Black Bear Rank #38 In TSN Poll
The Maine Black Bears move up to #38 in the weekly Sporting Network national FCS poll and next on the schedule is #6 Villanova.
The Wildcats will come to Orono with a 3-1 record. After losing to Syracuse 27-26 on opening day, Nova has scored 140 points in three wins against Fordham, JMU and Penn.
The CAA has six teams ranked in this week's top-25. New Hampshire leads the way at #4 and then Villanova at #6.
The Sports Network FCS Top 25 | ||||||
College Football Poll | ||||||
| Team (First-place votes) | 2014 Record | Points | Previous Rank | |||
| 1. | North Dakota State Bison (153) | 4-0 | 4017 | 1 | ||
| 2. | Eastern Washington Eagles (8) | 4-1 | 3865 | 2 | ||
| 3. | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | 5-0 | 3501 | 3 | ||
| 4. | New Hampshire Wildcats | 3-1 | 3408 | 4 | ||
| 5. | McNeese State Cowboys | 2-1 | 3274 | 5 | ||
| 6. | Villanova Wildcats | 3-1 | 3249 | 6 | ||
| 7. | Montana Grizzlies | 3-2 | 3000 | 7 | ||
| 8. | Jacksonville State Gamecocks | 3-1 | 2888 | 8 | ||
| 9. | South Dakota State Jackrabbits | 3-1 | 2710 | 9 | ||
| 10. | Northern Iowa Panthers | 2-2 | 2489 | 10 | ||
| 11. | Southeastern Louisiana Lions | 3-2 | 2308 | 11 | ||
| 12. | William & Mary Tribe | 4-1 | 1999 | 12 | ||
| 13. | Montana State Bobcats | 3-2 | 1902 | 13 | ||
| 14. | Chattanooga Mocs | 2-2 | 1661 | 14 | ||
| 15. | Southern Illinois Salukis | 4-1 | 1615 | 17 | ||
| 16. | Fordham Rams | 4-1 | 1614 | 16 | ||
| 17. | Bethune-Cookman Wildcats | 3-1 | 1479 | 15 | ||
| 18. | Youngstown State Penguins | 3-1 | 1351 | 18 | ||
| 19. | Eastern Kentucky Colonels | 4-0 | 1222 | 19 | ||
| 20. | Richmond Spiders | 2-2 | 1066 | 20 | ||
| 21. | Tennessee State Tigers | 4-1 | 858 | 21 | ||
| 22. | Illinois State Redbirds | 3-0 | 600 | 23 | ||
| 23. | Albany Great Danes | 4-0 | 453 | 24 | ||
| 24. | Delaware Blue Hens | 3-1 | 343 | 25 | ||
| 25. | Indiana State Sycamores | 3-1 | 270 | NR | ||
| Others receiving votes: Missouri State 147, Charleston Southern 146, Northern Arizona 142, Sam Houston State 105, Southeast Missouri State 72, Liberty 62, North Carolina A&T 61, Alabama State 57, Harvard 50, Alcorn State 40, Yale 39, Samford 25, Maine 24, Northwestern State 22, South Dakota 20, Furman 20, Eastern Illinois 19, Towson 17, Bucknell 16, Presbyterian 15, South Carolina State 13, Saint Francis-PA 11, Bryant 10, Abilene Christian 9, Wofford 9, Western Carolina 8, Tennessee Tech 5, James Madison 4, Jacksonville 4, Sacred Heart 3, San Diego 3, Central Arkansas 2, Lafayette 2, Stephen F. Austin 1. | ||||||
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