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October 5th, 2009, 02:16 PM
Richmond holds off VU in poll
Philadelphia (Sports Network) - Villanova gained ground in The Sports Network
FCS Top-25 poll on Monday, but Richmond held on to the No. 1 spot for the fifth
straight week.
Richmond (4-0) received 106 of 139 first-place votes in a bye week, with
Villanova (5-0) jumping from 13 first-place votes to 26 after a resounding
28-17 win at home against then No. 5-ranked William & Mary on Saturday
afternoon.
William & Mary (4-1) fell to eighth in the new poll after the loss to the Wildcats in the Colonial Athletic Association game.
The Spiders held a 143-point lead over Villanova last week, but that edge was trimmed to 82 in this week's poll, 3,394 to 3,312.
No. 3 Northern Iowa (4-1) picked up five first-place votes, with No. 4 Montana (4-0) and No. 5 New Hampshire (4-0) receiving one each.
Northern Iowa beat Indiana State 62-7 at home in a Missouri Valley Conference contest, extending the Sycamores' nation-long losing streak to 31 games.
Montana was idle in preparation for a home game on Saturday against Cal Poly.
UNH advanced one spot in the new poll following a 57-7 blowout win at Towson.
Southern Illinois (3-1) leaped two slots in the poll to No. 6 with a 30-10 victory over Western Illinois in MVFC play. The Salukis were helped by top-10 losses from William & Mary and James Madison.
Others moving up a spot in the top-10 were McNeese State to No. 7 and Appalachian State to No. 9.
McNeese State (3-1) had an off week, while Appalachian State (2-2) knocked off The Citadel in a Southern Conference road game.
Elon moved back into the top-10 with a wild 19-12 victory at Furman in Southern Conference play. The Phoenix were ranked 12th last week.
With six losses in the Top-25, the rest of the poll showed a big shakeup.
Central Arkansas (3-1) gained two positions to No. 11 by beating Missouri S&T 45-10 and Massachusetts (3-1) soared up three spots to No. 12 in a bye week.
James Madison (2-2) plummeted from seventh to 13th after a 24-17 CAA road loss to Hofstra, while Eastern Washington (4-1) skyrocketed from 17th to 14th by virtue of a 38-3 victory over Idaho State in a Big Sky road game.
Cal Poly (2-2) took advantage of a 21-14 home decision against South Dakota State in a matchup between former Great West Conference rivals to bounce from 19th to 15th. South Dakota State (3-1) fell from 16th to 20th with the loss.
In another battle of ranked teams, Eastern Kentucky held off Eastern Illinois on the road 36-31 in Ohio Valley Conference play. As a result, EKU (3-1) crept up two slots to No. 16, while Eastern Illinois dropped from 23rd to 25th.
South Carolina State (3-1) gave a good account of itself in a 38-14 loss to FBS foe South Carolina, but the Bulldogs still fell from 15th to 17th.
Jacksonville State (3-2) crushed Tennessee-Martin 52-7 at home in an OVC encounter and was rewarded with a move from 20th to 18th in the poll.
Holy Cross dominated Northeastern 42-21 in a game between Patriot League and CAA squads and voters advanced the Crusaders from 21st to 19th.
Finishing out the poll in the 21st through 24th positions were Weber State, Florida A&M, Colgate and Montana State.
Weber State (2-3) had the biggest slide in the poll after a 26-21 loss to Montana State, dropping from 11th to 21st. Montana State (3-1) made its first appearance in the poll this season at No. 24.
Florida A&M (4-0) had a bye week, but jumped from 24th to 22nd with all of the upsets and Colgate gained two positions from 25th to 23rd, swapping places with Eastern Illinois after a 45-23 home victory over previously unbeaten Cornell.
Texas State (2-2) fell out of the poll with a 38-16 road loss to Southern Utah costing the Bobcats its No. 22 ranking.
