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Lehigh’s Magical Season Ends in Idaho, 34-13, In the Second Round of the FCS Playoffs

Chuck Burton — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 07:01:30 +0000

An impressive display by the Idaho Vandals in all three phases of the game ended the Lehigh Mountain Hawks' 2024 football season in a 34-13 defeat at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho.

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PREVIEW OF LEHIGH AT IDAHO, 2nd ROUND OF THE 2024 FCS PLAYOFFS – As Mountain Hawks Hit National Stage, Skeptics Question Lehigh’s Ability To Keep Up With Vandals

Chuck Burton — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 15:17:06 +0000

Lehigh's (9-3) reward is to take a long flight to Moscow, Idaho, close to the Eastern Washington border, to face off against one of the best FCS teams in the nation in the Idaho Vandals (9-3).

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Lehigh Overcomes Real Adversity In Gritty Win Over Richmond 20-16 In 1st Round of FCS Playoffs

Chuck Burton — Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:38:00 +0000

Missing their starting left tackle and defensive captain, Lehigh (9-3) would overcome their absence and injuries to win a gritty, thrilling 20-16 game over Richmond (10-3) in the 1st round of the FCS Playoffs.

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PREVIEW OF LEHIGH AT RICHMOND, 1st ROUND OF THE 2024 FCS PLAYOFFS – Mountain Hawks Will Encounter the Poetry of Past, Present And Future This Saturday

Chuck Burton — Fri, 29 Nov 2024 19:23:59 +0000

For the first time since 2017, the Lehigh Mountain Hawks (8-3) will be returning to the FCS Playoffs, and their opponents they drew, the Richmond Spiders (10-2), couldn't be a more interesting opponent.

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Ivy League Crowns Unlikeliest of Co-Champions As Columbia Beats Cornell 17-9 To Finish Atop League

Ray Maloney — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 19:17:00 +0000

Once the laughingstock of college football, Columbia added another moniker that was
farfetched at the start of the 2024 season: Ivy League Champions.

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Final FCS Playoff Bracket Projection, 11/23/24

admin — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 07:20:52 +0000

The FCS regular season has concluded, and based on the GPI and based on the results of the final weekend of games, here is CSJ's projected bracket for 2024.

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COLLEGE SPORTS JOURNAL SAGARIN FCS TOP 25 – NOV. 16

Kent Schmidt — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 00:05:55 +0000

Here are the Top 25 FCS rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Nov. 16th, 2024 following the Week 12 games. We will will have a final ranking after all bowl games and the national championship game in January. South Dakota State remains in the top spot after defeating Southern Illinois at.

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Lehigh Takes Control Of Colgate In 45-17 Victory, Then Finds Out They Are In Control Of Their FCS Playoff Destiny

Chuck Burton — Sun, 17 Nov 2024 04:18:00 +0000

The Mountain Hawks (7-3, 4-1 Patriot League), in today's decisive 45-17 win over Colgate (2-9, 1-4 Patriot) got revenge for last season's loss up in Hamilton, reminding Lehigh Nation that yes, there still is a rivalry with Colgate that is very much alive.

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CSJ Gridiron Power Index 2024 NCAA FCS Playoff Projection – 11/15/2024

admin — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 13:03:00 +0000

Using the GPI for this week of 11/12/2024, the following would be the field of 24 teams for the 2024/25 Division I FCS Football Playoffs.

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CSJ Sagarin FBS College Football Playoff Projection – Nov. 10

Kent Schmidt — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 00:44:53 +0000

This year, the FBS title will have a 12-team playoff to decide the football champion–moving away from the past four-team field it had for the past decade. With CSJ, we have given the Group of Five schools coverage over the past several years and now at least one G5 school will be included every year.

