Top 25 Poll
Defining the country into regions of Pennsylvania/Delaware & North as North East; Ohio down to Ky and west to the mountains as Plains/Midwest; Maryland down to Florida and east of Tn/Alabama as South East and Points West of start of Rockies as West and the remainder as South we have:
Far West: 4 teams
Plains/Midwest: 3 teams
South: 4 teams
North East: 5 teams
South East: 9 teams.
The Colonial remains highly considered despite Delaware's stunning collapse in the last 1.5 quarters of last season's championship game going from leading 19-0 to losing 20-19.
W&M, Delaware, UNH, Nova, JMU, UR, and UMass appearing in the initial top 25 poll
1. Eastern Washington Eagles (90) 13-2 3,377 1
2. Appalachian State Mountaineers (14) 10-3 3,142 4
3. William & Mary Tribe (20) 8-4 3,110 10
4. Georgia Southern Eagles (11) 10-5 3,095 5
5. Delaware Blue Hens (2) 12-3 2,806 2
6. Montana State Bobcats 9-3 2,623 11
7. Northern Iowa Panthers 7-5 2,452 19
8. Wofford Terriers 10-3 2,357 6
9. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 9-3 2,028 12
10. New Hampshire Wildcats (1) 8-5 2,025 7
11. North Dakota State Bison 9-5 1,720 9
12. Montana Grizzlies 7-4 1,668 20
13. Lehigh Mountain Hawks 10-3 1,351 14
14. Villanova Wildcats (2) 9-5 1,262 3
15. James Madison Dukes 6-5 1,247 NR
16. Richmond Spiders 6-5 987 NR
17. Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 9-3 969 8
18. Central Arkansas Bears 7-4 961 NR
19. Southern Illinois Salukis 5-6 934 NR
20. McNeese State Cowboys 6-5 701 NR
21. Chattanooga Mocs 6-5 672 NR
22. Liberty Flames 8-3 630 21
23. South Carolina State Bulldogs 9-3 628 16
24. Sacramento State Hornets 6-5 587 NR
25. Massachusetts Minutemen 6-5 519 NR