Sports Network's FCS College Football Poll
Team (First-place votes) Record Points Previous Rank
1. Richmond Spiders (106) 4-0 3,394 1
2. Villanova Wildcats (26) 5-0 3,312 2
3. Northern Iowa Panthers (5) 4-1 3,151 3
4. Montana Grizzlies (1) 4-0 2,965 4
5. New Hampshire Wildcats (1) 4-0 2,857 6
6. Southern Illinois Salukis 3-1 2,651 8
7. McNeese State Cowboys 3-1 2,445 9
8. William & Mary Tribe 4-1 2,384 5
9. Appalachian State Mountaineers 2-2 2,179 10
10. Elon Phoenix 4-1 2,124 12
11. Central Arkansas Bears 3-1 1,997 13
12. Massachusetts Minutemen 3-1 1,789 14
13. James Madison Dukes 2-2 1,650 7
14. Eastern Washington Eagles 4-1 1,374 17
15. Cal Poly Mustangs 2-2 1,338 19
16. Eastern Kentucky Colonels 3-1 1,255 18
17. South Carolina State Bulldogs 3-1 1,240 15
18. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 3-2 1,091 20
19. Holy Cross Crusaders 4-0 939 21
20. South Dakota State Jackrabbits 3-1 932 16
21. Weber State Wildcats 2-3 852 11
22. Florida A&M Rattlers 4-0 677 24
23. Colgate Raiders 5-0 626 25
24. Montana State Bobcats 3-1 354 NR
25. Eastern Illinois Panthers 4-1 284 23
Others receiving votes: Liberty 199, Stephen F. Austin 159, Harvard 111, Prairie View A&M 101, Hofstra 98, Delaware 79, Texas State 79, Northern Arizona 59, Furman 54, Samford 39, Alabama A&M 31, Gardner-Webb 24, Northwestern State 23, Chattanooga 22, Lehigh 22, Monmouth 21, Butler 20, Wofford 17, Lafayette 16, Sam Houston State 16, Albany 14, Georgia Southern 14, Missouri State 14, Grambling 12, Youngstown State 12, Howard 8, Jacksonville 7, Brown 6, Morgan State 6, Illinois State 5, UC Davis 5, Southern Utah 4, Central Connecticut State 3, Delaware State 3, Drake 3, North Carolina A&T 2, Southern 2, Columbia 1, Dayton 1, Tennessee Tech 1, The Citadel 1, North Dakota 1.
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Philadelphia (Sports Network) - Villanova gained ground in The Sports Network
FCS Top-25 poll on Monday, but Richmond held on to the No. 1 spot for the fifth
straight week.
Richmond (4-0) received 106 of 139 first-place votes in a bye week, with
Villanova (5-0) jumping from 13 first-place votes to 26 after a resounding
28-17 win at home against then No. 5-ranked William & Mary on Saturday
afternoon.
William & Mary (4-1) fell to eighth in the new poll after the loss to the Wildcats in the Colonial Athletic Association game.
The Spiders held a 143-point lead over Villanova last week, but that edge was trimmed to 82 in this week's poll, 3,394 to 3,312.
No. 3 Northern Iowa (4-1) picked up five first-place votes, with No. 4 Montana (4-0) and No. 5 New Hampshire (4-0) receiving one each.
Northern Iowa beat Indiana State 62-7 at home in a Missouri Valley Conference contest, extending the Sycamores' nation-long losing streak to 31 games.
Montana was idle in preparation for a home game on Saturday against Cal Poly.
UNH advanced one spot in the new poll following a 57-7 blowout win at Towson.
Southern Illinois (3-1) leaped two slots in the poll to No. 6 with a 30-10 victory over Western Illinois in MVFC play. The Salukis were helped by top-10 losses from William & Mary and James Madison.
Others moving up a spot in the top-10 were McNeese State to No. 7 and Appalachian State to No. 9.
McNeese State (3-1) had an off week, while Appalachian State (2-2) knocked off The Citadel in a Southern Conference road game.
Elon moved back into the top-10 with a wild 19-12 victory at Furman in Southern Conference play. The Phoenix were ranked 12th last week.
With six losses in the Top-25, the rest of the poll showed a big shakeup.
Central Arkansas (3-1) gained two positions to No. 11 by beating Missouri S&T 45-10 and Massachusetts (3-1) soared up three spots to No. 12 in a bye week.
