{
  "season": 2026,
  "week": 3,
  "label": "Week 3",
  "thread_url": "https://www.d2football.com/forum/forum/football/general-discussion-ab/general-discussion-ac/947710-the-message-board-top-25-poll-starting-9-13",
  "thread_title": "The Message Board Top 25 Poll....starting 9/13",
  "tabulated_at": "2026-09-18",
  "note": "First week the board ran this poll. Ballots exactly as posted in the thread; spellings matched to the team list, nothing else changed.",
  "ballots": [
    {
      "voter": "Thunder",
      "posted_at": "2026-09-13",
      "ranks": [
        "Ferris St",
        "Harding",
        "Mankato",
        "CSU Pueblo",
        "Grand Valley",
        "NW MO St",
        "Kutztown",
        "Western Co",
        "Emporia St",
        "W Alabama",
        "Valdosta",
        "C Washington",
        "Slippery Rock",
        "Duluth",
        "Findlay",
        "Indiana PA",
        "C Missouri",
        "Davenport",
        "NE Oklahoma",
        "W Oregon",
        "Augustana",
        "Northern St",
        "Michigan Tech",
        "C Oklahoma",
        "California PA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "voter": "Gliac_fan10",
      "posted_at": "2026-09-13",
      "ranks": [
        "Ferris State",
        "Harding",
        "Pueblo",
        "Emporia",
        "Grand Valley",
        "Northwest Mo St",
        "Western Colorado",
        "Mankato",
        "Central Washington",
        "Kutztown",
        "Western Oregon",
        "Valdosta",
        "Findlay",
        "West Alabama",
        "L-R",
        "UCM",
        "Slippery Rock",
        "IUP",
        "Ft Hays",
        "Duluth",
        "UTPB",
        "Michigan Tech",
        "Davenport",
        "Northeastern St",
        "Northwood"
      ],
      "also_considered": [
        "Ashland",
        "Augustana",
        "Carson-Newman",
        "Central Oklahoma",
        "Hillsdale",
        "Newberry",
        "Northern State",
        "Saginaw Valley",
        "Pittsburg State"
      ]
    },
    {
      "voter": "GMACFB",
      "posted_at": "2026-09-15",
      "ranks": [
        "Ferris State",
        "Harding",
        "Minnesota St.",
        "CSU Pueblo",
        "Kutztown",
        "Northwest Missouri St",
        "Grand Valley St",
        "Valdosta St.",
        "Western Colorado",
        "Slippery Rock",
        "Western Oregon",
        "Emporia St.",
        "Central Washington",
        "Findlay",
        "Minnesota Duluth",
        "West Alabama",
        "IUP",
        "Northwood",
        "Northeastern St",
        "Davenport",
        "Northern St",
        "Augustana",
        "Carson Newman",
        "Shepherd",
        "California (PA)"
      ],
      "also_considered": [
        "Benedict",
        "Lenoir-Rhyne",
        "Hillsdale"
      ]
    },
    {
      "voter": "OldBison",
      "posted_at": "2026-09-15",
      "ranks": [
        "Ferris State",
        "CSU- Pueblo",
        "Harding",
        "Mankato",
        "Grand Valley",
        "Northwest Missouri",
        "Kutztown",
        "Valdosta St.",
        "Western Colorado",
        "Slippery Rock",
        "Western Oregon",
        "Emporia St.",
        "Central Washington",
        "Findlay",
        "Minnesota Duluth",
        "West Alabama",
        "IUP",
        "Northwood",
        "Northeastern St",
        "Davenport",
        "Northern St",
        "Augustana",
        "Central Missouri",
        "Shepherd",
        "Henderson State"
      ]
    },
    {
      "voter": "EastStroud13",
      "posted_at": "2026-09-15",
      "ranks": [
        "Ferris St",
        "Harding",
        "CSU Pueblo",
        "Grand Valley St",
        "Minnesota St",
        "NW Missouri",
        "Emporia St",
        "Valdosta St",
        "Western St",
        "Kutztown",
        "Slippery Rock",
        "Central Washington",
        "West Alabama",
        "Findlay",
        "Central Missouri",
        "Minnesota Duluth",
        "Northern State",
        "Western Oregon",
        "Davenport",
        "California",
        "Northeastern St",
        "Henderson St",
        "IUP",
        "Carson-Newman",
        "Northwood"
      ],
      "also_considered": [
        "Benedict",
        "Fort Hays St",
        "Michigan Tech",
        "Lenoir-Rhyne",
        "Shepherd"
      ]
    },
    {
      "voter": "Waldo",
      "posted_at": "2026-09-17",
      "ranks": [
        "Ferris State",
        "Minnesota State-Mankato",
        "Harding",
        "Kutztown",
        "Colorado State-Pueblo",
        "Grand Valley State",
        "Western Colorado",
        "Northwest Missouri State",
        "Minnesota Duluth",
        "Findlay",
        "Emporia State",
        "Slippery Rock",
        "West Alabama",
        "Henderson State",
        "Central Washington",
        "Northern State",
        "Valdosta",
        "Northwood",
        "Augustana",
        "Davenport",
        "Central Missouri",
        "Carson-Newman",
        "Lenoir Rhyne",
        "Indiana PA",
        "Western Oregon"
      ]
    },
    {
      "voter": "mineguy",
      "posted_at": "2026-09-17",
      "ranks": [
        "Ferris State",
        "Kutztown",
        "Minnesota State",
        "Harding",
        "CSU Pueblo",
        "Grand Valley State",
        "Central Washington",
        "Western Colorado",
        "Valdosta State",
        "Northwest Missouri State",
        "Findlay",
        "West Alabama",
        "Northeastern State",
        "Slippery Rock",
        "Emporia State",
        "Davenport",
        "Carson-Newman",
        "Shepherd",
        "California",
        "Benedict",
        "Western Oregon",
        "Minnesota Duluth",
        "Northwood",
        "Lenoir-Rhyne",
        "Northern State"
      ]
    }
  ]
}