UMaine Gets #8 Richmond Next

The UMaine football team will play two top-10 nationally ranked teams in the last three weeks of the season. The Richmond Spiders and the UNH Wildcats.

Richmond(7-2) knocked off powerhouse Villanova 10-9 on Saturday and jumps to #8 in the new Sports Network FCS poll.

After a trip to play a new CAA team, Elon University, the Black Bears finish the regular season hosting #2 New Hampshire(7-1).

The Black Bears are 3-5 overall, 2-3 in the CAA.

Check out the new Sports Network Poll...




Team (First-place votes)		2014 Record	Points	Previous Rank
1.	North Dakota State Bison (164)	9-0	4100	1
2.	New Hampshire Wildcats	7-1	3858	2
3.	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	9-0	3796	3
4.	Jacksonville State Gamecocks	7-1	3584	5
5.	Eastern Washington Eagles	8-2	3389	6
6.	McNeese State Cowboys	6-2	2965	9
7.	Villanova Wildcats	7-2	2883	4
8.	Richmond Spiders	7-2	2839	13
9.	Fordham Rams	8-1	2786	10
10.	Youngstown State Penguins	7-2	2504	11
11.	Montana Grizzlies	6-3	2271	12
12.	Illinois State Redbirds	7-1	2242	7
13.	Chattanooga Mocs	6-3	2078	13
14.	Southeastern Louisiana Lions	6-3	1863	15
15.	Montana State Bobcats	6-3	1803	8
16.	Eastern Kentucky Colonels	8-1	1801	16
17.	Indiana State Sycamores	6-3	1334	19
18.	Harvard Crimson	7-0	1129	20
19.	Northern Iowa Panthers	5-4	1088	22
20.	Bethune-Cookman Wildcats	7-2	905	21
21.	Cal Poly Mustangs	6-3	783	NR
22.	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	5-4	658	18
23.	Bryant Bulldogs	7-1	495	25
24.	William & Mary Tribe	5-4	391	17
25.	Northern Arizona Lumberjacks	6-3	322	NR
Others receiving votes: James Madison 290, Liberty 279, Southern Illinois 167, Sam Houston State 115, Albany 104, North Carolina A&T 74, Bucknell 68, South Carolina State 55, Grambling State 53, Idaho State 44, Stephen F. Austin 42, Alcorn State 38, Yale 23, Western Carolina 20, Samford 10, Sacred Heart 9, Wofford 9, Lamar 9, Missouri State 7, Jacksonville 6, Charleston Southern 5, Southeast Missouri State 3, Delaware 3.

Bears Face #8 Spiders, #3 UNH