Week 6: Missouri Valley Conference Power Rankings

[guinzone]

1. North Dakota State: Wasn't pretty or all that convincing, but they still shut down a powerful Illinois State offense en route to a 20-10 win.
2. Northern Iowa: Crushed the worst team in the league at this point, Missouri State, 42-7. Huge battle at the pUNI Dome next weekend against Indiana State!
3. Indiana State: Struggled in the first half leading just 10-9 at the break, but broke it wide open in the 2nd half en route to a 38-28 win over SDSU. It was 38-15 at one point, so don't read too much into the ten point outcome.
4. Youngstown State: BYE Week. YSU celebrating the 1991 National Championship team next weekend at Stambaugh. I'd say 65-75% chance that Jim Tressel will be in attendance. Read today's article in the Vindicator about the 1991 YSU team.
5. Southern Illinois: Has played two of the worst teams in the league this year, MSU and WIU, just awful. They do not deserve to be ranked. They lost their QB, but you don't give up 27 points to WIU, you just don't, if you are a ranked team.
6. Illinois State: ILSU's playoff hopes took a big shot in their 20-10 loss to NDSU. Now 2-3 on the year and 1-2 in the conference. I think their hopes of a playoff birth are slim to none.
7: Western Illinois: Out of the cellar this week after an impressive 27-21 win over a ranked SIU team. Shocked they scored 27 points on the Saluki's, but they did. Kudos to WIU. Maybe they can win 3-4 games this year after all. I'd be worried MSU and SDSU.
8. South Dakota State: Just not good this year, no way around it. Going to struggle to win more than 2 games this season.
9. Missouri State: Right where they were predicted to be at the beginning of the season. MSU is bad this year, and it doesn't help that they had to take on two BCS powers as well. Could go 0-11.

[Winindy]

UNI
NDSU
INSU
YSU
ISU
SIU
WI
SDSU
MS

[lakesbison]

still looking good guinzone!

I still think its:

NDSU
YSU
UNI
ISU
WIU
SIU
SDSU
ISU
MS

[guinzone]

still looking good guinzone!

I still think its:

NDSU
YSU
UNI
ISU
WIU
SIU
SDSU
ISU
MS

Until YSU is giving up points in the 20s and not the 30s, I would still have us at number four. Although our defense has improved somewhat, starting 8 new guys on the defense is still a work in progress.

[DJH]

still looking good guinzone!

I still think its:

NDSU
YSU
UNI
ISU
WIU
SIU
SDSU
ISU
MS

Obviously the Bizon are the best team.

But I would love to hear the logic (yes, I realize I am talking to lakes...) of having a 2 loss YSU team ahead of both UNI (the #2 team in the nation) and ISUb (the team that already defeated YSU).

[No_Skill]

still looking good guinzone!

I still think its:

NDSU
YSU
UNI
ISU
WIU
SIU
SDSU
ISU
MS

Obviously the Bizon are the best team.

But I would love to hear the logic (yes, I realize I am talking to lakes...) of having a 2 loss YSU team ahead of both UNI (the #2 team in the nation) and ISUb (the team that already defeated YSU).

Spite?

Right now it has to be UNI and NDSU as 1 and 2 or 2 and 1, whatever. With ISUb 3rd

[FargoBison]

1. UNI
2. NDSU
3. ISU Blue
4. YSU
5. ISU Red
6. WIU
7. SIU
8. SDSU
9. MSU

[No_Skill]

1. UNI
2. NDSU
3. ISU Blue
4. YSU
5. ISU Red
6. WIU
7. SIU
8. SDSU
9. MSU

It just looks wrong to have SIU that low...

[FargoBison]

1. UNI
2. NDSU
3. ISU Blue
4. YSU
5. ISU Red
6. WIU
7. SIU
8. SDSU
9. MSU

It just looks wrong to have SIU that low...

It does, still shocked they lost to WIU.

[lakesbison]

YSU is full of transfers and are wildcards, they will really hit their stride later in the year, UNI is overrated!

[TheHerd]

To be the champ you have to beat the champ so I still put UNI at number 1 and NDSU at 2.
1.UNI
2.Bizon
3.Trees
4.Flightless birds
5.Redbirds-Was impressed with thier run defense on Saturday.
6.Leathernecks
7.Dawgs-just because they lost to WIU. Last week would have had them at 4.
8.The Bunnies
9.The Yogi's

[MSUDuo]

9. Missouri State: Right where they were predicted to be at the beginning of the season. MSU is bad this year, and it doesn't help that they had to take on two BCS powers as well. Could go 0-11.

Anybody but the top 4 teams in The Valley would be 0-5 against the schedule MSU has had...Not sure that makes us "bad"... I'll continue to say it until we get to play against somebody other than a BCS team or a top 15 team, I still think this team wins 4 games...It's tough to open on the road for the first 4 games and for your home opener to be UNI.

I expect for our ways to change this weekend and if I am wrong, I'm wrong and I'll be back...

[guinzone]

9. Missouri State: Right where they were predicted to be at the beginning of the season. MSU is bad this year, and it doesn't help that they had to take on two BCS powers as well. Could go 0-11.

Anybody but the top 4 teams in The Valley would be 0-5 against the schedule MSU has had...Not sure that makes us "bad"... I'll continue to say it until we get to play against somebody other than a BCS team or a top 15 team, I still think this team wins 4 games...It's tough to open on the road for the first 4 games and for your home opener to be UNI.

I expect for our ways to change this weekend and if I am wrong, I'm wrong and I'll be back...

I'd give NDSU and UNI a great shot of going 3-2 with that schedule and the others 2-3.

[Trapped in CA]

If you don't switch the the top two of the rankings after that awful performance NDSU put up, I don't know what it will take.

[Benne]

So you're moving YSU down after losing at home, right?

[Gil Dobie]

If you don't switch the the top two of the rankings after that awful performance NDSU put up, I don't know what it will take.

Not sure what you are so concerned about, the 2 teams play on the field to determine this.

.........waiting for the houndawg spellcheck..............