To no one's surprise, the Appalachian State Mountaineers are sitting atop the college football world.

The Mountaineers (4-0 overall; 2-0 in the Southern Conference), off to their best start in four years, are the new No.1 team in The Sports Network/Fathead.co, FCS Top 26 College Football Poll. The Apps, who received 101 firs-place votes, replace Villanova, which lost ot William & Mary on Saturday. The Wildcats (3-2 overall, 1-1 in the Colonial Athletic Associaton) fall to No.6 this week.
Delaware, which defeated James Madison 13-10 on Saturday, Jacksonville State, William & Mary and Stephen F. Austin round out the top five. Delaware received 29 first-place votes; Jacksonville State received 12 and SFA received one.
Villanova, James Madison, UMass, South Carolina State and Montana State round out the top ten. Georgia Southern, which plays Wofford this week, is 16th, Elon is 19th and Wofford is 21st.
The Terriers, who were among teams receiving votes last week, are in the Top 25 for the first time this season. ASU takes on Elon at Kidd Brewer Stadium on Satuday. Our coverage begins at 1 pm on AM 1450, WATA.

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The Sports Network/Fathead.com FCS Top-25 College Football Poll

1. Appalachian State Mountaineers (101) 4-0 3,509 2
2. Delaware Blue Hens (29)  5-0 3,353 5
3. Jacksonville State Gamecocks (12)  5-0 3,222 4
4. William & Mary Tribe  4-1 3,034 7
5. Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (1)  3-1 2,930 6
6. Villanova Wildcats  3-2 2,718 1
7. James Madison Dukes  3-1 2,626 3
8. Massachusetts Minutemen  4-1 2,603 8
9. South Carolina State Bulldogs  3-1 2,323 9
10. Montana State Bobcats  4-1 2,314 10
11. Richmond Spiders  2-2 1,970 11
12. Montana Grizzlies  3-2 1,826 12
13. Eastern Washington Eagles  3-2 1,660 13
14. Cal Poly Mustangs  3-2 1,362 15
15. Northern Iowa Panthers  2-2 1,330 17
16. Georgia Southern Eagles  3-1 1,280 19
17. Texas State Bobcats  3-1 1,149 20
18. North Dakota State Bison  3-2 814 13
19. Elon Phoenix  2-3 756 21
20. Western Illinois Leathernecks  4-1 734 NR
21. Wofford Terriers  3-1 653 NR
22. New Hampshire Wildcats  2-3 567 14
23. Southern Illinois Salukis  2-3 565 24
24. Liberty Flames  3-2 486 25
25. Southeast Missouri State Redhawks  4-1 479 24
Others receiving votes: Northern Arizona 373, Central Arkansas 286, McNeese State 240, Furman 222, South Dakota 174, Penn 158, Bethune-Cookman 98, Chattanooga 93, Illinois State 76, Youngstown State 73, Grambling State 61, Jacksonville 49, Missouri State 43, Hampton 36, Jackson State 29, Delaware State 23, UT Martin 22, Old Dominion 17, Tennessee State 16, South Dakota State 16, Alcorn State 15, Robert Morris 15, Harvard 12, Rhode Island 12, Brown 11, Colgate 9, Weber State 9, Dayton 8, Sacramento State 6, Gardner-Webb 5, Maine 4, Georgetown 2, Virginia Military 1.