2011 Sports Network Poll

8/15/11

Preseason

1. Eastern Washington Eagles (90) 13-2 3,377 1
2. Appalachian State Mountaineers (14) 10-3 3,142 4
3. William & Mary Tribe (20) 8-4 3,110 10
4. Georgia Southern Eagles (11) 10-5 3,095 5
5. Delaware Blue Hens (2) 12-3 2,806 2
6. Montana State Bobcats 9-3 2,623 11
7. Northern Iowa Panthers 7-5 2,452 19
8. Wofford Terriers 10-3 2,357 6
9. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 9-3 2,028 12
10. New Hampshire Wildcats (1) 8-5 2,025 7
11. North Dakota State Bison 9-5 1,720 9
12. Montana Grizzlies 7-4 1,668 20
13. Lehigh Mountain Hawks 10-3 1,351 14
14. Villanova Wildcats (2) 9-5 1,262 3
15. James Madison Dukes 6-5 1,247 NR
16. Richmond Spiders 6-5 987 NR
17. Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 9-3 969 8
18. Central Arkansas Bears 7-4 961 NR
19. Southern Illinois Salukis 5-6 934 NR
20. McNeese State Cowboys 6-5 701 NR
21. Chattanooga Mocs 6-5 672 NR
22. Liberty Flames 8-3 630 21
23. South Carolina State Bulldogs 9-3 628 16
24. Sacramento State Hornets 6-5 587 NR
25. Massachusetts Minutemen 6-5 519 NR

Others receiving votes: Penn 456, Bethune-Cookman 425, Southeast Missouri State 341, Murray State 315, Western Illinois 247, Southern Utah 240, Jacksonville 215, Cal Poly 168, Stony Brook 163, Grambling State 146, Eastern Kentucky 139, Jackson State 76, Florida A&M 76, Colgate 75, Sam Houston State 75, Harvard 54, Indiana State 51, UC Davis 48, South Dakota State 40, Youngstown State 28, Central Connecticut State 26, Coastal Carolina 25, Dayton 21, Northwestern State 20, Northern Arizona 18, Elon 16, Yale 15, Weber State 13, Illinois State 12, Tennessee Tech 12, Rhode Island 11, Maine 10, Albany 10, Texas Southern 10, Northern Colorado 10, Furman 10, Brown 8, South Dakota 7, Old Dominion 5, Columbia 5, Missouri State 2, Robert Morris 2, Hampton 1, Duquesne 1, UT Martin 1.

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9/5/11

1. Eastern Washington Eagles (111) 0-1 3,653 1
2. Georgia Southern Eagles (29) 1-0 3,469 4
3. Appalachian State Mountaineers (2) 0-1 2,972 2
4. Northern Iowa Panthers (1) 0-1 2,941 7
5. William & Mary Tribe (1) 0-1 2,905 3
6. Montana State Bobcats 0-1 2,670 6
7. Wofford Terriers 1-0 2,651 8
8. Delaware Blue Hens 0-1 2,647 5
9. Richmond Spiders (3) 1-0 2,503 16
10. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 1-0 2,314 9
11. North Dakota State Bison 1-0 2,185 11
12. Sacramento State Hornets (3) 1-0 1,924 24
13. New Hampshire Wildcats 0-1 1,751 10
14. Lehigh Mountain Hawks 1-0 1,743 13
15. Montana Grizzlies 0-1 1,561 12
16. Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 1-0 1,456 17
17. Southern Illinois Salukis 1-0 1,360 19
18. Central Arkansas Bears 1-0 1,216 18
19. James Madison Dukes 0-1 1,098 15
20. Villanova Wildcats 0-1 1,064 14
21. Massachusetts Minutemen 1-0 695 25
22. McNeese State Cowboys 0-1 623 20
23. Chattanooga Mocs 0-1 475 21
24. Liberty Flames 0-1 456 22
25. Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 1-0 377 NR

