Bobcats Enter Season Ranked 21st
8/14/2007 12:00:00 AM | Football
Montana State earned entry into The Sports Network's preseason top 25 poll for the sixth year Tuesday, ranking 21st to begin the 2007 season.
The Bobcats finished last season ranked 10th in the nation after advancing to the Division I Quarterfinals, and are the biggest droppers - 11 spots - among nationally-ranked squads. A pair of Big Sky teams (Montana at 2nd, Portland State at 13th) enter the season in the top 25, as well. Two-time defending National Champion Appalachian State enters the season ranked first.
Top 25 Sports Network Preseason Poll
1. Appalachian State Mountaineers (67)
2. Montana Grizzlies (3)
3. Massachusetts Minutemen
4. North Dakota State Bison
5. Youngstown State Penguins
6. New Hampshire Wildcats (1)
7. Illinois State Redbirds
8. James Madison Dukes
9. Northern Iowa Panthers
10. McNeese State Cowboys
11. Furman Paladins
12. Southern Illinois Salukis
13. Portland State Vikings
14. Wofford Terriers
15. Cal Poly Mustangs
16. Hampton Pirates
17. Eastern Illinois Panthers
18. Sam Houston State Bearkats
19. Delaware Blue Hens
20. South Dakota State Jackrabbits
21. Montana State Bobcats
22. Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks
23. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
24. Yale Bulldogs
25. South Carolina State Bulldogs
Others receiving votes: Princeton 130, Towson 111, San Diego 95, Central Arkansas 94, Lafayette 90, Stephen F. Austin 80, Lehigh 77, Georgia Southern 59, Northern Arizona 58, UC Davis 55, Alabama A&M 54, Liberty 45, Delaware State
The Bobcats finished last season ranked 10th in the nation after advancing to the Division I Quarterfinals, and are the biggest droppers - 11 spots - among nationally-ranked squads. A pair of Big Sky teams (Montana at 2nd, Portland State at 13th) enter the season in the top 25, as well. Two-time defending National Champion Appalachian State enters the season ranked first.
Top 25 Sports Network Preseason Poll
1. Appalachian State Mountaineers (67)
2. Montana Grizzlies (3)
3. Massachusetts Minutemen
4. North Dakota State Bison
5. Youngstown State Penguins
6. New Hampshire Wildcats (1)
7. Illinois State Redbirds
8. James Madison Dukes
9. Northern Iowa Panthers
10. McNeese State Cowboys
11. Furman Paladins
12. Southern Illinois Salukis
13. Portland State Vikings
14. Wofford Terriers
15. Cal Poly Mustangs
16. Hampton Pirates
17. Eastern Illinois Panthers
18. Sam Houston State Bearkats
19. Delaware Blue Hens
20. South Dakota State Jackrabbits
21. Montana State Bobcats
22. Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks
23. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
24. Yale Bulldogs
25. South Carolina State Bulldogs
Others receiving votes: Princeton 130, Towson 111, San Diego 95, Central Arkansas 94, Lafayette 90, Stephen F. Austin 80, Lehigh 77, Georgia Southern 59, Northern Arizona 58, UC Davis 55, Alabama A&M 54, Liberty 45, Delaware State
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