Many of the schools on this list (e.g., Army, Buffalo, Louisiana, Georgia Southern, and several MAC schools), didn't appear in the earlier poll, so here is a chance to express your support for them
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Here is how the top contenders among the eastern FBS schools are currently ranked based on their 2018-19, 2019-20, and 2020-21 Massey Composite rankings:
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FB rank:….
BB rank……
Mean FB/BB Rank
Buffalo…...……....#4……….....#2…………..…#1
Marshall……...…....#8……………...
#5……….…….…
#2 (tie)
Coastal Car.........
#3…..…………#10……………...
#2 (tie)
Louisiana Tech....#12………………
#1……….……….
#2 (tie)
UAB………..…….......#7…..………….#6………….…….
#2 (tie)
Toledo……………....#12………..
#3 (tie)……….…..#6
App St.………..…....
#1……………..#15……….….…..#7 (tie)
Louisiana……….…..
#2……………..#14……….……...#7 (tie)
WKU………..……....#14…..……..
#3 (tie)………..….#9
Ball St.………..….....#10……..……….#8…………..….#10
FAU………..……........#9..……………#13…………….….#11
Miami (OH)….......#11..……………#12…………….…#12
Army……..….........#6…..…………#19…………..……#13 (tie)
Ohio U.……….........#18……..………#7…………..……#13 (tie)
UTSA……………........#14…..…………#11………….….#13 (tie)
Georgia Southern….#16…..…………#9………….……#13 (tie)
W. Michigan………......#5..……………#22………………#17
Southern Miss.….....#14……..………#20………….…#18 (tie)
Central Mich.…….....#17…..………..#17………….….#18 (tie)
Arkansas St.…….....#19…..………..#21………….…#20 (tie)
N. Illinois………….....#22…………….#18………….….#20 (tie)
Rice……………….......#25……………#16………….…….#22
Troy………..……….....#20…..……….#23………….…….#23
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