Others receiving votes: South Carolina State 335, Penn 212, Eastern Kentucky 187, Murray State 166, Sam Houston State 129, Stony Brook 117, Grambling State 104, South Dakota State 95, Colgate 80, Georgia State 46, Harvard 39, Youngstown State 38, Jacksonville 36, Western Illinois 35, Cal Poly 32, Jackson State 32, Weber State 30, Southeast Missouri State 30, Florida A&M 29, Southern Utah 25, North Dakota 23, Elon 18, Rhode Island 18, Missouri State 18, Coastal Carolina 15, UC Davis 14, Yale 13, Brown 12, UT Martin 12, Eastern Illinois 12, Dayton 12, Maine 12, Old Dominion 11, The Citadel 11, Indiana State 8, South Dakota 7, Texas Southern 5, Central Connecticut State 5, Northern Arizona 4, Delaware State 3, Albany 3, Tennessee State 2, Northwestern State 2, Tennessee Tech 2, Furman 1, Norfolk State 1.
The Sports Network/Fathead.com FCS Top 25 Voters: The Sports Network: Aaron Corrill; Craig Haley; Sean Shapiro; Phil Sokol; Kevin Spiegel. Big Sky: Brian Berger; Brad Bugger; Dave Cook; Matt Gerrish; Paul Grua; Dave Guffey; Mick Holien; Jon Kasper; Heather Kennedy; Bill Lamberty; Jeff Lasky; Mike Lund; Scott Marsh; Fritz Neighbor; Steve Schaack; Steve Shaff; Mitch Strohman. Big South: John Avery; Wade Branner; Mike Cawood; Adam Gutes; Matt Hogue; Chris Lang; Marc Rabb; Mark Simpson; Todd Wetmore; Simon Whitaker; Alan York. CAA Football: Ted Alexander; Mike Barber; Pete Clawson; Mike DeGeorge; Glenn Frazer; Dean Kenefick; Allen Lessels; Andrew Mahoney; John Martin; Scott Meyer; Mike Murphy; Dan O'Connell; Rich Radford; Scott Selheimer;Tom Symonds; Kevin Tresolini; Matt Vautour; Kimberly Zivkovich. Great West: Eric Burdick; Ryan Burns; Jacque Cottrell; Neil Gardner; Ed Grom; Jeremy Hoeck; Doug Kelly; Ryan Powell; Randy Scovil; Kit Strief. Independents: Dave Cohen; Brian Fremund; Rick Poulter; Kyle Stephens. Ivy League: Rick Bender; Darlene Camacho; Eric Dolan; Chris Humm; Craig Larson; Dan Loney; Craig Sachson; Kurt Svoboda; Ron Vaccaro. MEAC: Thomas Grant; Leonard Hayes IV; Bill Hamilton; Ed Hill Jr.; Chris Hooks; Ronnie Johnson; Dennis Jones; Eric Moore; Patricia Porter; Dan Ryan; Michael Stambaugh; Maurice Williams; Brent Woronoff. Missouri Valley Football Conference: John Bohnenkamp; Jason Hove; Todd Hefferman; Ace Hunt; Mike Kern; Rick Kindhart; Colin McDonough; Tyler Merriam; Patrick Osterman;Trevor Parks; Randy Reinhardt; Jeff Schwartz; Tom Weber; Mike Williams; Terry Vandrovec. Northeast Conference: Brian DePasquale; Jim Duzyk; Matt Harmon; John McCarthy; Ben Mitchell; Bill Peterson; Andrew Santillo; Chris Shovlin; Jason Sullivan; Ralph Ventre; Greg Viscomi. Ohio Valley Conference: Neal Bradley; John Brush; Wallace Dooley; Michael Clark; Jeff Honza; Brad Kirtley; Joe Lofaro; Rich Moser: Brian Nielsen: Karl Park: Mike Parris: Rob Schabert: Kyle Schwartz: Greg Seitz: James Horne. Patriot League: Charles Bare; Bill Bowman; Joe DiBari; Matt Dougherty; Keith Groller; Jeremiah Hergott; Phil LaBella; Steve Lomangino; Eric Malanowski; Ryan Sakamoto. Pioneer Football League: Cody Bush; Jack Cronin; Mike Ferraro; Marc Gignac; Ted Gosen; Doug Hauschild; Paul Kirk; James Nasella; Terry Norvelle; Joe Prisco; Matt Schabert; Ryan Wronkowicz. Southern Conference: Jay Blackman; Mike Flynn; Barrett Gilham; Don Heath; David Jackson; Joey Mullins; Tyler Norris Goode; Noelle Orr-Blaney; Chris Rash; Brent Williamson. Southland Conference: Jason Barfield; Louis Bonnette; Jamie Bustos; Christopher Dabe; James Dixon; Steve East; Kevin Gore; Doug Ireland; Todd Lamb; Tyler Mayforth; Brent St. Germain; Matt Sullivan. Southwestern Athletic Conference: Santoria Black; Rodney Bush; Tom Galbraith; Chris Jones; Duane Lewis; Ryan McGinty; Leonard Moon; Roderick Mosley; Wesley Peterson; LaToya Shields; Brandon Willis. Other Representatives: Rolf Bertulies; Brian Brennan; Josh Buchanan; LeCounte Conaway; Jim Seman. None from College Sporting News.

