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Post by The Cats on Oct 29, 2023 18:24:44 GMT -5
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Post by wcu77 on Oct 29, 2023 19:22:15 GMT -5
I am surprised we did not fall out altogether after the last two weeks, and be ahead of Mercer as well
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Post by wcugrad95 on Oct 29, 2023 20:43:37 GMT -5
At this stage of the season, head-to-head factors in but is not the be-all/end-all. Poll voters don’t always but probably should take into account things like injuries, crazy circumstances (like 6 turnovers), when a team lost (like UTC’s loss to UNA week 1 not being indicative of the team they are now), etc. I’d hope they also look at how teams have faired against other, similar competition (I.e. records vs other ranked or previously ranked teams). I would actually expect to see some polls where WCU, UTC, and Mercer are kind of lined up in a row pointing to all 3 teams being pretty close to one another.
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Post by The Cats on Oct 30, 2023 9:44:29 GMT -5
Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll (Oct. 30)
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1. South Dakota State (8-0, 5-0 MVFC), 1,400 points (56 of 56 first-place votes)
Previous Ranking: 1; Week 9: 37-3 win at then-No. 4 South Dakota; Week 10: North Dakota State
2. Furman (7-1, 5-0 SoCon), 1,278
Previous Ranking: 3; Week 9: 16-8 win over ETSU; Week 10: at Chattanooga
3. Idaho (6-2, 4-1 Big Sky), 1,218
Previous Ranking: 9; Week 9: 24-21 win over then-No. 2 Montana State; Week 10: at Northern Colorado
4. Montana (7-1, 4-1 Big Sky), 1,190
Previous Ranking: 7; Week 9: 40-0 win over Northern Colorado; Week 10: Sacramento State
5. Delaware (7-1, 5-0 CAA), 1,171
Previous Ranking: 5; Week 9: 51-13 win at Towson; Week 10: Elon
6. Montana State (6-2, 4-1 Big Sky), 1,150
Previous Ranking: 2; Week 9: 24-21 loss at then-No. 9 Idaho; Week 10: Northern Arizona
7. Sacramento State (6-2, 3-2 Big Sky), 1,074
Previous Ranking: 6; Week 9: 51-16 win over Idaho State; Week 10: at Montana
8. UIW (7-1, 4-0 Southland), 980
Previous Ranking: 8; Week 9: 17-7 win at Lamar; Week 10: Nicholls
9. South Dakota (6-2, 4-1 MVFC), 964
Previous Ranking: 4; Week 9: 37-3 loss to then-No. 1South Dakota State; Week 10: at Southern Illinois
10. Southern Illinois (6-2, 3-2 MVFC), 862
Previous Ranking: 11; Week 9: 63-0 win at Western Illinois; Week 10: South Dakota
11. North Dakota State (6-2, 3-2 MVFC), 815
Previous Ranking: 12; Week 9: 38-6 win over Murray State; Week 10: at South Dakota State
12. North Carolina Central (7-1, 2-0 MEAC), 751
Previous Ranking: 13; Week 9: 62-28 win over South Carolina State; Week 10: Norfolk State
13. North Dakota (5-3, 3-2 MVFC), 648
Previous Ranking: 15; Week 9: 36-33 OT win over Indiana State; Week 10: at Murray State
14. Chattanooga (7-2, 6-1 Southern), 578
Previous Ranking: 17; Week 9: 24-23 win at VMI; Week 10: Furman
15. Florida A&M (7-1, 6-0 SWAC), 576
Previous Ranking: 16; Week 9: 45-7 win over Prairie View A&M; Week 10: at Alabama A&M
16. Western Carolina (5-3, 3-2 SoCon), 516
Previous Ranking: 10; Week 9: 45-38 loss to Mercer; Week 10: at Wofford
17. Villanova (6-2, 4-1 CAA), 471
Previous Ranking: 19; Week 9: 48-13 win over Stony Brook; Week 10: at New Hampshire
18. Northern Iowa (5-3, 4-1 MVFC), 389
Previous Ranking: 23; Week 9: 24-21 win at Illinois State; Week 10: Western Illinois
19. Austin Peay (6-2, 3-0 UAC), 387
Previous Ranking: 20; Week 9: 49-39 win over North Alabama; Week 10: at Eastern Kentucky
20. Lafayette (7-1, 3-0 Patriot), 354
Previous Ranking: 21; Week 9: 35-25 win at Georgetown; Week 10: Colgate
21. UT Martin (6-2, 3-1 Big South-OVC), 314
Previous Ranking: 14; Week 9: 38-34 loss at Gardner-Webb; Week 10: at Tennessee Tech
22. Youngstown State (5-3, 3-2 MVFC), 269
Previous Ranking: 24; Week 9: 44-28 win over Missouri State; Week 10: at Indiana State
23. UAlbany (6-3, 4-1 CAA), 249
Previous Ranking: NR; Week 9: 37-21 win at Maine; Week 10: William & Mary
24. William & Mary (5-3, 3-2 CAA), 184
Previous Ranking: 22; Week 9: 31-28 win over Monmouth; Week 10: at UAlbany
25. Mercer (6-3, 4-2 SoCon), 103
Previous Ranking: NR; Week 9: 45-38 win over then-No. 10 Western Carolina; Week 10: at The Citadel
Dropped Out: Central Arkansas (18),UC Davis (25)
Others Receiving Votes (schools listed on two or more ballots): Central Arkansas (5-3, 2-1 UAC) 94; Harvard (6-1, 3-1 Ivy) 80; Holy Cross (5-3, 3-1 Patriot) 48; Tennessee State (6-2, 2-1 Big South-OVC) 48; Tarleton (6-3, 2-2 UAC) 14; Richmond (6-3, 5-1 CAA) 13; Gardner-Webb (4-4, 2-1 UAC) 5; UC Davis (4-4, 2-3 Big Sky) 3
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Post by The Cats on Oct 30, 2023 9:47:45 GMT -5
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Post by The Cats on Oct 30, 2023 11:38:08 GMT -5
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Post by The Cats on Oct 30, 2023 11:41:36 GMT -5
FCS Nation Radio
FCS Nation Top 25 Week 9
1. SDSU
2. Idaho
3. Montana State
4. Furman
5. Montana
6. Delaware
7. Sac St
8. SIU
9. NC Central
10. WCU
11. UNI
12. Chatt
13. USD
14. UND
15. NDSU
16. FAMU
17. Albany
18. Mercer
19. YSU
20. UIW
21. Nova
22. APSU
23. Lafayette
24. UTM
25. TN St
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Post by The Cats on Oct 30, 2023 12:14:04 GMT -5
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Post by wcugamer2 on Oct 30, 2023 13:37:12 GMT -5
Any given Saturday always has a good pulse on the fcs.....they don't typically slot vote. I think 15 is about right
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