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2024 FCS Preseason Top 25 Hero:Top 25(the analyst)

Great motivation again for this group. We are certainly again back on map in the FCS landscape after back to back playoff trips and a CAA Championship. Time to take the next step with this program with a deep playoff run. Several years of great recruiting and portal signees in key spots has gotten back on stable ground.,
 
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UR preseason prediction at #13

2024 HERO Sports FCS Preseason Top 25 - HERO Sports
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2024 HERO Sports FCS Preseason Top 25

The 2024 FCS season is 100 days away. As anticipation builds, we look ahead to the upcoming year with our preseason Top 25.
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FCS Preseason Top 25​

1. South Dakota State (3 1st-Place Votes)
2. North Dakota State
3. Montana
4. Montana State
5. South Dakota
6. Villanova
7. Idaho
8. Sacramento State
9. Southern Illinois
10. Chattanooga
11. Central Arkansas
12. UIW
13. Richmond
14. Furman
15. UAlbany
16. Western Carolina
17. William & Mary
18. Tarleton State
19. Delaware
20. Lafayette
21. UC Davis
22. Weber State
23. Youngstown State
24. Illinois State
25. Eastern Illinois
 
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LINDY'S CAA 2024 PREDICTIONS:
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1. VILLANOVA
2. RICHMOND
3. ALBANY
4. WM & MARY
5. ELON
6. NEW HAMPSHIRE
7. RHODE ISLAND
8. TOWSON
9. CAMPBELL
10.HAMPTON
11.MONMOUTH
12.MAINE
13.BRYANT
14.N. CAROLINA A&T
15.STONY BROOK

X..DELAWARE (INELIGIBLE)
 
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CAA Football Has 11 Teams Ranked Or Receiving Votes In Latest FCS Top 25 Polls​

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Rob Washburn

RICHMOND, Va. (September 16, 2024) – CAA Football has an incredible 11 teams either nationally ranked or receiving votes in the latest FCS Top 25 polls released by Stats Perform and the AFCA on Monday.

Villanova (3-0) leads the way at #5 in both polls following its narrow 14-13 triumph over Towson last Saturday. The Wildcats face a tough test this week at Big Ten member Maryland.

William & Mary (2-1) moved up one spot to #12 in the Stats rankings and remained at #13 in the AFCA rankings after its 28-21 road victory at previously unbeaten Wofford. The Tribe returns home to meet Furman on Saturday.

UAlbany (1-2) fell to #20 in the Stats poll and #22 in the AFCA poll following its 41-13 setback at #4 Idaho last week. The Great Danes are off this Saturday.

Four other CAA teams – Elon (1-2), New Hampshire (2-1), Rhode Island (2-1) and Richmond (1-2) were among others receiving votes in both polls. Campbell (1-2) and Towson (1-2) picked up votes in the Stats poll, and Monmouth (1-2) and Stony Brook (2-1) got votes in the AFCA poll.

2024 STATS PERFORM FCS TOP 25 POLL – SEPT. 16

  1. South Dakota State
  2. North Dakota State
  3. Montana State
  4. Idaho
  5. Villanova
  6. South Dakota
  7. Southern Illinois
  8. Central Arkansas
  9. Montana
  10. North Dakota
  11. Sacramento State
  12. William & Mary
  13. UC Davis
  14. Mercer
  15. UIW
  16. Tarleton State
  17. Illinois State
  18. Lafayette
  19. Abilene Christian
  20. UAlbany
  21. Southeast Missouri
  22. Lamar
  23. Chattanooga
  24. Western Carolina
  25. Northern Iowa

RV: Florida A&M, Wofford, Richmond, Eastern Illinois, Rhode Island, Weber State, Youngstown State, Elon, Furman, Southern Utah, Northern Arizona, Nicholls, North Carolina Central, Duquesne, Campbell, ETSU, Harvard, Drake, New Hampshire, McNeese, Towson

