AGS Poll Results 2024 PRESEASON POLL

[AGSPoll]

7/31/2024




This Weeks Published Output




Rank
Team:
Total Points
First Place Votes


1
South Dakota State Jackrabbits
1147
43


2
Montana Grizzlies
1074
1


3
North Dakota State Bison
1070
2


4
Montana State Bobcats
990



5
Villanova Wildcats
938



6
South Dakota Coyotes
879



7
Idaho Vandals
789



8
Furman Paladins
704



9
Chattanooga Mocs
693



10
Southern Illinois Salukis
613



11
Sac State Hornets
597



12
Richmond Spiders
524



13
Central Arkansas Bears
483



14
Albany Great Danes
439



15
Incarnate Word Cardinals
426



16
William & Mary Tribe
329



17
UC Davis Aggies
327



18
Lafayette Leopards
300



19
Nicholls Colonels
260



20
Western Carolina Catamounts
259



21
Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks
253



22
Illinois State Redbirds
209



23
North Dakota Fighting Hawks
209



24
Tarleton Texans
206



25t
Weber State Wildcats
185



25t
Youngstown State Penguins
185
















ORV:




27
Mercer Bears
120



28
Austin Peay Governors
110



29
Elon Phoenix
72



30
Northern Iowa Panthers
69



31
Eastern Illinois Panthers
66



32
North Carolina Central Eagles
65



33
New Hampshire Wildcats
64



34
Holy Cross Crusaders
59



35
Florida A&M Rattlers
53



36
Harvard Crimson
29



37
Duquesne Dukes
22



38
Alcorn State Braves
16



39
Yale Bulldogs
16



40
Alabama State Hornets
13

[NY Crusader 2010]

What's URI supposed to be like this year? Surprised to see zero votes for them. Did they lose a lot of experienced starters?

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

My stab at it....

1: South Dakota State Jackrabbits
2: Montana Grizzlies
3: Villanova Wildcats
4: Montana State Bobcats
5: North Dakota State Bison
6: Furman Paladins
7: South Dakota Coyotes
8: Chattanooga Mocs
9: Idaho Vandals
10: Incarnate Word Cardinals
11: Southern Illinois Salukis
12: Lafayette Leopards
13: Tarleton Texans
14: Richmond Spiders
15: Central Arkansas Bears
16: Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks
17: Sac State Hornets
18: Yale Bulldogs
19: Western Carolina Catamounts
20: North Carolina Central Eagles
21: Youngstown State Penguins
22: Eastern Illinois Panthers
23: Fordham Rams
24: Nicholls Colonels
25: Harvard Crimson

The Most Significant Win: South Dakota State Jackrabbits
The Most Significant Loss: Albany Great Danes
Which Conference Does Your Team Play in?: Patriot League

[MR. CHICKEN]

What's URI supposed to be like this year? Surprised to see zero votes for them. Did they lose a lot of experienced starters?


....GO TA CAA MEGATHREAD.....RHOWDYRAM.....HAS POSTED LINKS TA RHODE ISLAND....POSITION GROUPS........AWK!

[Professor Chaos]

Good to see a slight increase in voters from last year's preseason poll - up to 46 from the 43 that participated in last year's season poll. Hopefully that trend continues since we've been bleeding poll voters for a few years and it really is a great way to learn more about FCS teams/conferences you don't follow.

[KPSUL]

What's URI supposed to be like this year? Surprised to see zero votes for them. Did they lose a lot of experienced starters?

I suspect URI will be just like they've been 3 out of the 5 most recent full seasons - 1 or 2 good plays away from the playoffs! Their biggest loss was QB Kasim Hill who finally ran out of eligibility. But who didn't lose a starting QB from last season? Coach Fleming has been pretty adept at finding the talent he needs to replace via transfer.

[Milktruck74]

Here is my best guess...and at this point that is all we have to go on. Maybe I've got some SoCon/East Coast Bias, but it is all I have to offer at this point...maybe my Mocs are too high for some of you, but that is the team I follow closely, and I think they have something special this season.... here it is, pick it apart....

