FCS Polls Week of September 23rd

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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 (157) 3-0 3949 1

2. Eastern Washington Eagles (1) 2-1 3669 2

3. Towson Tigers 4-0 3580 4

4. Sam Houston State Bearkats 3-1 3415 5

5. Northern Iowa Panthers 3-0 3258 7

6. South Dakota State Jackrabbits 3-1 2884 6

7. Montana Grizzlies 3-0 2802 9

8. Eastern Illinois Panthers 3-1 2622 8

9. McNeese State Cowboys 4-0 2529 12

10. New Hampshire Wildcats 1-1 2428 11

11. Montana State Bobcats 2-2 2366 3

12. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 4-0 1809 15

13. Central Arkansas Bears 2-2 1681 13

14. James Madison Dukes 3-1 1578 17

15. Georgia Southern Eagles 2-1 1531 14

16. Fordham Rams 4-0 1312 21

17. Wofford Terriers 2-2 1307 10

18. Cal Poly Mustangs 1-2 1124 18

19. Villanova Wildcats 1-2 966 20

20. Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 3-1 876 19

21. Lehigh Mountain Hawks 3-0 821 22

22. Richmond Spiders 2-2 673 23

23. Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks 2-1 596 24

24. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 2-1 556 25

25. Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs 3-1 483 NR

Others receiving votes: Youngstown State 452, Stony Brook 329, Maine 271, Illinois State 260, William & Mary 235, Jacksonville State 193, Delaware 162, Southern Utah 154, North Carolina A&T 99, Chattanooga 89, Stephen F. Austin 53, Samford 37, Southeastern Louisiana 34, Eastern Kentucky 32, South Carolina State 30, Harvard 25, Tennessee State 17, Penn 13, Charleston Southern 12, Southern Illinois 7, Western Illinois 6, Northwestern State 6, Jackson State 5, Indiana State 4, Portland State 4, Appalachian State 2, Liberty 2, Sacred Heart 1, Alcorn State 1.

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North Dakota State, Towson Take Top Two Spots in FCS Coaches Poll

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – North Dakota State received all 26 first-place votes for the third straight week to remain the unanimous No.1 in the FCS Coaches Poll, while Towson slipped into second place in the rankings after moving to 4-0 on Saturday.

The Bison welcomed ESPN’s College Gameday to Fargo, N.D., on Saturday and proved to be a worthy host, dropping Delaware State 51-0 to move to 3-0 in 2013. Towson also remained undefeated following a 35-17 victory over North Carolina Central. The Tigers earned 616 points to take the No. 2 spot in the poll.

Eastern Washington (598) moved into third coming off its bye week, and Sam Houston State (573) and Northern Iowa (531) sit at No. 4 and No. 5, respectively, following wins over the weekend. South Dakota State notched 465 points to settle into sixth, with New Hampshire and Montana sharing this week’s No.7 ranking after each team received 460 points.

McNeese State (409) enters the top 10 at No. 9, jumping four spots from No. 13 last week. Last week’s No. 2, Montana State (402), dropped eight spots to 10th after a 52-38 loss to Stephen F. Austin.

Coastal Carolina moved to No. 11 with 372 points, with Eastern Illinois (354), Central Arkansas (326), James Madison (283) and Wofford (278) rounding out the top 15.

Fordham (217) jumped five spots to No. 16 after moving to 4-0 on Saturday. Lehigh is No. 17 with 214 points, followed by Bethune-Cookman (179) and Cal Poly (169). Richmond stayed put at No. 20, receiving 156 points this week.

Villanova sits at No. 21 with 155 points and Northern Arizona remained at No. 22 after notching 117 points. Stony Brook (107), Illinois State (80) and Youngstown State (47) finish out the rankings.

Maine dropped from the poll after being ranked No. 25 last week