Montana Grizzlies Sports, Football and Basketball : Grizzoulian

The way the Griz were playing, it was going to happen sooner or later. The mighty have fallen...all the way to #3...in a poll that has no bearing on playoff seeding.

I'm glad it happened, not because it "takes the target off our back" but because we deserved it. The Griz have played awful. They're lucky to be undefeated as they play down to all the competition. You can't be a #1 team without an offense.

Oh, and the Cats dropped nine spots to 20 after their loss to EWU.

Here's the complete poll from The Sports Network:

Team (First-place votes)	Record	Points	Previous Rank
1. Northern Iowa Panthers (35)	6-0	2,577	2
2. North Dakota State Bison (23)	6-0	2,443	3
3. Montana Grizzlies (40)	6-0	2,431	1
4. Massachusetts Minutemen (4)	5-1	2,280	4
5. Appalachian State Mountaineers (3)	5-1	2,231	5
6. McNeese State Cowboys (2)	6-0	2,154	6
7. Wofford Terriers (3)	6-1	2,113	8
8. James Madison Dukes	6-1	1,883	9
9. Southern Illinois Salukis	6-1	1,735	7
10. Hofstra Pride	6-0	1,700	10
11. New Hampshire Wildcats	4-2	1,468	13
12. Youngstown State Penguins	5-2	1,444	12
13. Nicholls State Colonels	5-1	1,326	14
14. Delaware Blue Hens	6-1	1,275	15
15. Delaware State Hornets	5-1	1,054	17
16. Yale Bulldogs	5-0	1,006	16
17. Western Illinois Leathernecks	5-2	935	19
18. Richmond Spiders	4-2	705	20
19. Cal Poly Mustangs	4-2	633	22
20. Montana State Bobcats	4-2	584	11
21. Eastern Kentucky Colonels	5-2	584	23
22. Eastern Washington Eagles	4-2	514	NR
23. Grambling State Tigers	5-1	319	25
24. Elon Phoenix	4-2	306	NR
25. Norfolk State Spartans	5-1	293	NR

Others receiving votes: Eastern Illinois 237, Hampton 204, Alabama A&M 175, The Citadel 166, San Diego 153, Georgia Southern 64, Villanova 44, Central Arkansas 21, Holy Cross 19, Fordham 15, South Carolina State 14, Jackson State 10, Furman 8, Lehigh 8, Northern Arizona 8, Southern 8, Jacksonville State 7, Illinois State 6, Lafayette 6, Harvard 3, Missouri State 2, Sam Houston State 1, South Dakota State 1.