The top 25 teams in The Sports Network Division I-AA football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 4 and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. James Madison (75) 1-0 2,571 1
2. Furman (19) 1-0 2,469 2
3. Montana (6) 1-0 2,384 3
4. Southern Illinois (3) 1-0 2,216 5
5. Georgia Southern 1-0 2,018 6
6. Eastern Washington (1) 0-1 1,998 4
7. New Hampshire 1-0 1,932 7
8. Western Kentucky 1-0 1,879 8
9. Northwestern State 1-0 1,788 11
10. Delaware 0-0 1,571 10
11. William & Mary 0-1 1,463 9
12. Northern Iowa 1-0 1,457 12
13. Hampton 1-0 1,252 13
14. Lehigh 1-0 1,154 14
15. Massachusetts 1-0 1,135 15
16. Montana State 0-1 916 18
17. Sam Houston State 1-0 870 16
18. Harvard (1) 0-0 731 19
19. Cal Poly 0-1 572 17
20. North Dakota State 1-0 549 22
21. Jacksonville State 0-1 537 20
22. Wofford 1-0 509 21
23. Texas State 1-0 373 23
24. Hofstra 0-0 296 24
25. Appalachian State 1-0 257 NR
Others receiving votes: South Carolina State 212, Grambling State 182, Lafayette 126, Villanova 94, Maine 65, Stephen F. Austin 63, Penn 47, Portland State 44, Coastal Carolina 42, UC Davis 41, Northeastern 38, McNeese State 31, Idaho State 25, Northern Arizona 20, Brown 18, Bethune-Cookman 17, Eastern Kentucky 16, Southern 15, Weber State 13, Alabama State 12, Eastern Illinois 10, Alabama A&M 9, Western Carolina 6, Western Illinois 5.
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