North Dakota State Strengthens Hold on No. 1 in This Week's FCS Coaches Top 25 Poll
10/22/2007 5:00:00 AM | Football
SPARTANBURG, S.C.--North Dakota State retained its No.1 ranking in the FCS Coaches Poll after it beat FBS opponent Minnesota, 27-21, to move its record to 7-0.
The Bison (1-0 Great West) return to conference play this weekend and hosts Southern Utah (0-7, 0-1 Great West) at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, in the Fargodome.
Also receiving first place votes were Northern Iowa, with two first place vote and 658 votes in second, and
This week's poll saw advancement both up and down.
The FCS Coaches Poll is based exclusively on a voting panel of head coaches in the FCS under the cooperation of the Collegiate Commissioners Association (CCA) and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA).
The poll is available on the newly-created FCS web page that features the poll, conference scores and standings, and features on FCS programs and players. The Southern Conference oversees the poll and maintains the web site.
FCS Coaches Poll (Oct. 22, 2007) Rk. Team (Record) (1st Votes) Points Last Week 1. 2. Northern 3. 4. 5. 6. James Madison (6-1) 561 8 7. Southern Illinios (7-1) 523 10 8. 9. 10. Appalachian State (5-2) 418 5 11. Wofford (6-2) 359 6 12. 13. Yale (6-0) 330 15 14. 15. Hofstra (6-1) 253 9 16. 17. Elon (5-2) 231 NR 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. Eastern
Others Receiving Votes: Alabama A&M (40), The Citadel (40), Western Illinois (38), Eastern Washington (32), Cal Poly (23) , Villanova (22), Fordham (16), Central Arkansas (14), Holy Cross (14), Harvard (11), Illinois State (9), South Carolina State (9), Dayton (6), Hampton (5), Northern Arizona (5), Sam Houston State (3), William & Mary (3), South Dakota State (2).
For more information, contact Curt Cassell (ccassell@socon.org) at 864-591-5100.
