Montana Grizzlies slip to 5th in latest FCS poll

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Colin O'Keefe

I've always been a proponent of keeping an open mind of moving teams around in the rankings based on performance, not just wins. Sure Montana looked a little bit sluggish in the first half against Western State but I would have thought a 38-0 final result would've kept the Griz where they were in the rankings. Not so.

The Griz fell from third to fifth as Villanova, who rallied to beat Temple, and Northern Iowa, who was back-to-back blocked field goals away from beating Iowa, jumped ahead of them in the polls. Also, Richmond moved to the top spot after being Duke.

Anyway, here are the complete rankings, courtesy of The Sports Network.

Sports Network's FCS College Football Poll

Team (First-place votes) Record Points Previous Rank
1. Richmond Spiders (103) 1-0 3,042 2
2. Appalachian State Mountaineers (10) 0-1 2,740 1
3. Villanova Wildcats (3) 1-0 2,705 5
4. Northern Iowa Panthers (3) 0-1 2,651 4
5. Montana Grizzlies 1-0 2,615 3
6. James Madison Dukes 0-0 2,235 6
7. William & Mary Tribe (3) 1-0 2,204 14
8. Southern Illinois Salukis 0-1 1,980 7
9. New Hampshire Wildcats 1-0 1,952 8
10. Elon Phoenix 1-0 1,846 11
11. Weber State Wildcats 0-1 1,826 9
12. Cal Poly Mustangs 0-0 1,453 12
13. Central Arkansas Bears 0-1 1,350 13
14. Wofford Terriers 0-1 1,262 10
15. South Carolina State Bulldogs (1) 1-0 1,229 16
16. McNeese State Cowboys 1-0 1,109 15
17. Massachusetts Minutemen 0-1 1,027 17
18. Eastern Washington Eagles 1-0 905 18
19. Texas State Bobcats 1-0 805 20
20. Maine Black Bears 1-0 709 19
21. South Dakota State Jackrabbits 0-0 475 22
22. Eastern Kentucky Colonels 0-1 467 23
23. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 0-1 430 21
24. Harvard Crimson 0-0 361 23
25. Holy Cross Crusaders 1-0 348 25

Others receiving votes: Georgia Southern 212, Liberty 183, Eastern Illinois 167, Delaware 158, Florida A&M 158, Furman 146, Colgate 123, Tennessee-Martin 106, Grambling 103, Western Illinois 103, Samford 87, North Dakota State 71, Alabama A&M 61, Hofstra 50, Montana State 50, Penn 48, Northern Arizona 38, Prairie View 38, Rhode Island 37, Hampton 36, Brown 33, Murray State 24, Stephen F. Austin 20, Southern 18, Gardner-Webb 17, San Diego 16, Jacksonville 14, Youngstown State 14, Southeast Missouri State 13, Southern Utah 12, Norfolk State 11, South Dakota 10, Coastal Carolina 7, Southeastern Louisiana 7, Tennessee State 7, Towson 7, Yale 7, Lafayette 6, Virginia Military 6, Chattanooga 5, Stony Brook 4, UC Davis 4, Albany 3, Jackson State 3, Central Connecticut State 2, Duquesne 2, Tennessee Tech 2.

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Griz still fifth in poll

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Colin O'Keefe

The Montana Grizzlies hold firm at #5 in the latest FCS poll. The Weber State Wildcats also remain lodged in the top ten at #8. Those are the only two Big Sky teams in the rankings.

Here are the complete rankings, courtesy of The Sports Network:

Team (First-place votes) Record Points Previous Rank
1. James Madison Dukes (106) 9-1 2,986 1
2. Appalachian State Mountaineers (13) 9-2 2,871 2
3. Cal Poly Mustangs (1) 8-1 2,623 3
4. Northern Iowa Panthers 9-2 2,517 4
5. Montana Grizzlies 10-1 2,499 5
6. Villanova Wildcats 8-2 2,355 6
7. Richmond Spiders 8-3 2,188 7
8. Weber State Wildcats 9-2 2,161 8
9. Wofford Terriers 8-2 2,005 9
10. Southern Illinois Salukis 8-2 1,988 10
11. New Hampshire Wildcats 8-2 1,659 13
12. Elon Phoenix 8-3 1,473 11
13. Central Arkansas Bears 9-2 1,448 15
14. McNeese State Cowboys 7-3 1,272 16
15. South Carolina State Bulldogs 9-2 1,231 17
16. William & Mary Tribe 7-3 1,106 12
17. Maine Black Bears 8-3 900 21
18. Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks 8-3 863 20
19. Harvard Crimson 8-1 769 19
20. Furman Paladins 7-4 595 14
21. Colgate Raiders 8-2 506 23
22. Liberty Flames 9-2 409 24
23. Western Illinois Leathernecks 6-4 338 25
24. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 8-3 242 NR
25. Tennessee State Tigers 8-3 238 18
 
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Griz move up just one spot to #5 in lastest poll

Posted on November 3, 2008 by Colin O'Keefe

After a complete trouncing of supposed Big Sky contender Northern Arizona, the Montana Grizzlies moved up one place to fifth in the latest rankings. This small step comes after Appalachian State reamed Wofford, 70-24.

I'm starting to think something's up. I don't know if voters are think about past playoff performances or what. Freakin' Cal Poly got a first-place vote and sits three spots ahead of Montana. Ummm, we beat them. On the road. And with the exception of the Weber game (hey, we all got one FCS loss), Montana has taken a giant step forward each game. Whoever thinks Poly is better than Montana--and it's obviously a lot of people--is dead wrong

Here are the complete rankings, courtesy of The Sports Network:

Team (First-place votes) Record Points Previous Rank
1. James Madison Dukes (91) 8-1 2,707 1
2. Appalachian State Mountaineers (17) 7-2 2,617 2
3. Cal Poly Mustangs (1) 6-1 2,373 4
4. Northern Iowa Panthers 7-2 2,296 5
5. Montana Grizzlies 8-1 2,233 6
6. Villanova Wildcats 6-2 2,110 7
7. Richmond Spiders 6-3 1,984 8
8. New Hampshire Wildcats 7-1 1,874 9
9. Weber State Wildcats 8-2 1,767 13
10. Wofford Terriers 6-2 1,747 3
11. Elon Phoenix 7-2 1,690 10
12. Southern Illinois Salukis 6-2 1,650 14
13. Massachusetts Minutemen 6-3 1,262 15
14. William & Mary Tribe 6-2 1,202 16
15. Furman Paladins 7-3 1,081 18
16. Central Arkansas Bears 7-2 887 11
17. Western Illinois Leathernecks 5-3 824 12
18. McNeese State Cowboys 5-3 789 20
19. South Carolina State Bulldogs 7-2 750 22
20. Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks 7-2 527 24
21. Harvard Crimson 6-1 463 23
22. Tennessee State Tigers 7-2 425 25
23. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 6-3 395 19
24. Colgate Raiders 7-2 207 NR
25. Liberty Flames 7-2 195 17

Others receiving votes: Maine 181, South Dakota State 136, Northwestern State 114, North Dakota State 97, Jacksonville State 95, Lafayette 89, Georgia Southern 81, Prairie View 78, Eastern Kentucky 63, Grambling 54, Holy Cross 41, Morgan State 34, UC Davis 26, Albany 25, Brown 14, Hampton 13, Sacred Heart 12, Dayton 10, Texas State 9, Florida A&M 7, San Diego 6, Nicholls State 5, Montana State 4, Monmouth 2, Penn 2, Jacksonville 1.

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Griz move up to 6th in latest FCS poll

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Colin O'Keefe

The Montana Grizzlies moved up two spots to sixth in the latest FCS Top 25 rankings after their mauling of the Northern Colorado Bears (ooo, see what I did there?). Weber State is up three spots to #13 after beating Northern Arizona. NAU is down four places to #19.

Here are the complete rankings, courtest of The Sports Network.

Team (First-place votes) Record Points Previous Rank
1. James Madison Dukes (98) 7-1 2,594 1
2. Appalachian State Mountaineers (3) 6-2 2,457 2
3. Wofford Terriers (2) 6-1 2,324 4
4. Cal Poly Mustangs (1) 5-1 2,210 6
5. Northern Iowa Panthers 6-2 2,033 5
6. Montana Grizzlies 7-1 1,959 8
7. Villanova Wildcats 5-2 1,823 7
8. Richmond Spiders 6-3 1,778 9
9. New Hampshire Wildcats 6-1 1,687 10
10. Elon Phoenix 7-2 1,581 3
11. Central Arkansas Bears 7-1 1,514 13
12. Western Illinois Leathernecks 5-2 1,473 12
13. Weber State Wildcats 7-2 1,461 16
14. Southern Illinois Salukis 5-2 1,391 14
15. Massachusetts Minutemen 5-3 976 17
16. William & Mary Tribe 5-2 792 23
17. Liberty Flames 7-1 763 20
18. Furman Paladins 6-3 722 18
19. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 6-2 715 15
20. McNeese State Cowboys 4-3 665 11
21. Lafayette Leopards 6-1 585 24
22. South Carolina State Bulldogs 6-2 489 NR
23. Harvard Crimson 5-1 395 25
24. Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks 7-2 270 NR
25. Tennessee State Tigers 6-2 156 19

Others receiving votes: Texas State 127, South Dakota State 95, Maine 70, Jacksonville State 67, North Dakota State 66, Prairie View 63, Georgia Southern 60, Hampton 54, Florida A&M 47, Colgate 44, Northwestern State 33, Eastern Washington 32, Grambling 27, Penn 26, Albany 25, UC Davis 25, Eastern Kentucky 24, San Diego 14, Holy Cross 11, Sacred Heart 10, Monmouth 4, North Dakota 4, Morgan State 3, Dayton 2.

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Grizzlies move back into the top 10

Posted on October 13, 2008 by Colin O'Keefe

The Montana Grizzlies jumped up four spots to #8 after their win over Eastern Washington. The Eagles fell out of the rankings as Northern Arizona and Weber State moved up to #17 and #18 respectively.

Here are the complete rankings, courtesy of The Sports Network.

Team (First-place votes) Record Points Previous Rank
1. James Madison Dukes (105) 6-1 2,649 1
2. Appalachian State Mountaineers (1) 4-2 2,507 2
3. Elon Phoenix 6-1 2,151 6
4. Wofford Terriers 4-1 2,082 8
5. Cal Poly Mustangs 3-1 2,037 7
6. Northern Iowa Panthers 4-2 1,884 10
7. Villanova Wildcats 4-1 1,876 9
8. Montana Grizzlies 5-1 1,804 12
9. Richmond Spiders 4-3 1,608 5
10. Massachusetts Minutemen 4-2 1,497 13
11. New Hampshire Wildcats 4-1 1,458 4
12. McNeese State Cowboys 3-2 1,440 3
13. Central Arkansas Bears 5-1 1,291 14
14. Liberty Flames 6-0 1,152 15
15. Western Illinois Leathernecks 4-2 1,054 17
16. Southern Illinois Salukis 3-2 1,034 16
17. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 5-1 932 18
18. Weber State Wildcats 5-2 771 22
19. Furman Paladins 5-2 744 20
20. North Dakota State Bison 3-3 645 11
21. South Dakota State Jackrabbits 3-3 348 25
22. Tennessee State Tigers 5-1 333 NR
23. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 4-2 265 19
24. The Citadel Bulldogs 3-3 184 21
25. Hampton Pirates 4-1 173 NR

Others receiving votes: William & Mary 129, Harvard 100, South Carolina State 97, Texas State 81, Eastern Washington 78, Georgia Southen 61, Sam Houston State 60, San Diego 38, Lafayette 29, Tennessee-Martin 25, Delaware 24, Eastern Kentucky 22, Prairie View 21, Northwestern State 17, Grambling 13, UC Davis 12, Colgate 11, Princeton 11, Sacred Heart 11, Eastern Illinois 10, Maine 10, Cornell 9, North Dakota 9, Southern 7, Yale 6, Northeastern 6, Montana State 5, Florida A&M 4, Delaware State 1, Penn 1.

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Griz fall down to #12

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Colin O'Keefe

Many expected next week's matchup between the Montana Grizzlies and Eastern Washington Eagles to be between top 10 teams. Nope. We both lost. Eastern Washington is at #23 and Montana falls to #12. Weber State steps into the rankings at #22.

Here are the complete rankings courtesy of The Sports Network:

Team (First-place votes) Record Points Previous Rank
1. James Madison Dukes (104) 5-1 2,793 1
2. Appalachian State Mountaineers (4) 3-2 2,558 2
3. McNeese State Cowboys (1) 3-1 2,461 4
4. New Hampshire Wildcats (2) 4-0 2,218 5
5. Richmond Spiders 4-2 2,160 6
6. Elon Phoenix 5-1 1,971 7
7. Cal Poly Mustangs 3-1 1,943 8
8. Wofford Terriers 3-1 1,785 9
9. Villanova Wildcats 4-1 1,752 14
10. Northern Iowa Panthers 3-2 1,671 10
11. North Dakota State Bison 3-2 1,599 17
12. Montana Grizzlies 4-1 1,553 3
13. Massachusetts Minutemen 3-2 1,405 18
14. Central Arkansas Bears 4-1 1,038 19
15. Liberty Flames 5-0 975 20
16. Southern Illinois Salukis 2-2 881 13
17. Western Illinois Leathernecks 3-2 751 21
18. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 4-1 688 24
19. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 4-1 668 22
20. Furman Paladins 4-2 615 15
21. The Citadel Bulldogs 3-2 531 12
22. Weber State Wildcats 4-2 501 NR
23. Eastern Washington Eagles 2-3 458 11
24. Delaware Blue Hens 2-3 406 16
25. South Dakota State Jackrabbits 3-3 286 23

Others receiving votes: Tennessee State 164, Hampton 147, Sam Houston State 126, Montana State 85, Eastern Illinois 57, South Carolina State 55, Harvard 51, Georgia Southern 50, San Diego 34, Cornell 28, Bethune-Cookman 26, Youngstown State 17, Yale 10, Lafayette 9, North Dakota 8, Northeastern 8, Prairie View 8, Sacred Heart 6, Southern 5, Florida A&M 5, Central Connecticut State 4, Eastern Kentucky 4, Grambling 4, Princeton 4, Colgate 4, William & Mary 3, Brown 2, Delaware State 1, Illinois State 1, Northwestern State 1, Portland State 1, Texas State 1.

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Griz move up to third in poll despite sloppy win

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Colin O'Keefe

Even though the Montana Grizzlies barely beat Division II Central Washington, they moved up to #3 in the rankings, behind Appalachian State and James Madison. This comes after #1 Richmond's lost to Villanova.

Here are the complete rankings, courtesy of The Sports Network.

Team (First-place votes) Record Points Previous Rank
1. James Madison Dukes (87) 4-1 2,684 2
2. Appalachian State Mountaineers 2-2 2,528 3
3. Montana Grizzlies (16) 4-0 2,455 4
4. McNeese State Cowboys (1) 2-1 2,360 6
5. New Hampshire Wildcats (3) 4-0 1,976 7
6. Richmond Spiders 3-2 1,733 1
7. Elon Phoenix 4-1 1,653 8
8. Cal Poly Mustangs 2-1 1,337 9
9. Wofford Terriers 3-1 1,242 14
10. Northern Iowa Panthers 2-2 1,228 5
11. Eastern Washington Eagles 2-2 1,206 11
12. The Citadel Bulldogs 3-1 1,193 13
13. Southern Illinois Salukis 2-1 1,155 15
14. Villanova Wildcats 3-1 1,117 19
15. Furman Paladins (1) 4-1 1,043 16
16. Delaware Blue Hens 2-2 935 17
17. North Dakota State Bison 2-2 855 10
18. Massachusetts Minutemen 2-2 784 18
19. Central Arkansas Bears 4-1 703 12
20. Liberty Flames 4-0 687 25
21. Western Illinois Leathernecks 2-2 681 22
22. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 3-1 650 NR
23. South Dakota State Jackrabbits 3-2 559 20
24. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 3-1 548 NR
25. Brown Bears 2-0 481 NR

Others receiving votes: Eastern Illinois 382, Lafayette 368, Tennessee State 267, Harvard 260, Holy Cross 251, Youngstown State 148, William & Mary 145, Hampton 143, Sam Houston State 130, Prairie View 56, San Diego 50, Weber State 42, Florida A&M 36, Cornell 24, Norh Dakota 10, Sacred Heart 7, Delaware State 6, Montana State 4, Colgate 2, Southern 2, Central Connecticut State 1, Coastal Carolina 1, Grambling 1.

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FCS top 5 jostled after interesting weekend.

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Colin O'Keefe

The Montana Grizzlies remain as the #4 team in the nation after a win that showed more character than anything else. This team drove down the field and scored when it needed to then came back and made the big stop. James Madison's close win over Appalachian State has them leap over the Griz and all the way up to #2 with App State coming down to #3. Completely justified. Appalachian State now has zero first-place votes. Wow. NDSU falls all the way down to #10 after a loss to Youngstown State. Eastern Washington continues to move up, they're at #11 after their first win of the season, a 52-31 victory over Division II Western Washington.

Here are the complete rankings, courtesy of The Sports Network.

Team (First-place votes) Record Points Previous Rank
1. Richmond Spiders (49) 3-1 2,389 2
2. James Madison Dukes (37) 3-1 2,387 5
3. Appalachian State Mountaineers 1-2 2,122 1
4. Montana Grizzlies (12) 3-0 2,095 4
5. Northern Iowa Panthers (2) 2-1 1,979 8
6. McNeese State Cowboys 1-1 1,760 7
7. New Hampshire Wildcats (1) 3-0 1,528 10
8. Elon Phoenix 3-1 1,306 17
9. Cal Poly Mustangs 2-1 1,272 13
10. North Dakota State Bison 2-2 1,257 3
11. Eastern Washington Eagles 1-2 1,197 14
12. Central Arkansas Bears 4-0 1,184 18
13. The Citadel Bulldogs 2-1 1,155 21
14. Wofford Terriers 2-1 1,137 11
15. Southern Illinois Salukis 1-1 1,115 15
16. Furman Paladins 3-1 970 24
17. Delaware Blue Hens 1-2 880 6
18. Massachusetts Minutemen 2-2 870 9
19. Villanova Wildcats 2-1 863 19
20. South Dakota State Jackrabbits 2-2 773 12
21. Eastern Illinois Panthers 2-2 754 22
22. Western Illinois Leathernecks 2-2 743 20
23. Tennessee State Tigers (1) 4-0 576 25
24. Georgia Southern Eagles 2-2 544 16
25. Liberty Flames 3-0 431 23

Others receiving votes: Harvard 331, Youngstown State 276, Northern Arizona 273, Yale 251, Jacksonville State 224, Hampton 106, San Diego 71, Prairie View 59, William & Mary 50, Brown 44, Florida A&M 43, Holy Cross 38, Penn 30, Weber State 28, Sam Houston State 22, Eastern Kentucky 14, Southeastern Louisiana 13, Lafayette 10, Sacred Heart 9, Delaware State 8, South Carolina State 8, Norfolk State 5, Princeton 4, Tennessee-Martin 4, Montana State 1, North Dakota 1,.

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Griz move up to #4 in poll

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Colin O'Keefe

The Griz looked great on Saturday and that is reflected in the latest FCS rankings. The Griz moved up to #4. Sure it's only one spot, but they added six first-place votes. They now have seven, that's the most of any team besides #1 Appalachian State.

Here are the complete rankings, courtesy of The Sports Network:

Team (First-place votes) Record Points Previous Rank
1. Appalachian State Mountaineers (96) 1-1 2,668 1
2. Richmond Spiders (1) 2-1 2,452 4
3. North Dakota State Bison (5) 2-1 2,417 2
4. Montana Grizzlies (7) 2-0 2,355 5
5. James Madison Dukes (2) 2-1 2,294 7
6. Delaware Blue Hens (1) 1-1 2,027 6
7. McNeese State Cowboys 1-1 1,920 8
8. Northern Iowa Panthers 1-1 1,905 9
9. Massachusetts Minutemen 2-1 1,677 3
10. New Hampshire Wildcats (1) 2-0 1,535 10
11. Wofford Terriers 2-0 1,458 12
12. South Dakota State Jackrabbits 2-1 1,448 13
13. Cal Poly Mustangs 1-1 1,337 14
14. Eastern Washington Eagles 0-2 1,271 16
15. Southern Illinois Salukis 1-1 1,201 11
16. Georgia Southern Eagles 2-1 1,030 17
17. Elon Phoenix 2-1 962 18
18. Central Arkansas Bears 3-0 945 19
19. Villanova Wildcats 1-1 740 21
20. Western Illinois Leathernecks 1-2 618 15
21. The Citadel Bulldogs 1-1 445 22
22. Eastern Illinois Panthers 1-2 415 20
23. Liberty Flames 3-0 248 25
24. Furman Paladins 2-1 244 NR
25. Tennessee State Tigers 3-0 194 NR

Others receiving votes: Harvard 185, Youngstown State 170, Northern Arizona 146, Delaware State 96, Yale 87, Holy Cross 86, South Carolina State 56, Jacksonville State 49, Sam Houston State 44, Prairie View 29, Norfolk State 27, Northwestern State 26, UC Davis 23, Sacramento State 22, Hampton 21, Weber State 20, Eastern Kentucky 18, San Diego 16, Dayton 15, Albany 12, Lafayette 11, Brown 10, Montana State 9, North Dakota 5, Sacred Heart 4, Florida A&M 3, Southeastern Louisiana 2, Maine 1, Nicholls State 1, William & Mary 1.

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Griz still ranked fifth

Posted on September 10, 2008 by Colin O'Keefe

After an impressive road win over Cal Poly in what Dave Coulson called the 'FCS game of the week,' the Montana Grizzlies are still ranked fifth, receiving one first place vote. I'm not sure anyone can definitively say the Griz are better than the fifth best FCS team in the country but if the Griz play like they should this weekend and thump SUU, I expect a move up.

Eastern Washington dropped from 7th to 17th while Northern Arizona sits just barely outside of the top 25.

Here are the complete rankings from The Sports Network.

Team (First-place votes) Record Points Previous Rank
1. Appalachian State Mountaineers (85) 1-1 2,976 1
2. North Dakota State Bison (22) 2-0 2,775 2
3. Massachusetts Minutemen (1) 2-0 2,647 4
4. Richmond Spiders 1-1 2,606 3
5. Montana Grizzlies (1) 1-0 2,572 5
6. Delaware Blue Hens (1) 0-1 2,561 6
7. James Madison Dukes 1-1 2,470 8
8. McNeese State Cowboys 1-1 2,218 10
9. Northern Iowa Panthers 1-1 1,504 9
10. New Hampshire Wildcats 1-0 1,400 15
11. Southern Illinois Salukis 1-0 1,343 12
12. Wofford Terriers 2-0 1,293 13
13. South Dakota State Jackrabbits 1-1 994 21
14. Cal Poly Mustangs 1-1 962 11
15. Western Illinois Leathernecks 1-1 918 18
16. Eastern Washington Eagles 0-2 866 7
17. Georgia Southern Eagles 1-1 833 16
18. Elon Phoenix 1-1 820 17
19. Central Arkansas Bears 2-0 597 22
20. Eastern Illinois Panthers 0-2 517 19
21. Villanova Wildcats 0-1 470 23
22. The Citadel Bulldogs 1-1 411 20
23. Youngstown State Penguins 0-2 228 14
24. Harvard Crimson 0-0 191 25
25. Liberty Flames 2-0 147 NR

Others receiving votes: Northern Arizona 125, Furman 113, Delaware State 95, Sam Houston State 89, Fordham 65, Eastern Kentucky 54, Jacksonville State 51, Hampton 46, Tennessee State 43, Yale 42, Holy Cross 41, South Carolina State 21, San Diego 18, Norfolk State 17, UC Davis 16, Montana State 15, Sacramento State 15, Grambling 13, North Dakota 12, South Dakota 12, Prairie View 10, Dayton 8, Coastal Carolina 8, Albany 7, Colgate 5, Hofstra 5, Stony Brook 5, Nicholls State 3, Northwestern State 2, Lafayette 1, Texas State 1.

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Montana Grizzlies 8th in Sports Network's FCS Top 25 Rankings

Posted on August 20, 2008 by Colin O'Keefe

The Montana Grizzlies enter this season as the eighth best team in the Football Championship Subdivision according to the Sports Network's most recent top 25 rankings.

This is one spot behind conference rival Eastern Washington and six spots ahead of #14 Cal Poly, UM's first opponent of 2008. Those two are the only Grizzly opponents in this preseason poll. Here are the complete rankings:
 

Team (First-place votes) Record Points Previous Rank
1. Appalachian State Mountaineers (97) 13-2 2,546 1
2. North Dakota State Bison (1) 10-1 2,275 9
3. Northern Iowa Panthers 12-1 2,204 4
4. Richmond Spiders 11-3 2,162 5
5. Massachusetts Minutemen 10-3 2,148 7
6. James Madison Dukes (3) 8-4 2,078 12
7. Eastern Washington Eagles 9-4 1,951 8
8. Montana Grizzlies 11-1 1,848 10
9. Delaware Blue Hens 11-4 1,747 2
10. McNeese State Cowboys 11-1 1,687 11
11. Southern Illinois Salukis 12-2 1,286 3
12. Youngstown State Penguins 7-4 1,228 16
13. Wofford Terriers 9-4 1,158 6
14. Cal Poly Mustangs 7-4 1,081 24
15. Elon Phoenix 7-4 1,028 23
16. New Hampshire Wildcats 7-5 760 14
17. Georgia Southern Eagles 7-4 656 17
18. Eastern Illinois Panthers 8-4 622 18
19. South Dakota State Jackrabbits 7-4 547 19
20. Eastern Kentucky Colonels 9-3 487 13
21. Villanova Wildcats 7-4 396 NR
22. Central Arkansas Bears 6-5 374 NR
23. The Citadel Bulldogs 7-4 317 NR
24. Harvard Crimson 8-2 316 21
25. Western Illinois Leathernecks 6-5 299 NR

Others receiving votes: Northern Arizona 249, Fordham 212, Delaware State 198, Jacksonville State 195, Yale 170, Sam Houston State 166, Montana State 146, Furman 120, Liberty 115, Jackson State 79, South Carolina State 76, Holy Cross 74, Hofstra 61, Colgate 56, Grambling 55, Norfolk State 48, Coastal Carolina 44, Hampton 41, Southern 32, Northwestern State 30, Tennessee-Martin 30, UC Davis 22, Weber State 17, Lafayette 16, Alabama A&M 10, Texas Southern 9, Brown 9, Nicholls State 9, Dayton 6, Tennessee State 5, San Diego 4, Albany 4, Maine 1, Prairie View 1.

 

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Montana Grizzlies move back to #3 in TSN rankings

Posted on November 5, 2007 by Colin O'Keefe
With their win over Portland State, and UMass's loss to Rhode Island, the Griz moved up one spot to #3 in the latest rankings from The Sports Network. Because NDSU is ineligible for postseason play, there's only one playoff team ahead of them. If the playoff seedings were based on this, which they are not, the Griz would get home field advantage all the way to Chattanooga. Also, EWU move up four spots to #20.

Here are the complete rankings courtesy of The Sports Network.
Team (First-place votes) Record Points Previous Rank
1. Northern Iowa Panthers (61) 9-0 2,687 1
2. North Dakota State Bison (42) 9-0 2,540 2
3. Montana Grizzlies (7) 9-0 2,462 4
4. McNeese State Cowboys (2) 9-0 2,455 5
5. Southern Illinois Salukis 8-1 2,279 6
6. Delaware Blue Hens 8-1 2,187 7
7. Appalachian State Mountaineers 7-2 2,058 9
8. Massachusetts Minutemen 7-2 1,847 3
9. Richmond Spiders 7-2 1,799 11
10. Delaware State Hornets 8-1 1,547 13
11. Georgia Southern Eagles 7-2 1,514 17
12. Yale Bulldogs 8-0 1,414 15
13. Eastern Kentucky Colonels 7-2 1,378 16
14. New Hampshire Wildcats 6-3 1,222 8
15. Wofford Terriers 7-3 1,215 10
16. James Madison Dukes 6-3 1,140 12
17. Grambling State Tigers 8-1 1,083 18
18. Hofstra Pride 7-2 857 20
19. Elon Phoenix 6-3 736 14
20. Eastern Washington Eagles 6-3 585 24
21. Youngstown State Penguins 6-4 467 22
22. Fordham Rams 8-2 342 NR
23. Western Illinois Leathernecks 6-4 325 19
24. Cal Poly Mustangs 6-3 289 NR
25. Eastern Illinois Panthers 6-3 264 NR
Others receiving votes: Norfolk State 181, Alabama A&M 142, South Dakota State 94, Dayton 85, Villanova 82, Harvard 76, Jacksonville State 71, Northern Arizona 50, Holy Cross 39, Liberty 29, Jackson State 26, Nicholls State 22, Southern 20, Albany 19, San Diego 17, Colgate 12, South Carolina State 11, The Citadel 9, Central Arkansas 8, Furman 7, Gardner-Webb 7, Hampton 7, Sam Houston State 6, Austin Peay 4, Rhode Island 2, Iona 1, Northeastern 1.
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Griz bumped down to #4 in TSN poll

Posted on October 29, 2007 by Colin O'Keefe
After what could be considered the Griz's most impressive win of the season, they were moved down spot in the latest FCS rankings by The Sports Network. Eastern Washington moved into the poll at #24.

Here are the complete rankings via The Sports Network.
Team (First-place votes) Record Points Previous Rank
1. Northern Iowa Panthers (59) 8-0 2,558 1
2. North Dakota State Bison (37) 8-0 2,456 2
3. Massachusetts Minutemen (6) 7-1 2,330 4
4. Montana Grizzlies (7) 8-0 2,300 3
5. McNeese State Cowboys (3) 8-0 2,272 5
6. Southern Illinois Salukis 7-1 2,069 7
7. Delaware Blue Hens 7-1 1,866 9
8. New Hampshire Wildcats 6-2 1,828 8
9. Appalachian State Mountaineers 6-2 1,689 10
10. Wofford Terriers 7-2 1,612 11
11. Richmond Spiders 6-2 1,454 14
12. James Madison Dukes 6-2 1,432 6
13. Delaware State Hornets 7-1 1,284 12
14. Elon Phoenix 6-2 1,215 16
15. Yale Bulldogs 7-0 1,179 13
16. Eastern Kentucky Colonels 7-2 1,068 17
17. Georgia Southern Eagles 6-2 850 22
18. Grambling State Tigers 7-1 789 21
19. Western Illinois Leathernecks 6-3 624 24
20. Hofstra Pride 6-2 518 15
21. Alabama A&M Bulldogs 7-1 404 NR
22. Youngstown State Penguins 5-4 292 20
23. Villanova Wildcats 5-3 253 NR
24. Eastern Washington Eagles 5-3 245 NR
25. Nicholls State Colonels 5-3 224 18
Others receiving votes: Eastern Illinois 208, Holy Cross 179, Cal Poly 147, Central Arkansas 127, Fordham 109, The Citadel 88, Norfolk State 87, Montana State 76, Dayton 59, San Diego 50, Harvard 47, Jacksonville State 36, South Dakota State 25, Hampton 19, Northern Arizona 15, Iona 11, Albany 9, Prairie View 5, Liberty 2, Winston-Salem State 2, Colgate 1.
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Griz remain at #3 in TSN poll, lose a lot of votes

Posted on October 22, 2007 by Colin O'Keefe
The University of Montana Grizzlies still sit as the third ranked team in The Sports Network's I-AA rankings. While the Griz did not get bumped down in the rankings, they now have only 11 first-place votes after having 40 first-place votes last week. It looks like NDSU, who beat Minnesota this weekend, picked up most of those votes.

Here are the complete rankings, courtesy of The Sports Network.
Team (First-place votes) Record Points Previous Rank
1. Northern Iowa Panthers (56) 7-0 2,696 1
2. North Dakota State Bison (47) 7-0 2,621 2
3. Montana Grizzlies (11) 7-0 2,473 3
4. Massachusetts Minutemen (4) 6-1 2,411 4
5. McNeese State Cowboys (2) 7-0 2,335 6
6. James Madison Dukes 6-1 2,155 8
7. Southern Illinois Salukis 7-1 2,101 9
8. New Hampshire Wildcats 5-2 1,821 11
9. Delaware Blue Hens 6-1 1,679 14
10. Appalachian State Mountaineers 5-2 1,665 5
11. Wofford Terriers 6-2 1,533 7
12. Delaware State Hornets 6-1 1,340 15
13. Yale Bulldogs 6-0 1,240 16
14. Richmond Spiders 5-2 1,110 18
15. Hofstra Pride 6-1 1,057 10
16. Elon Phoenix 5-2 1,000 24
17. Eastern Kentucky Colonels 6-2 849 13
18. Nicholls State Colonels 5-2 849 13
19. Montana State Bobcats 5-2 813 20
20. Youngstown State Penguins 5-3 719 12
21. Grambling State Tigers 6-1 514 23
22. Georgia Southern Eagles 5-2 503 NR
23. Norfolk State Spartans 6-1 432 25
24. Western Illinois Leathernecks 5-3 288 17
25. The Citadel Bulldogs 5-2 282 NR
Others receiving votes: San Diego 250, Alabama A&M 211, Eastern Washington 147, Cal Poly 104, Eastern Illinois 96, Villanova 59, Holy Cross 56, Jacksonville State 40, Northern Arizona 38, Fordham 37, South Carolina State 33, Illinois State 30, Central Arkansas 23, Harvard 19, Hampton 12, South Dakota State 9, Sam Houston State 3, Austin Peay 2, Albany 1, Dayton 1.
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Griz drop to #3 in TSN Poll

Posted on October 15, 2007 by Colin O'Keefe
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.
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Griz stay at #1

Posted on October 8, 2007 by Colin O'Keefe
Well, another close win over a ranked opponent didn't hurt the Griz as they remain at the top spot in  the TSN poll.  The Griz actually picked up three more first place votes. The entire top nine stayed the same and Montana State moved up to 11 from 13.

Here are the complete rankings courtesy of The Sports Network.
Team (First-place votes) Record Points Previous Rank
1. Montana Grizzlies (55) 5-0 2,683 1
2. Northern Iowa Panthers (29) 5-0 2,659 2
3. North Dakota State Bison (24) 5-0 2,612 3
4. Massachusetts Minutemen (5) 4-1 2,487 4
5. Appalachian State Mountaineers (2) 5-1 2,356 5
6. McNeese State Cowboys (2) 5-0 2,260 6
7. Southern Illinois Salukis (1) 6-0 2,218 7
8. Wofford Terriers (3) 5-1 2,217 8
9. James Madison Dukes 5-1 1,917 9
10. Hofstra Pride 5-0 1,719 12
11. Montana State Bobcats 4-1 1,473 13
12. Youngstown State Penguins 4-2 1,434 10
13. New Hampshire Wildcats 3-2 1,433 15
14. Nicholls State Colonels 4-1 1,278 17
15. Delaware Blue Hens 5-1 1,244 11
16. Yale Bulldogs 4-0 1,039 18
17. Delaware State Hornets 4-1 923 20
18. Hampton Pirates 4-1 814 21
19. Western Illinois Leathernecks 4-2 775 22
20. Richmond Spiders 3-2 551 14
21. Georgia Southern Eagles 4-1 454 NR
22. Cal Poly Mustangs 3-2 442 24
23. Eastern Kentucky Colonels 4-2 259 NR
24. Eastern Illinois Panthers 3-3 252 16
25. Grambling State Tigers 4-1 228 NR
Others receiving votes: Alabama A&M 221, Lafayette 138, San Diego 127, Missouri State 105, Southern 99, Sam Houston State 97, Eastern Washington 95, Villanova 85, Norfolk State 78, Elon 76, The Citadel 62, Furman 32, Drake 23, Towson 23, South Carolina State 14, Illinois State 14, Lehigh 12, Central Arkansas 11, Holy Cross 11, Northern Arizona 11, Austin Peay 7, Fordham 5, Morehead State 4, Southeastern Louisiana 3, Tennessee Tech 2, South Dakota State 2, Portland State 2, UC Davis 1.
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Griz still sit at #1 in FCS poll, actually gain votes

Posted on October 1, 2007 by Colin O'Keefe
Despite a very depressing and weak win at home against a now 0-4 Weber State team, the Griz team hung in at #1 and somehow gained more first place votes. Last week the Griz received 46 first place votes, this week: 52. They were helped out by a UMass loss. That loss? To 14th ranked (FBS) Boston College. It wasn't even a bad loss either. UMass hung in there with the final score being 24-14.

Here are the complete rankings from The Sports Network.
Team (First-place votes) Record Points Previous Rank
1. Montana Grizzlies (52) 4-0 2,573 1
2. Northern Iowa Panthers (23) 5-0 2,564 3
3. North Dakota State Bison (19) 4-0 2,496 4
4. Massachusetts Minutemen (11) 4-1 2,422 2
5. Appalachian State Mountaineers (2) 4-1 2,294 5
6. McNeese State Cowboys (7) 4-0 2,236 6
7. Southern Illinois Salukis (2) 5-0 2,115 7
8. Wofford Terriers (3) 4-1 2,084 8
9. James Madison Dukes 4-1 1,878 9
10. Youngstown State Penguins 4-1 1,811 10
11. Delaware Blue Hens 5-0 1,693 12
12. Hofstra Pride 4-0 1,376 14
13. Montana State Bobcats 3-1 1,229 18
14. Richmond Spiders 3-1 1,041 25
15. New Hampshire Wildcats 2-2 895 11
16. Eastern Illinois Panthers 3-2 894 19
17. Nicholls State Colonels 3-1 785 23
18. Yale Bulldogs 3-0 746 22
19. Sam Houston State Bearkats 2-2 744 15
20. Delaware State Hornets 3-1 652 NR
21. Hampton Pirates 3-1 587 13
22. Western Illinois Leathernecks 3-2 566 17
23. Illinois State Redbirds 2-3 339 16
24. Cal Poly Mustangs 3-2 289 NR
25. Southern Jaguars 5-0 279 NR
Others receiving votes: The Citadel 261, Eastern Washington 180, Georgia Southern 118, Lehigh 109, Furman 86, South Carolina State 75, Grambling 65, Alabama A&M 57, Lafayette 54, San Diego 52, Elon 47, Eastern Kentucky 31, Portland State 26, Princeton 19, Villanova 17, Drake 16, Gardner-Webb 10, Tennessee Tech 7, Norfolk State 5, South Dakota State 5, Towson 5, Missouri State 3, Northwestern State 3, UC Davis 3, Alabama State 2, Morgan State 1, Northern Arizona 1.
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Griz move to #1

Posted on September 24, 2007 by Colin O'Keefe
After trailing Appalachian State for the last two years, the Griz have finally slipped into first with the Mountaineers' loss to Wofford. They fell all the way to fifth as the Griz received 46 first-place votes.
Team (First-place votes) Record Points Previous Rank
1. Montana Grizzlies (46) 3-0 2,396 2
2. Massachusetts Minutemen (18) 4-0 2,345 3
3. Northern Iowa Panthers (12) 4-0 2,272 4
4. North Dakota State Bison (14) 3-0 2,269 5
5. Appalachian State Mountaineers (8) 3-1 2,108 1
6. McNeese State Cowboys (2) 3-0 1,951 6
7. Southern Illinois Salukis (1) 4-0 1,833 7
8. Wofford Terriers (2) 3-1 1,821 13
9. James Madison Dukes 3-1 1,651 8
10. Youngstown State Penguins 3-1 1,616 9
11. New Hampshire Wildcats 2-1 1,522 10
12. Delaware Blue Hens 4-0 1,486 11
13. Hampton Pirates 3-0 1,170 12
14. Hofstra Pride 3-0 1,086 15
15. Sam Houston State Bearkats 2-1 872 17
16. Illinois State Redbirds 2-2 815 14
17. Western Illinois Leathernecks 3-1 782 19
18. Montana State Bobcats 2-1 772 18
19. Eastern Illinois Panthers 2-2 567 20
20. Furman Paladins 1-2 538 16
21. Eastern Washington Eagles 3-0 415 25
22. Yale Bulldogs 2-0 369 21
23. Nicholls State Colonels 3-1 336 NR
24. Elon Phoenix 2-1 263 NR
25. Richmond Spiders 2-1 171 NR
Others receiving votes: Cal Poly 166, Delaware State 119, The Citadel 111, Villanova 107, South Carolina State 55, Southern 42, Northern Arizona 41, Grambling 39, Lafayette 37, Alabama A&M 36, Lehigh 31, Holy Cross 30, Missouri State 27, San Diego 22, Alabama State 19, Eastern Kentucky 17, Georgia Southern 14, Gardner-Webb 9, UC Davis 9, Drake 8, Tennessee State 6, South Dakota State 5, Stony Brook 4, Chattanooga 3, Harvard 2, Dayton 1, Jackson State 1, Norfolk State 1, Northwestern State 1, Towson 1.
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Griz still sit at 2nd in TSN Poll

Posted on September 18, 2007 by Colin O'Keefe
The Griz sit in their usual spot while Montana State moved from 20th to 18th. Eastern Washington debuts in the poll at #25 and Portland State is working on climbing its way back in.

Team (First-place votes) Record Points Previous Rank
1. Appalachian State Mountaineers (90) 3-0 2,250 1
2. Montana Grizzlies 2-0 2,055 2
3. Massachusetts Minutemen 3-0 1,985 3
4. Northern Iowa Panthers 3-0 1,943 4
5. North Dakota State Bison 2-0 1,843 5
6. McNeese State Cowboys 2-0 1,763 8
7. Southern Illinois Salukis 3-0 1,662 7
8. James Madison Dukes 2-1 1,641 9
9. Youngstown State Penguins 2-1 1,626 6
10. New Hampshire Wildcats 1-1 1,426 12
11. Delaware Blue Hens 3-0 1,344 10
12. Hampton Pirates 2-0 1,122 13
13. Wofford Terriers 2-1 1,053 11
14. Illinois State Redbirds 2-1 971 17
15. Hofstra Pride 2-0 794 19
16. Furman Paladins 1-2 728 15
17. Sam Houston State Bearkats 2-1 693 16
18. Montana State Bobcats 1-1 564 20
19. Western Illinois Leathernecks 2-1 505 22
20. Eastern Illinois Panthers 1-2 468 14
21. Yale Bulldogs 1-0 417 21
22. Lafayette Leopards 3-0 324 25
23. Alabama A&M Bulldogs 3-0 184 NR
24. Cal Poly Mustangs 1-2 160 NR
25. Eastern Washington Eagles 2-0 155 NR
Others receiving votes: Delaware State 154, Nicholls State 150, Drake 99, Georgia Southern 98, The Citadel 87, Towson 85, Richmond 59, San Diego 58, Northern Arizona 57, Alabama State 40, Villanova 34, Portland State 33, South Carolina State 30, Jackson State 26, Missouri State 22, Tennessee State 21, North Carolina Central 18, Holy Cross 17, Dayton 13, South Dakota State 13, Southern 13, Lehigh 12, Grambling 11, Texas State 11, Albany 8, Prairie View 8, Gardner-Webb 6, Princeton 6, Stony Brook 4, Harvard 2, Liberty 2, Northeastern 2, William & Mary 2, Coastal Carolina 1, Cornell 1, Iona 1, UC Davis 1.
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Griz football back to #2 in rankings

Posted on September 11, 2007 by Colin O'Keefe
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.
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Griz drop to #3 in TSN poll

Posted on September 4, 2007 by Colin O'Keefe
The Griz could've been more impressive in their 37-17 victory over Southern Utah and that was reflected, if only a little bit, in the latest Sports Network FCS Top 25.

Here's the complete poll:

Team (First-place votes) Record Points Previous Rank
1. Appalachian State Mountaineers (88) 1-0 2,200 1
2. Massachusetts Minutemen 1-0 2,077 3
3. Montana Grizzlies 1-0 2,075 2
4. North Dakota State Bison 0-0 1,826 4
5. New Hampshire Wildcats 0-0 1,815 6
6. Youngstown State Penguins 0-1 1,611 5
7. McNeese State Cowboys 1-0 1,607 10
8. Northern Iowa Panthers 1-0 1,550 9
9. Furman Paladins 1-0 1,440 11
10. James Madison Dukes 0-1 1,343 8
11. Southern Illinois Salukis 1-0 1,282 12
12. Eastern Illinois Panthers 1-0 984 17
13. Delaware Blue Hens 1-0 979 19
14. Wofford Terriers 1-0 902 14
15. Hampton Pirates 0-0 864 16
16. Sam Houston State Bearkats 1-0 593 18
17. Illinois State Redbirds 0-1 592 7
18. Portland State Vikings 0-1 528 13
19. Texas State Bobcats 1-0 449 NR
20. Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks 0-1 398 22
21. Montana State Bobcats 0-1 395 21
22. Cal Poly Mustangs 0-1 373 15
23. Yale Bulldogs 0-0 275 24
24. Western Illinois Leathernecks 1-0 264 NR
25. Nicholls State Colonels 1-0 256 NR
Others receiving votes: Towson 232, Delaware State 192, South Dakota State 136, Lafayette 117, Northern Arizona 87, South Carolina State 69, Drake 72, Princeton 69, Alabama A&M 65, San Diego 64, Liberty 44, Northwestern State 44, Georgia Southern 39, Lehigh 39, Maine 35, Central Arkansas 34, Eastern Washington 34, The Citadel 29, Colgate 24, Southern 18, Harvard 17, Holy Cross 16, Eastern Kentucky 11, Gardner-Webb 6, Missouri State 6, Stephen F. Austin 6, Richmond 4, Winston-Salem State 4, Coastal Carolina 2, Mississippi Valley State 1.
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Griz football places second in another poll

Posted on August 14, 2007 by Colin O'Keefe
Another poll, another second place spot for the Montana Grizzlies. As Usual, Appalachian State is sitting pretty in the top spot. The Griz received three first place votes,  not as high as the sixteen they received in the AGS Poll.

Here's the complete poll:

Team (First-place votes) Record Points Previous Rank
1. Appalachian State Mountaineers (67) 14-1 1,771 1
2. Montana Grizzlies (3) 12-2 1,680 3
3. Massachusetts Minutemen 13-2 1,551 2
4. North Dakota State Bison 10-1 1,548 5
5. Youngstown State Penguins 11-3 1,417 4
6. New Hampshire Wildcats (1) 9-4 1,393 6
7. Illinois State Redbirds 9-4 1,227 8
8. James Madison Dukes 9-3 1,149 9
9. Northern Iowa Panthers 7-4 1,141 17
10. McNeese State Cowboys 7-5 1,059 21
11. Furman Paladins 8-4 1,058 12
12. Southern Illinois Salukis 9-4 935 7
13. Portland State Vikings 7-4 866 19
14. Wofford Terriers 7-4 810 23
15. Cal Poly Mustangs 7-4 719 16
16. Hampton Pirates 10-2 567 11
17. Eastern Illinois Panthers 8-5 546 15
18. Sam Houston State Bearkats 6-5 352 NR
19. Delaware Blue Hens 5-6 340 NR
20. South Dakota State Jackrabbits 7-4 336 22
21. Montana State Bobcats 8-5 332 10
22. Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks 9-3 300 13
23. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 9-3 272 14
24. Yale Bulldogs 8-2 166 25
25. South Carolina State Bulldogs 7-4 133 NR
Others receiving votes: Princeton 130, Towson 111, San Diego 95, Central Arkansas 94, Lafayette 90, Stephen F. Austin 80, Lehigh 77, Georgia Southern 59, Northern Arizona 58, UC Davis 55, Alabama A&M 54, Liberty 45, Delaware State
Three Big Sky teams crack the top 25 with Montana State at 21 and Portland State at 13.
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Griz football ranked 2nd, again

Posted on July 23, 2007 by Colin O'Keefe
I'm not sure how many polls I've glanced at this year--they all have similar names--but the Griz have come in at number two in  every generically named FCS poll I've seen. Why can't we just have coaches and media?

Here's the College Sporting News Top 25:
  1. Appalachian State
  2. Montana
  3. North Dakota State
  4. Youngstown State
  5. New Hampshire
  6. James Madison
  7. Northern Iowa
  8. Massachusetts
  9. Illinois State
  10. McNeese State
  11. Furman
  12. Southern Illinois
  13. Portland State
  14. Cal Poly
  15. Wofford
  16. Tennessee-Martin
  17. Sam Houston State
  18. Yale
  19. Hampton
  20. Eastern Illinois
  21. Lehigh
  22. South Dakota State
  23. Montana State
  24. Delaware
  25. Princeton

    Also receiving votes (in order): Towson, Maine, South Carolina State, UC Davis, Liberty, Lafayette, San Diego, Alabama A&M, Coastal Carolina, Harvard, Villanova.
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AGS announces 2007 FCS Preseason Poll

Posted on May 21, 2007 by Colin O'Keefe
Any Given Saturday released its preseason poll and after the offseason, Appalachian State still sits at the #1 spot. They've lost a lot of starters but you're the best until somebody beats you. The Griz come in second having gathered 16 first-place votes.

Here is the complete poll:
Any Given Saturday Poll Preseason Top 25
(First place votes in parenthesis)
1. Appalachian State (97)
2. Montana (16)
3. North Dakota State
4. Youngstown State
5. Massachusetts (1)
6. Northern Iowa (1)
7. New Hampshire
8. James Madison
9. Furman
10. Cal Poly
11. Illinois State
12. McNeese State
13. Southern Illinois
14. Portland State
15. Hampton
16. Wofford
17. Tennessee-Martin
18. Delaware
19. Eastern Illinois
20. Sam Houston State
21. Montana State
22. South Dakota State
23. Lehigh
24. Coastal Carolina
25. Yale

Others receiving votes (minimum of 5 votes): Towson (61), UC Davis (59), Lafayette (40), Princeton (39), Maine (33), Harvard (26), San Diego (26), South Carolina State (22), Georgia Southern (17), Eastern Kentucky (14), Northern Arizona (14), Richmond (12), Central Arkansas (10), Liberty (10), Northwestern State (8), Western Illinois (8), Delaware State (7), Northeastern (7), Albany (6), Colgate (6), Texas State (6), The Citadel (6), Alabama A&M (5), Jacksonville State (5).

BIGGEST RISING TEAM FROM 2006: Northern Iowa, Wofford (tie)
BIGGEST FALLING TEAM FROM 2006: Montana State
It's really a shame that App. State/UM game never came together. An early season, 1 vs 2 Ohio State/Texas-esque game would've been great and who knows, maybe it would've gotten some TV exposure.
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