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November 21st, 2010, 09:16 PM
Eastern Washington Claims No. 1 as Regular Season Ends
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Eastern Washington Eagles claimed the No. 1 ranking in the 2010 Football Championship Subdivision Coaches Poll for the first time this season. In the final poll before the FCS playoffs begin, the Eagles capitalized on three losses by the previous top four teams to claim the top spot.
The Eagles (9-2) claimed 13 first-place votes and 660 total points to jump two spots to No. 1. Eastern Washington finished the regular season with 34-7 home win against Idaho State to move to 7-1 in the Big Sky Conference, tying the Eagles for first with Montana State.
Stephen F. Austin received one first-place vote and finished one point ahead of Appalachian State to end the regular season at No. 2. The Lumberjacks, who received 617 total points, beat Northwestern State, 36-13, to finish 6-1 in the Southland Conference.
Appalachian State, which spent most of the season at the top of the poll, finished the regular season at No. 3. Even though the Mountaineers received 12 first-place votes, they only garnered 616 total points after finishing the season with a road loss to FBS Florida.
Round out the top five are William & Mary at No. 4 and Delaware at No. 5. Both teams finished 6-2 in the Colonial Athletic Association, with the Tribe claiming the league’s automatic berth to the FCS playoffs by virtue of the head-to-head win over the Blue Hens, 17-16, back on Oct. 23.
Wofford and Montana State each move up one spot this week to No. 6 and No. 7, respectively, while Southeast Missouri State jumped two spots to No. 8. Receiving the final first-place vote was Jacksonville State, who came in at No. 9. Completing the top ten this week was New Hampshire from the CAA.
Georgia Southern (No. 22) and Western Illinois (No. 24) are new to this week’s poll, while Richmond and Massachusetts drop out of the rankings.
The thirteen conferences that are represented in this week’s poll is led by the Colonial Athletic Association with four ranked teams. The Big Sky, Missouri Valley and Southern Conferences all have three ranked teams, while the Pioneer League and the Mid-Eastern Athletic and Ohio Valley Conferences have two representatives each. The Ivy and Patriot League, and the Big South, Great West, 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 12 Poll (November 21, 2010)
Team (No. 1 Votes) Record Points Last Week
1. Eastern Washington (13) 9-2 660 3
2 Stephen F. Austin (1) 9-2 617 5
3. Appalachian State (12) 9-2 616 2
4. William & Mary 8-3 573 6
5. Delaware 9-2 562 1
6. Wofford 9-2 552 7
7. Montana State 9-2 527 8
8. Southeast Missouri State 9-2 463 10
9. Jacksonville State (1) 9-2 449 4
10. New Hampshire 7-4 401 13
T11. Villanova 7-4 383 15
T11. South Carolina State 9-2 383 11
T13. Penn 9-1 306 16
T13. Bethune-Cookman 10-1 306 9
15. Liberty 8-3 305 18
16. Northern Iowa 7-4 265 12
17. Montana 7-4 198 14
18. Lehigh 8-3 188 22
19. Jacksonville 10-1 165 21
20. Cal Poly 7-4 128 23
21. North Dakota State 7-4 123 17
22. Georgia Southern 7-4 121 NR
23. Grambling State 8-2 110 24
24. Western Illinois 7-4 92 NR
25. Dayton 10-1 70 25
Others receiving votes (points in parentheses): Florida A&M (57), Richmond (38), Robert Morris (19), Massachusetts (18), Southern Utah (14), Central Arkansas (11), James Madison (11), McNeese State (7), Northern Arizona (7), Texas Southern (7), Alabama State (4), Harvard (4), Old Dominion, (3), Sacramento State (3), Alabama A&M (2), Chattanooga (2), Eastern Kentucky (2), UC Davis (1), Weber State (1)
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Eastern Washington Eagles claimed the No. 1 ranking in the 2010 Football Championship Subdivision Coaches Poll for the first time this season. In the final poll before the FCS playoffs begin, the Eagles capitalized on three losses by the previous top four teams to claim the top spot.
The Eagles (9-2) claimed 13 first-place votes and 660 total points to jump two spots to No. 1. Eastern Washington finished the regular season with 34-7 home win against Idaho State to move to 7-1 in the Big Sky Conference, tying the Eagles for first with Montana State.
Stephen F. Austin received one first-place vote and finished one point ahead of Appalachian State to end the regular season at No. 2. The Lumberjacks, who received 617 total points, beat Northwestern State, 36-13, to finish 6-1 in the Southland Conference.
Appalachian State, which spent most of the season at the top of the poll, finished the regular season at No. 3. Even though the Mountaineers received 12 first-place votes, they only garnered 616 total points after finishing the season with a road loss to FBS Florida.
Round out the top five are William & Mary at No. 4 and Delaware at No. 5. Both teams finished 6-2 in the Colonial Athletic Association, with the Tribe claiming the league’s automatic berth to the FCS playoffs by virtue of the head-to-head win over the Blue Hens, 17-16, back on Oct. 23.
Wofford and Montana State each move up one spot this week to No. 6 and No. 7, respectively, while Southeast Missouri State jumped two spots to No. 8. Receiving the final first-place vote was Jacksonville State, who came in at No. 9. Completing the top ten this week was New Hampshire from the CAA.
Georgia Southern (No. 22) and Western Illinois (No. 24) are new to this week’s poll, while Richmond and Massachusetts drop out of the rankings.
The thirteen conferences that are represented in this week’s poll is led by the Colonial Athletic Association with four ranked teams. The Big Sky, Missouri Valley and Southern Conferences all have three ranked teams, while the Pioneer League and the Mid-Eastern Athletic and Ohio Valley Conferences have two representatives each. The Ivy and Patriot League, and the Big South, Great West, 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 12 Poll (November 21, 2010)
Team (No. 1 Votes) Record Points Last Week
1. Eastern Washington (13) 9-2 660 3
2 Stephen F. Austin (1) 9-2 617 5
3. Appalachian State (12) 9-2 616 2
4. William & Mary 8-3 573 6
5. Delaware 9-2 562 1
6. Wofford 9-2 552 7
7. Montana State 9-2 527 8
8. Southeast Missouri State 9-2 463 10
9. Jacksonville State (1) 9-2 449 4
10. New Hampshire 7-4 401 13
T11. Villanova 7-4 383 15
T11. South Carolina State 9-2 383 11
T13. Penn 9-1 306 16
T13. Bethune-Cookman 10-1 306 9
15. Liberty 8-3 305 18
16. Northern Iowa 7-4 265 12
17. Montana 7-4 198 14
18. Lehigh 8-3 188 22
19. Jacksonville 10-1 165 21
20. Cal Poly 7-4 128 23
21. North Dakota State 7-4 123 17
22. Georgia Southern 7-4 121 NR
23. Grambling State 8-2 110 24
24. Western Illinois 7-4 92 NR
25. Dayton 10-1 70 25
Others receiving votes (points in parentheses): Florida A&M (57), Richmond (38), Robert Morris (19), Massachusetts (18), Southern Utah (14), Central Arkansas (11), James Madison (11), McNeese State (7), Northern Arizona (7), Texas Southern (7), Alabama State (4), Harvard (4), Old Dominion, (3), Sacramento State (3), Alabama A&M (2), Chattanooga (2), Eastern Kentucky (2), UC Davis (1), Weber State (1)