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Subject: Re: Harvard now ranked #7 in Stats Poll

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John Harvard (Ignoring the Ivies)

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Date Posted: 11:01:33 11/11/25 Tue
In reply to: Son of Eli 's message, "Harvard now ranked #7 in Stats Poll" on 13:05:14 11/10/25 Mon

To support my theory about how our late start and less games has an impact on FCS rankings, here is an article entitled "Four Undefeated Teams Remain" that fails to allude to Harvard at all.

https://www.flofootball.com/articles/14742559-fcs-football-rankings-four-undefeated-teams-remain-south-dakota-climbs

The article instead relates that "four teams tallied their tenth win of the season: North Dakota State, Montana, Lehigh, and Tennessee Tech." flofootball is a major FCS site and to them the Ivy League doesn't get reported even though flo's rankings have Harvard (11), Yale (28) and Dartmouth (29).

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John Harvard (Further Proof)
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Date Posted: 16:01:57 11/11/25 Tue

This article references the assumption that Ivy teams need to play additional games to obtain a top seed:

https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2025-11-05/8-takeaways-second-fcs-committee-rankings

7. If Harvard wins out, it’s likely getting a bye
So much for the Ivy League needing to play the same amount of games as other FCS teams to have a good seed in the playoffs. That's what Harvard's No. 9 ranking in the second committee ranking says.

At No. 9, Harvard is just one rank away from a first round bye in the 2025 FCS playoffs. Of the eight teams ranked ahead of the Crimson, four play ranked opponents.

All it takes is a loss or two and Harvard will be in prime position for a top-eight spot as long as it keeps winning.