Appalachian State a Unanimous #1 in FCS Coaches Poll

 

SPARTANBURG, S.C. --- Two-time defending national champion Appalachian State received all first-place votes for the second week in a row of the  Coaches Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) poll. The Mountaineers beat Lenior-Rhyne 48-7 to remain undefeated.

 

Massachusetts received 632 votes to tie Montana for second.

 

North Dakota State, Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois, Youngstown State, James Madison, McNeese State and Wofford 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. 10, 2007)

                                                                Points            Last Week    

1. Appalachian State (2-0) (28)   700                        1                             

2t. Massachusetts (2-0)                   632                        3            

2t. Montana (2-0)                             632                        2            

4. North Dakota State (1-0)                           593                        4            

5. Northern Iowa (2-0)                    574                        7            

6. Southern Illinois (2-0)                522                        10          

7t. James Madison (1-1)                  518                         11          

7t. Youngstown State (1-1)             518                         8            

9. McNeese State (1-0)                     508                        6            

10. Wofford (2-0)                               393                        12          

11. Delaware (2-0)                            387                        13          

12. New Hampshire (0-1)               346                        5             

13. Hampton (1-0)                            290                        15          

14. Sam Houston State (2-0)                         288        `              16          

15. Illinois State (1-1)                       253                        18          

16. Furman (1-1)                               216                        9            

17. Eastern Illinois (1-1)                  205                        14          

18. Nicholls State (2-0)                   195                         25          

19. Montana State (0-1)                  162                        20          

20. Hofstra (1-0)                                122                        NR         

21t. Cal Poly (0-2)                             107                        17          

21t. Western Illinois (1-1)               107                        23          

23. Yale (0-0)                                     98                           24          

24. Delaware State (2-0)                91                           NR         

25. Alabama A&M (2-0)                  70                           NR                         

 

Others Receiving Votes: UC Davis (51), Northwestern State (46), Missouri State (34), Drake (33), Lafayette (33), Liberty (31), South Dakota State (28), Texas State (27), Monmouth (24), Richmond (23), Towson (23), South Carolina State (22), Princeton (18), Eastern Washington (17), Portland State (17), Villanova (16), Grambling State (15), Georgia Southern (14), Alabama State (12), Stephen F. Austin (12), Tennessee-Martin (12), Eastern Kentucky (11), Pennsylvania (8), Rhode Island (8), The Citadel (8), Coastal Carolina (7), San Diego (7), Northern Arizona (6), Harvard (4), Central Arkansas (2), Holy Cross (2), William & Mary (2).

 

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