College Sports Journal Top 25 – Week 2
There were two more FCS over FBS wins this past weekend as Jacksonville State and Duquesne were able to beat FBS foes. There were not a lot of close games in week two and only one game between ranked teams, where Missouri State battled back to defeat Central Arkansas. After the weekend’s action, the College Sports Journal team again assembled their top 25 ballots. The results are below
Team (first place votes), total points [150 max)
- South Dakota State (3), 147
- Sam Houston (3), 146
- North Dakota State, 135
- James Madison, 131
- Delaware, 117
- Montana, 116
- Weber State, 106
- Eastern Washington, 105
- North Dakota, 94
- Southern Illinois, 82
- Montana State, 81
- UC Davis, 80
- Villanova, 78
- Jacksonville State, 74
- Northern Iowa, 71
- East Tennessee State, 66
- Southeastern Louisiana, 56
- Austin Peay, 37
- Missouri State, 36
- Monmouth, 33
- Murray State, 29
- VMI, 22
- New Hampshire, 16
- Central Arkansas,15
- Richmond, 14
Others Receiving Votes: Chattanooga 13, Furman 12, Jackson State 11, Alabama A&M 10, Duquesne 6, Yale 6, Stephen F Austin 2
Jamie is a proud 2002 graduate of James Madison University. He’s witnessed the growth of the program from no one in the stands in 1998, to the hiring of Mickey Matthews, to the 2004 National Championship, to the 2008 team, to the struggles in the early 2010s, and finally the rebuild under Mike Houston. He also allegedly really enjoys Washington, DC-based Stanley Cup winners.
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