UMass bounced out of the poll. Delaware inexplicably still ranked.

Saturday's loss cost UMass its spot in the FCS top 25. I have no argument with that. But how is Delaware still ranked after two straight losses to unranked teams. The Blue Hens are 4-4 with one win over a Division II team. The Hens are No. 20 in the coaches poll and 21 in the TSN.

My FCS poll this week

1. Richmond 3-0 vs. UNH
    W: FBS Duke, Wagner, VMI
    L:
2. William & Mary (2-1) vs. James Madison
    W: VMI, DIINew Haven
    L: FBS Virginia
3. Appalachian State (2-1) vs. Chattanooga
    W: NC A&T, Sav St
    L: Va Tech
4. Georgia Southern (2-0) vs. Western Carolina
    W: Samford, Tusculum
    L:
5. James Madison (2-1) at W&M
    W: CCSU, Liberty
    L: FBS UNC
6. Montana State (2-1) at Eastern Washington
    W: UC Davis, D2Minot State
    L: FBS Utah
7. Delaware (2-1) vs. ODU
    W: D2 West Chester, DelState
    L: Navy
8. Northern Iowa (1-1) vs. Western Illinois
    W: SFA
    L: Iowa State
9. Wofford vs. Samford
    W: Presbeterian
    L: Clemson
10. South Dakota (2-1) at Wisco
    W: EWash, D2 NWOKState
    L: FBS AirForce
11. New Hampshire (1-1) at Richmond
    W: Lehigh
    L: Toledo
12. Montana (2-1) at Sac State
    W: Cal Poly, Eastern Washington
    L: Tennessee
13. Chattanooga (2-1) at App State
    W: Jacksonville State, EKU,
    L: Nebraska
14. North Dakota State (2-0) at Minnesota
    W: Lafayette, St. Francis (Pa)
    L:
15. Southern Illinois (1-1) vs. Missouri State
    W: SE MissouriState
    L: FBS Mississippi
16. Massachusetts (2-0) at Boston College
    W: Holy Cross, Rhode Island
    L:
17. McNeese (1-1) vs. SE Louisianna
    W: D2 SiouxFalls
    L: FBS Kansas
18. Jacksonville State (2-1) vs. Eastern Illinois
    W: TennMartin, GeorgiaState
    L: Chattanooga
19. Towson (2-0) vs. Colgate
    W: Morgan State, Villanova
    L:
20. Lehigh (2-1) vs. Liberty
    W: Monmouth, Princeton
    L: UNH
21. Eastern Washington (0-3) vs. Montana State
    W:
    L: Washington, South Dakota, Montana
22. Southern Utah (2-1) at UNLV
    W: Sac State, Tex-SA
    L: SD State
23. Sac State (1-2) vs. Montana
    W: Oregon State
    L: South Utah, Weber State
24. Maine (2-1)IDLE
    W: Bryant, Albany
    L: Pitt
25. Elon (2-1)vs. Citadel
    W: D2Concord, NCCentral
    L: Vanderbilt

UMass climbs to No. 21

UMass jumped to No. 21 from No. 25 in the Sports Network Top 25 after Thursday's win over Holy Cross in Worcester.

FCS Poll Mystery solved: UMass did receive votes

The answer to why UMass didn't have any votes in the FCS Coaches Poll that was released yesterday  was simple human error. UMass did receive votes, but the Minutemen were accidentally left out of the also receiving votes when the Southern Conference released it.

The Minutemen got 73 points, which put them first in the also receiving votes, 11 points out of 25th. Teams get 25 points for a No. 1 vote and one point for a No. 25 vote.

Thanks to the CAA's Scott Meyer for tracking it down.

UMass up to No. 14 in the TSN poll.

UMass moves up one spot. William & Mary advances to No. 1.

FCS Top 25- Nov. 8

1.  William & Mary
2.  Delaware
3.  Wofford
4.  Jacksonville State
5.  App State
6.  Montana State
7.  Eastern Washington
8.  Stephen F. Austin
9.  Bethune-Cookman
10.  SE Missouri State
11. Villanova
12.  Northern Iowa
13.  Cal Poly
14. Montana
15.  South Carolina State
16.  Liberty
17.  North Dakota State
18.  New Hampshire
19.  UMass
20.  Penn
21. Lehigh
22.  Georgia Southern
23.  Richmond
24.  Grambling
25. Robert Morris

FCS Top 25- Nov. 1

1.  Jacksonville State
2.  App State
3.  William & Mary
4.  Delaware
5.  Villanova
6.  Wofford
7.  Montana State
8.  Eastern Washington
9.  Stephen F. Austin
10.  Bethune-Cookman
11.  Northern Iowa
12.  SE Missouri State
13.  New Hampshire
14.  Cal Poly
15. Montana
16.  South Carolina State
17.  Liberty
18.  North Dakota State
19. Weber State
20.  UMass
21.  Penn
22. Lehigh
23. James Madison
24.  Richmond
25.  Grambling

UMass drops to No. 18 in both polls

Despite their recent woes, UMass remains a top 20 team in both  both top 25s, falling six spots to No. 18 in the The Sports Network Top 25 and the FCS Coaches Poll.

FCS Top 25- Oct. 25

1.  Jacksonville State
2.  App State
3.  William & Mary
4.  Stephen F. Austin
5.  Delaware
6.  Villanova
7.  Wofford
8. Montana
9.  Montana State
10.  Eastern Washington
11.  James Madison
12.  Northern Arizona
13.  Bethune-Cookman
14.  Northern Iowa
15.  Richmond
16.  New Hampshire
17.  Cal Poly
18.  South Carolina State
19.  SE Missouri State
20. Chattanooga
21.  Georgia Southern
22.  Liberty
23.  North Dakota State
24.  Penn
25. Lehigh

UMass drops to No. 12 in Sports Network Poll

Saturday's 11-10 loss to Richmond dropped the Minutemen four sports to No. 12 in the Sports Network top 25. Anyone that had been complaining the William & Mary was ahead of UMass all year despite the Minutemen's win over the Tribe should note that UMass is still ahead of No. 16 Richmond.

