UMaine Football Ranked #28 In National Poll

Maine football will start CAA conference play this week as the #28 in the country in the new SPORTS NETWORK poll. The Bears moved up one spot after losing to Big 10 Northwestern. There are 8 CAA teams in the to-30 in the FCS poll.

Towson is the highest ranked CAA team at #4 with a 4-0 record. UNH is ranked #10.

Maine's first matchup in conference play is against the Richmond Spiders. That Virginia team is ranked #22 with a 2-2 record.

Check out the full SPORTS NETWORK poll...


Team (First-place votes)		2013 Record	Points	Previous Rank
1.	North Dakota State Bison (157)	3-0	3949	1
2.	Eastern Washington Eagles (1)	2-1	3669	2
3.	Towson Tigers	4-0	3580	4
4.	Sam Houston State Bearkats	3-1	3415	5
5.	Northern Iowa Panthers	3-0	3258	7
6.	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	3-1	2884	6
7.	Montana Grizzlies	3-0	2802	9
8.	Eastern Illinois Panthers	3-1	2622	8
9.	McNeese State Cowboys	4-0	2529	12
10.	New Hampshire Wildcats	1-1	2428	11
11.	Montana State Bobcats	2-2	2366	3
12.	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	4-0	1809	15
13.	Central Arkansas Bears	2-2	1681	13
14.	James Madison Dukes	3-1	1578	17
15.	Georgia Southern Eagles	2-1	1531	14
16.	Fordham Rams	4-0	1312	21
17.	Wofford Terriers	2-2	1307	10
18.	Cal Poly Mustangs	1-2	1124	18
19.	Villanova Wildcats	1-2	966	20
20.	Bethune-Cookman Wildcats	3-1	876	19
21.	Lehigh Mountain Hawks	3-0	821	22
22.	Richmond Spiders	2-2	673	23
23.	Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks	2-1	596	24
24.	Northern Arizona Lumberjacks	2-1	556	25
25.	Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs	3-1	483	NR
Others receiving votes: Youngstown State 452, Stony Brook 329, Maine 271, Illinois State 260, William & Mary 235, Jacksonville State 193, Delaware 162, Southern Utah 154, North Carolina A&T 99, Chattanooga 89, Stephen F. Austin 53, Samford 37, Southeastern Louisiana 34, Eastern Kentucky 32, South Carolina State 30, Harvard 25, Tennessee State 17, Penn 13, Charleston Southern 12, Southern Illinois 7, Western Illinois 6, Northwestern State 6, Jackson State 5, Indiana State 4, Portland State 4, Appalachian State 2, Liberty 2, Sacred Heart 1, Alcorn State 1.

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