TSN Poll

[01PantherFan]

The Sports Network FCS Top 25
College Football Poll

Team (First-place votes) 2013 Record Points Previous Rank
1. North Dakota State Bison (145) 1-0 3793 1
2. Eastern Washington Eagles (7) 1-0 3564 4
3. Montana State Bobcats 1-0 3319 2
4. Sam Houston State Bearkats 1-0 3267 3
5. Towson Tigers 1-0 2874 11
6. South Dakota State Jackrabbits 1-0 2744 6
7. Central Arkansas Bears 1-0 2557 7
8. Villanova Wildcats 0-1 2470 5
9. Northern Iowa Panthers 1-0 2357 17
10. Georgia Southern Eagles 1-0 2191 9
11. New Hampshire Wildcats 0-0 2112 10
12. Cal Poly Mustangs 1-0 1857 14
13. Montana Grizzlies 1-0 1842 20
14. Eastern Illinois Panthers 1-0 1717 21
15. Richmond Spiders 1-0 1690 15
16. Wofford Terriers 0-1 1527 8
17. Stony Brook Seawolves 0-0 1235 16
18. McNeese State Cowboys 1-0 1213 NR
19. Illinois State Redbirds 0-1 1164 13
20. James Madison Dukes 1-0 1147 19
21. Appalachian State Mountaineers 0-1 841 12
22. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 0-1 583 18
23. Lehigh Mountain Hawks 0-0 557 22
24. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 1-0 484 25
25. Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 1-0 420 23

[06panther10]

TSN Poll

I would like an explanation from all of the idiots who last week thought there were 16 teams in the FCS that are better than UNI.

[panther-state]

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I'm very excited to see how things play out this year. Obviously NDSU should be favored until they give us a reason to not believe they will 3-peat with eessentially the same team. But Eastern Wash's win last week was pretty impressive. I thought NDSU was the best team last year by a convincing margin. This year... I'm not so sure. Man I'm glad that football is back!

[JayJ79]

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I would like an explanation from all of the idiots who last week thought there were 16 teams in the FCS that are better than UNI.

you have to prove yourself after going 5-6 the previous season.

[Trapped in California]

Plus losing a boat load of starters to graduation...

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[orangetennis]

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More opportunities for FCS teams this weekend. Sam Houston St plays Texas A&M and the JackRabbits play Nebraska. Are there any more I am unaware of?

[JayJ79]

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More opportunities for FCS teams this weekend. Sam Houston St plays Texas A&M and the JackRabbits play Nebraska. Are there any more I am unaware of?

I'd love nothing more than to see "Johnny Football" to be put in his place by SHSU, but I doubt it will happen.

also, SDSU doesn't play Nebraska until the 21st

dunno if you are just talking about games against "bcs" conference teams, but:
#11 New Hampshire plays at Central Michigan
#15 Richmond plays at NC State
#20 James Madison plays at Akron
#3 Montana State plays at SMU
#7 Central Arkansas plays at Colorado
#12 Cal Poly plays at Fresno State

those are the FBS matchups of teams in the FCS top 25. Other teams are playing FBS teams too, and could possibly pull an upset, but I don't feel like looking up that list right now.

well, here are some MVFC vs. FBS matchups, though I don't see any upsets here either:
Indiana State at Purdue
Missouri State at Iowa
South Dakota at Kansas

[northerniowadave]

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New Hampshire and Montana State have great chances in their games.

Isn't this the weekend that MSU would have played at NDSU if Montana State hadn't of backed out? Isn't that why NDSU is playing Ferris State?

[achrist70]

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#11 New Hampshire plays at Central Michigan
#15 Richmond plays at NC State
#20 James Madison plays at Akron
#3 Montana State plays at SMU
#7 Central Arkansas plays at Colorado
#12 Cal Poly plays at Fresno State

These aren't games that we can win, these are games we should win, honestly in all of these games if the FCS team loses then it will hurt them when it comes to getting a seed.

[ronfitch]

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Massey composite has UNI at number 8 (so far, with 11 polls/surveys included ... I believe they tend to gather 20-plus by mid-week):

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

[Trapped in California]

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Massey composite has UNI at number 8 (so far, with 11 polls/surveys included ... I believe they tend to gather 20-plus by mid-week):

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

A whole lot of hate from the CSL rankings. I am pretty sure we are better than #56 in the FCS. Early season outlier that has Wagner 50 spots above us.

[Khan4Cats]

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Just win. I no longer give a damn about the polls or the seeding process that comes from the NCAA. Win and get ready for the next game.

[achrist70]

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Those CSL rankings are all sorts of messed up, for example in FBS it has NIU at #6 and Iowa at #89 I don't think two teams that played a 3 point game should be that different in computer rankings.

[Chitown Panther]

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#11 New Hampshire plays at Central Michigan
#15 Richmond plays at NC State
#20 James Madison plays at Akron
#3 Montana State plays at SMU
#7 Central Arkansas plays at Colorado
#12 Cal Poly plays at Fresno State

These aren't games that we can win, these are games we should win, honestly in all of these games if the FCS team loses then it will hurt them when it comes to getting a seed.

First off Fresno State is a real solid team. I don't see Cal Poly winning.

I think UNH and JMU have the best chances.

I'll believe it when I see it....MSU just can't win in Texas...

I have season tickets to CU. CU's new coach is a solid coach. Central Arkansas is a very good team. I think it will be a VERY CLOSE game.

[JayJ79]

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Those CSL rankings are all sorts of messed up, for example in FBS it has NIU at #6 and Iowa at #89 I don't think two teams that played a 3 point game should be that different in computer rankings.

makes me wonder if the CSL (at this point in the new season) still relies heavily on last year's results.