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CSJ 2024 NCAA FCS Playoff Projection-Nov. 10

Kent Schmidt — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 00:39:09 +0000

Using the Sagarin rankings for this week of Nov. 10th, the following would be the field of 24 teams for the 2024/25 Division I FCS Football Playoffs. South Dakota State would be the top seed using the rankings for this week, while North Dakota State would be the second seed. Montana State is third, while.

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COLLEGE SPORTS JOURNAL SAGARIN FCS TOP 25 – NOV. 9

Kent Schmidt — Sun, 10 Nov 2024 22:31:58 +0000

Here are the Top 25 FCS rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Nov. 9th, 2024 following the Week 11 games. We will will have a final ranking after all bowl games and the national championship game in January. South Dakota State remains in the top spot after defeating North Dakota on.

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LEHIGH AT HOLY CROSS 11/9/2024: Mountain Hawks’ Next Challenge Is To Defeat Defending Champions On the Road

Chuck Burton — Fri, 08 Nov 2024 13:51:00 +0000

The Mountain Hawks (5-3, 2-1 Patriot League) have three very important preseason goals to potentially achieve this week in their business trip to Worcester against Holy Cross (4-5, 3-0 Patriot League).

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CSJ Sagarin FBS College Football Playoff Projection – Nov. 3

Kent Schmidt — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 01:36:19 +0000

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CSJ 2024 NCAA FCS Playoff Projection-Nov. 3

Kent Schmidt — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 01:30:37 +0000

Using the Sagarin rankings for this week of Nov. 3rd, the following would be the field of 24 teams for the 2024/25 Division I FCS Football Playoffs. South Dakota State would be the top seed using the rankings for this week, while North Dakota State would be the second seed. Montana State is third, while.

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College Sports Journal Sagarin FBS G5 Top 25–Nov. 2

Kent Schmidt — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 01:19:50 +0000

Here are the Top 25 G5 rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Nov. 2nd, 2024 following the Week 10 games. We will will have a final ranking after all bowl games and the national championship game in January. Sagarin rankings provide the only rankings that actually ranks all Division I schools.

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COLLEGE SPORTS JOURNAL SAGARIN FCS TOP 25 – NOV. 2

Kent Schmidt — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 01:08:49 +0000

Here are the Top 25 FCS rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Nov. 2nd , 2024 following the Week 10 games. We will will have a final ranking after all bowl games and the national championship game in January. South Dakota State remains in the top spot after defeating Murray State.

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Defense Delivers for Mountain Hawks In Dominating 43-6 Win Over Georgetown

Chuck Burton — Sun, 03 Nov 2024 13:22:00 +0000

WASHINGTON, DC – It’s tempting to look at the box score in Lehigh’s (5-3, 2-1 Patriot League) comprehensive 43-6 win over Georgetown (5-4, 2-2 Patriot League) and marvel at the Mountain Hawk’s superlatives on offense in the victory. For sure, there were big runs and four rushing touchdowns by QB Hayden Johnson, RB Aaron Crossley.

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LEHIGH AT GEORGETOWN 11/2/2024: Can Lehigh Navigate Through Game One of a Meaningful November, Or Will It Be Diverted To Further Rebuilding?

Chuck Burton — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 20:33:19 +0000

This Saturday's clash featuring Lehigh (4-3, 1-1 Patriot) and Georgetown (5-3, 2-1 Patriot) will occur on the five year anniversary of a contest most of Lehigh Nation would rather forget - a 24-17 loss to Holy Cross on November 2nd, 2019.

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CSJ Gridiron Power Index 2024 NCAA FCS Playoff Projection – 10/30/2024

admin — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 18:24:30 +0000

Using the GPI for this week of 10/30/2024, the following would be the field of 24 teams for the 2024/25 Division I FCS Football Playoffs.

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Fun Times Return for Lehigh In 33-19 Romp versus Fordham

Chuck Burton — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 18:30:44 +0000

In the first quarter, Fordham (0-8, 0-3 Patriot League) took a 3-0 lead over Lehigh (4-3, 1-1 Patriot) after a 41 yard yard field goal. After that, it was all Lehigh as the Mountain Hawks romped to the next 33 points at home en route to a 33-19 victory.

