Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Lehigh football team is now No. 11 and No. 15 in national rankings

http://blogs.mcall.com/groller/ FROM KEITH GROLLER Tehigh's come-from-behind, 28-26 win over Liberty on Saturday night was good enough to elevate the Mountain Hawks in the FCS national rankings. Lehigh moved two spots to No. 11 in the FCS Coaches poll and improved one spot to No. 15 in the Sports Network poll. Here's what they look like: The Coaches Poll: FCS Coaches Poll Record Pts Pvs 1. North Dakota State (25) 3-0 648 1 2. Montana State (1) 4-0 618 2 3. Youngstown State 4-0 597 3 4. Old Dominion 4-0 572 5 5. Wofford 3-0 522 6 6. James Madison 3-1 517 7 7. Eastern Washington 2-1 470 9 8. Delaware 4-0 429 12 9. Georgia Southern 2-1 410 10 10. Sam Houston State 1-2 360 3 11. Lehigh 4-0 357 13 12. Illinois State 4-0 350 15 13. Towson 2-1 298 16 14. Central Arkansas 3-1 295 21 15. The Citadel 3-1 276 14 16. Appalachian State 2-2 237 18 17. Northern Iowa 1-3 227 8 18. Stony Brook 3-1 200 20 19. Eastern Kentucky 3-1 160 23 20. Montana 2-2 135 11 21. McNeese State 3-1 121 17 22. New Hampshire 2-2 97 19 23. Cal Poly 3-0 95 - 24. Harvard 2-0 89 24 25. Samford 4-0 69 - Others receiving votes: Northern Arizona 63, Tennessee State 60, North Dakota 48, Albany 24, South Dakota State 23, Alabama A&M 18, Lafayette 10, Indiana State 9, Jacksonville State 9, Maine 9, Florida A&M 3, Richmond 2, UT Martin 1. The Sports Network poll: The Sports Network FCS Top 25 College Football Poll Team (First-place votes) 2012 Record Points Previous Rank 1. North Dakota State Bison (154) 3-0 4201 1 2. Montana State Bobcats (5) 4-0 3955 2 3. Youngstown State Penguins (10) 4-0 3889 4 4. Old Dominion Monarchs 4-0 3629 5 5. James Madison Dukes 3-1 3399 6 6. Wofford Terriers 3-0 3219 7 7. Eastern Washington Eagles 2-1 2964 9 8. Delaware Blue Hens 4-0 2617 12 9. Sam Houston State Bearkats 1-2 2399 3 10. Georgia Southern Eagles 2-1 2379 11 11. The Citadel Bulldogs 3-1 2351 10 12. Towson Tigers 2-1 2239 13 13. Illinois State Redbirds 4-0 2223 15 14. Northern Iowa Panthers 1-3 1899 8 15. Lehigh Mountain Hawks 4-0 1785 16 16. Central Arkansas Bears 3-1 1784 25 17. Appalachian State Mountaineers 2-2 1615 17 18. Stony Brook Seawolves 3-1 1318 20 19. Eastern Kentucky Colonels 3-1 1182 21 20. New Hampshire Wildcats 2-2 970 18 21. Montana Grizzlies 2-2 864 14 22. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 3-1 836 NR 23. Cal Poly Mustangs 3-0 651 NR 24. McNeese State Cowboys 3-1 384 19 25. South Dakota State Jackrabbits 3-1 371 NR Others receiving votes: Harvard 272, Tennessee State 246, Samford 237, Albany 235, North Dakota 175, UT Martin 116, Indiana State 74, Richmond 71, Alabama A&M 65, Jacksonville State 57, Lafayette 56, Stephen F. Austin 53, Maine 38, Bethune-Cookman 21, Villanova 18, Sacramento State 17, South Carolina State 16, Southern Utah 9, Norfolk State 5, Howard 5, Eastern Illinois 5, Jacksonville 3, Monmouth 3, Georgetown 2, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 2, Tennessee Tech 1

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