[Rooster Cogburn]

No respect from TSN:

The Sports Network FCS Top 25
College Football Poll

Team (First-place votes) 2011 Record Points Previous Rank
1. Sam Houston State Bearkats (79) 14-1 3708 2
2. North Dakota State Bison (59) 14-1 3625 1
3. Georgia Southern Eagles (6) 11-3 3249 4
4. Montana State Bobcats (3) 10-3 3217 7
5. James Madison Dukes (3) 8-5 2812 15
6. Appalachian State Mountaineers (1) 8-4 2800 12
7. Towson Tigers 9-3 2674 9
8. Old Dominion Monarchs 10-3 2484 10
9. Northern Iowa Panthers 10-3 2168 6
10. Wofford Terriers 8-4 2080 13
11. Montana Grizzlies 11-3 2018 3
12. Eastern Washington Eagles 6-5 1897 NR
13. Youngstown State Penguins (1) 6-5 1860 NR
14. New Hampshire Wildcats 8-4 1857 11
15. Delaware Blue Hens 7-4 1810 17
16. Lehigh Mountain Hawks 11-2 1514 5
17. Stony Brook Seawolves 9-4 1339 18
18. Eastern Kentucky Colonels 7-5 1055 24
19. Illinois State Redbirds 7-4 1052 20
20. Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 6-5 863 NR
21. Maine Black Bears 9-4 721 8
22. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 7-4 625 NR
23. Indiana State Sycamores 6-5 522 NR
24. Central Arkansas Bears 9-4 508 14
25. Harvard Crimson 9-1 477 16
Others receiving votes: Murray State 292, Northern Arizona 259, Norfolk State 222, Chattanooga 191, Liberty 150, South Carolina State 137, Bethune-Cookman 134, McNeese State 127, Grambling State 87, Tennessee Tech 77, Portland State 73, North Dakota 68, Alabama State 66, Jackson State 63, Southern Illinois 63, William & Mary 59, Southern Utah 54, Georgia State 49, Furman 43, Albany 39, Richmond 31, Villanova 30, Penn 16, Duquesne 14, South Dakota State 10, San Diego 9, Elon 9, Drake 8, Holy Cross 7, Prairie View A&M 6, South Dakota 6, Alabama A&M 4, Southeast Missouri 4, Georgetown 3, Idaho State 3, Sacramento State 3, Cornell 2, Bryant 1, Eastern Illinois 1, Jacksonville 1, Missouri State 1, Samford 1, UT Martin 1, The Citadel 1, Western Illinois 1.

[jcmanson]

I'd actually say that is a lot of respect. We shouldn't be any higher. We were 7-4 last year in the Big South and lost MB, CS, etc. plus a new coaching staff. We don't deserve to be ranked.

[BJWilliams]

a win over Montana (a very long shot I know) and we will probably be top 20 the next week.

[LUconn]

If anybody knows that poll rankings don't matter, it's LU fans.

[Rooster Cogburn]

If anybody knows that poll rankings don't matter, it's LU fans.

True dat. We do have a lot to prove, no doubt.

[jbock13]

The fact that Norfolk State is almost ranked is a joke. Winning a weak conference doesn't make you a good team.

[TH Spangler]

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/polls?poll=7

[Cider Jim]

JK is right, again!

[JK37]

a win over Montana (a very long shot I know) and we will probably be top 20 the next week.

It that BJ's first post as a MARRIED man?
Who won the lottery? BJ was off FF for 4 whole days on his honeymoon.

Don't think so. Look at the date it was posted...

[Chris Lang]

A breakdown of the national FCS scene:

http://www2.newsadvance.com/sports/2012 ... r-2152139/

[NotAJerry]

http://philsteele.com/FCSINFO/2012FCSTop40.html

The full top 40 FCS breakdown from Phil Steele. Stony Brook #9, Liberty #39.

[jlread]

Atleast were not listed along with many of our fellow FCS teams in the worst 25 FBS matchups for 2012 .


http://sports.yahoo.com/news/college-fo ... ncaaf.html

[jbock13]

The writer of that article obviously, one, did not rank those in order. He only wrote ones where he could tell his non-funny jokes.

Two, Bethune Cookman is in Florida.