2024 AFCA FCS TOP 25 POLL – SEPT. 16

  1. South Dakota State
  2. North Dakota State
  3. Montana State
  4. Idaho
  5. Villanova
  6. South Dakota
  7. Southern Illinois
  8. Central Arkansas
  9. North Dakota
  10. Montana
  11. Sacramento State
  12. UC Davis
  13. William & Mary
  14. Lafayette
  15. Illinois State
  16. Mercer
  17. Tarleton State
  18. UIW
  19. Northern Iowa
  20. Florida A&M
  21. Southeast Missouri
  22. UAlbany
  23. Abilene Christian
  24. Chattanooga
  25. Youngstown State

RV: Richmond, New Hampshire, Northern Arizona, Furman, Weber State, Lamar, Wofford, Western Carolina, McNeese, Rhode Island, Delaware State, Elon, Nicholls, Eastern Illinois, Eastern Kentucky, Jackson State, Alabama A&M, Central Connecticut, The Citadel, Yale, Duquesne, Lehigh, Monmouth, Wagner, Drake, Indiana State, North Carolina Central, Southern Utah, UT Martin, Butler, Tennessee State, Murray State, Stony Brook
 
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Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll (Week 5) | Opta Analyst

McNeese, ETSU and Northern Arizona have joined the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll for the first time this season.
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UC Davis Records First Victory Over Top 5 Program

UC Davis has never beaten a top five program since they made the move to Football Championship Subdivision. That all changed on Saturday night as the Aggies scored 14 unanswered points in the third quarter and held on for a 28-26 victory against then-No. 4 Idaho. The win moved UC Davis to No. 8...
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Must be really hard for some here to fathom a power of the CAA getting beat by a team from a non scholarship league.
 
whampas said:
Must be really hard for some here to fathom a power of the CAA getting beat by a team from a non scholarship league.
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I’ve been told more than once, that while the Ivy likes to say they are a non-scholarship league,
they sure have a lot of players that couldn’t afford to go there.
 

FCS Scoreboard​

No. 1 South Dakota State 41
Northern Iowa 3

No. 2 North Dakota State 41
No. 7 North Dakota 17

No. 3 Montana State 55
Northern Colorado 17

No. 4 South Dakota 59
Murray State 0

No. 16 Abilene Christian 41
No. 5 Central Arkansas 34

No. 6 Villanova 42
Stony Brook 24

Weber State 55
No. 8 Montana 48 (OT)

No. 9 UC Davis 27
Portland State 26

No. 10 Idaho 23
No. 25 Northern Arizona 17

Towson 34
No. 12 William & Mary 27

No. 13 SEMO 38
Eastern Illinois 27

No. 14 Tarleton State 38
Southern Utah 37 (OT)

No. 15 UIW 56
Prairie View A&M 28

No. 18 Illinois State 45
No. 19 Southern Illinois 10

No. 20 Rhode Island 46
Hampton 44 (2OT)

Harvard 28
No. 21 New Hampshire 23

Houston Christian 43
No. 22 McNeese 22

Chattanooga 17
No. 23 ETSU 10

Bye weeks: No. 11 Mercer, No. 17 Sacramento State, No. 24 Lamar
Others Receiving Votes (schools listed on two or more ballots):

Richmond (4-2, 2-0 CAA): 20-17 win over North Carolina A&T

Northern Iowa (2-3, 0-1 MVFC): 41-3 loss to No. 1 South Dakota State

Chattanooga (2-3, 1-1 SoCon): 17-10 win at No. 23 ETSU

Stony Brook (4-2, 1-1 CAA): 42-24 loss to No. 6 Villanova

Florida A&M (3-2, 1-0 SWAC): 28-13 win at Alabama State

Monmouth (3-3, 1-1 CAA): 42-35 loss to Delaware

Wofford (2-3, 0-2 SoCon): 21-17 loss at Western Carolina

Lafayette (3-2, 1-0 Patriot): 28-23 win at Fordham

North Carolina Central (4-2, 2-0 MEAC): 45-14 win at Campbell

Weber State (3-3, 2-0 Big Sky): 55-48 OT win at No. 8 Montana
 
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32counter said:

FCS Scoreboard​

No. 1 South Dakota State 41
Northern Iowa 3

No. 2 North Dakota State 41
No. 7 North Dakota 17

No. 3 Montana State 55
Northern Colorado 17

No. 4 South Dakota 59
Murray State 0

No. 16 Abilene Christian 41
No. 5 Central Arkansas 34

No. 6 Villanova 42
Stony Brook 24

Weber State 55
No. 8 Montana 48 (OT)

