FCS Stats Poll 11.7.16 > Again.... EWU remains at #3

[GreatDayToBeAnEagle]

STATS FCS Poll
Rankings as of 11/7/2016
Rank School Votes Prev
1 Sam Houston State (9-0) 3940 (113) 1
2 Jacksonville State (8-1) 3781 (19) 2
3 Eastern Washington (8-1) 3728 (19) 3
4 North Dakota State (8-1) 3618 (4) 4
5 Citadel (9-0) 3432 (7) 5
6 James Madison (8-1) 3334 7
7 Chattanooga (8-1) 2981 9
8 Richmond (7-2) 2774 6
9 Villanova (7-2) 2609 10
10 North Carolina A&T (8-1) 2377 11
11 South Dakota State (6-3) 2371 13
12 North Dakota (8-2) 2112 16
13 Central Arkansas (8-1) 2051 17
14 Charleston Southern (5-3) 1785 8
15 Coastal Carolina (7-2) 1505 18
16 Cal Poly (6-3) 1445 14
17 Youngstown State (6-3) 1368 15
18 Montana (6-3) 1350 19
19 Western Illinois (6-3) 1228 12
20 Grambling State (6-1) 1061 21
21 New Hampshire (6-3) 866 22
22 Samford (6-3) 855 20
23 Lehigh (8-2) 688 24
24 Harvard (7-1) 649 23
25 Liberty (6-3) 153 NR
Others: Wofford (127) , North Carolina Central (123) , Saint Francis U (47) , Northern Arizona (42) , UT Martin (39) , Illinois State (38) , UNI (37) , San Diego (34) , Stony Brook (25) , Maine (18) , Eastern Illinois (14) , Tennessee State (10) , Nicholls (10) , Fordham (6) , Kennesaw State (6) , Southern Utah (4) , Princeton (3) , Duquesne (2) , Southern University (2) , Weber State (1) , Dayton (1)

 

[dudeitsaid]

STATS FCS Poll
Rankings as of 11/7/2016
Rank School Votes Prev
1 Sam Houston State (9-0) 3940 (113) 1
2 Jacksonville State (8-1) 3781 (19) 2
3 Eastern Washington (8-1) 3728 (19) 3
4 North Dakota State (8-1) 3618 (4) 4
5 Citadel (9-0) 3432 (7) 5
6 James Madison (8-1) 3334 7
7 Chattanooga (8-1) 2981 9
8 Richmond (7-2) 2774 6
9 Villanova (7-2) 2609 10
10 North Carolina A&T (8-1) 2377 11
11 South Dakota State (6-3) 2371 13
12 North Dakota (8-2) 2112 16
13 Central Arkansas (8-1) 2051 17
14 Charleston Southern (5-3) 1785 8
15 Coastal Carolina (7-2) 1505 18
16 Cal Poly (6-3) 1445 14
17 Youngstown State (6-3) 1368 15
18 Montana (6-3) 1350 19
19 Western Illinois (6-3) 1228 12
20 Grambling State (6-1) 1061 21
21 New Hampshire (6-3) 866 22
22 Samford (6-3) 855 20
23 Lehigh (8-2) 688 24
24 Harvard (7-1) 649 23
25 Liberty (6-3) 153 NR
Others: Wofford (127) , North Carolina Central (123) , Saint Francis U (47) , Northern Arizona (42) , UT Martin (39) , Illinois State (38) , UNI (37) , San Diego (34) , Stony Brook (25) , Maine (18) , Eastern Illinois (14) , Tennessee State (10) , Nicholls (10) , Fordham (6) , Kennesaw State (6) , Southern Utah (4) , Princeton (3) , Duquesne (2) , Southern University (2) , Weber State (1) , Dayton (1)

The only thing that matters in this poll is if you win or lose. Who you play, and how you play is irrelevant. EWU and NDSU's wins on Saturday, and the fashion in which they won should've bumped them up past SHSU and Jax St, both of which struggled to put away mediocre competition.

 

[LDopaPDX]

I'll tell ya, after finally seeing Sam Houston State in action, they are going to be formidable. They have great athletes. If anything, they might be a little raw. We look more polished. That might be a function of us playing so many more team of quality than they have. That said, I'm not looking forward to potentially playing them.

 

[360Eag]

I'll tell ya, after finally seeing Sam Houston State in action, they are going to be formidable. They have great athletes. If anything, they might be a little raw. We look more polished. That might be a function of us playing so many more team of quality than they have. That said, I'm not looking forward to potentially playing them.

I'm definitely tuning into their game against UCA on the 19th. You have to believe Delaware fans are crying at the TV anytime they see Keeler.

