New Hampshire Football Report

Dartmouth has good poll position

The Big South-OVC Football Association loves to have teams ranked in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll, but the scenario involving UT Martin and Tennessee State appears best being answered on the field.

That’s what they’ll do Saturday when they square off in Nashville.

Two weeks ago, UT Martin was tied for No. 25 in the national media poll. Last week, Tennessee State grabbed the 25th spot, dropping the Skyhawks to the first spot outside the Top 25.

It remained the same way on Monday with Tennessee State (6-2) at No. 25 and UT Martin (5-3) just outside the poll.

Yeah, see you in Music City.

Both teams are looking up in the Big South-OVC standings and the Top 25 poll to Southeast Missouri (8-1), which for the second consecutive week was at No. 6 – its program’s all-time high. The Redhawks have a bye this week, keeping a close eye on UT Martin at Tennessee State.

The top three spots in the poll remained No. 1 North Dakota State (8-1), No. 2 Montana State (8-0) and No. 3 South Dakota State (6-2). UC Davis (7-1) rose one spot to No. 4 with South Dakota (6-2) dropping one to No. 5 following a 20-17, overtime loss at SDSU.

A national media panel selects the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll. A first-place vote is worth 25 points, a second-place vote 24 points, all the way down to one point for a 25th-place vote.

Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll (Oct. 28)

  1. North Dakota State (8-1, 5-0 MVFC), 1,387 points (43 of 56 first-place votes)

Previous Ranking: 1; Week 9: 59-6 win at Murray State; Week 10: Northern Iowa

  1. Montana State (8-0, 4-0 Big Sky), 1,350 (13)

Previous Ranking: 2; Week 9: No game; Week 10: at Eastern Washington

  1. South Dakota State (6-2, 3-1 MVFC), 1,290

Previous Ranking: 3; Week 9: 20-17 OT win over then-No. 3 South Dakota; Week 10: Murray State

  1. UC Davis (7-1, 4-0 Big Sky), 1,196

Previous Ranking: 5; Week 9: No game; Week 10: Northern Colorado

  1. South Dakota (6-2, 4-1 MVFC), 1,174

Previous Ranking: 4; Week 9: 20-17 OT loss at then-No. 3 South Dakota State; Week 10: No game

  1. Southeast Missouri (8-1, 5-0 Big South-OVC), 1,106

Previous Ranking: 6; Week 9: 30-24 win over Gardner-Webb; Week 10: No game

  1. Tarleton State (7-1, 4-0 UAC), 1,012

Previous Ranking: 8; Week 9: 27-17 win at Austin Peay; Week 10: Eastern Kentucky

  1. Montana (6-2, 3-1 Big Sky), 941

Previous Ranking: 9; Week 9: 24-0 win at Northern Colorado; Week 10: at Cal Poly

  1. UIW (6-2, 3-0 Southland), 904

Previous Ranking: 10; Week 9: 34-31 win at Southeastern Louisiana; Week 10: HCU

  1. Idaho (6-3, 3-2 Big Sky), 860

Previous Ranking: 11; Week 9: 38-28 win over Eastern Washington; Week 10: No game

  1. Central Arkansas (6-2, 3-1 UAC), 794 

Previous Ranking: 12; Week 9: 24-19 win over North Alabama; Week 10: at Utah Tech

  1. Mercer (7-1, 4-1 SoCon), 777

Previous Ranking: 14; Week 9: 44-34 win over then-No. 24 Western Carolina; Week 10: No. 23 ETSU

  1. Villanova (6-2, 3-1 CAA), 708

Previous Ranking: 13; Week 9: 14-6 win over New Hampshire; Week 10: at Hampton

  1. Rhode Island (7-1, 4-0 CAA), 705

Previous Ranking: 15; Week 9: 24-14 win over Maine; Week 10: Monmouth

  1. North Dakota (5-3, 2-2 MVFC), 645

Previous Ranking: 7; Week 9: 41-40 OT loss at Youngstown State; Week 10: at Indiana State

