Pursuits of Perfection - 2014 Edition

[melloware13]

Keeping track of the teams who have a 0 on either side of the record, with upcoming games. 32 teams listed after week 4, including the entire Ivy League. 3 teams have byes this week, and there are two additional matchups in the bottom list (so a minimum of 5 teams will survive). An additional 5 meetings of undefeated v. winless are on the dockett this week.

Undefeated (11):
#6 Coastal Carolina (4-0) v. Elon (9/27)
Charleston Southern (4-0) @ Charlotte (9/27)
#18 Eastern Kentucky (4-0, 1-0 OVC) @ Austin Peay (10/4)
#1 North Dakota State (4-0) @ Western Illinois (10/4)
Texas Southern (4-0, 2-0 SWAC) @ Alabama State (9/27)
Albany (3-0, 1-0 CAA) v. Columbia (9/27)
Bucknell (3-0) v. Cornell (9/27)
#21 Illinois State (2-0) v. Austin Peay (9/27)
Harvard (1-0) @ Brown (9/27)
Dartmouth (1-0) @ #5 New Hampshire (9/27)
Yale (1-0) v. Army (9/27)

Fully Defeated (21):
Delaware State (0-4) v. Savannah State (9/27)
Incarnate Word (0-4, 0-1 SLC) v. #4 Southeastern Louisiana (9/27)
Marist (0-4, 0-1 PFL) v. San Diego (9/27)
Nicholls State (0-4) @ Central Arkansas (9/27)
Norfolk State (0-4) v. Norfolk State (9/27)
Robert Morris (0-4) v. Monmouth (10/4)
Southern Utah (0-4) v. Weber State (9/27)
Weber State (0-4) @ Southern Utah (9/27)
Austin Peay (0-3, 0-1 OVC) @ #21 Illinois State (9/27)
Campbell (0-3) v. Valparaiso (9/27)
The Citadel (0-3) v. Gardner-Webb (9/27)
Florida A&M (0-3) @ Tennessee State (9/27)
Lehigh (0-3) v. Monmouth (9/27)
Prairie View A&M (0-3, 0-2 SWAC) v. Grambling State (9/27)
Rhode Island (0-3, 0-1 CAA) @ Central Connecticut State (9/27)
Savannah State (0-3) @ Delaware State (9/27)
Brown (0-1) v. Harvard (9/27)
Columbia (0-1) @ Albany (9/27)
Cornell (0-1) @ Bucknell (9/27)
Pennsylvania (0-1) v. #3 Villanova (9/27)
Princeton (0-1) v. Davidson (9/27)

[skinny_uncle]

I appreciate you starting this list the week of our first loss.

[thebootfitter]

Norfolk State (0-4) v. Norfolk State (9/27)

Better keep your eyes on this one. Should be a whale of a game! Matchup of the century! ;-)

[BisonFan02]

I motion to include Davidson on this list....that "victory" over the College of Faith...knowing what we know (or maybe don't know?) about that opponent really brings that "W" into question.

[chattanoogamocs]

Undefeated (11):
#6 Coastal Carolina (4-0) v. Elon (9/27)
Charleston Southern (4-0) @ Charlotte (9/27)
#18 Eastern Kentucky (4-0, 1-0 OVC) @ Austin Peay (10/4)
#1 North Dakota State (4-0) @ Western Illinois (10/4)
Texas Southern (4-0, 2-0 SWAC) @ Alabama State (9/27)
Albany (3-0, 1-0 CAA) v. Columbia (9/27)
Bucknell (3-0) v. Cornell (9/27)
#21 Illinois State (2-0) v. Austin Peay (9/27)
Harvard (1-0) @ Brown (9/27)
Dartmouth (1-0) @ #5 New Hampshire (9/27)
Yale (1-0) v. Army (9/27)


I am going to pick Coastal Carolina, North Dakota State and Harvard as my last 3 standing...with CCU having the best chance of ending the regular season undefeated (not saying NDSU can't go undefeated too...but CCU have a much easier road, at least on paper, schedule wise)

[superman7515]

Delaware State should come off the list after this weekend. Savannah State is an entirely different level of awful.

