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Villanova Picked To Repeat in FCS Coaches Poll

Mon, 08/23/2010 - 17:22 — Francis P Coyle
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Villanova Defends FCS National Title

Photo – OT Ben Ijalana - Villanova

Defending national champion Villanova (14-1 in 2009) garnered 22 of the 28 first-place votes to hold the top spot. Montana (14-1), last year's national runner-up, sits second after earning two first-place votes.

Appalachian State (11-3) picked up four first-place votes and comes in at number three in the preseason rankings. William & Mary (11-3) and Southern Illinois (11-2) round out the top-five.

Richmond (11-2), Elon (9-3) sits sixth, just 10 points ahead of the Phoenix. Stephen F. Austin (10-3), New Hampshire (10-3) and South Dakota State (8-4) complete the top-10.

2010 FCS Coaches Preseason Poll (Aug. 23, 2010)
Team (No. 1 Votes / 2009 Record / Points / 2009 Final Ranking

1. Villanova (22) - 14-1 - 667 - 1
2. Montana (2) - 14-1 - 632 - 2
3. Appalachian State (4) - 11-3 - 622 - T3
4. William & Mary - 11-3 - 587 - T3
5. Southern Illinois - 11-2 - 551 - 6***
6. Richmond - 11-2 - 484 - 5
7. Elon - 9-3 - 474 - 10
8. Stephen F. Austin - 10-3 - 413 - 9
9. New Hampshire - 10-3 - 409 - 7
10. South Dakota State - 8-4 - 403 - 11***
11. McNeese State - 9-3 - 376 - 12
12. South Carolina State - 10-2 - 341 - 8
13. UNI - 7-4 - 333 - 18*
14. Eastern Washington - 8-4 - 327 - 13
15. James Madison - 6-5 - 290 - NR
16. Eastern Illinois - 8-4 - 236 - 15
17. Jacksonville State - 8-3 - 208 - 16
18. Weber State - 7-5 - 186 - 17
19. Delaware - 6-5 - 185 - NR
20. Liberty - 8-3 - 171 - 21
21. Prairie View A&M - 9-1 - 135 - 19
22. Colgate - 9-2 - 98 - 20
23. Northern Arizona - 5-6 - 87 - NR
24. Montana State - 7-4 - 85 - NR
T25. Cal-Poly - 4-7 - 66 - NR
T25. Holy Cross - 9-3 - 66 - 14

Other teams receiving votes (points in parentheses): /Penn (60), *Illinois State (54)*, Texas State (53), Florida A&M (44), Furman (36), Eastern Kentucky (35), Wofford (35), UC Davis (32), Massachusetts (24), Georgia Southern (23), Alabama A&M (22), Jackson State (19), Maine (19), Alcorn State (17), Southeastern Louisiana (16), Arkansas-Pine Bluff (16), Southern (15), Central Arkansas (14), Morgan State (14), Hampton (12), Bethune-Cookman (11), Harvard (10), *Missouri State (10)*, Nicholls State (10), Sam Houston State (9), Grambling (8), Alabama State (6), Lehigh (8), *Youngstown State (6)*, Texas Southern (5), Albany (4), Lafayette (4), Butler (3), Mississippi Valley State (3), Southern Utah (3), Central Connecticut State (2), Stony Brook (2), Chattanooga (1), Gardner-Webb (1)