U-Pick-Em: The Only NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Fan Poll

DWIGHT FLOYD
"The Editor"
SportsEdit.Org Fan Poll

TALLAHASSEE, Florida  --  Every week a few media and college personnel, and football coaches, get to vote on teams they think are the best in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision. Their votes and the final polls have a direct impact on who makes the NCAA FCS playoffs each year. Not since the inaugural 1-AA football playoff has teams like Florida A&M and Jackson State had the kind of success that led to the Rattlers winning the whole thing. Since then FAMU has come close only twice in the 90s under Coach Billy Joe when they reestablished themselves as a contender for the championship. Each of those years FAMU was recognized in the polls.

There are only 20 playoff slots available that are chosen from among top conference teams and at large bids. Conferences like the Big Sky, CAA and Southern annually have multiple teams in the rankings and playoffs. A vote for a team in the rankings usually means a spot in the playoffs. Which teams get the votes depend on who gets the national exposure as well as quality of play. Many of the people that vote don’t get to see many teams outside of their conference and don’t have the time to study the stats to see who the best really is.

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