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Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Griz remain fourth, Bobcats 14th in Sports Network poll (Missoulian).
Missouri Valley is FCS standard (Haley, TSN).
FCS Top 25 Schedules.
Montana Moves up to No. 3 in Coaches Poll (NCAA).
Montana No. 9 in the Sagarin Ratings (USA Today).
Griz remain fourth, Bobcats 14th in Sports Network poll
By The Missoulian
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Missouri Valley is FCS standard
By Craig Haley, TSN FCS Exec. Director
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Team (First-place votes) | Record | Points | Previous Rank
1. North Dakota State Bison (146) 3-0 4,010 1
2. Eastern Washington Eagles (15) 2-1 3,865 2
3. Southeastern Louisiana Lions 2-1 3,458 3
4. Montana Grizzlies 2-1 3,406 4
5. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 3-0 3,225 5
6. McNeese State Cowboys 1-1 3,117 6
7. New Hampshire Wildcats 1-1 3,075 7
8. Villanova Wildcats 1-1 2,986 8
9. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 1-1 2,751 9
10. South Dakota State Jackrabbits 2-1 2,585 11
11. Northern Iowa Panthers 0-2 2,222 10
12. Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 2-0 1,861 13
13. William & Mary Tribe 2-1 1,712 16
14. Montana State Bobcats 2-1 1,684 17
15. Chattanooga Mocs 1-2 1,624 14
16. Southern Illinois Salukis 3-0 1,590 20
17. Richmond Spiders 2-1 1,581 18
18. Fordham Rams 2-1 1,323 19
19. Youngstown State Penguins 2-1 1,129 21
20. Tennessee State Tigers 2-1 827 22
21. Furman Paladins 2-1 759 12
22. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 2-1 720 24
23. Eastern Kentucky Colonels 3-0 547 NR
24. Liberty Flames 2-1 377 NR
25. Sam Houston State Bearkats 1-3 241 15
Others receiving votes: Bryant 181, Delaware 172, Illinois State 171, Towson 136, Wofford 97, Maine 93, Albany 89, Samford 81, Princeton 81, James Madison 54, Indiana State 51, Missouri State 46, Presbyterian 43, Eastern Illinois 39, Harvard 38, Charleston Southern 35, Central Arkansas 33, North Carolina A&T 33, Sacred Heart 29, Mercer 20, Lehigh 19, South Carolina State 18, Alcorn State 18, Alabama State 16, Southern Utah 14, Gardner-Webb 8, Western Illinois 8, Abilene Christian 7, Butler 5, Stephen F. Austin 4, Sacramento State 4, Western Carolina 2, Cal Poly 2, South Dakota 2, Texas Southern 1
Montana Moves up to No. 3 in Coaches Poll
NCAA
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1 North Dakota State (25) 3-0 649 1
2 Eastern Washington (1) 2-1 624 2
3 Montana 2-1 564 4
4 Southeastern Louisiana 2-1 552 3
5 Coastal Carolina 3-0 546 5
6 McNeese State 1-1 529 6
7 Villanova 1-1 496 7
8 Jacksonville State 1-1 460 8
9 New Hampshire 1-1 454 9
10 South Dakota State 2-1 413 10
11 UNI 0-2 380 11
12 Bethune-Cookman 2-0 321 13
13 Southern Illinois 3-0 307 14
14 Chattanooga 1-2 277 17
15 Youngstown State 2-1 269 16
16 Montana State 2-1 266 18
17 William & Mary 2-1 251 19
18 Richmond 2-1 211 21
19 Fordham 2-1 158 23
20 Tennessee State 2-1 150 22
21 Furman 2-1 118 12
22 Eastern Kentucky 3-0 114 25
23 Northern Arizona 2-1 54 NR
24 Illinois State 2-0 47 NR
T25 Bryant 3-0 37 NR
T25 Sam Houston State 1-3 37 15
Dropped out: No. 20 Maine, No. 24 Eastern Illinois.
Others receiving votes: Missouri State 28, Liberty 24, Maine 20, Towson 17, Indiana State 13, Sacred Heart 13, Princeton 12, Alcorn State 8, Harvard 8, Samford 5, Central Arkansas 4, Charleston Southern 3, Wofford 3, Alabama State 2, James Madison 2, North Carolina A&T 2.
