Maine is now the No. 21 ranked team in the nation according to the Sports Network FCS College Football Poll following a 21-20 win at Massachusetts Saturday afternoon.

The Black Bears were unranked previously, and haven't cracked the top-25 since 2006 when they peaked at No. 15 on Oct. 23 before dropping three of the last four games.

1. James Madison Dukes 8-1
2. Appalachian State Mountaineers 8-2
3. Cal Poly Mustangs 7-1
4. Northern Iowa Panthers 8-2
5. Montana Grizzlies 9-1
6. Villanova Wildcats 7-2
7. Richmond Spiders 7-3
8. Weber State Wildcats 9-2
9. Wofford Terriers 7-2
10. Southern Illinois Salukis 7-2
11. Elon Phoenix 8-2 1,685 11
12. William & Mary Tribe 7-2
13. New Hampshire Wildcats 7-2
14. Furman Paladins 7-3
15. Central Arkansas Bears 8-2
16. McNeese State Cowboys 6-3
17. South Carolina State Bulldogs 8-2
18. Tennessee State Tigers 8-2
19. Harvard Crimson 7-1
20. Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks 7-3
21. Maine Black Bears 7-3
22. Massachusetts Minutemen 6-4
23. Colgate Raiders 8-2
24. Liberty Flames 8-2
25. Western Illinois Leathernecks 5-4

Others receiving votes: South Dakota State 195, Lafayette 131, Prairie View 118, Jacksonville State 101, Holy Cross 79, North Dakota State 78, Eastern Kentucky 63, Grambling 57, Northern Arizona 53, Montana State 33, Texas State 19, Florida A&M 16, Dayton 14, Northwestern State 13, Albany 12, Monmouth 9, San Diego 6, Morgan State 5, Penn 4, Samford 3, Bethune-Cookman 2, Georgia Southern 2, Hampton 2, Jacksonville 2, Sacred Heart 2, UC Davis 2.

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