CS FCS Top 25 Poll - Week 8

[chris]

Week 8 | 10/22/2012 | CS Top 25 Poll

1. Eastern Washington Eagles
2. Georgia Southern Eagles
3. North Dakota State Bison
4. Cal Poly Mustangs
5. Sam Houston State Bearkats
6. Stony Brook Seawolves
7. Wofford Terriers
8. Old Dominion Monarchs
9. Montana State Bobcats
10. New Hampshire Wildcats
11. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
12. James Madison Dukes
13. Lehigh Mountain Hawks
14. Central Arkansas Bears
15. Albany Great Danes
16. Appalachian State Mountaineers
17. Indiana State Sycamores
18. Villanova Wildcats
19. Richmond Spiders
20. Illinois State Redbirds
21. Eastern Kentucky Colonels
22. South Dakota State Jackrabbits
23. Southern Illinois Salukis
24. Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens
25. Towson Tigers

Others receiving votes:
Tennessee State Tigers, Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks, Sacramento State Hornets, Alabama A&M Bulldogs, Youngstown State Penguins, Bethune-Cookman Wildcats, The Citadel Bulldogs, Drake Bulldogs, McNeese State Cowboys, Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks, Harvard, Crimson, North Dakota, Chattanooga Mocs

[bluehenbillk]

considerably better than TSN & the coaches

[EWURanger]

Hmm, I think my top 10 would go like this:

1. North Dakota State Bison
2. Cal Poly Mustangs
3. Eastern Washington Eagles
4. Georgia Southern Eagles
5. Montana State Bobcats
6. Stony Brook Seawolves
7. Wofford Terriers
8. Old Dominion Monarchs
9. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
10. New Hampshire Wildcats

[89Hen]

Too high
1. Eastern Washington Eagles
3. North Dakota State Bison
4. Cal Poly Mustangs
5. Sam Houston State Bearkats
9. Montana State Bobcats
11. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
14. Central Arkansas Bears
17. Indiana State Sycamores
20. Illinois State Redbirds
22. South Dakota State Jackrabbits
23. Southern Illinois Salukis

Too low
2. Georgia Southern Eagles
6. Stony Brook Seawolves
7. Wofford Terriers
8. Old Dominion Monarchs
10. New Hampshire Wildcats
12. James Madison Dukes
13. Lehigh Mountain Hawks
15. Albany Great Danes
16. Appalachian State Mountaineers
18. Villanova Wildcats
19. Richmond Spiders
21. Eastern Kentucky Colonels
24. Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens
25. Towson Tigers

[EWURanger]

Too high
1. Eastern Washington Eagles - Agreed, at least for now.
3. North Dakota State Bison Too high? Based on what, exactly?
4. Cal Poly Mustangs They're 5-0 in the Big Sky and 7-0 overall with a win over Wyoming. Too high? If anything, too low.
5. Sam Houston State Bearkats - Agreed
9. Montana State Bobcats - Too high? Based on one loss to the then number 5?
11. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
14. Central Arkansas Bears
17. Indiana State Sycamores
20. Illinois State Redbirds
22. South Dakota State Jackrabbits
23. Southern Illinois Salukis

Too low
2. Georgia Southern Eagles - They lost to the Citadel. Enough said.
6. Stony Brook Seawolves
7. Wofford Terriers
8. Old Dominion Monarchs
10. New Hampshire Wildcats
12. James Madison Dukes - Disagree.
13. Lehigh Mountain Hawks
15. Albany Great Danes
16. Appalachian State Mountaineers - Huh?
18. Villanova Wildcats
19. Richmond Spiders
21. Eastern Kentucky Colonels
24. Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens
25. Towson Tigers

So basically, your premise is all of the Big Sky/MVFC is too high, and all of the CAA and Socon are too low.

[89Hen]

[AZGrizFan]

[BisoNation]

Too high
1. Eastern Washington Eagles
3. North Dakota State Bison
4. Cal Poly Mustangs
5. Sam Houston State Bearkats
9. Montana State Bobcats
11. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
14. Central Arkansas Bears
17. Indiana State Sycamores
20. Illinois State Redbirds
22. South Dakota State Jackrabbits
23. Southern Illinois Salukis

Too low
2. Georgia Southern Eagles
6. Stony Brook Seawolves
7. Wofford Terriers
8. Old Dominion Monarchs
10. New Hampshire Wildcats
12. James Madison Dukes
13. Lehigh Mountain Hawks
15. Albany Great Danes
16. Appalachian State Mountaineers
18. Villanova Wildcats
19. Richmond Spiders
21. Eastern Kentucky Colonels
24. Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens
25. Towson Tigers

You're telling me a Georgia Southern team with 1 loss and no FBS wins should be higher than an NDSU team who beat them 35-7 last year, has 1 loss and an FBS win?

