Football Team Ranked In Both National Polls
WORCESTER, Mass. - The Holy Cross football team is ranked No. 21 in the nation in this week's Sports Network poll for the football championship subdivision. The Crusaders' position in the poll did not change, after they had a bye last week. Holy Cross was also moved up one spot in the FCS coaches' poll, where it is now ranked at No. 22.
In the Sports Network poll, Holy Cross received 772 total points, to earn the 21st spot. In the coaches' poll, the Crusaders placed 22nd with 134 total points. The next-highest ranked team from the Patriot League in both polls was Colgate, which was ranked 25th by the Sports Network with 192 points, and first among schools also receiving votes by the coaches with 24 points.
The Crusaders (3-0 overall, 1-0 Patriot League) return to action on Saturday, Oct. 3, with a 1:00 p.m. game at Northeastern.
The complete Sports Network and FCS coaches' polls follow.
Sports Network's FCS College Football Poll
| Team (First-place votes) | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Richmond Spiders (117) | 4-0 | 3,385 | 1 |
| 2. Villanova Wildcats (13) | 4-0 | 3,242 | 2 |
| 3. Northern Iowa Panthers (6) | 3-1 | 3,138 | 3 |
| 4. Montana Grizzlies | 4-0 | 2,950 | 4 |
| 5. William & Mary Tribe (2) | 4-0 | 2,869 | 5 |
| 6. New Hampshire Wildcats (1) | 3-0 | 2,627 | 6 |
| 7. James Madison Dukes | 2-1 | 2,564 | 7 |
| 8. Southern Illinois Salukis | 2-1 | 2,386 | 9 |
| 9. McNeese State Cowboys | 3-1 | 2,241 | 8 |
| 10. Appalachian State Mountaineers | 1-2 | 2,065 | 10 |
| 11. Weber State Wildcats | 2-2 | 1,868 | 11 |
| 12. Elon Phoenix | 3-1 | 1,820 | 13 |
| 13. Central Arkansas Bears | 2-1 | 1,806 | 12 |
| 14. Massachusetts Minutemen | 3-1 | 1,565 | 15 |
| 15. South Carolina State Bulldogs | 3-0 | 1,559 | 14 |
| 16. South Dakota State Jackrabbits | 3-0 | 1,462 | 17 |
| 17. Eastern Washington Eagles | 3-1 | 1,073 | 19 |
| 18. Eastern Kentucky Colonels | 2-1 | 860 | 20 |
| 19. Cal Poly Mustangs | 1-2 | 832 | 16 |
| 20. Jacksonville State Gamecocks | 2-2 | 827 | 22 |
| 21. Holy Cross Crusaders | 3-0 | 772 | 21 |
| 22. Texas State Bobcats | 2-1 | 684 | 19 |
| 23. Eastern Illinois Panthers | 4-0 | 679 | 24 |
| 24. Florida A&M Rattlers | 4-0 | 473 | NR |
| 25. Colgate Raiders | 4-0 | 192 | NR |
| Others receiving votes: Wofford 148, Furman 124, Liberty 116, Stephen F. Austin 106, Youngstown State 90, Harvard 66, Montana State 66, Maine 64, Grambling 49, Delaware 48, Prairie View A&M 48, Southern 46, South Dakota 42, Northern Arizona 31, Samford 30, Tennessee-Martin 24, Chattanooga 21, Gardner-Webb 20, Winston-Salem State 16, Cornell 14, The Citadel 14, Alabama A&M 13, Jacksonville 8, Albany 6, Western Illinois 5, Butler 4, Dayton 3, Delaware State 3, Princeton 2, VMI 2, Central Connecticut State 1, Georgia Southern 1, Lafayette 1, Mississippi Valley State 1, North Dakota State 1, San Diego 1, Tennessee Tech 1. |
2009 FCS Coaches Poll - Week 4 (September 28, 2009)
Team (No. 1
Votes)
2009 Record
Points Previous Ranking
1. Richmond
(28)
4-0
700
1
2.
Villanova
4-0
659
2
3.
Montana
4-0
631
3
4. Northern
Iowa
3-1
630
4
5. William &
Mary
4-0
581
5
6. James
Madison
2-1
550
6
7. New
Hampshire
3-0
536
7
8. Southern
Illinois
2-1
491
8
9. McNeese
State
3-1
444
9
10. Appalachian
State
1-2
403
10
11. Weber
State
2-2
397
11
12. Central
Arkansas
2-1
375
12
13.
Elon
3-1
373
13
14. South Carolina
State
3-0
309
16
15. South Dakota
State
3-0
293
18
16.
Massachusetts
3-1
282
15
17. Cal
Poly
1-2
210
14
18. Eastern
Washington
3-1
194
20
19. Texas
State
2-1
184
19
20. Jacksonville
State
2-2
158
21
21. Eastern
Kentucky
2-1
157
22
22. Holy
Cross
3-0
134
23
23. Florida
A&M
4-0
115
25
24. Eastern
Illinois
4-0
94
NR
25. Montana
State
2-1
30
NR
Others receiving votes (points in parentheses): Colgate (24), Stephen F. Austin (24), Wofford (20), Furman (17), Grambling State (14), Liberty (14), Chattanooga (11), Prairie View A&M (11), Youngstown State (10), Maine (6), Northern Arizona (6), Gardner-Webb (5), Southern (3) Alabama A&M (2), Delaware (2), Butler (1).
