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Sports Network's I-AA College Football Poll

Team (First-place votes) Record Points Previous Rank
1. Appalachian State Mountaineers (82) 7-1 2,570 1
2. Montana Grizzlies (4) 6-1 2,437 2
3. Illinois State Redbirds (12) 6-1 2,388 3
4. Massachusetts Minutemen (3) 6-1 2,244 6
5. James Madison Dukes 6-1 2,150 8
6. North Dakota State Bison (3) 6-1 1,945 9
7. Northern Iowa Panthers 5-2 1,865 14
8. Furman Paladins 6-2 1,845 12
9. Cal Poly Mustangs 5-2 1,690 4
10. Youngstown State Penguins 6-2 1,640 5
11. New Hampshire Wildcats 5-2 1,376 7
12. Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks 6-1 1,311 16
13. Richmond Spiders 5-2 1,142 10
14. Eastern Illinois Panthers 5-3 1,109 17
15. Maine Black Bears 5-2 1,068 19
16. UC Davis Aggies 4-3 915 18
17. Hampton Pirates 7-1 896 11
18. Princeton Tigers 6-0 851 22
19. Southern Illinois Salukis 5-2 788 13
20. San Diego Toreros 7-0 725 21
21. Portland State Vikings 5-3 650 23
22. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 5-2 393 24
23. Harvard Crimson 5-1 384 15
24. Montana State Bobcats 5-3 239 NR
25. Delaware Blue Hens 4-3 177 NR

Others receiving votes: Towson 153, Charleston Southern 138, South Dakota State 107, Western Kentucky 81, Yale 76, Holy Cross 72, Alabama A&M 67, Delaware State 67, Central Connecticut State 60, South Carolina State 33, Central Arkansas 23, Jackson State 23, McNeese State 22, Georgia Southern 18, Wofford 15, Sam Houston State 12, Tennessee State 9, Northeastern 8, Gardner-Webb 6, Penn 5.

As of October 23, 2006, at 12:57 PM ET

Ohhhhh Booooyyyyyy! Now what?

Congrats, cats. Back where you belong: in the top 25.

i like being under the radar - but now the Cats need to play like a top 25 team. congrats players & coaches - you've played yourself back into the respect of voters. never lost it from this fan!

stick the boots to weber!

It gives you a nice warm/fuzzy feeling ... but the rankings don't mean a thing. We lose, we are out of the playoffs. Playoff game from here on out! We continue winning and the rankings take care of themselves.

Rankings don't mean squat especially in AA. People who vote don't really get to see how good a team is if they are not in the same region. It's almost strictly based on record. Win out and worry about rankings when playoff matches are decided.