Lehigh climbs to No. 15 in both FCS national football polls

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FROM KEITH GROLLER

Lehigh's decisive 45-24 win over Georgetown has boosted the Mountain Hawks in the national polls.

Nationally-ranked for the 40th consecutive week, Lehigh is now No. 15 both polls, climbing three spots in The Sports Network poll and moving up one spot in the FCS Coaches poll.

Here's a look:

The Sports Network FCS Top 25
College Football Poll
Team (First-place votes)		2013 Record	Points	Previous Rank
1.	North Dakota State Bison (156)	7-0	3900	1
2.	Eastern Illinois Panthers	6-1	3620	3
3.	Eastern Washington Eagles	5-2	3397	4
4.	McNeese State Cowboys	6-1	3160	9
5.	Montana State Bobcats	5-2	3116	5
6.	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	7-0	2977	6
7.	Sam Houston State Bearkats	5-2	2880	2
8.	Towson Tigers	7-1	2870	7
9.	Fordham Rams	8-0	2836	8
10.	Montana Grizzlies	6-1	2544	10
11.	Maine Black Bears	6-1	2120	14
12.	Wofford Terriers	5-2	1968	13
13.	Youngstown State Penguins	7-1	1920	16
14.	Bethune-Cookman Wildcats	6-1	1635	17
15.	Lehigh Mountain Hawks	6-1	1567	18
16.	Northern Arizona Lumberjacks	5-2	1339	19
17.	Northern Iowa Panthers	4-3	1237	11
18.	Villanova Wildcats	4-3	1218	12
19.	James Madison Dukes	5-2	993	20
20.	New Hampshire Wildcats	3-3	824	25
21.	Tennessee State Tigers	7-1	818	24
22.	Samford Bulldogs	5-2	807	22
23.	Central Arkansas Bears	4-3	637	21
24.	Georgia Southern Eagles	4-2	557	23
25.	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	4-4	412	15
Others receiving votes: Delaware 270, Charleston Southern 226, Southeastern Louisiana 183, Harvard 180, South Carolina State 134, Southern Illinois 76, Jacksonville State 60, William & Mary 42, Chattanooga 35, South Dakota 34, Southern Utah 16, Gardner-Webb 15, Jackson State 15, UT Martin 13, Cal Poly 13, Princeton 10, Stony Brook 5, Alcorn State 5, Sacred Heart 4, Illinois State 4, Sacramento State 3, Butler 3, Duquesne 2. ... THE FCS COACHES POLL RANK SCHOOL RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS 1. North Dakota State (26) 7-0 650 1 2. Eastern Illinois 6-1 617 3 3. Coastal Carolina 7-0 562 4 4. Eastern Washington 5-2 543 6 5. Montana State 5-2 522 5 6. Towson 7-1 509 7 7. McNeese State 6-1 505 10 T-8. Fordham 8-0 470 8 T-8. Sam Houston State 5-2 470 2 10. Montana 6-1 431 9 11. Wofford 5-2 380 12 12. Youngstown State 7-1 347 15 13. Bethune-Cookman 6-1 339 14 14. Maine 6-1 298 17 15. Lehigh 6-1 272 16 16. James Madison 6-1 226 19 17. Villanova 4-3 195 11 18. Northern Iowa 4-3 184 13 19. Northern Arizona 5-2 182 21 20. Central Arkansas 4-3 177 20 21. Tennessee State 7-1 144 22 22. New Hampshire 3-3 135 23 23. Harvard 5-0 56 25 T-24. Charleston Southern 7-1 49 24 T-24. South Dakota State 4-4 49 18 Dropped out: None. Others receiving votes: Samford 33, Southeastern Louisiana 28, Nicholls State 10, Chattanooga 9, Jacksonville State 8, Sacramento State 7, Cal Poly 6, South Carolina State 5, Princeton 4, Alcorn State 4, Alabama State 3, Jackson State 2, Southern Utah 2, Delaware 2, Southern Illinois 1, Sacred Heart 1.