No Respect For Bears In National Poll?

UMaine football is guaranteed at least a share of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) championship and yet today's national polls have the Black Bears ranked as the 5th best team in the CAA and 8th best in another poll.

Lack of respect perhaps?

Below is the STATS FCS weekly poll which keeps UMaine #16 while James Madison, Stony Brook, Elon and Towson all are ranked higher. The Bears have beaten Towson and can win the CAA outright with a victory over Elon this week.

The AFCA Coaches poll has Maine #19 and the 6th best CAA team.

Rank	School	Votes	Prev
1	North Dakota State (10-0)	3875 (155)	1
2	Kennesaw State (9-1)	3677	2
3	Weber State (8-2)	3502	3
4	Eastern Washington (8-2)	3415	5
5	South Dakota State (7-2)	3262	6
6	Jacksonville State (8-2)	2822	8
7	James Madison (7-3)	2806	9
8	Colgate (9-0)	2691	10
9	UC Davis (8-2)	2635	4
10	Stony Brook (7-3)	2379	12
11	Princeton (9-0)	2099	13
12	North Carolina A&T (8-2)	1989	14
13	Wofford (7-3)	1838	15
14	Elon (6-3)	1794	7
15	Towson (7-3)	1784	20
16	Maine (7-3)	1728	16
17	Delaware (7-3)	1572	11
18	Nicholls (7-3)	1528	17
19	ETSU (8-2)	1315	19
20	Dartmouth (8-1)	776	25
21	San Diego (8-2)	495	NR
22	McNeese (6-4)	447	18
23	Southeast Missouri State(7-3)	412	21
24	UIW (6-4)	378	NR
25	Montana State (6-4)	152	NR

Others: Indiana State (124) , Idaho State (112) , Lamar (99) ,Alcorn State (90) , Montana (89) , UNI (81) , Furman (74) ,North Dakota (72) , Monmouth (56) , Abilene Christian (47) ,Illinois State (37) , Duquesne (34) , Chattanooga (25) , Western Illinois (16) , Sam Houston State (13) , Rhode Island (12) ,Central Arkansas (10) , Murray State (6) , Southern University(4) , Florida A&M (3)

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NOTE: UMaine Joe Harasymiak said during the weekly CAA coaches teleconference that QB Chris Ferguson will be monitored and is day-to-day after injuring his shoulder again during the second half of the win over Richmond on Saturday.

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