Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 29th
Saturday's road loss to Southern Utah was a hard pill to swallow for Eastern Washington. Not only did they lose ground in the national rankings, they also lost the top spot atop the Big Sky Conference.
Northern Arizona (7-1, 5-0 BSC) is now in first place, with Cal Poly (7-1, 5-1 BSC) and EWU (6-2, 5-1) trailing by a game.
The Eagles fell from No. 1 in the national FCS Top 25 poll all the way to No. 7. North Dakota State (7-1) reclaimed the top spot, followed by Georgia Southern, Montana State, Sam Houston and Old Dominion.
Eastern Washington hosts Cal Poly this weekend at Roos Field. The game at 1:35 p.m. will be televised in Eastern Washington and North Idaho on SWX.
Team (First-place votes)RecordPointsPrevious Rank 1. North Dakota State Bison (59) 7-1 3,951 3 2. Georgia Southern Eagles (76) 7-1 3,928 2 3. Montana State Bobcats (9) 7-1 3,714 4 4. Sam Houston State Bearkats (9) 6-2 3,365 5 5. Old Dominion Monarchs (2) 7-1 3,344 6 6. Wofford Terriers 7-1 3,210 7 7. Eastern Washington Eagles 6-2 3,112 1 8. Lehigh Mountain Hawks (4) 8-0 2,940 8 9. Stony Brook Seawolves (4) 8-1 2,775 10 10. James Madison Dukes 6-2 2,741 9 11. New Hampshire Wildcats 7-2 2,529 12 12. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (2) 7-1 2,356 13 13. Central Arkansas Bears 7-2 1,962 14 14. Indiana State Sycamores 7-2 1,863 15 15. Appalachian State Mountaineers 6-3 1,679 16 16. Cal Poly Mustangs 7-1 1,626 11 17. Illinois State Redbirds 7-2 1,546 17 18. Tennessee State Tigers 8-1 1,098 21 19. Towson Tigers 4-4 843 23 20. Albany Great Danes 7-1 834 24 21. South Dakota State Jackrabbits 6-2 734 NR 22. Richmond Spiders 5-3 579 25 23. Delaware Blue Hens 5-3 453 20 23. Villanova Wildcats 6-3 453 19 25. Eastern Kentucky Colonels 6-3 376 18
