|
Rank |
Team |
Comments |
Prior |
|
1 |
|
North Dakota
State |
NDSU
survived the FCS Playoff gauntlet and shut down SHSU's explosive
offense in the final to win the title.
|
5 |
|
2 |
|
Sam Houston
State |
Sam
Houston State was 14-0, but then they ran into NDSU in the FCS
Championship and found their first loss.
|
1 |
|
3 |
|
Georgia
Southern |
Georgia
Southern had a nice run in the playoffs, knocking off ODU and Maine
before falling to NDSU.
|
2 |
|
4 |
|
Montana |
Montana
finished the regular season by beating MSU and parlayed that big
win into a nice run to the semifinals.
|
3 |
|
5 |
|
Montana
State |
MSU
slipped past UNH in the second round of the playoffs, but they were
not playing well at the end of the year.
|
4 |
|
6 |
|
Northern
Iowa |
Northern
Iowa had a couple close losses in the regular season, but they were
dominated by Montana.
|
6 |
|
7 |
|
Lehigh |
Lehigh
snuck past Towson in the first round of the playoffs, but NDSU put
them back to reality with a 24-0 game.
|
7 |
|
8 |
|
Maine |
Maine
had a fine year and capped it off by knocking Appalachian State out
of the playoffs. GSU got them in the end.
|
14 |
|
9 |
|
Towson |
Towson
lost a shootout to Lehigh in the second round of the FCS Playoffs
to end their improbable season.
|
9 |
|
10 |
|
Old
Dominion |
ODU
topped off their amazing season with a playoff win over
Norfolk State and gave GSU a pretty close game.
|
10 |
|
11 |
|
Appalachian
State |
By
ASU standards finishing 8-4 overall and bowing out of the playoffs
in their first game is a bad year.
|
8 |
|
12 |
|
Wofford |
Wofford
joined Appalachian State in losing their first game in the FCS
Playoffs, but overall it was not a bad season.
|
11 |
|
13 |
|
New
Hampshire |
New
Hampshire lost a heartbreaker to Montana State in the first round
of the FCS Playoffs. They'll be back.
|
12 |
|
14 |
|
Harvard
|
Harvard
lost their first game of the year before winning their final nine,
including a 45-7 blowout over Yale.
|
13 |
|
15 |
|
Central
Arkansas |
Central
Arkansas' big winning streak did not end until they had to go to
Montana in the FCS Playoffs.
|
18 |
|
16 |
|
Tennessee
Tech |
The
OVC did not have a good experience in the playoffs, but Tennessee
Tech had a nice season just to get there. |
15 |
|
17 |
|
Delaware |
The
Blue Hens were another possible playoff team that had to stay home.
Inconsistent play will go away with age.
|
16 |
|
18 |
|
Jacksonville
State |
Jacksonville
State finished the season watching the playoffs from home, but they
can build off their 2011 success.
|
17 |
|
19 |
|
James
Madison |
James
Madison snuck into the playoffs and beat EKU, but overall it was a
relatively disappointing campaign.
|
22 |
|
20 |
|
Stony
Brook |
Back
in the second round, Stony Brook nearly knocked off Sam Houston
State. They'll look to make a run again.
|
25 |
|
21 |
|
Illinois
State |
Illinois
State was left out of the playoffs despite their 7-4 record in a
good conference, but they'll be ready for '12.
|
19 |
|
22 |
|
Furman |
Furman
was left out of the playoffs with a 6-5 mark, but they had a fine
season with some big wins.
|
20 |
|
23 |
|
Norfolk
State |
Norfolk
State could not turn their fine regular season into playoff
success, but getting to the playoffs was enough.
|
21 |
|
24 |
|
Jackson
State |
JSU
had a superb 2011 campaign, finishing with an 8-2 record. They will
look to ride that momentum into 2012.
|
24 |
|
25 |
|
North
Dakota |
North
Dakota had a strong 2011 season and should be looking towards the
future with high hopes.
|
23 |
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