Coaches Poll, Sept. 23, 2024

[topher99]

1
South Dakota State (22)
3-1
644
1


2
North Dakota State (1)
3-1
612
2


3
Montana State (2)
4-0
598
3


4
Idaho (1)
3-1
578
4


5
South Dakota
2-1
515
6


6
Villanova
3-1
475
5


7
Central Arkansas
3-1
467
8


8
North Dakota
3-1
457
9


9
Montana
3-1
453
10


10
Sacramento State
2-2
408
11


11
UC Davis
3-1
366
12


12
William & Mary
3-1
355
13


13
Mercer
4-0
286
16


14
Southeast Missouri State
3-1
277
21


15
Illinois State
3-1
276
15


16
Tarleton State
3-1
263
17


17
Southern Illinois
2-2
248
7


18
UIW
2-2
194
18


19
Northern Iowa
2-2
105
19


20
New Hampshire
3-1
98
NR


21
Florida A&M
2-2
85
20


22
ACU
2-2
78
23


T23
UAlbany
1-2
73
22


T23
Richmond
2-2
73
NR


25
Lamar
3-1
68
NR


Others Receiving Votes: Rhode Island, 54; Lafayette, 49; Chattanooga, 46; Weber St., 28; McNeese, 23; Eastern Illinois, 20; Missouri St., 20; Harvard, 19; Lehigh, 19; Stony Brook, 16; Wofford, 14; Monmouth (N.J.), 10; Youngstown St., 10; Duquesne, 9; North Carolina Central, 9; Stephen F. Austin, 9; Nicholls, 7; Butler, 6; East Tennessee St., 6; Indiana St., 5; Northern Arizona, 4; Southern, 4; Dartmouth, 3; Yale, 3; Central Connecticut St., 2; Jackson St., 1; Murray St., 1; Western Carolina, 1.

[MSUBobcat]

Once again, after the top 15 the "coaches" phone it in. UNI, no way top 20 (sorry, Panther Dad, but take heart that I have more shade for other MVFC teams here). FAMU's 2 wins aren't that impressive to me, nor are Richmond's, nor is Albany's 1 win. Eastern Illinois with a 1 score win over perennial dumpster fire Indiana State is not deserving of votes, but then again ISU-b got 5 points from some stoner so..... Wofford NOT in the top 25, yet Richmond who they beat on the road IS, and their only loss was a 1 score loss to their #12 team. YSU has 1 win over Valpo, yet they received more points than Duquense who they lost to. Butler.... no. Just no....

And how TF did MURRAY STATE get the same number of votes as a WCU that pushed the Griz in Wa-Griz to a pretty damn good game?! xdrunkyx

[crusader11]

If you're going to vote for Lafayette, also have to vote for Columbia. That was a convincing win for Columbia's first year head coach Jon Poppe.

[Chalupa Batman]

Once again, after the top 15 the "coaches" phone it in. UNI, no way top 20 (sorry, Panther Dad, but take heart that I have more shade for other MVFC teams here). FAMU's 2 wins aren't that impressive to me, nor are Richmond's, nor is Albany's 1 win. Eastern Illinois with a 1 score win over perennial dumpster fire Indiana State is not deserving of votes, but then again ISU-b got 5 points from some stoner so..... Wofford NOT in the top 25, yet Richmond who they beat on the road IS, and their only loss was a 1 score loss to their #12 team. YSU has 1 win over Valpo, yet they received more points than Duquense who they lost to. Butler.... no. Just no....

And how TF did MURRAY STATE get the same number of votes as a WCU that pushed the Griz in Wa-Griz to a pretty damn good game?! xdrunkyx

I also noticed Murray/WCU getting the same number of vote (not plural) and shook my head. Among many other things in the ORV, I also really shook my head at Butler and ETSU getting the same number of votes.

Pretty much agreed with all your thoughts in the first paragraph. The poll itself actually is pretty decent compared to what the coaches poll usually looks like, and by itself isn't terrible.