This week that Bulldog team from the PFL - you know, the Midwestern squad that wears blue and white - is #24 in the coaches poll 

Butler.

https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/fcs/afca-fcs-coaches-poll

Actually, tied for 25th   My tears of laughter are blinding me.

Wow... Blue must be paying someone off to get top dog status vs Griff

Lurking-in looking at other I-AA playoff bracket projections, one has D playing in (Ab)Normal against the Redbirds, which would be the 16 seed (which if geography wasn't a factor, would make D the 17 seed).
Acknowledging A LOT of wackiness is needed, do you see any possibility that D could actually slide into a 16 seed and have a home game in three weeks?

Darth Vader
Lord of the Sith
Founding Father - Drake Spirit Committee (1990)

We've got a better best win, a better best loss, and won H2H. Keep sleeping NCAA.

kind of a bummer. would have been nice to hear "your #25 Drake Bulldogs" on Saturday.

Out of conference they played two D3 teams and one D2. I guess strength of schedule is not a factor at this level, although you would think overall record would be.

Who votes in these things?

Drakey

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-top-25-drake-enters-fcs-power-rankings-as-mercer-climbs-ahead-of-showdown-vs-alabama/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGjDOtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHQTTGvqQEi64k8PwuF4jIdS3n6wy59nMSDeLB8geVdZ1kZt9dkDbE2vpuw_aem_Gw8ZOi1UOQriraSs1TECUg

Those "power rankings" are really just Emory Hunt's ranking.  But we'll take it, right?

Bulldogs ranked #24 in this poll... 
Stan Becton's Week 12 Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll ballot

So in theory if we win the auto bid and Butler is ranked ahead of us, they should be on the bubble? Maybe it's an under the table deal by the PFL to get two teams in. 😁

Ha!