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9/12/11

1. Georgia Southern Eagles (102) 2-0 3,622 2
2. Northern Iowa Panthers (16) 1-1 3,329 4
3. Appalachian State Mountaineers (10) 1-1 3,282 3
4. William & Mary Tribe (5) 1-1 3,048 5
5. Montana State Bobcats (2) 1-1 2,985 6
6. Richmond Spiders (9) 2-0 2,874 9
7. Delaware Blue Hens (1) 1-1 2,688 8
8. North Dakota State Bison (1) 2-0 2,553 11
9. Wofford Terriers 1-1 2,489 7
10. Eastern Washington Eagles (2) 0-2 2,218 1
11. New Hampshire Wildcats 1-1 2,202 13
12. Montana Grizzlies 1-1 1,913 15
13. James Madison Dukes 1-1 1,373 19
14. Chattanooga Mocs 1-1 1,349 23
15. Southern Illinois Salukis 1-1 1,289 17
16. Lehigh Mountain Hawks 1-1 1,222 14
17. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 1-1 1,147 10
18. Central Arkansas Bears 1-1 1,096 18
19. Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 1-1 971 16
20. Sacramento State Hornets 1-1 959 11
21. Massachusetts Minutemen 1-0 897 21
22. Liberty Flames 1-1 714 24
23. McNeese State Cowboys 0-1 614 22
24. South Dakota Coyotes 1-1 603 NR
25. South Carolina State Bulldogs 1-1 555 NR

Others receiving votes: Southern Utah 289, Eastern Kentucky 224, Penn 199, Murray State 180, Sam Houston State 158, Villanova 128, Towson 116, Jackson State 106, Hampton 100, Youngstown State 98, Bethune-Cookman 62, Western Illinois 50, South Dakota State 45, Harvard 43, Old Dominion 34, Rhode Island 34, Grambling State 26, Maine 22, Morehead State 21, Stony Brook 19, Elon 16, Holy Cross 14, Brown 12, Yale 12, Coastal Carolina 11, Duquesne 10, Delaware State 10, Eastern Illinois 7, Indiana State 7, Georgetown 7, UC Davis 6, Portland State 6, The Citadel 6, Northern Arizona 5, Weber State 4, UT Martin 4, Central Connecticut State 4, Bucknell 3, Furman 3, Florida A&M 2, San Diego 2, Jacksonville 1, Dayton 1, Samford 1.

