs this year? xeyebrowx xsmiley_wix

[danefan]

Was there a MEAC team in the playoffs this year? xeyebrowx xsmiley_wix

There was.....until kickoff.xrolleyesx

[Ud1Hens]

Was there a MEAC team in the playoffs this year? xeyebrowx xsmiley_wix

Well the MEACs refs made their presence felt in the Championship Game.

[BEAR]

How did SHSU and Nicholls get more votes than a team like UCA who not only played an all Division I schedule, but made it possible to be conference (co)champions their first full year in the conference..putting aside UCA beat both those teams, and lost 2 of their games in the last second, that final poll is just wrong. I guess that's why I try not to read them. xlolx

[93henfan]

Wow, no respect for Dayton. How in the world can Fordham, Yale and Harvard be ranked, while Dayton is on the outside looking in? Not a single vote for NEC Champion Albany.... These polls seem to be as much of a tradition and popularity contest as they do an honest attempt to rank the teams.... Dayton finishes at 11-1, wins the Gridiron Classic in a big way, and is not even top 25.... I'm not buying what they are selling!

No disrespect intended here bro, because 11-1 is a helluva season, but your strength of schedule is just terrible:

Robert Morris, Urbana, Central State, Fordham, Morehead State, Jacksonville, Davidson, Valparaiso, San Diego, Butler, Drake, Albany

Some good wins against Fordham, SD, and Albany, but the rest are pretty much non-events and the loss to Morehead State is a mortal sin. I can't stand teams scheduling D-IIs (including my favorite scheduling West Chester), but scheduling a D-II and an NAIA team really drags you down.

[Hansel]

9-4 EWU ahead of 11-1 Montana who beat them

8-4 Fordham ahead of 11-1 Dayton.. who beat them

do people just look at the playoffs or do they take the whole season into account??

[ElonPride]

The Citadel finishing strong and still on the outside. Grambling lost 2 in a row between polls and still ranked.

Agreed. El Cid should be in the final top 25. They beat us (with their backup QB) and had one of the best defenses in the SoCon.

[EdubAlum]

I can't wait to see the preseason top 25;)

[gofurman]

Agreed. El Cid should be in the final top 25. They beat us (with their backup QB) and had one of the best defenses in FCS.

Citadel had one of the best defenses in FCS? A 6-5 Furman hung 51 (FIFTY ONE!) on them

[patssle]

How did SHSU and Nicholls get more votes than a team like UCA who not only played an all Division I schedule, but made it possible to be conference (co)champions their first full year in the conference..putting aside UCA beat both those teams, and lost 2 of their games in the last second, that final poll is just wrong. I guess that's why I try not to read them. xlolx

Polls are stupid. Always have been, always will be. Only thing that matters is what is done on the field.

And UCA should get more votes than SHSU and Nicholls.

[TheBisonator]

Looks like everyone flushed NDSU down the toilet ever since we lost to SDSU...

[AZGrizFan]

Was there a MEAC team in the playoffs this year? xeyebrowx xsmiley_wix

No. THey forgot to get off the bus. xcoolx

[igo4uni]

No. THey forgot to get off the bus. xcoolx

:D :D

[ElonPride]

Citadel had one of the best defenses in FCS? A 6-5 Furman hung 51 (FIFTY ONE!) on them


Opps, that was supposed to say "in the SoCon." El Cid did have the best "total defense" in the SoCon. I'll go back and fix it.

[RAMS83]

9-4 EWU ahead of 11-1 Montana who beat them

8-4 Fordham ahead of 11-1 Dayton.. who beat them

do people just look at the playoffs or do they take the whole season into account??


Think poll is fine overall--

should URI be ranked higher than UMass cause beat them--

Villanova " " " " Delaware who beat them

Dayton Fordham

Towson " " " " Richmond who beat them

Elon App State

NO-- it looks at the body of work --not 1 game--

[danefan]

9-4 EWU ahead of 11-1 Montana who beat them

8-4 Fordham ahead of 11-1 Dayton.. who beat them

do people just look at the playoffs or do they take the whole season into account??


Think poll is fine overall--

should URI be ranked higher than UMass cause beat them--

Villanova " " " " Delaware who beat them

Dayton Fordham

Towson " " " " Richmond who beat them

Elon App State

NO-- it looks at the body of work --not 1 game--

And arguably, Dayton's body of work is more impressive than Fordham's.

[lizrdgizrd]

How did SHSU and Nicholls get more votes than a team like UCA who not only played an all Division I schedule, but made it possible to be conference (co)champions their first full year in the conference..putting aside UCA beat both those teams, and lost 2 of their games in the last second, that final poll is just wrong. I guess that's why I try not to read them. xlolx


Polls are stupid. Always have been, always will be. Only thing that matters is what is done on the field.

And UCA should get more votes than SHSU and Nicholls.
How anyone can justify voting for SHSU at all is beyond me. xnonono2x

They beat one DI team with a winning record (6-5 Nicholls St.) and that's the sum total of their argument for top 25. xnonox xrulesx