Polls

[Matt]

Division I Championship

[SiouxMD]

THE SPORTS NETWORK

1. James Madison Dukes (104) 5-1 2,793 1

2. Appalachian State Mountaineers (4) 3-2 2,558 2

3. McNeese State Cowboys (1) 3-1 2,461 4

4. New Hampshire Wildcats (2) 4-0 2,218 5

5. Richmond Spiders 4-2 2,160 6

6. Elon Phoenix 5-1 1,971 7

7. Cal Poly Mustangs 3-1 1,943 8

8. Wofford Terriers 3-1 1,785 9

9. Villanova Wildcats 4-1 1,752 14

10. Northern Iowa Panthers 3-2 1,671 10

11. North Dakota State Bison 3-2 1,599 17

12. Montana Grizzlies 4-1 1,553 3

13. Massachusetts Minutemen 3-2 1,405 18

14. Central Arkansas Bears 4-1 1,038 19

15. Liberty Flames 5-0 975 20

16. Southern Illinois Salukis 2-2 881 13

17. Western Illinois Leathernecks 3-2 751 21

18. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 4-1 688 24

19. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 4-1 668 22

20. Furman Paladins 4-2 615 15

21. The Citadel Bulldogs 3-2 531 12

22. Weber State Wildcats 4-2 501 NR

23. Eastern Washington Eagles 2-3 458 11

24. Delaware Blue Hens 2-3 406 16

25. South Dakota State Jackrabbits 3-3 286 23

Others receiving votes: Tennessee State 164, Hampton 147, Sam Houston State 126, Montana State 85, Eastern Illinois 57, South Carolina State 55, Harvard 51, Georgia Southern 50, San Diego 34, Cornell 28, Bethune-Cookman 26, Youngstown State 17, Yale 10, Lafayette 9, North Dakota 8, Northeastern 8, Prairie View 8, Sacred Heart 6, Southern 5, Florida A&M 5, Central Connecticut State 4, Eastern Kentucky 4, Grambling 4, Princeton 4, Colgate 4, William & Mary 3, Brown 2, Delaware State 1, Illinois State 1, Northwestern State 1, Portland State 1, Texas State 1.

[Matt]

The Gridiron Power Index (GPI), the index ranking for the NCAA Division I FCS and a top indicator of at-large playoff selection debuts for the 2008 season with James Madison in the top spot.

The Colonial Athletic Association, the largest league in the FCS has seven teams in the top 25, the Missouri Valley Football and the Southern Conferences have five each, the Big Sky and the Southland Conferences have three each, and the Big South, Great West Football and the Ohio Valley Conferences placed one each.

10/6/2008 GPI Top 25

Rank, Team, Total

1. James Madison (1.00)

2. New Hampshire (4.13)

3. Appalachian St (4.50)

4. McNeese St (4.88)

5. Richmond (5.25)

6. Cal Poly (6.75)

7. Villanova (7.13)

8. Montana (9.13)

9T. Massachusetts (10.50)

9T. Wofford (10.50)

11. Elon (10.88)

12. Northern Iowa (12.75)

13. Jacksonville St (13.63)

14. Weber St (14.25)

15. Furman (15.75)

16. N Arizona (16.13)

17. Cent Arkansas (17.75)

18. W Illinois (20.00)

19. S Illinois (20.38)

20. Delaware (20.50)

21. N Dakota St (20.88)

22. Liberty (21.63)

23. S Dakota St (23.38)

24T. Northeastern (24.88)

24T. Sam Houston St (24.88)

24T. Ga Southern (24.88)

Full GPI Detail

Conference Ranking:

Rank, League, Total Average

1. Colonial Athletic Association (22.78)

2. Southern Conference (27.97)

3. Great West Football Conference (32.38)

4. Big Sky Conference (32.59)

5. Missouri Valley Football Conference (34.41)

6. Southland Conference (34.46)

7. Ivy League (45.77)

8. Ohio Valley Conference (49.79)

9. Patriot League (51.91)

10. Big South Conference (51.93)

11. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (61.94)

