Maine football keeps rising in the national rankings - now up to #11 in the Sports Network FCS poll thanks to Saturday's 34-20 win over William & Mary. The Black Bears are now 6-1 overall and 3-0 in the CAA.

The only CAA team ranked higher than Maine is Towson at #8. The Tigers are 7-1 and the two teams do not play each other this season.

Next on the schedule for Maine is a Saturday game at #18 Villanova(4-3).

Quarterback Marcus Wasilewski is CAA co-offensive player of the week. He shares the honor with Villanova's QB John Robertson. They meet on the gridiron Saturday.

Here's the Sports Network weekly national poll....

The Sports Network FCS Top 25

College Football Poll

 

Team (First-place votes)

2013 Record

Points

Previous Rank

1.

North Dakota State Bison (156)

7-0

3900

1

2.

Eastern Illinois Panthers

6-1

3620

3

3.

Eastern Washington Eagles

5-2

3397

4

4.

McNeese State Cowboys

6-1

3160

9

5.

Montana State Bobcats

5-2

3116

5

6.

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

7-0

2977

6

7.

Sam Houston State Bearkats

5-2

2880

2

8.

Towson Tigers

7-1

2870

7

9.

Fordham Rams

8-0

2836

8

10.

Montana Grizzlies

6-1

2544

10

11.

Maine Black Bears

6-1

2120

14

12.

Wofford Terriers

5-2

1968

13

13.

Youngstown State Penguins

7-1

1920

16

14.

Bethune-Cookman Wildcats

6-1

1635

17

15.

Lehigh Mountain Hawks

6-1

1567

18

16.

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks

5-2

1339

19

17.

Northern Iowa Panthers

4-3

1237

11

18.

Villanova Wildcats

4-3

1218

12

19.

James Madison Dukes

5-2

993

20

20.

New Hampshire Wildcats

3-3

824

25

21.

Tennessee State Tigers

7-1

818

24

22.

Samford Bulldogs

5-2

807

22

23.

Central Arkansas Bears

4-3

637

21

24.

Georgia Southern Eagles

4-2

557

23

25.

South Dakota State Jackrabbits

4-4

412

15

Others receiving votes: Delaware 270, Charleston Southern 226, Southeastern Louisiana 183, Harvard 180, South Carolina State 134, Southern Illinois 76, Jacksonville State 60, William & Mary 42, Chattanooga 35, South Dakota 34, Southern Utah 16, Gardner-Webb 15, Jackson State 15, UT Martin 13, Cal Poly 13, Princeton 10, Stony Brook 5, Alcorn State 5, Sacred Heart 4, Illinois State 4, Sacramento State 3, Butler 3, Duquesne 2.

 

 

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