1: South Dakota State Jackrabbits
2: North Dakota State Bison
3: Montana State Bobcats
4: Montana Grizzlies
5: South Dakota Coyotes
6: Chattanooga Mocs
7: Sac State Hornets
8: Idaho Vandals
9: Villanova Wildcats
10: Southern Illinois Salukis
11: Furman Paladins
12: Richmond Spiders
13: Central Arkansas Bears
14: Incarnate Word Cardinals
15: Albany Great Danes
16: William & Mary Tribe
17: Mercer Bears
18: Western Carolina Catamounts
19: Lafayette Leopards
20: UC Davis Aggies
21: Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks
22: Youngstown State Penguins
23: Elon Phoenix
24: Eastern Illinois Panthers
25: Weber State Wildcats

[Outsider1]

1. Sorry was late, couldn't get in on my phone so your web option saved me. 2. I took last year off, but have told myself to get back on the wagon this year.

[FUBeAR]

Here is my best guess...and at this point that is all we have to go on. Maybe I've got some SoCon/East Coast Bias, but it is all I have to offer at this point...maybe my Mocs are too high for some of you, but that is the team I follow closely, and I think they have something special this season.... here it is, pick it apart....

1: South Dakota State Jackrabbits
2: North Dakota State Bison
3: Montana State Bobcats
4: Montana Grizzlies
5: South Dakota Coyotes
6: Chattanooga Mocs
7: Sac State Hornets
8: Idaho Vandals
9: Villanova Wildcats
10: Southern Illinois Salukis
11: Furman Paladins
12: Richmond Spiders
13: Central Arkansas Bears
14: Incarnate Word Cardinals
15: Albany Great Danes
16: William & Mary Tribe
17: Mercer Bears
18: Western Carolina Catamounts
19: Lafayette Leopards
20: UC Davis Aggies
21: Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks
22: Youngstown State Penguins
23: Elon Phoenix
24: Eastern Illinois Panthers
25: Weber State Wildcats
Mocs are not high enough. Should be up 2 clicks.

Mercer low also. Understandable w/loss of HC, QB, Top 2 WR’s, Top RB, Best OLman, and 3 Defensive Stars (2 DB’s, 1 DE), but they cleaned up in portal and have somethin’ a-brewin’ in Maconga.

Furman also too low, but given graduating about 50 Players, it’s a hard case to make…and FUBeAR would hate for anyone to think he is biased.

[atthewbon]

My ballot:

1: South Dakota State Jackrabbits
2: North Dakota State Bison
3: Montana Grizzlies
4: Montana State Bobcats
5: Villanova Wildcats
6: South Dakota Coyotes
7: Idaho Vandals
8: Furman Paladins
9: Sac State Hornets
10: Southern Illinois Salukis
11: Chattanooga Mocs
12: Incarnate Word Cardinals
13: Albany Great Danes
14: UC Davis Aggies
15: Western Carolina Catamounts
16: Central Arkansas Bears
17: Tarleton Texans
18: Youngstown State Penguins
19: Illinois State Redbirds
20: Austin Peay Governors
21: William & Mary Tribe
22: Richmond Spiders
23: Northern Iowa Panthers
24: Mercer Bears
25: Nicholls Colonels

- - - Updated - - -

I think my biggest discrepancy is Richmond. What am I missing?

[Mike296]

I’ve been known for some interesting poll decisions in the past and my preseason poll this season is no different.

Hello Mike296,

We have received your AGS Top 25 vote on 7/27/2024 16:59:51

Your vote is listed below.


1: South Dakota State Jackrabbits
2: Montana Grizzlies
3: North Dakota State Bison
4: Montana State Bobcats
5: South Dakota Coyotes
6: Idaho Vandals
7: Richmond Spiders
8: Villanova Wildcats
9: Albany Great Danes
10: Tarleton Texans
11: Chattanooga Mocs
12: Lafayette Leopards
13: Furman Paladins
14: Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks
15: North Carolina Central Eagles
16: Nicholls Colonels
17: Central Arkansas Bears
18: Western Carolina Catamounts
19: UC Davis Aggies
20: Incarnate Word Cardinals
21: William & Mary Tribe
22: Southern Illinois Salukis
23: Duquesne Dukes
24: North Dakota Fighting Hawks
25: Alabama State Hornets

Mike296

The Most Significant Win:
The Most Significant Loss:
Which Conference Does Your Team Play in?: Atlantic Sun Conference

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[SFA 93]

I joined this site when I was about 39 years old, and now I just turned 54, and after all these years I'm finally participating in the poll.