12. Northeast Conference (65.00)

13. Southwestern Athletic Conference (70.50)

14. Pioneer Football League (75.28)

15. Independents (80.15)

Conference Ranking Detail:

1. Colonial Athletic Association (22.78)

1. James Madison (1.00)

2. New Hampshire (4.13)

5. Richmond (5.25)

7. Villanova (7.13)

9T. Massachusetts (10.50)

20. Delaware (20.50)

24T. Northeastern (24.88)

29T. William & Mary (28.50)

37T. Maine (34.75)

40. Hofstra (34.88)

56. Rhode Island (44.25)

75T. Towson (57.63)

2. Southern Conference (27.97)

3. Appalachian St (4.50)

9T. Wofford (10.50)

11. Elon (10.88)

15. Furman (15.75)

24T. Ga Southern (24.88)

29T. The Citadel (28.50)

47T. Samford (40.25)

77. Chattanooga (57.75)

81. W Carolina (58.75)

3. Great West Football Conference (32.38)

6. Cal Poly (6.75)

33T. UC Davis (32.13)

41. North Dakota (35.13)

43. Southern Utah (35.75)

68. South Dakota (52.13)

4. Big Sky Conference (32.59)

8. Montana (9.13)

14. Weber St (14.25)

16. N Arizona (16.13)

27. Montana St (25.38)

28. E Washington (27.25)

42. Sacramento St (35.63)

60. Portland St (46.00)

75T. N Colorado (57.63)

83. Idaho St (61.88)

5. Missouri Valley Football Conference (34.41)

12. Northern Iowa (12.75)

18. W Illinois (20.00)

19. S Illinois (20.38)

21. N Dakota St (20.88)

23. S Dakota St (23.38)

46. Illinois St (39.38)

54T. Youngstown St (44.00)

63. Missouri St (48.38)

112. Indiana St (80.50)

6. Southland Conference (34.46)

4. McNeese St (4.88)

17. Cent Arkansas (17.75)

24T. Sam Houston St (24.88)

45. Northwestern St (39.13)

51. SF Austin (42.00)

52. SE Louisiana (42.25)

65. Nicholls St (51.63)

70. Texas St (53.13)

7. Ivy League (45.77)

31. Cornell (29.13)

32. Harvard (30.38)

35. Yale (32.38)

49. Brown (41.00)

58T. Princeton (44.88)

62. Penn (47.88)

96. Dartmouth (69.38)

97. Columbia (71.13)

8. Ohio Valley Conference (49.79)

13. Jacksonville St (13.63)

33T. E Illinois (32.13)

36. Tennessee St (34.25)

54T. TN Martin (44.00)

69. E Kentucky (52.88)

78. Tennessee Tech (58.00)

93. SE Missouri St (66.75)

95. Murray St (68.38)

109. Austin Peay (78.13)

9. Patriot League (51.91)

47T. Holy Cross (40.25)

50. Colgate (41.75)

53. Lafayette (43.25)

64. Fordham (50.13)

73. Bucknell (56.75)

74. Lehigh (56.88)

103T. Georgetown (74.38)

10. Big South Conference (51.93)

22. Liberty (21.63)

44. Coastal Carolina (37.88)

67. Charleston So (51.88)

82. Stony Brook (59.25)

85. Gardner Webb (62.50)

87. VMI (64.25)

91T. Presbyterian (66.13)

11. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (61.94)

37T. S Carolina St (34.75)

58T. Hampton (44.88)

61. Bethune-Cookman (46.63)

72. Florida A&M (54.25)

86. Morgan St (62.88)

90. Delaware St (66.00)

94. Norfolk St (67.00)

111. NC A&T (78.75)

116. Howard (82.00)

117. W Salem St (82.25)

12. Northeast Conference (65.00)

37T. Albany (34.75)

66. Central Conn (51.75)

84. Monmouth (62.25)

88. Duquesne (64.38)

89. Sacred Heart (65.38)

102. Robert Morris (74.25)

113. Wagner (81.00)

123T. St Francis (86.25)

