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Post by unafied on Aug 8, 2018 10:43:42 GMT -6
So for fun I was looking for some sort of ranking, top to bottom, of all FCS teams. I wasn't really able to find anything as far as human rankings go, but I did find this computerized ranking of all 125... www.compughterratings.com/2018-FCS-Preseason-College-Football-RankingsA couple of takeaways: - We're 50th. I'm ok with that. We all feel we were better last year than our final record showed, and I would assume this preseason poll at least uses last year as a way to get things started. - We play some pretty bad teams, at least if these rankings are any indication. Take a look at the FCS teams we play: - NDSU (1, obviously)
- Southern Utah (16)
- Incarnate Word (105)
- Campbell (110 - kind surprised to see them this low)
- Alabama A&M (113)
- Jackson State (116)
So that's a big drop-off after the top two teams. Of course, that isn't a terrible thing. It will do well for our perception if we are beating FCS teams, even if they are bad ones. FWIW, the average ranking for the Big South teams is only 63. KSU, Charleston Southern, and Monmouth all start the season ranked higher than us. It's too bad we aren't playing all Big South teams this year. I'd be interested to see if we could finish 4th or better.
It's just one ranking and I probably shouldn't read too much into it, but suddenly, if we can find decent QB play I'm feeling a little better for our chances of finishing 7-4 or better. |
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Post by gumby013 on Aug 8, 2018 13:20:38 GMT -6
Here's one more you can use. www.masseyratings.com/cf/fcs/ratingsYou guys should be added to Sagarin once the season starts. He treats D2 as a singular team in his rankings, so doesn't have a baseline to start you off with in his preseason rankings. |
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Post by brandon on Aug 8, 2018 14:02:42 GMT -6
So for fun I was looking for some sort of ranking, top to bottom, of all FCS teams. I wasn't really able to find anything as far as human rankings go, but I did find this computerized ranking of all 125... www.compughterratings.com/2018-FCS-Preseason-College-Football-RankingsA couple of takeaways: - We're 50th. I'm ok with that. We all feel we were better last year than our final record showed, and I would assume this preseason poll at least uses last year as a way to get things started. - We play some pretty bad teams, at least if these rankings are any indication. Take a look at the FCS teams we play: - NDSU (1, obviously)
- Southern Utah (16)
- Incarnate Word (105)
- Campbell (110 - kind surprised to see them this low)
- Alabama A&M (113)
- Jackson State (116)
So that's a big drop-off after the top two teams. Of course, that isn't a terrible thing. It will do well for our perception if we are beating FCS teams, even if they are bad ones. FWIW, the average ranking for the Big South teams is only 63. KSU, Charleston Southern, and Monmouth all start the season ranked higher than us. It's too bad we aren't playing all Big South teams this year. I'd be interested to see if we could finish 4th or better.
It's just one ranking and I probably shouldn't read too much into it, but suddenly, if we can find decent QB play I'm feeling a little better for our chances of finishing 7-4 or better. Dont take this like I put any stock into these rankings, but I do always find them interesting. I find a few things interesting, 1- they have a star system like the NCAA football games (I wish was still being made) and we are a 4 star program out of 5. 2- look at some of the schools around us and below us on the list. 3- Chatty is a 5 star program and just a few spots above us. |
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Post by brandon on Aug 8, 2018 14:04:07 GMT -6
Here's one more you can use. www.masseyratings.com/cf/fcs/ratingsYou guys should be added to Sagarin once the season starts. He treats D2 as a singular team in his rankings, so doesn't have a baseline to start you off with in his preseason rankings. 61 on this one, I like the other better.😉 |
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Post by catscratchfever4 on Aug 8, 2018 14:59:11 GMT -6
So for fun I was looking for some sort of ranking, top to bottom, of all FCS teams. I wasn't really able to find anything as far as human rankings go, but I did find this computerized ranking of all 125... www.compughterratings.com/2018-FCS-Preseason-College-Football-RankingsA couple of takeaways: - We're 50th. I'm ok with that. We all feel we were better last year than our final record showed, and I would assume this preseason poll at least uses last year as a way to get things started. - We play some pretty bad teams, at least if these rankings are any indication. Take a look at the FCS teams we play: - NDSU (1, obviously)
- Southern Utah (16)
- Incarnate Word (105)
- Campbell (110 - kind surprised to see them this low)
- Alabama A&M (113)
- Jackson State (116)
So that's a big drop-off after the top two teams. Of course, that isn't a terrible thing. It will do well for our perception if we are beating FCS teams, even if they are bad ones. FWIW, the average ranking for the Big South teams is only 63. KSU, Charleston Southern, and Monmouth all start the season ranked higher than us. It's too bad we aren't playing all Big South teams this year. I'd be interested to see if we could finish 4th or better.
