[Sly Fox]

2009 FCS Coaches Poll – Week 1 (September 7, 2009)

Team (No. 1 Votes) 2009 Record Points Previous Ranking
1. Richmond (24) 1-0 696 2
2. Appalachian State (3) 0-1 636 1
3. Villanova 1-0 619 5
4. Montana 1-0 602 3
5. Northern Iowa 0-1 595 4
6. James Madison 0-0 555 6
7. William & Mary (1) 1-0 506 14
8. Southern Illinois 0-1 493 7
9. New Hampshire 1-0 481 8
10. Weber State 0-1 447 9
11. Elon 1-0 413 11
12. Central Arkansas 0-1 356 12
13. Cal Poly 0-0 355 13
14. Wofford 0-1 313 10
15. South Carolina State 1-0 270 16
16. McNeese State 1-0 253 15
17. Eastern Washington 1-0 235 17
18. Massachusetts 0-1 234 18
19. Texas State 1-0 189 21
20. Maine 1-0 164 T19
21. Jacksonville State 0-1 100 T19
22. Harvard 0-0 71 22
23. Eastern Kentucky 0-1 65 NR
24. Liberty 0-1 57 NR
25. South Dakota State 0-0 52 23

Others receiving votes (points in parentheses): Holy Cross (48), Hofstra (46), Florida A&M (29), Georgia Southern (29), UT Martin (28), South Dakota (26), Northern Arizona (20), Western Illinois (20), Delaware (16) Grambling State (16), Furman (13), Colgate (12), Montana State (12), Prairie View A&M (11), Jacksonville (5), North Dakota State (4), Eastern Illinois (3), Alabama A&M (2), San Diego (2), Stephen F. Austin (1).

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[Sly Fox]

Sports Network's FCS College Football Poll

Team (First-place votes) Record Points Previous Rank

1. Richmond Spiders (103) 1-0 3,042 2
2. Appalachian State Mountaineers (10) 0-1 2,740 1
3. Villanova Wildcats (3) 1-0 2,705 5
4. Northern Iowa Panthers (3) 0-1 2,651 4
5. Montana Grizzlies 1-0 2,615 3
6. James Madison Dukes 0-0 2,235 6
7. William & Mary Tribe (3) 1-0 2,204 14
8. Southern Illinois Salukis 0-1 1,980 7
9. New Hampshire Wildcats 1-0 1,952 8
10. Elon Phoenix 1-0 1,846 11
11. Weber State Wildcats 0-1 1,826 9
12. Cal Poly Mustangs 0-0 1,453 12
13. Central Arkansas Bears 0-1 1,350 13
14. Wofford Terriers 0-1 1,262 10
15. South Carolina State Bulldogs (1) 1-0 1,229 16
16. McNeese State Cowboys 1-0 1,109 15
17. Massachusetts Minutemen 0-1 1,027 17
18. Eastern Washington Eagles 1-0 905 18
19. Texas State Bobcats 1-0 805 20
20. Maine Black Bears 1-0 709 19
21. South Dakota State Jackrabbits 0-0 475 22
22. Eastern Kentucky Colonels 0-1 467 23
23. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 0-1 430 21
24. Harvard Crimson 0-0 361 23
25. Holy Cross Crusaders 1-0 348 25

Others receiving votes: Georgia Southern 212, Liberty 183, Eastern Illinois 167, Delaware 158, Florida A&M 158, Furman 146, Colgate 123, Tennessee-Martin 106, Grambling 103, Western Illinois 103, Samford 87, North Dakota State 71, Alabama A&M 61, Hofstra 50, Montana State 50, Penn 48, Northern Arizona 38, Prairie View 38, Rhode Island 37, Hampton 36, Brown 33, Murray State 24, Stephen F. Austin 20, Southern 18, Gardner-Webb 17, San Diego 16, Jacksonville 14, Youngstown State 14, Southeast Missouri State 13, Southern Utah 12, Norfolk State 11, South Dakota 10, Coastal Carolina 7, Southeastern Louisiana 7, Tennessee State 7, Towson 7, Yale 7, Lafayette 6, Virginia Military 6, Chattanooga 5, Stony Brook 4, UC Davis 4, Albany 3, Jackson State 3, Central Connecticut State 2, Duquesne 2, Tennessee Tech 2.

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[Libertine]

Coaches poll link not working.

Try this one

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[Sly Fox]

Thanks, Lib. Fixed it.

[flames1971]

I was just on libertyflames.com and I saw that. I am proud that the guys cracked the TOP 25. Way to go, Flames! Keep it rolling! (I never knew getting a loss would put ya in the top 25. LOL)

[LUconn]

It's funny that we're 0-1 and climbing. And in the bizzaro world, UMaine is still ranked. Yeah they won but...

[flamesfilmguy]

Someone please explain to me why maine is still ranked?

[Sly Fox]

Lazy voters

[SuperJon]

All I know is the guy in the background of the picture they used on the athletic site is a frickin stud.

[Sly Fox]

Interesting because I was going to comment on his poor positioning and form.

[flamesbball84]

coaches poll more important anyways

[matshark]

Richmond beats Duke and is ranked number 1, W&M beats UVA and is ranked 7th...

