UMaine’s Next Opponent Is 8th In Nation
After two straight games against FBS opponents the UMaine Black Bear team has a bye week ahead. Next on the schedule - the James Madison University Dukes, ranked 8th in the latest national FCS Coaches' poll.
Five teams from the CAA are in this week's top-25 poll. Maine willl play four of those five teams as the season rolls along. Three more teams (UNH, Delaware and Stony Brook) received votes in the national poll.
The Black Bears host James Madison on September 24th.
| RANK | SCHOOL | POINTS | PREVIOUS | 2016 RECORD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Dakota State (24) | 648 | 1 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Richmond (2) | 625 | 2 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Sam Houston State | 581 | 3 | 1-0 |
| 4 | Chattanooga | 526 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Illinois State | 517 | 9 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Jacksonville State | 457 | 5 | 1-1 |
| 7 | Eastern Washington | 445 | 8 | 1-1 |
| 8 | James Madison | 441 | 11 | 2-0 |
| 9 | Montana | 409 | 15 | 2-0 |
| 10 | South Dakota State | 398 | 12 | 1-1 |
| 11 | Northern Iowa | 376 | 3 | 1-1 |
| 12 | Charleston Southern | 371 | 7 | 1-2 |
| 13 | McNeese State | 340 | 10 | 1-1 |
| 14 | William & Mary | 333 | 13 | 1-1 |
| 15 | The Citadel | 298 | 16 | 2-0 |
| 16 | Western Illinois | 280 | 18 | 2-0 |
| 17 | Portland State | 181 | 14 | 1-1 |
| 18 | Villanova | 179 | 19 | 1-1 |
| 19 | North Carolina A&T | 161 | 24 | 2-0 |
| 20 | Youngstown State | 107 | 22 | 1-1 |
| 21 | Southern Utah | 103 | 23 | 1-1 |
| 22 | Harvard | 102 | 21 | 0-0 |
| 23 | Colgate | 96 | 20 | 0-1 |
| 24 | Northern Arizona | 77 | 17 | 0-2 |
| 25 | Albany | 74 | NR | 2-0 |
Others receiving votes: Fordham 62, Eastern Illinois 42, New Hampshire 34, Samford 26, Jackson State 24, Eastern Kentucky 23, Liberty 20, Towson 20, Montana State 19, Grambling State 11, Delaware 10, Cal Poly 7, Valparaiso 6, Wofford 5, North Dakota 4, Monmouth 4, Dartmouth 2, Penn 2, South Dakota 2, Stony Brook 2
NOTE: Bold indicates on UMaine schedule
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