Well, can we? I see us dropping to around 23-25 in the FCS top 25 and possibly dropping out all together, considering the losses and how we lost the last game. Current site showing playoff projections do not have us in there at all.
TSN
1. Eastern Washington Eagles (125) 6-1 4014 1
2. Georgia Southern Eagles (14) 6-1 3787 3
3. North Dakota State Bison (13) 6-1 3746 4
4. Montana State Bobcats 6-1 3489 5
5. Sam Houston State Bearkats (5) 5-2 3218 6
6. Old Dominion Monarchs 6-1 3089 7
7. Wofford Terriers 6-1 3060 8
8. Lehigh Mountain Hawks (3) 8-0 2839 3
9. James Madison Dukes 5-2 2779 2
10. Stony Brook Seawolves (1) 7-1 2704 10
11. Cal Poly Mustangs (3) 7-0 2437 14
12. New Hampshire Wildcats 6-2 2434 12
13. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 6-1 2083 16
14. Central Arkansas Bears 6-2 1654 19
15. Indiana State Sycamores 6-2 1416 21
16. Appalachian State Mountaineers 5-3 1404 13
17. Illinois State Redbirds 6-2 1394 11
18. Eastern Kentucky Colonels 6-2 1152 23
19. Villanova Wildcats 6-2 1135 24
20. Delaware Blue Hens 5-2 837 25
21. Tennessee State Tigers 7-1 786 17
22. Youngstown State Penguins 4-3 686 15
23. Towson Tigers 3-4 515 15
24. Albany Great Danes 6-1 483 NR
25. Richmond Spiders 5-3 456 NR
Others receiving votes: South Dakota State 337, Southern Illinois 306, UT Martin 246, Harvard 223, Bethune-Cookman 107, Alabama A&M 78, The Citadel 68, Sacramento State 59, McNeese State 55, Jacksonville State 39, Chattanooga 35, Northern Iowa 28, Stephen F. Austin 26, North Carolina Central 25, Princeton 24, Eastern Illinois 14, Samford 9, Montana 6, Southeastern Louisiana 6, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 4, Drake 3, Colgate 2, Fordham 2, North Dakota 1.....
Coaches
Team (No. 1 Votes) 2012 Record Points Previous Ranking
1. Eastern Washington (22) 6-1 642 1
2. Georgia Southern (1) 6-1 614 3
3. North Dakota State (3) 6-1 593 4
4. Montana State 6-1 552 5
5. Sam Houston State 5-2 548 6
6. Lehigh 8-0 494 7
7. Old Dominion 6-1 493 8
8. Wofford 6-1 473 9
9. Stony Brook 7-1 439 10
10. James Madison 5-2 413 2
11. Cal Poly 7-0 398 12
12. New Hampshire 6-2 370 14
13. Northern Arizona 6-1 327 15
14. Central Arkansas 6-2 275 17
15. Appalachian State 5-3 240 11
16. Delaware 5-2 228 T-22
17. Illinois State 6-2 225 13
T-18. Eastern Kentucky 6-2 172 24
T-18. Indiana State 6-2 172 25
20. Albany 6-1 153 T-22
T-21. Tennessee State 7-1 115 18
T-21. Youngstown State 4-3 115 16
23. Villanova 6-2 111 NR
24. Harvard 5-1 56 20
25. Towson 3-4 53 19
Others Receiving Votes: Bethune-Cookman (26), McNeese State (26), UT Martin (25), Richmond (23), Alabama A&M (19), Southern Illinois (17), Sacramento State (16), Jacksonville State (14), Northern Iowa (4), South Dakota State (3), Princeton (3), Samford (2), The Citadel (1).
