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USA TODAY/ESPN Division I-AA Top 25 Poll
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The USA TODAY/ESPN Division I-AA Top 25 Pre-season college
football coaches poll, with number of first-place votes,
last year's record in parentheses, and total points:

TEAM PTS
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1. MCNEESE ST (23) (13-2) 1,389
2. GA SOUTHERN (8) (11-3) 1,311
3. MONTANA (7) (11-3) 1,288
4. WESTERN ILL (6) (11-2) 1,258
5. WESTERN KY (12) (12-3) 1,165
6. NORTHEASTERN (1) (10-3) 942
7. GRAMBLING (2) (11-2) 864
8. APPALACHIAN ST (8-4) 861
9. FURMAN (8-4) 847
10. IDAHO ST (8-3) 689
11. VILLANOVA (11-4) 688
12. BETHUNE COOKMAN (11-2) 622
13. FORDHAM (10-3) 603
14. MAINE (11-3) 573
15. MONTANA ST (7-6) 572
16. WOFFORD (9-3) 566
17. MASSACHUSETTS (8-4) 505
18. DELAWARE (6-6) 474
19. EASTERN ILL (8-4) 422
20. PENNSYLVANIA (9-1) 396
21. SE MISSOURI ST (8-4) 345
22. NICHOLLS ST (7-4) 301
23. NORTHWESTERN ST (9-4) 285
24. EASTERN KY (8-4) 233
25. GARDNER-WEBB (9-1) 205

Others Receiving Votes: SFA 181, MURRAY ST 176, COLGATE 173,
YOUNGSTOWN ST 147, LEHIGH 143, FLORIDA A&M 142, ILLINOIS ST
84, NORTHERN IOWA 80, PORTLAND ST 77, HOFSTRA 75, ALABAMA
A&M 75, JACKSON ST 51, SO CAROLINA ST 48, HARVARD 46,
NORTHRN ARIZONA 42, SOUTHERN ILL 33, EASTERN WASH 25, SMS
19, HAMPTON 17, EAST TENN ST 14, DUQUESNE 14, WILLIAM & MARY
13, ALABAMA ST 11, ALCORN ST 10, RHODE ISLAND 8, LAFAYETTE
8, HOWARD 8, WESTRN CAROLINA 7, SACRAMENTO ST 7, TENNESSEE
TECH 6, ST MARYS CA 6, RICHMOND 6, JACKSONVILLE ST 6,
SOUTHERN 4, CAL POLY 4, CITADEL 3, DAYTON 1, DARTMOUTH 1.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/iaapoll.htm


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Sports Network's I-AA College Football Poll
Team (First-place votes) 2002 Record Points Previous Rank
1. McNeese State Cowboys (25) 13-2 1,905 2
2. Georgia Southern Eagles (16) 11-3 1,832 3
3. Western Illinois Leathernecks (15) 11-2 1,733 5
4. Montana Grizzlies (5) 11-3 1,729 7
5. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (17) 12-3 1,532 1
6. Northeastern Huskies 10-3 1,270 11
7. Grambling State Tigers (2) 11-2 1,208 8
8. Furman Paladins 8-4 1,194 9
9. Appalachian State Mountaineers 8-4 1,161 10
10. Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 11-2 1,001 15
11. Idaho State Bengals 8-3 926 18
12. Villanova Wildcats 11-4 908 4
13. Fordham Rams 10-3 890 12
14. Massachusetts Minutemen 8-4 779 NR
15. Montana State Bobcats 7-6 773 19
16. Maine Black Bears 11-3 745 6
17. Delaware Blue Hens 6-6 741 NR
18. Eastern Illinois Panthers 8-4 584 13
19. Wofford Terriers 9-3 576 14
20. Southeast Missouri State Indians 8-4 508 24
21. Pennsylvania Quakers 9-1 503 17
22. Northwestern State Demons 9-4 403 16
23. Nicholls State Colonels 7-4 350 23
24. Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 6-5 274 NR
25. Eastern Kentucky Colonels 8-4 237 21
20. Murray State Racers 7-5 225 20
22. Gardner-Webb Bulldogs 9-1 214 22
Dropped Out: (20) Murray State, (22) Gardner-Webb, (25) Colgate.

