Sagarin/USAToday preseason ratings

[UAalum72]

Links:
Team ratings (http://www.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/fbt08.htm?loc=interstitialskip)

Conference ratings (http://www.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/fbc08.htm)

[AshevilleApp2]

We're #70!! We're #70!! ...

[appfan2008]

southern illinois sure is high... i like being at 70 only one spot behind the hated heels

[ASUG8]

#70 vs. #2 coming to you primetime on 8/30....
Almost makes it a COMPLETE non-event. Just give us the L and a check and we'll be healthy for the rest of our games.

[ASU_MBA]

JMU ranked higher than Duke.....sounds about right...

I am just amazed Western Carolina got into the top 200.....no small task...
Awesome job Western.

[OL FU]

I have no clue what changes he makes from year to year, but power polls are kinda useless at the start of the seasonxnodx

Interesting to look at but not a lot of meaning.

[elcid96]

Lowest Ranked FBS Teams

Buffalo 148
Temple 151
North Texas 152
Idaho 155
Fla International 176

31 FCS Teams ranked higher than Buffalo.

[mcveyrl]

According to this, we're a 29 point favorite @ Duke.

[asknoquarter21]

I stopped looking when Boston College was ranked second in the ACC above Clemson....

then Richmond was 5th in the CAA....I could maybe see 4th


Preseason polls suck


why the heck is Elon so low

[darell1976]

137!!!!!! Not too bad to start the FCS season, any idea what NDSU or SDSU started when they joined??

[darell1976]

Lowest Ranked FBS Teams

Buffalo 148
Temple 151
North Texas 152
Idaho 155
Fla International 176

31 FCS Teams ranked higher than Buffalo.

That would be us!!!! 137 baby!!!!

[WrenFGun]

UNH is 31 spots ahead of their week two FBS opponent, ARMY.

[appfan2008]

UNH is 31 spots ahead of their week two FBS opponent, ARMY.

then you better show then who is boss

[darell1976]

The only team UND is not ahead of in their schedule is S. Illinois 89 and Cal-Davis 134. We play them both on the road, should be a great test for the Sioux. Hope we can win at least 1 of those games.

[bluehenbillk]

I'm kinda curious as to how they come up with this preseason. S. Illinois where they're at puzzles me.

[darell1976]

I'm kinda curious as to how they come up with this preseason. S. Illinois where they're at puzzles me.

Where would you put them??

[JmuSkinsfan]

So according to these ratings the FCS only would be...

1. App. State
2. UMass
3. NDSU
4. UNI
5. JMU
6. SIU
7. Montana
8. UNH
9. Delaware
10. Richmond

It will be interesting to keep an eye on how these change over the year. I too question how he can have statistics before the season even starts.

But hey....5 CAA teams in the top 10 xnodx xbowx

[darell1976]

I don't think i would have UMASS ahead of NDSU. I see NDSU at 10 just kidding, i would put them at a 2 to start and maybe a NDSU/App St national title game.

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Rank - Overall
1. - 70 - Appalachian State
2. - 77 - Massachusetts
3. - 83 - North Dakota State
4. - 84 - Northern Iowa
5. - 87 - James Madison
6. - 89 - Southern Illinois
7. - 91 - Montana
8. - 97 - New Hampshire
9. - 99 - Delaware
10. - 100 - Richmond
11. - 105 - Youngstown State
12. - 109 - Villanova
13. - 110 - Eastern Washington
14. - 113 - Furman
15. - 115 - Wofford
16. - 116 - Georgia Southern
17. - 121 - Cal Poly-SLO
18. - 123 - South Dakota State
19. - 124 - Harvard
20. - 126 - Hofstra
21. - 131 - Yale
22. - 132 - Illinois State
23. - 134 - UC Davis
24. - 135 - McNeese State
25. - 137 - North Dakota

1. COLONIAL
2. MISSOURI VALLEY
3. SOUTHERN
4. BIG SKY
5. GREAT WEST
6. IVY LEAGUE
7. SOUTHLAND
8. PATRIOT LEAGUE
9. BIG SOUTH
10. OHIO VALLEY
11. MID-EASTERN
12. SOUTHWESTERN
13. NORTHEAST
14. PIONEER
15. I-AA INDEPENDENTS

[Skjellyfetti]

Richmond and Elon should be higher.

[OL FU]

Rank - Overall
1. - 70 - Appalachian State
2. - 77 - Massachusetts
3. - 83 - North Dakota State
4. - 84 - Northern Iowa
5. - 87 - James Madison
6. - 89 - Southern Illinois
7. - 91 - Montana
8. - 97 - New Hampshire
9. - 99 - Delaware
10. - 100 - Richmond
11. - 105 - Youngstown State
12. - 109 - Villanova
13. - 110 - Eastern Washington
14. - 113 - Furman
15. - 115 - Wofford
16. - 116 - Georgia Southern
17. - 121 - Cal Poly-SLO
18. - 123 - South Dakota State
19. - 124 - Harvard
20. - 126 - Hofstra
21. - 131 - Yale
22. - 132 - Illinois State
23. - 134 - UC Davis
24. - 135 - McNeese State
25. - 137 - North Dakota

