Jax State Ranked No. 9 in The Sports Network/Fathead.com Preseason Football Poll
8/15/2011 1:32:00 PM | Football
PHILADELPHIA – Jacksonville State is ranked No. 9 in The Sports Network/Fathead.com FCS Preseason Top 25 poll, which was released on Monday.
Defending FCS champion Eastern Washington is ranked No. 1 after receiving 90 first-place votes to finish just ahead of No. 2 Appalachian State.
The Gamecocks enter the 2011 season having been ranked in the football polls for 31 consecutive weeks, the longest such stretch in the school's 108-year football history. The No. 9 preseason ranking is the highest preseason ranking for the Gamecocks since being ranked No. 2 in the 1992 NCAA Division II preseason poll.
Since joining the OVC in 2003, Jax State holds the highest winning percentage of all FCS teams. The Gamecocks have won 76.6 percent of their conference games, a 48-15 record, while Eastern Kentucky is second with a 70.6 all-time winning percentage in OVC play.
The Gamecocks had one of the most successful seasons in the school's Division I history in 2010, posting a 9-3 overall record and being ranked as high as No. 2 in the national polls. JSU also advanced to the second round of the NCAA playoffs and hosted its first home playoff game in 18 years at the newly renovated Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium. The season started with the Gamecocks claiming one of the biggest wins in school history, a 49-48 double-overtime thriller at Ole Miss.
Jax State is the preseason pick to win the Ohio Valley Conference and opens the 2011 season against UT Martin on Thursday, September 1. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. at Burgess-Snow Field.
THE SPORTS NETWORK/FATHEAD.COM PRESEASON POLL
1. Eastern Washington Eagles (90) 13-2 3,377 1
2. Appalachian State Mountaineers (14) 10-3 3,142 4
3. William & Mary Tribe (20) 8-4 3,110 10
4. Georgia Southern Eagles (11) 10-5 3,095 5
5. Delaware Blue Hens (2) 12-3 2,806 20
6. Montana State Bobcats 9-3 2,623 11
7. Northern Iowa Panthers 7-5 2,452 19
8. Wofford Terriers 10-3 2,357 6
9. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 9-3 2,028 12
10. New Hampshire Wildcats (1) 8-5 2,025 7
11. North Dakota State Bison 9-5 1,720 9
12. Montana Grizzlies 7-4 1,668 20
13. Lehigh Mountain Hawks 10-3 1,351 14
14. Villanova Wildcats (2) 9-5 1,262 3
15. James Madison Dukes 6-5 1,247 NR
16. Richmond Spiders 6-5 987 NR
17. Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 9-3 969 8
18. Central Arkansas Bears 7-4 961 NR
19. Southern Illinois Salukis 5-6 934 NR
20. McNeese State Cowboys 6-5 701 NR
21. Chattanooga Mocs 6-5 672 NR
22. Liberty Flames 8-3 630 21
23. South Carolina State Bulldogs 9-3 628 16
24. Sacramento State Hornets 6-5 587 NR
25. Massachusetts Minutemen 6-5 519 NR
Others receiving votes: Penn 456, Bethune-Cookman 425, Southeast Missouri State 341, Murray State 315, Western Illinois 247, Southern Utah 240, Jacksonville 215, Cal Poly 168, Stony Brook 163, Grambling State 146, Eastern Kentucky 139, Jackson State 76, Florida A&M 76, Colgate 75, Sam Houston State 75, Harvard 54, Indiana State 51, UC Davis 48, South Dakota State 40, Youngstown State 28, Central Connecticut State 26, Coastal Carolina 25, Dayton 21, Northwestern State 20, Northern Arizona 18, Elon 16, Yale 15, Weber State 13, Illinois State 12, Tennessee Tech 12, Rhode Island 11, Maine 10, Albany 10, Texas Southern 10, Northern Colorado 10, Furman 10, Brown 8, South Dakota 7, Old Dominion 5, Columbia 5, Missouri State 2, Robert Morris 2, Hampton 1, Duquesne 1, UT Martin 1.
