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FCS Polls Still Have Gamecocks No. 2
11/14/2016 3:04:00 PM | Football
JACKSONVILLE – After extending the longest conference winning streak in the nation on Saturday, the Jacksonville State football team held its ground in the polls on Monday.
The Gamecocks (9-1, 6-0 Ohio Valley Conference) are No. 2 in both the STATS FCS Poll and the FCS Coaches Poll for the fifth-straight week after downing Murray State 33-15 on the road. The win clinched at least a share of JSU's third-straight OVC title and extended the Gamecocks' OVC winning streak to 23 games, the longest active conference streak in the country and the second longest in OVC history.
JSU received 18 first-place votes in the STATS Poll and two in the Coaches Poll, while Sam Houston State occupied the top spot in both again. Eastern Washington and North Dakota State were No. 3 and 4, respectively, in both, while the coaches voted James Madison No. 5 and the STATS voters picking The Citadel fifth again.
The No. 1 Bearkats and The Citadel remained the FCS' two unbeaten teams, while JSU's lone loss came at LSU in Week Two. SHSU's last loss was a 62-10 defeat at JSU in last year's FCS semifinals.
Last week, the Gamecocks stymied the OVC's top passing attack in Murray State, holding the Racers to just 138 passing yards and only 178 yards of total offense. The JSU offense racked up 535 yards, 261 on the ground and 274 through the air. The Jax State defense remains the best in FCS, limiting foes to just 246.1 yards per game.
This week, the Gamecocks look to become the first team in OVC history to go unbeaten and untied for three-straight seasons when they host UT Martin at 1 p.m. on Saturday. The Skyhawks trail JSU by just one game and could win a share of the title and the league's automatic bid to the playoffs with a win.
JSU is the lone OVC team in either poll, while UT Martin received votes in both. Tennessee State picked up one vote in the Coaches Poll.
The release of this week's polls marks the 42nd consecutive week that JSU has been ranked in the Top 10 of at least one of the two polls, dating back to the final poll of the 2014 season. JSU and North Dakota State are the only two teams that have been in the Top 10 for each week during that time.
STATS FCS Poll
Rankings as of 11/14/2016
Rank. School, Votes(1st Place), Prev
1. Sam Houston State (10-0), 3873 (108), 1
2. Jacksonville State (9-1), 3742 (18), 2
3. Eastern Washington (9-1), 3685 (21), 3
4. North Dakota State (9-1), 3592 (7), 4
5. Citadel (10-0), 3376 (6), 5
6. James Madison (9-1), 3313, 6
7. Richmond (8-2), 2975, 8
8. South Dakota State (7-3), 2581, 11
9. North Carolina A&T (9-1), 2518, 10
10. North Dakota (9-2), 2432, 12
11. Central Arkansas (9-1), 2261, 13
12. Chattanooga (8-2), 2150 , 7
13. Villanova (7-3), 2094, 9
14. Charleston Southern (6-3), 2004, 14
15. Youngstown State (7-3), 1714, 17
16. Coastal Carolina (8-2), 1632, 15
17. Grambling State (7-1), 1326, 20
18. Samford (7-3), 1209, 22
19. Lehigh (8-2), 1049, 23
20. Wofford (7-3), 1005, NR
21. Cal Poly (6-4), 646, 16
22. Montana (6-4), 476, 18
23. Western Illinois (6-4), 411, 19
24. North Carolina Central (8-2), 405, NR
25. Saint Francis U (7-3), 208, NR
Others: New Hampshire (206) , UT Martin (183) , UNI (154) , San Diego (123) , Weber State (112) , Illinois State (92) , Harvard (84) , Maine (83) , Northern Colorado (41) , Penn (37) , Princeton (35) , Albany (29) , Kennesaw State (29) , Fordham (24) , Liberty (24) , Stony Brook (18) , Southern University (14) , Nicholls (12) , Northern Arizona (7) , Southeastern Louisiana (7) , Duquesne (4) , Southern Utah (3) , Dayton (2)
FCS Coaches Poll (Nov. 14, 2016)
Team (First-Place Votes), Points, Record, Previous
1. Sam Houston State (21), 641, 1, 10-0
2. Jacksonville State (2), 615, 2, 9-1
3. Eastern Washington (1), 595, 3, 9-1
4. North Dakota State (1), 575, 4, 9-1
5. James Madison (1), 555, 5, 9-1
6. The Citadel, 520, 6, 10-0
7. Richmond, 490, 8, 8-2
8. North Dakota, 440, 10, 9-2
9. North Carolina A&T, 434, 9, 9-1
10. South Dakota State, 400, 12, 7-3
11. Chattanooga, 373, 7, 8-2
12. Central Arkansas, 369, 13, 9-1
13. Charleston Southern, 342, 14, 6-3
14. Youngstown State, 309, 15, 7-3
15. Villanova, 292, 11, 7-3
16. Grambling State, 271, 18, 8-2
17. Lehigh, 235, 18, 7-3
18. Stamford, 213, 21, 7-3
19. Wofford, 166, NR, 7-3
20. North Carolina Central, 118, 25, 8-2
21. Montana, 84, 17, 6-4
22. Kennesaw State, 69, NR, 8-2
23. Cal Poly, 56, 20, 6-4
24. Western Illinois, 46, 19, 6-4
25. Illinois State, 31, NR, 6-5
Others receiving votes: San Diego (30), UT Martin (26), Weber State (26), Saint Francis (Pa.) (20), Northern Iowa (19), New Hampshire (16), Harvard (12), Liberty (11), Maine (10), Northern Arizona (8), Southeastern Louisiana (8), Princeton (5), Fordham (4), Penn (4), Gardner-Webb (3), Southern (3), Southern Utah (3), Northern Colorado (2), Tennessee State (1).
