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FCS Top 25 poll
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2025 11:26 am
by rfischer94
Cats got one first place vote. Gris got none.
https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/ ... fcs-top-25
Also interesting-gris got one first place vote in the coaches poll.
Re: FCS Top 25 poll
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2025 11:55 am
by lutecat
Yeaj I don't understand the griz 1st place vote. They almost lost to a not good team.
Re: FCS Top 25 poll
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2025 12:14 pm
by Joe Bobcat
lutecat wrote: ↑Mon Nov 10, 2025 11:55 am
Yeaj I don't understand the griz 1st place vote. They almost lost to a not good team.
It could be Barney blowing smoke up Bobby's butt, or kissing ass.
Re: FCS Top 25 poll
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2025 12:50 pm
by D-Wreck
Joe Bobcat wrote: ↑Mon Nov 10, 2025 12:14 pm
lutecat wrote: ↑Mon Nov 10, 2025 11:55 am
Yeaj I don't understand the griz 1st place vote. They almost lost to a not good team.
It could be Barney blowing smoke up Bobby's butt, or kissing ass.
Hey now! I have it on supremely suspect authority that the coaches, writers, and referees take these polls extremely seriously and each of those individuals have forgotten more about football then we mere commoners could ever possibly comprehend.
Re: FCS Top 25 poll
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2025 12:59 pm
by RobertSebastianCat-81
In the Stats Perform, 27 votes separated MSU from UM. Makes me think the Cats got a lot of second place votes. I suppose one could dissect the numbers and get a better guess as to how many. Might have to start by assuming none of the top three got a fourth-place vote or worse. Probably a valid assumption with Lehigh in fourth place.
Re: FCS Top 25 poll
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2025 1:01 pm
by coloradocat
Maybe some of the voters are taking cues from the committee and giving us more 2nds.
Re: FCS Top 25 poll
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2025 3:41 pm
by Cledus
RobertSebastianCat-81 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 10, 2025 12:59 pm
In the Stats Perform, 27 votes separated MSU from UM. Makes me think the Cats got a lot of second place votes. I suppose one could dissect the numbers and get a better guess as to how many. Might have to start by assuming none of the top three got a fourth-place vote or worse. Probably a valid assumption with Lehigh in fourth place.
MSU did also get one first place vote.
Re: FCS Top 25 poll
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2025 4:23 pm
by Prodigal Cat
Cledus wrote: ↑Mon Nov 10, 2025 3:41 pm
RobertSebastianCat-81 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 10, 2025 12:59 pm
In the Stats Perform, 27 votes separated MSU from UM. Makes me think the Cats got a lot of second place votes. I suppose one could dissect the numbers and get a better guess as to how many. Might have to start by assuming none of the top three got a fourth-place vote or worse. Probably a valid assumption with Lehigh in fourth place.
MSU did also get one first place vote.
Yeah there's a whole bunch of Bison and even SDSU fans where that vote is making them spitting mad on twitter.
Re: FCS Top 25 poll
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2025 4:54 pm
by MSU01
RobertSebastianCat-81 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 10, 2025 12:59 pm
In the Stats Perform, 27 votes separated MSU from UM. Makes me think the Cats got a lot of second place votes. I suppose one could dissect the numbers and get a better guess as to how many. Might have to start by assuming none of the top three got a fourth-place vote or worse. Probably a valid assumption with Lehigh in fourth place.
There are 56(25 + 24 + 23) = 4,032 points available for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place votes. If you add up NDSU, UM, and MSU's point totals they add to 4,026 which means that (most likely) 6 voters have one of those teams in 4th instead of in 3rd.
The most mathematically feasible way I can find for MSU to get to its 1,300 total points is:
1 first place vote (25 pts)
16 second place votes (384 pts)
33 third place votes (759 pts)
6 fourth place votes (132 pts)
25 + 384 + 759 + 132 = 1,300
Assuming the voter that gave MSU the first place vote has NDSU at #2, then the Griz would have 39 second place votes and 17 third place votes. 39*24 + 17*23 = 1,327 points which matches their total. So there we have it!
Re: FCS Top 25 poll
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2025 5:24 pm
by cats2506
MSU01 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 10, 2025 4:54 pm
RobertSebastianCat-81 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 10, 2025 12:59 pm
In the Stats Perform, 27 votes separated MSU from UM. Makes me think the Cats got a lot of second place votes. I suppose one could dissect the numbers and get a better guess as to how many. Might have to start by assuming none of the top three got a fourth-place vote or worse. Probably a valid assumption with Lehigh in fourth place.
There are 56(25 + 24 + 23) = 4,032 points available for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place votes. If you add up NDSU, UM, and MSU's point totals they add to 4,026 which means that (most likely) 6 voters have one of those teams in 4th instead of in 3rd.
