Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 10th
Eastern Washington fell just one spot in the SportsNetwork Top 25 poll after losing to Washington State on Saturday.
The poll, released Monday, shows the Eagles at No. 10. They began last week ranked No. 9.
Eastern Washington nearly pulled off the upset in Pullman, but lost 24-20 to the Cougars, led by new head coach Mike Leach. Quarterback Kyle Padron had a monster of a game, throwing for 379 yards and two touchdowns in the loss.
"We expected to win this game and we fell short," said Padron. "But it's not going to make or break our season. We've got a bye week and them it's into conference play, so we are just looking forward to that now."
The Eagles rest this week before playing Weber State in Utah on Sept. 22.
North Dakota State (2-0) became the new No. 1 team in the FCS. Sam Houston State (1-0) is No. 2. Montana State (2-0) rose to No. 3 after beating Drake 34-24. Montana (1-1) fell to No. 14.
The Sports Network FCS Top-25 College Football Poll Team (First-place votes)RecordPointsPrevious Rank 1. North Dakota State Bison (94) 2-0 3,946 2 2. Sam Houston State Bearkats (61) 1-0 3,897 1 3. Montana State Bobcats (1) 2-0 3,485 4 4. James Madison Dukes (1) 2-0 3,398 5 5. Youngstown State Penguins (4) 2-0 3,367 6 6. Old Dominion Monarchs 2-0 3,037 7 7. Northern Iowa Panthers 1-1 2,884 8 8. Appalachian State Mountaineers 1-1 2,796 11 9. Wofford Terriers 2-0 2,554 10 10. Eastern Washington Eagles 1-1 2,431 9 11. Georgia Southern Eagles 1-1 2,201 3 12. Towson Tigers 0-1 1,987 13 13. Delaware Blue Hens 2-0 1,900 15 14. Montana Grizzlies 1-1 1,756 12 15. Illinois State Redbirds 2-0 1,692 18 16. Lehigh Mountain Hawks 2-0 1,639 16 17. Stony Brook Seawolves 2-0 1,460 17 18. New Hampshire Wildcats 1-1 1,422 14 19. McNeese State Cowboys 2-0 962 22 20. Eastern Kentucky Colonels 1-1 704 21 21. The Citadel Bulldogs 2-0 649 NR 22. Indiana State Sycamores 1-1 571 23 23. Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 1-1 564 19 24. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 1-1 509 24 25. Maine Black Bears 0-1 472 20