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9/19/11

1. Georgia Southern Eagles (115) 2-0 3,742 1
2. Northern Iowa Panthers (15) 1-1 3,485 2
3. Appalachian State Mountaineers (9) 2-1 3,402 3
4. Montana State Bobcats (1) 2-1 3,179 5
5. Richmond Spiders (11) 3-0 3,082 6
6. William & Mary Tribe (1) 2-1 3,078 4
7. Delaware Blue Hens (1) 2-1 2,918 7
8. North Dakota State Bison (1) 2-0 2,728 8
9. Wofford Terriers 1-1 2,637 9
10. Montana Grizzlies 2-1 2,353 12
11. New Hampshire Wildcats 1-1 2,290 11
12. James Madison Dukes 2-1 1,927 13
13. Chattanooga Mocs 2-1 1,855 14
14. Southern Illinois Salukis 1-1 1,614 15
15. Lehigh Mountain Hawks 2-1 1,596 16
16. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 2-1 1,466 17
17. Massachusetts Minutemen 2-0 1,247 21
18. South Dakota Coyotes 2-1 955 24
19. McNeese State Cowboys 1-1 846 23
20. Sam Houston State Bearkats 2-0 688 NR
21. Eastern Washington Eagles 0-3 594 10
22. Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 1-2 568 19
23. Southern Utah Thunderbirds 2-1 546 NR
24. Murray State Racers 2-1 446 NR
25. South Carolina State Bulldogs 1-2 336 25

Others receiving votes: Liberty 332, Jackson State 260, Central Arkansas 249, Old Dominion 240, Youngstown State 228, Towson 184, Maine 105, Indiana State 102, Sacramento State 101, Holy Cross 82, Weber State 52, Bethune-Cookman 50, Tennessee Tech 41, Alabama State 41, Eastern Kentucky 37, Yale 37, Hampton 37, Elon 31, South Dakota State 27, North Dakota 26, Portland State 26, Cal Poly 23, Brown 20, Rhode Island 19, Western Illinois 18, UC Davis 13, Central Connecticut Stae 13, Stony Brook 11, Penn 10, Villanova 9, Dartmouth 8, Idaho State 7, Campbell 7, Delaware State 6, UT Martin 6, Lafayette 4, Monmouth 3, Southeastern Louisiana 2, Jacksonville 2, Dayton 1, San Diego 1, North Carolina Central 1.

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9/26

1. Georgia Southern Eagles (124) 3-0 3,931 1
2. Northern Iowa Panthers (17) 2-1 3,715 2
3. Appalachian State Mountaineers (8) 3-1 3,540 3
4. Montana State Bobcats (2) 3-1 3,398 4
5. North Dakota State Bison (8) 3-0 3,315 8
6. Delaware Blue Hens (1) 3-1 3,201 7
7. New Hampshire Wildcats 2-1 2,915 11
8. Wofford Terriers 2-1 2,905 9
9. James Madison Dukes 3-1 2,695 12
10. Richmond Spiders 3-1 2,344 5
11. William & Mary Tribe 2-2 2,091 6
12. Southern Illinois Salukis 2-1 2,069 14
13. Lehigh Mountain Hawks 3-1 1,949 15
14. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 3-1 1,795 16
15. Chattanooga Mocs 2-2 1,452 13
16. Sam Houston State Bearkats 3-0 1,449 20
17. Southern Utah Thunderbirds 3-1 1,436 23
18. McNeese State Cowboys 2-1 1,264 19
19. Montana Grizzlies 2-2 1,095 10
20. Massachusetts Minutemen 2-1 911 17
21. South Dakota Coyotes 2-2 736 18
22. South Carolina State Bulldogs 2-2 706 25
23. Towson Tigers 3-0 520 NR
24. Indiana State Sycamores 3-1 447 NR
25. Sacramento State Hornets 2-2 424 NR

