Oct. 30, 2006
NORMAL, Ill. -
After suffering a 27-13 loss to then-ranked No. 10 Youngstown State, the Illinois State football team remained in the top 10 of The Sports Network I-AA Top-25 Poll, but slipped from No. 3 to No. 8.
The Redbirds dropped to No. 9 in the College Sporting News Coaches Poll after their first I-AA defeat of the season. The `Birds continue to be one of four Gateway Football Conference teams in the TSN poll led by Youngstown State, which climbed to No. 7.
Southern Illinois jumped seven spots and is ranked No. 12, while Northern Iowa fell to No. 14 after losing at the UNI-Dome to Western Illinois.
Appalachian State continued its run as the top I-AA team with 2,568 points and 96 first-place votes. Montana also remained in second with 2,438 points, while the Redbirds collected 1,783 points.
Illinois State returns to action this Saturday as the Redbirds host Missouri State in the final regular season home game at Hancock Stadium. Kickoff is at 1:30 p.m.
