Final FCS Polls

[Rich K]

http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/f ... fcs-top-25
1 North Dakota State 3950 (158) 14-1 4
2 James Madison 3788 14-1 1
3 South Dakota State 3512 11-3 6
4 Sam Houston State 3508 12-2 5
5 Weber State 3045 11-3 11
6 Wofford 2964 10-3 8
7 North Carolina A&T 2830 12-0 7
8 Kennesaw State 2748 12-2 18
9 Jacksonville State 2700 10-2 2
10 Central Arkansas 2560 10-2 3
11 Stony Brook 2155 10-3 10
12 New Hampshire 2141 9-5 21
13 Western Illinois 1857 8-4 9
14 Southern Utah 1831 9-3 12
15 South Dakota 1765 8-5 16
16 Grambling State 1451 11-2 13
17 Northern Iowa 1365 8-5 20
18 Samford 1302 8-4 14
19 Furman 1297 8-5 22
20 Elon 1117 8-4 15
21 Eastern Washington 693 7-4 17
22 McNeese 675 9-2 19
23 San Diego 552 10-3 NR
24 Yale 299 9-1 24
25 Nicholls 293 8-4 NR
Others: Illinois State(220), Austin Peay (215), Northern Arizona (163), Monmouth (132), Delaware (53), Central Connecticut State (37), Columbia (27), Sacramento State (26), Richmond (22), Montana (16), Youngstown State (14), Alcorn State (8), Western Carolina (6), Southeastern Louisiana (6), Lehigh (3), Bethune-Cookman (2), Dartmouth (1), North Carolina Central (1)

[Rich K]

http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/f ... aches-poll
1 North Dakota State (24) 646 4 14-1
2 James Madison (1) 623 1 14-1
3 Sam Houston State 559 5 12-2
4 South Dakota State 557 6 11-3
5 Weber State 503 8 11-3
6 North Carolina A&T (1) 476 7 12-0
7 Wofford 445 9 10-3
8 Central Arkansas 431 3 10-2
9 Kennesaw State 427 16 12-2
10 Jacksonville State 423 2 10-3
11 Stony Brook 375 11 10-3
12 Western Illinois 356 10 8-4
13 Southern Utah 329 13 9-3
14 Grambling State 294 12 11-2
15 New Hampshire 279 20 9-5
16 South Dakota 239 18 8-5
17 Samford 222 14 8-4
18 McNeese 213 15 9-2
19 Northern Iowa 182 21 8-5
20 Furman 173 25 8-5
21 Elon 162 17 8-4
22 Eastern Washington 122 19 7-4
23 Nicholls 110 22 8-4
24 Yale 102 24 9-1
25 San Diego 72 RV 10-3
Others receiving votes: Monmouth (61), Austin Peay (30), Northern Arizona (23), Delaware (6), Central Connecticut State (4), Southeastern Louisiana (2), Lehigh (2), Sacramento State (1), Western Carolina (1).

[Rich K]

I find it rather odd that NDSU did not receive all of the first place votes in the coach's poll. What coach really can justify voting for the loser of the Championship game?

I don't even think MEAC teams (North Carolina A&T) should be eligible for this vote. If they don't participate in the FCS tournament I say refer to them as I-AA instead of FCS.

[exppi]

I find it rather odd that NDSU did not receive all of the first place votes in the coach's poll. What coach really can justify voting for the loser of the Championship game?

I don't even think MEAC teams (North Carolina A&T) should be eligible for this vote. If they don't participate in the FCS tournament I say refer to them as I-AA instead of FCS.

The NDSU coach. I don't think they can vote for their own team.

[BleedingBLue]

I find it rather odd that NDSU did not receive all of the first place votes in the coach's poll. What coach really can justify voting for the loser of the Championship game?

I don't even think MEAC teams (North Carolina A&T) should be eligible for this vote. If they don't participate in the FCS tournament I say refer to them as I-AA instead of FCS.

The MEAC can participate in the playoffs. The champ has to go to the Bowl Game against the SWAC champ, but unlike the SWAC, any other MEAC team can accept an at large bid.

[PapaG]

I find it rather odd that NDSU did not receive all of the first place votes in the coach's poll. What coach really can justify voting for the loser of the Championship game?

I don't even think MEAC teams (North Carolina A&T) should be eligible for this vote. If they don't participate in the FCS tournament I say refer to them as I-AA instead of FCS.

There is always some jackass looking to be the edgy outlier in these things.

EDIT - after reading exppi's post, I am NOT accusing Chris Klieman of being a jackass. Ha

2nd EDIT - Klieman isn't a voter for 2017, so somebody is a jackass!

http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/soc ... Panel.html

[exppi]

I find it rather odd that NDSU did not receive all of the first place votes in the coach's poll. What coach really can justify voting for the loser of the Championship game?

I don't even think MEAC teams (North Carolina A&T) should be eligible for this vote. If they don't participate in the FCS tournament I say refer to them as I-AA instead of FCS.

There is always some jackass looking to be the edgy outlier in these things.

EDIT - after reading exppi's post, I am NOT accusing Chris Klieman of being a jackass. Ha

2nd EDIT - Klieman isn't a voter for 2017, so somebody is a jackass!

http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/soc ... Panel.html

Seeing that list nullifies my response.

I also see why North Carolina A&T got a vote.