FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DATE: September 3, 2007

Contact: Curt Cassell (ccassell@socon.org)

 

Appalachian State a Unanimous #1 in FCS Coaches Poll

 

SPARTANBURG, S.C. --- Two-time defending national champion Appalachian State received 28 of a possible 28 first-place votes in week one of the  Coaches Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) poll. The Mountaineers upset #5 Michigan from the FBS 34-32 in Ann Arbor.

 

Montana received 642 votes and is ranked second in the poll while Massachusetts received 627 points for third.

 

North Dakota State, New Hampshire, McNeese State, Northern Iowa, Youngstown State, Furman and Southern Illinois round out the rest of the top 10.

 

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).

 

The poll is available on the newly-created FCS web page that features the poll, conference scores and standings, and features on FCS programs and players. The Southern Conference will oversee the poll and maintain the web site.

 

FCS Coaches Poll (Sept 3, 2007)

                                                     Points      Last Week      2007 Record

1. Appalachian St. (28)        700                   1              1-0

2. Montana                               642                   2             1-0

3. Massachusetts                     627                   3             1-0

4. North Dakota St.                608                   4             0-0

5. New Hampshire                 558                   5              0-0

6. McNeese State                     507                   12           1-0

7. Northern Iowa                    498                   9             1-0

8. Youngstown St.                  468                   6             0-1

9. Furman                                461                   10           1-0

10. Southern Illinois              457                   11           1-0

11. James Madison                 451                   7             0-1

12. Wofford                               370                   15           1-0

13. Delaware                            326                   21           1-0

14. Eastern Illinois                 315   `              17           1-0

15. Hampton                            278                   16           0-0

16. Sam Houston St.              203                   23           1-0

17. Cal Poly                              164                   14           0-1

18. Illinois St.                           163                   8             0-1

19. Portland St.                       143                   13           0-1

20. Montana St.                      140                   22           0-1

21. Texas St.                             139                   NR          1-0

22. Tennessee-Martin           132                   17           0-1

23. Western Illinois                120                   NR          1-0

24. Yale                                     74                     24           0-0

25. Nicholls St.                        63                     NR          1-0         

 

Others Receiving Votes: South Dakota St. (51), Delaware St. (48), Alabama A&M (37), Liberty (33), Eastern Washington (28), Lafayette (25), Drake (21), Grambling St. (19), Northern Arizona (19), Princeton (19), Towson (19), Fordham (18), San Diego (16), Dartmouth (14), South Carolina St. (14), Maine (13), Richmond (13), Lehigh (12), Alabama St. (11), Missouri St. (11), Indiana St. (10), Villanova (9), Central Arkansas (8), Coastal Carolina (8), Northwestern St. (5), Elon (4), UC Davis (3), The Citadel (2), Harvard (1), Holy Cross (1), Pennsylvania (1).

 

For more information, contact Curt Cassell (ccassell@socon.org) at 864-591-5100.