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Griz move up to No. 2
By the Missoulian

The Montana Grizzlies moved up to No. 2 in the latest Football Championship Subdivision poll released by The Sports Network on Monday.

The Griz, who were ranked third last week, drubbed Division II Fort Lewis 49-0 on Saturday and traded places with Massachusetts for the second spot. The Minutemen beat Colgate 35-17.

Appalachian State remained at No. 1. The Mountaineers received all 77 first-place votes.

Montana State was the only other Big Sky Conference team in the top 25. The Bobcats moved up a spot to No. 20 after a bye week.

Northern Iowa jumped up four spots to No. 4 after beating Iowa State of the Big 12 by a score of 24-13.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The top 25 teams in The Sports Network Football Championship Subdivision poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 9 and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

1. Appalachian State (77) 2-0 1,925 1

2. Montana 2-0 1,849 3

3. Massachusetts 2-0 1,726 2

4. Northern Iowa 2-0 1,630 8

5. North Dakota State 1-0 1,625 4

6. Youngstown State 1-1 1,411 6

7. Southern Illinois 2-0 1,386 11

8. McNeese State 1-0 1,374 7

9. James Madison 1-1 1,366 10

10. Delaware Blue 2-0 1,051 13

11. Wofford 2-0 1,044 14

12. New Hampshire 0-1 1,030 5

13. Hampton 1-0 826 15

14. Eastern Illinois 1-1 749 12

15. Furman 1-1 725 9

16. Sam Houston State 2-0 709 16

17. Illinois State 1-1 556 17

18. Nicholls State 2-0 475 25

19. Hofstra 1-0 394 NR

20. Montana State 0-1 356 21

21. Yale 0-0 280 23

22. Western Illinois 1-1 273 24

23. Towson 2-0 260 NR

24. Delaware State 2-0 214 NR

25. Lafayette 2-0 134 NR

Others receiving votes: Cal Poly 131, Northwestern State 96, Princeton 82, Richmond 81, Texas State 74, Alabama A&M 70, Drake 69, The Citadel 65, Missouri State 65, Tennessee-Martin 60, Portland State 58, Georgia Southern 50, South Carolina State 46, Eastern Washington 35, Eastern Kentucky 34, Southern 34, Northern Arizona 31, South Dakota State 29, Villanova 24, Alabama State 23, Liberty 23, San Diego 20, Austin Peay 14, Holy Cross 12, Maine 12, Stony Brook 10, Norfolk State 9, Grambling 7, Central Arkansas 6, Harvard 6, Colgate 4, Prairie View 4, Rhode Island 2, Tennessee State 2.


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