FCS Top 25 - Games September 20
1. North Dakota State (3-0) vs. Montana
2. Eastern Washington (2-1) at Montana State
3. Southeastern Louisiana (2-1) at SE Missouri St
4. Montana (2-1) at North Dakota St
5. Coastal Carolina (3-0) at Florida A&M
6. McNeese State (1-1) Idle
7. New Hampshire (1-1) at Richmond
8. Villanova (1-1) vs. James Madison
9. Jacksonville State (1-1) vs. West Alabama
10. South Dakota State (2-1) vs. UW-Oshkosh
11. Northern Iowa (0-2) vs. Northern Colorado
12. Bethune-Cookman (2-0) at UCF
13. William & Mary (2-1) vs. Lafayette
14. Montana State (2-1) vs. Eastern Wash
15. Chattanooga (1-2) Idle
16. Southern Illinois (3-0) at Purdue
17. Richmond (2-1) vs. New Hampshire
18. Fordham (2-1) at Columbia
19. Youngstown State (2-1) vs. St Francis-PA
20. Tennessee State (2-1) vs. Tenn Tech
21. Furman (2-1) at SC State
22. Northern Arizona (2-1) at South Dakota
23. Eastern Kentucky (3-0) at UT Martin
24. Liberty (2-1) vs. Bryant
25. Sam Houston (1-3) Idle
FCS Top 25 - Games September 27
1. North Dakota State Idle
2. Eastern Washington at UC Davis
3. Southeastern Louisiana at Incarnate Word
4. Montana vs. Northern Colorado
5. Coastal Carolina vs. Elon
6. McNeese State vs. Arkansas Tech
7. New Hampshire vs. Dartmouth
8. Villanova at Penn
9. Jacksonville State at Murray State
10. South Dakota State Idle
11. Northern Iowa vs. Tenn Tech
12. Bethune-Cookman vs. Florida Tech
13. William & Mary at Stony Brook
14. Montana State vs. North Dakota
15. Chattanooga vs. Samford
16. Southern Illinois vs. Western Ill
17. Richmond Idle
18. Fordham at Holy Cross
19. Youngstown State Idle
20. Tennessee State vs. Florida A&M
21. Furman vs. Western Carolina
22. Northern Arizona vs. Cal Poly
23. Eastern Kentucky Idle
24. Liberty at Indiana State
25. Sam Houston at Lamar
Significant Games October 4
5. Coastal Carolina at Furman
8. Villanova at Maine
10. South Dakota State at Illinois State
16. Southern Illinois vs. South Dakota
17. Richmond at Liberty
21. Furman vs. Coastal Carolina
Montana No. 9 in the Sagarin Ratings
USA Today
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Big Sky Conference
67 Eastern Washington
95 Montana
122 Montana State
129 Northern Arizona
138 Cal Poly-SLO
163 Portland State
164 Sacramento State
168 UC Davis
169 Southern Utah
193 Weber State
198 Idaho State
205 Northern Colorado
216 North Dakota
FCS Top 25 in the Sagarins
37 North Dakota State
62 Villanova
64 South Dakota State
67 Eastern Washington
83 Jacksonville State
85 Northern Iowa
88 Southern Illinois
91 McNeese State
95 Montana
97 New Hampshire
101 Wyoming (FBS, Montana opening opponent)
103 Coastal Carolina
104 Illinois State
105 Chattanooga
106 SE Louisiana
109 Missouri State
110 Youngstown State
114 William & Mary
117 UNLV (Bobby Hauck's team)
121 Princeton
122 Montana State
124 Liberty
125 Richmond
128 Samford
129 Northern Arizona
130 Sam Houston State
131 Tennessee State
Other FCS Teams
137 Harvard
138 Cal Poly
141 Eastern Kentucky
144 Bethune-Cookman
147 South Dakota
149 Eastern Illinois
150 Maine
152 Murray State
153 Furman
155 Central Arkansas
158 Stephen F. Austin
159 Tennessee-Martin
160 Indiana State
161 Albany-NY
162 Fordham
163 Portland State
164 Sacramento State
165 San Diego
166 Western Illinois
167 Dartmouth
168 UC Davis
169 Southern Utah
