FCS Coaches' Poll - Oct 20, 2014

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http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/fcs




FCS Coaches' Poll



RANK

SCHOOL

RECORD

POINTS

PREVIOUS



1

North Dakota State (26)

7-0

650

1



2

Eastern Washington

7-1

623

2



3

Coastal Carolina

7-0

588

3



4

Villanova

6-1

568

4



5

New Hampshire

5-1

550

5



6

Montana

5-2

506

6



7

Jacksonville

5-1

499

7



8

Southeastern Louisiana

6-2

463

8



9

Illinois State

6-0

443

9



10

McNeese State

4-2

410

10



11

Montana State

6-2

395

11



12

Fordham

6-1

329

13



13

Bethune-Cookman

6-1

314

14



14

Chattanooga

4-3

302

15



15

South Dakota State

5-2

294

16



16

Youngstown State

5-2

246

19



17

Richmond

5-2

235

20



18

Eastern Kentucky

6-1

197

12



19

Southern Illinois

5-3

161

17



20

William & Mary

4-3

157

18



21

Harvard

5-0

127

24



22

Sacred Heart

6-1

73

NR



23

Northern Iowa

3-4

55

21



24

Indiana State

4-3

46

23



25

Bryant

5-1

34

NR



Dropped out: No. 22 Charleston Southern, No. 25 Sam Houston State.
Others receiving votes: Alcorn State 31, Missouri State 29, Charleston Southern 23, Stephen F. Austin 15, Northwestern State 13, Western Carolina 12, Albany 10, Liberty 9, Cal Poly 9, Jacksonville 9, Idaho State 8, Presbyterian 5, Western Illinois 3, North Carolina A&T 2, Northern Arizona 2, Sam Houston State 1, Dartmouth 1, Eastern Illinois 1, Bucknell 1, Wofford 1.

[dgreco]

NEC has two top-25 teams, is that a first for the NEC?

[PaladinFan]

Am I the only one that thinks Presbyterian should be higher? They are 4-3 with losses to NIU, NC State, and Coastal Carolina. They've beaten then #12 Furman, WCU (who leads the SoCon), and top 25 Charleston Southern.

[NoDak 4 Ever]

Do you think that UNI is pre-selected on their ballots?

[catamount man]

Guess those two D2 games are still keeping us out of the top 25. Unreal. GO CATS!

[catamount man]

Am I the only one that thinks Presbyterian should be higher? They are 4-3 with losses to NIU, NC State, and Coastal Carolina. They've beaten then #12 Furman, WCU (who leads the SoCon), and top 25 Charleston Southern.

Nope, I think both us and PC deserve to be in the top 25. UNI with FOUR losses and ranked?

[thebootfitter]

Nope, I think both us and PC deserve to be in the top 25. UNI with FOUR losses and ranked?
Different voters have different criteria for voting. And that's a good thing. Keeps AGS honest with a variety of opinions and people not afraid to share them.

Some people vote for the teams they feel are the best teams, regardless of win/loss record. Not saying this is necessarily the case with UNI this year, but considering their competition and how they have fared, it is conceivable that there are teams with far better W/L records that UNI would curb stomp.

Is the poll supposed to be about the "best" 25 teams in the country? (i.e. Would #1-5 generally beat #6-10 in head to head matchups?) Only the best that have a shot at the playoffs? Those with the best records, regardless of SoS? Some other factors? Some balance of multiple factors?


EDIT: Oops... This is a discussion of the Coaches' poll. Well, you can pretty much throw it out the window. It is garbage.

[JaxSinfonian]

http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/fcs




7
Jacksonville STATE
5-1
499
7










Sorry, can't let it slide.

[ursus arctos horribilis]

Sorry, can't let it slide.

Holy Cheeerist, they gotta get on fixing that one.