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The Montana Grizzlies moved up to No. 2 in The Sports Network Football Championship Subdivision Top 25 poll released on Monday.

Montana (11-0), which beat Montana State 41-20 on the road Saturday, received 10 first-places votes. The Grizzlies are seeded No. 3 in the FCS playoffs and host No. 11 Wofford (8-3) in the first round on Saturday at 12:05.

Northern Iowa (11-0) received 97 of 113 first-place votes to retain the No. 1 ranking.

The Panthers, who received the top seed in the playoffs, have been ranked No. 1 since the seventh week of the season. They completed their first undefeated regular season since 1960 with a 48-10 victory over winless Southern Utah on Saturday. The Panthers face No. 17 New Hampshire (7-4) at home on Saturday in the first round.

McNeese State (11-0) moved up to No. 3. The Cowboys clinched the Southland Conference championship over Central Arkansas with a 41-14 win and picked up five first-place votes. They go into tournament play as the No. 2 seed and host No. 14 Eastern Washington (8-3) on Saturday.

No. 4 Southern Illinois (10-1) and No. 5 Appalachian State (9-2) were two other teams that took advantage of a 29-24 loss by North Dakota State to climb one place in the new poll.

The Bison, who fell from No. 2 to No. 8, came up short in the Great West Conference championship game at No. 21 South Dakota State (7-4). Both teams are ineligible for the playoffs because they are in their final year of a five-year transition period from Division II to Division I.

No. 6 Richmond (9-2) and No. 7 Massachusetts (9-2), the co-champions of the Colonial Athletic Association, also moved up a slot each with North Dakota State's loss.

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 Nov. 18 and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

1. Northern Iowa (97) 11-0 2,650 1

2. Montana (10) 11-0 2,494 3

3. McNeese State (5) 11-0 2,482 4

4. Southern Illinois 10-1 2,329 5

5. Appalachian State 9-2 2,200 6

6. Richmond 9-2 2,067 7

7. Massachusetts 9-2 1,992 8

8. North Dakota St. (1) 10-1 1,880 2

9. Eastern Kentucky 9-2 1,653 12

10. Delaware State 10-1 1,611 10

11. Wofford 8-3 1,590 13

12. James Madison 8-3 1,449 14

13. Delaware 8-3 1,272 9

14. E. Washington 8-3 1,229 14

15. Youngstown State 7-4 930 17

16. Grambling State 8-2 841 19

17. New Hampshire 7-4 816 20

18. Eastern Illinois 8-3 747 21

19. Georgia Southern 7-4 698 16

20. Yale 9-1 630 11

21. South Dakota State 7-4 488 NR

22. Harvard 8-2 423 NR

23. Elon 7-4 414 24

24. Cal Poly 7-4 331 25

25. Fordham 8-3 260 18

Others receiving votes: Villanova 238, Norfolk State 186, The Citadel 132, Dayton 100, Hofstra 84, Liberty 81, Albany 74, Western Illinois 61, Alabama A&M 38, South Carolina State 36, Sam Houston State 33, Prairie View 27, Furman 26, San Diego 14, Hampton 12, Southern 9, Holy Cross 6, Nicholls State 5, Colgate 4, Lafayette 1.

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