Tag: College Sports Journal

College Sports Journal Sagarin FCS Top 25–FINAL Spring 2021

Below are the final Top 25 rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the Division I FCS Spring 2021 schedule. These rankings are amongst all the FCS teams that participated with at least three games in the spring schedule and includes teams that may have opted out of the season. NOTE: the Ivy League and […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin FCS Top 25–Apr. 11

Below are the Top 25 rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending April 3rd. These rankings are amongst the now 88 schools participating in the spring schedule. Joining Illinois State, who opted out the prior week, to opt out of the season after starting their season are Albany, Chattanooga, and Cal Poly […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin FCS Top 25–Apr. 3

Below are the Top 25 rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending April 3rd. These rankings are amongst the now 88 schools participating in the spring schedule. Joining Illinois State, who opted out the prior week, to opt out of the season after starting their season are Albany, Chattanooga, and Cal Poly […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin FCS Top 25–Mar. 28

Below are the Top 25 rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending March 28th. These rankings are amongst the now 91 schools participating in the spring schedule. NOTE: the Ivy League and Mid-Eastern (MEAC) conferences are not participating in the 2021 spring schedule.   The Big Sky Conference was the big winner […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin FCS Top 25–Mar. 21

Below are the Top 25 rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending March 21st. These rankings are amongst the now 91 schools (Illinois State just announced it will forgo the rest of its spring schedule) participating in the spring schedule. NOTE: the Ivy League and Mid-Eastern (MEAC) conferences are not participating in […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin FCS Top 25–Mar. 14

Below are the Top 25 rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending March 14th. These rankings are amongst the 92 schools participating in the spring schedule. NOTE: the Ivy League and Mid-Eastern (MEAC) conferences are not participating in the 2021 spring schedule. North Dakota State moves back into the top spot […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin FCS Top 25–Mar. 7

Below are the Top 25 rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending March 7th. These rankings are amongst the 92 schools participating in the spring schedule. The Missouri Valley Football Conference is well represented with the Top 4 teams in the rankings. In total, the MVFC has eight teams in the […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin FCS Top 25–Feb. 28

Below are the Top 25 rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending February 28th. These rankings are amongst the 92 schools participating in the spring schedule. North Dakota State lost to Southern Illinois this week and moved down to the #2 spot in the rankings. South Dakota State moves up to […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin FCS Top 25–Feb. 21

Below are the Top 25 rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending February 21st. These rankings are amongst the 92 schools participating in the spring schedule. Three-time defending champion North Dakota State stays in the top spot following its spring season opening win at home over Youngstown State. South Dakota State […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin FCS Top 25–Spring 2021 Preseason

Below are the Top 25 FCS preseason rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the spring 2021 season. These rankings are amongst the 94 of the total of 127 schools participating in the spring schedule. Three-time defending champion North Dakota State is the preseason top spot with the team the Bison defeated in the last […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin FCS Full Rankings –Preseason Spring 2021

This has been an unprecedented past 12 months for college football with the Division I ranks due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This past fall, we saw the FBS subdivision of Division I play through what right now looks like the peak of the pandemic of November and December. All FBS conferences did not start the […]

College Sports Journal FBS Group of Five National Players of the Week-Nov. 8

Six players including Brady White from Memphis, Cornelious Brown IV from Georgia State, Jaret Patterson from Buffalo, Ronnie Rivers from Fresno State, Tarron Jackson from Coastal Carolina, and Ryan McWood from Miami have been selected as the College Sports Journal All-Stars for the week ending Nov. 8, 2020 from the NCAA Division I FBS Group […]

College Sports Journal FBS Group of Five National Players of the Week-Oct. 11

Five players including Marquez Stevenson from Houston, Aaron McAllister from Charlotte, Gunnar Watson from Troy, Tavante Beckett from Marshall, and Demario Douglas from Liberty have been selected as the College Sports Journal All-Stars for the week ending Oct. 11, 2020 from the NCAA Division I FBS Group of Five schools. Marquez Stevenson, Houston, WR, Sr., […]

2020 CSJ Sagarin NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Projections-Feb. 9

Here are this week’s CSJ’s NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament projections using these same Sagarin rankings for the field of 68 teams. We use the Sagarin rankings to select our Top 25 teams currently for our Mid-Major poll and High Major poll. We will be giving a projection for the Field of 68 schools each week following the release […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin High Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Feb. 9

Below are the Top 25 High-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Feb. 9.  Gonzaga remains atop the standings, where they have been since the preseason poll. The High-Major conferences include AAC, A-10, Conference USA, Mountain West, West Coast, and Missouri Valley conferences. Sagarin rankings provide the only rankings that actually […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin Mid-Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Feb. 9