170 Idaho (FBS, future Big Sky team?)
172 Stony Brook
173 Towson
174 Tennessee Tech
175 James Madison
176 Northwestern State
178 NC A&T
179 Charleston Southern
180 SC State
181 Western Carolina
182 Delaware
183 Pennsylvania
184 Lafayette
185 Abilene Christian
186 Lamar
188 The Citadel
190 SE Missouri State
191 Sacred Heart
192 Lehigh
193 Weber State
194 Yale
195 Brown
197 Eastern Michigan (worst FBS team)
198 Idaho State
199 Bucknell
200 Elon
201 Nicholls State
202 Alabama State
203 Houston Baptist
204 Charlotte
205 Northern Colorado
206 Alcorn State
207 Holy Cross
208 Howard
209 Duquesne
210 Monmouth-NJ
211 Bryant
212 Rhode Island
213 Gardner-Webb
214 Dayton
215 Colgate
216 North Dakota
217 Jacksonville
218 Butler
219 Drake
220 Prairie View A&M
221 Norfolk State
222 Cornell
223 Mercer
224 Southern U.
225 Wagner
226 Presbyterian College
227 NC Central
228 Hampton
229 Morgan State
230 Central Connecticut
231 Saint Francis-Pa.
232 Incarnate Word
233 Austin Peay
234 Florida A&M
235 Jackson State
236 Texas Southern
237 Robert Morris
238 Ark.-Pine Bluff
239 VMI
240 Delaware State
241 Columbia
242 Georgetown
243 Alabama A&M
244 Miss. Valley State
245 Savannah State
246 Morehead State
247 Grambling State
248 Marist
249 Campbell
250 Davidson
251 Stetson
252 Valparaiso
253 ***UNRATED***
FCS Conferences
15 MISSOURI VALLEY
20 OHIO VALLEY
21 COLONIAL
22 BIG SKY
23 SOUTHLAND
24 SOUTHERN
25 BIG SOUTH
26 IVY LEAGUE
27 PATRIOT
28 I-AA INDEPENDENTS
29 MID-EASTERN
30 NORTHEAST
31 SWAC-EAST
32 SWAC-WEST
33 PIONEER
Griz remain fourth, Bobcats 14th in Sports Network poll (Missoulian).
Missouri Valley is FCS standard (Haley, TSN).
FCS Top 25 Schedules.
Montana Moves up to No. 3 in Coaches Poll (NCAA).
Montana No. 9 in the Sagarin Ratings (USA Today).
Griz remain fourth, Bobcats 14th in Sports Network poll
By The Missoulian
http://missoulian.com/sports/college/montana/football/griz-remain-fourth-bobcats-th-in-sports-network-poll/article_edba2b0a-3d27-11e4-80b6-9bf7816e1f5b.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Missouri Valley is FCS standard
By Craig Haley, TSN FCS Exec. Director
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Team (First-place votes) | Record | Points | Previous Rank
1. North Dakota State Bison (146) 3-0 4,010 1
2. Eastern Washington Eagles (15) 2-1 3,865 2
3. Southeastern Louisiana Lions 2-1 3,458 3
4. Montana Grizzlies 2-1 3,406 4
5. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 3-0 3,225 5
6. McNeese State Cowboys 1-1 3,117 6
7. New Hampshire Wildcats 1-1 3,075 7
8. Villanova Wildcats 1-1 2,986 8
9. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 1-1 2,751 9
10. South Dakota State Jackrabbits 2-1 2,585 11
11. Northern Iowa Panthers 0-2 2,222 10
12. Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 2-0 1,861 13
13. William & Mary Tribe 2-1 1,712 16
14. Montana State Bobcats 2-1 1,684 17
15. Chattanooga Mocs 1-2 1,624 14
16. Southern Illinois Salukis 3-0 1,590 20
17. Richmond Spiders 2-1 1,581 18
18. Fordham Rams 2-1 1,323 19
19. Youngstown State Penguins 2-1 1,129 21
20. Tennessee State Tigers 2-1 827 22
21. Furman Paladins 2-1 759 12
22. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 2-1 720 24
23. Eastern Kentucky Colonels 3-0 547 NR
24. Liberty Flames 2-1 377 NR
25. Sam Houston State Bearkats 1-3 241 15
