WTF!? Sports Network FCS Top 25...

[Kadeezy]

At least ISU isn't getting votes anymore, but UNC and UCD!? WTF...


1. Villanova Wildcats (74) 1-1 3,338 2
2. Appalachian State Mountaineers (25) 2-0 3,269 3
3. James Madison Dukes (30) 2-0 3,100 12
4. Jacksonville State Gamecocks (9) 2-0 2,948 5
5. Southern Illinois Salukis 1-1 2,510 4
6. Montana Grizzlies 1-1 2,415 1
7. Elon Phoenix 1-1 2,382 8
8. New Hampshire Wildcats 1-1 2,151 6
9. Richmond Spiders 0-1 2,086 7
10. Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 1-1 2,050 10
11. Delaware Blue Hens 2-0 1,991 16
12. William & Mary Tribe 1-1 1,968 11
13. Northern Iowa Panthers 1-0 1,769 14
14. South Carolina State Bulldogs 1-1 1,508 15
15. Liberty Flames 2-0 1,419 19
16. Massachusetts Minutemen 2-0 1,418 18
17. Cal Poly Mustangs 2-0 1,210 NR
18. Eastern Washington Eagles 1-1 1,149 17
19. McNeese State Cowboys 1-1 1,077 13
20. South Dakota State Jackrabbits 0-1 1,052 9
21. Weber State Wildcats 1-1 788 20
22. Montana State Bobcats 1-1 532 24
23. North Dakota State Bison 1-1 497 21
24. Furman Paladins 1-0 407 NR
25. South Dakota Coyotes 1-1 324 NR

Others receiving votes: Prairie View A&M 281, Penn 235, Central Arkansas 177, Wofford 158, Gardner-Webb 156, Northern Arizona 140, Eastern Illinois 89, Chattanooga 76, Harvard 59, Jackson State (1) 58, Florida A&M 50, Colgate 38, Georgia Southern 34, Illinois State 33, Southeastern Louisiana 23, Western Illinois 22, Holy Cross 19, Southern Utah 19, Missouri State 17, Delaware State 16, Hampton 16, Youngstown State 14, Alabama State 13, Howard 9, Norfolk State 8, Brown 8, Jacksonville 8, Northern Colorado 6, Georgetown 6, Samford 5, North Dakota 5, Morehead State 5, Texas State 4, UC Davis 3, Morgan State 2, Austin Peay 1, Dayton 1, Eastern Kentucky 1, Maine 1, Old Dominion 1.

 

[SactoHornetAlum]

Unbelieveable. The only way to change this is for the team to go out and win on Saturday night. Pure and simple.

 

[superhornet]

Montana dropping from 1 to 6 is also ludicrous.

ECB at its best....

 

[SWeberCat02]

I've always thought that this poll is a joke. UM only falls 5 spots after being beaten by an unranked team. Meanwhile, the unranked team that beat them only comes in at #17. Also, how the hell does James Madison beat Va Tech and not get the #1 ranking? But fortunately, the champ of FCS isn't decided by a poll, it's decided on the field.

 

[SDHornet]

I've always thought that this poll is a joke. UM only falls 5 spots after being beaten by an unranked team. Meanwhile, the unranked team that beat them only comes in at #17. Also, how the hell does James Madison beat Va Tech and not get the #1 ranking? But fortunately, the champ of FCS isn't decided by a poll, it's decided on the field.

Agreed. And welcome to Sac Buzz SWC02.

 

[SWeberCat02]

I've always thought that this poll is a joke. UM only falls 5 spots after being beaten by an unranked team. Meanwhile, the unranked team that beat them only comes in at #17. Also, how the hell does James Madison beat Va Tech and not get the #1 ranking? But fortunately, the champ of FCS isn't decided by a poll, it's decided on the field.

Agreed. And welcome to Sac Buzz SWC02.

Thanks. Here's to a great game on Saturday.

 

[footballnow]

I posted this computer ranking last week some didn't like it but it is far more realistic than the coaches poll.


