When the New Hampshire Wildcats show up at Alfond Stadium on Saturday, they will do so as the #1 team in the country.

This week's Sports Network FCS Poll has UNH ranked in the top spot for the second straight week, meaning the Maine Black Bears will have no problems getting fired up for the annual Battle of the Brice-Cowell Musket.

UNH is one of four CAA teams ranked in the top 25.

Here is this week's Sports Network rankings....

Team (First-place votes)

2014 Record

Points

Previous Rank

1.New Hampshire Wildcats (74)

9-1

3879

1

2.Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (56)

11-0

3802

2

3.North Dakota State Bison (20)

10-1

3606

4

4.Jacksonville State Gamecocks (10)

9-1

3581

3

5.Eastern Washington Eagles

9-2

3381

5

6.Villanova Wildcats

9-2

3137

6

7.Fordham Rams

10-1

2905

7

8.Illinois State Redbirds

9-1

2865

8

9.Chattanooga Mocs

8-3

2598

9

10.Southeastern Louisiana Lions

8-3

2466

10

11.Northern Iowa Panthers

7-4

2404

11

12.Montana State Bobcats

8-3

2289

12

13.Montana Grizzlies

7-4

1886

16

14.Eastern Kentucky Colonels

9-2

1675

18

15.Harvard Crimson

9-0

1597

17

16.South Dakota State Jackrabbits

7-4

1489

19

17.James Madison Dukes

8-3

1300

25

18.Indiana State Sycamores

7-4

1257

23

19.McNeese State Cowboys

6-4

1062

13

20.Youngstown State Penguins

7-4

998

15

21.Richmond Spiders

7-4

924

14

22.William & Mary Tribe

7-4

743

24

23.Sam Houston State Bearkats

7-4

403

NR

24.North Carolina A&T Aggies

9-2

297

NR

25.Bethune-Cookman Wildcats

8-3

268

20

Others receiving votes: Sacred Heart 200, Idaho State 153, Bryant 144, Alcorn State 118, Northern Arizona 104, Charleston Southern 93, Yale 51, Southern Illinois 47, Bucknell 34, Liberty 33, Cal Poly 32, Stephen F. Austin 27, North Carolina Central 24, Jackson State 23, Grambling State 21, Samford 16, San Diego 15, Dartmouth 12, Albany 10, Robert Morris 8, Western Carolina 7, Southern 7, Jacksonville 5, Northwestern State 4.

 

 

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