The Maine football team got 181 votes in the "Others receiving votes" section of the Sports Network FCS poll this week following a 55-7 win over Iona.

It's the clsoest Maine has been to the top-25 in at least two seasons.

Maine plays No. 13 UMass on Saturday, heads to Rhode Island Nov. 15 and ends the regular season with No. 8 New Hamsphire on Nov. 22.

Sports Network's FCS College Football Poll

Team
1. James Madison Dukes 8-1
2. Appalachian State Mountaineers 7-2
3. Cal Poly Mustangs 6-1
4. Northern Iowa Panthers 7-2
5. Montana Grizzlies 8-1
6. Villanova Wildcats 6-2
7. Richmond Spiders 6-3
8. New Hampshire Wildcats 7-1
9. Weber State Wildcats 8-2
10. Wofford Terriers 6-2
11. Elon Phoenix 7-2
12. Southern Illinois Salukis 6-2
13. Massachusetts Minutemen 6-3
14. William & Mary Tribe 6-2
15. Furman Paladins 7-3
16. Central Arkansas Bears 7-2
17. Western Illinois Leathernecks 5-3
18. McNeese State Cowboys 5-3
19. South Carolina State Bulldogs 7-2
20. Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks 7-2
21. Harvard Crimson 6-1
22. Tennessee State Tigers 7-2
23. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 6-3
24. Colgate Raiders 7-2
25. Liberty Flames 7-2

Others receiving votes: Maine 181, South Dakota State 136, Northwestern State 114, North Dakota State 97, Jacksonville State 95, Lafayette 89, Georgia Southern 81, Prairie View 78, Eastern Kentucky 63, Grambling 54, Holy Cross 41, Morgan State 34, UC Davis 26, Albany 25, Brown 14, Hampton 13, Sacred Heart 12, Dayton 10, Texas State 9, Florida A&M 7, San Diego 6, Nicholls State 5, Montana State 4, Monmouth 2, Penn 2, Jacksonville 1.

Of Note:

Freshman tailback Pushaun Brown was named the CAA Football Rookie of the Week following a 136-yard rushing performance in Maine's win Saturday. Brown was the top performer behind a Black Bear rushing attack that gained 375 yards on the ground and scored six touchdowns.

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