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November 15th, 2010, 02:24 PM
Delaware Strengthens Hold on Top Spot
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Delaware Blue Hens have maintained the No. 1 ranking in this week’s Football Championship Subdivision Coaches Poll following a 45-27 win at Massachusetts on Saturday. The Blue Hens were a near-unanimous choice for the top spot, receiving 26 of 28 possible first-place votes and 698 points overall.
There was a significant shakeup in the poll this week as 10 of the top 25 teams last on Saturday, including four from the top 10. Appalachian State rose to No. 2 after dispatching then-No. 4 Wofford, 43-13, to claim at least a share of the Southern Conference championship.
Eastern Washington jumped up two spots to third in the rankings and received one first-place vote, while Jacksonville State likewise moved up a pair of positions to fourth.
Stephen F. Austin rounded out the top five and collected a single first-place nod.
Bethune-Cookman is new to the top 10 this week, coming in at ninth, after the 10-0 Wildcats held off Howard, 35-20, to claim at least a share of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship. B-CU is the only undefeated team in this week’s poll.
Lehigh and Dayton are the new members to the rankings this week, sitting in the 22nd and 25th spots, respectively.
There are 13 conferences that are represented in this week’s poll. The Colonial Athletic Association leads the way with six ranked teams, while the Big Sky has three representatives. The Mid-Eastern Athletic, Missouri Valley, Ohio Valley, Pioneer and Southern Conferences have two teams each, and the Big South, Great West, Ivy, Northeast, Southland and the Southwest Athletic Conferences each 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 11 Poll (November 15, 2010)
Team (No. 1 Votes) Record Points Last Week
1. Delaware (26) 9-1 698 1
2. Appalachian State 9-1 666 3
3. Eastern Washington (1) 8-2 636 5
4. Jacksonville State 9-1 613 6
5. Stephen F. Austin (1) 8-2 569 7
6. William & Mary 7-3 520 2
7. Wofford 8-2 512 4
8. Montana State 8-2 503 10
9. Bethune-Cookman 10-0 474 12
10. Southeast Missouri State 9-2 428 8
11. South Carolina State 8-2 396 14
12. Northern Iowa 7-3 394 16
13. New Hampshire 6-4 350 15
14. Montana 7-3 332 17
15. Villanova 6-4 314 9
16. Penn 8-1 264 19
17. North Dakota State 7-3 227 20
18. Liberty 7-3 219 11
19. Massachusetts 6-4 214 13
20. Richmond 6-4 181 23
21. Jacksonville 10-1 123 24
22. Lehigh 8-2 88 NR
23. Cal Poly 7-4 71 18
24. Grambling State 8-2 49 22
25. Dayton 10-1 44 NR
Others receiving votes (points in parentheses): Georgia Southern (40), Western Illinois (28), Florida A&M (25), Sacramento State (23), James Madison (21), Robert Morris (17), McNeese State (16), Weber State (14), Texas Southern (11), Chattanooga (7), Southern Utah (5), Northern Arizona (3), Old Dominion (2), Indiana State (2), Harvard (1).
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Delaware Blue Hens have maintained the No. 1 ranking in this week’s Football Championship Subdivision Coaches Poll following a 45-27 win at Massachusetts on Saturday. The Blue Hens were a near-unanimous choice for the top spot, receiving 26 of 28 possible first-place votes and 698 points overall.
There was a significant shakeup in the poll this week as 10 of the top 25 teams last on Saturday, including four from the top 10. Appalachian State rose to No. 2 after dispatching then-No. 4 Wofford, 43-13, to claim at least a share of the Southern Conference championship.
Eastern Washington jumped up two spots to third in the rankings and received one first-place vote, while Jacksonville State likewise moved up a pair of positions to fourth.
Stephen F. Austin rounded out the top five and collected a single first-place nod.
Bethune-Cookman is new to the top 10 this week, coming in at ninth, after the 10-0 Wildcats held off Howard, 35-20, to claim at least a share of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship. B-CU is the only undefeated team in this week’s poll.
Lehigh and Dayton are the new members to the rankings this week, sitting in the 22nd and 25th spots, respectively.
There are 13 conferences that are represented in this week’s poll. The Colonial Athletic Association leads the way with six ranked teams, while the Big Sky has three representatives. The Mid-Eastern Athletic, Missouri Valley, Ohio Valley, Pioneer and Southern Conferences have two teams each, and the Big South, Great West, Ivy, Northeast, Southland and the Southwest Athletic Conferences each 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 11 Poll (November 15, 2010)
Team (No. 1 Votes) Record Points Last Week
1. Delaware (26) 9-1 698 1
2. Appalachian State 9-1 666 3
3. Eastern Washington (1) 8-2 636 5
4. Jacksonville State 9-1 613 6
5. Stephen F. Austin (1) 8-2 569 7
6. William & Mary 7-3 520 2
7. Wofford 8-2 512 4
8. Montana State 8-2 503 10
9. Bethune-Cookman 10-0 474 12
10. Southeast Missouri State 9-2 428 8
11. South Carolina State 8-2 396 14
12. Northern Iowa 7-3 394 16
13. New Hampshire 6-4 350 15
14. Montana 7-3 332 17
15. Villanova 6-4 314 9
16. Penn 8-1 264 19
17. North Dakota State 7-3 227 20
18. Liberty 7-3 219 11
19. Massachusetts 6-4 214 13
20. Richmond 6-4 181 23
21. Jacksonville 10-1 123 24
22. Lehigh 8-2 88 NR
23. Cal Poly 7-4 71 18
24. Grambling State 8-2 49 22
25. Dayton 10-1 44 NR
Others receiving votes (points in parentheses): Georgia Southern (40), Western Illinois (28), Florida A&M (25), Sacramento State (23), James Madison (21), Robert Morris (17), McNeese State (16), Weber State (14), Texas Southern (11), Chattanooga (7), Southern Utah (5), Northern Arizona (3), Old Dominion (2), Indiana State (2), Harvard (1).