Rank Team Conference Rating Wins Losses PrevRank Chng
1 James Madison CAA 3.5746 2 0 6 5
2 Appalachian St Southern 3.4365 2 0 2
3 Massachusetts CAA 3.1745 2 0 7 4
4 Villanova CAA 3.0575 1 1 3 1
5 Northern Iowa Missouri Valley 2.8203 1 0 9 4
6 Jacksonville St Ohio Valley 2.7618 2 0 13 7
7 Delaware CAA 2.6530 2 0 10 3
8 Cal Poly SLO Great West 2.5853 2 0 24 16
9 New Hampshire CAA 2.4133 1 1 5 4
10 Richmond CAA 2.2952 0 1 4 6
11 Furman Southern 2.2660 1 0 20 9
12 Montana Big Sky 2.2422 1 1 1 11
13 McNeese St Southland 2.1939 1 1 12 1
14 Eastern Washington Big Sky 2.1889 1 1 14
15 Weber St Big Sky 2.0962 1 1 16 1
16 William & Mary CAA 2.0090 1 1 11 5
17 Liberty Big South 1.8940 2 0 34 17
18 Central Arkansas Southland 1.8730 2 0 40 22
19 North Dakota St Missouri Valley 1.8330 1 1 22 3
20 Youngstown St Missouri Valley 1.7768 1 1 21 1
21 Sacramento St Big Sky 1.7626 1 1 32 11
22 Stephen F. Austin Southland 1.7469 1 1 35 13
23 Southern Illinois Missouri Valley 1.7458 1 1 8 15
24 South Dakota Great West 1.7261 1 1 39 15
25 Illinois St Missouri Valley 1.6685 1 1 30 5
26 Elon Southern 1.6382 1 1 17 9
27 Northern Arizona Big Sky 1.5974 1 1 25 2
28 South Carolina St Mid-Eastern 1.4206 1 1 18 10
29 Wofford Southern 1.4156 1 1 29
30 Portland St Big Sky 1.4075 1 1 51 21
31 Harvard Ivy League 1.4030 0 0 28 3
32 Montana St Big Sky 1.3865 1 1 19 13
33 Missouri St Missouri Valley 1.3715 1 1 42 9
34 Texas St-San Marcos Southland 1.3567 1 1 36 2
35 South Dakota St Missouri Valley 1.3565 0 1 15 20
36 Gardner-Webb Big South 1.3214 2 0 64 28
37 Florida A&M Mid-Eastern 1.2669 1 1 43 6
38 Samford Southern 1.2543 1 1 47 9
39 Holy Cross Patriot League 1.2105 1 1 31 8
40 Pennsylvania Ivy League 1.2057 0 0 37 3
41 Jackson St SWAC 1.1784 2 0 83 42
42 Towson CAA 1.1545 1 1 54 12
43 Prairie View A&M SWAC 1.1536 1 1 45 2
44 Georgia Southern Southern 1.1514 1 1 33 11
45 The Citadel Southern 1.1347 1 1 50 5
46 Tennessee Tech Ohio Valley 1.1299 0 2 63 17
47 UC-Davis Great West 1.0907 0 2 23 24
48 Eastern Illinois Ohio Valley 1.0626 0 2 27 21
49 Southern Utah Great West 1.0329 1 1 53 4
50 Colgate Patriot League 1.0247 1 1 38 12
51 Maine CAA 0.9776 1 1 41 10
52 Stony Brook Big South 0.9730 1 1 52
53 North Dakota Great West 0.9451 0 2 26 27
54 Albany NY Northeast 0.9415 1 1 49 5
55 Norfolk St Mid-Eastern 0.8908 1 1 61 6
56 Lehigh Patriot League 0.8499 1 1 65 9
57 Sam Houston St Southland 0.8350 0 1 55 2
58 SE Louisiana St Southland 0.7900 1 1 67 9
59 Chattanooga Southern 0.7849 0 2 48 11
60 Yale Ivy League 0.7744 0 0 59 1
61 Brown Ivy League 0.7555 0 0 62 1
62 Grambling St SWAC 0.6540 0 1 57 5
63 Morgan St Mid-Eastern 0.6165 1 1 78 15
64 Coastal Carolina Big South 0.6147 0 2 46 18
65 Princeton Ivy League 0.6011 0 0 66 1
66 Central Conn St Northeast 0.5858 1 1 71 5
67 Hampton Mid-Eastern 0.5767 1 1 72 5
68 Northern Colorado Big Sky 0.5641 1 1 75 7
69 Charleston Southern Big South 0.5531 1 1 58 11
70 Tennessee St Ohio Valley 0.5098 1 1 69 1
71 Eastern Kentucky Ohio Valley 0.4996 0 2 60 11
72 Western Illinois Missouri Valley 0.4812 1 1 74 2
73 Jacksonville FL Pioneer 0.4344 1 1 94 21
74 Alabama St SWAC 0.4002 2 0 106 32
75 Idaho St Big Sky 0.3936 1 1 80 5

