Jacksonville State remained ranked No. 4 in the Top 25 football polls after winning its seventh straight game with a 34-27 overtime road win at Georgia State last week.

The seven-game winning streak is the longest for Jax State in 18 years and the eighth longest winning streak in the school's 107-year football history.

The Top 4 ranking is the highest ranking for an OVC team since Tennessee State was ranked No. 1 in 1999, and is the highest for the Gamecocks since moving to Division I in 1995.

Jacksonville State, which has a 19-6 record since 2008, has been ranked for 18 straight weeks in the Top 25 polls, which is the longest such stretch in the school's Division I history.

The Gamecocks are 3-0 for the first time since 2004 and will open Ohio Valley Conference play this Saturday at Eastern Illinois, who was picked second in the preseason OVC poll behind Jax State. Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m. and the game can be heard on the JSU Radio Network at 1 p.m.

THE SPORTS NETWORK POLL
(Sept. 20, 2010)

Team (1st Votes) Record Points PR
1. Villanova (87) 2-1 3,392 1
2. Appalachian State (22) 3-0 3,290 2
3. James Madison (25) 2-0 3,165 3
4. Jacksonville State (5) 3-0 3,011 4
5. Richmond 1-1 2,835 9
6. Stephen F. Austin 2-1 2,639 10
7. Delaware Blue 3-0 2,466 11
8. William & Mary 2-1 2,283 12
9. Eastern Washington 2-1 1,977 18
10. Elon 1-2 1,896 7
11. Massachusetts 2-1 1,889 16
12. South Carolina State 2-1 1,872 14
13. Southern Illinois 1-2 1,520 5
14. Montana 1-2 1,511 6
15. Northern Iowa 1-1 1,387 13
16. New Hampshire 1-2 1,219 8
17. Montana State 2-1 1,171 22
18. North Dakota State 2-1 1,025 23
19. McNeese State 1-1 948 19
20. Cal Poly 2-1 581 17
21. South Dakota 2-1 510 25
22. Liberty 2-1 488 15
23. Furman 1-1 431 24
24. Penn 1-0 364 NR
25. Central Arkansas 3-0 338 NR

Others receiving votes: Texas State 328, Illinois State 275, Wofford 260, South Dakota State 258, Weber State 193, Northern Arizona 180, Southeast Missouri State 172, Harvard 169, Chattanooga 148, Alabama State 106, Florida A&M 93, Western Illinois 83, Sacramento State 77, Georgia Southern 74, Rhode Island 67, Youngstown State 52, Robert Morris 51, Prairie View A&M 42, Norfolk State 30, Gardner-Webb 29, North Dakota 23, Grambling State 22, Brown 21, Jacksonville 20, Southern Utah 19, Alcorn State 18, Missouri State 18, Hampton 17, Colgate 13, Valparaiso 12, UT Martin 12, Bethune-Cookman 11, Howard 9, Samford 9, Old Dominion 9, Western Carolina 7, Northern Colorado 7, Yale 6, Jackson State 4, The Citadel 4, Holy Cross 3, Georgetown 3, Austin Peay 3, Eastern Illinois 3, Lehigh 2, Lamar 2, Bryant 1, Dayton 1, Georgia State 1.

FCS COACHES POLL
(Sept. 20, 2010)

Team (1st Votes) Record Points PR
1. Appalachian State (17) 3-0 682 1
2. Villanova (6) 2-1 668 2
3. James Madison (3) 3-0 651 3
4. Jacksonville State (1) 3-0 591 4
5. Richmond 2-1 569 9
6. Delaware 3-0 526 12
7. Stephen F. Austin (1) 2-1 509 11
8. William & Mary 2-1 446 13
9. Massachusetts 2-1 433 15
10. Eastern Washington 2-1 423 16
11. Elon 1-2 416 7
12. South Carolina State 2-1 329 17
13. Southern Illinois 1-2 283 5
14. Montana 1-2 279 6
15. Northern Iowa 1-1 268 10
16. Montana State 2-1 243 22
17. McNeese State 1-1 209 19
T18. New Hampshire 1-2 208 8
T18. North Dakota State 2-1 208 23
20. South Dakota 2-1 172 24
21. Liberty 2-1 116 14
22. Cal-Poly 2-1 108 18
23. Texas State 2-1 84 NR
24. Georgia Southern 2-1 82 NR
25. Illinois State 2-1 80 NR

Others receiving votes (points in parentheses): Central Arkansas (63), Harvard (57), Penn (52), Youngstown State (46), Alabama State (45), Furman (44), South Dakota State (38), Weber State (38), Northern Arizona (31), Florida A&M (13), Missouri State (13), Western Illinois (12), Gardner-Webb (10), Sacramento State (10), Butler (7), Southeast Missouri State (7), Austin Peay (6), Southern Utah (6), Old Dominion (5), Colgate (4), Wofford (4), Georgia State (3), Jacksonville (2), Lehigh (1)