Griz picked fourth in preseason poll
5/23/2005 12:00:00 AM | Football
Reigning National Champion James Madison landed the top preseason spot garnering 45 first place votes in the AnyGivenSaturday.com (AGS) Poll released today, the first poll released in 2005.
Following the Dukes in the top ten were (in order) Furman, Eastern Washington, Montana, Georgia Southern, Western Kentucky, Delaware, Northwestern State, New Hampshire and Northern Iowa. The full results are listed below.
Nine other teams received first place votes including Furman (12), Eastern Washington (10), Montana (2), Georgia Southern (2); Western Kentucky, Northwestern State, New Hampshire, Southern Illinois and Harvard each received a single #1 vote.
A total of 19 squads received more than the five points required to receive mention outside of the top 25.
The Atlantic 10 Conference lead the leagues with seven A-10 teams in the Top 25; the Big Sky Conference, the Gateway Football Conference and the Southern Conference had three each; the Great West Football Conference, the Patriot League and Southland Conference had two each; and the Ivy League, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and the Ohio Valley Conference were each represented with one.
AGS is the world's largest online community devoted to all of the NCAA Division I football subclassification I-AA. The AGS Poll was created in 2004 to give distinguished members of the AGS community a place to voice their opinion, vote for the top 25 I-AA programs in the nation, and provide the media and coaches of I-AA a valuable resource to gauge general sentiment.
In order to ensure that the poll is accurate and fair, a committee of AGS veteran members has established guidelines for voter eligibility and accountability. The AGS Poll will be announced weekly throughout the season on Mondays and a final poll will be announced shortly after the National Championship game.
In comparison, no other poll or magazine had more teams in their preseason prediction last year that finished in the final top 25 than the AGS Poll.
2005 Preseason AGS Poll (5/23/2005)
(first place votes in parenthesis)
1. James Madison (45)
2. Furman (12)
3. Eastern Washington (10)
4. Montana (2)
5. Georgia Southern (2)
6. Western Kentucky (1)
7. Delaware
8. Northwestern State (1)
9. New Hampshire (1)
10. Northern Iowa
11. Southern Illinois (1)
12. William & Mary
13. Lehigh
14. Sam Houston State
15. Harvard (1)
16. Massachusetts
17. Cal Poly
18. North Dakota State
19. Jacksonville State
20. Lafayette
21. Montana State
22. Hampton
23. Appalachian State
24. Maine
25. Hofstra
Others receiving votes (minimum of 5 votes): Villanova (35), South Carolina State (33), Wofford (31), Portland State (30), Alabama State (16), Eastern Kentucky (16), McNeese State (15), Coastal Carolina (14), Pennsylvania (14), Southern University (11), Grambling (10), Colgate (9), Northern Arizona (9), Texas State (8), UC Davis (7), South Dakota State (6), Western Carolina (6), Brown (5), Stephen F. Austin (5).
Following the Dukes in the top ten were (in order) Furman, Eastern Washington, Montana, Georgia Southern, Western Kentucky, Delaware, Northwestern State, New Hampshire and Northern Iowa. The full results are listed below.
Nine other teams received first place votes including Furman (12), Eastern Washington (10), Montana (2), Georgia Southern (2); Western Kentucky, Northwestern State, New Hampshire, Southern Illinois and Harvard each received a single #1 vote.
A total of 19 squads received more than the five points required to receive mention outside of the top 25.
The Atlantic 10 Conference lead the leagues with seven A-10 teams in the Top 25; the Big Sky Conference, the Gateway Football Conference and the Southern Conference had three each; the Great West Football Conference, the Patriot League and Southland Conference had two each; and the Ivy League, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and the Ohio Valley Conference were each represented with one.
AGS is the world's largest online community devoted to all of the NCAA Division I football subclassification I-AA. The AGS Poll was created in 2004 to give distinguished members of the AGS community a place to voice their opinion, vote for the top 25 I-AA programs in the nation, and provide the media and coaches of I-AA a valuable resource to gauge general sentiment.
In order to ensure that the poll is accurate and fair, a committee of AGS veteran members has established guidelines for voter eligibility and accountability. The AGS Poll will be announced weekly throughout the season on Mondays and a final poll will be announced shortly after the National Championship game.
In comparison, no other poll or magazine had more teams in their preseason prediction last year that finished in the final top 25 than the AGS Poll.
2005 Preseason AGS Poll (5/23/2005)
(first place votes in parenthesis)
1. James Madison (45)
2. Furman (12)
3. Eastern Washington (10)
4. Montana (2)
5. Georgia Southern (2)
6. Western Kentucky (1)
7. Delaware
8. Northwestern State (1)
9. New Hampshire (1)
10. Northern Iowa
11. Southern Illinois (1)
12. William & Mary
13. Lehigh
14. Sam Houston State
15. Harvard (1)
16. Massachusetts
17. Cal Poly
18. North Dakota State
19. Jacksonville State
20. Lafayette
21. Montana State
22. Hampton
23. Appalachian State
24. Maine
25. Hofstra
Others receiving votes (minimum of 5 votes): Villanova (35), South Carolina State (33), Wofford (31), Portland State (30), Alabama State (16), Eastern Kentucky (16), McNeese State (15), Coastal Carolina (14), Pennsylvania (14), Southern University (11), Grambling (10), Colgate (9), Northern Arizona (9), Texas State (8), UC Davis (7), South Dakota State (6), Western Carolina (6), Brown (5), Stephen F. Austin (5).
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