Got some sleeper picks in the poll, and I'm buying into Tarleton State.



South Dakota State


#1




North Dakota State


#2




Montana State


#3




Villanova


#4




Montana


#5




South Dakota


#6




Southern Illinois


#7




Central Arkansas


#8




Tarleton State


#9




Sacramento State


#10




Chattanooga


#11




Richmond


#12




Idaho


#13




UC-Davis


#14




UIW


#15




Eastern Illinois


#16




Furman


#17




UT-Martin


#18




William & Mary


#19




Weber State


#20




Western Carolina


#21




Lafayette


#22




Elon


#23




Eastern Washington


#24




Portland State


#25

[POD Knows]

I left Albany out of my poll, my last impression of them, the game with SDSU is still pretty fresh in my mind and still hilarious. They seem to have lost a lot from last year or am I missing something. I was going to put them around that 23 to 25 area but decided not to. What say you to the other folks that didn’t have them in their poll.

[POD Knows]

Here is my shot at this:

Your vote is listed below.


1: South Dakota State Jackrabbits
2: Montana Grizzlies
3: North Dakota State Bison
4: Montana State Bobcats
5: Villanova Wildcats
6: South Dakota Coyotes
7: Idaho Vandals
8: Southern Illinois Salukis
9: Furman Paladins
10: Chattanooga Mocs
11: Richmond Spiders
12: Sac State Hornets
13: Illinois State Redbirds
14: William & Mary Tribe
15: North Dakota Fighting Hawks
16: Youngstown State Penguins
17: Mercer Bears
18: UC Davis Aggies
19: Nicholls Colonels
20: Central Arkansas Bears
21: Western Carolina Catamounts
22: Incarnate Word Cardinals
23: Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks
24: Lafayette Leopards
25: Tarleton Texans

[caribbeanhen]

Here is my shot at this:

Your vote is listed below.


1: South Dakota State Jackrabbits
2: Montana Grizzlies
3: North Dakota State Bison
4: Montana State Bobcats
5: Villanova Wildcats
6: South Dakota Coyotes
7: Idaho Vandals
8: Southern Illinois Salukis
9: Furman Paladins
10: Chattanooga Mocs
11: Richmond Spiders
12: Sac State Hornets
13: Illinois State Redbirds
14: William & Mary Tribe
15: North Dakota Fighting Hawks
16: Youngstown State Penguins
17: Mercer Bears
18: UC Davis Aggies
19: Nicholls Colonels
20: Central Arkansas Bears
21: Western Carolina Catamounts
22: Incarnate Word Cardinals
23: Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks
24: Lafayette Leopards
25: Tarleton Texans

a
Idaho but no Albany..... South Dakota State has a way of leaving bad last impressions on teams, having said that you might be on to something with Albany. They will miss the Magic Dragon Puffenbarger who put Idaho to bed last year

[JALMOND]

I joined this site when I was about 39 years old, and now I just turned 54, and after all these years I'm finally participating in the poll.

Got some sleeper picks in the poll, and I'm buying into Tarleton State.



South Dakota State


#1




North Dakota State


#2




Montana State


#3




Villanova


#4




Montana


#5




South Dakota


#6




Southern Illinois


#7




Central Arkansas


#8




Tarleton State


#9




Sacramento State


#10




Chattanooga


#11




Richmond


#12




Idaho


#13




UC-Davis


#14




UIW


#15




Eastern Illinois


#16




Furman


#17




UT-Martin


#18




William & Mary


#19




Weber State


#20




Western Carolina


#21




Lafayette


#22




Elon


#23




Eastern Washington


#24





Portland State



#25






Your check is in the mail. :Dxlolx

Really, though, I think the Viks are going to be good this year. However, with our schedule, I don't think we will be that good to get even half of those games. We could be the best 2-10 team at the end of the year. But, we'll see. Thanks for the optimism.xthumbsupx

[FU_Paladin08]

Long time reader, first time pollster. Preseason is weird, looking forward to the regular season.

