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Reigning National
Champion James Madison landed the top preseason
spot garnering 45 first place votes in the
AnyGivenSaturday.com (AGS) Poll released today,
the first poll released in 2005.
Following the Dukes in the top ten were (in
order) Furman, Eastern Washington, Montana,
Georgia Southern, Western Kentucky, Delaware,
Northwestern State, New Hampshire and Northern
Iowa. The full results are listed below.
Nine other teams received first place votes
including Furman (12), Eastern Washington (10),
Montana (2), Georgia Southern (2); Western
Kentucky, Northwestern State, New Hampshire,
Southern Illinois and Harvard each received a
single #1 vote.
A total of 19 squads received more than the five
points required to receive mention outside of
the top 25.
The Atlantic 10 Conference lead the leagues with
seven A-10 teams in the Top 25; the Big Sky
Conference, the Gateway Football Conference and
the Southern Conference had three each; the
Great West Football Conference, the Patriot
League and Southland Conference had two each;
and the Ivy League, the Mid-Eastern Athletic
Conference and the Ohio Valley Conference were
each represented with one.
AGS is the world's largest online community
devoted to all of the NCAA Division I football
subclassification I-AA. The AGS Poll was created
in 2004 to give distinguished members of the AGS
community a place to voice their opinion, vote
for the top 25 I-AA programs in the nation, and
provide the media and coaches of I-AA a valuable
resource to gauge general sentiment.
In order to ensure that the poll is accurate and
fair, a committee of AGS veteran members has
established guidelines for voter eligibility and
accountability. The AGS Poll will be announced
weekly throughout the season on Mondays and a
final poll will be announced shortly after the
National Championship game.
In comparison, no other poll or magazine had
more teams in their preseason prediction last
year that finished in the final top 25 than the
AGS Poll.
2005 Preseason AGS Poll (5/23/2005)
(first place votes in parenthesis)
1. James Madison (45)
2. Furman (12)
3. Eastern Washington (10)
4. Montana (2)
5. Georgia Southern (2)
6. Western Kentucky (1)
7. Delaware
8. Northwestern State (1)
9. New Hampshire (1)
10. Northern Iowa
11. Southern Illinois (1)
12. William & Mary
13. Lehigh
14. Sam Houston State
15. Harvard (1)
16. Massachusetts
17. Cal Poly
18. North Dakota State
19. Jacksonville State
20. Lafayette
21. Montana State
22. Hampton
23. Appalachian State
24. Maine
25. Hofstra
Others receiving votes (minimum of 5 votes):
Villanova (35), South Carolina State (33),
Wofford (31), Portland State (30), Alabama State
(16), Eastern Kentucky (16), McNeese State (15),
Coastal Carolina (14), Pennsylvania (14),
Southern University (11), Grambling (10),
Colgate (9), Northern Arizona (9), Texas State
(8), UC Davis (7), South Dakota State (6),
Western Carolina (6), Brown (5), Stephen F.
Austin (5). |
