A Sea Of Red

Coaches Poll


1. James Madison 6-1 W(38-31) @ #5 Richmond
2. Appalachian State 4-2 W(35-24) @ Samford
3. McNeese State 3-2 L(42-45) vs. Texas State
4. New Hampshire 4-1 L(34-38) vs. #39 William + Mary
5. Richmond 4-3 L(31-38) vs. #1 James Madison
6. North Dakota State 3-3 L(22-27) vs. #19 Western Illinois
7. Cal Poly 3-1 BYE
8. Northern Iowa 4-2 W(31-17) vs. Illinois State
9. Wofford 4-1 W(56-7) vs. Chattanooga
10. Montana 5-1 W(19-3) @ #22 East. Washington
11. Massachusetts 4-2 W(28-24) @ Northeastern
12. Elon 6-1 W(27-23) @ The Citadel
13. Villanova 4-1 BYE
14. Central Arkansas 5-1 W(48-46) vs. #31 Sam Houston State
15. Southern Illinois 3-2 W(60-7) vs. Indiana State
16. Liberty 6-0 W(33-0) vs. Stony Brook
17. Northern Arizona 5-1 W(37-17) vs. Portland State
18. Jacksonville State 4-2 L(35-38) @ Eastern Kentucky
19. Western Illinois 4-2 W(27-22) @ North Dakota State
20. Delaware 2-4 L(27-10) vs. #31 Maine
21. Furman 5-2 W(28-21) vs. Western Carolina
22. Eastern Washington 2-4 L(3-19) vs. #10 Montana
23. South Dakota State 3-3 BYE
24. Tennessee State 5-1 BYE
25. The Citadel 3-3 L(22-27) vs. #12 Elon

The more we keep winning it seems that the Elon game is going to be HUGE. I am having trouble not looking forward to that game right now.

I know tradition has a lot to do with it, but how does North Dakota State maintain such a lofty ranking? #6 with two losees to teams ranked much lower. They should drop off the list from #6, but my guess is they'll probably still be ranked ahead of LU when the polls come out this week. Unless LU suddenly became visible to the voters it is going to be very, very difficult to move up very much this week. The teams that lost were in the top ten and probably won't drop very far and the teams just in front of LU all won. Next weeks game looks bigger and bigger. Lafayettehas a good chance of moving into the top 25 this week.

Just the last two years

20-2
Wins over
Central Michigan
Ball State
1 point loss to Minnesota

The 2 losses prior to yesterday
3 points to Wyoming
@YSU who was ranked in the top 25 for a couple weeks
Yesterday still wont kill them IMO. If we do pass a team it will be them, even if their losses are to good competition.
Also, the MVC now in 3 conference games has every team with a loss.

Champion wrote:I know tradition has a lot to do with it, but how does North Dakota State maintain such a lofty ranking? #6 with two losees to teams ranked much lower. They should drop off the list from #6, but my guess is they'll probably still be ranked ahead of LU when the polls come out this week. Unless LU suddenly became visible to the voters it is going to be very, very difficult to move up very much this week. The teams that lost were in the top ten and probably won't drop very far and the teams just in front of LU all won. Next weeks game looks bigger and bigger. Lafayettehas a good chance of moving into the top 25 this week.

I believe we have been treated very fairly by the polls so far and have no complaints about where we are ranked. The great thing about FCS, or whatever we are called, I still can't keep it straight, is that if you make it to the playoffs, it doesn't matter your rank. The rank is ultimately decided on the field where it should be. Let's make the playoffs and the rest doesn't matter.

7 teams lost in the top 25 this week not 6.
The highlighted games will help us come monday afternoon when the polls are released this week.

#4 UNH lost to William and larry
#21 Citadel lost to #6 Elon Elon move into #3 or 4 this week.
#5 Richmond lost to #1 JMU
#11 NDSU lost to #17 Western Ill.
#24 Delaware Lost to Maine
#19 Jacksonville St. Lost to EKU
#23 EWU lost to #12 Montana
#3 McNesse St. Lost to Texas state.

Iwasneverhere wrote:7 teams lost in the top 25 this week not 6.

Who said 6?

Schfourteenteen wrote:

Iwasneverhere wrote:7 teams lost in the top 25 this week not 6.

Who said 6?

I mis-read the title of the first post. sorry. I thought you meant there were only 6 top 25 teams that lost all together. not of the top 6.
and only 3 top 5 teams lost.

Schfourteenteen wrote: 3. McNeese State 3-2 L(42-45) vs. Texas State
4. New Hampshire 4-1 L(34-38) vs. #39 William + Mary
5. Richmond 4-3 L(31-38) vs. #1 James Madison
6. North Dakota State 3-3 L(22-27) vs. #19 Western Illinois

Youre looking at the other poll, I think.

Yes i was. I had the TSN poll pulled up.

well you are just screwing up today!

Richmond won't drop far. They lost at the last second to the #1 team in the country who was picked by most to beat them.

coolhandluke wrote:well you are just screwing up today!

I know. I'm out of it today

SuperJon wrote:Richmond won't drop far. They lost at the last second to the #1 team in the country who was picked by most to beat them.

How sucky was that play? HAHAHA

They shouldnt drop more than one spot IMO