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Griz stay at No. 3
By the Missoulian

The Montana Grizzlies remained at No. 3 in The Sports Network Football Championship Subdivision poll released on Monday.

Northern Iowa kept the top spot for the second consecutive week. The Panthers routed then-No. 17 Western Illinois 42-3 on Saturday. North Dakota State, which beat Minnesota of the Big Ten 27-21, stayed at No. 2.

The Grizzlies received 11 first-place votes, down from the 40 they got in last week's poll.

Montana State moved up a spot to No. 19 after beating Sacramento State 20-9. Eastern Washington dropped out of the poll with a 42-7 loss at Brigham Young.

TSN FCS Poll

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The top 25 teams in The Sports Network Football Championship Subdivision poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 21 and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

1. Northern Iowa (56) 7-0 2,696 1

2. North Dakota St. (47) 7-0 2,621 2

3. Montana (11) 7-0 2,473 3

4. Massachusetts (4) 6-1 2,411 4

5. McNeese State (2) 7-0 2,335 6

6. James Madison 6-1 2,155 8

7. Southern Illinois 7-1 2,101 9

8. New Hampshire 5-2 1,821 11

9. Delaware 6-1 1,679 14

10. Appalachian State 5-2 1,665 5

11. Wofford 6-2 1,533 7

12. Delaware State 6-1 1,340 15

13. Yale 6-0 1,240 16

14. Richmond 5-2 1,110 18

15. Hofstra 6-1 1,057 10

16. Elon 5-2 1,000 24

17. Eastern Kentucky 6-2 849 13

18. Nicholls State 5-2 849 13

19. Montana State 5-2 813 20

20. Youngstown State 5-3 719 12

21. Grambling State 6-1 514 23

22. Georgia Southern 5-2 503 -

23. Norfolk State 6-1 432 25

24. Western Illinois 5-3 288 17

25. The Citadel 5-2 282 -

Others receiving votes: San Diego 250, Alabama A&M 211, Eastern Washington 147, Cal Poly 104, Eastern Illinois 96, Villanova 59, Holy Cross 56, Jacksonville State 40, Northern Arizona 38, Fordham 37, South Carolina State 33, Illinois State 30, Central Arkansas 23, Harvard 19, Hampton 12, South Dakota State 9, Sam Houston State 3, Austin Peay 2, Albany 1, Dayton 1.


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