It's just one ranking and I probably shouldn't read too much into it, but suddenly, if we can find decent QB play I'm feeling a little better for our chances of finishing 7-4 or better. Dont take this like I put any stock into these rankings, but I do always find them interesting. I find a few things interesting, 1- they have a star system like the NCAA football games (I wish was still being made) and we are a 4 star program out of 5. 2- look at some of the schools around us and below us on the list. 3- Chatty is a 5 star program and just a few spots above us. I remember the '95 Lions being rated higher than many 1A and most 1AA schools. |
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Post by unafied on Aug 8, 2018 16:07:32 GMT -6
Dont take this like I put any stock into these rankings, but I do always find them interesting. I find a few things interesting, 1- they have a star system like the NCAA football games (I wish was still being made) and we are a 4 star program out of 5. 2- look at some of the schools around us and below us on the list. 3- Chatty is a 5 star program and just a few spots above us. I remember the '95 Lions being rated higher than many 1A and most 1AA schools. I have a plaque in my garage commemorating that team. Just went out there to verify that I get this correct. No team held them to less than 26 points. The closest game was a 33-28 win over Henderson State, but every other win in the regular season was by at least 15. In the playoffs Albany State kept it “close” in the first round, only losing by 10, but then the other three games were blowouts. Including the championship game against Pittsburg State, of course. So yeah. They were pretty good. I’m still salty about that ‘94 game against Youngstown State. I remember being heartbroken when that one was over, even though I was only 11. YSU won the national championship that year, and we were probably their toughest game. Now THAT’S a team we need to get on the schedule for some revenge. |
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Post by unafied on Aug 8, 2018 16:08:45 GMT -6
Here's one more you can use. www.masseyratings.com/cf/fcs/ratingsYou guys should be added to Sagarin once the season starts. He treats D2 as a singular team in his rankings, so doesn't have a baseline to start you off with in his preseason rankings. Thanks! I’ll be sure to check that one out as the season goes along. I’m a nerd and enjoy this stuff, even if it really doesn’t mean anything. |
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Post by gumby013 on Aug 20, 2018 15:08:40 GMT -6
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Post by catscratchfever4 on Aug 20, 2018 19:22:57 GMT -6
So for fun I was looking for some sort of ranking, top to bottom, of all FCS teams. I wasn't really able to find anything as far as human rankings go, but I did find this computerized ranking of all 125... www.compughterratings.com/2018-FCS-Preseason-College-Football-RankingsA couple of takeaways: - We're 50th. I'm ok with that. We all feel we were better last year than our final record showed, and I would assume this preseason poll at least uses last year as a way to get things started. - We play some pretty bad teams, at least if these rankings are any indication. Take a look at the FCS teams we play: - NDSU (1, obviously)
- Southern Utah (16)
- Incarnate Word (105)
- Campbell (110 - kind surprised to see them this low)
- Alabama A&M (113)
- Jackson State (116)
So that's a big drop-off after the top two teams. Of course, that isn't a terrible thing. It will do well for our perception if we are beating FCS teams, even if they are bad ones. FWIW, the average ranking for the Big South teams is only 63. KSU, Charleston Southern, and Monmouth all start the season ranked higher than us. It's too bad we aren't playing all Big South teams this year. I'd be interested to see if we could finish 4th or better.
It's just one ranking and I probably shouldn't read too much into it, but suddenly, if we can find decent QB play I'm feeling a little better for our chances of finishing 7-4 or better. The Word is 105!? That's surprising. Of course rating system for FCS is barely a step up from D2. There still isn't widespread coverage of the teams. |
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Post by unafied on Aug 21, 2018 11:52:23 GMT -6
Thanks, gumby. I must be blind, but I can't figure out how to sort it by just FCS teams. Can that be done? For what it's worth, we are still above the same four teams as we were in my original post (Incarnate Word, Campbell, A&M, and Jackson State). Southern Utah is 137th overall, to our 218. |
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Post by gumby013 on Aug 21, 2018 14:07:47 GMT -6
Thanks, gumby. I must be blind, but I can't figure out how to sort it by just FCS teams. Can that be done? For what it's worth, we are still above the same four teams as we were in my original post (Incarnate Word, Campbell, A&M, and Jackson State). Southern Utah is 137th overall, to our 218. I end up having to dump it into excel and run text to columns on it. No way to sort it on the site. |
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Post by unafied on Aug 21, 2018 15:28:55 GMT -6
Thanks, gumby. I must be blind, but I can't figure out how to sort it by just FCS teams. Can that be done? For what it's worth, we are still above the same four teams as we were in my original post (Incarnate Word, Campbell, A&M, and Jackson State). Southern Utah is 137th overall, to our 218. I end up having to dump it into excel and run text to columns on it. No way to sort it on the site. Haha, gotcha. That sounds like just the sort of twisted thing I would enjoy doing. |
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