FCS Polls

[bigticket1]

I've read...cannot remember where but I'm looking for the source...that the FCS playoffs selection/seeding committee will not use the polls to determine seeding. They will be using a combination of sources including the Massey rating and a couple others (and, except for Massey, I know nothing about them). So I decided to check Massey. Here's the top 15-rated FCS teams by Massey as of 10/27/24:

1. NDSU
2. SDSU
3. Montana State
4. USD
5. UC Davis
6. Montana
7. Idaho
8. Missouri State
9. UND
10. Delaware
11. SE Missouri State
12. Incarnate Word
13. Tarleton State
14. Villanova
15. Mercer

I personally think USD should be in the top four. The two polls published on NCAA.com which I posted above, both moved UC Davis ahead of USD and from what I've read about UC Davis, they're good but probably not as good as the top four MVFC teams. USD belongs in the top four (and an argument could be made at this point in the season, that anything could happen in matchups between any of the top four MVFC teams).

As West River Jack noted, UC Davis will get tested in upcoming games against Montana and Montana State. (I reserve the right to revise my opinion after seeing those results!)

It will be interesting to see what happens to Montana. I think the Griz have figured it out and they're a dangerous team coach by a wily guy who cannot be overlooked. Nov 23 is the date set for the annual "Brawl"...this year the Griz travel to the Bobcats for the annual grudge match.

The remainder of the season for the top FCS teams will be fun to watch.

One of their other two that the committee can use is the KPI system, which I've never heard of. And that's probably because they have Dartmouth, Rhode Island and Drake rated at 2, 3 and 4 behind NDSU, with the Jacks at 5.

[JackJD]

One of their other two that the committee can use is the KPI system, which I've never heard of. And that's probably because they have Dartmouth, Rhode Island and Drake rated at 2, 3 and 4 behind NDSU, with the Jacks at 5.

I recall seeing that in the article I read. Dartmouth? Rhode Island? DRAKE? If a MVFC team failed to beat Drale by more than 50 points, something is terribly wrong.

[filbert]

I recall seeing that in the article I read. Dartmouth? Rhode Island? DRAKE? If a MVFC team failed to beat Drale by more than 50 points, something is terribly wrong.

Does anybody have a link to this KPI thing? Did anyone even hear about it before just now?

[filbert]

Does anybody have a link to this KPI thing? Did anyone even hear about it before just now?

Okay, found them, I guess.

https://faktorsports.com

I have comments. Most of them would get me banned from this site, and I OWN the damn site.

[bigticket1]

I recall seeing that in the article I read. Dartmouth? Rhode Island? DRAKE? If a MVFC team failed to beat Drale by more than 50 points, something is terribly wrong.

The KPI has Drake at 4 and JSD at 11. The Yotes beat Drake 42-3 in September.

[NorCalJack]

Sam Herder's predictions on seeding. Interesting read. Lots of football left to be played so things will change, we shall see.

https://herosports.com/fcs-football-...ctions-3-bzbz/

[Jackrabbit2012]

Sam Herder's predictions on seeding. Interesting read. Lots of football left to be played so things will change, we shall see.

https://herosports.com/fcs-football-...ctions-3-bzbz/

I like this bracket where we avoid USD, Idaho, and Montana in the quarterfinals.

[Prairiehaas]

Okay, found them, I guess.

https://faktorsports.com

I have comments. Most of them would get me banned from this site, and I OWN the damn site.

Obviously names in a hat or a dart board were not used to set these rankings. The KPI rankings in no way pass the eyeball test nor reflect any reasonable power ranking. This looks like an unfinished project. It would be very interesting to see what formula was used to calculate KPI.