FCS Polls Week of September 9th

[Matt]

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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 (146) 2-0 3769 1

2. Eastern Washington Eagles (6) 2-0 3639 2

3. Montana State Bobcats 1-1 3234 3

4. Towson Tigers 2-0 3233 5

5. Sam Houston State Bearkats 1-1 3033 4

6. South Dakota State Jackrabbits 2-0 2941 6

7. Northern Iowa Panthers 2-0 2855 9

8. Central Arkansas Bears 1-1 2461 7

9. Eastern Illinois Panthers 2-0 2218 14

10. Georgia Southern Eagles 2-0 2203 10

11. Montana Grizzlies 1-0 2073 13

12. New Hampshire Wildcats 0-1 1944 11

13. McNeese State Cowboys 2-0 1789 18

14. Cal Poly Mustangs 1-1 1663 12

15. Richmond Spiders 1-1 1645 15

16. Wofford Terriers 1-1 1573 16

17. Stony Brook Seawolves 1-0 1482 17

18. Illinois State Redbirds 0-1 1100 19

19. Villanova Wildcats 0-2 978 8

20. James Madison Dukes 1-1 944 20

21. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 2-0 712 24

22. Lehigh Mountain Hawks 1-0 603 23

23. Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 2-0 580 25

24. Youngstown State Penguins 2-0 551 NR

25. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 0-1 523 22

Others receiving votes: Delaware 269, Samford 206, Southern Utah 185, Eastern Kentucky 159, Fordham 122, William & Mary 101, North Carolina A&T 81, Maine 66, UT Martin 64, Jacksonville State 62, Chattanooga 43, Appalachian State 40, Penn 38, Southern Illinois 29, Southeastern Louisiana 28, North Dakota 24, South Dakota 19, Harvard 18, Albany 15, Western Illinois 14, Northwestern State 14, Tennessee State 14, Liberty 10, Nicholls 9, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 8, Indiana State 6, Gardner-Webb 4, Murray State 2, The Citadel 1, South Carolina State 1, Sacramento State 1, Portland State 1

[Matt]

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North Dakota State Remains No. 1, Towson enters Top-Five in FCS Coaches Poll

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – North Dakota State sits atop the FCS Coaches Poll, earning a unanimous No. 1 ranking for the second consecutive week.

The Bison (650 points) dropped Ferris State 56-10 on Saturday and have held the No. 1 ranking since Nov. 5, 2012.

Eastern Washington (624) and Montana State (576) also stayed firm at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, while Towson (540) made its debut in the top five at No. 4. Sam Houston State dropped down one spot to the fifth after falling to Texas A&M on the road.

South Dakota State moved up the rankings following its win over North Dakota and settled in at No. 6 with 498 points, just ahead of Central Arkansas (503). Northern Iowa swapped positions with New Hampshire this week, moving from ninth to eighth after New Hampshire fell to Central Michigan 24-21. Wofford (363) rounded out the top 10.

Richmond (349) remains in the No. 11 slot this week. Eastern Illinois (346), Stony Brook (341), Cal Poly (334) and Montana (255) make up the rest of the top 15. Illinois State (238) moved to No. 16, with James Madison (216) falling next in line. McNeese State moved to No. 18 after receiving 212 points, with Lehigh (190) and Villanova (166) finishing up the top 20.

Coastal Carolina (138), Bethune-Cookman (124) and Youngstown State (104) all boast 2-0 records and are No. 21, No. 22 and No. 23 this week, respectively. Northern Arizona remains No. 24 with 59 points, with Eastern Kentucky closing out the rankings with 54 votes this week.

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.

Team (No. 1 Votes) Record Points Previous Rank

1. North Dakota State (25) 2-0 650 1

2. Eastern Washington 2-0 624 2

3. Montana State 1-1 576 3

4. Towson 2-0 540 6

5. Sam Houston State 1-1 526 4

6. South Dakota State 2-0 517 7

7. Central Arkansas 1-1 503 5

8. Northern Iowa 2-0 462 9

9. New Hampshire 0-1 421 8

10. Wofford 1-1 363 14

11. Richmond 1-1 349 12

12. Eastern Ilinois 2-0 346 16

13. Stony Brook 1-0 341 13

14. Cal Poly 1-1 334 10

15. Montana 1-0 255 18

16. Illinois State 1-0 238 27

17. James Madison 1-1 216 15

18. McNeese State 2-0 212 20

19. Lehigh 1-0 190 19

20. Villanova 0-2 166 11

21. Coastal Carolina 2-0 138 22

22. Bethune-Cookman 2-0 124 23

23. Youngstown State 2-0 104 25

24. Northern Arizona 0-1 59 24

25. Eastern Kentucky 1-1 54 21

Others receiving votes: Maine 29, Southern Utah 18, Fordham 18, Samford 13, Delaware 11, Penn 8, North Carolina A&T 7, UT Martin 6, Northwestern State 4, Harvard 3, William and Mary 2, Indiana State 2, Jacksonville 2, Portland State 2, Colgate 1, Jacksonville State 1, Tennessee State 1

[Matt]

Bracketology

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[Shawn-O]

Bracketology

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Win in Flagstaff, get to 7...and snag UNA's spot in that bracket...that would be fun.