New Hampshire jumped up to No. 10.

FCS Top 25- Oct. 18

I debated a while about Richmond. I watched them live and saw their offense play terribly for most of the game. But they beat a team I had ranked No. 5 on the road. If I hadn't seen the game and just saw the result, I'd give them more credit. But should I ignore more information? So I moved them up one spot.

1.  Delaware
2.  Jacksonville State
3.  App State
4.  Stephen F. Austin
5.  William & Mary
6.  Villanova
7.  Wofford
8. Montana
9.  James Madison
10.  Northern Arizona
11.  Montana State
12.  Eastern Washington
13.  Richmond
14.  Bethune-Cookman
15.  Northern Iowa
16.  Western Illinois
17.  UMass
18.  New Hampshire
19.  Cal Poly
20.  South Carolina State
21.  SE Missouri State
22. Chattanooga
23.  Georgia Southern
24.  Liberty
25.  Furman

FCS Top 25- Oct. 11

So how far do you drop Richmond for losing without its top two quarterbacks and how much credit does New Hampshire get for beating Richmond?

1.  Delaware
2.  Jacksonville State
3.  App State
4.  Stephen F. Austin
5.  UMass
6.  William & Mary
7.  James Madison
8.  Villanova
9.  Montana State
10.  Wofford
11.  Cal Poly
12.  South Carolina State
13. Montana
14.  Richmond
15.  Eastern Washington
16.  Northern Iowa
17.  Georgia Southern
18.  Western Illinois
19.  North Dakota State
20.  SE Missouri State
21.  Southern Illinois
22.  Texas State
23.  South Dakota
24.  Northern Arizona
25.  New Hampshire

FCS Top 25- Oct. 4

After beating JMU, the Blue Hens seemed to have the best resume.

1.  Delaware
2.  Jacksonville State
3.  App State
4.  Stephen F. Austin
5.  UMass
6.  William & Mary
7.  James Madison
8.  Villanova
9.  Richmond
10.  Northern Iowa
11.  Texas State
12.  Georgia Southern
13.  Cal Poly
14.  Western Illinois
15.  South Dakota
16.  South Carolina State
17.  Montana State
18.  North Dakota State
19.  Northern Arizona
20.  Eastern Washington
21.  Wofford
22. Youngstown State
23. Montana
24.  Elon
25.  Southern Illinois

UMass up to No. 8 in TSN Poll

UMass jumped from No. 11 to No. 8 in the Sports Network top 25 what was released Monday afternoon.

Sept. 26 My FCS Top 25 Ballot

1.  James Madison
2.  Villanova
3.  Jacksonville State
4.  App State
5.  Stephen F. Austin
6.  Delaware
7.  UMass
8.  North Dakota State
9.  Richmond
10.  Northern Iowa
11.  Texas State
12.  William & Mary
13.  Cal Poly
14.  Georgia Southern
15. Youngstown State
16.  South Dakota
17.  New Hampshire
18.  South Carolina State
19.  Montana State
20.  Elon
21.  Southern Illinois
22.  Ill State
23.  Northern Arizona
24.  Furman
25.  Eastern Washington

Sept. 19 My FCS Top 25 Ballot

1.  James Madison
2.  Villanova
3.  Jacksonville State
4.  App State
5.  Stephen F. Austin
6.  Richmond
7.  UMass
8.  Elon (1-2)
9.  Delaware
10.  Northern Iowa
11.  North Dakota State
12.  Southern Illinois
13.  Eastern Washington
14  Texas State
15.  South Dakota
16.  William & Mary
17.  Cal Poly
18.  McNeese
19.  New Hampshire
20.  South Carolina State
21.  Penn
22.  Ill State
23.  Northern Arizona
24 Sacramento State
25.  Furman

UMass up to No. 16. Villanova back at No. 1 in Sports Network Poll

UMass is up to No. 16 in the Sports Network Poll.Villanova is No. 1 and James Madison is No. 3. William & Mary no longer getting first-place votes.

FCS Top 25- Sept. 12 -JMU is No. 1 in my poll

I ranked JMU No. 1. Its win over Virginia Tech might be even better than the App State one over Michigan years ago.
1.  James Madison
2.  Villanova
3.  Jacksonville State
4.  Appalachian State
5.  Southern Illinois
6.  New Hampshire
7.  Elon
8.  Stephen F. Austin
9.  UMass
10.  Northern Iowa
11.  Delaware
12.  Cal Poly
13.  North Dakota State
14. Montana
15.  Richmond
16.  William & Mary
17.  South Dakota State
18.  McNeese
19.  South Carolina State
20.  Weber State
21.  Eastern Washington
22.  Liberty
23.  Penn
24.  Ill State
25.  Northern Arizona

UMass is No. 20 in the Coaches Poll

UMass checks in at No. 20 in the coaches poll, still six spots behind William & Mary. Game results don't matter apparently.

UMass football ranked No. 18

UMass checked into the Sports Network's top 25 at No. 18.

What's odd is that William & Mary is No. 11 and still has one first place vote. Who would still vote the Tribe No. 1?

Of course this is the same clueless collection of voters (I'm one of them) that moved Villanova to No. 2 because the Wildcats lost to FBS Temple.

North Dakota State beat Kansas and only checked in at No. 21.