Fox Sports ranks the FCS Football Conferences

[youcanbankit]

http://www.foxsports.com/college-foo...erences-052517

[GodHelpTheBears]

We really are the Indiana Hoosiers of FCS - hillbillies in the top conference that are terrible at football and worse than they think they should be in basketball, because of what an old coach from the 80's accomplished.

[DFW HOYA]

8. Patriot League (6 teams).

Oops..

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

8. Patriot League (6 teams).

Oops..

Time will tell where the league finishes this year. Now that everyone (whelp there's GTown) is up to speed with scholarships the PL has the potential to pass the Big South, Southland and OVC in time. In fact, I'd be disappointed if they don't get by at least 2 of them. The SoCon is a tweener and the Big Sky, CAA and MVC are simply better than everyone else over the long haul.

[JSUSoutherner]

Time will tell where the league finishes this year. Now that everyone (whelp there's GTown) is up to speed with scholarships the PL has the potential to pass the Big South, Southland and OVC in time. In fact, I'd be disappointed if they don't get by at least 2 of them. The SoCon is a tweener and the Big Sky, CAA and MVC are simply better than everyone else over the long haul.

The SoCon wipes the floor with the Big Sky 8 days a week.

[citdog]

The SoCon wipes the floor with the Big Sky 8 days a week.

There is no doubt about that. The SoCon should be the #2 league. All others say so. The patsy should be like 12th. JUST a smidge above the Pioneer.

[JSUSoutherner]

There is no doubt about that. The SoCon should be the #2 league. All others say so. The patsy should be like 12th. JUST a smidge above the Pioneer.

I wouldn't say that. But I also wouldn't say the CAA is head and shoulders above them either. I think it's a toss up and depends on what you rank the strength of a conference by. I think the SoCon has more depth but we haven't seen anyone in the SoCon win a quarterfinals game since Georgia Southern. In that span, 4 CAA teams have punched tickets to the Semis and beyond.

[Redbird 4th & short]

There is no doubt about that. The SoCon should be the #2 league. All others say so. The patsy should be like 12th. JUST a smidge above the Pioneer.

Massey composite from last season ranks in this order: MVFC, Southern, CAA, Big South, Big Sky .. other than putting Big Sky slightly ahead of Big South, I have to agree with the average of 40 polls.

http://www.masseyratings.com/cf/compare1aa.htm

[RichH2]

8. Patriot League (6 teams).

Oops..

Perhaps a bit higher but as a league we have yet to improve our OOC schedules and performances. Lehigh and Fordham will score bunches but will either D improve enough for us to be taken seriously post season.

[PAllen]

Perhaps a bit higher but as a league we have yet to improve our OOC schedules and performances. Lehigh and Fordham will score bunches but will either D improve enough for us to be taken seriously post season.

I think he means the 6 teams.