TSN Preseason Poll

[06panther10]

First officiall poll. UNI 14th.

Team (First-place votes) Record Points Previous Rank
1. Villanova Wildcats (104) 14-1 3,112 1
2. Montana Grizzlies (9) 14-1 2,899 2
3. Appalachian State Mountaineers (8) 11-3 2,857 3
4. William & Mary Tribe (3) 11-3 2,631 4
5. Southern Illinois Salukis (1) 11-2 2,569 6
6. Richmond Spiders (1) 11-2 2,317 5
7. Elon Phoenix 9-3 2,243 9
8. Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 10-3 2,041 10
9. South Dakota State Jackrabbits 8-4 1,863 11
10. New Hampshire Wildcats 10-3 1,837 7
11. South Carolina State Bulldogs 10-2 1,607 8
12. McNeese State Cowboys 9-3 1,475 12
13. Eastern Washington Eagles 8-4 1,422 3
14. Northern Iowa Panthers 7-4 1,269 18
15. James Madison Dukes 6-5 1,237 NR
16. Delaware Blue Hens 6-5 879 NR
17. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 8-3 833 16
18. Eastern Illinois Panthers 8-4 762 19
19. Weber State Wildcats 7-5 716 17
20. Prairie View A&M Panthers 9-1 709 15
21. Liberty Flames 8-3 633 22
22. Colgate Raiders 9-2 608 21
23. Penn Quakers 8-2 593 20
24. Montana State Bobcats 7-4 584 NR
25. Holy Cross Crusaders 9-3 560 14

Others receiving votes: Illinois State 488, Wofford 311, Northern Arizona 286, Cal Poly 239, Furman 229, Texas State 206, Florida A&M 153, Lafayette 98, Maine 88, Harvard 85, Eastern Kentucky 81, UC Davis 61, Samford 61, Massachusetts 45, Southeastern Louisiana 45, Alabama A&M 45, Missuori State 40, Central Arkansas 39, Norfolk State 28, Lehigh 27, Old Dominion 25, Grambling State 24, Davidson 23, Georgia Southern 22, Princeton 21, Dayton 20, Portland State 18, Chattanooga 17, Youngstown State 15, Idaho State 15, Southern utah 14, Northwestern State 12, Indiana State 12 ( LOL ), Stony Brook 12, Hampton 12, Gardner-Webb 11, Tennessee Tech 9, Robert Morris 9, North Dakota 8, Southern 8, Central Connecticut State 7, Morgan State 7, Jackson State 7, North Carolina A&T 6, VMI 5, North Dakota State 5 (just behind the Sycs..., Austin Peay 4, Butler 4, Alcorn State 3, Jacksonville 2, Texas Southern 2, Brown 2, Howard 2, Cornell 1, Coastal Carolina 1.

[Marc Wigim]

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We get more respect nationally than we do from those in our own flippin' conference it seems.

[jegbomb52]

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If we are 14th pre-season wise, we either have a really tough conference, or I-AA football is just not what it used to be. We are not a top 15 team right now. We weren't at the end of last year, and we are not better. At least not to the pollsters.

[Newsbreaker]

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I only accept polls verified by the moderators at AGS.com.

[TravelingPanther]

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20. Prairie View A&M Panthers 9-1 709 15

Others receiving votes: Illinois State 488, Indiana State 12 ( LOL ), North Dakota 8, Morgan State 7, Jackson State 7, North Carolina A&T 6, VMI 5, North Dakota State 5 Austin Peay 4, Butler 4, Alcorn State 3, Jacksonville 2, Texas Southern 2, Brown 2, Howard 2, Cornell 1

PV A&M...seriously? Illinois State too low. All the teams above receiving votes are a joke.

[CincyPanther88]

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Indiana State? Seriously? What kind of drugs are these people taking?

[06panther10]

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I seriously think that these polls just throw teams in the 'others recieving votes' section just for laughs. Every week, there is a few teams in there that are just ridiculous.

I think they generally do a pretty decent job of ranking the top 15-20 teams, though.

I don't think that SFA is a top 10 team though. And I predict that by the end of the season, SDSU will be nowhere near the top 20. Richmond is ranked way to high, and Delaware too low. And I realize Montana will probably roll through their mediocre conference like they always do, but I think it is questionable at best to put them at #2 with a new coach.

[JayJ79]

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NDSU's position is about right.
and while I do believe that the Sycamores are improving, I really don't see how anyone would legitimately consider them one of the top 25 teams in the country.

Maybe some voter(s) meant to vote for Illinois State and they got confused. ;op