[melloware13]

Updated after Week 5, and I'll be sure to double check to avoid another "Norfolk State @ Norfolk State" listing.

Undefeated (9):
#5 Coastal Carolina (5-0) @ Furman (10/4)
Charleston Southern (5-0) @ Vanderbilt (10/11)
#14 Eastern Kentucky (4-0, 1-0 OVC) @ Austin Peay (10/4)
#1 North Dakota State (4-0) @ Western Illinois (10/4)
#25 Albany (4-0, 1-0 CAA) v. James Madison (10/4)
Bucknell (4-0) @ Bryant (10/4)
#20 Illinois State (3-0) v. #6 South Dakota State (10/4)
Harvard (2-0, 1-0 Ivy) @ Georgetown (10/4)
Yale (2-0) @ Cornell (10/4)

Fully Defeated (15+2):
Incarnate Word (0-5, 0-2 SLC) v. Houston Baptist (10/4)
Marist (0-5, 0-2 PFL) @ Valparaiso (10/4)
Nicholls State (0-5, 0-1 SLC) @ #7 McNeese State (10/4)
Weber State (0-5, 0-1 BSC) v. Cal Poly (10/11)
Robert Morris (0-4) v. Monmouth (10/4)
Austin Peay (0-4, 0-1 OVC) @ #14 Eastern Kentucky (10/4)
Florida A&M (0-4) v. Morgan State (10/4)
Lehigh (0-4) v. Bucknell (10/11)
Prairie View A&M (0-4, 0-3 SWAC) @ Jackson State (10/4)
Rhode Island (0-4, 0-1 CAA) v. Brown (10/4)
Savannah State (0-4, 0-1 MEAC) v. Norfolk State (10/4)
Brown (0-2, 0-1 Ivy) @ Rhode Island (10/4)
Columbia (0-2) v. Princeton (10/4)
Cornell (0-2) v. Yale (10/4)
Pennsylvania (0-2) @ Dartmouth (10/4)
*Davidson (1-4, 0-1 PFL) v. Dayton (10/4)
*Mississippi Valley State (1-4, 0-3 SWAC) @ Texas Southern (10/4)

* = win is against questionable team (College of Faith/University of Faith)

[melloware13]

Week 6 Update, we lost 6 teams from the list. There's a match-up of winless teams coming out of the MEAC in Week 7 (SSU @ FAMU). Also, all 20 teams listed are in action in Week 7.

Undefeated (7):
#6 Coastal Carolina (6-0) @ Presbyterian (10/11)
#24 Charleston Southern (5-0) @ Vanderbilt (10/11)
#13 Eastern Kentucky (5-0, 2-0 OVC) v. Eastern Illinois (10/11)
#1 North Dakota State (5-0, 1-0 MVFC) v. #8 Southern Illinois (10/11)
#10 Illinois State (4-0, 1-0 MVFC) @ #15 Indiana State (10/11)
Harvard (3-0, 1-0 Ivy) v. Cornell (10/11)
Yale (3-0, 1-0 Ivy) v. Dartmouth (10/11)

Fully Defeated (11+2):
Nicholls State (0-6, 0-2 SLC) v. Stephen F. Austin (10/11)
Weber State (0-5, 0-1 BSC) v. Cal Poly (10/11)
Robert Morris (0-5) @ Sacred Heart (10/11)
Austin Peay (0-5, 0-2 OVC) @ Mercer (10/11)
Florida A&M (0-5, 0-1 MEAC) v. Savannah State (10/11)
Rhode Island (0-5, 0-1 CAA) @ #2 Villanova (10/11)
Savannah State (0-5, 0-2 MEAC) @ Florida A&M (10/11)
Lehigh (0-4) v. Bucknell (10/11)
Columbia (0-3, 0-1 Ivy) @ Monmouth (10/11)
Cornell (0-3, 0-1 Ivy) @ Harvard (10/11)
Pennsylvania (0-3, 0-1 Ivy) @ #18 Fordham (10/11)
*Davidson (1-5, 0-2 PFL) @ Drake (10/11)
*Mississippi Valley State (1-5, 0-4 SWAC) @ Jackson State (10/11)

* = win is against questionable team (College of Faith/University of Faith)

[skinny_uncle]

The NDSU game is in Fargo, not Carbondale.

