Gamecocks No. 1 in STATS Poll For 5th Straight Week
10/12/2015 2:43:00 PM | Football
JACKSONVILLE – The Jacksonville State football team held onto its No. 1 ranking in the STATS FCS Poll and the No. 3 spot in the FCS Coaches Poll after its off week last week.
The Gamecocks (4-1, 2-0 Ohio Valley Conference) received 89 first-place votes for the second-straight week in the STATS poll and had 3,853 total votes to hold the top spot for the fifth-straight week. It marks the 23rd straight week that JSU has been ranked in the Top 10 of at least one FCS poll, a streak that dates back to the final poll of 2013.
North Dakota State received 27 first-place votes and 3,707 total votes and jumped Coastal Carolina for the second spot in the STATS poll after a win over No. 10 Northern Iowa on Saturday. UNI dropped to No. 12. CCU is third with 30 first-place votes and 3,679 total votes. Illinois State and James Madison held their spots in fourth and fifth, respectively.
Eastern Kentucky climbed from 17th to No. 14 after a win over Tennessee Tech and is the only other OVC team in the Top 25.
In the Coaches Poll, Coastal Carolina held on to the No. 1 spot with 15 first-place votes and 628 total votes, barely ahead of second-place NDSU. The Bison grabbed five first-place votes and 623 overall, while the Gamecocks received 600 total votes and four first-place votes.
ISU and JMU are No. 4 and No. 5 in the Coaches Poll, as well, while EKU moved from No. 20 to No. 15.
The Gamecocks will return to action Saturday at Tennessee Tech in Cookeville, Tenn., a game that will kick off at 6 p.m. CT. It will be broadcast on the Gamecock Sports Network and on the OVC Digital Network. It will begin a six-game OVC stretch over the final six weeks of the regular season.
STATS FCS Poll
Rankings as of 10/12/2015
Rank School, Votes, Prev
1. Jacksonville State (4-1), 3853 (89), 1
2. North Dakota State (4-1), 3707 (27), 3
3. Coastal Carolina (6-0), 3679 (30), 2
4. Illinois State (4-1), 3527 (1), 4
5. James Madison (6-0), 3447 (12), 5
6. Chattanooga (4-1), 3076, 6
7. South Dakota State (4-1), 2870, 8
8. Eastern Washington (3-2), 2864, 7
9. Sam Houston State (3-2), 2361, 11
10. Fordham (5-1), 2201, 13
11. Youngstown State (3-2), 2159, 9
12. UNI (2-3), 2126, 10
13. Richmond (4-1), 2011, 16
14. Eastern Kentucky (3-2), 1834, 17
15. McNeese State (5-0), 1722, 22
16. Montana State (3-2), 1566, 18
17. Portland State (4-1), 1319, 25
18. Harvard (4-0), 1084, 24
19. New Hampshire (3-2), 1082, 21
20. Montana (3-3), 1072, 12
21. Indiana State (3-2), 658, 19
22. Liberty (3-3), 585, 15
23. Southeastern Louisiana (3-2), 472, 20
24. William & Mary (3-2), 452, NR
25. Villanova (2-3), 445, 14
Others: Alcorn State (236) , North Carolina A&T (199) , Western Illinois (197) , Dartmouth (173) , North Dakota (148) , Lamar (145) , Bethune-Cookman (97) , Cal Poly (74) , Charleston Southern (54) , Princeton (23) , Southern Illinois (22) , Weber State (21) , Samford (18) , Jacksonville (17) , Southern Utah (16) , Furman (14) , Stony Brook (13) , UT Martin (11) , Central Arkansas (7) , Western Carolina (5) , Southern University (5) , Grambling State (3) , Citadel (2) , Northern Arizona (1) , Duquesne (1) , South Carolina State (1)
FCS Coaches Poll
Rankings as of Oct. 12, 2015
Team (First-Place Votes), Record, Points, Last
1. Coastal Carolina (15), 6-0, 628, 1
2. North Dakota State (5), 4-1, 623, 2
3. Jacksonville State (4), 4-1, 600, 3
4. Illinois State, 4-1, 573, 4
5. James Madison (2), 6-0, 565, 5
6. Chattanooga, 4-1, 515, 6
7. South Dakota State, 4-1, 469, 9
8. Eastern Washington, 3-2, 455, 8
9. McNeese State, 5-0, 402, 13
10. Fordham, 5-1, 364, 12
11. Sam Houston State, 3-2, 363, 14
12. Youngstown State, 3-2, 352, 7
13. Richmond, 4-1, 322, 18
14. Northern Iowa, 2-3, 294, 10
15. Eastern Kentucky, 3-2, 280, 20
16. Montana State, 3-2, 279, 19
17. Portland State, 4-1, 234, 23
18. Harvard, 4-0, 157, 24
19. Montana, 3-3, 146, 11
20. New Hampshire, 3-2, 134, 22
21. Southeastern Louisiana, 3-2, 108, 17
22. Liberty, 3-3, 102,15
23. Charleston Southern, 4-1, 78, NR
24. Villanova, 2-3, 61, 16
William & Mary, 3-2, 61, NR
Dropped from rankings: Indiana State, North Dakota
Others receiving votes: North Carolina A&T (57), Indiana State (42), Western Illinois (31), North Dakota (28), Alcorn State (28), Dartmouth (16), Cal Poly (14), Lamar (13), Furman (12), Samford (11), Bethune-Cookman (11), Jacksonville (10), South Carolina State (5), Central Arkansas (3), Idaho State (2), Princeton (2).