Others receiving votes: Tennessee Tech 175, Alabama State 152, Maine 144, Old Dominion 144, Weber State 140, Stephen F. Austin 87, Holy Cross 87, Elon 83, Jackson State 68, Bethune-Cookman 66, Liberty 60, Yale 55, Eastern Washington 50, UT Martin 49, North Dakota 44, Murray State 37, Youngstown State 33, Central Arkansas 24, Portland State 23, Missouri State 21, Norfolk State 21, South Dakota State 17, Coastal Carolina 15, Cal Poly 11, Eastern Kentucky 11, Monmouth 10, Hampton 8, Texas State 7, Furman 7, UC Davis 6, Alabama A&M 5, San Diego 5, Stony Brook 5, Dayton 5, Harvard 4, South Alabama 3, Rhode Island 3, Northwestern State 3, Jacksonville 3, Tennessee State 2, Georgetown 1, Texas Southern 1, Northern Arizona 1, Villanova 1.

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10/3/11

1. Georgia Southern Eagles (128) 4-0 3,878 1
2. Northern Iowa Panthers (19) 3-1 3,722 2
3. Montana State Bobcats (3) 4-1 3,521 4
4. North Dakota State Bison (7) 4-0 3,418 5
5. Wofford Terriers 3-1 3,293 8
6. New Hampshire Wildcats 3-1 3,060 7
7. James Madison Dukes 4-1 3,014 9
8. Appalachian State Mountaineers 3-2 2,648 3
9. William & Mary Tribe 3-2 2,372 11
10. Lehigh Mountain Hawks 4-1 2,322 13
11. Sam Houston State Bearkats 4-0 2,136 16
12. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 4-1 2,135 14
13. Delaware Blue Hens 3-2 2,033 6
14. Richmond Spiders 3-2 1,667 10
15. McNeese State Cowboys 3-1 1,632 18
16. Montana Grizzlies 3-2 1,446 19
17. Indiana State Sycamores 4-1 1,127 24
18. South Dakota Coyotes 3-2 1,096 21
19. Maine Black Bears 3-1 1,041 NR
20. Southern Illinois Salukis 2-2 985 12
21. Old Dominion Monarchs 4-1 658 NR
22. Southern Utah Thunderbirds 3-2 540 17
23. Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 4-1 524 NR
24. Chattanooga Mocs 2-3 469 15
25. Towson Tigers 3-1 464 23

Others receiving votes: North Dakota 334, Alabama State 262, Massachusetts 203, Jackson State 181, Norfolk State 153, Sacramento State 112, Portland State 89, Holy Cross 47, South Carolina State 39, Central Arkansas 34, Coastal Carolina 33, Youngstown State 30, Liberty 30, South Dakota State 24, Bethune-Cookman 21, Furman 21, Weber State 20, Elon 19, Duquesne 17, Harvard 15, The Citadel 13, San Diego 12, Hampton 10, Eastern Washington 10, Yale 9, Northwestern State 9, Western Illinois 8, Albany 8, Illinois State 8, Eastern Kentucky 7, Bucknell 7, Jacksonville 7, Cal Poly 6, UC Davis 6, Cornell 4, Stony Brook 4, Lamar 3, Rhode Island 2, Robert Morris 2, Penn 1, Stephen F. Austin 1, Murray State 1, Austin Peay 1, UT Martin 1.

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10/10/2011

1. Georgia Southern Eagles (132) 5-0 4,090 1
2. Northern Iowa Panthers (24) 4-1 3,957 2
3. Montana State Bobcats (2) 5-1 3,679 3
4. North Dakota State Bison (6) 5-0 3,661 4
5. Wofford Terriers (2) 4-1 3,502 5
6. New Hampshire Wildcats 4-1 3,331 6
7. Appalachian State Mountaineers 3-2 2,954 8
8. Lehigh Mountain Hawks 5-1 2,728 10
9. Delaware Blue Hens 4-2 2,633 13
10. Sam Houston State Bearkats 5-0 2,628 11
11. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 4-1 2,393 12
12. Maine Black Bears 4-1 2,214 19
13. James Madison Dukes 4-2 2,203 7
14. Montana Grizzlies 4-2 1,978 16
15. South Dakota Coyotes 4-2 1,666 18
16. William & Mary Tribe 3-3 1,361 9
17. Towson Tigers 4-1 1,353 25
18. Old Dominion Monarchs 5-1 1,316 21
19. Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 4-1 898 23
20. Richmond Spiders 3-3 757 14
21. Indiana State Sycamores 4-2 726 17
22. McNeese State Cowboys 3-2 702 15
23. North Dakota Fighting Sioux 4-2 460 NR
24. Alabama State Hornets 5-1 445 NR
25. Jackson State Tigers 5-1 306 NR