Others receiving votes: Bryant 181, Delaware 172, Illinois State 171, Towson 136, Wofford 97, Maine 93, Albany 89, Samford 81, Princeton 81, James Madison 54, Indiana State 51, Missouri State 46, Presbyterian 43, Eastern Illinois 39, Harvard 38, Charleston Southern 35, Central Arkansas 33, North Carolina A&T 33, Sacred Heart 29, Mercer 20, Lehigh 19, South Carolina State 18, Alcorn State 18, Alabama State 16, Southern Utah 14, Gardner-Webb 8, Western Illinois 8, Abilene Christian 7, Butler 5, Stephen F. Austin 4, Sacramento State 4, Western Carolina 2, Cal Poly 2, South Dakota 2, Texas Southern 1
Montana Moves up to No. 3 in Coaches Poll
NCAA
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1 North Dakota State (25) 3-0 649 1
2 Eastern Washington (1) 2-1 624 2
3 Montana 2-1 564 4
4 Southeastern Louisiana 2-1 552 3
5 Coastal Carolina 3-0 546 5
6 McNeese State 1-1 529 6
7 Villanova 1-1 496 7
8 Jacksonville State 1-1 460 8
9 New Hampshire 1-1 454 9
10 South Dakota State 2-1 413 10
11 UNI 0-2 380 11
12 Bethune-Cookman 2-0 321 13
13 Southern Illinois 3-0 307 14
14 Chattanooga 1-2 277 17
15 Youngstown State 2-1 269 16
16 Montana State 2-1 266 18
17 William & Mary 2-1 251 19
18 Richmond 2-1 211 21
19 Fordham 2-1 158 23
20 Tennessee State 2-1 150 22
21 Furman 2-1 118 12
22 Eastern Kentucky 3-0 114 25
23 Northern Arizona 2-1 54 NR
24 Illinois State 2-0 47 NR
T25 Bryant 3-0 37 NR
T25 Sam Houston State 1-3 37 15
Dropped out: No. 20 Maine, No. 24 Eastern Illinois.
Others receiving votes: Missouri State 28, Liberty 24, Maine 20, Towson 17, Indiana State 13, Sacred Heart 13, Princeton 12, Alcorn State 8, Harvard 8, Samford 5, Central Arkansas 4, Charleston Southern 3, Wofford 3, Alabama State 2, James Madison 2, North Carolina A&T 2.
FCS Top 25 - Games September 20
1. North Dakota State (3-0) vs. Montana
2. Eastern Washington (2-1) at Montana State
3. Southeastern Louisiana (2-1) at SE Missouri St
4. Montana (2-1) at North Dakota St
5. Coastal Carolina (3-0) at Florida A&M
6. McNeese State (1-1) Idle
7. New Hampshire (1-1) at Richmond
8. Villanova (1-1) vs. James Madison
9. Jacksonville State (1-1) vs. West Alabama
10. South Dakota State (2-1) vs. UW-Oshkosh
11. Northern Iowa (0-2) vs. Northern Colorado
12. Bethune-Cookman (2-0) at UCF
13. William & Mary (2-1) vs. Lafayette
14. Montana State (2-1) vs. Eastern Wash
15. Chattanooga (1-2) Idle
16. Southern Illinois (3-0) at Purdue
17. Richmond (2-1) vs. New Hampshire
18. Fordham (2-1) at Columbia
19. Youngstown State (2-1) vs. St Francis-PA
20. Tennessee State (2-1) vs. Tenn Tech
21. Furman (2-1) at SC State
22. Northern Arizona (2-1) at South Dakota
23. Eastern Kentucky (3-0) at UT Martin
24. Liberty (2-1) vs. Bryant
25. Sam Houston (1-3) Idle
FCS Top 25 - Games September 27
1. North Dakota State Idle
2. Eastern Washington at UC Davis
3. Southeastern Louisiana at Incarnate Word
4. Montana vs. Northern Colorado
5. Coastal Carolina vs. Elon
6. McNeese State vs. Arkansas Tech
7. New Hampshire vs. Dartmouth
8. Villanova at Penn
9. Jacksonville State at Murray State
10. South Dakota State Idle
11. Northern Iowa vs. Tenn Tech
12. Bethune-Cookman vs. Florida Tech
13. William & Mary at Stony Brook
14. Montana State vs. North Dakota
15. Chattanooga vs. Samford
16. Southern Illinois vs. Western Ill