1: South Dakota State Jackrabbits
2: North Dakota State Bison
3: Montana Grizzlies
4: Villanova Wildcats
5: South Dakota Coyotes
6: Montana State Bobcats
7: Idaho Vandals
8: Southern Illinois Salukis
9: Furman Paladins
10: Chattanooga Mocs
11: Incarnate Word Cardinals
12: Central Arkansas Bears
13: Sac State Hornets
14: Richmond Spiders
15: Albany Great Danes
16: William & Mary Tribe
17: Tarleton Texans
18: Western Carolina Catamounts
19: Mercer Bears
20: UC Davis Aggies
21: Youngstown State Penguins
22: Weber State Wildcats
23: Nicholls Colonels
24: Elon Phoenix
25: Holy Cross Crusaders

[Tribe4SF]

a
Idaho but no Albany..... South Dakota State has a way of leaving bad last impressions on teams, having said that you might be on to something with Albany. They will miss the Magic Dragon Puffenbarger who put Idaho to bed last year

Teams traveling across the country two consecutive weeks should always be given a pass. As to Albany this year they didn't just lose Puffenbarger. They also lost the best edge pass rushing duo in FCS and some others.

[KPSUL]

I left Albany out of my poll, my last impression of them, the game with SDSU is still pretty fresh in my mind and still hilarious. They seem to have lost a lot from last year or am I missing something. I was going to put them around that 23 to 25 area but decided not to. What say you to the other folks that didn’t have them in their poll.

Since we seem to play them every season, Albany (along with URI and Maine) is a team I keep pretty close watch on. I agree with your instincts on Albany, although it is hard to keep a 2023 Semi-finalist out of the 2024 pre-season poll. In addition to QB Reese Poffenbarger , Albany lost their three best defenders: DL Anton Juncaj and Elijah Hills and CB Aamir Hall to the portal - all three to P5 FBS programs. They also had their share of graduating Seniors.

Head Coach Greg Gattuso, warmly referred to as GG by the hundreds of Danes fans calling for his firing a couple seasons ago, has been adept at finding some talent via transfer in the past. But he didn't seem able to meld the talent into a winning program until 2023 when he had an abundance of it. So I see a mediocre season for Albany in 2024, 6-6 with OOC wins over LIU and Cornell and losses to WVU and Idaho. They have a very favorable CAA schedule if you believe the Preseason CAA Poll: wins over Maine, Bryant, Hampton and Stony Brook; losses to Elon, Delaware, UNH and URI.

[Tribe4SF]

Since we seem to play them every season, Albany (along with URI and Maine) is a team I keep pretty close watch on. I agree with your instincts on Albany, although it is hard to keep a 2023 Semi-finalist out of the 2024 pre-season poll. In addition to QB Reese Poffenbarger , Albany lost their three best defenders: DL Anton Juncaj and Elijah Hills and CB Aamir Hall to the portal - all three to P5 FBS programs. They also had their share of graduating Seniors.

Head Coach Greg Gattuso, warmly referred to as GG by the hundreds of Danes fans calling for his firing a couple seasons ago, has been adept at finding some talent via transfer in the past. But he didn't seem able to meld the talent into a winning program until 2023 when he had an abundance of it. So I see a mediocre season for Albany in 2024, 6-6 with OOC wins over LIU and Cornell and losses to WVU and Idaho. They have a very favorable CAA schedule if you believe the Preseason CAA Poll: wins over Maine, Bryant, Hampton and Stony Brook; losses to Elon, Delaware, UNH and URI.

You left out AJ Simon who was headed to the NFL until his untimely death last spring. He had 2.5 sacks against us last year.