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COLLEGE SPORTS JOURNAL SAGARIN FCS TOP 25 – OCT. 26

Kent Schmidt — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 00:34:49 +0000

Here are the Top 25 FCS rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Oct. 26th, 2024 following the Week 9 games. We will will have a final ranking after all bowl games and the national championship game in January. South Dakota State remains in the top spot after defeating rival South Dakota.

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FORDHAM AT LEHIGH 10/26/2024: Exactly What Do We Have Here, Mountain Hawks?

Chuck Burton — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 19:20:30 +0000

As it stands, make no mistake, Lehigh's 3-3 season is at a crossroads against a deceptively tricky Fordham squad that seems a lot better than their 0-7 record might seem at first.

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CSJ Gridiron Power Index 2024 NCAA FCS Playoff Projection – 10/23/2024

admin — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 22:18:00 +0000

Using the GPI for this week of 10/23/2024, the following would be the field of 24 teams for the 2024/25 Division I FCS Football Playoffs. North Dakota State would be the top seed using the rankings for this week, while Montana State would be the second seed. South Dakota State would be third, while South.

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Lehigh Football Program Momentum Stalled In 35-23 Loss to Yale

Chuck Burton — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 05:25:42 +0000

This Saturday, coming off of a rare double bye week, the Lehigh Mountain Hawks didn't start with enough momentum, further lost that momentum through turnovers and penalties, and never really were in the game as Lehigh (3-3, 0-1 Patriot League) fell to Yale (3-2, 0-2 Ivy) this past Saturday in the Yale Bowl 38-23.

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COLLEGE SPORTS JOURNAL SAGARIN FCS TOP 25 – OCT. 19

Kent Schmidt — Sun, 20 Oct 2024 23:28:16 +0000

Here are the Top 25 FCS rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Oct. 19th, 2024 following the Week 8 games. We will will have a final ranking after all bowl games and the national championship game in January. South Dakota State remains in the top spot despite losing at Dakota Marker.

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Gridiron Power Index 10/16/2024 – Inaugural 2024 GPI Sees Familiar Teams Atop The Rankings

admin — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 17:39:00 +0000

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss: South Dakota State tops the inaugural 2024 version of the Gridiron Power Index, or GPI for short.

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CSJ Sagarin 2024 NCAA FCS Playoff Projection-Oct. 13

Kent Schmidt — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 00:11:45 +0000

Using the Sagarin rankings for this week of Oct. 12th, the following would be the field of 24 teams for the 2024/25 Division I FCS Football Playoffs. South Dakota State would be the top seed using the rankings for this week, while North Dakota State would be the second seed. South Dakota is the #3,.

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College Sports Journal Sagarin FBS G5 Top 25–Oct. 12

Kent Schmidt — Sun, 13 Oct 2024 23:54:52 +0000

Here are the Top 25 G5 rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Oct. 12th, 2024 following the Week 7 games. We will will have a final ranking after all bowl games and the national championship game in January. Sagarin rankings provide the only rankings that actually ranks all Division I schools.

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COLLEGE SPORTS JOURNAL SAGARIN FCS TOP 25 – OCT. 12

Kent Schmidt — Sun, 13 Oct 2024 23:45:35 +0000

Here are the Top 25 FCS rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Oct. 12th, 2024 following the Week 7 games. We will will have a final ranking after all bowl games and the national championship game in January. South Dakota State remains in the top spot after opening their MVFC play.

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College Sports Journal Sagarin FBS G5 Top 25–Oct. 5

Kent Schmidt — Mon, 07 Oct 2024 00:56:37 +0000

Here are the Top 25 G5 rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Oct. 5th, 2024 following the Week 6 games. We will will have a final ranking after all bowl games and the national championship game in January. Sagarin rankings provide the only rankings that actually ranks all Division I schools.

