Jefferson, Hassen Win Weekly Rookie Honors
The UMaine Black Bears have climbed to #17 in the national STATS FCS weekly poll. That is a jump of five spots after knocking off FBS Western Kentucky University Saturday night.
The Black Bears are one of six CAA teams in the top-25. James Madison University is the highest ranked league team at #2.
Check out the poll below...
| STATS FCS Poll | |||
| Rankings as of 9/10/2018 | |||
| Rank | School | Votes | Prev |
| 1 | North Dakota State (1-0) | 3970 (154) | 1 |
| 2 | James Madison (1-1) | 3744 (2) | 2 |
| 3 | South Dakota State (1-0) | 3602 | 3 |
| 4 | North Carolina A&T (3-0) | 3280 (3) | 5 |
| 5 | Sam Houston State (1-0) | 3217 | 4 |
| 6 | Eastern Washington (2-0) | 3097 | 6 |
| 7 | Kennesaw State (1-1) | 2931 | 7 |
| 8 | Wofford (2-0) | 2673 | 8 |
| 9 | Samford (1-1) | 2557 | 9 |
| 10 | Villanova (2-0) | 2436 | 12 |
| 11 | Weber State (1-1) | 2332 | 10 |
| 12 | Jacksonville State (1-1) | 2026 | 13 |
| 13 | Nicholls (1-1) | 1959 | 11 |
| 14 | Elon (1-1) | 1842 | 15 |
| 15 | Montana (2-0) | 1819 | 14 |
| 16 | McNeese (2-0) | 1471 | 16 |
| 17 | Maine (2-0) | 1388 | 22 |
| 18 | Central Arkansas (1-1) | 1305 | 17 |
| 19 | Illinois State (2-0) | 1100 | 19 |
| 20 | Northern Arizona (1-1) | 845 | 18 |
| 21 | UNI (0-1) | 761 | 21 |
| 22 | South Dakota (1-1) | 730 | 23 |
| 23 | UC Davis (2-0) | 617 | NR |
| 24 | Stony Brook (1-1) | 498 | 24 |
| 25 | Rhode Island (2-0) | 358 | NR |
Others: Austin Peay (225) , Colgate (184) , Delaware (154) , Yale (115) , New Hampshire (88) , Sacramento State (71) , Furman (39) , Montana State (36) , Richmond (33) , Butler (27) , Monmouth (17) , Tennessee State (16) , North Alabama (14) , Western Illinois (13) , San Diego (13) , Idaho (11) , Prairie View A&M (11) , Chattanooga (10) , North Dakota (9) , Southern Utah (8) , Southeastern Louisiana (7) , Southern Illinois (5) , Lehigh (4) , Western Carolina (2) , Northwestern State (2) , Sacred Heart (2) , Howard (1)
NOTES: UMaine freshman running back Ramon Jefferson has been named CAA Rookie of the Week. He accounted for 111 yards of total offense vs WKU...Husson Eagles freshman running back Solomon Hassen is the ECFC Rookie of the Week. He rushed for 245 yards and two TDS in the Eagles win over the University of New England on Saturday.
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