[Kolzilla41]

Liberty drops two spots to #24
http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnf ... a-poll.htm

The Sports Network/Fathead.com FCS Top-25 College Football Poll
Team (First-place votes) Record Points Previous Rank
1. Eastern Washington Eagles (111) 0-1 3,653 1
2. Georgia Southern Eagles (29) 1-0 3,469 4
3. Appalachian State Mountaineers (2) 0-1 2,972 2
4. Northern Iowa Panthers (1) 0-1 2,941 7
5. William & Mary Tribe (1) 0-1 2,905 3
6. Montana State Bobcats 0-1 2,670 6
7. Wofford Terriers 1-0 2,651 8
8. Delaware Blue Hens 0-1 2,647 5
9. Richmond Spiders (3) 1-0 2,503 16
10. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 1-0 2,314 9
11. North Dakota State Bison 1-0 2,185 11
12. Sacramento State Hornets (3) 1-0 1,924 24
13. New Hampshire Wildcats 0-1 1,751 10
14. Lehigh Mountain Hawks 1-0 1,743 13
15. Montana Grizzlies 0-1 1,561 12
16. Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 1-0 1,456 17
17. Southern Illinois Salukis 1-0 1,360 19
18. Central Arkansas Bears 1-0 1,216 18
19. James Madison Dukes 0-1 1,098 15
20. Villanova Wildcats 0-1 1,064 14
21. Massachusetts Minutemen 1-0 695 25
22. McNeese State Cowboys 0-1 623 20
23. Chattanooga Mocs 0-1 475 21
24. Liberty Flames 0-1 456 22
25. Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 1-0 377 NR
Others receiving votes: South Carolina State 335, Penn 212, Eastern Kentucky 187, Murray State 166, Sam Houston State 129, Stony Brook 117, Grambling State 104, South Dakota State 95, Colgate 80, Georgia State 46, Harvard 39, Youngstown State 38, Jacksonville 36, Western Illinois 35, Cal Poly 32, Jackson State 32, Weber State 30, Southeast Missouri State 30, Florida A&M 29, Southern Utah 25, North Dakota 23, Elon 18, Rhode Island 18, Missouri State 18, Coastal Carolina 15, UC Davis 14, Yale 13, Brown 12, UT Martin 12, Eastern Illinois 12, Dayton 12, Maine 12, Old Dominion 11, The Citadel 11, Indiana State 8, South Dakota 7, Texas Southern 5, Central Connecticut State 5, Northern Arizona 4, Delaware State 3, Albany 3, Tennessee State 2, Northwestern State 2, Tennessee Tech 2, Furman 1, Norfolk State 1.

[flameshaw]

Interesting to see Wofford move up after having to score late in the game to beat the Blue Ho's.

[rogers3]

William & Mary got dominated by UVa and they drop from 3 to 5. Wofford struggles against Presby. Frankly, I'd rather us be at the place we are in and know that we are better than several teams ranked above us. The Delaware loss was really bad and they are still high in the rankings- no matter that many prognosticators thought they would beat Navy. It was fun to watch all those puffed up CAA teams get blown out by their FBS opponents. Not a single one made a challenge for their opponents, but the one thing we had in common with most was turnovers. Both SB and Liberty gave their FBS opponents a game.

[TH Spangler]

Richmond made a nice move .... with their win over Duke.

[mlschubert]

Wow. Makes me lose confidence in the polls. William & Mary was embarrassed by UVA but barely moves; Liberty was in the game into the 4th quarter and gets no respect. Very frustrating.

[rogers3]

Wow. Makes me lose confidence in the polls. William & Mary was embarrassed by UVA but barely moves; Liberty was in the game into the 4th quarter and gets no respect. Very frustrating.

We play better when we get no respect!

[jbock13]

True. We've been overrated in the polls for a long time.

Instead of automatically getting respect, we need to gain respect. Although these pollsters are obviously rather ignorant...

[Sly Fox]

Rogers3 is money. We have plenty of time to move up. My only question is in regard to how Villanova managed to stay ranked after getting pounded by their crosstown rival. Wow.

