Appalachian State No. 1 in Final FCS Coaches Poll, NDSU Finishes No. 9

SPARTANBURG, S.C.--Appalachian State claimed its third consecutive FCS National Championship by defeating Delaware 49-21 in Chattanooga. The Mountaineers received 27 of the 28 first place votes in the final FCS Coaches Top 25 Poll released today and tallied 696 total points. North Dakota State (10-1) finished No. 9 in the ranking.

Also receiving first place votes was Northern Iowa, with one first place votes and 571 points. Delaware palced second followed by Southern Illinois, Richmond, Massachusetts, James Madison, Eastern Washington, North Dakota State and Wofford rounding out the top 10.

Delaware jumped 11 spots to No.2 and Eastern Washington climbed six spots to No.8 in the poll playoffs success while Montana and McNeese State fell following losses in the first round of the FCS Playoffs.

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.

For more information, contact Curt Cassell (ccassell@socon.org) at 864-591-5100.

FCS Coaches Poll (Dec. 18, 2007)

Rk. Team (1^st Votes) Record Points LW

1. Appalachian State (27) 13-2 696 6

2. Delaware 11-4 653 13

3. Southern Illinois 12-2 618 4

4. Richmond 11-3 599 8

5. Northern Iowa (1) 12-1 571 1

6. Massachusetts 10-3 508 7

7. James Madison 8-4 500 9

8. Eastern Washington 9-4 464 14

9. North Dakota State 10-1 460 5

10. Wofford 9-4 449 12

11. McNeeese State 11-1 434 3

12. Montana 11-1 418 2

13. Eastern Kentucky 9-3 337 11

14. New Hampshire 7-5 327 15

15. Eastern Illinois 8-4 251 17

16. Delaware State 10-2 237 10

17. Youngstown State 7-4 208 16

18. Georgia Southern 7-4 181 19

19. Fordham 8-4 169 23

20. Harvard 8-2 136 22

21. Yale 9-1 124 20

22. South Dakota State 7-4 116 25

23. Elon 7-4 107 21

24. Grambling State 8-4 96 18

25. Dayton 11-1 79 24

Others Receiving Votes: Cal Poly (60):, Villanova (51), Hofstra (42), Western Illinois (30), The Citadel (24), Jackson State (19), Albany (18), Liberty (18), Montana State (15), Norfolk State (15), Furman (14), Sam Houston State (11), South Carolina State (9), San Diego (8), Prairie View A&M (7), Alabama A&M (6), Hampton (5), Holy Cross (4), Southern (3), Georgetown (2), Central Arkansas (1).

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