AGS
1 Eastern Washington Eagles 2357 62
2 North Dakota State Bison 2268 15
3 Georgia Southern Eagles 2229 12
4 Cal Poly Mustangs 2114 9
5 Wofford Terriers 1908
6 Montana State Bobcats 1821
7 Stony Brook Seawolves 1781
8 Old Dominion Monarchs 1699
9 Sam Houston State Bearkats 1695
10 James Madison Dukes 1558
11 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 1402
12 New Hampshire Wildcats 1390
13 Lehigh Mountain Hawks 1382
14 Central Arkansas Bears 974
15 Albany Great Danes 951
16 Indiana State Sycamores 941
17 Appalachian State Mountaineers 894
18 Villanova Wildcats 824
19 Illinois State Redbirds 708
20 Eastern Kentucky Colonels 483
21 Richmond Spiders 463
22 South Dakota State Jackrabbits 393
23 Southern Illinois Salukis 336
24 Youngstown State Penguins 288
25 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens 179
Most Significant Win:
Richmond Spiders
Most Significant Loss:
James Madison Dukes
26 Towson Tigers 166
27 Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks 159
28 Tennessee State Tigers 148
29 The Citadel Bulldogs 79
30 Harvard Crimson 49
31 Northern Iowa Panthers 37
32 Chattanooga Mocs 31
33 Sacramento State Hornets 24
34 Georgia State Panthers 24
35 Jacksonville State Gamecocks 16
36 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 16
37 Drake Bulldogs 14
38 Princeton Tigers 14
39 Lafayette Leopards 13
40 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 9
Professor Chaos's playoff prediction for the MVFC
For as strong as the MVFC looks as a conference this year it's looking more and more like there may only be two bids out of the league. These are the order, IMO, from most likely to grab a playoff spot to least likely.
1. North Dakota St, 6-1 (3-1): Remaining games are SIU, @MSU, SDSU, @ISUr. Winning 2 of 4 should guarantee a spot.
2. Indiana St, 5-2 (4-1): Remaining games are USD, ISUr, and @YSU. Winning 2 of 3 should guarantee a spot.
3. South Dakota St, 5-2 (3-1): Remaining games are YSU, @SIU, @NDSU, and USD. Winning 3 of 4 should guaranee a spot.
4. Southern Illinois, 5-3 (4-1): Remaining games are @NDSU, SDSU, and WIU. Winning all 3 should guarantee a spot and could give them the autobid.
5. Illinois St, 6-2 (3-2): Remaining games are @UNI, @ISUb, and NDSU. Winning 2 of 3 should guarantee a spot.
6. Youngstown St, 4-3 (1-3): Remaining games are @SDSU, USD, @WIU, and ISUb. Winning all 4 should guranatee a spot.
I'm guessing it'll play out where NDSU finishes at 9-2 or 10-1 and is in easily. I think Indiana St finishes 7-3 (6-2) and is likely in as well. However, after that I think there's going to be a jumble at 7-4 with at least 3 of the 4 remaining teams there. With the number of teams in the other power conferences that will be 8-3 or better I think it's going to be tough for the MVFC to get a 3rd team in. Time will tell.
Team (Max # of DI wins possible)
Lehigh (11)
Cal Poly-SLO (11)
Tennessee State (10)
Georgia Southern (10)
Eastern Washington (10)
Old Dominion (10)
SUNY-Albany (10)
North Dakota State (10)
SUNY-Stony Brook (9)
New Hampshire (9)
Villanova (9)
Illinois State (9)
Tennessee-Martin (9)
Eastern Kentucky (9)
James Madison (9)
Duquesne (9)
Wofford (9)
Harvard (9)
Bethune-Cookman (9)
South Dakota State (9)
Alabama A&M (9)
Lafayette College (9)
Montana State (9)
Northern Arizona (9)
Richmond (
Indiana State (
Appalachian State (
Sacramento State (
Butler (
Central Arkansas (
Jacksonville (FL) (
Drake (
Southern Illinois (
North Carolina Central (
Youngstown State (
Delaware (
Jacksonville State (
Colgate (
Eastern Illinois (
Wagner (
Princeton (
Sam Houston State (
Howard (
Delaware State (
Dartmouth (
The Citadel (
Brown (
Arkansas-Pine Bluff (
48 teams total