[ToTheLeft]

We moved down because UMass and Sac State both deservingly moved up from below us. We're not ALWAYS a victim, chill.

[phoenix]

I usually don't put a whole lot of stock in polls this early in the season for just this reason. There are a lot of teams moving up and down for what seems to be no good reason - but when you look at it you can understand most of those moves. Another few weeks and I'll start paying attention to them.

[LUconn]

We're not getting an at large if we don't win the Big South so who cares.

[mlschubert]

I don't look at Liberty as being a victim. The victim mentality says FCS is so far behind we should be happy with a field goal against middle of the pack ACC teams from our top 5 programs. Makes sense that UMass and Sac State moved up, I just think FCS football has progressed too much to have teams in our top 10 get destroyed and that our polling should reflect that rather than giving them a pass based on tradition. While I'd like to discount early polls, when little movement occurs based on lopsided games, it should cause us to question voters. I get that it's only one game and it's early, however, the polls are an important component in establishing strength of schedule, conference strength, etc. For many FCS teams, the fate of their offseason will rest on 1 or 2 non-conference peformances - i don't think it's too much for us to ask voters to pay attention to every game.

[jcmanson]

The problem is the final score. When you look at our final score, 43-21, you can immediately write it off as never being a game. That's our own fault.

[NG33]

The problem is the final score. When you look at our final score, 43-21, you can immediately write it off as never being a game. That's our own fault.

+1

Manson hit it right on the head.

[R i]

We're not getting an at large if we don't win the Big South so who cares.

[jcmanson]

New Coaches Poll:

1 Eastern Washington (22) 0-1 689 1
2 Georgia Southern (6) 1-0 666 3
3 Northern Iowa 0-1 557 7
3 Appalachian State 0-1 557 2
5 William & Mary 0-1 546 4
6 Montana State 0-1 543 6
7 Delaware 0-1 508 5
8 North Dakota State 1-0 453 11
9 Wofford 1-0 452 8
10 Jacksonville State 1-0 432 9
11 Richmond 1-0 431 19
12 Stephen F. Austin 1-0 365 14
13 Montana 0-1 306 12
14 Lehigh 1-0 298 15
15 Southern Illinois 1-0 297 17
16 New Hampshire 0-1 286 10
17 James Madison 0-1 218 16
18 Sacramento State 1-0 217 30
19 Villanova 0-1 211 13
20 Central Arkansas 1-0 154 22
21 Liberty 0-1 152 18
22 McNeese State 0-1 149 20
23 South Carolina State 0-1 75 21
24 Bethune-Cookman 1-0 65 24
25 Chattanooga 0-1 64 23

Others Receiving Votes: Massachusetts(1-0) 54; Pennsylvania(0-0) 47; Eastern Kentucky(0-1) 26; Murray State(0-1) 26; South Dakota State(1-0) 23; Sam Houston State(1-0) 21; Stony Brook(0-1) 17; Florida A&M(1-0) 14; Eastern Illinois(1-0) 13; Southeast Missouri State(0-1) 12; Grambling(1-0) 12; Cal Poly(0-1) 11; The Citadel(1-0) 11; Indiana State(0-1) 10; Colgate(1-0) 10; UC Davis(0-1) 9; Harvard(0-0) 8; Dayton(1-0) 8; Central Connecticut State(1-0) 8; Coastal Carolina(1-0) 8; Jackson State(1-0) 5; Morgan State(0-1) 4; Jacksonville (Fl)(0-1) 2; Northwestern State(1-0) 1

[ToTheLeft]

THREE SPOTS. OH NO. FCS HATEZ US!!1!1!

[BJWilliams]

THREE SPOTS. OH NO. FCS HATEZ US!!1!1!

hooray sarcasm...

[Rooster Cogburn]

THREE SPOTS. OH NO. FCS HATEZ US!!1!1!

We'll get em back quickly.

[01LUGrad]

Forget the polls and win the Big South. We will host a first round game regardless.