13. Southwestern Athletic Conference (70.50)

57. Grambling (44.75)

71. Southern (53.88)

91T. Prairie View (66.13)

98. Alabama St (71.38)

99. Alabama A&M (71.63)

101. Jackson St (72.13)

103T. Alcorn St (74.38)

114. TX Southern (81.50)

118. Ark Pine Bluff (83.25)

122. MS Valley St (86.00)

14. Pioneer Football League (75.28)

79. Dayton (58.13)

80. San Diego (58.50)

103T. Morehead St (74.88)

106. Butler (75.25)

107. Jacksonville (76.50)

110. Davidson (78.63)

115. Drake (81.63)

123T. Valparaiso (86.25)

125. Campbell (87.75)

15. Independents (80.15)

100. Bryant (71.75)

108. NC Central (77.75)

119. Iona (83.38)

120. Marist (83.75)

121. Savannah St (84.13

[UND92,96]

Impressive.

Full GPI Detail

Conference Ranking:

Rank, League, Total Average

1. Colonial Athletic Association (22.78)

2. Southern Conference (27.97)

3. Great West Football Conference (32.38)

4. Big Sky Conference (32.59)

5. Missouri Valley Football Conference (34.41)

[Matt]

10/13 FCS Coaches poll

1. James Madison (28) 6-1 700 1

2. Appalachian State 4-2 664 2

3. Cal Poly 3-1 599 7

4. Northern Iowa 4-2 589 8

5. Montana 5-1 548 10

6. Wofford 4-1 526 9

7. Massachusetts 4-2 494 11

8. Elon 6-1 457 12

9. Richmond 4-3 453 5

10. Villanova 4-1 430 13

11. New Hampshire 4-1 420 4

12. McNeese State 3-2 396 3

13. Central Arkansas 5-1 385 14

14. Southern Illinois 3-2 316 15

15. Liberty 6-0 302 16

16. North Dakota State 3-3 287 6

17. Western Illinois 4-2 284 19

18. Northern Arizona 5-1 281 17

19. Furman 5-2 200 21

20. Weber State 5-2 166 NR

21. Tennessee State 5-1 130 24

22. South Dakota State 3-3 87 23

23. Jacksonville State 4-2 69 18

24. Hampton 4-1 58 NR

25. Georgia Southern 3-3 27 NR

Other receiving votes (pts. in parentheses): South Carolina State (26), William and Mary (24), Delaware (23), San Diego (21), Eastern Washington (18), Maine (16), Harvard (16), Texas State (14), The Citadel (13), Sam Houston State (9), Montana State (7), Lafayette (6), Northwestern State (6), Prairie View A&M (6), Grambling State (5), Southern (5), Northeastern (4), Colgate (3), UT Martin (3), UC Davis (3), Dayton (2), Florida A&M (2).

[bincitysioux]

