Football jumps to No. 4
10/29/2012 2:04:00 PM | Football
The two major polls are split in their picks for the nation's No. 1 FCS team. Georgia Southern is No. 1 in the NCAA Coaches Poll while defending national champion North Dakota State stands No. 1 in the Sports Network rankings.
Montana State, Sam Houston and Old Dominion rank third, fourth and fifth in both polls.
Last week Georgia Southern claimed a 39-31 triple-overtime win at Chattanooga Saturday. North Dakota State defeated Southern Illinois, 23-17.
Last week's No.1, Eastern Washington, fell to unranked Southern Utah.
Sam Houston is ranked among the top 10 in the nation for the 18th consecutive week and have stood among the top 20 for 21 straight weeks (since Sept. 9, 2011).
The Bearkats play host to Southeastern Louisiana Saturday at 2 p.m. at Elliott T. Bowers Stadium.
| Sports Network | W-L | Pts | NCAA Coaches Poll | W-L | Pts | |||
| 1 | North Dakota St. | 7-1 | 3951 | 1 | Georgia Southern | 7-1 | 635 | |
| 2 | Georgia Southern | 7-1 | 3928 | 2 | North Dakota St. | 7-1 | 619 | |
| 3 | Montana St. | 7-1 | 3714 | 3 | Montana St. | 7-1 | 586 | |
| 4 | SAM HOUSTON | 6-2 | 3365 | 4 | SAM HOUSTON | 6-2 | 561 | |
| 5 | Old Dominion | 7-1 | 3344 | 5 | Old Dominion | 7-1 | 528 | |
| 6 | Wofford | 7-1 | 3210 | 6 | Lehigh | 8-0 | 517 | |
| 7 | Eastern Washington | 6-2 | 3112 | 7 | Wofford | 7-1 | 486 | |
| 8 | Lehigh | 8-0 | 2940 | 8 | Eastern Washington | 6-2 | 471 | |
| 9 | Stony Brook | 8-1 | 2773 | 9 | Stony Brook | 8-1 | 450 | |
| 10 | James Madison | 6-2 | 2741 | 10 | James Madison | 6-2 | 429 | |
| 11 | New Hampshire | 7-2 | 2529 | 11 | New Hampshire | 7-2 | 396 | |
| 12 | Northern Arizona | 7-1 | 2356 | 12 | Northern Arizona | 7-1 | 363 | |
| 13 | CENTRAL ARKANSAS | 7-2 | 1962 | 13 | CENTRAL ARKANSAS | 7-2 | 326 | |
| 14 | Indiana St. | 7-2 | 1863 | 14 | Appalachian St. | 6-3 | 275 | |
| 15 | Appalachian St. | 6-3 | 1679 | 15 | Indiana St. | 7-2 | 249 | |
| 16 | Cal Poly | 7-1 | 1626 | 15 | Illinois St. | 7-2 | 264 | |
| 17 | Illinois St. | 7-2 | 1546 | 16 | Cal Poly | 7-1 | 228 | |
| 18 | Tennessee St. | 8-1 | 1098 | 18 | Albany | 7-1 | 188 | |
| 19 | Towson | 4-4 | 843 | 19 | Tennessee St. | 8-1 | 173 | |
| 20 | Albany | 7-1 | 834 | 20 | Delaware | 5-3 | 122 | |
| 21 | South Dakota St. | 6-2 | 734 | 21 | Harvard | 6-1 | 96 | |
| 22 | Richmond | 5-3 | 579 | 22 | Towson | 4-4 | 172 | |
| 23 | Delaware | 5-3 | 453 | 23 | Eastern Kentucky | 6-3 | 68 | |
| 24 | Villanova | 6-3 | 452 | 24 | Bethune-Cookman | 6-2 | 54 | |
| 25 | Eastern Kentucky | 6-3 | 376 | 25 | South Dakota St. | 6-2 | 51 | |