[melloware13]

The NDSU game is in Fargo, not Carbondale.

Adjusted, thanks!

[melloware13]

Week 7 saw 4 teams come off the list, leaving only 16. 15 are in action in Week 8, including two match-ups of winless teams!

Undefeated (5):
#6 Coastal Carolina (7-0, 1-0 Big South) v. #24 Charleston Southern (10/25)
#13 Eastern Kentucky (6-0, 3-0 OVC) @ Tennessee Tech (10/18)
#1 North Dakota State (6-0, 2-0 MVFC) v. #15 Indiana State (10/18)
#10 Illinois State (5-0, 2-0 MVFC) @ Western Illinois (10/18)
Harvard (4-0, 2-0 Ivy) v. Lafayette (10/18)

Fully Defeated (10+1):
Nicholls State (0-7, 0-3 SLC) v. Lamar (10/18)
Weber State (0-6, 0-2 Big Sky) @ #19 Montana State (10/18)
Robert Morris (0-6, 0-1 NEC) v. Central Connecticut State (10/18)
Austin Peay (0-6, 0-2 OVC) v. Murray State (10/18)
Rhode Island (0-6, 0-2 CAA) @ #16 Richmond (10/18)
Savannah State (0-6, 0-3 MEAC) v. Bethune-Cookman (10/18)
Lehigh (0-5, 0-1 Patriot) @ Cornell (10/18)
Columbia (0-4, 0-1 Ivy) @ Pennsylvania (10/18)
Cornell (0-4, 0-2 Ivy) v. Lehigh (10/18)
Pennsylvania (0-4, 0-1 Ivy) v. Columbia (10/18)
*Davidson (1-6, 0-3 PFL) @ Campbell (10/18)

* = win is against questionable team (College of Faith)

[chattanoogamocs]

Two less teams from the OVC...

EKU lost (at TTU)

and Austin Peay won (vs Murray State)

EDIT: APSU breaks an 18-game losing streak.

[Hood]

I'm pretty sure in about a month I'll be able to appreciate "rock bottom" in a football sense. And that's saying a lot considering the historical incompetence of this program.

[melloware13]

Week 8 had some chaos for the list, and we are down to 11 teams. All 11 are in action for Week 9, and while it looks like there won't be an upset up top, there are a few games prime for upsets by the bottom teams (Nicholls, Davidson, and maybe URI).

Undefeated (4):
#5 Coastal Carolina (7-0, 1-0 Big South) v. Charleston Southern (10/25)
#1 North Dakota State (7-0, 3-0 MVFC) @ South Dakota (10/25)
#6 Illinois State (6-0, 3-0 MVFC) v. #24 Missouri State (10/25)
#22 Harvard (5-0, 2-0 Ivy) @ Princeton (10/25)

Fully Defeated (6+1):
Nicholls State (0-8, 0-4 SLC) @ Houston Baptist (10/25)
Weber State (0-7, 0-3 Big Sky) v. Portland State (10/25)
Rhode Island (0-7, 0-3 CAA) v. Maine (10/25)
Savannah State (0-7, 0-4 MEAC) @ North Carolina Central (10/25)
Columbia (0-5, 0-2 Ivy) v. Dartmouth (10/25)
Cornell (0-5, 0-2 Ivy) @ Brown (10/25)
*Davidson (1-7, 0-4 PFL) v. Stetson (10/25)

* = win is against questionable team (College of Faith)

[Fear the Bird]

If Rhody doesn't beat Maine I'm sure Brock will find a way to hand them a win in Newark next week

[melloware13]

No change to the perfection membership this week, and almost everyone returns to action for Week 10 (Davidson is off). I think if Nicholls doesn't win this one, they will last the entire season on the list.

