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TOWSON, Md. - For the fifth week in a row, Towson University is ranked among the Top 25 in The Sports Network/Fathead.com NCAA FCS College Football Weekly Poll, which was announced on Monday. The Tigers, who are now 6-1, are ranked 13th in the nation.
This is the highest national ranking that the Tigers have ever received at the NCAA FCS level. The previous best ranking was 15th. The Tigers, who were ranked 15th in the nation last week, moved up after a 38-27 win over William and Mary.
The Tigers, who are unbeaten against NCAA FCS competition this season, have won three games in a row. Towson is 4-0 against nationally-ranked opponents with wins over No. 20 Villanova, No. 14 Richmond and No. 18 Old Dominion prior to the victory over William and Mary.
Towson joins No. 8 Maine, No. 9 James Madison, No. 10 New Hampshire, No. 15 Old Dominion, No. 18 William and Mary and No. 21 Delaware as Colonial Athletic Association teams that are ranked in the Top 25. The CAA, which had nine teams ranked in the NCAA FCS last week, has seven nationally-ranked teams this week.
The Tigers, who are tied for first in the CAA with Maine (6-1, 4-0), return to Johnny Unitas® Stadium this week to host No. 21 Delaware on Saturday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m.
The Sports Network/Fathead.com FCS Top-25 College Football Poll
1. Georgia Southern (131)
7-0
3,930
1
2. Northern Iowa (17)
6-1
3,768
2
3. North Dakota State (10)
7-0
3,602
3
4. Montana State (1)
7-1
3,548
4
5. Appalachian State
5-2
3,153
6
6. Sam Houston State
7-0
3,104
7
7. Lehigh
6-1
2,850
8
8. Maine
6-1
2,830
9
9. James Madison
5-2
2,515
11
10. New Hampshire
5-2
2,340
13
11. Montana
6-2
2,334
12
12. Wofford
5-2
2,289
5
13. TOWSON
6-1
2,214
15
14. Jacksonville State
5-2
2,112
10
15. Old Dominion
6-2
1,497
21
16. Alabama State
6-1
1,305
19
17. South Dakota
5-3
930
25
18. William & Mary
4-4
896
14
19. Jackson State
6-1
863
23
20. Indiana State
5-3
622
17
21. Delaware
4-4
513
16
22. Illinois State
5-3
496
NR
23. Liberty
5-3
480
NR
24. Harvard
5-1
388
NR
25. Tennessee Tech
4-2
346
NR
Others receiving votes: Central Arkansas 303, Massachusetts 300, Richmond 297, Furman 256, Chattanooga 231, North Dakota 203, Cal Poly 200, Eastern Washington 141, Norfolk State 139, Brown 136, Albany 90, Jacksonville 79, Texas State 56, Alabama A&M 48, San Diego 29, Samford 27, Penn 23, Florida A&M 20, Southern Utah 20, Portland State 19, Georgetown 18, Sacramento State 16, Stony Brook 14, South Dakota State 12, UT Martin 12, Southern Illinois 10, Elon 10, Eastern Kentucky 8, McNeese State 6, Bethune-Cookman 5, South Carolina State 5, Duquesne 4, The Citadel 4, Youngstown State 3, Holy Cross 3, Northwestern State 2, Drake 1, Lafayette 1.
CAA Teams listed in bold.