17. Richmond Idle
18. Fordham at Holy Cross
19. Youngstown State Idle
20. Tennessee State vs. Florida A&M
21. Furman vs. Western Carolina
22. Northern Arizona vs. Cal Poly
23. Eastern Kentucky Idle
24. Liberty at Indiana State
25. Sam Houston at Lamar
Significant Games October 4
5. Coastal Carolina at Furman
8. Villanova at Maine
10. South Dakota State at Illinois State
16. Southern Illinois vs. South Dakota
17. Richmond at Liberty
21. Furman vs. Coastal Carolina
Montana No. 9 in the Sagarin Ratings
USA Today
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Big Sky Conference
67 Eastern Washington
95 Montana
122 Montana State
129 Northern Arizona
138 Cal Poly-SLO
163 Portland State
164 Sacramento State
168 UC Davis
169 Southern Utah
193 Weber State
198 Idaho State
205 Northern Colorado
216 North Dakota
FCS Top 25 in the Sagarins
37 North Dakota State
62 Villanova
64 South Dakota State
67 Eastern Washington
83 Jacksonville State
85 Northern Iowa
88 Southern Illinois
91 McNeese State
95 Montana
97 New Hampshire
101 Wyoming (FBS, Montana opening opponent)
103 Coastal Carolina
104 Illinois State
105 Chattanooga
106 SE Louisiana
109 Missouri State
110 Youngstown State
114 William & Mary
117 UNLV (Bobby Hauck's team)
121 Princeton
122 Montana State
124 Liberty
125 Richmond
128 Samford
129 Northern Arizona
130 Sam Houston State
131 Tennessee State
Other FCS Teams
137 Harvard
138 Cal Poly
141 Eastern Kentucky
144 Bethune-Cookman
147 South Dakota
149 Eastern Illinois
150 Maine
152 Murray State
153 Furman
155 Central Arkansas
158 Stephen F. Austin
159 Tennessee-Martin
160 Indiana State
161 Albany-NY
162 Fordham
163 Portland State
164 Sacramento State
165 San Diego
166 Western Illinois
167 Dartmouth
168 UC Davis
169 Southern Utah
170 Idaho (FBS, future Big Sky team?)
172 Stony Brook
173 Towson
174 Tennessee Tech
175 James Madison
176 Northwestern State
178 NC A&T
179 Charleston Southern
180 SC State
181 Western Carolina
182 Delaware
183 Pennsylvania
184 Lafayette
185 Abilene Christian
186 Lamar
188 The Citadel
190 SE Missouri State
191 Sacred Heart
192 Lehigh
193 Weber State
194 Yale
195 Brown
197 Eastern Michigan (worst FBS team)
198 Idaho State
199 Bucknell
200 Elon
201 Nicholls State
202 Alabama State
203 Houston Baptist
204 Charlotte
205 Northern Colorado
206 Alcorn State
207 Holy Cross
208 Howard
209 Duquesne
210 Monmouth-NJ
211 Bryant
212 Rhode Island
213 Gardner-Webb
214 Dayton
215 Colgate
216 North Dakota
217 Jacksonville
218 Butler
219 Drake
220 Prairie View A&M
221 Norfolk State
222 Cornell
223 Mercer
224 Southern U.
225 Wagner
226 Presbyterian College
227 NC Central
228 Hampton
229 Morgan State
230 Central Connecticut
231 Saint Francis-Pa.
232 Incarnate Word
233 Austin Peay
234 Florida A&M
235 Jackson State
236 Texas Southern
237 Robert Morris
238 Ark.-Pine Bluff
239 VMI
240 Delaware State
241 Columbia
242 Georgetown
243 Alabama A&M
244 Miss. Valley State
245 Savannah State
246 Morehead State
247 Grambling State
248 Marist
249 Campbell
250 Davidson
251 Stetson
252 Valparaiso
253 ***UNRATED***
FCS Conferences
15 MISSOURI VALLEY
20 OHIO VALLEY
21 COLONIAL
22 BIG SKY
23 SOUTHLAND
24 SOUTHERN
25 BIG SOUTH
26 IVY LEAGUE
27 PATRIOT
28 I-AA INDEPENDENTS
29 MID-EASTERN
30 NORTHEAST
31 SWAC-EAST
32 SWAC-WEST
33 PIONEER