The Gamecocks (9-1, 6-0 Ohio Valley Conference) are No. 2 in both the STATS FCS Poll and the FCS Coaches Poll for the fifth-straight week after downing Murray State 33-15 on the road. The win clinched at least a share of JSU's third-straight OVC title and extended the Gamecocks' OVC winning streak to 23 games, the longest active conference streak in the country and the second longest in OVC history.
JSU received 18 first-place votes in the STATS Poll and two in the Coaches Poll, while Sam Houston State occupied the top spot in both again. Eastern Washington and North Dakota State were No. 3 and 4, respectively, in both, while the coaches voted James Madison No. 5 and the STATS voters picking The Citadel fifth again.
The No. 1 Bearkats and The Citadel remained the FCS' two unbeaten teams, while JSU's lone loss came at LSU in Week Two. SHSU's last loss was a 62-10 defeat at JSU in last year's FCS semifinals.
Last week, the Gamecocks stymied the OVC's top passing attack in Murray State, holding the Racers to just 138 passing yards and only 178 yards of total offense. The JSU offense racked up 535 yards, 261 on the ground and 274 through the air. The Jax State defense remains the best in FCS, limiting foes to just 246.1 yards per game.
This week, the Gamecocks look to become the first team in OVC history to go unbeaten and untied for three-straight seasons when they host UT Martin at 1 p.m. on Saturday. The Skyhawks trail JSU by just one game and could win a share of the title and the league's automatic bid to the playoffs with a win.
JSU is the lone OVC team in either poll, while UT Martin received votes in both. Tennessee State picked up one vote in the Coaches Poll.
The release of this week's polls marks the 42nd consecutive week that JSU has been ranked in the Top 10 of at least one of the two polls, dating back to the final poll of the 2014 season. JSU and North Dakota State are the only two teams that have been in the Top 10 for each week during that time.
STATS FCS Poll
Rankings as of 11/14/2016
Rank. School, Votes(1st Place), Prev
1. Sam Houston State (10-0), 3873 (108), 1
2. Jacksonville State (9-1), 3742 (18), 2
3. Eastern Washington (9-1), 3685 (21), 3
4. North Dakota State (9-1), 3592 (7), 4
5. Citadel (10-0), 3376 (6), 5
6. James Madison (9-1), 3313, 6
7. Richmond (8-2), 2975, 8
8. South Dakota State (7-3), 2581, 11
9. North Carolina A&T (9-1), 2518, 10
10. North Dakota (9-2), 2432, 12
11. Central Arkansas (9-1), 2261, 13
12. Chattanooga (8-2), 2150 , 7
13. Villanova (7-3), 2094, 9
14. Charleston Southern (6-3), 2004, 14
15. Youngstown State (7-3), 1714, 17
16. Coastal Carolina (8-2), 1632, 15
17. Grambling State (7-1), 1326, 20
18. Samford (7-3), 1209, 22
19. Lehigh (8-2), 1049, 23
20. Wofford (7-3), 1005, NR
21. Cal Poly (6-4), 646, 16
22. Montana (6-4), 476, 18
23. Western Illinois (6-4), 411, 19
24. North Carolina Central (8-2), 405, NR
25. Saint Francis U (7-3), 208, NR
Others: New Hampshire (206) , UT Martin (183) , UNI (154) , San Diego (123) , Weber State (112) , Illinois State (92) , Harvard (84) , Maine (83) , Northern Colorado (41) , Penn (37) , Princeton (35) , Albany (29) , Kennesaw State (29) , Fordham (24) , Liberty (24) , Stony Brook (18) , Southern University (14) , Nicholls (12) , Northern Arizona (7) , Southeastern Louisiana (7) , Duquesne (4) , Southern Utah (3) , Dayton (2)
FCS Coaches Poll (Nov. 14, 2016)
Team (First-Place Votes), Points, Record, Previous
1. Sam Houston State (21), 641, 1, 10-0
2. Jacksonville State (2), 615, 2, 9-1
3. Eastern Washington (1), 595, 3, 9-1
4. North Dakota State (1), 575, 4, 9-1
5. James Madison (1), 555, 5, 9-1
6. The Citadel, 520, 6, 10-0
7. Richmond, 490, 8, 8-2
8. North Dakota, 440, 10, 9-2
9. North Carolina A&T, 434, 9, 9-1
10. South Dakota State, 400, 12, 7-3
11. Chattanooga, 373, 7, 8-2
12. Central Arkansas, 369, 13, 9-1
13. Charleston Southern, 342, 14, 6-3
14. Youngstown State, 309, 15, 7-3
15. Villanova, 292, 11, 7-3
16. Grambling State, 271, 18, 8-2
17. Lehigh, 235, 18, 7-3
18. Stamford, 213, 21, 7-3
19. Wofford, 166, NR, 7-3
20. North Carolina Central, 118, 25, 8-2
21. Montana, 84, 17, 6-4
22. Kennesaw State, 69, NR, 8-2
23. Cal Poly, 56, 20, 6-4
24. Western Illinois, 46, 19, 6-4
25. Illinois State, 31, NR, 6-5
Others receiving votes: San Diego (30), UT Martin (26), Weber State (26), Saint Francis (Pa.) (20), Northern Iowa (19), New Hampshire (16), Harvard (12), Liberty (11), Maine (10), Northern Arizona (8), Southeastern Louisiana (8), Princeton (5), Fordham (4), Penn (4), Gardner-Webb (3), Southern (3), Southern Utah (3), Northern Colorado (2), Tennessee State (1).
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