Lehigh rises to No. 10 and No. 13 in the two national FCS football polls

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FROM KEITH GROLLER

Lehigh's come-from-behind 34-27 win over New Hampshire on Saturday has elevated the Mountain Hawks in the FCS national polls.

Lehigh (4-0) has moved up to No. 10 in the coaches poll and to No. 13 in The Sports Network poll.

Last week, Lehigh was No. 17 in the coaches poll and No. 21 in The Sports Network rankings.

Lehigh has another major showdown looming on Saturday in the Bronx against unbeaten Fordham.

The Rams are one spot ahead of Lehigh in The Sports Netwok poll, checking in at No. 12 and are three spots behind the Mountain Hawks in the coaches poll.

he Sports Network FCS Top 25
College Football Poll
Team (First-place votes)		2013 Record	Points	Previous Rank
1.	North Dakota State Bison (157)	4-0	3949	1
2.	Sam Houston State Bearkats (1)	4-1	3673	4
3.	Towson Tigers	5-0	3645	3
4.	Northern Iowa Panthers	4-0	3492	5
5.	Eastern Illinois Panthers	4-1	3156	8
6.	Eastern Washington Eagles	2-2	3050	2
7.	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	3-2	2581	6
8.	Montana State Bobcats	3-2	2561	11
9.	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	5-0	2478	12
10.	Montana Grizzlies	3-1	1964	7
11.	McNeese State Cowboys	4-1	1836	9
12.	Fordham Rams	5-0	1832	16
13.	Lehigh Mountain Hawks	4-0	1764	21
14.	Central Arkansas Bears	2-2	1763	13
15.	Northern Arizona Lumberjacks	3-1	1711	24
16.	Georgia Southern Eagles	3-1	1635	15
17.	Wofford Terriers	2-2	1203	17
18.	Cal Poly Mustangs	2-2	1195	18
19.	New Hampshire Wildcats	1-2	1162	10
20.	Villanova Wildcats	2-2	1002	19
21.	Bethune-Cookman Wildcats	3-1	947	20
22.	Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks	3-1	724	23
23.	Maine Black Bears	4-1	702	NR
24.	Delaware Blue Hens	4-1	671	NR
25.	Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs	4-1	570	25
Others receiving votes: Youngstown State 555, James Madison 544, William & Mary 235, Southern Utah 180, North Carolina A&T 126, Richmond 83, Tennessee State 59, Samford 46, Illinois State 45, Charleston Southern 41, Southeastern Louisiana 33, Harvard 31, Jacksonville State 27, Chattanooga 27, Stony Brook 17, Western Illinois 9, South Carolina State 7, Murray State 6, Portland State 6, Liberty 4, Sacred Heart 3. RANK SCHOOL (FIRST-PLACE VOTES) RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS   1. North Dakota State (26) 4-0 650 1   2. Towson 5-0 623 2   3. Sam Houston State 4-1 599 4   4. Northern Iowa 4-0 567 5   5. Eastern Illinois 4-1 485 12   6. Coastal Carolina 5-0 477 11   7. Montana State 3-2 465 10   8. Eastern Washington 2-2 450 3   9. South Dakota State 3-2 432 6   10. Lehigh 4-0 345 17   11. Central Arkansas 2-2 336 13   12. Montana 3-1 330 7   13. Fordham 5-0 328 16   14. McNeese State 4-1 320 9   15. Wofford 2-2 298 15   16. Bethune-Cookman 3-1 256 18   17. Northern Arizona 3-1 242 22   18. New Hampshire 1-2 222 7   19. Cal Poly 2-2 198 19   20. Villanova 2-2 168 21   21. James Madison 3-1 122 14   22. Youngstown State 4-1 117 25   23. Maine 4-1 103 NR   24. Gardner-Webb 4-1 49 NR   25. Delaware 3-1 47 NR