SID (aka Coaches) Preseason Poll

[danefan]

2009 FCS Coaches Preseason Poll (August 24, 2009)

Team (1st votes) 2008 Record Points 2008 Final Ranking
1. Appalachian State (13) 11-3 665 5
2. Richmond (10) 13-3 660 1
3. Montana 14-2 623 2
4. Northern Iowa (1) 12-3 584 4
5. Villanova (1) 10-3 569 6
6. James Madison (2) 12-2 528 3
7. Southern Illinois 9-3 468 10
8. New Hampshire 10-3 419 7
9. Weber State 10-4 405 9
10. Wofford 9-3 370 11
11. Elon 8-4 364 19
12. Central Arkansas 10-2 312 12
13. Cal Poly 8-3 282 13
14. William & Mary 7-4 239 20
15. McNeese State 7-4 237 21
16. South Carolina State 10-3 225 13
17. Eastern Washington 6-5 204 NR
18. Massachusetts (1) 7-5 196 NR
T19. Jacksonville State 8-3 145 22
T19. Maine 8-5 145 16
21. Texas State 8-5 137 23
22. Harvard 9-1 121 14
23. South Dakota State 7-5 101 NR
24. Hofstra 4-8 78 NR
25. Grambling State 11-2 77 24

Others receiving votes (points in parentheses): Liberty (76), Eastern Kentucky (72), Georgia Southern (66), Holy Cross (64), Delaware (63), Florida A&M (62), Youngstown State (56), North Dakota State (56), Furman (55), UT Martin (43), Colgate (40), Northern Arizona (34), Montana State (33), Tennessee State (25), Prairie View A&M (24), Eastern Illinois (22), UC Davis (19), Jackson State (17), Hampton (17), Southern University (13) San Diego (13), Western Illinois (12), Bethune-Cookman (12), Jacksonville (11), Princeton (10), Albany (9), Northwestern State (8), Norfolk State (4), Morgan State (3), North Carolina A&T (2), South Dakota (1), Lehigh (1), Alabama A&M (1)

[danefan]

This poll is pretty wacked like usual.

UCA - is way too high.
Who voted UMass #1?
Hofstra ranked?


Look at the ORV listing. Crazy. Two PFL teams got more votes than Albany, including Jacksonville whom Albany made look like a DIII team in November.

These guys who vote in this poll really don't do their research. Its a shame they put their names on it.

[danefan]

BTW, there is no link yet and it has somehow mysteriously been removed from AGS where I got it from. Maybe someone (who shall remain nameless) had early access and shouldn't have posted it.

We'll have to wait and see if the poll when actually officially released differs.

EDIT - its back now. Weird things going on. Still can't find the link and the site it is usually on (the Socon) site is not up yet.

[DukeJack]

Here you are:

http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle. ... em_id=4000

[danefan]

Here you are:

http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle. ... em_id=4000

Thanks

[Col Hogan]

This poll is pretty wacked like usual.

UCA - is way too high.
Who voted UMass #1?
Hofstra ranked?


Look at the ORV listing. Crazy. Two PFL teams got more votes than Albany, including Jacksonville whom Albany made look like a DIII team in November.

These guys who vote in this poll really don't do their research. Its a shame they put their names on it.

I just had a chance to look at this poll...

Yea, who's the idiot who gave UMass a # 1 vote...

I don't think we even belong in the top 20...

It would be nice....but nah........

[JMU DJ]

Who voted UMass #1?
Hofstra ranked?

Looks like the coaches are getting high on our supply.

[weberwildcat]

Is it really the SID's voting? In that case this poll is worthless.

[danefan]

Is it really the SID's voting? In that case this poll is worthless.

For the most part I think it is. Coaches don't generally follow schools that aren't on their schedules. If your Coach has enough time to vote, he's not doing his job, IMO.