Griz rise to Top-10 in National Polls
9/30/2019 12:10:00 PM | Football
What a difference a day makes.
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The Montana Grizzlies (4-1, 1-0 BSC) have entered the top-10 in both national polls this week for the first time since 2016 following a 45-20 upset road win over UC Davis.
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The Griz rise 10 places in this week's STATS FCS media poll to come in at No. 8, and move up eight spots to No. 9 in the latest AFCA FCS coaches' poll.
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Montana's last appearance in the top-10 came back in September of 2016 after the Griz picked up another road upset over No. 3 ranked Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls.
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UM's No. 8/9 ranking is also the highest the Griz have been ranked since coming in at No. 14 last year after beating Northern Iowa in 2018, this time under the lights at Washington-Grizzly Stadium in Missoula.
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The Griz picked up 2,594 points in the media poll to arrive at No. 8, 334 points behind No. 7-ranked Kennesaw State, and 464 points behind Montana State at No. 6.
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Montana earned 388 points in the coaches' poll at No. 9, and trail No. 8 Villanova and No. 7 MSU by less than 100 points.
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Weber State, who comes to Missoula on Nov. 16, is the highest-ranked team from the Big Sky at No. 4/5. Montana hosts Idaho State this coming weekend for Homecoming, with the Bengals receiving votes in each poll as well.
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A national panel of sports information and media relations directors, broadcasters, writers and other dignitaries select the STATS FCS Top 25. A first-place vote is worth 25 points, a second-place vote 24 points, all the way down to one point for a 25th-place vote. A national panel of coaches from each conference vote in the AFCA FCS Coaches' Poll.
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STATS FCS Media Poll – September 30, 2019
Rank   School
1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â North Dakota State
2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â James Madison
3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â South Dakota State
4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Weber State
5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Villanova
6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Montana State
7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kennesaw State
8Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Montana
9Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Towson
10Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Illinois State
11Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Central Arkansas
12Â Â Â Â Â Â Â UC Davis
13Â Â Â Â Â Â Â UNI
14Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Furman
15Â Â Â Â Â Â Â North Carolina A&T
16Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Nicholls
17Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Southeastern Louisiana
18Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Youngstown State
19Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Delaware
20Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Maine
21Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jacksonville State
22Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Eastern Washington
23Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Southeast Missouri State
24Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Stony Brook
25Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Princeton
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AFCA FCS Coaches' Poll – September 30, 2019
Rank  School
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The Montana Grizzlies (4-1, 1-0 BSC) have entered the top-10 in both national polls this week for the first time since 2016 following a 45-20 upset road win over UC Davis.
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The Griz rise 10 places in this week's STATS FCS media poll to come in at No. 8, and move up eight spots to No. 9 in the latest AFCA FCS coaches' poll.
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Montana's last appearance in the top-10 came back in September of 2016 after the Griz picked up another road upset over No. 3 ranked Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls.
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UM's No. 8/9 ranking is also the highest the Griz have been ranked since coming in at No. 14 last year after beating Northern Iowa in 2018, this time under the lights at Washington-Grizzly Stadium in Missoula.
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The Griz picked up 2,594 points in the media poll to arrive at No. 8, 334 points behind No. 7-ranked Kennesaw State, and 464 points behind Montana State at No. 6.
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Montana earned 388 points in the coaches' poll at No. 9, and trail No. 8 Villanova and No. 7 MSU by less than 100 points.
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Weber State, who comes to Missoula on Nov. 16, is the highest-ranked team from the Big Sky at No. 4/5. Montana hosts Idaho State this coming weekend for Homecoming, with the Bengals receiving votes in each poll as well.
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A national panel of sports information and media relations directors, broadcasters, writers and other dignitaries select the STATS FCS Top 25. A first-place vote is worth 25 points, a second-place vote 24 points, all the way down to one point for a 25th-place vote. A national panel of coaches from each conference vote in the AFCA FCS Coaches' Poll.
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STATS FCS Media Poll – September 30, 2019
Rank   School
1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â North Dakota State
2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â James Madison
3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â South Dakota State
4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Weber State
5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Villanova
6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Montana State
7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kennesaw State
8Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Montana
9Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Towson
10Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Illinois State
11Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Central Arkansas
12Â Â Â Â Â Â Â UC Davis
13Â Â Â Â Â Â Â UNI
14Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Furman
15Â Â Â Â Â Â Â North Carolina A&T
16Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Nicholls
17Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Southeastern Louisiana
18Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Youngstown State
19Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Delaware
20Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Maine
21Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jacksonville State
22Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Eastern Washington
23Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Southeast Missouri State
24Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Stony Brook
25Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Princeton
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AFCA FCS Coaches' Poll – September 30, 2019
Rank  School
1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â North Dakota St.
2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â James Madison
3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â South Dakota St.
4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kennesaw St.
5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Weber St.
6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Illinois St.
7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Montana St.
8Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Villanova
9Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Montana
10t   Central Arkansas
10t   Towson
12Â Â Â Â Â Â Â UC Davis
13Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Northern Iowa
14Â Â Â Â Â Â Furman
15Â Â Â Â Â Â Nicholls
16Â Â Â Â Â Â North Carolina A&T
17Â Â Â Â Â Â Youngstown St.
18Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Delaware
19Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Southeastern Louisiana
20Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jacksonville St.
21Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Eastern Washington
22Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Maine
23Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Princeton
24Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Stony Brook
25t      Southeast Missouri St.
25t      Houston Baptist
2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â James Madison
3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â South Dakota St.
4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kennesaw St.
5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Weber St.
6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Illinois St.
7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Montana St.
8Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Villanova
9Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Montana
10t   Central Arkansas
10t   Towson
12Â Â Â Â Â Â Â UC Davis
13Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Northern Iowa
14Â Â Â Â Â Â Furman
15Â Â Â Â Â Â Nicholls
16Â Â Â Â Â Â North Carolina A&T
17Â Â Â Â Â Â Youngstown St.
18Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Delaware
19Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Southeastern Louisiana
20Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jacksonville St.
21Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Eastern Washington
22Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Maine
23Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Princeton
24Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Stony Brook
25t      Southeast Missouri St.
25t      Houston Baptist
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