2008 FCS Coaches Poll

 

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

November 3, 2008

 

Dukes Regain Unanimous No. 1 Ranking

 

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – After No. 2 Appalachian State downed then-No. 5 Wofford, 70-24, Friday night, the James Madison Dukes are again the FCS Coaches Poll’s unanimous No. 1 team.

 

The Dukes kept their ranking after defeating Colonial Athletic Association rival Delaware, 41-7, Saturday.

 

Also keeping its same position in the poll top 5 were No. 3 Cal Poly, which defeated Idaho State, 49-10, and No. 4 Northern Iowa, which defeated No. 19 Western Illinois 30-6.

 

Moving into the top 5 this week following the No. 12 Terriers’ loss, is No. 5 Montana, which beat then-No. 18 Northern Arizona, 45-10.

 

Rounding out the top 10 were No. 6 Richmond, No. 7 New Hampshire, No. 8 Villanova, No. 9 Southern Illinois and No. 10 Weber State. The Salukis and Wildcats are making their first appearances in the FCS Coaches Poll top 10 this season.

 

After taking a week off, Tennessee State returned to the poll this week after a 41-14 victory over Tennessee Tech. The Tigers replaced Lafayette in the poll, as the Leopards dropped out after a 21-13 loss to Colgate.

 

Falling the furthest in the poll was No. 25 Liberty, which lost to Presbyterian, 31-28, and fell eight spots. No. 17 Furman made the biggest leap in the poll, jumping four spots after defeating Samford, 28-27.

 

The CAA continues to lead all conferences with six teams ranked, including four in the top 10. The Southern Conference and the Missouri Valley Football Conference each have four teams ranked in the top 25. 

 

The 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. Two head coaches from each of the 14 FCS conferences participate in the voting.

 

The FCS Coaches Poll website can be viewed here and is updated every week after the release of the poll.  

 

 

Team (1st Votes)                     Record              Points                    Previous Ranking

1. James Madison (28)              8-1                     700                                   1

2. Appalachian State                7-2                     669                                   2

3. Cal Poly                               6-1                     635                                   3

4. Northern Iowa                       7-2                     611                                   4

5. Montana                              8-1                     585                                   6

6. Richmond                            6-3                     548                                   7

7. New Hampshire                    7-1                     513                                   8

8. Villanova                              6-2                     482                                 10

9. Southern Illinois                    6-2                     455                                 11

10. Weber State                       8-2                     433                                 13

11. Elon                                   7-2                     411                                 12

12. Wofford                              6-2                     396                                   5

13. Massachusetts                   6-3                     378                                 15

14. Central Arkansas                7-2                     300                                   9

15. McNeese State                   5-3                     283                                 16

16. William and Mary                6-2                     267                                 19

17. Furman                              7-3                     243                                 21

18. South Carolina State           7-2                     206                                 20

19. Western Illinois                   5-3                     191                                 14

20. Tennessee Martin               7-2                     137                                 23

21. Harvard                              6-1                       97                               T24

22. Tennessee State                 7-2                       90                               NR

23. North Dakota State             5-4                       84                               T24

24. Northern Arizona                 6-3                       70                                 18

25. Liberty                               7-2                       60                                 17

 

Other receiving votes (pts. in parentheses): Colgate (47), Jacksonville State (38), Grambling State (31), Prairie View A&M (27), Maine (24), Georgia Southern (20), Lafayette (14), South Dakota State (12), Dayton (11), Brown (9), Holy Cross (7), Hampton (5), Morgan State (4), UC Davis (3), Northwestern State (3), Albany (1).