[SFA 93]

Your check is in the mail. :Dxlolx

Really, though, I think the Viks are going to be good this year. However, with our schedule, I don't think we will be that good to get even half of those games. We could be the best 2-10 team at the end of the year. But, we'll see. Thanks for the optimism.xthumbsupx

Like I said I liked to put a few sleeper picks in there. :)

The Vikings could surprise a few, as they have returning quarterback Dante Chachere

Portland State ranked No. 2 in the Big Sky for scoring offense (33.8 PPG) and rushing offense (224 YPG) last season.

Quincy Craig should be a good one, if he stays healthy as a runner and receiver.

The defense did struggle last season, but returns 9 starters with a year under their belt including Freshman All-American LB Michael Montgomery
and the secondary should be better with 4 of the 5 starters returning including Jayden House and Elijah Eason.

Yes of course a long shot, but I think you got some horses on that offense and who doesn't like to go for the upset wins.

[JALMOND]

Like I said I liked to put a few sleeper picks in there. :)

The Vikings could surprise a few, as they have returning quarterback Dante Chachere

Portland State ranked No. 2 in the Big Sky for scoring offense (33.8 PPG) and rushing offense (224 YPG) last season.

Quincy Craig should be a good one, if he stays healthy as a runner and receiver.

The defense did struggle last season, but returns 9 starters with a year under their belt including Freshman All-American LB Michael Montgomery
and the secondary should be better with 4 of the 5 starters returning including Jayden House and Elijah Eason.

Yes of course a long shot, but I think you got some horses on that offense and who doesn't like to go for the upset wins.

Don't get me wrong. We do have the personnel to be good this year and we won't be a pushover to anyone. We will come to play every game. But like my old coach once told me, it doesn't matter if you lose by 3 or 30, it is still a loss. By the end of the season, we may be able to claim that we've lost to 7 of the top 15 teams by a total of 26 points (or whatever it is), but they are still 7 losses.

I appreciate your optimism. I wish others in the Viking community would share it. I want to see where we are by the end of September to see if it is "shock the world" or "missed it by that much".

[ursus arctos horribilis]

Long time reader, first time pollster. Preseason is weird, looking forward to the regular season.

1: South Dakota State Jackrabbits
2: North Dakota State Bison
3: Montana Grizzlies
4: Villanova Wildcats
5: South Dakota Coyotes
6: Montana State Bobcats
7: Idaho Vandals
8: Southern Illinois Salukis
9: Furman Paladins
10: Chattanooga Mocs
11: Incarnate Word Cardinals
12: Central Arkansas Bears
13: Sac State Hornets
14: Richmond Spiders
15: Albany Great Danes
16: William & Mary Tribe
17: Tarleton Texans
18: Western Carolina Catamounts
19: Mercer Bears
20: UC Davis Aggies
21: Youngstown State Penguins
22: Weber State Wildcats
23: Nicholls Colonels
24: Elon Phoenix
25: Holy Cross Crusaders

Oh it is for sure and that makes it a great time for new voter because you can't be too controversial in the first couple of votes due to circumstances but if you are posting up your ballot it will do you so much good to let others pick at you about what they believe etc. and for you to defend it if you feel so inclined.

I just want to say thank you for joining our group. Glad to have new blood any chance we get.

[Redbird 4th & short]

Here is my shot at this:

Your vote is listed below.


1: South Dakota State Jackrabbits
2: Montana Grizzlies
3: North Dakota State Bison
4: Montana State Bobcats
5: Villanova Wildcats
6: South Dakota Coyotes
7: Idaho Vandals
8: Southern Illinois Salukis
9: Furman Paladins
10: Chattanooga Mocs
11: Richmond Spiders
12: Sac State Hornets
13: Illinois State Redbirds
14: William & Mary Tribe
15: North Dakota Fighting Hawks
16: Youngstown State Penguins
17: Mercer Bears
18: UC Davis Aggies
19: Nicholls Colonels
20: Central Arkansas Bears
21: Western Carolina Catamounts
22: Incarnate Word Cardinals
23: Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks
24: Lafayette Leopards
25: Tarleton Texans


Somebody is tracking my Redbirds closely ... feeling pretty good as of now.

