Montana ascends to No. 1
NCAA Football Betting Lines
09/06/2010 -
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The move was only one spot, but it was a
big one for the University of Montana football team as the Grizzlies advanced
to No. 1 in The Sportsbook Betting Lines/Fathead.com FCS Top 25 on Monday.
Montana was selected second in the preseason poll, but moved to No. 1 following
its 73-2, season-opening rout of Western State and preseason No. 1 Villanova's
31-24 loss to FBS opponent Temple.
Villanova, the defending FCS national champion, didn't fall far as it was
voted second in this week's poll by a panel of sports information and media
relations directors, broadcasters, writers and other dignitaries. Montana had
57 of the 126 first-place votes and 3,052 points, while Villanova collected 46
first-place votes and 2,886 points.
Montana opened its season by tying an NCAA record with four interception
returns for touchdowns against Western State. The Big Sky Conference power has
finished as the national runner-up in each of the past two seasons, including
a 23-21 loss to Villanova last December, and has a new head coach in Robin
Pflugrad.
Appalachian State remained at No. 3, and Southern Illinois moved up one spot to
No. 4. The biggest mover in the Top 25 was Jacksonville State, which rose 12
spots to No. 5 following its 49-48, double-overtime win at Ole Miss. Coach Jack
Crowe's Gamecocks received nine first-place votes for their victory over an FBS
program.
The rest of the Top 10 was New Hampshire at No. 6, followed by Richmond, Elon,
South Dakota State and Stephen F. Austin.
In an opening week in which many FCS programs took on FBS programs, William &
Mary was the only team in the Preseason Top 25 to fall to a fellow FCS program,
a 27-23 loss to CAA Football rival Massachusetts. William & Mary, a national
semifinalist last year, fell seven spots to No. 11. Massachusetts broke into
the poll at No. 18.
James Madison was No. 12, followed by McNeese State, Northern Iowa, South
Carolina State, Delaware, Eastern Washington, Massachusetts, Liberty and Weber
State.
North Dakota State joined UMass as the other new entry into the Top 25,
grabbing No. 21 after its 6-3 win at University of Kansas. The Bison were
followed in the Top 25 by Prairie View A&M at No. 22, then Eastern Illinois,
Montana State and Colgate.
The two teams that fell out of the Top 25 received the next-highest vote
totals - Holy Cross, which won its opener, and Penn, which was idle.
The Top 25 will be released every Monday afternoon during the regular season,
apart from the final weekend when it will be released on Sunday, Nov. 21, due
to its use as an official tool by the NCAA Division I Football Committee in
selecting the 20-team playoff field.
The Sportsbook Betting Lines and Fathead.com will release a final Top 25 following the
FCS championship game, which will be held Jan. 7 at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco,
Texas.
The night before the FCS championship game, The Sportsbook Betting Lines will present
the Walter Payton (outstanding FCS player) Buck Buchanan (outstanding FCS
defensive player) and Eddie Robinson (outstanding FCS coach) awards, which are
sponsored by Fathead.
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