Concerned that Dartmouth was picked fourth in the Ivy League's preseason media poll? Don't be.
Chosen fifth last year, the Big Green proved the media pundits way off base by earning a share of the Ivy League title. Here's last year's poll courtesy of former SID Rick Bender's notes:
2023 POLL
And here are the 2023 final standings as they appeared on this site:
Read Dartmouth's release on the poll HERE.
Thanks to Bender's research we know Dartmouth has surpassed its media poll prediction 12 times in the past 14 years. So, Don't Worry, Be Happy.
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And here's the FCS Top 25 poll also released this week with just one Ivy League team getting any mention:
STATS PERFORM FCS Top 25
1. South Dakota State (2023: 15–0, 8–0 MVFC), 1,396 points (52 1st-place votes)
1. South Dakota State (2023: 15–0, 8–0 MVFC), 1,396 points (52 1st-place votes)
2. North Dakota State (11-4, 5-3 MVFC), 1,327 (3)
3. Montana (13-2, 7-1 Big Sky), 1,285
4. Montana State (8-4, 6-2 Big Sky), 1,199 (1)
5. South Dakota (10-3, 7-1 MVFC), 1,155
6. Villanova (10-3, 7-1 CAA), 1,151
7. Idaho (9-4, 6-2 Big Sky), 1,021
8. Sacramento State (8-5, 4-4 Big Sky), 874
9. Chattanooga (8-5, 6-2 SoCon), 868
10. Southern Illinois (8-5, 4-4 MVFC), 832
11. Central Arkansas (7-4, 4-2 UAC), 724
12. Furman (10-3, 7-1 SoCon), 678
13. Richmond (9-4, 7-1 CAA), 625
14. UIW (8-2, 6-1 Southland), 605
15. William & Mary (6-5, 4-4 CAA), 546
16. UAlbany (11-4, 7-1 CAA), 527
17. Lafayette (9-3, 5-1 Patriot), 359
18. UC Davis (7-4, 5-3 Big Sky), 351
19. Illinois State (6-5, 4-4 MVFC), 350
20. Western Carolina (7-4, 5-3 SoCon), 318
21. Tarleton State (8-3, 4-2 UAC), 302
22. Weber State (6-5, 4-4 Big Sky), 268
23. Nicholls (6-5, 7-0 Southland), 201
24. North Dakota (7-5, 5-3 MVFC), 197
25. Youngstown State (8-5, 5-3 MVFC), 177
Others Receiving Votes (Schools Listed on Two or More Ballots)
Elon (6-5, 6-2 CAA) 174; UT Martin (8-3, 5-1 Big South-OVC) 169; Eastern Illinois (8-3, 4-2 Big South-OVC) 139; Mercer (9-4, 6-2 SoCon) 98; Florida A&M (12-1, 8-0 SWAC) 65; North Carolina Central (9-3, 4-1 MEAC) 52; Austin Peay (9-3, 6-0 UAC) 51; Alabama State (7-4, 5-3 SWAC) 17; Holy Cross (7-4, 5-1 Patriot) 17; Eastern Washington (4-7, 3-5 Big Sky) 14; Drake (8-4, 8-0 Pioneer) 8; Duquesne (7-4, 6-1 NEC) 8; Harvard (8-2, 5-2 Ivy) 6; Samford (6-5, 4-4 SoCon) 6; Northern Iowa (6-5, 5-3 MVFC) 4
Green Alert Take: For those keeping score, Harvard comes in at No. 38.
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EXTRA POINT
As I do periodically, I switched from sitting to standing-desk-mode yesterday and needed to give my laptop a little boost. Looking around for two of the thicker volumes on the shelves here in the BGA home office, I grabbed a couple of books that I knew I wouldn't need. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language and The Knowledge Book by National Geographic have gone the way of the eight-track.
As I do periodically, I switched from sitting to standing-desk-mode yesterday and needed to give my laptop a little boost. Looking around for two of the thicker volumes on the shelves here in the BGA home office, I grabbed a couple of books that I knew I wouldn't need. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language and The Knowledge Book by National Geographic have gone the way of the eight-track.
I can hear some of you now. The way of the what? (Look it up in the dictionary online kids – or click the photo below.)