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COLLEGE SPORTS JOURNAL SAGARIN FCS TOP 25 – OCT. 5

Kent Schmidt — Mon, 07 Oct 2024 00:44:57 +0000

Here are the Top 25 FCS rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Oct. 5th, 2024 following the Week 6 games. We will will have a final ranking after all bowl games and the national championship game in January. South Dakota State remains in the top spot after opening their MVFC play.

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Opportunistic Bucknell Delivers Lehigh Heartbreak, Beats Mountain Hawks in 2OT, 38-35

Chuck Burton — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 12:12:00 +0000

The win put Bucknell (3-2, 1-0 Patriot) in first place in the Patriot League, while Lehigh (3-2, 0-1 Patriot) will have an unusually long time to stew on the loss with two consecutive bye weeks before their next football game.

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COLLEGE SPORTS JOURNAL SAGARIN FCS TOP 25 – SEPT. 29

Kent Schmidt — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 14:04:14 +0000

Here are the Top 25 FCS rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Sept. 29th, 2024 following the Week 5 games. We will will have a final ranking after all bowl games and the national championship game in January. South Dakota State remains in the top spot after having a bye week.

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BUCKNELL AT LEHIGH 9/28/2024: Fixated On The Only “Revenge Game” on Lehigh’s Schedule

Chuck Burton — Sat, 28 Sep 2024 00:08:13 +0000

This week, Lehigh (3-1, 0-0 Patriot) will be playing their first league game against Bucknell (2-2, 0-0 Patriot) with a unique dynamic.

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Tuesdays With The Patriot League Podcast: 9/24/2024

Chuck Burton — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 21:07:32 +0000

Enjoy the podcast “Tuesdays with the Patriot League” Podcast, originally aired on Twitter Spaces on Sept. 24th, 2024. Chuck BurtonChuck has been writing about Lehigh football since the dawn of the internet, or perhaps it only seems like it. He’s executive editor of the College Sports Journal and has also written a book, The Rivalry: How.

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College Sports Journal Sagarin FBS G5 Top 25–Sept. 21

Kent Schmidt — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 01:28:13 +0000

Here are the Top 25 G5 rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Sept. 21st, 2024 following the Week 4 games. We will will have a final ranking after all bowl games and the national championship game in January. Sagarin rankings provide the only rankings that actually ranks all Division I schools.

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COLLEGE SPORTS JOURNAL SAGARIN FCS TOP 25 – SEPT. 21

Kent Schmidt — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 01:08:50 +0000

Here are the Top 25 FCS rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Sept. 21st, 2024 following the Week 4 games. We will will have a final ranking after all bowl games and the national championship game in January. South Dakota State remains in the top spot after defeating Southeastern Louisiana on.

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Lehigh Makes a Statement In Their 35-20 Win over Princeton

Chuck Burton — Sun, 22 Sep 2024 13:31:25 +0000

BETHLEHEM, PA – “This was a statement game for us,” Lehigh (3-1, 0-0 Patriot) head coach Kevin Cahill said after a hard-fought but clear-cut 35-20 win over Princeton (0-1, 0-0 Ivy) this Saturday at Murray Goodman Stadium. Looking back on a game in front of a big, raucous family weekend of 6,217 fans, it seemed.

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PRINCETON AT LEHIGH 9/21/2024: Football Is So Back, Baby!

Chuck Burton — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 22:02:39 +0000

This weekend, the Mountain Hawks return to Bethlehem with a strange, new feeling of "being back", to face Princeton (0-0, 0-0 Ivy League), themselves back from their 5-5 Ivy League campaign last season.

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College Sports Journal Sagarin FBS G5 Top 25–Sept. 14

Kent Schmidt — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 01:41:22 +0000

Here are the Top 25 G5 rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Sept. 14th, 2024 following the Week 3 games. We will will have a final ranking after all bowl games and the national championship game in January. Sagarin rankings provide the only rankings that actually ranks all Division I schools.

