Philadelphia, PA -- (Sports Network) - James Madison clinched the Colonial Athletic Association automatic bid to the playoffs on Saturday and retained its No. 1 ranking in The Sports Network FCS Top-25 poll on Monday.

The Dukes (9-1) received 106 of 120 first-place votes and 2,986 points of a possible 3,000 following their 48-24 victory at home against then-12th-ranked William & Mary. JMU closes out the regular season this Saturday on the road against Towson.

Along with James Madison, the rest of the top 10 stayed the same this week.

Appalachian State (9-2) clinched the automatic bid in the Southern Conference by beating Elon 24-16 in the cold, rain, ice and snow of Kidd Brewer Stadium. The Mountaineers were rewarded by receiving 13 first-place votes and 2,871 points to stay on JMU's heels at No. 2 in the poll.

Cal Poly (8-1) won the Great West Conference title on Saturday night by downing UC Davis 51-28 and remained No. 3 in the poll. The Mustangs received one first-place vote and 2,623 points.

Northern Iowa (9-2) captured a share of the Missouri Valley Football Conference crown on Saturday with a 28-0 victory at winless Indiana State. The No. 4 Panthers barely held off No. 5 Montana by -- points. Montana (10-1) dumped winless Idaho State at home, 29-10.

Villanova (8-2) came in at No. 6 again after surviving a close call at home against Towson, 34-31, while Richmond (8-3) remained at No. 7 with a 31-14 victory at home over Delaware.

Weber State (9-2) had an off-week after wrapping up the Big Sky Conference auto bid last week and held on to the No. 8 position.

Wofford (8-2) used a solid 28-7 win at Samford to stay in the ninth position, while Southern Illinois remained at No. 10 by holding off South Dakota State 38-35 at home.

New Hampshire (8-2) picked up a crucial 52-21 victory at home against Massachusetts to improve by two spots in the new poll at No. 11. UMass fell from No.22 out of the top 25 for the first time since the final 2004 poll. The Minutemen had been ranked for 55 consecutive weeks.

Joining UNH in the second 10 are Central Arkansas at No. 12, followed by Elon, McNeese State, South Carolina State, William & Mary, Maine, Tennessee-Martin, Harvard and Furman.

Completing the poll are Colgate at No. 21, Liberty at No. 22, Western Illinois at No. 23, Jacksonville State at No. 24 and Tennessee State at No. 25. Jacksonville State returns to the poll after a three-week absence.