Coaches Poll- Sept 13
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 11:17 am
Appalachian State Claims the No. 1 Spot
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – For the third time in as many weeks, a new team sits atop the Football Championship Subdivision Coaches Poll. Appalachian State received 11 of the 28 first-place votes and 671 total points. The Mountaineers last earned the No. 1 ranking in the 2009 preseason poll.
Appalachian State claimed the honors after a 45-14 victory over Jacksonville on Saturday. Behind quarterback DeAndre Presley, who racked up 386 yards of total offense against the Dolphins, the Mountaineers moved to 2-0 on the season.
Villanova moved up two spots this week to No. 2 after shutting out Lehigh 35-0. The Wildcats, the preseason No. 1, received eight first-place votes and 655 total points.
Making the biggest move this week was James Madison, which jumped eight spots to No. 3 after stunning Football Bowl Subdivision Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. The Dukes snapped the Hokies’ 32-game home winning streak against non-conference with the 21-16 upset at Lane Stadium. James Madison received five first-place votes and 640 total votes.
Two weeks into the season, there have now been five FCS teams that have knocked off FBS opponents, which equals the total amount of wins during the entire 2009 season.
Jacksonville State, with two first-place votes, moved up to fourth this week, and Southern Illinois dropped three spots fifth in the poll but still picked up a first-place vote.
Rounding out the top 10 are Montana, Elon, New Hampshire, Richmond and Northern Iowa, which received the final first-place vote.
New to the poll this week are Cal-Poly (No. 18), South Dakota (No. 24) and Furman (No. 25). Eastern Illinois, Northern Arizona and Colgate all fell out of the Top 25 after suffering weekend loses.
Nine conferences are represented in the poll. The Colonial Athletic Association leads the way with seven teams, followed by the Big Sky and Missouri Valley with four ranked teams each. The Southern Conference has three teams in the Top 25, and the Southland and Great West Conferences each have two representatives. The Mid-Eastern Atlantic, Ohio Valley and Big South Conference have one team in this week’s poll.
FCS Coaches Poll is based exclusively on a voting panel of head coaches in the FCS under the cooperation of the Collegiate Commissioners Association (CCA) and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and is administered by the Southern Conference.
2010 FCS Coaches Week 1 Poll (September 13, 2010)
Team (No. 1 Votes) Record Points Last Week
1. Appalachian State (11) 2-0 671 3
2. Villanova (8) 1-1 655 4
3. James Madison (5) 2-0 640 11
4. Jacksonville State (2) 2-0 587 6
5. Southern Illinois (1) 1-1 523 2
6. Montana 1-1 479 1
7. Elon 1-1 478 8
8. New Hampshire 1-1 475 5
9. Richmond 0-1 473 7
10. Northern Iowa (1) 1-0 423 13
11. Stephen F. Austin 1-1 398 12
12. Delaware 2-0 397 17
13. William & Mary 1-1 343 14
14. Liberty 2-0 297 18
15. Massachusetts 2-0 274 20
16. Eastern Washington 1-1 266 15
17. South Carolina State 1-1 260 16
18. Cal-Poly 2-0 243 NR
19. McNeese State 1-1 212 10
20. Weber State 1-1 199 19
21. South Dakota State 1-1 166 9
22. Montana State 1-1 112 23
23. North Dakota State 1-1 86 21
24. South Dakota 1-1 77 NR
25. Furman 1-0 72 NR
Others receiving votes (points in parentheses): Gardner-Webb (69), Northern Arizona (31), Georgia Southern (27), Penn (26), Illinois State (23), Harvard (21), Prairie View A&M (16), Southeastern Louisiana (15), Southern Utah (12), Alabama State (10), Eastern Illinois (10), Texas State (10), Colgate (7), Old Dominion (4), Youngstown State (4), Missouri State (3), Butler (2), Central Arkansas (2), Florida A&M (2)
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – For the third time in as many weeks, a new team sits atop the Football Championship Subdivision Coaches Poll. Appalachian State received 11 of the 28 first-place votes and 671 total points. The Mountaineers last earned the No. 1 ranking in the 2009 preseason poll.
Appalachian State claimed the honors after a 45-14 victory over Jacksonville on Saturday. Behind quarterback DeAndre Presley, who racked up 386 yards of total offense against the Dolphins, the Mountaineers moved to 2-0 on the season.
Villanova moved up two spots this week to No. 2 after shutting out Lehigh 35-0. The Wildcats, the preseason No. 1, received eight first-place votes and 655 total points.
Making the biggest move this week was James Madison, which jumped eight spots to No. 3 after stunning Football Bowl Subdivision Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. The Dukes snapped the Hokies’ 32-game home winning streak against non-conference with the 21-16 upset at Lane Stadium. James Madison received five first-place votes and 640 total votes.
Two weeks into the season, there have now been five FCS teams that have knocked off FBS opponents, which equals the total amount of wins during the entire 2009 season.
Jacksonville State, with two first-place votes, moved up to fourth this week, and Southern Illinois dropped three spots fifth in the poll but still picked up a first-place vote.
Rounding out the top 10 are Montana, Elon, New Hampshire, Richmond and Northern Iowa, which received the final first-place vote.
New to the poll this week are Cal-Poly (No. 18), South Dakota (No. 24) and Furman (No. 25). Eastern Illinois, Northern Arizona and Colgate all fell out of the Top 25 after suffering weekend loses.
Nine conferences are represented in the poll. The Colonial Athletic Association leads the way with seven teams, followed by the Big Sky and Missouri Valley with four ranked teams each. The Southern Conference has three teams in the Top 25, and the Southland and Great West Conferences each have two representatives. The Mid-Eastern Atlantic, Ohio Valley and Big South Conference have one team in this week’s poll.
FCS Coaches Poll is based exclusively on a voting panel of head coaches in the FCS under the cooperation of the Collegiate Commissioners Association (CCA) and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and is administered by the Southern Conference.
2010 FCS Coaches Week 1 Poll (September 13, 2010)
Team (No. 1 Votes) Record Points Last Week
1. Appalachian State (11) 2-0 671 3
2. Villanova (8) 1-1 655 4
3. James Madison (5) 2-0 640 11
4. Jacksonville State (2) 2-0 587 6
5. Southern Illinois (1) 1-1 523 2
6. Montana 1-1 479 1
7. Elon 1-1 478 8
8. New Hampshire 1-1 475 5
9. Richmond 0-1 473 7
10. Northern Iowa (1) 1-0 423 13
11. Stephen F. Austin 1-1 398 12
12. Delaware 2-0 397 17
13. William & Mary 1-1 343 14
14. Liberty 2-0 297 18
15. Massachusetts 2-0 274 20
16. Eastern Washington 1-1 266 15
17. South Carolina State 1-1 260 16
18. Cal-Poly 2-0 243 NR
19. McNeese State 1-1 212 10
20. Weber State 1-1 199 19
21. South Dakota State 1-1 166 9
22. Montana State 1-1 112 23
23. North Dakota State 1-1 86 21
24. South Dakota 1-1 77 NR
25. Furman 1-0 72 NR
Others receiving votes (points in parentheses): Gardner-Webb (69), Northern Arizona (31), Georgia Southern (27), Penn (26), Illinois State (23), Harvard (21), Prairie View A&M (16), Southeastern Louisiana (15), Southern Utah (12), Alabama State (10), Eastern Illinois (10), Texas State (10), Colgate (7), Old Dominion (4), Youngstown State (4), Missouri State (3), Butler (2), Central Arkansas (2), Florida A&M (2)
