Blue Hens Ranked No. 6 in Stats Perform FCS Top 25

CHICAGO, Ill. - After a 10-point Colonial Athletic Association win to open the 2021 football season, Delaware comes in at No. 6 in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll announced on Monday.

The Blue Hens traveled to Maine and came away with a 34-24 victory. Delaware started the game on a 17-0 run and held the Black Bears scoreless in the second half to start the season 1-0.

Delaware entered the season ranked No. 5 in the preseason poll.

A national media panel selects the Stats Perform FCS Top 25. A first-place vote is worth 25 points, a second-place vote 24 points, all the way down to one point for a 25th-place vote.

STATS PERFORM FCS TOP 25 (SEPT. 6)

1. Sam Houston (1-0, 0-0 AQ7), 1,212 points (32 first-place votes)
2. South Dakota State (1-0, 0-0 Missouri Valley), 1,185 (11)
3. James Madison (1-0, 0-0 CAA), 1,150 (2)
4. Montana (1-0, 0-0 Big Sky), 1,087 (5)
5. North Dakota State (1-0, 0-0 Missouri Valley), 1,050
6. Delaware (1-0, 1-0 CAA), 965
7. Eastern Washington (1-0, 0-0 Big Sky), 880
8. Southern Illinois (1-0, 0-0 Missouri Valley), 873
9. North Dakota (1-0, 0-0 Missouri Valley), 858
10. Weber State (0-1, 0-0 Big Sky), 764
11. Montana State (0-1, 0-0 Big Sky), 598
12. Villanova (1-0, 0-0 CAA), 585
13. Southeastern Louisiana (1-0, 0-0 Southland), 584
14. UC Davis (1-0, 0-0 Big Sky), 576
15. ETSU (1-0, 0-0 Southern), 442
16. Jacksonville State (0-1, 0-0 AQ7), 427
17. Austin Peay (1-0, 0-0 Ohio Valley), 417
18. VMI (1-0, 0-0 Southern), 415
19. Central Arkansas (0-1, 0-0 AQ7), 407
20. Monmouth (0-1, 0-0 Big South), 290
21. Northern Iowa (0-1, 0-0 Missouri Valley), 287
22. Kennesaw State (1-0, 0-0 Big South), 208
23. Missouri State (0-1, 0-0 Missouri Valley), 187
24. Holy Cross (1-0, 0-0 Patriot), 160
25. Richmond (1-0, 0-0 CAA), 135

Dropped Out: Chattanooga (18), Nicholls (22) and North Carolina A&T (25)

Others Receiving Votes (schools listed on two or more ballots): Murray State 125, Chattanooga 72, Nicholls 61, Sacramento State 40, Samford 40, New Hampshire 36, Alabama A&M 34, Furman 20, Sacred Heart 17, Jackson State 14, Illinois State 10, Rhode Island 8, Stephen F. Austin 8, North Carolina Central 7

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