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Post by The Cats on Nov 12, 2023 22:54:10 GMT -5
First up... One final week of regular-season #FCSfootball remains and the playoff implications are SIGNIFICANT! đđ Bubble teams and programs in the hunt for a seed will make closing arguments, then await a final verdict as the playoff committee goes to work! đđź Who's in? â
Who's out? â FCS Triumvirate Poll @fcspoll FIRST 5ď¸âŁ OUT 26. @spiders_FB 27. @unifootball 28. @ysufootball 29. @lafcolfootball 30. @hcrossfb
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Post by Admin on Nov 13, 2023 11:14:58 GMT -5
Coaches Poll (is a joke)
1 South Dakota St. (26) 10-0 650 1 D. Youngstown St., 34-0 Nov. 18 vs. Missouri St.
2 Furman 9-1 615 2 D. VMI, 37-3 Nov. 18 at Wofford
3 Montana 9-1 603 3 D. Portland St., 34-10 Nov. 18 vs. No. 4 Montana St.
4 Montana St. 8-2 563 5 D. Eastern Washington, 57-14 Nov. 18 at No. 3 Montana
5 South Dakota 8-2 529 6 D. No. 12 North Dakota, 14-10 Nov. 18 at Western Illinois
6 Delaware 8-2 491 8 D. Campbell, 45-7 Nov. 18 vs. No. 15 Villanova
7 Florida A&M 9-1 446 9 D. Lincoln (Calif.), 28-0 Nov. 18 at Bethune-Cookman
8 Idaho 7-3 405 4 Lost to Weber St., 31-29 Nov. 18 vs. Idaho St.
9 North Dakota St. 7-3 396 13 D. No. 15 Southern Illinois, 34-10 Nov. 18 at Northern Iowa
10 Sacramento St. 7-3 390 11 D. Cal Poly, 41-30 Nov. 18 at UC Davis
11 UIW 7-2 385 10 vs. Northwestern St. (canceled) Nov. 18 at Houston Christian
12 Austin Peay 8-2 364 14 D. Utah Tech, 30-17 Nov. 18 vs. No. 20t Central Arkansas
13 UT Martin 8-2 333 16 D. Southeast Missouri St., 41-14 Nov. 18 at Samford
14 North Carolina Central 8-2 285 7 Lost to Howard, 50-20 Nov. 18 vs. Delaware St.
15 Villanova 8-2 277 18 D. Towson, 33-10 Nov. 18 at No. 6 Delaware
16 Chattanooga 7-3 244 17 Idle Nov. 18 at Alabama
17 North Dakota 6-4 227 12 Lost to No. 6 South Dakota, 14-10 Nov. 18 vs. Illinois St.
18 Western Carolina 7-3 206 21 D. East Tennessee St., 58-7 Nov. 18 at VMI
19 Harvard 8-1 195 19 D. Pennsylvania, 25-23 3OT Nov. 18 at Yale
20t. Central Arkansas 7-3 135 24 D. Eastern Kentucky, 27-24 Nov. 18 at No. 12 Austin Peay
20t. Southern Illinois 6-4 135 15 Lost to No. 13 North Dakota St., 34-10 Nov. 18 vs. Indiana St.
22 Lafayette 8-2 133 23 D. Fordham, 24-16 Nov. 18 at Lehigh
23 Albany 8-3 131 25 D. Stony Brook, 38-20 Nov. 18 vs. Monmouth (N.J.)
24 Mercer 8-3 108 NR D. Samford, 28-21 Regular Season Complete
25 Holy Cross 6-4 40 22 Lost to Army, 17-14 Nov. 18 vs. Georgetown (D.C.)
Dropped Out: Northern Iowa (20)
Others Receiving Votes: Eastern Illinois, 34; Northern Iowa, 33; Tarleton, 29; Illinois St., 23; Youngstown St., 23; William & Mary, 9; Nicholls, 4; Rhode Island, 4; UC Davis, 4; Richmond, 1.
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Post by The Cats on Nov 13, 2023 11:25:38 GMT -5
FCS Nation Radio @fcsnationradio1 FCS Nation Top 25 Week 11 1. SDSU 2. MSU 3. Montana 4. Furman 5. USD 6. UAlbany 7. Idaho 8. Delaware 9. WCU 10. NC Central 11. Sac St 12. Chatt 13. Nova 14. UND 15. NDSU 16. FAMU 17. Mercer 18. UNI 19. APSU 20. SIU 21. UTM 22. YSU 23. Tarleton St 24. UCA 25. GWU
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Post by wcugrad95 on Nov 13, 2023 11:36:25 GMT -5
I agree the Coaches Poll is garbage, but it is honestly better than it used to be - at least they have 20 or so of the right teams (just a lot in the wrong order). Regardless, there are 2 teams who probably wonât be in the playoffs (Florida A&M and I still think NCCU will go to the Celebration Bowl because I think Howard loses Saturday). Several other teams will lose (like UTC) and if we win we will climb up to be around the 14th or so playoff-eligible team in their poll. Iâll take that even as bad as the poll seems to be.
