Bulldogs remain at 10 spot in polls
By THOMAS GRANT JR.T&D Senior Sports Writer Tuesday, November 03, 2009
For the third straight week, South Carolina State remained in the 10th position of the Football Championship Subdivision Top 25 polls.
A weekend which saw all nine teams ranked ahead of the Bulldogs post victories resulted in no movement in the Sports Network and FCS Coaches polls. Things could change in the next two weeks as most of the Top 10 teams like defending national champion Richmond, Southern Illinois, Elon, Appalachian State, Villanova, William and Mary, New Hampshire and South Dakota State are involved in key matchups against each other.
There was movement in the bottom half of the rankings as Florida A&M returned to the Top 25 right behind Southwestern Athletic Conference school Prairie View.
FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SUBDIVISION TOP 25 POLLS
THE SPORTS NETWORK
1. Richmond (123) 8-0 3,481
2. Montana (9) 8-0 3,299
3. Southern Illinois (7) 7-1 3,218
4. Villanova (1) 7-1 3,039
5. William & Mary 7-1 2,834
6. Elon 7-1 2,783
7. Appalachian State (1) 6-2 2,677
8. New Hampshire 7-1 2,508
9. South Dakota State 7-1 2,428
10. South Carolina State (1) 7-1 2,224
11. Northern Iowa 5-3 1,968
12. McNeese State 6-2 1,967
13. Holy Cross 7-1 1,571
14. Eastern Illinois 7-2 1,388
15. Stephen F. Austin 6-2 1,248
16. Liberty 6-2 1,117
17. Jacksonville State 5-3 1,091
18. Colgate 8-1 975
19. Weber State 5-4 917
20. Central Arkansas 5-3 723
21. Eastern Washington 6-3 634
22. Prairie View A&M 5-1 612
23. Delaware 5-3 506
24. Florida A&M 6-2 489
25. Lafayette 7-1 379
FCS COACHES
1. Richmond (28) 8-0 700
2. Montana 8-0 667
3. Southern Illinois 7-1 646
4. Villanova 7-1 614
5. William & Mary 7-1 580
6. Elon 7-1 552
7. New Hampshire 7-1 510
8. Appalachian State 6-2 508
9. South Dakota State 7-1 475
10. South Carolina State 7-1 453
11. McNeese State 6-2 419
12. Northern Iowa 5-3 374
13. Eastern Illinois 7-2 323
14. Holy Cross 7-1 317
15. Jacksonville State 5-3 273
16. Eastern Washington 6-3 225
17. Liberty 6-2 201
18. Stephen F. Austin 6-2 200
19. Central Arkansas 5-3 181
20. Colgate 8-1 161
21. Weber State 5-4 149
22. Prairie View A&M 5-1 116
23. Florida A&M 6-2 81
24. Lafayette 7-1 74
25. Delaware 5-3 71
T&D Senior Sports Writer Thomas Grant Jr. can be reached by e-mail at tgrant@timesanddemocrat.com or by phone at 803-533-5547. Read his blog, Following the Bulldogs, and other stories on-line at TheTandD.com.
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