 

[footballnow]

I posted this computer ranking last week some didn't like it but it is far more realistic than the coaches poll.


Rank Team Conference Rating Wins Losses PrevRank Chng
1 James Madison CAA 3.5746 2 0 6 5
2 Appalachian St Southern 3.4365 2 0 2
3 Massachusetts CAA 3.1745 2 0 7 4
4 Villanova CAA 3.0575 1 1 3 1
5 Northern Iowa Missouri Valley 2.8203 1 0 9 4
6 Jacksonville St Ohio Valley 2.7618 2 0 13 7
7 Delaware CAA 2.6530 2 0 10 3
8 Cal Poly SLO Great West 2.5853 2 0 24 16
9 New Hampshire CAA 2.4133 1 1 5 4
10 Richmond CAA 2.2952 0 1 4 6
11 Furman Southern 2.2660 1 0 20 9
12 Montana Big Sky 2.2422 1 1 1 11
13 McNeese St Southland 2.1939 1 1 12 1
14 Eastern Washington Big Sky 2.1889 1 1 14
15 Weber St Big Sky 2.0962 1 1 16 1
16 William & Mary CAA 2.0090 1 1 11 5
17 Liberty Big South 1.8940 2 0 34 17
18 Central Arkansas Southland 1.8730 2 0 40 22
19 North Dakota St Missouri Valley 1.8330 1 1 22 3
20 Youngstown St Missouri Valley 1.7768 1 1 21 1
21 Sacramento St Big Sky 1.7626 1 1 32 11
22 Stephen F. Austin Southland 1.7469 1 1 35 13
23 Southern Illinois Missouri Valley 1.7458 1 1 8 15
24 South Dakota Great West 1.7261 1 1 39 15
25 Illinois St Missouri Valley 1.6685 1 1 30 5
26 Elon Southern 1.6382 1 1 17 9
27 Northern Arizona Big Sky 1.5974 1 1 25 2
28 South Carolina St Mid-Eastern 1.4206 1 1 18 10
29 Wofford Southern 1.4156 1 1 29
30 Portland St Big Sky 1.4075 1 1 51 21
31 Harvard Ivy League 1.4030 0 0 28 3
32 Montana St Big Sky 1.3865 1 1 19 13
33 Missouri St Missouri Valley 1.3715 1 1 42 9
34 Texas St-San Marcos Southland 1.3567 1 1 36 2
35 South Dakota St Missouri Valley 1.3565 0 1 15 20
36 Gardner-Webb Big South 1.3214 2 0 64 28
37 Florida A&M Mid-Eastern 1.2669 1 1 43 6
38 Samford Southern 1.2543 1 1 47 9
39 Holy Cross Patriot League 1.2105 1 1 31 8
40 Pennsylvania Ivy League 1.2057 0 0 37 3
41 Jackson St SWAC 1.1784 2 0 83 42
42 Towson CAA 1.1545 1 1 54 12
43 Prairie View A&M SWAC 1.1536 1 1 45 2
44 Georgia Southern Southern 1.1514 1 1 33 11
45 The Citadel Southern 1.1347 1 1 50 5
46 Tennessee Tech Ohio Valley 1.1299 0 2 63 17
47 UC-Davis Great West 1.0907 0 2 23 24
48 Eastern Illinois Ohio Valley 1.0626 0 2 27 21
49 Southern Utah Great West 1.0329 1 1 53 4
50 Colgate Patriot League 1.0247 1 1 38 12
51 Maine CAA 0.9776 1 1 41 10
52 Stony Brook Big South 0.9730 1 1 52
53 North Dakota Great West 0.9451 0 2 26 27
54 Albany NY Northeast 0.9415 1 1 49 5
55 Norfolk St Mid-Eastern 0.8908 1 1 61 6
56 Lehigh Patriot League 0.8499 1 1 65 9
57 Sam Houston St Southland 0.8350 0 1 55 2
58 SE Louisiana St Southland 0.7900 1 1 67 9
59 Chattanooga Southern 0.7849 0 2 48 11
60 Yale Ivy League 0.7744 0 0 59 1
61 Brown Ivy League 0.7555 0 0 62 1
62 Grambling St SWAC 0.6540 0 1 57 5
63 Morgan St Mid-Eastern 0.6165 1 1 78 15
64 Coastal Carolina Big South 0.6147 0 2 46 18
65 Princeton Ivy League 0.6011 0 0 66 1
66 Central Conn St Northeast 0.5858 1 1 71 5
67 Hampton Mid-Eastern 0.5767 1 1 72 5
68 Northern Colorado Big Sky 0.5641 1 1 75 7
69 Charleston Southern Big South 0.5531 1 1 58 11
70 Tennessee St Ohio Valley 0.5098 1 1 69 1
71 Eastern Kentucky Ohio Valley 0.4996 0 2 60 11
72 Western Illinois Missouri Valley 0.4812 1 1 74 2
73 Jacksonville FL Pioneer 0.4344 1 1 94 21
74 Alabama St SWAC 0.4002 2 0 106 32
75 Idaho St Big Sky 0.3936 1 1 80 5

