COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- The schedule may have said the Tennessee
Tech football team was idle last Saturday, but the Golden Eagles
were busy anyway, moving up several notches in the national polls.
Coach Watson Brown's team is ranked 19th in both The Sports
Network/Fathead.com and NCAA FCS Coaches Polls this week.
The Ohio Valley Conference has two teams -- Tech and Jacksonville
State -- in the Top 20. Winners of four in a row, Tennessee Tech
(4-1/3-0 OVC) is one of just 12 teams remaining unbeaten against
Football Championship Subdivision opponents. After opening the
season with a loss at Iowa, a Football Bowl Subdivision squad, Tech
rebounded with a victory over Maryville College. Since then, the
Golden Eagles have won three in a row in OVC play, including two on
the road.
Tech's ranking will be severely tested this week when the Golden
Eagles host a resurgent Tennessee State squad Saturday at 7 p.m. in
Tucker Stadium. The Tigers throttled Southeast Missouri, 55-3, last
week in Nashville.
For tickets, please call or visit the Athletic Ticket Office in
Eblen Center (931-372-3940). Tickets may also be ordered
online.
The Sports Network/Fathead.com FCS Top-25 College Football Poll
Team (First-place votes) | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
---|---|---|---|
1. Georgia Southern Eagles (132) | 5-0 | 4,090 | 1 |
2. Northern Iowa Panthers (24) | 4-1 | 3,957 | 2 |
3. Montana State Bobcats (2) | 5-1 | 3,679 | 3 |
4. North Dakota State Bison (6) | 5-0 | 3,661 | 4 |
5. Wofford Terriers (2) | 4-1 | 3,502 | 5 |
6. New Hampshire Wildcats | 4-1 | 3,331 | 6 |
7. Appalachian State Mountaineers | 3-2 | 2,954 | 8 |
8. Lehigh Mountain Hawks | 5-1 | 2,728 | 10 |
9. Delaware Blue Hens | 4-2 | 2,633 | 13 |
10. Sam Houston State Bearkats | 5-0 | 2,628 | 11 |
11. Jacksonville State Gamecocks | 4-1 | 2,393 | 12 |
12. Maine Black Bears | 4-1 | 2,214 | 19 |
13. James Madison Dukes | 4-2 | 2,203 | 7 |
14. Montana Grizzlies | 4-2 | 1,978 | 16 |
15. South Dakota Coyotes | 4-2 | 1,666 | 18 |
16. William & Mary Tribe | 3-3 | 1,361 | 9 |
17. Towson Tigers | 4-1 | 1,353 | 25 |
18. Old Dominion Monarchs | 5-1 | 1,316 | 21 |
19. Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles | 4-1 | 898 | 23 |
20. Richmond Spiders | 3-3 | 757 | 14 |
21. Indiana State Sycamores | 4-2 | 726 | 17 |
22. McNeese State Cowboys | 3-2 | 702 | 15 |
23. North Dakota Fighting Sioux | 4-2 | 460 | NR |
24. Alabama State Hornets | 5-1 | 445 | NR |
25. Jackson State Tigers | 5-1 | 306 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Norfolk State 290, Southern Illinois 243, Chattanooga 211, Coastal Carolina 182, Massachusetts 160, Southern Utah 132, Sacramento State 128, Texas State 121, San Diego 65, Portland State 62, Liberty 61, Samford 44, Elon 44, Harvard 34, Central Arkansas 33, Yale 32, South Carolina State 31, Hampton 19, Furman 19, South Dakota State 17, Eastern Washington 13, Weber State 12, UT Martin 11, Cal Poly 8, Stony Brook 8, Albany 8, Western Illinois 6, Brown 5, Drake 3, Penn 3, Eastern Kentucky 1, North Carolina A&T 1, UC Davis 1, Jacksonville 1. FCS Coaches Poll (I-AA): Week 7Records through Sun Oct 9, 2011FCS Coaches Poll (I-AA) Ranking
Others Receiving Votes: Southern Ill. 80, Harvard 26, Chattanooga 23, South Dakota St. 22, Norfolk St. 20, Alabama St. 18, Southern Utah 16, Sacramento St. 13, Massachusetts 9, San Diego 9, Illinois St. 8, Liberty 8, Jacksonville 7, Eastern Wash. 6, Texas St. 6, Elon 2, Albany 1 |