University of Massachusets Athletics
UMass Ranked No. 19 In Preseason Poll
August 09, 2004 | Football
Aug. 9, 2004
AMHERST, Mass. - Heading into Don Brown's first season as head coach at UMass, the Minutemen are ranked No. 19 in the preseason ESPN/USA Today Division I-AA Football Poll released today. The Minutemen were ranked for much of last season as they advanced to the NCAA playoffs and finished No. 7 in the poll. UMass opens its 2004 season at Delaware State on Sept. 4. The home opener takes place a week later -- under the lights -- as UMass hosts preseason No. 5 Colgate at 6 p.m. at McGurik Stadium. UMass also faces No. 1 and defending national champion Delaware on Sept. 25. ESPN/USA Today Division I-AA Top 25 Poll The ESPN/USA Today Division I-AA Top 25 college football coaches poll, with number of first-place votes, record in parentheses, total points and last week's ranking:
TEAM PTS
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1. DELAWARE (26) (15-1) 863
2. SOUTHERN ILL (6) (10-2) 791
3. MONTANA (9-4) 702
4. WOFFORD (1) (12-2) 685
5. COLGATE (15-1) 664
6. NORTHERN IOWA (1) (10-3) 644
7. MCNEESE ST (1) (10-2) 592
8. FURMAN (6-5) 532
9. GA SOUTHERN (7-4) 500
10. VILLANOVA (7-4) 466
11. MAINE (6-5) 428
12. WESTERN ILL (9-4) 414
13. NORTHRN ARIZONA (9-4) 392
14. WESTERN KY (9-4) 367
15. MONTANA ST (7-6) 308
16. GRAMBLING (9-3) 301
17. SFA (7-4) 280
18. NORTHWESTERN ST (6-6) 264
19. MASSACHUSETTS (10-3) 247
20. APPALACHIAN ST (7-4) 246
21. NORTHEASTERN (8-4) 234
22. LEHIGH (8-3) 192
23. EASTERN KY (7-5) 161
24. NO CAROLINA A&T (10-3) 151
25. SOUTHERN (12-1) 148
Others Receiving Votes: PENNSYLVANIA 133, FLA ATLANTIC 108,
NORTHERN COLO 85, BETHUNE COOKMAN 71, JACKSONVILLE ST 56,
GARDNER-WEBB 50, IDAHO ST 45, EASTERN WASH 33, HARVARD 27,
HAMPTON 24, SO CAROLINA ST 23, CAL POLY 18, ALCORN ST 17,
YOUNGSTOWN ST 16, MURRAY ST 16, WEBER ST 15, FLORIDA A&M 14,
YALE 10, PORTLAND ST 10, WILLIAM & MARY 7, SE LOUISIANA 7,
ILLINOIS ST 6, SOUTHERN UTAH 3, RHODE ISLAND 2, ALABAMA ST
2, UC DAVIS 1, NICHOLLS ST 1, FORDHAM 1, FLORIDA INTL 1,
ALABAMA A&M 1. 
