TSN Poll

[ronfitch]

TSN has UNI at number five:

1. North Dakota State Bison (157) 3-0 3,949 1
2. Eastern Washington Eagles (1) 2-1 3,669 2
3. Towson Tigers 4-0 3,580 3
4. Sam Houston State Bearkats 3-1 3,415 5
5. Northern Iowa Panthers 3-0 3,258 7
6. South Dakota State Jackrabbits 3-1 2,884 6
7. Montana Grizzlies 3-0 2,802 9
8. Eastern Illinois Panthers 3-1 2,622 8
9. McNeese State Cowboys 4-0 2,529 12
10. New Hampshire Wildcats 1-1 2,428 11
11. Montana State Bobcats 2-2 2,366 3
12. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 4-0 1,809 15
13. Central Arkansas Bears 2-2 1,681 13
14. James Madison Dukes 3-1 1,578 17
15. Georgia Southern Eagles 2-1 1,531 14
16. Fordham Rams 4-0 1,312 21
17. Wofford Terriers 2-2 1,307 10
18. Cal Poly Mustangs 1-2 1,124 18
19. Villanova Wildcats 1-2 966 20
20. Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 3-1 876 19
21. Lehigh Mountain Hawks 3-0 821 22
22. Richmond Spiders 2-2 673 23
23. Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks 2-1 596 24
24. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 2-1 556 25
25. Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs 3-1 483 NR

(http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/t...v-1aa-poll.htm)

And the Massey composite (with 20+ various and sometimes odd) polls included has bumped UNI up to the third position:

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

[Purrrrrfect]

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gonna be crazy in the conference this week!
#6 hosts the #1 team in the country...and #5 hosts #9!

[jnutt]

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can it be saturday already?

[Kyle]

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UNI victory + NDSU defeat = #1 ranking

[northwest iowa panther]

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NDSU losing to SDSU ain't gonna happen. They (Bison) have more of dislike for Jackrabbits than they for us.

[Kyle]

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You're probably right, but crazier things have happened.

Here's why I think the Jacks have a chance:

1) Home game (the Jacks are 3-1 at home against the Bison)
2) They only lost by 3 points last year in the Fargo Dome
3) Highest ranked SDSU team since moving to FCS

[JayJ79]

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In 2007, NDSU was 10-0 with wins over Minnesota and Central Michigan and a #1 ranking, heading into the final game of the season in Brookings (they weren't yet playoff eligible).

And the Jackrabbits beat them.
Granted, that was a while ago, but still, it's a possibility.

Though I'm not sure if that scenario would really do us any favors. If the Bison were coming off a loss, it could just provide them extra fire to "redeem" themselves.

[Trapped in California]

What we need from the jacks is a 6 OT game, in the rain, or maybe sleet with a 45 mph wind.

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[northwest iowa panther]

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Let's think about this--Jacks win? The Bison would be just a bit more ramped up the next week. Why take the luster off a win over the #1 team on their field? Yes SDSU does have an edge in Brookings over NDSU. It should be a good game with a huge crowd for SDSU.

[ubuntuCAT]

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Let's think about this--Jacks win? The Bison would be just a bit more ramped up the next week. Why take the luster off a win over the #1 team on their field? Yes SDSU does have an edge in Brookings over NDSU. It should be a good game with a huge crowd for SDSU.

yeah that makes sense but I don't care. I want NDSU to lose to SDSU and us. We can have the #1 vs #2 battle when we play SDSU.

[JayJ79]

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• #1 NDSU (4-0) won handily at #6 SDSU, so they'll obviously stay at #1
• #2 EWU (2-2) lost at #4 SHSU 34-49, so they'll drop some (but not too many, since they were playing on the road at another top-5 team)
• #3 Towson (5-0) won at Stony Brook 35-21, though they did trail 21-10 at halftime.
• #4 SHSU (4-1) beat #2 EWU 49-34, so they'll move up.
• #5 UNI (4-0) trounced #9 McNeese St 41-6.
• the #6, #7, #9, and #10 teams all lost.
• #8 EIU beat EKU handily at home, so they'll move up some, but not past UNI.

IMO, next week's poll should probably have:
#1 NDSU, #2 SHSU, #3 UNI, #4 Towson, #5 EWU

I could maybe see them putting UNI at #2, but I doubt it, as I think SHSU will get that spot. Conversely, I could see Towson holding onto the #3 spot, or maybe even SHSU and EWU just swapping places, but I don't think a 2-2 team should be in the top 4.

Not that it really matters. If we win in Fargo next week, we'll be #1, maybe #2. If we lose, we'll be in the #4-#8 range. And either way, there is still alot of season left.

[sivert]

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1. North Dakota State Bison (157)
2. Eastern Washington Eagles (1) L vs. #4
3. Towson Tigers W
4. Sam Houston State Bearkats W vs. #2
5. Northern Iowa Panthers W

So we should move up 1 maybe. EW losing to SHS isn't a bad loss. So they might not drop too far.

[panther-state]

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I think everyone except EWU moves up and they slide all the way down....to #5/6

[jegbomb52]

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I could see us jumping Towson.

[UNIGrainer]

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I could see us jumping Towson, but I don't think we will, and I think EIU has made a statement with the way they have played this year (they took Northern Illinois to the wire). I think Sam Houston moves to #2 considering they've finished 2nd the last 2 years and just beat the #2 team. My prediction:

1. NDSU
2. SHSU
3. Towson
4. UNI
5. EIU
6. EWU