Griz football back to #2 in rankings
I'm not sure how thumping a D-II school impresses anyone but the Griz's 49-0 victory over Fort Lewis was enough to push the Griz back up to #2 in The Sports Network's FCS Top 25.
Team (First-place votes) Record Points Previous Rank 1. Appalachian State Mountaineers (77) 2-0 1,925 1 2. Montana Grizzlies 2-0 1,849 3 3. Massachusetts Minutemen 2-0 1,726 2 4. Northern Iowa Panthers 2-0 1,630 8 5. North Dakota State Bison 1-0 1,625 4 6. Youngstown State Penguins 1-1 1,411 6 7. Southern Illinois Salukis 2-0 1,386 11 8. McNeese State Cowboys 1-0 1,374 7 9. James Madison Dukes 1-1 1,366 10 10. Delaware Blue Hens 2-0 1,051 13 11. Wofford Terriers 2-0 1,044 14 12. New Hampshire Wildcats 0-1 1,030 5 13. Hampton Pirates 1-0 826 15 14. Eastern Illinois Panthers 1-1 749 12 15. Furman Paladins 1-1 725 9 16. Sam Houston State Bearkats 2-0 709 16 17. Illinois State Redbirds 1-1 556 17 18. Nicholls State Colonels 2-0 475 25 19. Hofstra Pride 1-0 394 NR 20. Montana State Bobcats 0-1 356 21 21. Yale Bulldogs 0-0 280 23 22. Western Illinois Leathernecks 1-1 273 24 23. Towson Tigers 2-0 260 NR 24. Delaware State Hornets 2-0 214 NR 25. Lafayette Leopards 2-0 134 NR
Others receiving votes: Cal Poly 131, Northwestern State 96, Princeton 82, Richmond 81, Texas State 74, Alabama A&M 70, Drake 69, The Citadel 65, Missouri State 65, Tennessee-Martin 60, Portland State 58, Georgia Southern 50, South Carolina State 46, Eastern Washington 35, Eastern Kentucky 34, Southern 34, Northern Arizona 31, South Dakota State 29, Villanova 24, Alabama State 23, Liberty 23, San Diego 20, Austin Peay 14, Holy Corss 12, Maine 12, Stony Brook 10, Norfolk State 9, Grambling 7, Central Arkansas 6, Harvard 6, Colgate 4, Prairie View 4, Rhode Island 2, Tennessee State 2.
It worked the same way that UMASS beating Holy Cross by 10 points in week one put them over the Griz, who beat a full scholly school by 20+. This poll is becoming a joke. Much like everything else at TSN.