Weekly Polls

[uofalbany]

Just when I was getting ready to write that the AGS poll always seems solid, based on voters

doing their homework and being in the know each week.... you post the SN poll.

 

Seems like a big ol waste of time for them to poll. Here we go again with Harvard!

 

TSN does not vet their submissions.

 

For example, in the AGS poll, if you voted for Harvard as #1 you'd have to explain your reasoning to the Poll Committee.

 

Another example, Georgia State clearly got an incorrect #3 vote in the TSN poll (that how's they get 23 points). Its clear that vote should have gone to Georgia Southern but someone clicked the wrong name. In the AGS poll that would have been caught and corrected.

 

TSN does nothing of the sort. They get homer polls from writers who know nothing about the national scene and just blindly pop them into the spreadsheet to get the results. We get hurt because voters for the NEC actually do research and rank us where we should be. If Santillo had no credibility he would just slot us in at #2 and we'd get another 24 points. No one would ever question it and we'd probably end up ranked. Instead he has credibility and ranks us where we should be.

 

Nice breakdown on the details. It never appeared like the submissions were vetted.

At this point, whatever. Let's win out, win a playoff game, and then on to the CAA.

Won't be ignored there.

[danefan]

Just when I was getting ready to write that the AGS poll always seems solid, based on voters

doing their homework and being in the know each week.... you post the SN poll.

 

Seems like a big ol waste of time for them to poll. Here we go again with Harvard!

 

TSN does not vet their submissions.

 

For example, in the AGS poll, if you voted for Harvard as #1 you'd have to explain your reasoning to the Poll Committee.

 

Another example, Georgia State clearly got an incorrect #3 vote in the TSN poll (that how's they get 23 points). Its clear that vote should have gone to Georgia Southern but someone clicked the wrong name. In the AGS poll that would have been caught and corrected.

 

TSN does nothing of the sort. They get homer polls from writers who know nothing about the national scene and just blindly pop them into the spreadsheet to get the results. We get hurt because voters for the NEC actually do research and rank us where we should be. If Santillo had no credibility he would just slot us in at #2 and we'd get another 24 points. No one would ever question it and we'd probably end up ranked. Instead he has credibility and ranks us where we should be.

 

Nice breakdown on the details. It never appeared like the submissions were vetted.

At this point, whatever. Let's win out, win a playoff game, and then on to the CAA.

Won't be ignored there.

 

Exactly. They can't ignore us forever!

[UAalum72]

After a bye week, Albany back to 19th (119 overall) in Sagarin for Oct. 20

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/fbt12.htm

 

Harvard down to 9th after a 4th quarter collapse vs. Princeton. Youngstown loses its third straight. Maine loses to New Hampshire.

 

NEC up to 21st, ahead of both MEAC and Big South, still behind the Patriot League.

[Dane96]

Up three spots in the AGS Poll. About where I ranked the Danes.

 

AGS Poll Results - Week 8

1 Eastern Washington Eagles 2357 62

2 North Dakota State Bison 2268 15

3 Georgia Southern Eagles 2229 12

4 Cal Poly Mustangs 2114 9

5 Wofford Terriers 1908

6 Montana State Bobcats 1821

7 Stony Brook Seawolves 1781

8 Old Dominion Monarchs 1699

9 Sam Houston State Bearkats 1695

10 James Madison Dukes 1558

11 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 1402

12 New Hampshire Wildcats 1390

13 Lehigh Mountain Hawks 1382

14 Central Arkansas Bears 974

15 Albany Great Danes 951

16 Indiana State Sycamores 941

17 Appalachian State Mountaineers 894

18 Villanova Wildcats 824

19 Illinois State Redbirds 708

20 Eastern Kentucky Colonels 483

21 Richmond Spiders 463

22 South Dakota State Jackrabbits 393

23 Southern Illinois Salukis 336

24 Youngstown State Penguins 288

25 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens 179

 

Most Significant Win:

Richmond Spiders

 

Most Significant Loss:

James Madison Dukes

 

26 Towson Tigers 166

27 Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks 159

28 Tennessee State Tigers 148

29 The Citadel Bulldogs 79

30 Harvard Crimson 49

31 Northern Iowa Panthers 37

32 Chattanooga Mocs 31

33 Sacramento State Hornets 24

34 Georgia State Panthers 24

35 Jacksonville State Gamecocks 16

36 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 16

37 Drake Bulldogs 14

38 Princeton Tigers 14

39 Lafayette Leopards 13

40 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 9

Edited October 22, 2012 by Dane96

[Clickclack]

Youngstown in a complete free fall...

[Dane96]

THE MFVC is arguably the toughest league this year. I honestly see YSU, if they can mentally recover, winning out. They played the heart of that league three weeks in a row.

[Dane96]

ABOUT BingING TIME!!!

 

We are now likely to be in all three major polls (Coaches, TSN and AGS)

 

TSN Poll 10/22

1. Eastern Washington Eagles (125) 6-1 4014 1

2. Georgia Southern Eagles (14) 6-1 3787 3

3. North Dakota State Bison (13) 6-1 3746 4

4. Montana State Bobcats 6-1 3489 5

5. Sam Houston State Bearkats (5) 5-2 3218 6

6. Old Dominion Monarchs 6-1 3089 7

7. Wofford Terriers 6-1 3060 8

8. Lehigh Mountain Hawks (3) 8-0 2839 3

9. James Madison Dukes 5-2 2779 2

10. Stony Brook Seawolves (1) 7-1 2704 10

11. Cal Poly Mustangs (3) 7-0 2437 14

12. New Hampshire Wildcats 6-2 2434 12

13. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 6-1 2083 16

14. Central Arkansas Bears 6-2 1654 19

15. Indiana State Sycamores 6-2 1416 21

16. Appalachian State Mountaineers 5-3 1404 13

17. Illinois State Redbirds 6-2 1394 11

18. Eastern Kentucky Colonels 6-2 1152 23

19. Villanova Wildcats 6-2 1135 24

20. Delaware Blue Hens 5-2 837 25

21. Tennessee State Tigers 7-1 786 17

22. Youngstown State Penguins 4-3 686 15

23. Towson Tigers 3-4 515 15

24. Albany Great Danes 6-1 483 NR

25. Richmond Spiders 5-3 456 NR

 

