Maine (8-3, 5-2 CAA) moved up to No. 17 in the Sports Network FCS College Football Poll after Saturday's 37-7 win over Rhode Island.

Maine was the No. 21 ranked team last Monday following a 21-20 win at Massachusetts Saturday afternoon.

Prior to that the Black Bears were hadn't cracked the top-25 since Oct. 23, 2006 when they peaked at No. 15 before losing three of the last four games.

1. James Madison Dukes (106) 9-1
2. Appalachian State Mountaineers (13) 9-2
3. Cal Poly Mustangs (1) 8-1
4. Northern Iowa Panthers 9-2
5. Montana Grizzlies 10-1
6. Villanova Wildcats 8-2
7. Richmond Spiders 8-3
8. Weber State Wildcats 9-2
9. Wofford Terriers 8-2
10. Southern Illinois Salukis 8-2
11. New Hampshire Wildcats 8-2
12. Elon Phoenix 8-3
13. Central Arkansas Bears 9-2
14. McNeese State Cowboys 7-3
15. South Carolina State Bulldogs 9-2
16. William & Mary Tribe 7-3
17. Maine Black Bears 8-3
18. Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks 8-3
19. Harvard Crimson 8-1
20. Furman Paladins 7-4
21. Colgate Raiders 8-2
22. Liberty Flames 9-2
23. Western Illinois Leathernecks 6-4
24. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 8-3
25. Tennessee State Tigers 8-3

Others receiving votes: Holy Cross 196, Prairie View 185, Eastern Kentucky 174, North Dakota State 147, Grambling 117, Montana State 111, Texas State 107, South Dakota State 87, Lafayette 47, Massachusetts 43, Florida A&M 35, Albany 28, Georgia Southern 23, Bethune-Cookman 18, Brown 10, Northern Arizona 7, Dayton 6, Jacksonville 5, San Diego 4, Yale 3, Monmouth 2 Northwestern State 2, South Dakota 2.

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