Appalachian State a Unanimous No.1 in FCS Coaches Poll

 

SPARTANBURG, S.C. --- Two-time defending national champion Appalachian State received all 28 first-place votes for the third week in a row of the  Coaches Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) poll. The Mountaineers beat Northern Arizona 34-21-7 to remain undefeated.

 

Montana received 647 votes for second place while Massachusetts received 641 points for third.  North Dakota State, Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois, Youngstown State, McNeese State, James Madison and New Hampshire round out 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 oversees the poll and maintain the web site.

 

FCS Coaches Poll (Sept. 17, 2007)

                                                                Points            Last Week    

1. Appalachian State (3-0) (28)   700                        1                             

2. Montana (2-0)                               647                        2            

3. Massachusetts (3-0)                     641                        2            

4. North Dakota State (2-0)                           608                        4            

5. Northern Iowa (3-0)                    596                        5             

6. Southern Illinois (3-0)                530                        6            

7. Youngstown State (2-1)              513                         7            

8. McNeese State (2-0)                     512                         9            

9. James Madison (2-1)                   508                        7            

10. New Hampshire (1-1)               445                        12          

11. Delaware (3-0)                            399                        11          

12. Wofford (2-1)                               366                        10          

13. Hampton (2-0)                            333                        13          

14. Illinois State (2-1)                      300        `              15          

15. Sam Houston State (2-1)                          246                        14          

16. Hofstra (2-0)                                236                        20          

17. Furman (1-2)                              209                        16          

18. Montana State (1-1)                  189                        19          

19. Western Illinois (2-1)                173                        21          

20. Nicholls State (2-1)                   153                         18          

21. Yale (1-0)                                      135                         23          

22. Eastern Illinois (1-2)                 118                         17          

23. Lafayette (3-0)                           91                           NR         

24. Cal Poly (1-2)                              76                           21          

25. Alabama A&M (3-0)                  73                           25                          

 

Others Receiving Votes: Georgia Southern (37), Richmond (35), Drake (29), Eastern Washington (27), Delaware State (23), Texas State (23), Alabama State (17), San Diego (17), Villanova (17), The Citadel (15), Towson (12), UC Davis (12), Grambling State (8), Northwestern State (8), South Carolina State (8), Holy Cross (6), Northern Arizona (6), William & Mary (5), Princeton (4), South Dakota State (3), Lehigh (2), Southern (2), Cornell (1), Northeastern (1), Pennsylvania (1).

 

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