Griz move up to No. 2 in latest Sports Network Top 25 football poll

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The Montana Grizzlies moved up to No. 2 in the Sports Network Football Championship Subdivision Top 25 Poll, which was released Monday.

The Grizzlies (6-0), who beat then-No. 21 Eastern Washington 41-34 on Saturday, received five first-place votes.

Richmond (6-0) remained at No. 1, Southern Illinois (5-1) moved up two spots to No. 3, Villanova jumped to No. 4 and William & Mary (5-1) was No. 5.

Northern Iowa (5-2) fell from No. 2 to No. 6 after losing to Southern Illinois. Elon (5-1), Appalachian State (4-2), New Hampshire (5-1) and South Carolina State (5-1) round out the top 10.

Weber State (4-3) slipped a spot to No. 16 and Northern Arizona (4-2) appeared in the poll at No. 24.

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. 18, points and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

1. Richmond (131) 6-0 3,413 1

2. Montana (5) 6-0 3,191 3

3. Southern Illinois (1) 5-1 3,122 5

4. Villanova 6-1 2,930 6

5. William & Mary 5-1 2,625 7

6. Northern Iowa 5-2 2,619 2

7. Elon 5-1 2,549 8

8. Appalachian State 4-2 2,361 9

9. New Hampshire 5-1 2,152 4

10. South Carolina St. 5-1 1,949 11

11. South Dakota St. 5-1 1,687 14

12. McNeese State 4-2 1,689 13

13. Jacksonville State 4-2 1,687 12

14. Massachusetts 4-2 1,566 18

15. Stephen F. Austin 5-1 1,541 20

16. Weber State 4-3 1,428 15

17. Colgate 7-0 1,264 17

18. Central Arkansas 4-2 1,225 10

19. Delaware 5-2 977 23

20. Cal Poly 3-3 899 19

21. Eastern Kentucky 4-2 645 24

22. Holy Cross 5-1 479 25

23. Liberty 4-2 368 NR

24. N. Arizona 4-2 261 NR

25. Eastern Illinois 5-2 249 NR

Others receiving votes: Eastern Washington 236, James Madison 216, Prairie View A&M 213, Florida A&M 186, Lafayette 120, Furman 98, Montana State 89, Morgan State 76, Chattanooga 51, Albany 38, Youngstown State 36, UC Davis 35, Butler 28, Southeastern Louisiana 28, Gardner-Webb 18, Hofstra 17, Old Dominion 16, Central Connecticut State 15, Missouri State 14, Jacksonville 13, Brown 11, Grambling State 11, Maine 11, Georgia Southern 10, Harvard 5, Tennessee Tech 5, Texas State 5, North Dakota 5, Illinois State 4, Penn 4, Southern 3, Southern Utah 2, Dayton 1, Drake 1, Murray State 1.

FCS Coaches Poll

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) - The top 25 teams in the Coaches Football Championship Subdivision poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 18 and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

1. Richmond (28) 6-0 700 1

2. Montana 6-0 667 2

3. Southern Illinois 5-1 643 5

4. Villanova 6-1 610 6

5. William & Mary 5-1 556 7

6. Northern Iowa 5-2 551 3

7. Elon 5-1 516 9

8. New Hampshire 5-1 478 4

9. Appalachian State 4-2 468 10

10. South Carolina St. 5-1 420 12

11. McNeese State 4-2 409 11

12. Jacksonville State 4-2 384 13

13. South Dakota St. 5-1 353 14

14. Central Arkansas 4-2 318 8

15. Weber State 4-3 311 15

16. Massachusetts 4-2 280 20

17. Colgate 7-0 255 18

18. Stephen F. Austin 5-1 248 21

19. Cal Poly 3-3 175 19

20. Eastern Kentucky 4-2 139 23

21. E. Washington 4-3 110 17

22. Holy Cross 4-1 103 24

23. Delaware 5-2 84 NR

24. Eastern Illinois 5-2 82 25

25. Northern Arizona 4-2 38 NR

Others receiving votes: Prairie View A&M (37), Florida A&M (36), James Madison (31), Liberty (29), Montana State (15), Youngstown State (14), Butler (12), Morgan State (10), Chattanooga (9), Lafayette (5), Albany (1), Missouri State (1), Southeastern Louisiana (1), UC Davis (1).

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