Eastern Washington stayed at No. 5 in the FCS poll after squeaking by UC Davis in Saturday (Photo: SWX)CHENEY, Wash. -
After blocking a field goal to squeak past UC Davis 31-28 on Saturday, Eastern Washington stayed put in Monday's FCS top 25 poll at No. 5.
In fact, nothing changed in the top five. North Dakota is still No. 1, followed by Big Sky partner Montana State. Sam Houston is No. 3 and Old Dominion is No. 4. Last week's No. 6 team, Stony Brook, fell all the way to No. 12 after losing 28-14 to Liberty.
Eastern Washington plays its final game Saturday on the road at Portland State. A win would give them a share of the Big Sky title. A loss would not only hurt them in the conference, but would also keep them out of the FCS playoffs.
| Team (First-place votes) | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
| 1. North Dakota State Bison (121) |
9-1 |
3,930 |
1 |
| 2. Montana State Bobcats (20) |
9-1 |
3,748 |
2 |
| 3. Sam Houston State Bearkats (14) |
8-2 |
3,585 |
3 |
| 4. Old Dominion Monarchs (3) |
9-1 |
3,496 |
4 |
| 5. Eastern Washington Eagles |
8-2 |
3,362 |
5 |
| 6. Georgia Southern Eagles |
8-2 |
3,113 |
7 |
| 7. New Hampshire Wildcats (1) |
8-2 |
2,897 |
10 |
| 8. Appalachian State Mountaineers |
8-3 |
2,659 |
12 |
| 9. Wofford Terriers |
8-2 |
2,502 |
13 |
| 10. Central Arkansas Bears |
8-2 |
2,341 |
14 |
| 11. Illinois State Redbirds |
8-2 |
2,094 |
15 |
| 12. Stony Brook Seawolves |
9-2 |
1,917 |
6 |
| 13. James Madison Dukes |
7-3 |
1,885 |
9 |
| 14. Lehigh Mountain Hawks |
9-1 |
1,843 |
8 |
| 15. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks |
8-2 |
1,594 |
11 |
| 16. Villanova Wildcats |
7-3 |
1,477 |
21 |
| 17. Cal Poly Mustangs |
8-2 |
1,354 |
19 |
| 18. Indiana State Sycamores |
7-3 |
1,294 |
18 |
| 19. Towson Tigers |
6-4 |
1,251 |
17 |
| 20. Richmond Spiders |
7-3 |
1,153 |
20 |
| 21. South Dakota State Jackrabbits |
7-3 |
1,046 |
16 |
| 22. Eastern Kentucky Colonels |
8-3 |
750 |
22 |
| 23. Tennessee State Tigers |
8-2 |
450 |
24 |
| 24. Eastern Illinois Panthers |
7-3 |
423 |
NR |
| 24. Bethune-Cookman Wildcats |
8-2 |
423 |
NR |