1. COLONIAL
2. MISSOURI VALLEY
3. SOUTHERN
4. BIG SKY
5. GREAT WEST
6. IVY LEAGUE
7. PATRIOT LEAGUE
8. BIG SOUTH
9. OHIO VALLEY
10. MID-EASTERN
11. SOUTHWESTERN
12. NORTHEAST
13. PIONEER
14. I-AA INDEPENDENTS


No Elon or Citadel

[appfan2008]

Elon will be a top 15 team this year... hopefully they can come out and show that early against richmond

[bobbythekidd]

No Elon or ___ Citadel
:D

[OL FU]

:D

Yes blank Citadel is a more accurate description of my feelingsxsmiley_wix xthumbsupx

[elcid96]

UNH is 31 spots ahead of their week two FBS opponent, ARMY.

I hope you back that quote up with a win.

[elcid96]

No Elon or Citadel

We came in at 150. Good to be the underdog.

[OL FU]

We came in at 150. Good to be the underdog.

Leaving one out I could understand, but not having at least one of you in shows how nutz a first of the year Sagarin isxnodx

[dgreco]

idk how this works, how does bryant only get 12 points and basically the worst FCS team?

[Bison311]

137!!!!!! Not too bad to start the FCS season, any idea what NDSU or SDSU started when they joined??

NDSU ended their first year at 124 and SDSU was 149....I'm not sure what they started the year at.

[ronpayne]

According to this, we're a 29 point favorite @ Duke.

Sounds about right, if they score at all and you pull your starters after the 2nd quarter :-) Good luck Dukes!

[BobcatJH]

The Ivy League should only be ranked ahead of the Southland in academics!!

[WileECoyote06]

1. COLONIAL
2. MISSOURI VALLEY
3. SOUTHERN
4. BIG SKY
5. GREAT WEST
6. IVY LEAGUE
7. PATRIOT LEAGUE
8. BIG SOUTH
9. OHIO VALLEY
10. MID-EASTERN
11. SOUTHWESTERN
12. NORTHEAST
13. PIONEER
14. I-AA INDEPENDENTS

If the fourth place team in one conference (Hampton) beats the fourth place team in another conference (Princeton) by 21 points, then how is the that conference considered stronger than the previous conference?

[darell1976]

with the Great West #5 they must show a lot of respect for a conference with 2 teams joining from Division 2 and 1 team that went winless last year.

[darell1976]

NDSU ended their first year at 124 and SDSU was 149....I'm not sure what they started the year at.


So at 137 to start the year ain't bad but playing 4 d2 teams won't increase that number much. But hopefully year 2's schedule will produce less D2 and more D1 teams of course with Texas Tech on the schedule that should help if they produce a miracle and win in Lubbock.

[BEAR]

135 McNeese State AA = 56.01 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 56.01 135 | 56.01 135
159 Sam Houston State AA = 50.15 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 50.15 159 | 50.15 159
160 Central Arkansas AA = 49.86 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 49.86 160 | 49.86 160
173 Texas State AA = 47.72 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 47.72 173 | 47.72 173
177 Nicholls State AA = 47.27 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 47.27 177 | 47.27 177
179 Northwestern State AA = 46.09 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 46.09 179 | 46.09 179
192 Stephen F. Austin AA = 42.05 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 42.05 192 | 42.05 192
194 SE Louisiana AA = 41.47 0 0 0.00( 0) 0 0 | 0 0 | 41.47 194 | 41.47 194
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Um...why is SHSU ahead of UCA? We've beathen them twice..like dogs...in their house! xconfusedx No disrespect..but they have to finally come to Conway this year where coach Conque and the Bears are 22-2! Um...I just don't get it...and Texas State ahead of Nicholls and SELA...now this newbie to the FCS is really really confused. xreadx xeyebrowx

[elon77]

Dang! They didn't think much of us. There's plenty of room to move up.

[poly51]

The only team UND is not ahead of in their schedule is S. Illinois 89 and Cal-Davis 134. We play them both on the road, should be a great test for the Sioux. Hope we can win at least 1 of those games.

If you are going to play in the Great West you should know it is UC Davis. Not Cal-Davis. UC Davis fans get upset when you call them Cal Davis.

[NDB]

So at 137 to start the year ain't bad but playing 4 d2 teams won't increase that number much. But hopefully year 2's schedule will produce less D2 and more D1 teams of course with Texas Tech on the schedule that should help if they produce a miracle and win in Lubbock.

actually Northern Colorado had a similar schedule went 9-2 and was ranked in the top 25 a the end of the season.

[SideLine Shooter]

According to this, we're a 29 point favorite @ Duke.

That should be about right!!xthumbsupx xthumbsupx

[SideLine Shooter]

Dang! They didn't think much of us. There's plenty of room to move up.

Plenty of room.xnodx xnodx xnodx xnodx xnodx

[UAalum72]

Um...why is SHSU ahead of UCA? We've beathen them twice..like dogs...in their house! xconfusedx No disrespect..but they have to finally come to Conway this year where coach Conque and the Bears are 22-2! Um...I just don't get it...and Texas State ahead of Nicholls and SELA...now this newbie to the FCS is really really confused. xreadx xeyebrowx
You can't play that one-on-one game in a list of 245 teams; unless you're undefeated there will always be a chain where some team who beat you lost to somebody who lost to SHSU.

