FROM KEITH GROLLER
The second batch of Lambert/Meadowlands polls were released on Monday, evaluating the top teams in all divisons in Eastern collegiate football. Here's the release:
ECAC RELEASES SECOND LAMBERT MEADOWLANDS FOOTBALL POLL OF 2013
CENTERVILLE, Mass. -- The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) has released the second Lambert Meadowlands football poll of the 2013 season today. Penn State University (4-2) retains the top overall ranking in the Football Bowl Subdivision Lambert Poll, while Fordham University (8-0) was a unanimous number-one selection in the Football Championship Subdivision poll. After being tied at the top of last week’s initial Division II poll, Bloomsburg University (7-0) edged out West Chester University (7-0) for sole possession of first place in this week’s poll. In Division III, Hobart College (5-0) is the top team for the second consecutive week.
DIVISION I FOOTBALL BOWL SUBDIVISION
Penn State was idle this week after a thrilling four-overtime victory over previously No. 18 ranked University of Michigan. The Nittany Lions return to action Saturday against No. 4 Ohio State University. Rutgers University (4-2) is No. 2 in the Football Bowl Subdivision Lambert Poll and University of Pittsburgh (4-2) is third after knocking off Old Dominion University 35-24. Boston College (3-3) and University at Buffalo (5-2) round out the top five.
1. Penn State 4-2
2. Rutgers 4-2
3. Pittsburgh 4-2
4. Boston College 3-3
5. Buffalo 5-2
6. Syracuse 3-4
7. Temple 1-6
8. Army 3-5
9. Massachusetts 1-6
10. Connecticut 0-6
DIVISION I FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SUBDIVISION
Fordham is off to its best start in school history after a 52-31 win at Yale University. The Rams are now one of four undefeated teams remaining in the Football Championship Subdivision and the only team with eight wins. Towson University (7-1) and University of Maine (6-1) are tied for second place after both the Tigers and Blackbears posted conference victories this weekend. Villanova University (4-3) slipped two spots to number four and Lehigh University (6-1) is fifth.
1. Fordham 8-0
2. (Tie) Towson 7-1
2. (Tie) Maine 6-1
4. Villanova 4-3
5. Lehigh 6-1
6. Harvard 5-0
7. New Hampshire 3-3
8. James Madison 5-2
9. Delaware 5-2
10. Princeton 4-1
Others Receiving Votes: William & Mary
DIVISION II
Bloomsburg sits alone atop the Division II poll after a two-touchdown victory on the road at East Stroudsburg University (10th in the week two poll). West Chester is second this week after a 34-13 win over Lock Haven University gave the Golden Rams their best start since 1974. Slippery Rock University (5-2), Shippensburg University (5-2) and American International College (5-2) complete the top five.
1. Bloomsburg 7-0
2. West Chester 7-0
3. Slippery Rock 5-2
4. Shippensburg 5-2
5. American International 5-2
6. (Tie) Stonehill 5-2
6. (Tie) California (Pa.) 5-2
8. New Haven 5-2
9. Indiana (Pa.) 5-2
10. East Stroudsburg 4-3
Others Receiving Votes: Gannon
DIVISION III
Coming off a bye week, Hobart is still the number one team in the Division III poll. The Statesmen will host Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in a Liberty League contest Saturday at noon. Johns Hopkins University (6-0) stayed perfect with a 42-17 win over conference foe Dickinson College to come in at No. 2 for the second week in a row. Lebanon Valley College (5-1) climbed to third in the Division III poll after a 14-7 victory against previously national No. 24 Lycoming College. Trinity College (Conn.) cracked the top-five for this first time this season at No. 4 after cruising past Bowdoin College 40-21 and St. John Fisher College (5-1) is fifth after its first loss of the season against Salisbury University (sixth in the Week Two Poll).
1. Hobart 5-0
2. Johns Hopkins 6-0
3. Lebanon Valley 5-1
4. Trinity-Conn. 5-0
5. St. John Fisher 5-1
6. Salisbury 4-2
7. Thomas More 5-1
8. Wesleyan 5-0
9. Delaware Valley 5-1
10. Ithaca 5-1
Others Receiving Votes: Framingham, Ursinus, Amherst, Widener, Salve Regina, Gallaudet and Rowan
About the Lambert Meadowlands Football Poll
Established in 1936 as the Lambert Trophy to recognize supremacy in Eastern college football, the award has since grown to recognize the best team in the East in the Bowl Subdivision. In 1957, the Lambert Cup was created to recognize non-Division I-A teams, and in 1966 a Division III award was added. In 1983, the Lambert family decided the Meadowlands Sports Complex would be the best organization with a sincere and involved interest in college athletics to sponsor and manage the award, and since that time, the awards have been known as the Lambert Meadowlands Awards.
To be eligible for the Lambert Meadowlands Award, a school must be located in the East or play at least half of its schedule against eligible Lambert teams. The territory includes New York, New Jersey, New England and Pennsylvania, while teams in the bordering states of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia and the District of Columbia qualify if at least half of their schedule features eligible teams.
Teams in Eastern-based football conferences, regardless of location, qualify if at least half their schedule is against Lambert eligible teams.
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