2022 Ratings & Polls

[JackJD]

Jeff Sagarin's computer ratings as of October 16, 2022, list Sacramento State an Weber State out of the Big Sky Conference, as the top two FCS football teams as determined by his computer-analysis. SDSU and NDSU are third and fourth. List below are the top 10 FCS teams followed by the remainder of the MVFC teams. For each team listed in the abbreviated list below, I show their overall D-1 rating.

For the detailed analysis and some explanation about Sagarin's system, see: http://sagarin.com/sports/cfsend.htm

(FCS) OVERALL D1

(1) 73 Sacramento State BIG SKY
(2) 77 Weber State BIG SKY
(3) 79 South Dakota State MVFC
(4) 83 North Dakota State MVFC
(5) 89 Montana BIG SKY
(6) 96 Mercer SOUTHERN
(7) 110 Incarnate Word SOUTHLAND
(8) 113 Montana State BIG SKY
(9) 116 Southern Illinois MVFC |
(10) 120 Holy Cross PATRIOT
126 North Dakota MVFC
135 Northern Iowa MVFC
142 Missouri State MVFC
147 Illinois State MVFC
153 Youngstown State MVFC
157 South Dakota MVFC
175 Indiana State MVFC
201 Western Illinois MVFC
Bottom of the pile (261 D-1 --FBS & FCS) is:
261 Presbyterian College PIONEER

[JackJD]

Monday morning is expected by many sources to introduce the Jackrabbits as the new #1 ranked FCS team. Here's a preview, the FCS Football Review for Week 7:

FCS FOOTBALL REVIEW: WEEK SEVEN TAKEAWAYS (by Craig Haley)

Either the No. 1- or 2-ranked team in FCS college football was going to lose on Saturday, but No. 3 as well?

Hey, such is life in conference play, even more so when it involves rivalry games.

Highlighting some of the bigger storylines of Week 7, here are seven takeaways:

Jackrabbits Down Bison, Will Become No. 1

South Dakota State was the top seed in the spring 2021 FCS playoffs, but the Jackrabbits have never been No. 1 in the national rankings. That will change on Monday because of their 23-21 rally past top-ranked North Dakota State in the subdivision’s seventh all-time meeting of its top-two ranked teams and just the second ever in the regular season. Colby Hueter’s second-quarter interception in the SDSU end zone helped keep the Jackrabbits (6-1, 4-0 MVFC) within 21-7 at halftime, and they went on to score on their first four possessions of the second half – Amar Johnson’s 16-yard touchdown run and three Hunter Dustman field goals, including a go-ahead 18-yarder with 3:49 left. The Jackrabbits have captured the last three Dakota Marker matchups against NDSU (5-2, 3-1).


Here's the source:
https://theanalyst.com/na/2022/10/fc...7-takeaways-2/

[JackJD]

Is a #1 ranking in opinion polls Important? We have tough games ahead— would a #1 ranking just add some unnecessary noise and motivation for opponents?

[JackJD]

Athlon Sports “FCS Football: Top 25 Power Poll Following Week 7” has SDSU 1 (2 last week) followed by Sacramento State at 2 (4); NDSU 3 (1); Montana State 4 (5); and Weber State 5 (6). The Montana Griz fall to 11 (3) after their loss to the Fightin’ Ecks of Idaho, now 16 ( not ranked last week).

[Jacks-02]

Is a #1 ranking in opinion polls Important? We have tough games ahead— would a #1 ranking just add some unnecessary noise and motivation for opponents?

A #1 ranking would be the first for the program. Doesn't mean anything in relation to our season goal of winning a championship, but it's something that matters to recruits and public perception.

[JackJD]

The official NCAA website now has the current FCS Coaches poll.
1. SDSU
2. Montana State
3. Sacramento State
4. NDSU
5. Weber State
6. Jackson State
7. Montana
8. Chattanooga
9. Holy. Cross
10. Incarnate Word

coach Eck’s Vandals ranked 24.

Other MVFC teams: SIU Ranked 17 and this weekend’s opponent, North Dakota, As well as Illinois State not ranked but getting some votes.

As of 10:30 (Central), the Stats Perform poll on the NCAA site hasn’t been updated from last week..

[jakejc795]

The official NCAA website now has the current FCS Coaches poll.
1. SDSU
2. Montana State
3. Sacramento State
4. NDSU
5. Weber State
6. Jackson State
7. Montana
8. Chattanooga
9. Holy. Cross
10. Incarnate Word

coach Eck’s Vandals ranked 24.

Other MVFC teams: SIU Ranked 17 and this weekend’s opponent, North Dakota, As well as Illinois State not ranked but getting some votes.

As of 10:30 (Central), the Stats Perform poll on the NCAA site hasn’t been updated from last week..

Montana could get back into top 5 with win at Sac State. Interesting upcoming weekend of football

[filbert]

I guess being #1 is good for chest-thumping purposes, but really what it indicates is a top 2 seed...home field all the way to Frisco--that is, if you keep grinding and winning.

It guarantees absolutely nothing as of right now.

[West-River_Jack]

I guess being #1 is good for chest-thumping purposes, but really what it indicates is a top 2 seed...home field all the way to Frisco--that is, if you keep grinding and winning.

It guarantees absolutely nothing as of right now.

...but it is fun to think about how it annoys and irritates a few rival fans!

