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ISU up
to No. 5 in CSN poll; stays put in Sports Network poll
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[SEPT.
26, 2006]
NORMAL -- With Illinois State's
35-14 win at Murray State and Cal Poly's 17-7 loss at San Jose
State, the Redbirds were able to leap ahead of the Mustangs in the
College Sporting News Coaches Poll by moving up to the No. 5 spot,
while ISU's position in The Sports Network I-AA Top-25 Poll remained
unchanged at No. 6.
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ISU received 2,046 votes in The Sports Network Poll and 528 in the
CSN Coaches Poll, while the top four positions in each poll remained
unchanged, with New Hampshire No. 1, Appalachian State at No. 2,
Furman at No. 3 and Montana at No. 4. The Redbirds continue to be
the highest ranked Gateway Football Conference team in both polls.
Western Illinois cracked the polls for the first time since 2004,
giving the conference five teams in the top 25 for the sixth time in
league history. Youngstown State is ranked No. 8 in both polls,
while Southern Illinois remained at the No. 10 position in The
Sports Network ranking, with one first-place vote. Also in the TSN
poll, Northern Iowa fell one spot to No. 13 and WIU entered at No.
21.
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Dating back to last season, the Redbirds have now
been ranked for six straight weeks. ISU is off this weekend and
returns to action on Oct. 7, when the Redbirds open Gateway
Conference play at Western Kentucky. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m.
[Illinois
State University news release provided by Todd Kober, assistant
athletics director, media relations]
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