FCS Polls Week of September 2nd

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The Sports Network FCS Top 25

College Football Poll

Team (First-place votes) 2013 Record Points Previous Rank

1. North Dakota State Bison (145) 1-0 3793 1

2. Eastern Washington Eagles (7) 1-0 3564 4

3. Montana State Bobcats 1-0 3319 2

4. Sam Houston State Bearkats 1-0 3267 3

5. Towson Tigers 1-0 2874 11

6. South Dakota State Jackrabbits 1-0 2744 6

7. Central Arkansas Bears 1-0 2557 7

8. Villanova Wildcats 0-1 2470 5

9. Northern Iowa Panthers 1-0 2357 17

10. Georgia Southern Eagles 1-0 2191 9

11. New Hampshire Wildcats 0-0 2112 10

12. Cal Poly Mustangs 1-0 1857 14

13. Montana Grizzlies 1-0 1842 20

14. Eastern Illinois Panthers 1-0 1717 21

15. Richmond Spiders 1-0 1690 15

16. Wofford Terriers 0-1 1527 8

17. Stony Brook Seawolves 0-0 1235 16

18. McNeese State Cowboys 1-0 1213 NR

19. Illinois State Redbirds 0-1 1164 13

20. James Madison Dukes 1-0 1147 19

21. Appalachian State Mountaineers 0-1 841 12

22. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 0-1 583 18

23. Lehigh Mountain Hawks 0-0 557 22

24. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 1-0 484 25

25. Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 1-0 420 23

Others receiving votes: Eastern Kentucky 374, Youngstown State 338, Samford 226, Delaware 179, UT Martin 108, Southern Utah 106, Southern Illinois 89, William & Mary 71, Wagner 51, Penn 42, Southeastern Louisiana 41, Colgate 34, Chattanooga 27, Jacksonville State 21, South Dakota 19, Tennessee State 19, Sacramento State 15, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 14, Indiana State 14, Harvard 13, Gardner-Webb 10, The Citadel 10, Albany 9, Tennessee Tech 8, Liberty 7, Weber State 5, Western Illinois 5, Northwestern State 5, Duquesne 5, South Carolina State 4, Prairie View A&M 3, Charleston Southern 2, Florida A&M 1

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FCS Coaches Poll September 2nd 2013

North Dakota State Unanimous No. 1 Following Win Over Kansas State

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The North Dakota State Bison remain the top team in the FCS and received all 26 first-place votes after stunning defending Big 12 champion Kansas State on the road 24-21.

With 28 seconds left in the contest, Bison quarterback Brock Jensen punched in the game-winning touchdown from one yard out to give NDSU a victory over an FBS opponent for the fourth straight season.

Eastern Washington moved up one spot in the poll to No. 2 after its 49-46 upset win over No. 25 Oregon State. The Eagles used 518 total yards from quarterback Vernon Adams to become first FCS team to knock off a ranked FBS opponent since James Madison defeated Virginia Tech 21-16 in 2010.

Montana State received 587 points to take the third-place spot in the rankings, followed by Sam Houston State (570) and Central Arkansas (508) rounding out the top five.

Towson jumps six spots to No. 6 following a 33-18 win over Connecticut. New Hampshire remains in the eighth spot, while Northern Iowa jumps to No. 9 after being ranked 16th in the preseason poll. Cal Poly comes in at No. 10, moving up one spot.

Villanova (360) and Richmond (311) are ranked 11th and 12h respectively, followed by Stony Brook at No. 13 with 298 points. The Wofford Terriers (279) fell nine spots to No. 14 after falling on the road to Baylor 69-3. James Madison stays at No. 15 followed by Eastern Illinois (256), which move up seven spots from their preseason ranking.

Illinois State (255), Montana (239)and Lehigh (203) rounded out the top 20, with McNeese State entering the poll at No. 21. The Cowboys are coming off a 53-21 victory over South Florida, and are the only new team to enter the top 25.

Eastern Kentucky, Coastal Carolina, Bethune-Cookman, Northern Arizona and Youngstown State rounded out the poll. Chattanooga dropped out of the poll following its 31-21 loss to UT Martin.

The FCS Coaches Poll is based exclusively on a voting panel of head coaches in the FCS under the cooperation of the Collegiate Commissioners Association (CCA) and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and is administered by the Southern Conference.

Full Poll Results - Week 1- September 2, 2013

Team (No. 1 Votes) Record Points

Previous Rank

Team (No. 1 Votes) Record Points Previous Rank

1. North Dakota State (26) 11-0 650 1

2. Eastern Washington 1-0 616 3

3. Montana State 1-0 587 2

4. Sam Houston State 1-0 570 4

5. Central Arkansas 1-0 508 6

6. Towson 1-0 490 12

7. South Dakota State 1-0 486 7

8. New Hampshire 0-0 430 8

9. Northern Iowa 1-0 424 16

10. Cal Poly 1-0 376 11

11. Villanova 0-1 360 9

12. Richmond 1-0 311 14

13. Stony Brook 0-0 298 13

14. Wofford 0-1 279 5

15. James Madison 1-0 270 15

16. Eastern Illinois 1-0 256 23

17. Illinois State 0-1 255 10

18. Montana 1-0 239 22

19. Lehigh 0-0 203 17

20. McNeese State 1-0 186 NR

21. Eastern Kentucky 1-0 144 19

22. Coastal Carolina 1-0 117 21

23. Bethune-Cookman 1-0 98 20

24. Northern Arizona 0-1 76 18

25. Youngstown State 1-0 73 24

Others receiving votes: Weber State 18, Southern Utah 17, Delaware 14, UT Martin 13, Wagner 10, Samford 9, William & Mary 8, Chattanooga 6, Charleston Southern 4, Penn 3, Colgate 2, Harvard 2, Indiana State 2, Maine 2, South Dakota 2, Duquesne 1, Jacksonville State 1, Bryant 1, Jacksonville 1