Montana Grizzlies move back to #3 in TSN rankings
With their win over Portland State, and UMass's loss to Rhode Island, the Griz moved up one spot to #3 in the latest rankings from The Sports Network. Because NDSU is ineligible for postseason play, there's only one playoff team ahead of them. If the playoff seedings were based on this, which they are not, the Griz would get home field advantage all the way to Chattanooga. Also, EWU move up four spots to #20.
Here are the complete rankings courtesy of The Sports Network.
Here are the complete rankings courtesy of The Sports Network.
Team (First-place votes) Record Points Previous Rank 1. Northern Iowa Panthers (61) 9-0 2,687 1 2. North Dakota State Bison (42) 9-0 2,540 2 3. Montana Grizzlies (7) 9-0 2,462 4 4. McNeese State Cowboys (2) 9-0 2,455 5 5. Southern Illinois Salukis 8-1 2,279 6 6. Delaware Blue Hens 8-1 2,187 7 7. Appalachian State Mountaineers 7-2 2,058 9 8. Massachusetts Minutemen 7-2 1,847 3 9. Richmond Spiders 7-2 1,799 11 10. Delaware State Hornets 8-1 1,547 13 11. Georgia Southern Eagles 7-2 1,514 17 12. Yale Bulldogs 8-0 1,414 15 13. Eastern Kentucky Colonels 7-2 1,378 16 14. New Hampshire Wildcats 6-3 1,222 8 15. Wofford Terriers 7-3 1,215 10 16. James Madison Dukes 6-3 1,140 12 17. Grambling State Tigers 8-1 1,083 18 18. Hofstra Pride 7-2 857 20 19. Elon Phoenix 6-3 736 14 20. Eastern Washington Eagles 6-3 585 24 21. Youngstown State Penguins 6-4 467 22 22. Fordham Rams 8-2 342 NR 23. Western Illinois Leathernecks 6-4 325 19 24. Cal Poly Mustangs 6-3 289 NR 25. Eastern Illinois Panthers 6-3 264 NR
Others receiving votes: Norfolk State 181, Alabama A&M 142, South Dakota State 94, Dayton 85, Villanova 82, Harvard 76, Jacksonville State 71, Northern Arizona 50, Holy Cross 39, Liberty 29, Jackson State 26, Nicholls State 22, Southern 20, Albany 19, San Diego 17, Colgate 12, South Carolina State 11, The Citadel 9, Central Arkansas 8, Furman 7, Gardner-Webb 7, Hampton 7, Sam Houston State 6, Austin Peay 4, Rhode Island 2, Iona 1, Northeastern 1.
I love what you are doing why can't ndsu play postseason
Because they have some dumb suspension after moving up from DII. Apparently, all players who were recruited "under DII rules" have to be "purged" from the program before NDSU can play in any kind of postseason.
- Colin
Since hanging in there with Boston College, UMass has really struggled against some crappy opponents. Then last Saturday they lost to previously 1-7 Rhode Island. It blows my mind that they only dropped from 3 to 8.