Week 3 AFCA rankings
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2024 9:44 am
by Monymony
1. SDSU
2. NDSU
3. MSU
4. Villanova
5. Idaho
6. South Dakota
7. Central Arkansas
8. Southern Illinois
9. UM
10. North Dakota
11. Sac St
12. UC Davis
13. William and Mary
14. UIW
15. UAlbany
16. Chattanooga
17. Tarleton St
18. Lafayette
19. Illinois St
20. Youngstown St
21. Nouthern Iowa
22. Florida A&M
23. Nicholls
24. Mercer
25. Weber St
Re: Week 3 AFCA rankings
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2024 9:49 am
by MSU01
Oh boy, time to get the popcorn ready after scrolling down to #9/10.
Re: Week 3 AFCA rankings
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2024 10:28 am
by BleedingBLue
Here's the Stats poll.
Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll
1. South Dakota State (1-1, 0–0 MVFC), 1,386 points (44 of 56 first-place votes)
Previous Ranking: 1; Week 2: 45-24 win over then-No. 12 UIW; Week 3: Augustana
2. North Dakota State (1-1, 0-0 MVFC), 1,333 (6)
Previous Ranking: 2; Week 2: 52-3 win over Tennessee State; Week 3: at ETSU
3. Montana State (3-0, 0-0 Big Sky), 1,301 (6)
Previous Ranking: 3; Week 2: 41-24 win over Maine; Week 3: No game
4. Idaho (1-1, 0-0 Big Sky), 1,195
Previous Ranking: 7; Week 2: 17-13 win at Wyoming; Week 3: No. 17 UAlbany
5. Villanova (2-0, 0-0 CAA), 1,175
Previous Ranking: 5; Week 2: 28-3 win at Colgate; Week 3: Towson
6. South Dakota (1-1, 0-0 MVFC), 1,127
Previous Ranking: 6; Week 2: 27-13 loss at Wisconsin; Week 3: at Portland State
7. Central Arkansas (1-1, 0-0 UAC), 946
Previous Ranking: 9; Week 2: 34-13 win at Lindenwood; Week 3: Austin Peay
8. Montana (1-1, 0-0 Big Sky), 927
Previous Ranking: 4; Week 2: 27-24 loss at then-No. 23 North Dakota; Week 3: Morehead State
9. Southern Illinois (1-1, 0-0 MVFC), 919
Previous Ranking: 10; Week 2: 31-17 win at Austin Peay; Week 3: No. 12 UIW
10. North Dakota (1-1, 0-0 MVFC), 853
Previous Ranking: 23; Week 2: 27-24 win over then-No. 4 Montana; Week 3: Idaho State
11. Sacramento State (0-2, 0-0 Big Sky), 834
Previous Ranking: 8; Week 2: 46-30 loss at Fresno State; Week 3: No. 24 Nicholls
12. UIW (1-1, 0-0 Southland), 646
Previous Ranking: 12; Week 2: 45-24 loss at then-No. 1 South Dakota State; Week 3: at No. 9 Southern Illinois
13. William & Mary (1-1, 0-0 CAA), 632
Previous Ranking: 13; Week 2: 40-21 loss at Coastal Carolina; Week 3: at Wofford
14. Chattanooga (0-2, 0-0 SoCon), 610
Previous Ranking: 11; Week 2: 24-21 loss at Georgia State; Week 3: No. 23 Mercer
15. UC Davis (1-1, 0-0 Big Sky), 578
Previous Ranking: 18; Week 2: 36-22 win over Texas A&M-Commerce; Week 3: at Southern Utah
16. Tarleton State (2-1, 0-0 UAC), 452
Previous Ranking: 20; Week 2: 35-18 win at HCU; Week 3: No game; Week 4: at North Alabama (7 p.m., ESPN+)
17. UAlbany (1-1, 0-0 CAA), 430
Previous Ranking: 16; Week 2: 49-14 loss at West Virginia (6 p.m., ESPN+); Week 3: at No. 4 Idaho
18. Illinois State (1-1, 0-0 MVFC), 374
Previous Ranking: 21; Week 2: 24-17 win at North Alabama; Week 3: Western Illinois
19. Lafayette (1-1, 0-0 Patriot), 347
Previous Ranking: 19; Week 2: 40-35 win at Monmouth; Week 3: Marist
20. Weber State (1-1, 1-0 Big Sky), 333
Previous Ranking: 24; Week 2: 43-16 win over Portland State; Week 3: at Lamar
21. Youngstown State (1-1, 0-0 MVFC), 252
Previous Ranking: 25; Week 2: 59-25 win over Valparaiso; Week 3: Duquesne
22. Elon (1-1, 0-0 CAA), 216
Previous Ranking: NR; Week 2: 41-19 win at North Carolina Central; Week 3: Western Carolina
23. Mercer (2-0, 0-0 SoCon), 207
Previous Ranking: NR; Week 2: 31-2 win at Bethune-Cookman; Week 3: at No. 14 Chattanooga
24. Nicholls (0-2, 0-0 Southland), 200
Previous Ranking: 22; Week 2: 44-21 loss at LSU; Week 3: at No. 11 Sacramento State
25. Abilene Christian (1-1, 1-0 UAC), 122
Previous Ranking: NR; Week 2: 38-24 win over West Georgia; Week 3: at Northern Colorado
Dropped Out: Richmond (14), Furman (15), Western Carolina (17)
Others Receiving Votes (schools listed on two or more ballots): Southeast Missouri (2-1, 1-0 Big South-OVC) 111; Richmond (0-2, 0-0 CAA) 100; Wofford (2-0, 0-0 SoCon) 85; Northern Iowa (2-0, 0-0 MVFC) 70; Florida A&M (2-1, 0-0 SWAC) 69; Western Carolina (0-2, 0-0 SoCon) 67; Eastern Illinois (1-1, 0-0 Big South-OVC) 64; Furman (0-2, 0-0 SoCon) 52; Campbell (1-1, 0-0 CAA) 49; Southern Utah (1-1, 0-0 UAC) 48;Lamar (1-1, 0-0 Southland) 15; Alabama State (1-1, 0-0 SWAC) 13; North Carolina Central (1-1, 0-0 MEAC) 12; Saint Francis (1-1, 0-0 NEC) 11; Austin Peay (0-2, 0-0 UAC) 8;Charleston Southern (1-1, 0-0 Big South-OVC) 7; Harvard (0-0, 0-0 Ivy) 5; Drake (1-0, 0-0 Pioneer) 4
Re: Week 3 AFCA rankings
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2024 11:25 am
by tetoncat
Hate polls. Base them off nest teams this week, not projection of season. UND beat the Griz. Both 1-1, UND loss is to FBS. This week they should be higher, then adjust as the year plays out. Idaho should be 1. Best FBS loss and an FBS win. Their D has been dominant