Others receiving votes: South Dakota State 337, Southern Illinois 306, UT Martin 246, Harvard 223, Bethune-Cookman 107, Alabama A&M 78, The Citadel 68, Sacramento State 59, McNeese State 55, Jacksonville State 39, Chattanooga 35, Northern Iowa 28, Stephen F. Austin 26, North Carolina Central 25, Princeton 24, Eastern Illinois 14, Samford 9, Montana 6, Southeastern Louisiana 6, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 4, Drake 3, Colgate 2, Fordham 2, North Dakota 1.....

[Dane96]

And there it is...congrats to the Great Danes. Officially ranked in the two major FCS playoff polls and the AGS Poll. Way to go Purple Family!

 

Team (No. 1 Votes) 2012 Record Points Previous Ranking

1. Eastern Washington (22) 6-1 642 1

2. Georgia Southern (1) 6-1 614 3

3. North Dakota State (3) 6-1 593 4

4. Montana State 6-1 552 5

5. Sam Houston State 5-2 548 6

6. Lehigh 8-0 494 7

7. Old Dominion 6-1 493 8

8. Wofford 6-1 473 9

9. Stony Brook 7-1 439 10

10. James Madison 5-2 413 2

11. Cal Poly 7-0 398 12

12. New Hampshire 6-2 370 14

13. Northern Arizona 6-1 327 15

14. Central Arkansas 6-2 275 17

15. Appalachian State 5-3 240 11

16. Delaware 5-2 228 T-22

17. Illinois State 6-2 225 13

T-18. Eastern Kentucky 6-2 172 24

T-18. Indiana State 6-2 172 25

20. Albany 6-1 153 T-22

T-21. Tennessee State 7-1 115 18

T-21. Youngstown State 4-3 115 16

23. Villanova 6-2 111 NR

24. Harvard 5-1 56 20

25. Towson 3-4 53 19

 

 

Others Receiving Votes: Bethune-Cookman (26), McNeese State (26), UT Martin (25), Richmond (23), Alabama A&M (19), Southern Illinois (17), Sacramento State (16), Jacksonville State (14), Northern Iowa (4), South Dakota State (3), Princeton (3), Samford (2), The Citadel (1).

[Phoenix]

I know Towson has played some serious competition..but it's gotta feel pretty good to be ranked 23/25 with a losing record at nearly two-thirds of the way through the season.

[Dane96]

Towson in no way should be ranked. I dropped them this week. There are plenty of deserving squads including RICHMOND; SIU, SDSU; UT-Martin and Sac State.

[UA'08]

anyone have any idea what the playoff bracket would look like if the season ended today?

Edited October 22, 2012 by UA'08

[UAalum72]

Everybody's just guessing at this point. Remember that in the first round, the biggest determining factors are that you don't play a team from your own conference, and minimizing travel costs.

 

That said, College Sports Madness has us playing (I assume at) Cal Poly

 

The Sports Network has us at Appalachian State

 

No Bowls .com has us at Villanova

 

Other possibilities are Stony Brook (again), New Hampshire, Lehigh, I suppose Delaware, Towson, the MEAC champ... still too early to make a useful prediction.

Edited October 22, 2012 by UAalum72

[UAalum72]

Sagarin for 10/27 - Albany drops to 24th (127 overall) with a weak win.

 

Youngstown loses 4th straight, but Maine and Colgate win.

[danefan]

Sagarin for 10/27 - Albany drops to 24th (127 overall) with a weak win.

 

Youngstown loses 4th straight, but Maine and Colgate win.

 

I hope Colgate wins the PL and Lehigh staysv home. Tired of Lehigh fans.

[danefan]

Coaches poll is out. Jumped up to 18th.

 

http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/FCS/polls/2012/2012_FCS_Coaches_Poll/index.html

 

Team (No. 1 Votes) 2012 Record Points Previous Ranking

1. Georgia Southern (17) 7-1 635 2

2. North Dakota State (5) 7-1 619 3

3. Montana State 7-1 586 4

4. Sam Houston State (2) 6-2 561 5

5. Old Dominion 7-1 528 7

6. Lehigh (1) 8-0 517 6

7. Wofford 7-1 486 8

8. Eastern Washington (1) 6-2 471 1

9. Stony Brook 8-1 450 9

10. James Madison 6-2 429 10

11. New Hampshire 7-2 396 12

12. Northern Arizona 7-1 363 13

13. Central Arkansas 7-2 326 14

14. Appalachian State 6-3 275 15

15. Illinois State 7-2 264 17

16. Cal Poly 7-1 256 11

17. Indiana State 7-2 249 T-18

18. Albany 7-1 188 20

19. Tennessee State 8-1 173 T-21

20. Delaware 5-3 122 16

21. Harvard 6-1 96 24

22. Towson 4-4 87 25

23. Eastern Kentucky 6-3 68 T-18

24. Bethune-Cookman 6-2 54 NR

25. South Dakota State 6-2 51 NR

Others Receiving Votes: Sacramento State (44), Richmond (27), Villanova (27), UT Martin (26), McNeese State (23), Jacksonville State (16), Youngstown State (10), Eastern Illinois (8), The Citadel (5), Samford (5), Southern Illinois (4), Northern Iowa (4), Alabama A&M (1).