Other than that, and Towson still being ranked, I like this poll 100 times better than TSN poll.

EDIT: Sam Houston is too high, agreed on that.

[BisoNation]

Hmm, I think my top 10 would go like this:

1. North Dakota State Bison
2. Cal Poly Mustangs
3. Eastern Washington Eagles
4. Georgia Southern Eagles
5. Montana State Bobcats
6. Stony Brook Seawolves
7. Wofford Terriers
8. Old Dominion Monarchs
9. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
10. New Hampshire Wildcats

I'd put EWU ahead of Poly, and probably #1.

[LDopaPDX]

Week 8 | 10/22/2012 | CS Top 25 Poll

15. Albany Great Danes
25. Towson Tigers

All good except two. No winny, no ranky for Towson. As for Albany, you deserve to be ranked, but not #15. Win out an *maybe* you get to be in that range.

[mtjack]

Too high
1. Eastern Washington Eagles
3. North Dakota State Bison
4. Cal Poly Mustangs
5. Sam Houston State Bearkats
9. Montana State Bobcats
11. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
14. Central Arkansas Bears
17. Indiana State Sycamores
20. Illinois State Redbirds
22. South Dakota State Jackrabbits
23. Southern Illinois Salukis

Too low
2. Georgia Southern Eagles
6. Stony Brook Seawolves
7. Wofford Terriers
8. Old Dominion Monarchs
10. New Hampshire Wildcats
12. James Madison Dukes
13. Lehigh Mountain Hawks
15. Albany Great Danes
16. Appalachian State Mountaineers
18. Villanova Wildcats
19. Richmond Spiders
21. Eastern Kentucky Colonels
24. Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens
25. Towson Tigers

It's like some kind of reverse Mason-Dixon line thing going on here. All teams in the west, midwest and southwest seem to be inherently inferior to teams in the east and northeast. Thoroughly unbiased. A little insight perhaps, 89Hen?

[BisoNation]

Too high
1. Eastern Washington Eagles
3. North Dakota State Bison
4. Cal Poly Mustangs
5. Sam Houston State Bearkats
9. Montana State Bobcats
11. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
14. Central Arkansas Bears
17. Indiana State Sycamores
20. Illinois State Redbirds
22. South Dakota State Jackrabbits
23. Southern Illinois Salukis

Too low
7. Wofford Terriers
2. Georgia Southern Eagles
6. Stony Brook Seawolves
8. Old Dominion Monarchs
10. New Hampshire Wildcats
12. James Madison Dukes
13. Lehigh Mountain Hawks
15. Albany Great Danes
16. Appalachian State Mountaineers
18. Villanova Wildcats
19. Richmond Spiders
21. Eastern Kentucky Colonels
24. Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens
25. Towson Tigers

It's like some kind of reverse Mason-Dixon line thing going on here. All teams in the west, midwest and southwest seem to be inherently inferior to teams in the east and northeast. Thoroughly unbiased. A little insight perhaps, 89Hen?

Clearly the #1 and #3 ranked conferences in the GPI suck.

[Vidav]

You guys clearly don't know 89 very well.

[Grizo406]

The Griz version of the above pic:

[EWURanger]

Yep, got reeled in on that one.

[CAA Flagship]

Way to go 89.

[mcveyrl]

Way to go 89.

I think the most impressive thing is that he basically jumped in the water, announced his presence and is still hooking them...there's a reason some fish are small...

[MrTitleist]

Montana too low.

[89Hen]

Way to go 89.

I think the most impressive thing is that he basically jumped in the water, announced his presence and is still hooking them...there's a reason some fish are small...

Thank you, I will be here all week.

[danefan]

Week 8 | 10/22/2012 | CS Top 25 Poll

15. Albany Great Danes
25. Towson Tigers

All good except two. No winny, no ranky for Towson. As for Albany, you deserve to be ranked, but not #15. Win out an *maybe* you get to be in that range.

Agreed. Albany is not a Top 15 team. No good enough wins to be that high especially taking into account YSU's last three weeks. Top 20 for sure. Not top 15.