Wednesday, November 4, 2009

The Old North Hate Rankings

Lawrence Jordan: If there is finally enough information for the BCS mathmatical system to start ranking teams, the unmathmeticians here at The ONH can certainly rank the NC based football teams. So...without further ado I bring you the initial 2009 rankings, subject for debate.

1. Duke: Standing with a 3-1 conference record and a 3 game win streak, the Blue Devils own the top spot in NC. Saturday's game in Chapel Hill actually means something for the first time in years. Richmond and Kansas are snickering...
2. UNC: The Heels are coming off the biggest win of any NC school with their victory in Blacksburg. Duke handling UVA in Charlottesville proves they are on a roll - not to mention UNC has not achieved that in 28 years. The game this weekend gives rise to a seldom seen phenomenon, UNC/Duke banter in November.
3. ECU: Standing at 4-1 in Conf. USA and 5-3 overall, the Pirates have a victory over App. St and a loss to UNC. They are catching VT in a down swing, can they take advantage this weekend?
4. WFU: Standing with a 2-3 conference record but a 3 game losing streak, the Deacs are struggling right now. Playing GT in Atlanta this week is not going to help.
5. Elon: Elon is 7-1 with the only blemish being a loss to WFU. They are also 5-0 in the SoCon. After a match-up with a struggling WCU this weekend, a date in Burlington with Appalachian St awates.
6. Appalachian St: After opening the season with 2 tough losses, the Mountaineers have won 6 straight and are 5-0 in the SoCon heading into Chattanooga this weekend, a team they've dominated since 2004.
7. NCSU: Standing with an 0-4 conference record, the Wolfpack have had some knocks this season. The big losses to WFU, Duke and BC were tough to handle, but the offense looked good last week against FSU. Hapless MD rolls into Raleigh giving NCSU a good chance to scratch the win column this weekend.
8. Gardner Webb: The Bulldogs are 5-3 overall and in the hunt for the Big South title.
9. Davidson: The Wildcats are 2-4 in the Pioneer Conference and 2-6 overall. They make the long trip to San Diego for a battle for a coveted 3rd conference win.

Others receiving votes: WCU (10), Campbell (11), NC Central (12).
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5 comments:

  1. Can't leave the Elon Phoenix out of this list. Elon is 7-1 with a loss at Wake, and is 5-0 in the SoCon. Elon is ranked 6th in both FCS polls. App is 7-2 and 5-0 with losses to ECU and McNesse St. App is ranked 7th in both FCS polls. The much awaited App-Elon showdown is in Elon next weekend, and would be worth anyone's time if they can find a ticket.
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  2. Mike Sturdivant with the strong point...the post has been adjusted.
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  3. Hey homer, you really think a win against a team with a 5-3 record is better then beating a 7-1 Pitt team. Don’t look now but Pitt is number 13 in the country.
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  4. If you are going to rank ‘big’ high school teams like Elon and App St, how can you leave off Butler and Independence?
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  5. Don't forget NCCU, Duke's cross-Durham rival. App St. has more national championships in football than any other NC schools...of course you and I have as many National Football Titles as UNC and NCSU.
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