Montana Ranked 7/6, MSU 10/11 in Football Polls

HELENA — The three teams that are unbeaten in Big Sky Conference play remain ranked in the top 11 of the Football Championship Subdivision polls.

Eastern Washington is ranked second in both The Sports Network and the coaches’ polls, behind three-time defending national champion North Dakota State.

Montana is ranked seventh by the media and sixth by the coaches after beating UC Davis 42-28. Montana State is ranked 10th by the media and 11th by the coaches after a 23-13 win over Weber State.

Montana is at Cal Poly on Saturday while the Bobcats have a bye.

In the NAIA, Carroll College held onto its third place spot after edging then-fourth-ranked Southern Oregon 42-40 on Saturday. SOU fell to seventh. Rocky Mountain College moved up two spots to 13th after a 35-21 win over the College of Idaho.

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