The Appalachian State University football team dropped five spots in The Sports Network FCS Top 25 Football Poll. The Mountaineers (0-1), who lost to East Carolina, an FBS school in its season opener Saturday, is ranked 11th in this

week's poll. Sam Houston State, the preseason No.1 team and a national runner up last season, is No.1 for the second week in a row. Sam Houston State received 87 first-place votes. North Dakota State, which defeated Sam Houston State to win the national title last year, is No.2. The Bison received 65 first-place votes.
Georgia Southern is third. The Eagles, who blasted Jacksonville 58-0 in their season opener in Statesboro, received four first-place votes. Montana State is fourth and James Madison is fifth. Youngstown State, which made the biggest jump in the poll after the Penguins knocked off Pittsburgh, an FBS school, 31-17 on the road Saturday, jumped six spots from 13th to sixth, Youngstown State also received seven first-place votes.
Old Dominian, Northern Iowa, Eastern Washington and Wofford College round out the top ten. Montana, which plays ASU at Kidd Brewer Stadium Saturday night (4:30 p.m. on AM 1450, WATA), are ranked 12th. The Grizzlies are ranked ninth in the FCS Coaches Poll.

The Sports Network FCS Top 25
College Football Poll

         Team              (First-place votes) 2012 Record Points Previous Rank
1. Sam Houston State Bearkats      (87)               0-0    3985       1
2. North Dakota State Bison        (65)               1-0    3947       2
3. Georgia Southern Eagles          (4)               1-0    3651       3
4. Montana State Bobcats            (1)               1-0    3457       4
5. James Madison Dukes                                1-0    3269       5
6. Youngstown State Penguins        (7)               1-0    2988      13
7. Old Dominion Monarchs                              1-0    2842       8
8. Northern Iowa Panthers                             0-1    2727       9
9. Eastern Washington Eagles                          1-0    2505      12
10. Wofford Terriers                                  1-0    2488      10
11. Appalachian State Mountaineers                    0-1    2484       6
12. Montana Grizzlies                                 1-0    2240      11
13. Towson Tigers                                     0-1    2236       7
14. New Hampshire Wildcats                            1-0    2063      14
15. Delaware Blue Hens                                1-0    1779      15
16. Lehigh Mountain Hawks                             1-0    1530      16
17. Stony Brook Seawolves                             1-0    1484      17
18. Illinois State Redbirds                           1-0    1229      19
19. Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks                     1-0    1082      20
20. Maine Black Bears                                 0-0     743      21  
21. Eastern Kentucky Colonels                         0-1     689      18 
22. McNeese State Cowboys                             1-0     594      NR
23. Indiana State Sycamores                           0-1     531      23
24. Jacksonville State Gamecocks                      0-1     443      22
25. Central Arkansas Bears                            0-1     356      24

Others receiving votes: Harvard 327, Liberty 213, UT Martin 173, South Carolina State 169, William & Mary 168, Norfolk State 146, Bethune-Cookman 134, Cal Poly 84, Chattanooga 76, Tennessee Tech 52, Eatern Illinois 48, Northern Arizona 43, North Dakota 43, Murray State 40, Albany 38, Portland State 34, South Dakota State 34, Penn 17, Samford 17, Alabama State 16, Tennessee State 16, Dayton 12, Morgan State 9, SE Missouri State 8, Idaho State 7, Southern Utah 7, Duquesne 7, Richmond 5, Georgetown 4, Furman 4, Alabama A&M 3, Alcorn State 3, Jackson State 3, Villanova 2, The Citadel 2, Cornell 2, San Diego 2, Western Illinois 1, Drake 1, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1, UC Davis 1. The Sports Network FCS
 

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