College Football Rankings, Week 5: Montana Grizzlies Drop To No. 21 In FCS

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College Football Rankings, Week 5: Montana Grizzlies Drop To No. 21 In FCS

By Kevin Zimmerman  @offensivelyfoul on Sep 24 2012, 1:20p +

The Montana Grizzlies dropped to No. 21 in the FCS Top 25 Poll after losing their Big Sky Conference opener to Northern Arizona. They fell to 2-2 on the season as NAU made a jump into the top 25, coming in right behind Montana at No. 22.

The Lumberjacks defeated Montana 41-31 on Saturday, and the victory ended a 14-game streak of defeats at the hands of the Grizzlies.

Meanwhile, Montana State remains No. 2 in the FCS poll after defeating Northern Colorado 41-16 on Saturday. The Bobcats are now 4-0 and sit behind the top-ranked North Dakota State Bison, who have put the anchor down at the No. 1 spot this season. The Bison earned 154 of the 169 first-place votes.

Rounding out the top five are No. 3 Youngstown State, No. 4 Old Dominion and No. 5 James Madison.

The Big Sky placed five teams in the top 25. Eastern Washington is ranked No. 7, and Cal Poly found itself No. 23 in the updated rankings:

Rank	Team	Prev.
1	North Dakota State Bison (154)	1
2	Montana State Bobcats (5)	2
3	Youngstown State Penguins (10)	4
4	Old Dominion Monarchs	5
5	James Madison Dukes	6
6	Wofford Terriers	7
7	Eastern Washington Eagles	9
8	Delaware Blue Hens	12
9	Sam Houston State Bearkats	3
10	Georgia Southern Eagles	11
11	The Citadel Bulldogs	10
12	Towson Tigers	13
13	Illinois State Redbirds	15
14	Northern Iowa Panthers	8
15	Lehigh Mountain Hawks	16
16	Central Arkansas Bears	25
17	Appalachian State Mountaineers	17
18	Stony Brook Seawolves	20
19	Eastern Kentucky Colonels	21
20	New Hampshire Wildcats	18
21	Montana Grizzlies	14
22	Northern Arizona Lumberjacks	NR
23	Cal Poly Mustangs	NR
24	McNeese State Cowboys	19
25	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	NR