Meanwhile Appy St. loses and is 2, we play WVU to within 13 and are 24th/not ranked...

[Schfourteenteen]

Richmond beats Duke and is ranked number 1, W&M beats UVA and is ranked 7th...

Meanwhile Appy St. loses and is 2, we play WVU to within 13 and are 24th/not ranked...

Pretty much as long as you dont lose to an equal level team you wont move after week 1. Playing well doesnt really make a difference. Either way itll all pan out probably around mid October when we start playing FCS schools(enough to get a guage of where teams are at)

[coolhandluke]

Richmond beats Duke and is ranked number 1, W&M beats UVA and is ranked 7th...

Meanwhile Appy St. loses and is 2, we play WVU to within 13 and are 24th/not ranked...

Appy State almost beat an FBS school. ECU is actually a pretty good team. So that's why they didn't need to drop. But I agree with making Richmond number one because they crushed Duke and the are defending national champs. William and Mary deserved to move up, but not much because UVA is going to be horrible this year. Duke might even beat them again this year! haha.

And we have the chance to prove ourselves in the next 2 weeks with NC Central and Laffy. If we are 2-1 after the next 2 weeks we will move up alot. Plus we can't complain about not being ranked with an 0-1 record...

[SuperJon]

We won't be above 21-22 unless we can beat JMU and that'll bump us to 18 or so. We might climb up to 13-14 if we win out.

[coolhandluke]

yeah, the only way we crack the top ten this year is if we win out and pretty much roll over all our competition and beat them by a few scores each game. We also probably need to put up 30+ points a game to go any higher than around 15th, IMHO...

Probably not going to happen. But here's to hoping!

[jcmanson]

It’s too early to tell how the polls will shake out. If JMU beats Maryland, and then we beat JMU I could see us jump into the top 15 at that point (obviously we have to beat NCCU & Laffy first). We would be 3-1 with one decent win, a good win, and a “good loss.”

[PAmedic]

You guys know we just set ourselves up for crushing disappointment when, after one game, we're talking about how to move up in rankings and even THINKING of running the table.

I'm as impressed with the team's potential as anyone but I prefer cautious optimism. Maybe even hopeful pessimism.

Then again, I haven't had any WAWA coffee today.

[jcmanson]

Come on Medic, you've been around here long enough to know how we roll

[prototype]

We should be ranked higher, but it's just so hard to move up to fast in polls, because no body wants to move people down. If we can just take care of business - the polls will take care of themselves. We would of made the playoffs and finished top 10 if it wasn't for playing lousy at PC.

I think we still make playoffs if we lose to JMU and beat everyone else. I think we can beat JMU at home though, but Lafayette and SB both scare me also. I think it's hard to believe, but I think this year's team is better than last years team:) Love what Beecher brings (CONFIDENCE and POISE). Would love to see Freddie involved more and Allen needs to just start - he's that good. Worried that we might overuse Brown though - somebody needs to hold kicks and handle his duties on kick returns (defensively).

[jcmanson]

I agree, there’s no way Mike should be holding kicks. I don’t see why Rocco or Brennan couldn’t do that. I have no problem with him doing kick and punt returns though.

[coolhandluke]

Mike holding kicks gives us great options for a fake. He can pick up the ball and have the speed to get to the outside whereas Rocco or Brennan probably wouldn't have the speed. Our only options for a fake with Brennan or Rocco holding would be to throw or do a reverse/pitch type of play.

I think he'll be fine from now on. Against WVU he had to pretty much carry the whole team on his back. From now on, he shouldn't have THAT much pressure on him.

[matshark]

Appy State almost beat an FBS school. ECU is actually a pretty good team. So that's why they didn't need to drop. But I agree with making Richmond number one because they crushed Duke and the are defending national champs. William and Mary deserved to move up, but not much because UVA is going to be horrible this year. Duke might even beat them again this year! haha.

And we have the chance to prove ourselves in the next 2 weeks with NC Central and Laffy. If we are 2-1 after the next 2 weeks we will move up alot. Plus we can't complain about not being ranked with an 0-1 record...

Appy St. - We almost beat an FBS school... The same school that plays ECU next weekend. What happens if WVU beats ECU by more than 13? Does that bump us ahead of Appy St.? Probably not - although in a perfect world it would.

Richmond beat, well...Duke... so what? Yes they were National Champs last year, but that was LAST YEAR. Just saying. (and lets be real... it was DUKE!!!!)

W&M should be higher IMO, lets be real, they DID beat an FBS team, which should be worth more than beating an FCS team (right?)

[jcmanson]

Mike holding kicks gives us great options for a fake. He can pick up the ball and have the speed to get to the outside whereas Rocco or Brennan probably wouldn't have the speed. Our only options for a fake with Brennan or Rocco holding would be to throw or do a reverse/pitch type of play.

How many times since Rocco has been coach have we faked a fg?

[matshark]

Mike holding kicks gives us great options for a fake. He can pick up the ball and have the speed to get to the outside whereas Rocco or Brennan probably wouldn't have the speed. Our only options for a fake with Brennan or Rocco holding would be to throw or do a reverse/pitch type of play.

How many times since Rocco has been coach have we faked a fg?

probably about as many conference games as we've lost...