Maine Football Preps For W&M, Ranked #14

Maine football stays #14 in the Sports Network FCS Poll and #17 in the Coaches Poll. The Black Bears had a bye week and now get ready to play William & Mary Saturday afternoon.

The biggest mover among CAA teams is Villanova, a winner over #3 Towson. The Wildcats move ahead of Maine at #12 in the Sports Network Poll and #11 in the Coaches Poll.

Towson dropped to #7 in both polls.

There are five CAA teams in the top-25 with UMaine ranked third highest.

Here's a look at the two polls....

Week 6 FCS Coaches Poll (Oct. 14, 2013)

Team (No. 1 Votes) Record Points Last Week

1. North Dakota State (26) 6-0 650 1

2. Sam Houston State 5-1 620 3

3. Eastern Illinois 5-1 591 4

4. Coastal Carolina 6-0 547 6

5. Montana State 4-2 522 7

6. Eastern Washington 4-2 512 8

7. Towson 6-1 465 2

8. Fordham 7-0 462 9

9. Montana 5-1 425 10

10. McNeese State 5-1 402 11

11. Villanova 4-2 356 15

12. Wofford 4-2 352 12

13. Northern Iowa 4-2 328 5

14. Bethune-Cookman 5-1 314 13

15. Youngstown State 6-1 286 16

16. Lehigh 5-1 275 14

17. Maine 5-1 251 17

18. South Dakota State 4-3 198 18

19. James Madison 5-2 188 19

20. Central Arkansas 3-3 137 20

21. Northern Arizona 4-2 132 21

22. Tennessee State 6-1 94 23

23. New Hampshire 2-3 88 22

24. Charleston Southern 7-0 54 25

25. Harvard 4-0 26 NR

Dropped from rankings:

No. 24 Jacksonville State

Others receiving votes: Samford 24, Southeastern Louisiana 18, Jacksonville State 12, Southern Utah 10, South Carolina State 7, UT Martin 6, Cal Poly 6, Chattanooga 4, Delaware 4, Alcorn State 3, Jackson State 2, Southern Illinois 2, Alabama State 2, William and Mary 1, Sacred Heart 1

The Sports Network Poll

1. North Dakota State

2. Sam Houston State

3. Eastern Illinois

4. Eastern Washington

5. Montana State

6. Coastal Carolina

7. Towson

8. Fordham

9. McNeese State

10. Montana

11. Northern Iowa