Tuesday, September 15, 2009 11:36 AM CDT
EIU just misses top 25 in FCS poll
Eastern Illinois is now just one spot away from the top 25 of Sports Network’s Football Championship Subdivision national rankings.
The Panthers lead the list of others receiving votes, 26 votes short of No. 25 Harvard in the new poll released today.
Eastern is 2-0. Harvard has not yet played a game this year.
Defending national champion Richmond remains No. 1 with Villanova moving up a spot to second.
The Ohio Valley Conference has Eastern Kentucky ranked No. 22 and Jacksonville State No. 24.
In the FCS Coaches Poll, Eastern Illinois is No. 28.
Jacksonville State is No. 22 and Eastern Kentucky No. 23 in the Coaches Poll.
Eastern Illinois is to begin OVC play with a 6 p.m. Saturday game at Southeast Missouri.
SORTS NETWORK POLL
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The top 25 teams in The Sports Network Football Championship Subdivision poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 13, points and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Richmond (122) 2-0 3,607 1
2. Villanova (13) 2-0 3,369 3
3. Northern Iowa (6) 1-1 3,271 4
4. Montana 2-0 3,075 5
5. William & Mary (2) 2-0 2,865 7
6. New Hampshire (1) 2-0 2,701 9
7. James Madison 0-1 2,618 6
8. McNeese State (1) 2-0 2,358 16
9. Southern Illinois 0-1 2,296 8
10. Appalachian State 0-2 2,241 2
11. Elon 2-0 2,219 10
12. Cal Poly 1-0 1,885 12
13. Weber State 0-2 1,719 11
14. Wofford 1-1 1,612 14
15. S. Carolina St. (1) 2-0 1,515 15
16. Central Arkansas 0-1 1,503 13
17. Massachusetts 1-1 1,346 17
18. South Dakota State 1-0 1,089 21
19. Texas State 1-0 977 19
20. Maine 2-0 973 20
21. E. Washington 1-1 572 18
22. Eastern Kentucky 0-1 505 22
23. Holy Cross 2-0 476 25
24. Jacksonville State 0-2 471 23
25. Harvard 0-0 267 24
Others receiving votes: Eastern Illinois 241, Liberty 205, Florida A&M 182, Delaware 177, Furman 124, Colgate 100, Grambling St. 89, Hofstra 82, Alabama A&M 77, Samford 71, Montana St. 64, Youngstown St. 53, Pennsylvania 52, Northern Arizona 45, Gardner-Webb 42, Brown 36, Prairie View A&M 33, Stephen F. Austin 28, Western Illinois 26, Valparaiso 23, Sam Houston St. 19, Southern 18, Georgia Southern 15, Tennessee St. 15, Tennessee-Martin 13, Butler 12, Lafayette 8, Southeastern Louisiana 8, North Carolina A&T 7, North Dakota State 7, Alabama State 6, Jackson State 6, North Dakota 6, The Citadel 5, Albany 4, Drake 4, Rhode Island 4, Northern Colorado 3, Tennessee Tech 3, Missouri St. 2, Saint Francis 2, Murray St. 1, San Diego 1, Yale 1.
FCS COACHES POLL
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — The top 25 teams in the preseason Coaches Football Championship Subdivision poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 13 and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Richmond (25) 2-0 674 1
2. Villanova 2-0 637 3
3. Montana 2-0 598 4
4. Northern Iowa 1-1 588 5
5. William & Mary 2-0 535 7
6. James Madison 0-1 517 6
7. New Hampshire 2-0 507 9
8. Southern Illinois 0-1 480 8
9. Appalachian State 0-2 445 2
10. McNeese State (1) 2-0 421 16
11. Elon 2-0 403 11
12. Weber State 0-2 373 10
13. Central Arkansas 0-1 350 12
14. Cal Poly 1-0 344 13
15. Wofford 1-1 308 14
16. S. Carolina State 2-0 260 15
17. Massachusetts 1-1 235 18
18. Texas State 1-0 194 21
19. Maine 2-0 159 20
20. E. Washington 1-1 140 17
21. South Dakota State 1-0 134 25
22. Jacksonville State 0-2 115 21
23. Eastern Kentucky 0-1 66 23
24. Liberty 1-1 57 24
25. Harvard 0-0 46 22
Others receiving votes: Holy Cross (39), Florida A&M (26), Eastern Illinois (21), Montana State (16), Furman (15), Hofstra (13), Grambling State (11), Northern Arizona (11), Alabama A&M (8), Western Illinois (8), Southeastern Louisiana (7), Delaware (5), Youngstown State (4), Colgate (2), Gardner-Webb (1), Prairie View A&M (1), Tennessee State (1).
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