3 Gateway teams in the nation's top 7!!!!

[valleyclimber]

YES! In the 10/9 Sport's Network top 25 poll, IL St ranks #5, YSU is at #6 and SIU comes in #7 plus UNI's Panthers hold down the #14 spot. :clap: We're starting to see some separation between the top 4 GFC teams and the lower 4 teams. However WKU and WIU are still very solid and could (possibly will) take down one of the top teams.

The Gateway is looking good so far for 3 playoff spots (maybe 4 if UNI keeps winning), but it's still too early to think of all that. We've got plenty of intense GFC battles over the next few weeks. :yes:

[ISU87]

not for the Indiana State games though!

We've got plenty of intense GFC battles over the next few weeks. :yes:

[skinny_uncle]

YES! In the 10/9 Sport's Network top 25 poll, IL St ranks #5, YSU is at #6 and SIU comes in #7 plus UNI's Panthers hold down the #14 spot. :clap: We're starting to see some separation between the top 4 GFC teams and the lower 4 teams. However WKU and WIU are still very solid and could (possibly will) take down one of the top teams.

The Gateway is looking good so far for 3 playoff spots (maybe 4 if UNI keeps winning), but it's still too early to think of all that. We've got plenty of intense GFC battles over the next few weeks. :yes:
The Gateway is a very tough competitive league. That is not news.

[skinny_uncle]

The newest poll was a bit rough on the Dawgs dropping them 6 spots after losing to a higher ranked team, but the Gateway still has 4 of the top 14 in their rankings.

1. Appalachian State Mountaineers (88) 6-1 2,693 2
2. Montana Grizzlies (2) 5-1 2,498 3
3. Illinois State Redbirds (11) 5-1 2,401 5
4. Cal Poly Mustangs (1) 5-1 2,371 4
5. Youngstown State Penguins (1) 6-1 2,172 6
6. Massachusetts Minutemen 5-1 2,034 8
7. New Hampshire Wildcats (1) 5-1 2,023 1
8. James Madison Dukes 5-1 1,991 13
9. North Dakota State Bison (2) 6-0 1,981 9
10. Richmond Spiders 5-1 1,720 10
11. Hampton Pirates (3) 7-0 1,645 12
12. Furman Paladins 5-2 1,558 11
13. Southern Illinois Salukis 5-1 1,466 7
14. Northern Iowa Panthers 4-2 1,349 14
15. Harvard Crimson 5-0 1,060 15
16. Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks 5-1 925 17
17. Eastern Illinois Panthers 4-3 889 16
18. UC Davis Aggies 3-3 719 18
19. Maine Black Bears 4-2 626 23
20. Alabama A&M Bulldogs 5-1 612 20
21. San Diego Toreros 6-0 587 21
22. Princeton Tigers 5-0 507 24
23. Portland State Vikings 4-3 373 25
24. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 5-2 228 NR
25. Sam Houston State Bearkats 4-2 182 NR
Others receiving votes: Jackson State 179, Montana State 109, Towson 104, Central Connecticut State 74, Penn 52, Charleston Southern 51, Georgia Southern 50, Delaware 47, Jacksonville State 27, Delaware State 25, Holy Cross 17, Yale 15, McNeese State 13, Wofford 13, South Dakota State 9, Western Kentucky 8, Nicholls State 7.

[redbirdtim]

Things are going to get shaken up a lot more. Redbirds may be able to take 2nd (not much movement we can do if teams above us don't lose), UNI should shoot up 5-6 spots at least. SIU and YSU will drop, WKU will make a push to get back in the rankings.

[skinny_uncle]

UNH, Hampton and Richmond all lost yesterday. UNI could be in the top 10 this week.