Cluck U wrote: ↑Wed Jan 10, 2024 12:01 am
Better not let this info get out…some folks will lose their minds.
That’s funny Cluck, playing South Dakota State last year and Montana this year early in the playoffs kind of blurred how much the Hens have improved
3 CAA teams finish Top 10, not bad. The CAA gets a bad name for all the bad teams they added but still pretty good at the top. For now anyway until it all falls apart with what’s coming or I should say what’s leaving
Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll (Final 2023)
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1. South Dakota State (15-0, 8-0 MVFC), 1,400 points (56 of 56 first-place votes)
Previous Ranking: 1; Postseason Results: 41-0 win over Mercer; 23-12 win over Villanova; 59-0 win over UAlbany; 23-3 win over Montana
2. Montana (13-2, 7-1 Big Sky), 1,343
Previous Ranking: 2; Postseason Results: 49-19 win over Delaware; 35-28 OT win over Furman; 31-29 win over North Dakota State; 23-3 loss to South Dakota State
3. North Dakota State (11-4, 5-3 MVFC), 1,252
Previous Ranking: 8; Postseason Results: 66-3 win over Drake; 35-34 OT win at Montana State; 45-17 win at South Dakota; 31-29 loss at Montana
4. South Dakota (10-3, 7-1 MVFC), 1,140
Previous Ranking: 3; Postseason Results: 34-24 win over Sacramento State; 45-17 loss to North Dakota State
5. UAlbany (11-4, 7-1 CAA), 1,125
Previous Ranking: 9; Postseason Results: 41-13 win over Richmond; 30-22 win over Idaho; 59-0 loss to South Dakota State
6. Villanova (10-3, 7-1 CAA), 1,105
Previous Ranking: 6; Postseason Results: 45-28 win over Youngstown State; 23-12 loss at South Dakota State
7. Furman (10-3, 7-1 SoCon), 1,085
Previous Ranking: 7; Postseason Results: 26-7 win over Chattanooga; 35-28 OT loss at Montana
8. Idaho (9-4, 6-2 Big Sky), 1,067
Previous Ranking: 4; Postseason Results: 20-17 OT win over Southern Illinois; 30-22 loss to UAlbany
9. Montana State (8-4, 6-2 Big Sky), 992
Previous Ranking: 5; Postseason Result: 35-34 OT loss to North Dakota State
10. Delaware (9-4, 6-2 CAA), 790
Previous Ranking: 11; Postseason Results: 36-34 win over Lafayette; 49-19 loss at Montana