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COLLEGE SPORTS JOURNAL SAGARIN FCS TOP 25 – SEPT. 14

Kent Schmidt — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 01:32:32 +0000

Here are the Top 25 FCS rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Sept. 14th, 2024 following the Week 3 games. We will will have a final ranking after all bowl games and the national championship game in January. South Dakota State remains in the top spot after defeating DII Augustana (SD).

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LEHIGH AT LIU 9/14/2024: For the Very First Time, Mountain Hawks Are Looking Forward to Shark Week

Chuck Burton — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 19:05:14 +0000

For the Lehigh University Mountain Hawks (1-1, 0-0 Patriot League), playing the Long Island University Sharks (0-2, 0-0 NEC) at Bethpage FCU Stadium, everything about "Shark Week" is new. It's the first time Lehigh has ever traveled to Brookville, Long Island to play a football game.

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COLLEGE SPORTS JOURNAL SAGARIN FCS TOP 25 – SEPT. 7

Kent Schmidt — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 00:39:28 +0000

Here are the Top 25 FCS rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Sept. 7th, 2024 following the Week 2 games. We will will have a final ranking after all bowl games and the national championship game in January. South Dakota State remains in the top spot after defeating Incarnate Word in.

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Shades Of 2016 On A Rainy Saturday In Bethlehem As Coach Kevin Cahill Gets His First Home Win at Lehigh, 49-13 over Wagner

Chuck Burton — Sun, 08 Sep 2024 12:57:00 +0000

The number that kept popping up during Lehigh's (1-1, 0-0 PL) win over Wagner (1-1, 0-0 NEC) was "2016", probably the last number any member of Lehigh Nation might have imagined surfacing on a rainy afternoon at Murray Goodman Stadium.

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COLLEGE SPORTS JOURNAL SAGARIN FCS TOP 25 – SEPT. 2

Kent Schmidt — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 19:14:36 +0000

Here are the Top 25 FCS rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Sept. 2nd, 2024 following the Week 1 games. We will will have a final ranking after all bowl games and the national championship game in January. South Dakota State remains in the top spot despite losing at Oklahoma State.

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LEHIGH AT ARMY 8/30/2024: Game Preview And Fearless Prediction: The Excitement Playing an FBS Opponent (Again) Has Finally Arrived

Chuck Burton — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 22:40:40 +0000

BETHLEHEM, PA – I’ve been a Lehigh football fan now for a very long time, and I would like to lead this preview to simply say that this weekend, Mountain Hawk fans will be experiencing something they haven’t experienced since 2002. I don’t mean “play a service academy.” On September 15th, 2018, Lehigh played Navy,.

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LEHIGH 2024 SEASON PREVIEW: Mountain Hawk Football Will Have A New Look, And Hopefully A New Record

Chuck Burton — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 16:50:36 +0000

BETHLEHEM, PA – Over the preseason, Lehigh football revealed a brand-new uniform design that freshens up the kit they had been using over the past six years. For a program that hasn’t had a winning record since 2016, it’s not the only thing that Lehigh Nation hopes is brand new going into the 2024 season..

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College Sports Journal Sagarin FBS G5 Top 25–Aug. 24

Kent Schmidt — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 14:14:59 +0000

Here are the Top 25 G5 rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Aug. 24th, 2024 following the Week 0 games. We will will have a final ranking after all bowl games and the national championship game in January. Sagarin rankings provide the only rankings that actually ranks all Division I schools.

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COLLEGE SPORTS JOURNAL SAGARIN FCS TOP 25 – AUG. 24

Kent Schmidt — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 14:00:32 +0000

Here are the Top 25 FCS rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Aug. 24th, 2024 following the Week 0 games. We will will have a final ranking after all bowl games and the national championship game in January. The top five sees no change from the preseason rankings with just one.

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