The UMass football team is now ranked No. 15 in the Sports Network poll. The Minutemen moved up three spots in this week's poll. No. 3, Villanova, No. 4 William & Mary, No.5 Delaware, No. 8 New Hampshire are in the top 10.
UMass is also No. 15 in the FCS Coaches Poll. The top CAA teams have the same rankings in both polls.
The full polls can be found in the link below.
The Sports Network/Fathead.com FCS Top-25 College Football Poll
| Team (First-place votes) | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Appalachian State Mountaineers (134) | 8-0 | 3,847 | 1 |
| 2. Jacksonville State Gamecocks (16) | 8-0 | 3,685 | 2 |
| 3. Villanova Wildcats (1) | 6-2 | 3,388 | 5 |
| 4. William & Mary Tribe (3) | 6-2 | 3,375 | 3 |
| 5. Delaware Blue Hens | 7-1 | 3,294 | 6 |
| 6. Eastern Washington Eagles | 7-2 | 3,002 | 8 |
| 7. Wofford Terriers (1) | 7-1 | 2,900 | 9 |
| 8. New Hampshire Wildcats | 5-3 | 2,537 | 10 |
| 9. Southeast Missouri State Redhawks | 8-1 | 2,440 | 11 |
| 10. Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks | 6-2 | 2,370 | 4 |
| 11. Bethune-Cookman Wildcats | 8-0 | 2,275 | 12 |
| 12. Montana State Bobcats | 7-2 | 2,137 | 13 |
| 13. Montana Grizzlies | 6-3 | 1,751 | 7 |
| 14. Liberty Flames | 6-2 | 1,720 | 16 |
| 15. Massachusetts Minutemen | 5-3 | 1,624 | 18 |
| 16. South Carolina State Bulldogs | 6-2 | 1,615 | 17 |
| 17. Northern Iowa Panthers | 5-3 | 1,333 | 19 |
| 18. Penn Quakers | 6-1 | 1,058 | 21 |
| 19. Cal Poly Mustangs | 6-3 | 913 | 22 |
| 20. Richmond Spiders | 4-4 | 823 | 14 |
| 21. Grambling State Tigers | 7-1 | 757 | 23 |
| 22. James Madison Dukes | 4-4 | 722 | 15 |
| 23. Jacksonville Dolphins | 8-1 | 597 | 24 |
| 24. Western Illinois Leathernecks | 6-3 | 400 | NR |
| 25. North Dakota State Bison | 5-3 | 325 | NR |
| Others receiving votes: Chattanooga 291, Robert Morris 284, Weber State 202, Lehigh 167, Southern Utah 102, Dayton 96, Jackson State 58, Sacramento State 46, Elon 40, Indiana State 30, McNeese State 28, Furman 19, Northern Arizona 17, Harvard 17, Yale 13, Texas State 12, Missouri State 9, Central Arkansas 9, Youngstown State 7, Brown 7, Florida A&M 7, Georgia Southern 6, Old Dominion 4, Northwestern State 4, Central Connecticut State 3, South Dakota 3, Texas Southern 2, North Dakota 2, Hampton 1, South Dakota State 1. 2010 FCS Coaches Week 9 Poll (November 1, 2010)  Team (No. 1 Votes)                            Record               Points                      Last Week  1.      Appalachian State (27)               8-0                     699                               1   2.      Jacksonville State (1)                 8-0                     668                               2   3.      Villanova                                   6-2                     616                               5  4.      Delaware                                   7-1                     602                               6  5.      William & Mary                          6-2                     590                               4  6.      Eastern Washington                  7-2                     565                               8  7.      Wofford                                    7-1                     512                               10  8.      New Hampshire                         5-3                     481                               9  9.      Stephen F. Austin                      6-2                     447                               3  10.     Southeast Missouri State           8-1                     437                               11  11.     Montana State                           7-2                     396                               13  12.     Liberty                                      6-2                     386                               12  13.     Bethune-Cookman                     8-0                     349                               16  14.     South Carolina State                  6-2                     310                               17  15.     Massachusetts                          5-3                     307                               18  16.     Montana                                   6-3                     297                               7  17.     Northern Iowa                            5-3                     247                               19  18.     Cal Poly                                    6-3                     192                               20  19.     Penn                                         6-1                     187                               21  20.     North Dakota State                    5-3                     136                               22  21.     Western Illinois                          6-3                     124                               24  22.     Richmond                                 4-4                     108                               14  23.     James Madison                         4-4                     100                               15  24.     Grambling State                        7-1                     93                                 25  25.     Jacksonville                              8-1                     41                                 NR Others receiving votes (points in parentheses): Weber State (38), Robert Morris (28), Lehigh (23), Dayton (22), Chattanooga (19), Northern Arizona (13), Southern Utah (13), Indiana State(12), Harvard (10), Sacramento State (10), McNeese State (7), Florida A&M (5), Texas Southern (5), Jackson State (2), Georgia Southern (1), Furman (1), Missouri State (1) |
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