Sports Network's FCS College Football Poll

1. James Madison Dukes (105) 6-1 2,649 1

2. Appalachian State Mountaineers (1) 4-2 2,507 2

3. Elon Phoenix 6-1 2,151 6

4. Wofford Terriers 4-1 2,082 8

5. Cal Poly Mustangs 3-1 2,037 7

6. Northern Iowa Panthers 4-2 1,884 10

7. Villanova Wildcats 4-1 1,876 9

8. Montana Grizzlies 5-1 1,804 12

9. Richmond Spiders 4-3 1,608 5

10. Massachusetts Minutemen 4-2 1,497 13

11. New Hampshire Wildcats 4-1 1,458 4

12. McNeese State Cowboys 3-2 1,440 3

13. Central Arkansas Bears 5-1 1,291 14

14. Liberty Flames 6-0 1,152 15

15. Western Illinois Leathernecks 4-2 1,054 17

16. Southern Illinois Salukis 3-2 1,034 16

17. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 5-1 932 18

18. Weber State Wildcats 5-2 771 22

19. Furman Paladins 5-2 744 20

20. North Dakota State Bison 3-3 645 11

21. South Dakota State Jackrabbits 3-3 348 25

22. Tennessee State Tigers 5-1 333 NR

23. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 4-2 265 19

24. The Citadel Bulldogs 3-3 184 21

25. Hampton Pirates 4-1 173 NR

Others receiving votes: William & Mary 129, Harvard 100, South Carolina State 97, Texas State 81, Eastern Washington 78, Georgia Southen 61, Sam Houston State 60, San Diego 38, Lafayette 29, Tennessee-Martin 25, Delaware 24, Eastern Kentucky 22, Prairie View 21, Northwestern State 17, Grambling 13, UC Davis 12, Colgate 11, Princeton 11, Sacred Heart 11, Eastern Illinois 10, Maine 10, Cornell 9, North Dakota 9, Southern 7, Yale 6, Northeastern 6, Montana State 5, Florida A&M 4, Delaware State 1, Penn 1.

[UND92,96]

UND is #39 in the Gridiron Power Index: link

Also, that same index ranks the conferences as follows:

Rank, League, Total Average

1. Colonial Athletic Association (23.34)

2. Southern Conference (29.07)

3. Great West Football Conference (30.65)

4. Big Sky Conference (31.15)

5. Southland Conference (33.46)

6. Missouri Valley Football Conference (34.91)

[Matt]

Division I Championship

[siouxfbfan]

Division I Championship

[Dagger]

It is rather odd to be below .500 and to have lost 4 of 5 games and be ranked in the top 25. You have to wonder about the credibility of that particular poll. I know there is more than one poll.

[UND92,96]

Not to start a huge argument with the bison fans but how is NDSU still in the top 25. They have more losses then wins and with the way they have been playing I don't understand it. Your telling me there isn't one more team better then them in the FCS? I'm not saying this to get a bison vs sioux argument going, and not saying the sioux are better then them i just don't understand it

I believe the coaches' poll is the only one which still has NDSU in the top 25. For whatever reason, they've seemingly been consistently ranked higher in this particular poll than in any other.

[UND92,96]

Here's the new Gridiron Power Index: link.

6. Cal Poly

18. Southern Illinois

22. UC Davis

24. SDSU

34. NDSU

35. UND

38. SE Louisiana

41. Southern Utah

72. USD

94. Idaho St.

[Let'sGoHawks!]

Here's the new Gridiron Power Index: link.

6. Cal Poly

18. Southern Illinois

22. UC Davis

24. SDSU

34. NDSU

35. UND

38. SE Louisiana

41. Southern Utah

72. USD

94. Idaho St.

A win over UC Davis puts us ahead of the guys in yellow and green to our south.

[UND-1]

A win over UC Davis puts us ahead of the guys in yellow and green to our south.

Lets just stay level headed unlike other programs fans. We have had a 'transition' schedule this year and our rankings are very subjective.

[Siouxru]

A win over UC Davis puts us ahead of the guys in yellow and green to our south.

hate to say it buddy but i think we are a bit behind the bye-sin. they're schedule appears to be insane. hopefully in a few years we can get the recognition they get at the ag

[Siouxru]

hate to say it buddy but i think we are a bit behind the bye-sin. they're schedule appears to be insane. hopefully in a few years we can get the recognition they get at the ag

is there any chance of us finishing in the top 25?

[Let'sGoHawks!]

Lets just stay level headed unlike other programs fans. We have had a 'transition' schedule this year and our rankings are very subjective.

Oh, I didn't mean it to rub it in, I was just looking at that index, and with a win over UC Davis, being they are ranked so high, I assume we would jump over the Bison regardless of their game result. Normally polls don't mean squat, but in a transition year, it's just about all we've got.

[Siouxru]

Oh, I didn't mean it to rub it in, I was just looking at that index, and with a win over UC Davis, being they are ranked so high, I assume we would jump over the Bison regardless of their game result. Normally polls don't mean squat, but in a transition year, it's just about all we've got.

ya the poll will help with our recruiting don't you think?

[Matt]

Division I Championship

[Matt]

Division I Championship

[Matt]

Division I Championship