Others receiving votes (in order of points, minimum of five required): Youngstown State, Florida A&M, Murray State, Colgate, Lehigh, Gardner-Webb, Illinois State, Hofstra, Portland State, Eastern Washington, Northern Iowa, Jackson State, South Carolina State, Southern Illinois, Northern Arizona, Alabama A&M, William & Mary, Western Carolina, Harvard, Tennessee Tech, Hampton, Morgan State, Duquesne, SMS, Alcorn State, Lafayette, Rhode Island, Dayton, Sacramento State, Yale, UC Davis, The Citadel.


As of August 11, 2003, at 11:28 AM ET
 
...I Just Can't Believe This...

...I've waited long enough...You mean to tell me "Mac's Niece" is the selection for #1(in two polls) and nobody has anything to say??

...That's a "yam" shame!!!!:(

...(Walking away and smh...**thinking to myself** "I'll be yam")
 



I don't think we got the #1 rankings because of our trip to the National Championship game or the fact that we have a large part of our team returning. I think they decided to give it to us because we b!tch slapped "the icon" 52-20. It's gonna be nice doing it this year in your own house.
 
Originally posted by twskls
I don't think we got the #1 rankings because of our trip to the National Championship game or the fact that we have a large part of our team returning. I think they decided to give it to us because we b!tch slapped "the icon" 52-20. It's gonna be nice doing it this year in your own house.
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...Taking about being "itch" slapped...is that why you refer to your last game as a "trip to the Nat'l Championship"??? By the way if they "gave" you the #1 rating because you beat the "ICON" I'd say that was a compliment to Grambling and an insult to the rest of your schedule:lmao:

...Oh, and as far as winning in Grambling, your team does not "win" outside of Lake Charles...Mac's Niece was exposed last year when the "zebras" "gave" you two(2) playoff games...when you had an opportunity to win on a neutral site(Chattanooga) you couldn't measure up to the challenge...As one Sportwriter put it.."The top-ranked Cowboys turned Finley Stadium into the OK Corral" & "Cowboys Fold in Final....

...We won our Championship game... What about you???
 
Originally posted by G-QUE
...Taking about being "itch" slapped...is that why you refer to your last game as a "trip to the Nat'l Championship"??? By the way if they "gave" you the #1 rating because you beat the "ICON" I'd say that was a compliment to Grambling and an insult to the rest of your schedule:lmao:

...Oh, and as far as winning in Grambling, your team does not "win" outside of Lake Charles...Mac's Niece was exposed last year when the "zebras" "gave" you two(2) playoff games...when you had an opportunity to win on a neutral site(Chattanooga) you couldn't measure up to the challenge...As one Sportwriter put it.."The top-ranked Cowboys turned Finley Stadium into the OK Corral" & "Cowboys Fold in Final....

...We won our Championship game... What about you???
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We humiliated the swac champion 52-20, and we swept the Southland Conference (which was undefeated against the pathetic swac). You can twist it however you'd like, but facts are facts. Our two losses were to Nebraska and the national champs. You couldn't even sweep the swac.

Don't worry, when we're through bowling over you, we'll send you back to your fairy tale, where you can beat up on division II teams and claim the coveted "Black College Championship"
 
Originally posted by twskls
We humiliated the swac champion 52-20, and we swept the Southland Conference (which was undefeated against the pathetic swac). You can twist it however you'd like, but facts are facts. Our two losses were to Nebraska and the national champs. You couldn't even sweep the swac.

Don't worry, when we're through bowling over you, we'll send you back to your fairy tale, where you can beat up on division II teams and claim the coveted "Black College Championship"
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What was the Nebraska score? I forgot yall play Nebraska, and don't you play K-State this year??
 
It's so obvious that you McNeeds fans are impressed with your win over Grambling. Despite all that bullchit yall talk, that win is high on your list of alltime great wins. You should be proud cuz it won't happen again. Despite all y'alls weakazz smack talk, the fact is that you were skurd last year and your skurd now.

