Delaware
Ranked In Top 10 in Final 2004 Football
Polls
Date:
December 20, 2004
NEWARK, DE
-- The University of Delaware football
team was picked among the final top 10 in
both major Top 25 polls that were
announced Monday afternoon by The Sports
Network and ESPN/USA Today.
Delaware
was picked No. 7 in the final The Sports
Network Top 25 poll of sports information
directors and media members and was the
No. 8 pick in the ESPN/USA Today Top 25
poll which was selected from a vote of
sports information directors and head
coaches.
The Blue
Hens posted a 9-3 record, earned a share
of the Atlantic 10 Conference title, and
advanced to the NCAA I-AA tournament
quarterfinals this past season after
capturing the NCAA I-AA national title
with a 15-1 mark in 2003 for head coach
K.C. Keeler.
Delaware,
which was the pre-season No. 1 selection
in both polls, was ranked among the top 10
in both polls for the first nine weeks of
the season before falling to No. 11 for
the final two regular season polls.
The Blue
Hens, who finished No. 1 in last year's
final polls, have now been selected among
the final top 10 eight times since
1991.
NCAA I-AA
national champion James Madison, which
defeated Delaware 20-13 during the regular
season and downed Montana in the national
title game, was the consensus No. 1 pick
in both polls, earning 67 first place
votes in The Sports Network poll and 31
first place votes in the ESPN/USA Today
poll.
Both polls
were identical in the first top six spots
with James Madison being followed by
Montana, William & Mary, Sam Houston
State, Furman, and New Hampshire. Delaware
was seventh in The Sports Network poll
followed by Eastern Washington, Southern
Illinois, and Georgia Southern in the top
10. In the ESPN/USA Today poll, Eastern
Washington was No. 7 followed by Delaware,
Southern Illinois, and Georgia Southern.
The
Atlantic 10 placed four teams in the top
20, the most among any conference in the
nation.
AGATE:
Final
The Sports Network Top 25 Poll: 1.
James Madison (67 1st place votes), 13-2
(1,675 points); 2. Montana, 12-3, 1,594;
3. William & Mary, 11-3, 1,500; 4. Sam
Houston State, 11-3, 1,434; 5. Furman,
10-3, 1,371; 6. New Hampshire, 10-3,
1,241; 7. Delaware, 9-4, 1,204; 8. Eastern
Washington, 9-4, 1,172; 9. Southern
Illinois, 10-2, 1,167; 10. Georgia
Southern, 9-3, 1,092; 11. Western
Kentucky, 9-3, 997; 12. Hampton, 10-2,
904; 13. Harvard, 10-0, 842; 14.
Jacksonville State, 9-2, 679; 15. Lehigh,
9-3, 673; 16. Cal Poly, 9-2, 658; 17.
Northwestern State, 8-4, 654; 18. Wofford,
8-3, 519; 19. Lafayette, 8-4, 408; 20.
Alabama State, 10-2, 372; 21.
Pennsylvania, 8-2, 367; 22. South Carolina
State, 9-2, 258; 23. North Dakota State,
8-3, 249; 24. Coastal Carolina, 10-1, 239;
25. Northern Iowa, 7-4, 160.
Others
receiving votes: Southern 135,Portland
State 92, Villanova 35, Massachusetts 20,
Colgate 9, Stephen F. Austin 6,
Southeastern Louisiana 6
Final
ESPN/USA Today Top 25 Poll: 1. James
Madison (31), 13-2, 775; 2. Montana, 12-3,
741; 3. William & Mary, 11-3, 687; 4.
Sam Houston State, 11-3, 678; 5. Furman,
10-3, 625; 6. New Hampshire, 10-3, 588; 7.
Eastern Washington, 9-4, 561; 8. Delaware,
9-4, 546; 9. Southern Illinois, 10-2, 534;
10. Georgia Southern, 9-3, 500; 11. Wester
Kentucky, 9-3, 437; 12. Hampton, 10-2,
431; 13. Harvard, 10-0, 387; 14. Lehigh,
9-3, 326; 15. Cal Poly, 9-2, 308; 16.
Jacksonville State, 9-2, 286; 17.
Northwestern State, 8-4, 260; 18. Wofford,
8-3, 239; 19. Lafayette, 8-4, 223; 20.
Alabama State, 10-2, 146; 21.
Pennsylvania, 8-2, 140; 22. South Carolina
State, 9-2, 128; 23. North Dakota State,
8-3, 113; 24. Coastal Carolina, 10-1, 100;
25. Northern Iowa, 7-4, 99.
Others
receiving votes: Portland State, 63;
Southern, 54; Villanova, 35;
Massachusetts, 32; Montana State, 14;
Southeast Louisiana, 11; Colgate, 6; Texas
State, 1, Arkansas Pine Bluff,
1.
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