CAA Football Tops All Conferences With Six Teams Ranked In FCS Top 25 Polls
10/31/2022 2:19:57 PM
Rob Washburn
RICHMOND, Va. (October 31, 2022) – CAA Football topped all FCS conferences with six nationally ranked teams in the latest Stats Perform and AFCA Coaches FCS Top 25 polls that were released on Monday.
William & Mary (7-1) rose to No. 8 in the Stats Perform poll and No. 9 in the AFCA Coaches poll after edging nationally ranked Rhode Island, 31-30, last Saturday. It’s the highest ranking since 2015 for the Tribe, which makes the short trip to Hampton this week.
Richmond (6-2) jumped to No. 14 in both polls following a 31-21 victory at Maine last week. The Spiders host nationally ranked New Hampshire on Saturday.
Delaware (6-2) slid to No. 16 in the AFCA poll and No. 18 in the Stats poll following a 27-7 setback at Elon last week. The Blue Hens entertain Monmouth on Saturday afternoon.
New Hampshire (6-2) was off last Saturday, but climbed to No. 17 in the Stats poll and No. 21 in the AFCA poll. The Wildcats travel to No. 14 Richmond in a key CAA contest on Saturday.
Rhode Island (5-3) dropped to No. 22 in the AFCA poll and No. 23 in the Stats Perform rankings after it narrow 31-30 loss at William & Mary last Saturday. The Rams entertain Maine this week.
Elon (6-3) moved back into both polls after knocking off Delaware, 27-7, last week, slotting at No. 19 in the Stats rankings and No. 23 in the AFCA rankings. The Phoenix are back at home on Saturday against UAlbany.
Villanova (5-3), which defeated Hampton 24-10 last week, continued to receive votes in both polls this week.
STATS PERFORM FCS TOP 25 POLL – Oct. 31
- South Dakota State
- Sacramento State
- Montana State
- North Dakota State
- Weber State
- Holy Cross
- UIW
- William & Mary
- Jackson State
- Samford
- Chattanooga
- Mercer
- Furman
- Richmond
- Idaho
- Montana
- New Hampshire
- Delaware
- Elon
- UT Martin
- North Dakota
- Southeast Missouri
- Rhode Island
- Fordham
- Princeton
RV: Eastern Kentucky, Southeastern Louisiana,
Villanova, Southern Illinois, Northern Iowa, UC Davis, Austin Peay, Saint Francis
AFCA COACHES FCS TOP 25 POLL – Oct. 31
- South Dakota State
- Montana State
- Sacramento State
- North Dakota State
- Jackson State
- Weber State
- Holy Cross
- UIW
- William & Mary
- Samford
- Mercer
- Chattanooga
- Montana
- Richmond
- UT Martin
- Delaware
- Princeton
- Fordham
- Furman
- Southeast Missouri
- New Hampshire
- Rhode Island
- Elon
- Idaho
- St. Thomas
RV: Eastern Kentucky, Florida A&M, Merrimack, Stephen F. Austin, Austin Peay,
Villanova, Southern Illinois, Penn, North Carolina Central, Northern Iowa, Lindenwood, Davidson, North Dakota, Dayton, Saint Francis