Here's the link www.compughterratings.com

 

[SactoHornetAlum]

The only poll I care about is the one from the NCAA Div. I Football Committee come the Sunday before Thanksgiving. The one where we could get an invite or not.

 

[The Green Hornet]

Sagarin's Ratings are fairly similar to the computer rankings when you pull out the FBS teams, but I think they are even more accurate. James Madison is the #1 FCS team and all the way up to 33rd in the nation, which may be a stretch tho. I don't think I've ever seen an FCS team rated that high.

Cal Poly is #8 and 84th.
Montana is #16 and 117th.
Weber St is #18.
NAU is 19.
EWU is 22nd.
Mt St is 28th, then
Sac St at 31 and 145th.
Davis is way down at 69th and 188th.

 

[Kadeezy]

Not a single vote in the TSN poll, but they pick us to upset Weber... Hahahaha

NO. 21 WEBER STATE (1-1, 1-0 Big Sky) at SACRAMENTO STATE (1-1, 0-0 Big Sky)

Kickoff: 9:05 p.m.

Series record: Weber State leads, 8-6

What to know: Sacramento State has had its fill of Weber State quarterback Cameron Higgins, who has completed 68.7 percent of his passes for 915 yards and 13 touchdowns without throwing an interception in the last three meetings between the schools.

The point of emphasis with the Wildcats is ball possession. They have lost eight fumbles and Higgins has thrown for one interception.

Wildcats senior Mike Phillips leads the Big Sky in receptions (17) and receiving yards (230).

Sac State strong safety Zach Schrader will keep a close eye on Higgins. Offensively for the Hornets, Jeff Fleming became the starting quarterback last Saturday, but he's facing a tougher opponent than Western Oregon. The Hornets will try to establish the run game with junior Bryan Hilliard.

Prediction: Sacramento State, 31-28