[BEAR]

You can't play that one-on-one game in a list of 245 teams; unless you're undefeated there will always be a chain where some team who beat you lost to somebody who lost to SHSU.

True. But I was looking at just the conference. But then again I guess when we make our statement this year that will all be moot. Speaking of moo...hey UC Davis, how does your team look this year?

[Houndawg]

I'm kinda curious as to how they come up with this preseason. S. Illinois where they're at puzzles me.

Given that UD won by a field goal at SIU, I can only guess that they think Flacco and Cuff were a bigger loss to UD than Hill and Randle were to SIU?
I will predict that barring a wave of bad injuries SIU will be noticeably faster on defense this year.

[URMite]

According to this, we're a 29 point favorite @ Duke.

Maybe you should be. :D But I must be reading something wrong. At a quick glance, 65.74-59-3=3.74 pt favorite.

[Uncle Buck]

Maybe you should be. :D But I must be reading something wrong. At a quick glance, 65.74-59-3=3.74 pt favorite.

To JMU and all of the FCS vs. FBS, I think Al Davis said it best..."Just win baby!" xthumbsupx

[Black Saturday]

According to this, we're a 29 point favorite @ Duke.

...and we're a 23+ dog to LSU. xbawlingx

[Black Saturday]

Rank - Overall
1. - 70 - Appalachian State
2. - 77 - Massachusetts
3. - 83 - North Dakota State
4. - 84 - Northern Iowa
5. - 87 - James Madison
6. - 89 - Southern Illinois
7. - 91 - Montana
8. - 97 - New Hampshire
9. - 99 - Delaware
10. - 100 - Richmond
11. - 105 - Youngstown State
12. - 109 - Villanova
13. - 110 - Eastern Washington
14. - 113 - Furman
15. - 115 - Wofford
16. - 116 - Georgia Southern
17. - 121 - Cal Poly-SLO
18. - 123 - South Dakota State
19. - 124 - Harvard
20. - 126 - Hofstra
21. - 131 - Yale
22. - 132 - Illinois State
23. - 134 - UC Davis
24. - 135 - McNeese State
25. - 137 - North Dakota

1. COLONIAL
2. MISSOURI VALLEY
3. SOUTHERN
4. BIG SKY
5. GREAT WEST
6. IVY LEAGUE
7. SOUTHLAND
8. PATRIOT LEAGUE
9. BIG SOUTH
10. OHIO VALLEY
11. MID-EASTERN
12. SOUTHWESTERN
13. NORTHEAST
14. PIONEER
15. I-AA INDEPENDENTS


Elon is flying low under the radar.

[phillyAPP]

...and we're a 23+ dog to LSU. xbawlingx


Don't cry brother, I'll take that bet.

Give me the 23+ points on a bet. APP will show better.

Coaches have been playing quiet about this game so i expect some surprises for the tigers next saturday.

[Black Saturday]

Don't cry brother, I'll take that bet.

Give me the 23+ points on a bet. APP will show better.

Coaches have been playing quiet about this game so i expect some surprises for the tigers next saturday.

I have noticed that as well, not exactly been an outpouring from our school's sports information compared to last year.

[Uncle Buck]

Don't cry brother, I'll take that bet.

Give me the 23+ points on a bet. APP will show better.

Coaches have been playing quiet about this game so i expect some surprises for the tigers next saturday.

Not sure if you could pull off a bigger upset than you did last year, but i definitely would have App covering a 23 point spread. xnodx

[Scooter]

One thing is for sure...I'll be watching and rooting for App St on the 30th.

A 23 point spread is aways tough to cover. 2 turnovers and it gets really tough.

[McDABest]

133 Louisiana-Lafayette
135 McNeese State
xeyebrowx xnonono2x xlolx xmadx We're ranked behind ULL!

[darell1976]

If you are going to play in the Great West you should know it is UC Davis. Not Cal-Davis. UC Davis fans get upset when you call them Cal Davis.


Sorry bout that.

[skinny_uncle]

Given that UD won by a field goal at SIU, I can only guess that they think Flacco and Cuff were a bigger loss to UD than Hill and Randle were to SIU?
I will predict that barring a wave of bad injuries SIU will be noticeably faster on defense this year.
Randle isn't that big of a loss for SIU when you have three guys waiting in the wings who all averaged 4.6 yds/carry or more last year. The real question for the Salukis will be at QB.

[lucchesicourt]

Thanks Poly51, we get tired of reminding people of who we are. But for the new fans it is one of these. UCD, UC Davis, or University of California, Davis. Anything else is incorrect.

How do we look this year. Well, offensively we should be much better. Our receivers are healthy, a new QB, who if he lives up to anything close to his billing, we'll do very well. At RB we still have Trombetta who looks bigger and faster, along with additional speed coming from redshirts. Defensively, we'll see. We should be better, but until the first game I cannot say.