Undefeated (4):
#5 Coastal Carolina (8-0, 2-0 Big South) @ Gardner-Webb (11/1)
#1 North Dakota State (8-0, 4-0 MVFC) v. #11 South Dakota State (11/1)
#6 Illinois State (7-0, 4-0 MVFC) @ Northern Iowa (11/1)
#22 Harvard (6-0, 3-0 Ivy) @ Dartmouth (11/1)

Fully Defeated (6+1):
Nicholls State (0-9, 0-5 SLC) v. Incarnate Word (11/1)
Weber State (0-8, 0-4 Big Sky) v. Northern Arizona (11/1)
Rhode Island (0-8, 0-4 CAA) @ Delaware (11/1)
Savannah State (0-8, 0-5 MEAC) @ South Carolina State (11/1)
Columbia (0-6, 0-3 Ivy) v. Yale (11/1)
Cornell (0-6, 0-3 Ivy) v. Princeton (11/1)
*Davidson (1-8, 0-5 PFL) v. Jacksonville (11/8)

* = win is against questionable team (College of Faith)

[superman7515]

Rhode Island may get a win this week, but it will be against a questionable team.

[NDSUSR]

Im pulling for Weber.

[BucBisonAtLarge]

Rhode Island may get a win this week, but it will be against a questionable team.

of course--

You UD fans don't take to an average season well, huh?

[superman7515]

of course--

You UD fans don't take to an average season well, huh?

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[JMUNJ08]

all the undefeated teams get a good test this upcoming week with only Coastal getting a slightly easier game. Those 0fer teams though look to be rolling another week over unless Nichols does know the Birds the Word...

[melloware13]

Week 10 forced us to say goodbye to Illinois State. 9 teams are in play in Week 11, with the most likely to drop being NDSU (from the top) and maybe Weber State. There also seems to be a few massive mismatches this week, such as Columbia @ Harvard and UNH @ URI.

Undefeated (3):
#5 Coastal Carolina (9-0, 3-0 Big South) @ Charlotte (11/8)
#1 North Dakota State (9-0, 5-0 MVFC) @ #23 Northern Iowa (11/8)
#22 Harvard (7-0, 4-0 Ivy) v. Columbia (11/8)

Fully Defeated (6+1):
Nicholls State (0-10, 0-6 SLC) @ Northwestern State (11/15)
Weber State (0-9, 0-5 Big Sky) @ North Dakota (11/8)
Rhode Island (0-9, 0-5 CAA) v. #3 New Hampshire (11/8)
Savannah State (0-9, 0-6 MEAC) v. Howard (11/8)
Columbia (0-7, 0-4 Ivy) @ #22 Harvard (11/8)
Cornell (0-7, 0-4 Ivy) v. Dartmouth (11/8)
*Davidson (1-8, 0-5 PFL) v. Jacksonville (11/8)

* = win is against questionable team (College of Faith)

[chattanoogamocs]

from September 22nd...

I am going to pick Coastal Carolina, North Dakota State and Harvard as my last 3 standing...with CCU having the best chance of ending the regular season undefeated (not saying NDSU can't go undefeated too...but CCU have a much easier road, at least on paper, schedule wise)

I am sure plenty of people would have said the same...but it is nice when you make a comment and it actually happens. :)

[Ivytalk]

xcoolxAnd then there were three....

[melloware13]

We dropped two teams in Week 11, leaving just 8 in the running. All 8 are in action in Week 12, and there is a guarantee to have at least one team drop from the list.

