11/7/2011 7:51:00 PM | Football
SPARTANBURG, S.C.--North Dakota State held on to the top spot in the 2011 FCS Coaches Poll for the second week. Bison running back D.J. Norton ran for 100 yards and a touchdown as NDSU defeated then-No.16 Indiana State, 27-16. North Dakota State is now 9-0 on the season.
Following the loss, Indiana State suffered the biggest drop of the week as the Sycamores fell seven spots to No. 23.
Sam Houston State is the only other team in the top 25 that has a perfect record entering the final two weeks of the regular season.
Georgia Southern Eagles moved up one spot to No. 3 this week after narrowly defeating Southern Conference foe The Citadel, 14-12.
New to the top 10 this week is New Hampshire which knocked off then-No.13 James Madison, 28-10. The Wildcats have won seven of their last eight games and are 5-1 in the Colonial Athletic Association. With the loss, James Madison fell six spots to No.19.
Two teams cracked into the top 25 this week after wins over the weekend. Furman sits at No. 21 after defeating Appalachian State, 20-10 Saturday afternoon. This is the first time the Paladins have been ranked this season. The Mountaineers landed at No. 8.
Central Arkansas rounds out this week's top 25 after the Bears recorded a 45-20 victory over Northwestern State.
Eleven conferences are represented in the poll. The Colonial
Athletic Association continues to lead the way with six teams, followed
by the Missouri Valley and the Southern Conference with four ranked
teams. The Big Sky, Great West and Southland each have two teams in this
week's poll. The Big South, Ivy League, Ohio Valley, Patriot League
and Southwestern Athletic Conference are all represented with one team.
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) and is administered by the Southern Conference.
