Sports Network Poll - 10/12/09

[guinzone]

1. Richmond Spiders (119) 5-0 3,253 1
2. Northern Iowa Panthers (11) 5-1 3,050 3
3. Montana Grizzlies 5-0 2,936 4
4. New Hampshire Wildcats (1) 5-0 2,923 5
5. Southern Illinois Salukis 4-1 2,646 6
6. Villanova Wildcats 5-1 2,557 2
7. William & Mary Tribe 5-1 2,403 8
8. Elon Phoenix 5-1 2,292 10
9. Appalachian State Mountaineers 3-2 2,219 9
10. Central Arkansas Bears 4-1 2,129 11
11. South Carolina State Bulldogs 4-1 1,626 17
12. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 4-2 1,554 18
13. McNeese State Cowboys 3-2 1,455 7
14. South Dakota State Jackrabbits 4-1 1,345 20
15. Weber State Wildcats 3-3 1,240 21
16. James Madison Dukes 2-3 1,134 13
17. Colgate Raiders 6-0 1,007 23
18. Massachusetts Minutemen 3-2 950 12
19. Cal Poly Mustangs 2-3 785 15
20. Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 4-1 733 NR
21. Eastern Washington Eagles 4-2 718 17
22. Florida A&M Rattlers 4-1 547 22
23. Delaware Blue Hens 4-2 530 NR
24. Eastern Kentucky Colonels 3-2 476 16
25. Holy Cross Crusaders 4-1 342 19
Others receiving votes: Liberty 255, Eastern Illinois 227, Harvard 213, Northern Arizona 182, Prairie View A&M 161, Chattanooga 84, Lafayette 65, Furman 57, Tennessee State 53, Montana State 50, Brown 49, Youngstown State 48, UC Davis 36, Morgan State 35, Albany 31, Maine 31, Gardner-Webb 21, Tennessee Tech 20, Butler 19, Central Connecticut State 13, Grambling State 11, Southeastern Louisiana 8, Southern 7, North Dakota 7, Hampton 6, Hofstra 6, Alabama A&M 5, Charleston Southern 5, Southern Utah 4, Georgia Southern 3, Old Dominion 3, Sam Houston State 3, Missouri State 2, Samford 2, Texas State 2, Drake 1.

[danefan]

Colgate and SC State way too high.

And Holy Cross shouldn't be ranked at all.

And the OVR category - man that's a mess.


Others receiving votes: Liberty 255, Eastern Illinois 227, Harvard 213, Northern Arizona 182, Prairie View A&M 161, Chattanooga 84, Lafayette 65, Furman 57, Tennessee State 53, Montana State 50, Brown 49, Youngstown State 48, UC Davis 36, Morgan State 35, Albany 31, Maine 31, Gardner-Webb 21, Tennessee Tech 20, Butler 19, Central Connecticut State 13, Grambling State 11, Southeastern Louisiana 8, Southern 7, North Dakota 7, Hampton 6, Hofstra 6, Alabama A&M 5, Charleston Southern 5, Southern Utah 4, Georgia Southern 3, Old Dominion 3, Sam Houston State 3, Missouri State 2, Samford 2, Texas State 2, Drake 1.

[pantherrob82]

I Lol'd.

Youngstown State 48, UC Davis 36, Morgan State 35, Butler 19, North Dakota 7, Old Dominion 3, Missouri State 2, Drake 1.

[dbackjon]

Another joke of a poll

[89Hen]

Another joke of a poll

The TSN is a joke, but not because they don't have you in it. NAU deserves to be in the Top25, but not by a whole lot.

The two or three people who keep saying this or that poll is a joke seem to be the ones who's team is just outside the Top 25.

[DukeJack]

Another joke of a poll

The TSN is a joke, but not because they don't have you in it. NAU deserves to be in the Top25, but not by a whole lot.

The two or three people who keep saying this or that poll is a joke seem to be the ones who's team is just outside the Top 25.

Agreed on NAU, but to have JMU at 16 is ridiculous. We are behind Towson in the South, with a losing record, no way should we be that high.

That's why I'm thinking this is a joke

[weberwildcat]

TSN really is starting to suck.

After one week of the CS poll I'm already liking it better.

The TSN had an 0-4 team in the middle of all the teams with votes. uh k

Colgate too high...
Florida A&M? How good are they
Delaware too low.

Should EKU & Holy Cross even be ranked still?
I'd rather see NAU in there and Furman.
SUU should be ranked or close to if if they win at Cal Poly on Sat.

I like Jacksonville State at #12. They're a hot team moving up each week.

UC-Davis with 36 votes I'm not sure I'm sold on them almost being ranked. They have 2 wins, SD in OT and a DII.

I also think Nova should still be a top 5 team.

[putter]

Agree with the above, although, Morgan St receiving votes is not that out of line.

[isumatt]

ORV is a train wreck!!

[Monarch Nation]

Man, I hate to see ODU in the OVR section. They obviously are looking at 4-2 and not at ODU's stats. We may be 4-2, but two of those 4 were DII and the other two were teams that most FCS team would blow through like tissue paper.

Hey TSN, give us a few years and we'll earn our way onto the polls, but for now leave us alone and let us develop the program.

[danefan]

Agree with the above, although, Morgan St receiving votes is not that out of line.

Take a look at their results:
http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx? ... 20Athletic

No way should anyone consider Morgan St. a top 25 team.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Agree with the above, although, Morgan St receiving votes is not that out of line.

Take a look at their results:
http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx? ... 20Athletic

No way should anyone consider Morgan St. a top 25 team.

Have to agree there. Morgan State is one of the biggest enigmas I've ever seen. They've been outgained by an incredible 137 ypg (327-190), yet they are somehow 4-1. They've also been outscored by 4 points-per-game. They even have a minus-3 turnover margin.

How the hell does a team get outgained considerably and lose turnovers half the time, yet still end up 4-0 against FCS?


Morgan St. FCS Schedule

• vs. WSSU (in E. Rutherford, NJ) - outgained 250-199, even on turnovers; won 16-10 in OT.
  
  vs. Towson - outgained 344-161, +2 on turnovers; won 12-9.
  
  @ Bethune-Cookman - outgained 343-237, +1 on turnovers; won 24-13.
  
  vs. North Carolina A&T - outgained 263-224, -4 on turnovers; won 7-6.