Defending FCS champion Eastern Washington is ranked No. 1 after receiving 90 first-place votes to finish just ahead of No. 2 Appalachian State.
The Gamecocks enter the 2011 season having been ranked in the football polls for 31 consecutive weeks, the longest such stretch in the school's 108-year football history. The No. 9 preseason ranking is the highest preseason ranking for the Gamecocks since being ranked No. 2 in the 1992 NCAA Division II preseason poll.
Since joining the OVC in 2003, Jax State holds the highest winning percentage of all FCS teams. The Gamecocks have won 76.6 percent of their conference games, a 48-15 record, while Eastern Kentucky is second with a 70.6 all-time winning percentage in OVC play.
The Gamecocks had one of the most successful seasons in the school's Division I history in 2010, posting a 9-3 overall record and being ranked as high as No. 2 in the national polls. JSU also advanced to the second round of the NCAA playoffs and hosted its first home playoff game in 18 years at the newly renovated Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium. The season started with the Gamecocks claiming one of the biggest wins in school history, a 49-48 double-overtime thriller at Ole Miss.
Jax State is the preseason pick to win the Ohio Valley Conference and opens the 2011 season against UT Martin on Thursday, September 1. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. at Burgess-Snow Field.
THE SPORTS NETWORK/FATHEAD.COM PRESEASON POLL
1. Eastern Washington Eagles (90) 13-2 3,377 1
2. Appalachian State Mountaineers (14) 10-3 3,142 4
3. William & Mary Tribe (20) 8-4 3,110 10
4. Georgia Southern Eagles (11) 10-5 3,095 5
5. Delaware Blue Hens (2) 12-3 2,806 20
6. Montana State Bobcats 9-3 2,623 11
7. Northern Iowa Panthers 7-5 2,452 19
8. Wofford Terriers 10-3 2,357 6
9. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 9-3 2,028 12
10. New Hampshire Wildcats (1) 8-5 2,025 7
11. North Dakota State Bison 9-5 1,720 9
12. Montana Grizzlies 7-4 1,668 20
13. Lehigh Mountain Hawks 10-3 1,351 14
14. Villanova Wildcats (2) 9-5 1,262 3
15. James Madison Dukes 6-5 1,247 NR
16. Richmond Spiders 6-5 987 NR
17. Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 9-3 969 8
18. Central Arkansas Bears 7-4 961 NR
19. Southern Illinois Salukis 5-6 934 NR
20. McNeese State Cowboys 6-5 701 NR
21. Chattanooga Mocs 6-5 672 NR
22. Liberty Flames 8-3 630 21
23. South Carolina State Bulldogs 9-3 628 16
24. Sacramento State Hornets 6-5 587 NR
25. Massachusetts Minutemen 6-5 519 NR
Others receiving votes: Penn 456, Bethune-Cookman 425, Southeast Missouri State 341, Murray State 315, Western Illinois 247, Southern Utah 240, Jacksonville 215, Cal Poly 168, Stony Brook 163, Grambling State 146, Eastern Kentucky 139, Jackson State 76, Florida A&M 76, Colgate 75, Sam Houston State 75, Harvard 54, Indiana State 51, UC Davis 48, South Dakota State 40, Youngstown State 28, Central Connecticut State 26, Coastal Carolina 25, Dayton 21, Northwestern State 20, Northern Arizona 18, Elon 16, Yale 15, Weber State 13, Illinois State 12, Tennessee Tech 12, Rhode Island 11, Maine 10, Albany 10, Texas Southern 10, Northern Colorado 10, Furman 10, Brown 8, South Dakota 7, Old Dominion 5, Columbia 5, Missouri State 2, Robert Morris 2, Hampton 1, Duquesne 1, UT Martin 1.
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