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Post by The Cats on Nov 13, 2023 11:45:41 GMT -5
I agree the Coaches Poll is garbage, but it is honestly better than it used to be - at least they have 20 or so of the right teams (just a lot in the wrong order). Regardless, there are 2 teams who probably wonât be in the playoffs (Florida A&M and I still think NCCU will go to the Celebration Bowl because I think Howard loses Saturday). Several other teams will lose (like UTC) and if we win we will climb up to be around the 14th or so playoff-eligible team in their poll. Iâll take that even as bad as the poll seems to be. I think probably even the selection committee know how bad the coaches poll is, and will rely more on the STATS poll (at least I hope so)... Another dominate win, would really help our cause on Saturday. I hope Desmond Reid is playing (if he's truly healed and ready), we need to put lots of points on the board.
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Post by The Cats on Nov 13, 2023 11:47:58 GMT -5
Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll (Nov. 13) Presented by FedEx Ground
1. South Dakota State (10-0, 7-0 MVFC), 1,400 points (56 of 56 first-place votes)
Previous Ranking: 1; Week 11: 34-0 win at then-No. 22 Youngstown State; Week 12: Missouri State
2. Furman (9-1, 7-0 SoCon), 1,309
Previous Ranking: 2; Week 11: 37-3 win over VMI; Week 12: at Wofford
3. Montana (9-1, 6-1 Big Sky), 1,301
Previous Ranking: 3; Week 11: 34-10 win at Portland State; Week 12: Montana State
4. Montana State (8-2, 6-1 Big Sky), 1,233
Previous Ranking: 5; Week 11: 57-14 win over Eastern Washington; Week 12: at Montana
5. South Dakota (8-2, 6-1 MVFC), 1,183
Previous Ranking: 6; Week 11: 14-10 win over then-No. 10 North Dakota; Week 12: at Western Illinois
6. Idaho (7-3, 5-2 Big Sky), 1,042
Previous Ranking: 4; Week 11: 31-29 loss at Weber State; Week 12: Idaho State
7. Delaware (8-2, 6-1 CAA), 1,029
Previous Ranking: 8; Week 11: 45-7 win at Campbell; Week 12: Villanova
8. Sacramento State (7-3, 4-3 Big Sky), 957
Previous Ranking: 9; Week 11: 41-30 win over Cal Poly; Week 12: at UC Davis
9. North Dakota State (7-3, 4-3 MVFC), 874
Previous Ranking: 12; Week 11: 34-10 win over then-No. 11 Southern Illinois; Week 12: at Northern Iowa
10. Villanova (8-2, 6-1 CAA), 792
Previous Ranking: 13(tie); Week 11: 33-10 win over Towson; Week 12: at Delaware
11. Florida A&M (9-1, 7-0 SWAC), 750
Previous Ranking: 13(tie); Week 11: 28-0 win over Lincoln (Calif.); Week 12: Bethune-Cookman
12. UAlbany (8-3, 6-1 CAA), 690
Previous Ranking: 18; Week 11: 38-20 win at Stony Brook; Week 12: Monmouth
13. North Dakota (6-4, 4-3 MVFC), 685
Previous Ranking: 10; Week 11: 14-10 loss at then-No. 6 South Dakota; Week 12: Illinois State
14. Western Carolina (7-3, 5-2 SoCon), 601
Previous Ranking: 17; Week 11: 58-7 win over ETSU; Week 12: at VMI
15. Austin Peay (8-2, 5-0 UAC), 556
Previous Ranking: 20; Week 11: 30-17 win over Utah Tech; Week 12: Central Arkansas
16. Southern Illinois (6-4, 3-4 MVFC), 507
Previous Ranking: 11; Week 11: 34-10 loss at then-No. 12 North Dakota State; Week 12: Indiana State
17. North Carolina Central (8-2, 3-1 MEAC), 489
Previous Ranking: 7; Week 11: 50-20 loss at Howard; Week 12: Delaware State
18. Chattanooga (7-3, 6-2 Southern), 481
Previous Ranking: 19; Week 11: No game; Week 12: at Alabama
19. UT Martin (8-2, 5-1 Big South-OVC), 475
Previous Ranking: 21; Week 11: 41-14 win over Southeast Missouri; Week 12: at Samford
20. UIW (7-2, 5-1 Southland), 464
Previous Ranking: 16; Week 11: Southland forfeit win vs. Northwestern State; Week 12: at Houston Christian
21. Mercer (8-3, 6-2 SoCon), 311
Previous Ranking: 23; Week 11: 28-21 win over Samford; Week 12: No game
22. Northern Iowa (6-4, 5-2 MVFC), 285
Previous Ranking: 15; Week 11: 35-16 loss at Missouri State; Week 12: North Dakota State
23. Harvard (8-1, 5-1 Ivy), 168
