Football Jumps Two Spots To No. 23 In Sports Network Poll
THE SPORTS NETWORK RELEASE
ALBANY, N.Y. -- With back-to-back wins and a 6-2 overall record, the University at Albany football team moved up two slots to No. 23 in The Sports Network Media Poll on Monday. It marks the fourth week this season that the Great Danes have appeared in the national rankings.
For the first time in UAlbany's Division I FCS history, the Great Danes closed their non-conference schedule with a perfect 4-0 record, topping Colgate, 24-17, with a last minute touchdown on Saturday.
UAlbany ranks first in the nation for turnover margin (1.75), as well as, sixth for scoring defense (17.0). Offensively, redshirt senior running back Omar Osbourne leads the CAA, averaging 115.7 rushing yards per game. In addition to playing hero with the winning touchdown against Colgate, redshirt senior quarterback Will Fiacchi made history last weekend, becoming the first UAlbany player in the Division I FCS era to throw for over 6,000 yards in his career. He currently has accrued 6,134 yards, including 1,389 this fall.
One of five CAA football squads to be ranked in the Top-25, UAlbany has a challenging road in the final four weeks of the season. The Great Danes take on No. 2 New Hampshire (6-1, 4-0) this Saturday in Durham. New Hampshire boasts the nation's longest streak in the TSN Poll -- 150 consecutive weeks.
A national panel of sports information and media relations directors, broadcasters, writers and other dignitaries select The Sports Network Top 25. In the voting, a first-place vote is worth 25 points, a second-place vote 24 points, all the way down to one point for a 25th-place vote.
UALBANY DIVISION I RANKING HISTORY
2014
TSN Top-25 Media Poll
#23 (Week 10)
#25 (Week 9)
#23 (Week 6)
#24 (Week 5)
2012
TSN Top-25 Media Poll
#20 (Week 9)
#24 (Week 8)
AFCA FCS Coaches Poll
#18 (Week 9)
#20 (Week 8)
#T-22 (Week 7)
#24 (Week 6)
2006
TSN Top-25 Media Poll
#23 (Week 5)
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RANK
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SCHOOL
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RECORD
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POINTS
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PREVIOUS
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1
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North Dakota State (157)
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8-0
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3,925
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1
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2
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New Hampshire
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6-1
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3,616
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3
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3
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Coastal Carolina
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8-0
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3,582
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4
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4
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Villanova
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7-1
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3,516
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5
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5
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Jacksonville State
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6-1
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3,254
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6
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6
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Eastern Washington
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7-2
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2,996
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2
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7
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Illinois State
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7-0
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2,924
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9
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8
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Montana State
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6-2
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2,708
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10
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9
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McNeese State
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5-2
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2,534
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11
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10
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Fordham
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7-1
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2,433
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12
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11
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Youngstown State
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6-2
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2,058
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17
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|
12
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Montana
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5-3
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2,025
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7
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|
13
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Richmond
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6-2
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1,986
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16
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|
14
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Chattanooga
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5-3
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1,848
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15
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|
15
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Southeastern Louisiana
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6-3
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1,758
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8
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|
16
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Eastern Kentucky
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7-1
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1,472
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19
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|
17
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William & Mary
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5-3
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1,453
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18
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|
18
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South Dakota State
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5-3
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1,160
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13
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|
19
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Indiana State
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5-3
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1,044
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22
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|
20
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Harvard
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6-0
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887
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21
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21
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Bethune-Cookman
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6-2
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738
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14
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22
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UNI
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4-4
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504
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23
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23
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UAlbany
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6-2
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393
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25
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24
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Stephen F. Austin
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6-2
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320
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NR
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25
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Bryant
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6-1
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249
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NR
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Others receiving votes: Southern Illinois 247, Northern Arizona 245, Cal Poly 203, Liberty 191, Western Carolina 160, James Madison 58, North Carolina A&T 54, Sam Houston State 53, South Carolina State 51, Central Arkansas 47, Dartmouth 44, Alcorn State 33, Bucknell 32, Grambling State 31, Jacksonville 29, Sacred Heart 26, Charleston Southern 23, Presbyterian 20, Missouri State 16, Idaho State 16, Wofford 13, Eatern Illinois 8, Samford 7, Yale 6, Lamar 4, Delaware 4, Duquesne 1.