Good top 25 .. but not seeing SDSU repeating. They lost a lot to graduation .. many 6th year SR studs. Youngstown is a crapshoot with all of the transfers out and in .. they could be real tough, but who knows. Tarleton is a team to watch ... see if they play any defense.

[Pards Rule]

My ballot:

1: South Dakota State Jackrabbits
2: North Dakota State Bison
3: Montana Grizzlies
4: Montana State Bobcats
5: Villanova Wildcats
6: South Dakota Coyotes
7: Idaho Vandals
8: Furman Paladins
9: Sac State Hornets
10: Southern Illinois Salukis
11: Chattanooga Mocs
12: Incarnate Word Cardinals
13: Albany Great Danes
14: UC Davis Aggies
15: Western Carolina Catamounts
16: Central Arkansas Bears
17: Tarleton Texans
18: Youngstown State Penguins
19: Illinois State Redbirds
20: Austin Peay Governors
21: William & Mary Tribe
22: Richmond Spiders
23: Northern Iowa Panthers
24: Mercer Bears
25: Nicholls Colonels

- - - Updated - - -

I think my biggest discrepancy is Richmond. What am I missing?
Lafayette? I saw a young lady with a Jackrabbits tshirt here at my home on Long Beach Island NJ (LBI) last week and told her I rooted for SDSU in Natl 1AA (BTW HUGE Eagles fan here and go Goedert!) and said go Jackrabbits and she said YEAH! Any change in list?

[ursus arctos horribilis]

PC's article was unavailable due to some problem with TheFCSWedge.com site at the time of his posting it. It is fixed now and a good read:

https://thefcswedge.com/ags-poll/ags-poll-preseason-2024-top-25-results/

[Catbooster]

Nice summary. Thanks for doing these again PC

[coriander_seed]

Like I said I liked to put a few sleeper picks in there. :)

The Vikings could surprise a few, as they have returning quarterback Dante Chachere

Portland State ranked No. 2 in the Big Sky for scoring offense (33.8 PPG) and rushing offense (224 YPG) last season.

Quincy Craig should be a good one, if he stays healthy as a runner and receiver.

The defense did struggle last season, but returns 9 starters with a year under their belt including Freshman All-American LB Michael Montgomery
and the secondary should be better with 4 of the 5 starters returning including Jayden House and Elijah Eason.

Yes of course a long shot, but I think you got some horses on that offense and who doesn't like to go for the upset wins.

Portland State has arguably one of the toughest, if not the toughest, schedules in D-IAA.

The plan to fund Athletics by scheduling two D-IA opponents continues. This choice generally leaves the team in the hole and bruised by the time the Big Sky portion comes around.

[MSUBobcat]

Portland State has arguably one of the toughest, if not the toughest, schedules in D-IAA.

The plan to fund Athletics by scheduling two D-IA opponents continues. This choice generally leaves the team in the hole and bruised by the time the Big Sky portion comes around.

They get an early BSC game and an FCS OOC in between the 2 FBS, but that is a BRUTAL OOC schedule, goddamn! P5, preseason AGS #6, nearly top-25 G5, @ preseason AGS #9... ouch. And of the six ranked BSC teams.... PSU gets ALL of them?!? It looks like the first game PSU would be favored to win (from a preseason viewpoint) wouldn't be until game 7 on Oct. 12th @ ISU-o. And even that reprieve is short lived with MSU coming to town the following week, then a bye, followed by 3 more top-11 ranked BSC teams. No Dam Cup though.... who are PSU's "rivalry games" that are locked in each year, if EWU isn't one of them?

[coriander_seed]

No Dam Cup though.... who are PSU's "rivalry games" that are locked in each year, if EWU isn't one of them?
Not sure, honestly. We travel with Sac State for basketball, so...?

[coriander_seed]

In addition, for what seems like a decade now, we schedule two D-IA teams per season to fund the program and other sports.
I am certain scheduling these games is the priority over any rivalry games.
Portland State has very little fan support these days, so maintaining rivalries of any kind seems tertiary at best.
It is, first and foremost, a business to support student athletes and their educational goals.