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FCS Preseason Top 25 Comparison

Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 9:36 am
by SmallCollegeFBFan
Here are the numbers I got when I crunched them. AGS was indeed #1 until I added Phil Steele's in and we are still the most accurate poll out there. Steele is not a poll but a ranking by one person.

TSN
top 25 correct- 17
biggest miss- NDSU
top 10 correct- 5
NC right? No
pre rank of NC- 4
pre #1 finished? 5

Coaches
top 25 correct- 17
biggest miss- NDSU
top 10 correct- 5
NC right? No
pre rank of NC- 6
pre #1 finished? 5

AGS
top 25 correct- 16
biggest miss- NDSU
top 10 correct- 6
NC right? No
pre rank of NC- 3
pre #1 finished? 5

Lindy's
top 25 correct- 15
biggest miss- NDSU
top 10 correct- 5
NC right? No
pre rank of NC- 6
pre #1 finished? 5

Sporting News
top 25 correct- 13
biggest miss- Delaware
top 10 correct- 6
NC right? No
pre rank of NC- 7
pre #1 finished? 5

Phil Steele
top 25 correct- 18
biggest miss- Delaware
top 10 correct- 5
NC right? No
pre rank of NC- 3
pre #1 finished? 2

Top 25 Correct
1. Phil Steele
2T. TSN
2T. Coaches
4. AGS
5. Lindy's
6. Sporting News

Top 10 Correct
1T. AGS
1T. Sporting News
3T. Phil Steele
3T. TSN
3T. Coaches
3T. Lindy's

Pre rank of NC
1T. Phil Steele
1T. AGS
3. TSN
4T. Coaches
4T. Lindy's
6. Sporting News

Pre #1 finished
1. Phil Steele
2T. AGS
2T. TSN
2T. Sporting News
2T. Coaches
2T. Lindy's

Pre NC Correct
Nobody

Media Outlet TOTAL PTS
Phil Steele- 1, 1, 1, 3 6
AGS- 1, 2, 1, 4 8
TSN- 2, 3, 3, 2 10
Coaches- 2, 3, 4, 2 11
Lindy's- 5, 3, 4, 2 14
Sporting News- 6, 1, 6, 2 15

RANK
1. Phil Steele
2. AGS
3. TSN
4. Coaches
5. Lindy's
6. Sporting News

Re: FCS Preseason Top 25 Comparison

Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 10:04 am
by slycat
Interesting data. Thanks for putting it together.

Re: FCS Preseason Top 25 Comparison

Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 10:07 am
by Ursus A. Horribilis
Nice work man. Good work by Phile Steele as well. One thing about AGS having a good run the last few years is due to the CAA being heavily favored by the voters on AGS and rightfully so for the last few years. If the CAA were to get a lot of teams put out early it will really screw up the poll on there. Hell if the CAA were to only get 3 teams in one year that would screw it up bad as well but the CAA always has at least four that should be in the tournament with their current structure. :nod: