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JMU Holds Down Top Spot In FCS Poll

POSTED: 12:49 pm CST November 10, 2008

(Sports Network) - With two games remaining in the regular season, James Madison retained the top spot in the Sports Network FCS Top-25 poll, released on Monday.

The first seven spots in the poll remained the same as the previous week.

The Dukes (8-1) had their final off week before preparing for Saturday's game at home with No. 12-ranked William & Mary (7-2) in a Colonial Athletic Association contest that can clinch the automatic bid to the playoffs for the Dukes.

JMU received 91 of 110 first-place votes and 2,729 points to stay ahead of No. 2 Appalachian State (8-2). The Mountaineers remained with 17 first-place votes and picked up 2,642 points after a 49-7 victory over Tennessee-Chattanooga.

No. 3 Cal Poly (7-1) earned two first-places votes and was given 2,390 points to edge out No. 4 Northern Iowa (8-2), which had 2,364 points. Cal Poly scored a 49-3 win over North Carolina Central and Northern Iowa stopped Missouri State and former UNI coach Terry Allen 42-0.

Montana (9-1), Villanova (7-2) and Richmond (7-3) stayed at No. 5, 6 and 7, respectively. Montana bested Portland State 29-12, while Villanova knocked off previously-eighth-ranked New Hampshire 24-13 and Richmond defeated Hofstra 34-14.

Weber State (9-2) clinched a share of its first Big Sky championship and the first auto bid given out to this year's playoffs with a 59-27 victory over winless Idaho State. The Wildcats were rewarded with a jump of one spot to No. 8 by the Sports Network pollsters.

Wofford (7-2) improved one position to No. 9 with its tough 33-28 win over The Citadel and Southern Illinois (7-2) moved back into the top-10 with a key Missouri Valley Football Conference triumph over then-No. 17 Western Illinois 24-14.

Elon remained at No. 11, followed by William & Mary, New Hampshire, Furman and Central Arkansas. The rest of the top 20 consists of No. 16 McNeese State, South Carolina State, Tennessee State, Harvard and Tennessee-Martin.

Maine moved into the poll for the first time this season at No. 21, following a 21-20 victory over previously-No. 13-ranked Massachusetts. UMass plummeted to No. 22 in the poll.

Colgate, Liberty and Western Illinois complete the top 25.


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