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Redbird
football falls to No. 16 in both polls
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[September 25, 2007]
NORMAL -- The Illinois State
football team suffered a respectable 38-17 loss at Missouri, the No.
25-ranked team in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, but
in the eyes of the voters, a loss is still a loss, and the Redbirds
fell two places in each of the two officially recognized top-25
polls.
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 With a 2-2 record on the
season, the Redbirds stand at No. 16 in both The Sports Network and
Football Championship Subdivision Coaches' Top-25 polls. Montana
claimed the top position in both polls, after Appalachian State's
loss at Wofford, and as a result Massachusetts moved into the No. 2
position.
Northern Iowa, the Redbirds' opponent this week, is No. 3, and
North Dakota State earned a No. 4 ranking according to The Sports
Network. The two schools are flip-flopped in the FCS Coaches' Poll,
while Appalachian State is ranked No. 5 in both polls.
In addition to Illinois State and Northern Iowa, the Gateway
Football Conference continues to have five teams ranked in both
top-25 polls. Southern Illinois and Youngstown State are ranked in
the top 10, while Western Illinois is rated No. 17.
Including preseason and postseason polls, the Redbirds have now
been ranked in the top 25 for 22 straight weeks.
Hancock Stadium will be the site of the top-25 showdown between
the No. 16-ranked Redbirds and No. 3-rated Northern Iowa. Kickoff is
slated for 1:30 p.m. Saturday. (See
pre-game notes.)
[Text from file received from Todd Kober,
assistant athletics director, media relations,
Illinois
State University]
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