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UNH enters Top 25

CHICAGO — The University of New Hampshire football team is ranked No. 23 in the STATS Perform FCS Top 25 Media Poll, which was announced on Monday afternoon.

The Wildcats, who own a 2-0 overall record (2-0 CAA), are coming off a 26-14 victory against Towson on Saturday night in the home opener at Wildcat Stadium.

STATS PERFORM FCS TOP 25 (SEPT. 13)

1. Sam Houston (2-0, 0-0 AQ7), 1,214 points (33 first-place votes)
Previous Ranking: 2; Week 2 Result: 52-14 win over Southeast Missouri

2. South Dakota State (2-0, 0-0 Missouri Valley), 1,190 (9)
Previous Ranking: 2; Week 2 Result: 52-7 win over Lindenwood

 3. James Madison (2-0, 1-0 CAA), 1,158 (5)
Previous Ranking: 3; Week 2 Result: 55-7 win over Maine

 4. Montana (2-0, 0-0 Big Sky), 1,110 (3)
Previous Ranking: 4; Week 2 Result: 42-7 win over Western Illinois

 5. North Dakota State (2-0, 0-0 Missouri Valley), 1,066
Previous Ranking: 5; Week 2 Result: 64-0 win over Valparaiso

 6. Delaware (2-0, 1-0 CAA), 949
Previous Ranking: 6; Week 2 Result: 27-10 win over Saint Francis

 7. Eastern Washington (2-0, 0-0 Big Sky), 889
Previous Ranking: 7; Week 2 Result: 63-14 win over Central Washington

 8. Southern Illinois (1-1, 0-0 Missouri Valley), 814
Previous Ranking: 8; Week 2 Result: 31-23 loss at Kansas State

 9. Weber State (1-1, 0-0 Big Sky), 771
Previous Ranking: 10; Week 2 Result: 41-3 win at Dixie State

 10. Jacksonville State (1-1, 0-0 AQ7), 751
Previous Ranking: 16; Week 2 Result: 20-17 win at Florida State

 11. North Dakota (1-1, 0-0 Missouri Valley), 710
Previous Ranking: 9; Week 2 Result: 48-24 loss at Utah State

 12. Villanova (2-0, 0-0 CAA), 674
Previous Ranking: 12; Week 2 Result: 55-3 win over Bucknell

 13. Montana State (1-1, 0-0 Big Sky), 664
Previous Ranking: 11; Week 2 Result: 45-7 win over Drake

 14. UC Davis (2-0, 0-0 Big Sky), 661
Previous Ranking: 14; Week 2 Result: 53-7 win at San Diego

 15. Southeastern Louisiana (1-1, 0-0 Southland), 511
Previous Ranking: 13; Week 2 Result: 45-42 loss at Louisiana Tech

 16. ETSU (2-0, 0-0 Southern), 497
Previous Ranking: 15; Week 2 Result: 45-14 win over UVA Wise

 17. Missouri State (1-1, 0-0 Missouri Valley), 377
Previous Ranking: 23; Week 2 Result: 43-34 win over then-No. 19 Central Arkansas

 18. Northern Iowa (1-1, 0-0 Missouri Valley), 364
Previous Ranking: 21; Week 2 Result: 34-16 win at Sacramento State

 19. Austin Peay (1-1, 0-0 Ohio Valley), 336
Previous Ranking: 17; Week 2 Result: 54-17 loss at Ole Miss

 20. Monmouth (1-1, 0-0 Big South), 297
Previous Ranking: 20; Week 2 Result: 26-23 win at Fordham

 21. Richmond (2-0, 0-0 CAA), 261
Previous Ranking: 25; Week 2 Result: 31-3 win over Lehigh

 22. VMI (1-1, 0-0 Southern), 146
Previous Ranking: 18; Week 2 Result: 60-10 loss at Kent State

 23. New Hampshire (2-0, 2-0 CAA), 127
Previous Ranking: Not Ranked; Week 2 Result: 26-14 win over Towson

 24. Kennesaw State (1-1, 0-0 Big South), 121
Previous Ranking: 22; Week 2 Result: 45-17 loss at Georgia Tech

 25. Central Arkansas (0-2, 0-0 AQ7), 105
Previous Ranking: 19; Week 2 Result: 43-34 loss at then-No. 23 Missouri State

Dropped Out: Holy Cross (24)

Others Receiving Votes (schools listed on two or more ballots): Furman 90, Chattanooga 74, Rhode Island 67, Murray State 58, Alabama A&M 56, Jackson State 48, Duquesne 32, Nicholls 29, Stephen F. Austin 11, Samford 7, Merrimack 4, Sacramento State 3, Holy Cross 2

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