Previous Ranking: 24; Week 11: 25-23 3-OT win over Penn; Week 12: at Yale
24. Lafayette (8-2, 4-1 Patriot), 142
Previous Ranking: 25; Week 11: 24-16 win over Fordham; Week 12: at Lehigh
25. Youngstown State (6-4, 4-3 MVFC), 126
Previous Ranking: 22; Week 11: 34-0 loss to then-No. 1 South Dakota State; Week 12: at Murray State
Others Receiving Votes (schools listed on two or more ballots):
Central Arkansas (7-3, 4-1 UAC) 119; Tarleton (8-3, 4-2 UAC) 80; Richmond (7-3, 6-1 CAA) 77; Nicholls (5-4, 6-0 Southland, including forfeit win) 25; Holy Cross (6-4, 4-1 Patriot) 21; Gardner-Webb (6-4, 4-1 Big South-OVC) 8; UC Davis (6-4, 4-3 Big Sky) 5; Drake (7-3, 7-0 Pioneer) 2
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Post by wcugrad95 on Nov 13, 2023 12:42:50 GMT -5
AGS Poll Results 2023 Wk11 11/13/2023
Rank Team: Total Points First Place Votes 1 South Dakota State 1200 48 2 Furman Paladins 1126 3 Montana Grizzlies 1095 4 Montana State Bobcats 1077 5 South Dakota Coyotes 1015 6 Delaware 843 7 Idaho Vandals 841 8 Albany Great Danes 828 9 Villanova Wildcats 827 10 Sac State Hornets 786 11 North Dakota State 753 12 Chattanooga Mocs 559 13 Austin Peay Governors 526 14 Western Carolina 521 15 Tennessee-Martin 442 16 Mercer Bears 423 17 North Dakota 422 18 Southern Illinois 417 19T North Carolina Central 226 19T Florida A&M Rattlers 226 21 Northern Iowa Panthers 216 22 Youngstown State 212 23 Incarnate Word 211 24 Harvard Crimson 173 25 Lafayette Leopards 165
4 teams in the top-16 in what is broadly considered one of the best FCS polls available. Sounds pretty good for the SOCON, and a loss by the Mocs to Alabama really shouldn't drop them that much.
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Post by catamount87 on Nov 13, 2023 13:13:12 GMT -5
AGS Poll Results 2023 Wk11 11/13/2023 Rank Team: Total Points First Place Votes 1 South Dakota State 1200 48 2 Furman Paladins 1126 3 Montana Grizzlies 1095 4 Montana State Bobcats 1077 5 South Dakota Coyotes 1015 6 Delaware 843 7 Idaho Vandals 841 8 Albany Great Danes 828 9 Villanova Wildcats 827 10 Sac State Hornets 786 11 North Dakota State 753 12 Chattanooga Mocs 559 13 Austin Peay Governors 526 14 Western Carolina 52115 Tennessee-Martin 442 16 Mercer Bears 423 17 North Dakota 422 18 Southern Illinois 417 19T North Carolina Central 226 19T Florida A&M Rattlers 226 21 Northern Iowa Panthers 216 22 Youngstown State 212 23 Incarnate Word 211 24 Harvard Crimson 173 25 Lafayette Leopards 165 4 teams in the top-16 in what is broadly considered one of the best FCS polls available. Sounds pretty good for the SOCON, and a loss by the Mocs to Alabama really shouldn't drop them that much. Easily the best of the polls, especially later in the season. Now, if we win this Saturday in convincing fashion as we just did against ETSU, will we really jump much? My guess, 2 spots at most.
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Post by wcugrad95 on Nov 13, 2023 13:17:35 GMT -5
There are multiple teams who play each other in front of us. So a big win and we can move up some. But I agree we wonât get too much higher. But with a mid-teens type of ranking we should be in - and that is all that matters unless you are getting a seed.
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Post by wcu77 on Nov 13, 2023 15:21:29 GMT -5
I may disagree a little with some of the polls but since they have us ranked in similar positons I don't have huge problems with them.. The coaches poll, however, really and truly is hot garbage all the way around. Let's take care of business at VMI with a convincing win and not give them any excuses to leave us out.
I understand bids are made to host first rounds so I would love to hear if anyone has some insight on our chances to host (assuming of course we are in). I would hope that our admin put in a substantial bid to give us a good chance at hosting.
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