The Gamecocks (4-1, 2-0 Ohio Valley Conference) received 89 first-place votes for the second-straight week in the STATS poll and had 3,853 total votes to hold the top spot for the fifth-straight week. It marks the 23rd straight week that JSU has been ranked in the Top 10 of at least one FCS poll, a streak that dates back to the final poll of 2013.
North Dakota State received 27 first-place votes and 3,707 total votes and jumped Coastal Carolina for the second spot in the STATS poll after a win over No. 10 Northern Iowa on Saturday. UNI dropped to No. 12. CCU is third with 30 first-place votes and 3,679 total votes. Illinois State and James Madison held their spots in fourth and fifth, respectively.
Eastern Kentucky climbed from 17th to No. 14 after a win over Tennessee Tech and is the only other OVC team in the Top 25.
In the Coaches Poll, Coastal Carolina held on to the No. 1 spot with 15 first-place votes and 628 total votes, barely ahead of second-place NDSU. The Bison grabbed five first-place votes and 623 overall, while the Gamecocks received 600 total votes and four first-place votes.
ISU and JMU are No. 4 and No. 5 in the Coaches Poll, as well, while EKU moved from No. 20 to No. 15.
The Gamecocks will return to action Saturday at Tennessee Tech in Cookeville, Tenn., a game that will kick off at 6 p.m. CT. It will be broadcast on the Gamecock Sports Network and on the OVC Digital Network. It will begin a six-game OVC stretch over the final six weeks of the regular season.
STATS FCS Poll
Rankings as of 10/12/2015
Rank School, Votes, Prev
1. Jacksonville State (4-1), 3853 (89), 1
2. North Dakota State (4-1), 3707 (27), 3
3. Coastal Carolina (6-0), 3679 (30), 2
4. Illinois State (4-1), 3527 (1), 4
5. James Madison (6-0), 3447 (12), 5
6. Chattanooga (4-1), 3076, 6
7. South Dakota State (4-1), 2870, 8
8. Eastern Washington (3-2), 2864, 7
9. Sam Houston State (3-2), 2361, 11
10. Fordham (5-1), 2201, 13
11. Youngstown State (3-2), 2159, 9
12. UNI (2-3), 2126, 10
13. Richmond (4-1), 2011, 16
14. Eastern Kentucky (3-2), 1834, 17
15. McNeese State (5-0), 1722, 22
16. Montana State (3-2), 1566, 18
17. Portland State (4-1), 1319, 25
18. Harvard (4-0), 1084, 24
19. New Hampshire (3-2), 1082, 21
20. Montana (3-3), 1072, 12
21. Indiana State (3-2), 658, 19
22. Liberty (3-3), 585, 15
23. Southeastern Louisiana (3-2), 472, 20
24. William & Mary (3-2), 452, NR
25. Villanova (2-3), 445, 14
Others: Alcorn State (236) , North Carolina A&T (199) , Western Illinois (197) , Dartmouth (173) , North Dakota (148) , Lamar (145) , Bethune-Cookman (97) , Cal Poly (74) , Charleston Southern (54) , Princeton (23) , Southern Illinois (22) , Weber State (21) , Samford (18) , Jacksonville (17) , Southern Utah (16) , Furman (14) , Stony Brook (13) , UT Martin (11) , Central Arkansas (7) , Western Carolina (5) , Southern University (5) , Grambling State (3) , Citadel (2) , Northern Arizona (1) , Duquesne (1) , South Carolina State (1)
FCS Coaches Poll
Rankings as of Oct. 12, 2015
Team (First-Place Votes), Record, Points, Last
1. Coastal Carolina (15), 6-0, 628, 1
2. North Dakota State (5), 4-1, 623, 2
3. Jacksonville State (4), 4-1, 600, 3
4. Illinois State, 4-1, 573, 4
5. James Madison (2), 6-0, 565, 5
6. Chattanooga, 4-1, 515, 6
7. South Dakota State, 4-1, 469, 9
8. Eastern Washington, 3-2, 455, 8
9. McNeese State, 5-0, 402, 13
10. Fordham, 5-1, 364, 12
11. Sam Houston State, 3-2, 363, 14
12. Youngstown State, 3-2, 352, 7
13. Richmond, 4-1, 322, 18
14. Northern Iowa, 2-3, 294, 10
15. Eastern Kentucky, 3-2, 280, 20
16. Montana State, 3-2, 279, 19
17. Portland State, 4-1, 234, 23
18. Harvard, 4-0, 157, 24
19. Montana, 3-3, 146, 11
20. New Hampshire, 3-2, 134, 22
21. Southeastern Louisiana, 3-2, 108, 17
22. Liberty, 3-3, 102,15
23. Charleston Southern, 4-1, 78, NR
24. Villanova, 2-3, 61, 16
William & Mary, 3-2, 61, NR
Dropped from rankings: Indiana State, North Dakota
Others receiving votes: North Carolina A&T (57), Indiana State (42), Western Illinois (31), North Dakota (28), Alcorn State (28), Dartmouth (16), Cal Poly (14), Lamar (13), Furman (12), Samford (11), Bethune-Cookman (11), Jacksonville (10), South Carolina State (5), Central Arkansas (3), Idaho State (2), Princeton (2).
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