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POLLS (STATS & Coaches)

VintageHornet said:
I don't think head-to-head is as big a factor as record and SOS (and other fuzzy math logic):

Nevada beat Weber St 19-13, but:
Weber St 90
Nevada 111
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To me, the WSU/Nevada situation is different.

For one, it was a close game. 6 point difference. Weber even led at half.
Secondly, Nevada is 6-4. 2 games difference.

But regarding Sac State and UM, it's a mere 1 game difference (with FBS games being the factor) and the head-to-head game wasn't close. 27 point difference.
 
Kadeezy said:
I can! With the big FBS conference shakeup on the horizon when the moratorium lifts, it sure would be nice to be wanted after a couple successful seasons in a row with momentum and some stellar recruiting under our belts!
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Count me in!
 
FCS Coaches Poll

1 North Dakota State (26) 11-0 650 1
2 James Madison 10-1 624 2
3 Montana 9-2 598 4
4 Sacramento State 8-3 562 6
5 South Dakota State 8-3 523 9
6 Illinois State 8-3 510 8
7 Weber State 8-3 496 3
8 Montana State 8-3 441 10
9 Kennesaw State 9-2 385 11
10 Northern Iowa 7-4 379 5
11 Central Arkansas 8-3 373 13
12 Monmouth (N.J.) 9-2 347 15
13 Florida A&M 9-1 336 14
14 Villanova 8-3 322 16
15 Furman 7-4 277 7
16 Southeast Missouri State 8-3 265 17
17 Wofford 7-3 259 20
18 Central Connecticut State 10-1 234 18
19 Austin Peay 8-3 183 22
20 Towson 7-4 151 21
21 Dartmouth 8-1 144 12
22 Southeastern Louisiana 7-3 126 23
23 Nicholls 7-4 80 24
24 North Carolina A&T 7-3 48 25
T-25 Southern Illinois 7-4 35 NR
T-25 Yale 8-1 35 NR
Dropped Out: Princeton (19)

Others Receiving Votes: Princeton, 26; North Dakota, 14; Albany, 12; San Diego, 11; UT Martin, 2; Eastern Washington, 1; South Carolina St., 1.
 
GreenArmySwarm said:
FCS Coaches Poll

1 North Dakota State (26) 11-0 650 1
2 James Madison 10-1 624 2
3 Montana 9-2 598 4
4 Sacramento State 8-3 562 6
5 South Dakota State 8-3 523 9
6 Illinois State 8-3 510 8
7 Weber State 8-3 496 3
8 Montana State 8-3 441 10
9 Kennesaw State 9-2 385 11
10 Northern Iowa 7-4 379 5
11 Central Arkansas 8-3 373 13
12 Monmouth (N.J.) 9-2 347 15
13 Florida A&M 9-1 336 14
14 Villanova 8-3 322 16
15 Furman 7-4 277 7
16 Southeast Missouri State 8-3 265 17
17 Wofford 7-3 259 20
18 Central Connecticut State 10-1 234 18
19 Austin Peay 8-3 183 22
20 Towson 7-4 151 21
21 Dartmouth 8-1 144 12
22 Southeastern Louisiana 7-3 126 23
23 Nicholls 7-4 80 24
24 North Carolina A&T 7-3 48 25
T-25 Southern Illinois 7-4 35 NR
T-25 Yale 8-1 35 NR
Dropped Out: Princeton (19)

Others Receiving Votes: Princeton, 26; North Dakota, 14; Albany, 12; San Diego, 11; UT Martin, 2; Eastern Washington, 1; South Carolina St., 1.
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STATS Poll

1 North Dakota State (156) 11-0 3900 (156) 1
2 James Madison 10-1 3743 2
3 Montana 9-2 3558 5
4 Sacramento State 8-3 3220 6
5 South Dakota State 8-3 3193 8
6 Weber State 8-3 3067 3
7 Illinois State 8-3 3056 7
8 Montana State 8-3 2625 10
9 UNI 7-4 2619 4
10 Villanova 8-3 2144 13
11 Central Arkansas 8-3 1945 14
12 Florida A&M 9-1 1923 12
13 Southeast Missouri State 8-3 1799 15
14 Wofford 7-3 1711 21
15 Monmouth 9-2 1656 17
16 Kennesaw State 9-2 1529 16
17 Furman 7-4 1456 9
18 Central Connecticut State 10-1 1306 19
19 Towson 7-4 1165 20
20 Austin Peay 8-3 1025 22
21 Southeastern Louisiana 7-3 899 23
22 Dartmouth 8-1 819 11
23 Nicholls 7-4 626 24
24 Yale 8-1 315 NR
25 North Carolina A&T 7-3 305 25
Others receiving votes: Southern Illinois (282) , North Dakota (269) , Albany (185) , Princeton (92) , San Diego (82) , UT Martin (38) , Alcorn State (37) , Sam Houston State (25) , Maine (22) , Eastern Washington (20) , Citadel (14) , New Hampshire (10) , South Carolina State (8) , UC Davis (8) , Chattanooga (4)
 
The goal here is to literally "beat down" Davis so bad that we get a Top-4 seed when it's all said and done. Why does this matter? Because Top-4 seeds not only get a first round bye but ALSO home field advantage ALL the way thru the Semifinals.

NDSU and JMU is getting 1-2 (Montana has a chance for 2 if they beat down MSU convincingly), so they'll get home field all the way thru the Championship game in Frisco, but 3-4 is up for grabs and it's HUGE!

Not only does home field help with the play, but revenue and exposure to the school, etc. etc. :nod:
 
The Sky posted the tie breaking scenarios, basically if all 3 tied, UM gets the nod, I’d WSU loses this weekend, we we get autobid. If we are tied with WSU, they get autobid
 
Since we're pretty saved in getting into the playoffs, the "auto bid" doesn't really matter. Now, obviously, it'd nice to win (share) the Big Sky title for the first time since joining the conference, but the auto bid doesn't affect the seeding
 
Super Hornet said:
How are EWU (to some degree) and the Manure Pile (in ALL degrees) STILL getting votes?!?
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Agreed, but believe it or not, we want them to be ranked (be regarded) as high as possible to booster our SOS even more.
 
GreenArmySwarm said:
Super Hornet said:
How are EWU (to some degree) and the Manure Pile (in ALL degrees) STILL getting votes?!?
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Agreed, but believe it or not, we want them to be ranked (be regarded) as high as possible to booster our SOS even more.
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Selection show: Sunday, Nov. 24 at 12:30 p.m. ET on ESPNU :nod:
First round (8 games): Saturday, Nov. 30 on ESPN3
Second round (8 games): Saturday, Dec. 7 on ESPN3
Quarterfinals (4 games): Friday and Saturday, Dec. 13-14 on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN3
Semifinals (2 games): Saturday, Dec. 21 on ESPN2 and ESPNU
Championship game: Saturday, Jan. 11 on ABC
 
HornetHope said:
The Sky posted the tie breaking scenarios, basically if all 3 tied, UM gets the nod, I’d WSU loses this weekend, we we get autobid. If we are tied with WSU, they get autobid
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The last two make sense. But what’s the reasoning for UM if all three are tied?

To me, point differential between the 3 teams should be the deciding factor.

Hornets are +8 against both teams.
WSU is even 0 against both teams.
UM is -8 against both teams.

I don’t understand why it should be decided any other way. It’s relevant and involves head 2 head results.
 
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