I can tell you this...your azz better come ready to play. You had your chance to put up some numbers last year and couldn't. I'm telling you right here and now that Doug is gonna keep the pedal mashed to the floor on yallz azzes!

GQue is right too! When you got away from that Truck Stop Town outside of Texas, you couldn't win isht! Your losing trend continues on Sept 20th. It's not gonna even be close...too much speed an quality athletes for yall. Our young players have grown up and their gonna kick some "Yee Haw" on the 20th
 
Originally posted by MikeBigg
It's so obvious that you McNeeds fans are impressed with your win over Grambling. Despite all that bullchit yall talk, that win is high on your list of alltime great wins. You should be proud cuz it won't happen again. Despite all y'alls weakazz smack talk, the fact is that you were skurd last year and your skurd now.
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I wouldn't call it a great win - just a fun one. It's always nice see someone talk smack and fall hard. Trust me, that win isn't even close to being high on my list. It's just another minor swac bump in the road.

I can tell you this...your azz better come ready to play. You had your chance to put up some numbers last year and couldn't. I'm telling you right here and now that Doug is gonna keep the pedal mashed to the floor on yallz azzes!
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We didn't put up numbers? I thought we put up about 52 of them. Please don't spend too much time studying the stats to find out why y'all lost. It's simple. You're a pretender. You won a weak championship over a weak league, and the one chance you had to show you could play, your true colors were smeared all over our turf.

GQue is right too! When you got away from that Truck Stop Town outside of Texas, you couldn't win isht! Your losing trend continues on Sept 20th. It's not gonna even be close...too much speed an quality athletes for yall. Our young players have grown up and their gonna kick some "Yee Haw" on the 20th
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Losing trend? A record of 5-2 on the road is a losing trend? Hmm.....
 
Our one chance to play? Dude don't flatter yourself...McNeese is just a small blip on the college radar screen. We've played much better teams than you and have won. Yall need to get over yourselves! I understand your excitement and boasting about beating Grambling...we are the most nationally reknown program from the State of Louisiana.

No, I don't run to no dayum stat sheets to get info to explain a loss. It's really simple...the team that scores the least gets the loss. Duh! That being said, you guys probably won't even score.
Don't expect any "freebies" from turnovers this year. And from the talent or lack of it that yall have at your skill positions, you can forget it. That steroided up fullback of yours is gonna get knocked the fugg out trying to lead that gimp tailback into the hole. Your best receiver is too small to do any damage...even if yall did have a qb that could throw worth a dayum.

I will be sooooooo glad when Sept 21st get's here. We're gonna take over that board of yours. But I'm sure no one of you will be there.
 
Re: ...I Just Can't Believe This...

Originally posted by G-QUE
...I've waited long enough...You mean to tell me "Mac's Niece" is the selection for #1(in two polls) and nobody has anything to say??

...That's a "yam" shame!!!!:(

...(Walking away and smh...**thinking to myself** "I'll be yam")
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G,

This may have something to do with those 16 returning starters from last years 1-AA runner up team.......got homework?
 
Re: Re: ...I Just Can't Believe This...

Originally posted by JROCK
G,

This may have something to do with those 16 returning starters from last years 1-AA runner up team.......got homework?
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:smh:
 
Shut the smack here

McNeese State is the consensus #1 in I-AA this year. Grambling State, the three-peat SWAC Champ, has the chance on their own field to beat the Cowboys this year. Can someone please get a TV crew to the game?

What's the use of having a Smack Board if there's smack everywhere? Please take your smacktabulous debate outta here.
 
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Originally posted by unknown1
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I dont know what you are shaking your head about. McNeese is returning almost their entire starting team on both sides of the ball. The ranking is well deserved. Gram must kick their butts and prove these prognosticators wrong.
 
Re: Shut the smack here

Originally posted by Ralph
McNeese State is the consensus #1 in I-AA this year. Grambling State, the three-peat SWAC Champ, has the chance on their own field to beat the Cowboys this year. Can someone please get a TV crew to the game?
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Good question. Does anyone know what the problem is? 1-AA fans across the country would love to see this matchup, but I've heard nothing at all about a possible television spot. Anyone have any information?
 
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