Redbirds enter final week ranked No. 6
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[NOV. 15, 2006]
NORMAL --
For the first time in Illinois State history, the Redbird football
team entered each game during the regular season ranked in the top
10 nationally. That streak continued on Monday, when the Redbirds
received a No. 6 ranking in both The Sports Network I-AA Top-25 Poll
and the College Sporting News Coaches Poll.
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The Redbirds, who have been ranked somewhere between No. 3 and No. 9
every week this season, moved up one position from last week's poll
after James Madison was defeated by Villanova 21-20. The top three
positions remained intact with Appalachian State earning 84
first-place votes, followed by Montana and Massachusetts. North
Dakota State, Youngstown State and Illinois State each moved up one
spot from last week, while James Madison fell from No. 4 to No. 7.
After Southern Illinois' convincing victory over Northern Iowa, the
Salukis climbed to No. 11 in the poll and the Panthers fell to No.
20. UNI fell eight spots from No. 12, but that still gives the
Gateway Football Conference four teams in the top 25.
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Dating back to last season, the Redbirds have been ranked for 13
consecutive weeks. ISU closes out the regular season on Saturday,
when the No. 6 Redbirds travel to No. 20 Northern Iowa. [See
pre-game notes.] A Redbird victory would mean a share of the
conference title with Youngstown State and a probable higher seed in
the NCAA playoffs.
[Illinois
State University news release provided by Todd Kober,
assistant athletics director, media relations |