 

[93bird]

Delaware was nuts to can Keeler. Will be interested to see if the committee changes their poll on Thursday. The Eagles need a top 2 seed to ensure that a run to the title goes through Cheney. You'd think a 10-1 record with some really good wins would do it.

 

[LDopaPDX]

If Eastern and NDSU win out, I just can't imagine either team doesn't finish in the top 2. I take nothing away from Jax State and Sam Houston State who are both getting it done and generally getting it done impressively, but if the NCAA wants to stick to its creed of wanting teams to "earn it," you can't possibly reward them above NDSU and Eastern.

 

[marceagfan5]

If Eastern and NDSU win out, I just can't imagine either team doesn't finish in the top 2. I take nothing away from Jax State and Sam Houston State who are both getting it done and generally getting it done impressively, but if the NCAA wants to stick to its creed of wanting teams to "earn it," you can't possibly reward them above NDSU and Eastern.

Teams won't or at least shouldn't schedule the difficult games outside of conference if JSU and SHSU get the top 2 seeds. It will set a tone I don't think the committee wants to do...

 

[Atomic Eagle]

If everyone keeps winning, don't expect these polls to change at all.

 

[eaglesfootball]

ndsu at 4 is more of a joke than us at 3.

 

[Seattle Eagle]

I'll tell ya, after finally seeing Sam Houston State in action, they are going to be formidable. They have great athletes. If anything, they might be a little raw. We look more polished. That might be a function of us playing so many more team of quality than they have. That said, I'm not looking forward to potentially playing them.

Serious question: How much does beating up on the little sisters of the poor prepare them for the playoffs?

 

[Rjones61]

I'll tell ya, after finally seeing Sam Houston State in action, they are going to be formidable. They have great athletes. If anything, they might be a little raw. We look more polished. That might be a function of us playing so many more team of quality than they have. That said, I'm not looking forward to potentially playing them.

I watched them as well. They look like the 2013 Eastern Illinois. Tough against weak teams, definitely a decent team, but won't make it past the quarter finals.

 

[LDopaPDX]

Keep in mind the committee often diverges a lot from the polls. In 2010, we finished the regular season as #1 in the poll but got a #5 seed. And honestly, it was probably fair given our body of work at that time. I don't doubt this year will be any different.

 

[LDopaPDX]

I'll tell ya, after finally seeing Sam Houston State in action, they are going to be formidable. They have great athletes. If anything, they might be a little raw. We look more polished. That might be a function of us playing so many more team of quality than they have. That said, I'm not looking forward to potentially playing them.

Serious question: How much does beating up on the little sisters of the poor prepare them for the playoffs?

Depends. If it keeps them healthy, it works in their favor. The question will remain as to what they do when they face adversity. Ideally, you get a little adversity and a few blowouts each season--- best of both worlds.

 

[Screamin_Eagle174]

Keep in mind the committee often diverges a lot from the polls. In 2010, we finished the regular season as #1 in the poll but got a #5 seed. And honestly, it was probably fair given our body of work at that time. I don't doubt this year will be any different.

Which is what I took from the interview with the committee chair on the NDSU radio show. He literally said that the ranking they put out was not reflective of seeding as if the playoffs started then. Good example with us in 2010.

 

[360Eag]

Latest playoff projections:

 

[EdubU10]

Latest playoff projections:

Potential championship against Keeler again, that would be fun!

 

[clawman1]

FCS playoffs projection

(STATS) - We're bold, so let's be stubborn.

At least for now, we add mildly.

We still maintain strength of schedules among FCS teams - listed on the NCAA statistics site, no less - is too glaring for the NCAA Division I FCS selection committee to continue on with Jacksonville State and Sam Houston State ranked above Eastern Washington and North Dakota State, which was the order in the committee's initial Top 10 rankings last week.

 

[LDopaPDX]

The winner of South Dakota State and St. Francis? Let's just say that would mean South Dakota State. I'd take that. There aren't going to be many second round walkovers. There's a lot of good quality FCS teams this season.

 

[eaglesfootball]

Latest playoff projections:

hard to argue with this.

 

[Hambone]

I'll tell ya, after finally seeing Sam Houston State in action, they are going to be formidable. They have great athletes. If anything, they might be a little raw. We look more polished. That might be a function of us playing so many more team of quality than they have. That said, I'm not looking forward to potentially playing them.

Serious question: How much does beating up on the little sisters of the poor prepare them for the playoffs?

Depends. If it keeps them healthy, it works in their favor. The question will remain as to what they do when they face adversity. Ideally, you get a little adversity and a few blowouts each season--- best of both worlds.

SHSU is a good team and probably deserves to be in the top 4, but it's hard to tell exactly how good when they haven't been tested by many tough opponents. As Montana has shown, beating up on inferior opponents doesn't necessarily make you an elite team.