Below are the Top 25 Mid-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Feb. 9, 2020. East Tennessee State stays atop the rankings this week with wins over Chattanooga and Mercer last week. The Mid-Major conferences include America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Horizon, Independents, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin High Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Feb. 2

Below are the Top 25 High-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Feb. 2. Gonzaga remains atop the standings, where they have been since the preseason poll. The High-Major conferences include AAC, A-10, Conference USA, Mountain West, West Coast, and Missouri Valley conferences. Sagarin rankings provide the only rankings that actually […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin Mid-Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Feb. 2

Below are the Top 25 Mid-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Feb. 2, 2020. East Tennessee State stays atop the rankings this week despite is loss at home to unranked Mercer last Wednesday. ETSU did rebound to defeat now #3 ranked UNC Greensboro Saturday. The Mid-Major conferences include America East, Atlantic […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin High Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Jan. 26

Below are the Top 25 High-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Jan. 26th, 2020.  Gonzaga remains atop the standings, where they have been since the preseason poll. The High-Major conferences include AAC, A-10, Conference USA, Mountain West, West Coast, and Missouri Valley conferences. Sagarin rankings provide the only rankings that […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin Mid-Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Jan. 26

Below are the Top 25 Mid-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Jan. 26th, 2020.  East Tennessee State stays atop the rankings this week following win this past week over Southern Conference foe Chattanooga. The Mid-Major conferences include America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Horizon, Independents, Ivy, […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin High Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Jan. 19

Below are the Top 25 High-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Jan. 19th, 2020. Gonzaga remains atop the standings, where they have been since the preseason poll. The High-Major conferences include AAC, A-10, Conference USA, Mountain West, West Coast, and Missouri Valley conferences. Sagarin rankings provide the only rankings that […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin Mid-Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Jan. 19

Below are the Top 25 Mid-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Jan. 19th, 2020. East Tennessee State stays atop the rankings this week following wins this past week over Southern Conference foes Samford and Western Carolina. The Mid-Major conferences include America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin FCS Top 25–FINAL 2019

Below are the Final 2019 Top 25 FCS rankings based on the Sagarin rankings after all postseason games have been completed in Division I play. These rankings include all FBS Bowl games and the entire FCS playoffs, including both the FCS and CFP National Championship games. North Dakota State remains in the top spot following […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin High Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Jan. 11

Below are the Top 25 High-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Jan. 11th, 2020. Gonzaga remains atop the standings, where they have been since the preseason poll. The High-Major conferences include AAC, A-10, Conference USA, Mountain West, West Coast, and Missouri Valley conferences. Sagarin rankings provide the only rankings that […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin Mid-Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Jan. 11

Below are the Top 25 Mid-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Jan. 11th, 2020. East Tennessee State stays atop the rankings this week following wins this past week over Southern Conference foes UNC-Greensboro and VMI. The Mid-Major conferences include America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Horizon, […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin High Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Jan. 4

Below are the Top 25 High-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Jan. 4th, 2020. Gonzaga remains atop the standings, where they have been since the preseason poll. The High-Major conferences include AAC, A-10, Conference USA, Mountain West, West Coast, and Missouri Valley conferences. Sagarin rankings provide the only rankings that […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin Mid-Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Jan. 4

Below are the Top 25 Mid-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Jan. 4th, 2020. East Tennessee State stays atop the rankings this week despite its loss this past week at currently ranked #4 Furman. The Mid-Major conferences include America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Horizon, Independents, […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin High Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Dec. 28

Below are the Top 25 High-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Dec. 28th, 2019. Gonzaga remains atop the standings, where they have been since the preseason poll. The High-Major conferences include AAC, A-10, Conference USA, Mountain West, West Coast, and Missouri Valley conferences. Sagarin rankings provide the only rankings that […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin Mid-Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Dec. 28

Below are the Top 25 Mid-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Dec. 28th, 2019. East Tennessee State stays atop the rankings this week after having the full week off. The Mid-Major conferences include America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Horizon, Independents, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Mid-Eastern, […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin High Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Dec. 21

Below are the Top 25 High-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Dec. 21st, 2019. Gonzaga remains atop the standings, where they have been since the preseason poll. The High-Major conferences include AAC, A-10, Conference USA, Mountain West, West Coast, and Missouri Valley conferences. Sagarin rankings provide the only rankings that […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin Mid-Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Dec. 21

Below are the Top 25 Mid-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Dec. 21st, 2019. East Tennessee State takes over the top spot after its big road win at the SEC’s Louisiana State. Liberty drops to second despite remaining undefeated. The Mid-Major conferences include America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin High Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Dec. 14

Below are the Top 25 High-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Dec. 14th, 2019. Gonzaga remains atop the standings, where they have been since the preseason poll. The High-Major conferences include AAC, A-10, Conference USA, Mountain West, West Coast, and Missouri Valley conferences. Sagarin rankings provide the only rankings that […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin Mid-Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Dec. 14

