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October 16th, 2006, 12:44 PM
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - After a 14-7 victory against Wofford and New Hampshire’s 42-23 loss to James Madison, the Appalachian State Mountaineers are back at the No. 1 position in The Sports Network I-AA top 25. Winners of six in a row, the Mountaineers spent the last five weeks at the No. 2 spot after starting the season at No. 1 on the heels of last year’s national championship. The Mountaineers picked up 88 of a possible 109 first-place votes and 2,693 points to earn the No. 1 ranking. They will put the ranking and their 6-1 record on the line Saturday in a Southern Conference matchup at Georgia Southern.
Montana bumps up one spot to No. 2, as the Grizzlies receive a pair of first- place votes and 2,498 total points. The Grizzlies knocked off Northern Arizona, 24-21, to notch their fifth consecutive win and move to 5-1 to overall. Illinois State dominated a battle of top ten teams with a 37-10 victory against Southern Illinois and jumped up two spots in the rankings to No. 3. The Redbirds garnered 11 first-place votes and 2,401 total points to claim the No. 3 position. Cal Poly remained at No. 4 after an off week, while Youngstown State is into the top five after a win at Western Illinois.
Three Atlantic 10 teams lead off the bottom half of the top ten. Massachusetts won at Towson, 35-0, in a battle of ranked opponents and earned a two-spot boost to No. 6. New Hampshire is down six spots to No. 7 after the home loss to James Madison, while the Dukes move five positions to No. 8 after the victory. North Dakota State and Richmond stay put at No. 9 and No. 10, respectively.
The next two teams flipped positions in the poll, with Hampton taking the No. 11 spot and Furman dropping to No. 12. Southern Illinois fell six places to No. 13 with the loss at Illinois State, while Northern Iowa maintained its position at No. 14 and Harvard stayed at No. 15.
Tennessee-Martin and Eastern Illinois switched positions, with the Skyhawks getting a boost to No. 16 and the Panthers sliding one rung to No. 17. UC Davis stays at No. 18, Maine is up four places to No. 19, and Alabama A & M remains at No. 20.
San Diego is at No. 21, with Princeton at No. 22, Portland State at No. 23, Coastal Carolina at No. 24 and Sam Houston State at No. 25. The Chanticleers and Bearkats enter the rankings this week, and Sam Houston State is in the top 25 for the first time this season.
24 of the 25 teams will be in action this weekend, with two games pitting ranked teams. No. 5 Youngstown State hosts No. 14 Northern Iowa in a key Gateway Conference game, while No. 15 Harvard is at No. 22 Princeton in a matchup of undefeated teams in the Ivy League.
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Montana bumps up one spot to No. 2, as the Grizzlies receive a pair of first- place votes and 2,498 total points. The Grizzlies knocked off Northern Arizona, 24-21, to notch their fifth consecutive win and move to 5-1 to overall. Illinois State dominated a battle of top ten teams with a 37-10 victory against Southern Illinois and jumped up two spots in the rankings to No. 3. The Redbirds garnered 11 first-place votes and 2,401 total points to claim the No. 3 position. Cal Poly remained at No. 4 after an off week, while Youngstown State is into the top five after a win at Western Illinois.
Three Atlantic 10 teams lead off the bottom half of the top ten. Massachusetts won at Towson, 35-0, in a battle of ranked opponents and earned a two-spot boost to No. 6. New Hampshire is down six spots to No. 7 after the home loss to James Madison, while the Dukes move five positions to No. 8 after the victory. North Dakota State and Richmond stay put at No. 9 and No. 10, respectively.
The next two teams flipped positions in the poll, with Hampton taking the No. 11 spot and Furman dropping to No. 12. Southern Illinois fell six places to No. 13 with the loss at Illinois State, while Northern Iowa maintained its position at No. 14 and Harvard stayed at No. 15.
Tennessee-Martin and Eastern Illinois switched positions, with the Skyhawks getting a boost to No. 16 and the Panthers sliding one rung to No. 17. UC Davis stays at No. 18, Maine is up four places to No. 19, and Alabama A & M remains at No. 20.
San Diego is at No. 21, with Princeton at No. 22, Portland State at No. 23, Coastal Carolina at No. 24 and Sam Houston State at No. 25. The Chanticleers and Bearkats enter the rankings this week, and Sam Houston State is in the top 25 for the first time this season.
24 of the 25 teams will be in action this weekend, with two games pitting ranked teams. No. 5 Youngstown State hosts No. 14 Northern Iowa in a key Gateway Conference game, while No. 15 Harvard is at No. 22 Princeton in a matchup of undefeated teams in the Ivy League.
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