Jacksonville State remained No. 3 in both major Football Championship Subdivision polls on Monday after extending the nation's longest winning streak to 11 games with a 24-0 shutout over Tennessee State last week.
The Gamecocks, 7-0 for the first time in the school's Division I history and first time since 1991, remained No. 3 in The Sports Network/Fathead.com poll after receiving 11 first-place votes, and also remained No. 3 in the FCS Coaches Poll with one first-place vote.
Jax State has won 11 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 second longest among all of Division I, behind Boise State's 20 games. It's also ties for the sixth longest winning streak in the OVC's 61-year history.
Jacksonville State is just one of two FCS schools that have a perfect 7-0 record this season joining No. 2 Delaware. There are only four undefeated FCS school remaining, including No. 1 Appalachian State (6-0) and Bethune-Cookman (6-0).
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 22 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 against OVC-rival Austin Peay. The Homecoming 2010 kickoff is set for 3 p.m. at Burgess-Snow Field and tickets are available by calling the JSU Athletic Ticket Office at 256-782-8499.
THE SPORTS NETWORK POLL
(October 26, 2009)
Team (1st Votes) Record Points PR
1. Appalachian State (111) 6-0 3,718 1
2. Delaware (28) 7-0 3,594 2
3. Jacksonville State (11) 7-0 3,419 3
4. William & Mary 5-1 3,293 4
5. Stephen F. Austin (1) 5-1 3,164 5
6. Villanova 4-2 2,988 6
7. Montana 5-2 2,594 11
8. Eastern Washington 5-2 2,520 12
9. Wofford 5-1 2,394 14
10. New Hampshire 4-3 2,047 16
11. James Madison 4-2 2,001 7
12. Massachusetts 4-2 1,854 8
13. Southeast Missouri State 6-1 1,807 18
14. Bethune-Cookman 6-0 1,592 23
15. Montana State 5-2 1,551 9
16. Richmond 3-3 1,479 20
17. Liberty 5-2 1,341 19
18. South Carolina State 4-2 1,283 10
19. Northern Iowa 3-3 759 22
20. Penn 4-1 625 25
21. Western Illinois 5-2 622 NR
22. Northern Arizona 4-2 599 NR
23. Cal Poly 4-3 584 13
24. Chattanooga 4-2 516 NR
25. Furman 4-2 462 NR
Others receiving votes: North Dakota State 353, Elon 329, Grambling State 319, Jacksonville 309, Jackson State 148, Hampton 144, Robert Morris 120, Southern Illinois 98, Georgia Southern 85, Colgate 63, Dayton 56, Sam Houston State 41, South Dakota State 32, Indiana State 24, Illinois State 24, McNeese State 24, Sacramento State 23, Lehigh 16, Yale 15, Southern Utah 13, Texas State 9, Weber State 8, UC Davis 7, South Dakota 4, Harvard 3, Tennessee State 2.
FCS COACHES POLL
(October 26, 2009)
Team (1st Votes) Record Points PR
1. Appalachian State (25) 6-0 672 1
2. Delaware (1) 7-0 641 2
3. Jacksonville State (1) 7-0 616 3
4. Stephen F. Austin 5-1 596 4
5. William & Mary 5-1 575 5
6. Villanova 4-2 539 7
7. Montana 5-2 493 11
8. Eastern Washington 5-2 461 12
9. New Hampshire 4-3 399 T15
10. Wofford 5-1 391 17
11. James Madison 4-2 344 6
12. Massachusetts 4-2 332 8
13. Southeast Missouri State 6-1 310 20
14. Liberty 5-2 281 21
15. Richmond 3-3 279 19
16. Montana State 5-2 244 10
17. South Carolina State 4-2 234 9
18. Western Illinois 5-2 210 23
19. Bethune-Cookman 6-0 183 NR
20. Northern Arizona 4-2 147 NR
21. Cal Poly 4-3 128 13
22. Northern Iowa 3-3 116 24
23. Penn 4-1 107 25
24. North Dakota State 4-3 101 14
25. Furman 4-2 56 NR
Others receiving votes (points in parentheses): Grambling State (38), Chattanooga (34), Elon (34), Georgia Southern (31), Jacksonville (24), Dayton (21), Robert Morris (18), Sam Houston State (18), Southern Illinois (18), Texas State (17), Hampton (15), Sacramento State (9), Indian State (7), Jackson State (7), South Dakota State (7), Illinois State (6), Weber State (6), Colgate (5), Harvard (3), Florida A&M (1), Lehigh (1)