  1. Richmond (6-2, 4-0 CAA), 566

Previous Ranking: 18; Week 9: 41-14 win at Bryant; Week 10: Towson

  1. Abilene Christian (5-3, 4-1 UAC), 512  

Previous Ranking: 17; Week 9: No game; Week 10: Southern Utah

  1. Chattanooga (5-3, 4-1 SoCon), 452

Previous Ranking: 19; Week 9: 31-10 win over VMI; Week 10: at Western Carolina

  1. North Carolina Central (6-2, 2-0 MEAC), 263 

Previous Ranking: 20; Week 9: 16-7 win over Morgan State; Week 10: at South Carolina State

  1. Stony Brook (6-2, 3-1 CAA), 259

Previous Ranking: NR; Week 9: 35-13 win over then-No. 16 William & Mary; Week 10: at Bryant

  1. Illinois State (5-3, 2-2 MVFC), 241

Previous Ranking: 21; Week 9: No game; Week 10: Youngstown State

  1. Dartmouth (6-0, 3-0 Ivy), 227

Previous Ranking: 22; Week 9: 24-21 win at Columbia; Week 10: Harvard

  1. ETSU (5-3, 3-1 SoCon), 199

Previous Ranking: 23; Week 9: 24-7 win at Wofford; Week 10: at No. 12 Mercer

  1. William & Mary (5-3, 3-2 CAA), 170

Previous Ranking: 16; Week 9: 35-13 loss at Stony Brook; Week 10: at North Carolina A&T

  1. Tennessee State (6-2, 3-1 Big South-OVC), 137

Previous Ranking: 25; Week 9: No game; Week 10: UT Martin

Dropped Out: Western Carolina (24)

Others Receiving Votes (schools listed on two or more ballots): UT Martin (5-3, 2-1 Big South-OVC), 119; Duquesne (5-2, 3-0 NEC), 47; Harvard (5-1, 2-1 Ivy), 37; Northern Arizona (4-4, 2-2 Big Sky), 27; Jackson State (6-2, 4-0 SWAC), 25; Western Carolina (4-4, 3-1 SoCon), 21; Lamar (5-3, 2-1 Southland), 9; Drake (5-1, 4-0 Pioneer), 8; Stephen F. Austin (5-3, 3-2 Southland), 8; Southern Utah (4-4, 3-1 UAC), 7; Florida A&M (4-3, 2-1 SWAC), 4

Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Voters – Stats Perform: Craig Haley, Gary Reasons. Big Sky Conference: Doug Kelly, Tyson Rodgers, Larry Weir. Big South-OVC Football Association: Mike Bradd, Kyle Schwartz, Mark Simpson. CAA Football: Roger Brown, Matt Harmon, Rob Washburn. Ivy League: JJ Klein, Craig Larson. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Kendrick Lewis, Alysse Scripter. Missouri Valley Football Conference: Dom Izzo, Mike Kern, Randy Reinhardt. Northeast Conference: Sarah Boissonneault, Brian Cleary. Patriot League: Eric Malanoski, Ryan Sakamoto. Pioneer Football League: Cody Bush, Larry Hansgen. Southern Conference: Scott Keeler, Andrew Miller, Ralan Wardlaw. Southland Conference: Matthew Bonnette, James Dixon, James Hill. Southwestern Athletic Conference: Ronnie Johnson, Joshua Padilla. United Athletic Conference: Brian Morgan, Benjamin Ray, Jake Withee. National Representatives: Sean Anderson, Stan Becton, Zack Carlton, Gene Clemons, Riley Corcoran, Joe DeLeone, Steven J. Gaither, Sam Herder, Emory Hunt, Kyle Kensing, Brandon Lawrence, Zach McKinnell, Brian McLaughlin, Jon Passman, Omar Rashon Borja, Ryan Roberts, Kent Schmidt, Phil Sokol, Reggie Thomas, Ralph Ventre, Jamie Williams.

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