Undefeated (2):
#3 Coastal Carolina (10-0, 3-0 Big South) v. Monmouth (11/15)
#18 Harvard (8-0, 5-0 Ivy) @ Pennsylvania (11/15)

Fully Defeated (5+1):
Nicholls State (0-10, 0-6 SLC) @ Northwestern State (11/15)
Rhode Island (0-10, 0-6 CAA) @ Stony Brook (11/15)
Savannah State (0-10, 0-6 MEAC) v. North Carolina A&T (11/15)
Columbia (0-8, 0-5 Ivy) v. Cornell (11/15)
Cornell (0-8, 0-5 Ivy) @ Columbia (11/15)
*Davidson (1-9, 0-6 PFL) @ Marist (11/15)

* = win is against questionable team (College of Faith)

[melloware13]

Cornell went away, and all 7 teams are in action in Week 13. Both unbeaten teams are playing for their conference titles, while it looks like Rhode Island and Davidson would be in the best spots to get a win finally.

Undefeated (2):
#3 Coastal Carolina (11-0, 4-0 Big South) v. Liberty (11/22)
#17 Harvard (9-0, 6-0 Ivy) v. Yale (11/22)

Fully Defeated (4+1):
Nicholls State (0-11, 0-7 SLC) v. #11 Southeastern Louisiana (11/20)
Rhode Island (0-11, 0-7 CAA) v. Towson (11/22)
Savannah State (0-11, 0-8 MEAC) @ Brigham Young (11/22)
Columbia (0-9, 0-6 Ivy) @ Brown (11/22)
*Davidson (1-10, 0-7 PFL) @ Valparaiso (11/22)

[Ivytalk]

Coastal vs. Harvard for the NC!:D

[NoDak 4 Ever]

Coastal vs. Harvard for the insulated from the rest of the world NC!:D


FIFY

[Ivytalk]

FIFY

Why do you have such a hard-on for Harvard? Your Bison brethren get it. Go "frack" yourself, pontificator of the prairie.:p

[NoDak 4 Ever]

Why do you have such a hard-on for Harvard? Your Bison brethren get it. Go "frack" yourself, pontificator of the prairie.:p

Is what I wrote wrong?

[Ivytalk]

Is what I wrote wrong?

Look, NoDak, I'm on record here as wanting Ivy participation in the FB playoffs. I was really trolling in this thread for a couple of my AGS Chanticleer pals. If you want to leave Ivy teams out of your polls because they don't participate, that's your decision and I'm fine with it. Just don't be so snarky all the time. Good luck to the Bison the rest of the way. They may get another NC themselves.

[rokamortis]

Look, NoDak, I'm on record here as wanting Ivy participation in the FB playoffs. I was really trolling in this thread for a couple of my AGS Chanticleer pals. If you want to leave Ivy teams out of your polls because they don't participate, that's your decision and I'm fine with it. Just don't be so snarky all the time. Good luck to the Bison the rest of the way. They may get another NC themselves.

Isn't worth the argument. xcoffeex

[NoDak 4 Ever]

Look, NoDak, I'm on record here as wanting Ivy participation in the FB playoffs. I was really trolling in this thread for a couple of my AGS Chanticleer pals. If you want to leave Ivy teams out of your polls because they don't participate, that's your decision and I'm fine with it. Just don't be so snarky all the time. Good luck to the Bison the rest of the way. They may get another NC themselves.

I'm not talking about playoffs, I'm talking about the insular nature of your scheduling (and by default, CCU's as well). The perfection list would be a lot longer with more Penn's and Monmouth's on team's schedules.

[Ivytalk]

Isn't worth the argument. xcoffeex

And good luck to the Chants as well.

[BisonFan02]

Isn't worth the argument. xcoffeex

Its not....there's a few things in life that are certain...taxes and Nodak being a snarky ***hole.

[rokamortis]

And good luck to the Chants as well.

Hah - thanks. I wasn't condemning your comments - just the Chants and the weak ass schedule vs all things greatness in the MVFC, Big Sky, CAA ... yadda yadda. Just not worth my time. I'm happy to have civil discussions (most of the time) but the internet tough guy arguments get tiring.