Others receiving votes: Norfolk State 290, Southern Illinois 243, Chattanooga 211, Coastal Carolina 182, Massachusetts 160, Southern Utah 132, Sacramento State 128, Texas State 121, San Diego 65, Portland State 62, Liberty 61, Samford 44, Elon 44, Harvard 34, Central Arkansas 33, Yale 32, South Carolina State 31, Hampton 19, Furman 19, South Dakota State 17, Eastern Washington 13, Weber State 12, UT Martin 11, Cal Poly 8, Stony Brook 8, Albany 8, Western Illinois 6, Brown 5, Drake 3, Penn 3, Eastern Kentucky 1, North Carolina A&T 1, UC Davis 1, Jacksonville 1.

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10/17/2011

1. Georgia Southern Eagles (125) 6-0 3,871 1
2. Northern Iowa Panthers (18) 5-1 3,732 2
3. North Dakota State Bison (9) 6-0 3,509 4
4. Montana State Bobcats (2) 6-1 3,502 3
5. Wofford Terriers (3) 5-1 3,354 5
6. Appalachian State Mountaineers 4-2 2,957 6
7. Sam Houston State Bearkats 6-0 2,808 10
8. Lehigh Mountain Hawks 6-1 2,795 8
9. Maine Black Bears 5-1 2,481 12
10. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 5-1 2,480 11
11. James Madison Dukes 5-2 2,275 13
12. Montana Grizzlies 5-2 2,083 14
13. New Hampshire Wildcats 4-2 2,062 6
14. William & Mary Tribe 4-3 1,882 16
15. Towson Tigers 5-1 1,795 17
16. Delaware Blue Hens 4-3 1,371 9
17. Indiana State Sycamores 5-2 1,235 21
18. Richmond Spiders 3-3 843 20
19. Alabama State Hornets 6-1 768 24
20. North Dakota Fighting Sioux 4-2 747 23
21. Old Dominion Monarchs 5-2 671 18
22. Massachusetts Minutemen 4-2 668 NR
23. Jackson State Tigers 6-1 529 25
24. Norfolk State Spartans 6-1 511 NR
25. South Dakota Coyotes 4-3 477 15

Others receiving votes: Texas State 217, Tennessee Tech 211, Liberty 150, Chattanooga 135, Sacramento State 111, Central Arkansas 109, San Diego 104, Harvard 98, Samford 93, McNeese Sate 79, Illinois State 41, Weber State 36, South Carolina State 30, Eastern Washington 30, Brown 23, Cal Poly 22, Albany 19, Coastal Carolina 17, Furman 16, Tennessee State 13, Elon 10, Alabama A&M 9, Jacksonville 8, Stony Brook 8, Portland State 6, South Alabama 4, North Carolina A&T 4, Southern Utah 3, Southern Illinois 3, Penn 3, Sacred Heart 2, Northwestern State 2, Murray State 1, Alcorn State 1, UT Martin 1.

