TOWSON, Md. - After a 31-28 last-second victory over No. 14 Richmond, Towson University has moved up to 17th in The Sports Network/Fathead.com NCAA FCS College Football Weekly Poll, which was announced on Monday. The Tigers, who are now 4-1 on the season, are ranked among the Top 25 for the third consecutive week. Last week, the Tigers were ranked 25th.
The Tigers opened the season with wins over Morgan State, No. 20 Villanova and Colgate. After a loss to Maryland, the Tigers won their second straight game against a nationally-ranked team when they edged No. 14 Richmond on Saturday night, 31-28.
Towson joins No. 6 New Hampshire, No. 9 Delaware, No. 12 Maine, No. 13 James Madison, No. 16 William & Mary, No. 18 Old Dominion and No. 20 Richmond as Colonial Athletic Association teams that are ranked in the Top 25. The CAA is the first conference ever to have eight teams ranked in the NCAA FCS Top 25.
The Tigers' No. 17 national ranking matches their highest-ever ranking in NCAA FCS. On Oct. 9, 2006, the Tigers were ranked 17th in NCAA FCS with a 4-0 record.
The Tigers, who are 2-0 against Top 25 teams, visit No. 18 Old Dominion on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 3:30 p.m.
The Sports Network/Fathead.com FCS Top-25 College Football Poll
| Team (First Place Votes) |
Record |
Points |
Prev. Rank |
| 1. Georgia Southern (132) |
5-0 |
4,090 |
1 |
| 2. Northern Iowa (24) |
4-1 |
3,957 |
2 |
| 3. Montana State (2) |
5-1 |
3,679 |
3 |
| 4. North Dakota State (6) |
5-0 |
3,661 |
4 |
| 5. Wofford (2) |
4-1 |
3,502 |
5 |
| 6. New Hampshire |
4-1 |
3,331 |
6 |
| 7. Appalachian State |
3-2 |
2,954 |
8 |
| 8. Lehigh |
4-2 |
2,728 |
10 |
| 9. Delaware |
4-2 |
2,633 |
13 |
| 10. Sam Houston State |
5-0 |
2,628 |
11 |
| 11. Jacksonville State |
4-1 |
2,393 |
12 |
| 12. Maine |
4-1 |
2,214 |
19 |
| 13. James Madison |
4-2 |
2,203 |
7 |
| 14. Montana |
4-2 |
1,978 |
16 |
| 15. South Dakota |
4-2 |
1,666 |
18 |
| 16. William & Mary |
3-3 |
1,361 |
9 |
| 17. Towson |
4-1 |
1,353 |
25 |
| 18. Old Dominion |
5-1 |
1,316 |
21 |
| 19. Tennessee Tech |
4-1 |
898 |
NR |
| 20. Richmond |
3-3 |
757 |
14 |
| 21. Indiana State |
4-2 |
726 |
17 |
| 22. McNeese State |
3-2 |
702 |
15 |
| 23. North Dakota |
4-2 |
460 |
NR |
| 24. Alabama State |
5-1 |
445 |
NR |
| 25. Jackson State |
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.
