IdaGriz01
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With nine ranked teams losing, there will surely be some stirring around in the next poll. Of course, two of those were to FBS opponents and three were to other ranked FCS teams. Thus, with one possible exception, I do not see anyone dropping out of the top-25.
Poll Guess, Team, (Record), [Current Rank]
#1 NDSU (3-1) [1]
#2 SDSU (3-1) [2]
#3 Montana (4-0) [2]
#4 Montana State (3-1) [4]
#5 Sacrament State (3-0) [7]
#6 Delaware (4-0) [8]
#7 Missouri State (2-2) [6]
#8 Jackson State (4-0) [11]
#9 Weber State (4-0) [12]
#10 Incarnate Word (3-1) [4]
#11 Chattanooga (3-1) [10]
#12 Holy Cross (4-0) [13]
#13 Mercer (3-1) [17]
#14 Villanova (2-2) [9]
#15 UT Martin (2-2) [18]
#16 EWU (1-2) [15]
#17 Samford (3-1) [21]
#18 Richmond (3-1) [22]
#19 Rhode Island (2-2) [20]
#20 William & Mary (3-1) [14]
#21 Eastern Kentucky (2-2) [16]
#22 So. Illinois (2-2) [24]
#23 North Dakota (2-2) [19]
#24 Stephen F. Austin (2-2) [23]
#25 NC Central (4-0) [25]
Seems like blasphemy, but I’m guessing the pollsters will nudge South Dakota State back ahead of the Griz to be a sole #2. The Jacks won decisively at #6 Missouri State and I think that will impress the voters more than having the Griz stomp a team that hasn’t won a game. I expect that MSU will slip down only one spot, although it could be a bit more.
Incarnate Word posed a bit of a quandary. They actually out-gained SE Louisiana, but came up short on the scoreboard. Still, they might not drop as far as I’ve guessed, mainly because SELA’s two losses have been to FBS opponents. (More on SELA in a moment.)
Note that I have EWU slipping only one spot, because they lost by only a FG to a highly ranked opponent. However, that (1-2) record may hurt them more than I’m guessing.
The win by #24 Southern Illinois over #19 North Dakota was fairly decisive (17 points), so I figure the pollsters will at least flip-flop their positions in the poll. However, I could easily see the Salukis coming in a couple spots higher.
Which brings us back to SE Louisiana (now 2-2). As noted above, SELA’s two losses have been to FBS opponents (on the road, of course). We’ve seen Incarnate Word a couple times now, and they are legit ... recall that they decisively (55-41) beat FBS Nevada. It would not surprise me to see the pollsters reward SELA for their win over #4 UIW. The problem becomes: Who do you kick out to make room? My answer would be Stephen F. Austin (2-2), which hasn’t beat anyone that matters.
Poll Guess, Team, (Record), [Current Rank]
#1 NDSU (3-1) [1]
#2 SDSU (3-1) [2]
#3 Montana (4-0) [2]
#4 Montana State (3-1) [4]
#5 Sacrament State (3-0) [7]
#6 Delaware (4-0) [8]
#7 Missouri State (2-2) [6]
#8 Jackson State (4-0) [11]
#9 Weber State (4-0) [12]
#10 Incarnate Word (3-1) [4]
#11 Chattanooga (3-1) [10]
#12 Holy Cross (4-0) [13]
#13 Mercer (3-1) [17]
#14 Villanova (2-2) [9]
#15 UT Martin (2-2) [18]
#16 EWU (1-2) [15]
#17 Samford (3-1) [21]
#18 Richmond (3-1) [22]
#19 Rhode Island (2-2) [20]
#20 William & Mary (3-1) [14]
#21 Eastern Kentucky (2-2) [16]
#22 So. Illinois (2-2) [24]
#23 North Dakota (2-2) [19]
#24 Stephen F. Austin (2-2) [23]
#25 NC Central (4-0) [25]
Seems like blasphemy, but I’m guessing the pollsters will nudge South Dakota State back ahead of the Griz to be a sole #2. The Jacks won decisively at #6 Missouri State and I think that will impress the voters more than having the Griz stomp a team that hasn’t won a game. I expect that MSU will slip down only one spot, although it could be a bit more.
Incarnate Word posed a bit of a quandary. They actually out-gained SE Louisiana, but came up short on the scoreboard. Still, they might not drop as far as I’ve guessed, mainly because SELA’s two losses have been to FBS opponents. (More on SELA in a moment.)
Note that I have EWU slipping only one spot, because they lost by only a FG to a highly ranked opponent. However, that (1-2) record may hurt them more than I’m guessing.
The win by #24 Southern Illinois over #19 North Dakota was fairly decisive (17 points), so I figure the pollsters will at least flip-flop their positions in the poll. However, I could easily see the Salukis coming in a couple spots higher.
Which brings us back to SE Louisiana (now 2-2). As noted above, SELA’s two losses have been to FBS opponents (on the road, of course). We’ve seen Incarnate Word a couple times now, and they are legit ... recall that they decisively (55-41) beat FBS Nevada. It would not surprise me to see the pollsters reward SELA for their win over #4 UIW. The problem becomes: Who do you kick out to make room? My answer would be Stephen F. Austin (2-2), which hasn’t beat anyone that matters.
