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Salukis Fall One Spot To No. 2
By admin | May 9, 2009
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Four Gateway Conference are ranked for the second-straight week, including Southern Illinois, UNI, Western Kentucky and Western Illinois. The Salukis, who achieved their first No. 1 ranking as a Gateway member last week, fell one spot to No. 2 after falling 23-22 to I-A Northern Illinois last week.
All eight Gateway teams are either ranked or receiving votes, as Illinois State and SMS are among those receiving votes in both The Sports Network poll and the ESPN/USA Today Coaches polls. Indiana State received votes in the ESPN/USA Today coaches, while Youngstown State received mention in the Sports Network poll.
The Montana Grizzlies are back in a familiar position. Montana's 41-23 win against Hofstra, coupled with Southern Illinois' 23-22
Southern Illinois fell just one spot to No. 2 after an impressive effort at I-A Northern Illinois. The Salukis missed a two-point conversion late in the fourth quarter of the 23-22 loss. The Salukis garnered 26 first-place votes.
Twenty-three of the poll's 25 teams will be in action this weekend. No. 3 Wofford visits No. 8 Georgia Southern in the Southern Conference opener for both teams. No. 13 Stephen F. Austin goes to No. 7 Northern Iowa, and No. 14 Montana State hosts No. 22 Cal Poly. No. 15 Maine takes on I-A Mississippi State.
Sports Network Top 25 Poll (Sept. 13)
1. Montana (61) 2-0 2,492 2 at Sam Houston State
2. Southern Illinois (26) 1-1 2,340 1 William Penn
3. Wofford (6) 1-0 2,295 3 at No. 8 Georgia Southern
4. Furman (3) 2-0 2,225 5 at Gardner-Webb
5. Villanova 2-0 2,016 8 James Madison
6. Delaware 1-1 1,837 7 West Chester
7. UNI (1) 1-1 1,789 9 No. 13 Stephen F. Austin
8. Georgia Southern 1-1 1,740 10 No. 3 Wofford
9. Massachusetts (1) 2-0 1,685 14 Richmond
10. New Hampshire (5) 2-0 1,498 19 William & Mary
11. Western Kentucky 1-1 1,487 11 at E. Kentucky
12. Colgate 0-1 1,367 4 Dartmouth
13. Stephen F. Austin 2-0 1,360 15 at No. 7 UNI
14. Montana State 1-0 1,237 12 No. 22 Cal Poly
15. Maine 1-1 1,177 17 at Mississippi State
16. Western Illinois 1-1 1,141 16 at Hampton
17. McNeese State 1-1 967 6 Youngstown State
18. Northeastern 1-1 670 18 OPEN
19. Northern Arizona 0-2 666 13 OPEN
20. Appalachian State 1-1 650 24 The Citadel
21. Northwestern State 1-1 616 21 Texas Southern
22. Cal Poly 2-0 300 NR at No. 14 Montana State
23. Penn 0-0 269 25 at San Diego
24. Lehigh 1-1 231 22 at Liberty
25. Southeastern Louisiana 2-0 229 NR at Texas State
Others receiving votes (in order of points, minimum of five required): Alcorn State 199, Eastern Kentucky 156, Hampton 141, Bethune-Cookman 115, Jacksonville State 105, Western Carolina 69, South Carolina State 42, Southern 42, Northern Colorado 40, Illinois State 37, UC Davis 23, Tennessee State 21, Alabama State 20, Rhode Island 17, Bucknell 16, Texas State 13, James Madison 12, Harvard 11, Yale 11, Gardner-Webb 10, North Carolina A & T 9, Sam Houston State 9, Grambling State 8, Youngstown State 7, Southwest Missouri State 6, William & Mary 6, Tennessee Tech 5.
ESPN/USA Today I-AA Top 25 Poll
1. MONTANA (19) (2-0) 1,025 3
2. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (14) (1-1) 921 2
3. (tie) WOFFORD (4) (1-0) 914 4
3. (tie) FURMAN (1) (2-0) 914 8
5. DELAWARE (1-1) 809 1
6. VILLANOVA (2-0) 803 10
7. NORTHERN IOWA (1) (1-1) 736 6
8. GA SOUTHERN (1-1) 723 9
9. NEW HAMPSHIRE (3) (2-0) 628 NR
10. WESTERN KENTUCKY (1-1) 615 14
11. MASSACHUSETTS (2-0) 591 19
12. SFA (2-0) 590 17
13. COLGATE (0-1) 507 5
14. MONTANA ST (1-0) 501 15
15. WESTERN ILLINOIS (1-1) 470 12
16. MAINE (1-1) 468 11
17. MCNEESE ST (1-1) 367 7
18. NORTHRN ARIZONA (0-2) 347 13
19. NORTHEASTERN (1-1) 306 21
20. NORTHWESTERN ST (1-1) 270 18
21. APPALACHIAN ST (1-1) 269 20
22. CAL POLY (2-0) 136 NR
23. SE LOUISIANA (2-0) 108 NR
24. PENNSYLVANIA (0-0) 101 NR
25. LEHIGH (1-1) 77 22
Others Receiving Votes: ALCORN ST 75, EASTERN KY 56, HAMPTON 54, WESTRN CAROLINA 26, JACKSONVILLE ST 25, ILLINOIS STATE 25, NORTHERN COLO 23, JAMES MADISON 20, BUCKNELL 16, BETHUNE COOKMAN 16, TEXAS ST UNIV 15, SO CAROLINA ST 15, NO CAROLINA A&T 10, PORTLAND ST 9, SMS 9, UC DAVIS 8, EASTERN WASH 8, WILLIAM & MARY 6, SAM HOUSTON ST 6, INDIANA STATE 6, GRAMBLING 5, TENNESSEE TECH 5, HARVARD 4, SOUTHERN 3, SOUTHERN UTAH 3, NO DAKOTA ST 2, IDAHO ST 1, GARDNER-WEBB 1, ALABAMA A&M 1, TOWSON 1
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