No. 9 UC Davis 27
Portland State 26

No. 10 Idaho 23
No. 25 Northern Arizona 17

Towson 34
No. 12 William & Mary 27

No. 13 SEMO 38
Eastern Illinois 27

No. 14 Tarleton State 38
Southern Utah 37 (OT)

No. 15 UIW 56
Prairie View A&M 28

No. 18 Illinois State 45
No. 19 Southern Illinois 10

No. 20 Rhode Island 46
Hampton 44 (2OT)

Harvard 28
No. 21 New Hampshire 23

Houston Christian 43
No. 22 McNeese 22

Chattanooga 17
No. 23 ETSU 10

Bye weeks: No. 11 Mercer, No. 17 Sacramento State, No. 24 Lamar
Others Receiving Votes (schools listed on two or more ballots):

Richmond (4-2, 2-0 CAA): 20-17 win over North Carolina A&T

Northern Iowa (2-3, 0-1 MVFC): 41-3 loss to No. 1 South Dakota State

Chattanooga (2-3, 1-1 SoCon): 17-10 win at No. 23 ETSU

Stony Brook (4-2, 1-1 CAA): 42-24 loss to No. 6 Villanova

Florida A&M (3-2, 1-0 SWAC): 28-13 win at Alabama State

Monmouth (3-3, 1-1 CAA): 42-35 loss to Delaware

Wofford (2-3, 0-2 SoCon): 21-17 loss at Western Carolina

Lafayette (3-2, 1-0 Patriot): 28-23 win at Fordham

North Carolina Central (4-2, 2-0 MEAC): 45-14 win at Campbell

Weber State (3-3, 2-0 Big Sky): 55-48 OT win at No. 8 Montana
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TY, I try to look this up each Sunday, you saved me some effort.
 
Spiders back in the STATS poll at #21.

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Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll (Week 6) | Opta Analyst

Villanova has been ranked fifth or sixth all season in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll. The Wildcats are off to a 5-1 start.
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Edit: And moved from #21 to #17 in coaches poll...

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Polls

The AFCA Coaches Poll is conducted weekly throughout the regular season for every divison and are voted on soley by coaches from across the country.
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October 12 games
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Stats poll losses:

#16 Illinois State

#18 Sac State

#20 Weber State

————

UR at #21

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Coaches Poll loses:

#12 Abilene Christian

#16 Illinois State

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UR at #17
 
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For those too lazy to click the link, we moved from 21 to 18 in the STATS poll. We also moved from 17 to 15 in the coaches poll.

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Polls

The AFCA Coaches Poll is conducted weekly throughout the regular season for every divison and are voted on soley by coaches from across the country.
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The AnyGivenSaturday poll has Spiders #18.

Just info, but I like to watch this poll since the group voting are for the most part FCS junkies like me (though I am not a voter). The one drawback is many of them do not have Flo Sports access and as a result they might be giving the CAA a bit of a pass at present. I would add that many of them post their own polls in a thread week to week and they question each other's reasoning for particular placements of teams to get feedback and justify their thoughts on placement in their voting.

They are not putting Delaware in their polling this year and have the following ranked for the CAA

5 Nova
16 W&M
17 Rhode Island
18 Richmond
23 New Hampshireo
24 Towson
 
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ncspiderfan said:
The AnyGivenSaturday poll has Spiders #18.

Just info, but I like to watch this poll since the group voting are for the most part FCS junkies like me (though I am not a voter). The one drawback is many of them do not have Flo Sports access and as a result they might be giving the CAA a bit of a pass at present. I would add that many of them post their own polls in a thread week to week and they question each other's reasoning for particular placements of teams to get feedback and justify their thoughts on placement in their voting.

They are not putting Delaware in their polling this year and have the following ranked for the CAA

5 Nova
16 W&M
17 Rhode Island
18 Richmond
23 New Hampshireo
24 Towson
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I follow their poll as well but rarely post. It seems to me that there is a hugh regional bias but enough voters scattered about to smooth it out a bit. It also seems that many voters take "beauty" points into account when voting as well. With that said their poll by year's end is pretty close to playoff lineup.
 
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