Preseason FCS Poll (The Sporting News)

[danefan]

http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/cfoot225poll.aspx

 

 

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, Cal Poly 45, 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.

 

 

Future conference mates in red

2012 Opponents in blue (plus Maine in red)

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I know that they are not a very good football team but I am truly amazed that Rhode Island isn't even mentioned. I looked at their schedule last year and they seemed competitive in most of the games and since they are still in the CAA for this year (at least) I am truly surprised that they aren't even considered the best team in their state. I mean, correct me if I am wrong but every other team in the CAA is in the poll. Could they really be that bad this year?

[danefan]

I know that they are not a very good football team but I am truly amazed that Rhode Island isn't even mentioned. I looked at their schedule last year and they seemed competitive in most of the games and since they are still in the CAA for this year (at least) I am truly surprised that they aren't even considered the best team in their state. I mean, correct me if I am wrong but every other team in the CAA is in the poll. Could they really be that bad this year?

 

They are the only CAA team not receiving any votes.

 

This poll gets screwy after you get beyond the Top 25 (and even in the Top 25 sometimes).

 

For example, Georgia State received more votes than us, yet they haven't even played a down in CAA football yet and are coming off a 3-8 season with losses to a few DII teams.

 

Its a media poll, so the media voters are generally not aware of the national FCS scene. If your local beat writer doesn't vote, your basically SOL.

 

Santillo from the Troy Record does vote....although he said he did not have us in the Top 25 for the preseason poll.....I think he's right on that too. We need to establish a QB before we can be considered a Top 25 team.