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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.