James Madison (2-2) plummeted from seventh to 13th after a 24-17 CAA road loss to Hofstra, while Eastern Washington (4-1) skyrocketed from 17th to 14th by virtue of a 38-3 victory over Idaho State in a Big Sky road game.
Cal Poly (2-2) took advantage of a 21-14 home decision against South Dakota State in a matchup between former Great West Conference rivals to bounce from 19th to 15th. South Dakota State (3-1) fell from 16th to 20th with the loss.
In another battle of ranked teams, Eastern Kentucky held off Eastern Illinois on the road 36-31 in Ohio Valley Conference play. As a result, EKU (3-1) crept up two slots to No. 16, while Eastern Illinois dropped from 23rd to 25th.
South Carolina State (3-1) gave a good account of itself in a 38-14 loss to FBS foe South Carolina, but the Bulldogs still fell from 15th to 17th.
Jacksonville State (3-2) crushed Tennessee-Martin 52-7 at home in an OVC encounter and was rewarded with a move from 20th to 18th in the poll.
Holy Cross dominated Northeastern 42-21 in a game between Patriot League and CAA squads and voters advanced the Crusaders from 21st to 19th.
Finishing out the poll in the 21st through 24th positions were Weber State, Florida A&M, Colgate and Montana State.
Weber State (2-3) had the biggest slide in the poll after a 26-21 loss to Montana State, dropping from 11th to 21st. Montana State (3-1) made its first appearance in the poll this season at No. 24.
Florida A&M (4-0) had a bye week, but jumped from 24th to 22nd with all of the upsets and Colgate gained two positions from 25th to 23rd, swapping places with Eastern Illinois after a 45-23 home victory over previously unbeaten Cornell.
Texas State (2-2) fell out of the poll with a 38-16 road loss to Southern Utah costing the Bobcats its No. 22 ranking.
Sports Network's FCS College Football Poll
Team (First-place votes) Record Points Previous Rank
1. Richmond Spiders (106) 4-0 3,394 1
2. Villanova Wildcats (26) 5-0 3,312 2
3. Northern Iowa Panthers (5) 4-1 3,151 3
4. Montana Grizzlies (1) 4-0 2,965 4
5. New Hampshire Wildcats (1) 4-0 2,857 6
6. Southern Illinois Salukis 3-1 2,651 8
7. McNeese State Cowboys 3-1 2,445 9
8. William & Mary Tribe 4-1 2,384 5
9. Appalachian State Mountaineers 2-2 2,179 10
10. Elon Phoenix 4-1 2,124 12
11. Central Arkansas Bears 3-1 1,997 13
12. Massachusetts Minutemen 3-1 1,789 14
13. James Madison Dukes 2-2 1,650 7
14. Eastern Washington Eagles 4-1 1,374 17
15. Cal Poly Mustangs 2-2 1,338 19
16. Eastern Kentucky Colonels 3-1 1,255 18
17. South Carolina State Bulldogs 3-1 1,240 15
18. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 3-2 1,091 20
19. Holy Cross Crusaders 4-0 939 21
20. South Dakota State Jackrabbits 3-1 932 16
21. Weber State Wildcats 2-3 852 11
22. Florida A&M Rattlers 4-0 677 24
23. Colgate Raiders 5-0 626 25
24. Montana State Bobcats 3-1 354 NR
25. Eastern Illinois Panthers 4-1 284 23
Others receiving votes: Liberty 199, Stephen F. Austin 159, Harvard 111, Prairie View A&M 101, Hofstra 98, Delaware 79, Texas State 79, Northern Arizona 59, Furman 54, Samford 39, Alabama A&M 31, Gardner-Webb 24, Northwestern State 23, Chattanooga 22, Lehigh 22, Monmouth 21, Butler 20, Wofford 17, Lafayette 16, Sam Houston State 16, Albany 14, Georgia Southern 14, Missouri State 14, Grambling 12, Youngstown State 12, Howard 8, Jacksonville 7, Brown 6, Morgan State 6, Illinois State 5, UC Davis 5, Southern Utah 4, Central Connecticut State 3, Delaware State 3, Drake 3, North Carolina A&T 2, Southern 2, Columbia 1, Dayton 1, Tennessee Tech 1, The Citadel 1, North Dakota 1.
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