Below are the Top 25 Mid-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Dec. 14th, 2019. Liberty takes over the top spot as one of just five total Division I undefeated teams remaining in all of Division I basketball. Liberty most recently defeated the SEC’s Vanderbilt on the road. The Mid-Major conferences […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin High Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Dec. 7

Below are the Top 25 High-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Dec. 7th, 2019. Gonzaga remains atop the standings, where they have been since the preseason poll. The High-Major conferences include AAC, A-10, Conference USA, Mountain West, West Coast, and Missouri Valley conferences. Sagarin rankings provide the only rankings that […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin Mid-Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Dec. 7

Below are the Top 25 Mid-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Dec. 7th, 2019. North Carolina Greensboro takes over the top spot after wins over Kennesaw State and Radford. The Mid-Major conferences include America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Horizon, Independents, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Mid-Eastern, […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin High Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Nov. 30

Below are the Top 25 High-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Nov. 30th, 2019. Gonzaga remains atop the standings despite losing this past week to Michigan. The High-Major conferences include AAC, A-10, Conference USA, Mountain West, West Coast, and Missouri Valley conferences. Sagarin rankings provide the only rankings that actually […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin Mid-Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Nov. 30

Below are the Top 25 Mid-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Nov. 30th, 2019. East Tennessee State stays atop the rankings this week following wins over Appalachian State and Little Rock. The Mid-Major conferences include America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Horizon, Independents, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin FBS G5 Top 25 – Nov. 30

Here are the Top 25 FBS Group of Five (G5) rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Nov. 30th, 2019. Memphis retains the top spot following its showdown with Cincinnati this week. CSJ will show weekly rankings from the Sagarin rankings throughout the season and will have a final ranking after the […]

Highlights: CSJ FBS Group of Five Top Five Games and Recap of Week 14

The final regular season week in the Group of Five had a number of fire works and many others that went as expected. The four teams ranked in the College Football Playoff Top 25 were in action and all have found their way to their respective conference championship game. The biggest game of the week […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin High Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Nov. 23

Below are the Top 25 High-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Nov. 23rd, 2019. Gonzaga remains undefeated and still sit atop this week’s rankings. The High-Major conferences include AAC, A-10, Conference USA, Mountain West, West Coast, and Missouri Valley conferences. Sagarin rankings provide the only rankings that actually ranks all Division […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin Mid-Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Nov. 23

Below are the Top 25 Mid-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Nov. 23rd, 2019. East Tennessee State takes over the top spot this week after most recent victories over Delaware State and Southern Utah. The Buccaneers also lost this week but was a close 12 point loss at the Power […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin FBS G5 Top 25 – Nov. 23

Here are the Top 25 FBS Group of Five (G5) rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Nov. 23rd, 2019. Memphis retains the top spot following its easy win at South Florida this week. CSJ will show weekly rankings from the Sagarin rankings throughout the season and will have a final ranking […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin FCS Top 25 – Nov. 23

Here are the final Top 25 FCS rankings of the regular season based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Nov. 23rd, 2019. North Dakota State continues to hold down the top spot as the Bison had this position since the preseason. CSJ will show the final FCS Sagarin rankings following the national championship […]

Highlights: CSJ FBS Group of Five Top Five Games and Recap of Week 13

Four of the five Group of Five teams ranked teams won in Week 13. Memphis, who is leading the rankings following last week’s College Football Playoff Top 25, won easily at South Florida 49-10 and likely will stay atop the rankings this week. Cincinnati is next in the rankings won again in another close contest […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin FCS Playoff Predictions–Nov. 20

Using the Sagarin ratings from this week alone to project the FCS playoffs, along with the automatic bid for the conferences that receive a bid, the following would be the playoff teams. These teams are seeded 1 through 24 for the 24 teams that make the FCS playoffs. The following are the 10 automatic bid […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin High Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Nov. 16

Below are the Top 25 High-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Nov. 16th, 2019. Gonzaga remains at the top spot in this week’s rankings. The High-Major conferences include AAC, A-10, Conference USA, Mountain West, West Coast, and Missouri Valley conferences. Sagarin rankings provide the only rankings that actually ranks all Division […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin Mid-Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Nov. 16

Below are the Top 25 Mid-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Nov. 16th, 2019. Belmont takes over the top spot this week after most recent victory over the ACC’s Boston College. The Mid-Major conferences include America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Horizon, Independents, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, […]

College Sports Journal Sagarin FCS Playoff Predictions–Nov. 13

Using the Sagarin ratings from this week alone to project the FCS playoffs, along with the automatic bid for the conferences that receive a bid, the following would be the playoff teams. These teams are seeded 1 through 24 for the 24 teams that make the FCS playoffs. As a reminder, the following conferences receive […]