Illinois State maintined its No. 5 ranking in this weeks Sports Network I-AA football poll. This marks the Redbirds 23rd consecutive week among I-AAs top 25.
Illinois State, which garnered three No. 1 votes, stayed in the No. 5 spot despite the fact that No. 4 Montana lost to Hofstra. Appalachian State, which defeated I-A Wake Forest, moved from No. 6 to No. 4.
Georgia Southern remained No. 1 despite a 29-7 loss at Georgia.
Other Gateway schools listed in the top 25 include Youngstown State at No. 7, Northern Iowa at No. 11 and Western Illinois at No. 25.
1. Georgia Southern (32) 1,726
2. Troy State (21) 1,707
3. Massachusetts (9) 1,666
4. Appalachian State (12) 1,605
5. Illinois State (3) 1,537
6. Hofstra (1) 1,416
7. Youngstown State 1,393
8. Florida A&M 1,348
9. Furman 1,284
10. Montana 1,171
11. Northern Iowa 1,135
12. Portland State 1,004
13. Delaware 870
14. James Madison 679
15. Tennessee State 659
16. Eastern Kentucky 597
17. North Carolina A&T 595
18. Villanova 532
19. Stephen F. Austin 465
20. Northwestern State 359
21. Jackson State 358
22. Southern 272
23. Northern Arizona 247
24. Sam Houston State 164
25. Western Illinois 163
