Riding the nation's longest winning streak, Jacksonville State moved up to No. 3 in both Football Championship Subdivision major polls, which were released on Monday.
The Gamecocks, 5-0 for the first time since 2004, moved up one spot to No. 3 in The Sports Network/Fathead.com poll and also in the FCS Coaches Poll following the Gamecocks' 40-34 win over Murray State on Saturday.
Jax State has won nine straight games, dating back to the final four wins of the 2009 season, and has the longest active winning streak in the FCS and the Gamecocks also have the nation's longest road winning streak at eight games.
Jacksonville State is just one of two FCS schools that have a perfect 5-0 record this season joining No. 2 Delaware. There are only four undefeated FCS school remaining, including No. 1 Appalachian State (4-0) and Bethune-Cookman (4-0).
It's the highest ranking for an Ohio Valley Conference 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 has been ranked for 20 straight weeks in the Top 25 polls and that's the longest such stretch in the school's Division I history.
The Gamecocks return to the field on Saturday at OVC-rival UT Martin. Game time is set for 1 p.m. and the game can be heard on the JSU Radio Network at 12:30 p.m.
THE SPORTS NETWORK POLL
(Oct. 4, 2010)
| Team (First-place votes) | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|
| 1. Appalachian State Mountaineers (101) | 4-0 | 3,509 | 2 |
| 2. Delaware Blue Hens (29) | 5-0 | 3,353 | 5 |
| 3. Jacksonville State Gamecocks (12) | 5-0 | 3,222 | 4 |
| 4. William & Mary Tribe | 4-1 | 3,034 | 7 |
| 5. Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (1) | 3-1 | 2,930 | 6 |
| 6. Villanova Wildcats | 3-2 | 2,718 | 1 |
| 7. James Madison Dukes | 3-1 | 2,626 | 3 |
| 8. Massachusetts Minutemen | 4-1 | 2,603 | 8 |
| 9. South Carolina State Bulldogs | 3-1 | 2,323 | 9 |
| 10. Montana State Bobcats | 4-1 | 2,314 | 10 |
| 11. Richmond Spiders | 2-2 | 1,970 | 11 |
| 12. Montana Grizzlies | 3-2 | 1,826 | 12 |
| 13. Eastern Washington Eagles | 3-2 | 1,660 | 13 |
| 14. Cal Poly Mustangs | 3-2 | 1,362 | 15 |
| 15. Northern Iowa Panthers | 2-2 | 1,330 | 17 |
| 16. Georgia Southern Eagles | 3-1 | 1,280 | 19 |
| 17. Texas State Bobcats | 3-1 | 1,149 | 20 |
| 18. North Dakota State Bison | 3-2 | 814 | 13 |
| 19. Elon Phoenix | 2-3 | 756 | 21 |
| 20. Western Illinois Leathernecks | 4-1 | 734 | NR |
| 21. Wofford Terriers | 3-1 | 653 | NR |
| 22. New Hampshire Wildcats | 2-3 | 567 | 14 |
| 23. Southern Illinois Salukis | 2-3 | 565 | 24 |
| 24. Liberty Flames | 3-2 | 486 | 25 |
| 25. Southeast Missouri State Redhawks | 4-1 | 479 | 24 |
Others receiving votes: Northern Arizona 373, Central Arkansas 286, McNeese State 240, Furman 222, South Dakota 174, Penn 158, Bethune-Cookman 98, Chattanooga 93, Illinois State 76, Youngstown State 73, Grambling State 61, Jacksonville 49, Missouri State 43, Hampton 36, Jackson State 29, Delaware State 23, UT Martin 22, Old Dominion 17, Tennessee State 16, South Dakota State 16, Alcorn State 15, Robert Morris 15, Harvard 12, Rhode Island 12, Brown 11, Colgate 9, Weber State 9, Dayton 8, Sacramento State 6, Gardner-Webb 5, Maine 4, Georgetown 2, Virginia Military 1. Jacksonville 22, Yale 17, Old Dominion 15, Robert Morris 15, Florida A&M 14, Hampton 12, North Dakota 12, Harvard 10, Northern Colorado 5, Dayton 4, Lehigh 4, Dartmouth 3, Tennessee State 3, Gardner-Webb 3, Fordham 2, Georgia State 2, Texas Southern 1, Colgate 1, Prairie View A&M 1.
FCS COACHES POLL
(Oct. 4, 2010)
| Team (No. 1 Votes) | Record | Points | Previous Ranking |
|---|
| 1. Appalachian State (24) | 4-0 | 672 | 1 |
| 2. Delaware (2) | 5-0 | 630 | 5 |
| 3. Jacksonville State (1) | 5-0 | 620 | 4 |
| 4. Stephen F. Austin | 3-1 | 566 | 6 |
| 5. William & Mary | 4-1 | 539 | 7 |
| 6. James Madison | 3-1 | 517 | 3 |
| 7. Villanova | 3-2 | 513 | 2 |
| 8. Massachusetts | 4-1 | 511 | 8 |
| 9. South Carolina State | 3-1 | 438 | 9 |
| 10. Montana State | 4-1 | 437 | 10 |
| 11. Richmond | 2-2 | 377 | 12 |
| 12. Montana | 3-2 | 354 | 11 |
| 13. Georgia Southern | 3-1 | 327 | 16 |
| 14. Eastern Washington | 3-2 | 307 | 17 |
| 15. Texas State | 3-1 | 260 | 18 |
| 16. Cal Poly | 3-2 | 224 | 14 |
| 17. North Dakota State | 3-2 | 165 | 13 |
| 18. Northern Iowa | 2-2 | 161 | 22 |
| 19. Elon | 2-3 | 153 | 21 |
| 20. Western Illinois | 4-1 | 142 | NR |
| 21. Southern Illinois | 2-3 | 131 | T23 |
| 22. Central Arkansas | 3-1 | 110 | 25 |
| 23. New Hampshire | 2-3 | 92 | 15 |
| 24. Northern Arizona | 3-1 | 84 | NR |
| 25. Wofford | 3-1 | 66 | NR |
Others receiving votes (points in parentheses): Liberty (61), Southeast Missouri State (57), Illinois State (52), McNeese State (28), South Dakota (26), Jacksonville (23), Missouri State (22), Penn (18), Youngstown State (18), Monmouth (15), Grambling State (13), Furman (10), Alabama State (8), Harvard (7), Rhode Island (6), Bethune-Cookman (5), Brown (5), Robert Morris (3), Dayton (1), Weber State (1)
