Bears Finale Vs #1 UNH Wildcats
When the New Hampshire Wildcats show up at Alfond Stadium on Saturday, they will do so as the #1 team in the country.
This week's Sports Network FCS Poll has UNH ranked in the top spot for the second straight week, meaning the Maine Black Bears will have no problems getting fired up for the annual Battle of the Brice-Cowell Musket.
UNH is one of four CAA teams ranked in the top 25.
Here is this week's Sports Network rankings....
Team (First-place votes) | 2014 Record | Points | Previous Rank | |
1. | New Hampshire Wildcats (74) | 9-1 | 3879 | 1 |
2. | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (56) | 11-0 | 3802 | 2 |
3. | North Dakota State Bison (20) | 10-1 | 3606 | 4 |
4. | Jacksonville State Gamecocks (10) | 9-1 | 3581 | 3 |
5. | Eastern Washington Eagles | 9-2 | 3381 | 5 |
6. | Villanova Wildcats | 9-2 | 3137 | 6 |
7. | Fordham Rams | 10-1 | 2905 | 7 |
8. | Illinois State Redbirds | 9-1 | 2865 | 8 |
9. | Chattanooga Mocs | 8-3 | 2598 | 9 |
10. | Southeastern Louisiana Lions | 8-3 | 2466 | 10 |
11. | Northern Iowa Panthers | 7-4 | 2404 | 11 |
12. | Montana State Bobcats | 8-3 | 2289 | 12 |
13. | Montana Grizzlies | 7-4 | 1886 | 16 |
14. | Eastern Kentucky Colonels | 9-2 | 1675 | 18 |
15. | Harvard Crimson | 9-0 | 1597 | 17 |
16. | South Dakota State Jackrabbits | 7-4 | 1489 | 19 |
17. | James Madison Dukes | 8-3 | 1300 | 25 |
18. | Indiana State Sycamores | 7-4 | 1257 | 23 |
19. | McNeese State Cowboys | 6-4 | 1062 | 13 |
20. | Youngstown State Penguins | 7-4 | 998 | 15 |
21. | Richmond Spiders | 7-4 | 924 | 14 |
22. | William & Mary Tribe | 7-4 | 743 | 24 |
23. | Sam Houston State Bearkats | 7-4 | 403 | NR |
24. | North Carolina A&T Aggies | 9-2 | 297 | NR |
25. | Bethune-Cookman Wildcats | 8-3 | 268 | 20 |
Others receiving votes: Sacred Heart 200, Idaho State 153, Bryant 144, Alcorn State 118, Northern Arizona 104, Charleston Southern 93, Yale 51, Southern Illinois 47, Bucknell 34, Liberty 33, Cal Poly 32, Stephen F. Austin 27, North Carolina Central 24, Jackson State 23, Grambling State 21, Samford 16, San Diego 15, Dartmouth 12, Albany 10, Robert Morris 8, Western Carolina 7, Southern 7, Jacksonville 5, Northwestern State 4. |