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10/24

Team (First-place votes) Record Points Previous Rank
1. Georgia Southern Eagles (131) 7-0 3,930 1
2. Northern Iowa Panthers (17) 6-1 3,768 2
3. North Dakota State Bison (10) 7-0 3,602 3
4. Montana State Bobcats (1) 7-1 3,548 4
5. Appalachian State Mountaineers 5-2 3,153 6
6. Sam Houston State Bearkats 7-0 3,104 7
7. Lehigh Mountain Hawks 6-1 2,850 8
8. Maine Black Bears 6-1 2,830 9
9. James Madison Dukes 5-2 2,515 11
10. New Hampshire Wildcats 5-2 2,340 13
11. Montana Grizzlies 6-2 2,334 12
12. Wofford Terriers 5-2 2,289 5
13. Towson Tigers 6-1 2,214 15
14. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 5-2 2,112 10
15. Old Dominion Monarchs 6-2 1,497 21
16. Alabama State Hornets 6-1 1,305 19
17. South Dakota Coyotes 5-3 930 25
18. William & Mary Tribe 4-4 896 14
19. Jackson State Tigers 6-1 863 23
20. Indiana State Sycamores 5-3 622 17
21. Delaware Blue Hens 4-4 513 16
22. Illinois State Redbirds 5-3 496 NR
23. Liberty Flames 5-3 480 NR
24. Harvard Crimson 5-1 388 NR
25. Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 4-2 345 NR

Others receiving votes: Central Arkansas 303, Massachusetts 300, Richmond 297, Furman 256, Chattanooga 231, North Dakota 203, Cal Poly 200, Eastern Washington 141, Norfolk State 139, Brown 136, Albany 90, Jacksonville 79, Texas State 56, Alabama A&M 48, San Diego 29, Samford 27, Penn 23, Florida A&M 20, Southern Utah 20, Portland State 19, Georgetown 18, Sacramento State 16, Stony Brook 14, South Dakota State 12, UT Martin 12, Southern Illinois 10, Elon 10, Eastern Kentucky 8, McNeese State 6, Bethune-Cookman 5, South Carolina State 5, Duquesne 4, The Citadel 4, Youngstown State 3, Holy Cross 3, Northwestern State 2, Drake 1, Lafayette 1.

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10/31

Team (First-place votes) Record Points Previous Rank
1. North Dakota State Bison (133) 8-0 3,918 3
2. Montana State Bobcats (19) 8-1 3,671 4
3. Appalachian State Mountaineers (5) 6-2 3,567 5
4. Sam Houston State Bearkats (1) 8-0 3,416 6
5. Georgia Southern Eagles 7-1 3,193 1
6. Northern Iowa Panthers 6-2 3,065 2
7. Maine Black Bears 7-1 2,987 8
8. Lehigh Mountain Hawks 7-1 2,983 7
9. New Hampshire Wildcats 6-2 2,601 10
10. Montana Grizzlies 7-2 2,532 11
11. Wofford Terriers 6-2 2,443 12
12. Old Dominion Monarchs 7-2 2,163 15
13. James Madison Dukes 5-3 1,747 9
14. Towson Tigers 6-2 1,364 13
15. Jackson State Tigers 7-1 1,235 19
16. Delaware Blue Hens 5-4 1,076 21
17. Illinois State Redbirds 6-3 977 22
18. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 5-3 955 14
19. William & Mary Tribe 4-4 928 18
20. Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 5-2 926 25
21. Indiana State Sycamores 5-3 853 20
22. Liberty Flames 6-3 710 23
23. Harvard Crimson 6-1 653 24
24. South Dakota Coyotes 5-4 456 17
25. Central Arkansas Bears 6-3 414 NR

Others receiving votes: Cal Poly 346, Furman 346, Alabama State 341, Massachusetts 307, Norfolk State 187, Brown 154, Alabama A&M 135, Albany 109, North Dakota 105, Portland State 71, Southern Utah 50, Jacksonville 49, Samford 49, Chattanooga 45, Georgetown 41, Youngstown State 34, Eastern Kentucky 33, Stony Brook 30, Northwestern State 22, Duquesne 15, UT Martin 12, San Diego 12, Richmond 8, Tennessee State 7, Florida A&M 4, South Carolina State 2, Bethune-Cookman 1, Penn 1, The Citadel 1.

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