The most mathematically feasible way I can find for MSU to get to its 1,300 total points is:
1 first place vote (25 pts)
16 second place votes (384 pts)
33 third place votes (759 pts)
6 fourth place votes (132 pts)
25 + 384 + 759 + 132 = 1,300
Assuming the voter that gave MSU the first place vote has NDSU at #2, then the Griz would have 39 second place votes and 17 third place votes. 39*24 + 17*23 = 1,327 points which matches their total. So there we have it!
too much time on your hands
Re: FCS Top 25 poll
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2025 5:37 pm
by MSU01
cats2506 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 10, 2025 5:24 pm
MSU01 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 10, 2025 4:54 pm
RobertSebastianCat-81 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 10, 2025 12:59 pm
In the Stats Perform, 27 votes separated MSU from UM. Makes me think the Cats got a lot of second place votes. I suppose one could dissect the numbers and get a better guess as to how many. Might have to start by assuming none of the top three got a fourth-place vote or worse. Probably a valid assumption with Lehigh in fourth place.
There are 56(25 + 24 + 23) = 4,032 points available for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place votes. If you add up NDSU, UM, and MSU's point totals they add to 4,026 which means that (most likely) 6 voters have one of those teams in 4th instead of in 3rd.
The most mathematically feasible way I can find for MSU to get to its 1,300 total points is:
1 first place vote (25 pts)
16 second place votes (384 pts)
33 third place votes (759 pts)
6 fourth place votes (132 pts)
25 + 384 + 759 + 132 = 1,300
Assuming the voter that gave MSU the first place vote has NDSU at #2, then the Griz would have 39 second place votes and 17 third place votes. 39*24 + 17*23 = 1,327 points which matches their total. So there we have it!
too much time on your hands
You're not wrong.
Re: FCS Top 25 poll
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2025 5:42 pm
by TomCat88
Interesting how many undefeated teams there are this year. I think at this time last season MSU was the only one.
Re: FCS Top 25 poll
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2025 6:59 pm
by ZebraCat
TomCat88 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 10, 2025 5:42 pm
Interesting how many undefeated teams there are this year. I think at this time last season MSU was the only one.
There will be one less Saturday evening when TN Tech loses to Kentucky.
Re: FCS Top 25 poll
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2025 8:03 pm
by Prodigal Cat
ZebraCat wrote: ↑Mon Nov 10, 2025 6:59 pm
TomCat88 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 10, 2025 5:42 pm
Interesting how many undefeated teams there are this year. I think at this time last season MSU was the only one.
There will be one less Saturday evening when TN Tech loses to Kentucky.
Honestly there’s a scenario where nearly half the top 8 seed will be home dogs. If teams like Davis, UND, YSU are traveling to Tenn Tech, Lehigh, or Harvard they will for sure. This setting up to be the weirdest and hardest bracket to set. Sorry Leon.
Re: FCS Top 25 poll
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2025 8:33 pm
by RobertSebastianCat-81
MSU01 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 10, 2025 4:54 pm
RobertSebastianCat-81 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 10, 2025 12:59 pm
In the Stats Perform, 27 votes separated MSU from UM. Makes me think the Cats got a lot of second place votes. I suppose one could dissect the numbers and get a better guess as to how many. Might have to start by assuming none of the top three got a fourth-place vote or worse. Probably a valid assumption with Lehigh in fourth place.
There are 56(25 + 24 + 23) = 4,032 points available for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place votes. If you add up NDSU, UM, and MSU's point totals they add to 4,026 which means that (most likely) 6 voters have one of those teams in 4th instead of in 3rd.
The most mathematically feasible way I can find for MSU to get to its 1,300 total points is:
1 first place vote (25 pts)
16 second place votes (384 pts)
33 third place votes (759 pts)
6 fourth place votes (132 pts)
25 + 384 + 759 + 132 = 1,300
Assuming the voter that gave MSU the first place vote has NDSU at #2, then the Griz would have 39 second place votes and 17 third place votes. 39*24 + 17*23 = 1,327 points which matches their total. So there we have it!
Thanks for doing the math!
Re: FCS Top 25 poll
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2025 11:51 pm
by onceacat
Somebody watched that EWU game last week & decided to bump the Pandas to #1?
What the WTF?
Re: FCS Top 25 poll
Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2025 1:06 pm
by catatac
onceacat wrote: ↑Mon Nov 10, 2025 11:51 pm
Somebody watched that EWU game last week & decided to bump the Pandas to #1?
What the WTF?
That was Bobby's lil buddy Barney...
Re: FCS Top 25 poll
Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2025 1:20 pm
by BgCATfan
lutecat wrote: ↑Mon Nov 10, 2025 11:55 am
Yeaj I don't understand the griz 1st place vote. They almost lost to a not good team.
Several times
Re: FCS Top 25 poll
Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2025 1:23 pm
by BgCATfan
TomCat88 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 10, 2025 5:42 pm
Interesting how many undefeated teams there are this year. I think at this time last season MSU was the only one.
And Oregon !
Re: FCS Top 25 poll
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2025 8:30 am
by ClowderUp
This is so strange. I finally took a minute to study the rankings. A team like the Cats could first face a MV school like one of the Illinois teams, followed by another pain-in-the-ass MV school like ND in the quarters, but then play Lehigh? Or Tenn Tech? I don't have any real issues with the ranking, it's just super strange this year.