FROM KEITH GROLLER
It was one of the worst performances and lopsided losses that Lehigh has suffered in years, and yet, somehow Saturday's 48-10 loss to Bucknell didn't knock the Mountain Hawks out of the FCS national rankings.
They fell from No. 15 in both national polls, but they're still ranked in the top-25 of both The Sports Network and FCS Coaches polls.
Lehigh is No. 21 in the coaches poll and No. 22 in The Sports Network rankings.
Week 9 FCS Coaches Poll (Oct. 28, 2013)
Team (No. 1 Votes) Record Points Last Week
1. North Dakota State (26) 8-0 650 1
2. Eastern Illinois 7-1 618 2
3. Coastal Carolina 8-0 580 3
4. Eastern Washington 6-2 574 4
5. Montana State 6-2 533 5
6. Towson 8-1 518 6
7. McNeese State 7-1 494 7
8. Fordham 8-0 473 8
9. Sam Houston State 6-2 452 9
10. Youngstown State 7-1 394 12
11. Maine 7-1 371 14
12. Bethune-Cookman 7-1 362 13
13. Montana 6-2 337 10
14. Northern Arizona 6-2 283 19
15. Central Arkansas 5-3 246 20
16. Wofford 5-3 235 11
17. New Hampshire 4-3 188 22
18. Charleston Southern 8-1 175 24
19. Samford 6-2 138 NR
20. South Dakota State 5-4 112 25
21. Lehigh 6-2 110 15
22. Villanova 4-4 105 17
23. James Madison 5-3 99 16
24. Tennessee State 7-2 94 21
25. Southeastern Louisiana 6-2 67 NR
Dropped from rankings:
No. 18 Northern Iowa, No. 23 Harvard
Others receiving votes: Northern Iowa 61, Chattanooga 35, Princeton 33, Jacksonville State 32, William and Mary 31, Delaware 17, Harvard 9, Alcorn State 5, Southern Utah 4, Southern Illinois 1.
| The Sports Network FCS Top 25 | ||||||
| College Football Poll | ||||||
| Team (First-place votes) | 2013 Record | Points | Previous Rank | |||
| 1. | North Dakota State Bison (159) | 8-0 | 3975 | 1 | ||
| 2. | Eastern Illinois Panthers | 7-1 | 3709 | 2 | ||
| 3. | Eastern Washington Eagles | 6-2 | 3554 | 3 | ||
| 4. | McNeese State Cowboys | 7-1 | 3346 | 4 | ||
| 5. | Montana State Bobcats | 6-2 | 3191 | 5 | ||
| 6. | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | 8-0 | 3102 | 6 | ||
| 7. | Towson Tigers | 8-1 | 2964 | 8 | ||
| 8. | Sam Houston State Bearkats | 6-2 | 2952 | 7 | ||
| 9. | Fordham Rams | 8-0 | 2855 | 8 | ||
| 10. | Maine Black Bears | 7-1 | 2537 | 11 | ||
| 11. | Youngstown State Penguins | 7-1 | 2234 | 13 | ||
| 12. | Montana Grizzlies | 6-2 | 2045 | 10 | ||
| 13. | Bethune-Cookman Wildcats | 7-1 | 2001 | 14 | ||
| 14. | Northern Arizona Lumberjacks | 6-2 | 1795 | 16 | ||
| 15. | Samford Bulldogs | 6-2 | 1681 | 22 | ||
| 16. | New Hampshire Wildcats | 4-3 | 1292 | 20 | ||
| 17. | Wofford Terriers | 5-3 | 1226 | 12 | ||
| 18. | Central Arkansas Bears | 5-3 | 1035 | 23 | ||
| 19. | South Dakota State Jackrabbits | 5-4 | 800 | 25 | ||
| 20. | Villanova Wildcats | 4-4 | 710 | 18 | ||
| 21. | Delaware Blue Hens | 6-2 | 701 | NR | ||
| 22. | Lehigh Mountain Hawks | 6-2 | 648 | 16 | ||
| 23. | Tennessee State Tigers | 7-2 | 617 | 21 | ||
| 24. | Charleston Southern Buccaneers | 8-1 | 589 | NR | ||
| 25. | Southeastern Louisiana Lions | 6-2 | 423 | NR | ||
| Others receiving votes: Northern Iowa 360, James Madison 325, William & Mary 259, Jacksonville State 177, Chattanooga 175, Southern Illinois 81, Princeton 68, Georgia Southern 57, Harvard 37, Southern Utah 33, South Carolina State 24, Jackson State 18, UT Martin 18, Portland State 17, Illinois State 11, Sacramento State 7, Stony Brook 6, Cal Poly 6, South Dakota 4, Alabama State 4, Alcorn State 4, Eastern Kentucky 2. | ||||||
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