9/28/2009 3:24:58 PM
ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell football team received 14 votes in the latest Sports Network's FCS College Football Poll after knocking off Yale 14-12 this past weekend in New Haven, Conn. The Big Red are one of three Ivy League teams picking up votes in the poll, released today.
The Big Red is 2-0 with victories over Bucknell and Yale, and will face its biggest challenge of the season thus far when it visits No. 25 Colgate (4-0), the defending Patriot League champion, on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 1 p.m.
Both Harvard (66 votes) and Princeton (2 votes) are also receiving votes in the latest poll.
Sports Network's FCS College Football Poll
Team (First-place votes) Record Points Previous Rank
1. Richmond (117) 4-0 3,385 1
2. Villanova (13) 4-0 3,242 2
3. Northern Iowa (6) 3-1 3,138 3
4. Montana 4-0 2,950 4
5. William & Mary (2) 4-0 2,869 5
6. New Hampshire (1) 3-0 2,627 6
7. James Madison 2-1 2,564 7
8. Southern Illinois 2-1 2,386 9
9. McNeese State 3-1 2,241 8
10. Appalachian State 1-2 2,065 10
11. Weber State 2-2 1,868 11
12. Elon 3-1 1,820 13
13. Central Arkansas 2-1 1,806 12
14. Massachusetts 3-1 1,565 15
15. South Carolina State 3-0 1,559 14
16. South Dakota State 3-0 1,462 17
17. Eastern Washington 3-1 1,073 19
18. Eastern Kentucky 2-1 860 20
19. Cal Poly 1-2 832 16
20. Jacksonville State 2-2 827 22
21. Holy Cross 3-0 772 21
22. Texas State 2-1 684 19
23. Eastern Illinois 4-0 679 24
24. Florida A&M 4-0 473 NR
25. Colgate 4-0 192 NR
Others receiving votes: Wofford 148, Furman 124, Liberty 116, Stephen F. Austin 106, Youngstown State 90, Harvard 66, Montana State 66, Maine 64, Grambling 49, Delaware 48, Prairie View A&M 48, Southern 46, South Dakota 42, Northern Arizona 31, Samford 30, Tennessee-Martin 24, Chattanooga 21, Gardner-Webb 20, Winston-Salem State 16, Cornell 14, The Citadel 14, Alabama A&M 13, Jacksonville 8, Albany 6, Western Illinois 5, Butler 4, Dayton 3, Delaware State 3, Princeton 2, VMI 2, Central Connecticut State 1, Georgia Southern 1, Lafayette 1, Mississippi Valley State 1, North Dakota State 1, San Diego 1, Tennessee Tech 1.