D2 Top 25 Polls (9/28)

[wscsuperfan]

Link: D2Football Top 25 (9/28)


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1	Ferris State	4-0
2	Harding	4-0
3	Minnesota State-Mankato	5-0
4	Kutztown	4-0
5	Grand Valley State	4-0
6	Colorado State-Pueblo	5-0
7	Western Colorado	5-0
8	Central Washington	2-2
9	Slippery Rock	4-0
10	Emporia State	4-0
11	Northwest Missouri State	3-1
12	Northwood	4-0
13	Indiana (PA)	4-0
14	Davenport	4-0
15	Northeastern State	3-2
16	Valdosta State	3-1
17	Findlay	3-1
18	North Greenville	4-0
19	Minnesota-Duluth	3-2
20	Western Oregon	2-2
21	Central Missouri	3-1
22	Mars Hill	4-0
23	Henderson State	4-0
24	Kentucky State	4-1
25	Northern State	4-1

[BulldogFan]

Does UMD get ranked just off of their name and lifelong body of work? If Jamestown had the same results as UMD this year would they be in the top 25?

[wscsuperfan]

Link: AFCA Coaches Top 25 (9/28)


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1	Ferris State (31)	4-0	775 pts
2	Harding	4-0	742
3	Kutztown	4-0	707
4	Colorado State-Pueblo	5-0	654
5	Minnesota State-Mankato	5-0	649
6	Grand Valley State	4-0	609
7	Western Colorado	5-0	576
8	Slippery Rock	4-0	552
9	Indiana (PA)	4-0	494
10	Emporia State	4-0	473
11	Davenport	4-0	407
12	Central Washington	2-2	404
13	Northwest Missouri State	3-1	368
14	Northwood	4-0	356
15	Newberry	3-1	299
16	Findlay	3-1	278
17	North Greenville	4-0	262
18	Valdosta State	3-1	226
19	Henderson State	4-0	180
20	Michigan Tech	3-1	178
21t	Mars Hill	4-0	110
21t	Northeastern State	3-2	110
23	Carson-Newman	4-1	103
24	West Alabama	4-1	75
25	Walsh	4-0	71

Dropped Out
Benedict (#15), Western Oregon (#17), Augustana (#20), Minnesota-Duluth (#24)

Others Receiving Votes
Minnesota-Duluth (70), Benedict (68), Texas-Permian Basin (68), Virginia Union (37), Northern State (32), East Central (30), Western Oregon (29), North Carolina-Pembroke (23), Central Oklahoma (19), Shepherd (13), Roosevelt (11), Augustana (5), Anderson (4), Wayne State (NE) (3), Central Missouri (2), Tiffin (1), Virginia State (1), William Jewell (1)

[CollegeFBGuy]

Does UMD get ranked just off of their name and lifelong body of work? If Jamestown had the same results as UMD this year would they be in the top 25?

The first answer is "probably, and it's far more common at all levels than some want to admit." For the 2nd one, the obvious answer is "no, without the history and credibility, they would not be ranked yet"

[zimmy21]

Does UMD get ranked just off of their name and lifelong body of work? If Jamestown had the same results as UMD this year would they be in the top 25?

I think you are getting some extra credit for losing in OT to #11 on the road

[Matt Witwicki]

I think you are getting some extra credit for losing in OT to #11 on the road

..agreed..in a game they were controlling the action until the final minutes. Couple that with beating a top 30'ish Augie and Wayne State. They've had a really tough slate so far and they started the year ranked in the middle of the pack, which they should've been as they've proved over the years they don't graduate tradition.