[SteelSD]

The official NCAA website now has the current FCS Coaches poll.
1. SDSU
2. Montana State
3. Sacramento State
4. NDSU
5. Weber State
6. Jackson State
7. Montana
8. Chattanooga
9. Holy. Cross
10. Incarnate Word

coach Eck’s Vandals ranked 24.

Other MVFC teams: SIU Ranked 17 and this weekend’s opponent, North Dakota, As well as Illinois State not ranked but getting some votes.

As of 10:30 (Central), the Stats Perform poll on the NCAA site hasn’t been updated from last week..

It's interesting to see what people think, but this ranking has a lot of holes.

I would personally rank Sac St. over MSU. Big Sky will sort itself out so this will be realized in life. But hard to argue that the Big Sky is the top conference in FCS right now.

NDSU should be below Weber St IMO.

Jackson State has no business being here. They play less than nobody.

Why the love for Chattanooga? Their best win appears to be over Eastern Illinois by 18 (ISUr beat EIU by 28).

But of course this is just for message board fodder. Plenty of questions will be answered yet on the field.

[JackJD]

The NCAA website now has the 10/17/22 Stats Perform FCS poll…same top 10 as in the Coaches Poll but the order for 6 through 10 is different. For reader convenience n making comparisons, I included today's ranking from the FCS Coaches poll in parenthesis following the school name.


1 South Dakota State (1) 6-1
2 Sacramento State (3) 6-0
3 Montana State (2) 6-1
4 North Dakota State (4) 5-2
5 Weber State (5) 6-0
6 Holy Cross (9) 6-0
7 Montana (7) 5-1
8 UIW (10) 6-1
9 Jackson State (6) 6-0
10 Chattanooga (8) 5-1

Other MVFC teams in the top 25:
14 Southern Illinois (17) 5-2
20 North Dakota (not rated by FCS Coaches but receiving votes in Coaches poll) 4-2

Other with local interest:
17 Idaho (24)

MVFC schools receiving votes (schools listed on two or more ballots): Missouri State (2-4, 0-3); Illinois State (4-2, 2-1);

Source for the Stats Perform FCS poll: https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/footba...orm-fcs-top-25

Source for the NCAA FCS Coaches Poll: https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/footba...s-coaches-poll

[LetsGoRabbits]

i am curious WHAT are the magical bits of information that Sagarin puts into his computer that makes it spit out Sac St and anyone else ahead of the jacks?

this seems to really bring his system into question?

as i recall Sac were the big sky champs last year. they jacks went ON THE ROAD and beat them. yep we played a very conservative second half but we beat them head to head at their place, and there is more than good reason to say that this year's jackrabbit football squad is better than last year's

is Sac for some reason so greatly improved that they should be clearly expected to jump over the jacks this year

anyway not a huge thing. i think more than anything it just takes away credibility from his system. the jacks are in good shape where it matters and things will mostly get taken care of on the field, but i am taking ndsu right now to beat Sac by double digits as the road team

[WestSideRabbit]

i am curious WHAT are the magical bits of information that Sagarin puts into his computer that makes it spit out Sac St and anyone else ahead of the jacks?

this seems to really bring his system into question?

as i recall Sac were the big sky champs last year. they jacks went ON THE ROAD and beat them. yep we played a very conservative second half but we beat them head to head at their place, and there is more than good reason to say that this year's jackrabbit football squad is better than last year's

is Sac for some reason so greatly improved that they should be clearly expected to jump over the jacks this year

anyway not a huge thing. i think more than anything it just takes away credibility from his system. the jacks are in good shape where it matters and things will mostly get taken care of on the field, but i am taking ndsu right now to beat Sac by double digits as the road team

Simple. It really values FBS wins.

[JackJD]

i am curious WHAT are the magical bits of information that Sagarin puts into his computer that makes it spit out Sac St and anyone else ahead of the jacks?

this seems to really bring his system into question?...

Do a search on Jeff Sagarin and you'll find information about the information he uses in his computer calculations. Sagarin's system "improves" as the season unfolds and he has more information. A computer can't measure the fight and heart a team may display on a given weekend but Sagarin's rankings, in a broad sense, are instructive.

[jakejc795]

The NCAA website now has the 10/17/22 Stats Perform FCS poll…same top 10 as in the Coaches Poll but the order for 6 through 10 is different. For reader convenience n making comparisons, I included today's ranking from the FCS Coaches poll in parenthesis following the school name.


1 South Dakota State (1) 6-1
2 Sacramento State (3) 6-0
3 Montana State (2) 6-1
4 North Dakota State (4) 5-2
5 Weber State (5) 6-0
6 Holy Cross (9) 6-0
7 Montana (7) 5-1
8 UIW (10) 6-1
9 Jackson State (6) 6-0
10 Chattanooga (8) 5-1

Other MVFC teams in the top 25:
14 Southern Illinois (17) 5-2
20 North Dakota (not rated by FCS Coaches but receiving votes in Coaches poll) 4-2

Other with local interest:
17 Idaho (24)

MVFC schools receiving votes (schools listed on two or more ballots): Missouri State (2-4, 0-3); Illinois State (4-2, 2-1);

Source for the Stats Perform FCS poll: https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/footba...orm-fcs-top-25

Source for the NCAA FCS Coaches Poll: https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/footba...s-coaches-poll

#9 Jackson St. received two 1st place votes in Stats FCS poll. Coach "Prime" obviously knows how to jockey for position.