ECAC Announces Sixth Lambert Meadowlands Football Poll
CAPE COD, Mass. – The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) has announced the sixth weekly ECAC Lambert Meadowlands Football Poll presented by FieldTurf, and once again there is a change at the top of the polls. In the Football Bowl Subdivision poll, Pittsburgh dropped to No. 5 after a 30-28 setback to Connecticut, who rejoins the poll at No. 7. Temple takes over the top spot after an off weekend, and will fight to maintain their place at the top on Tuesday, November 16th as they play host to Ohio University. In the Football Championship Subdivision poll, nationally top-ranked Delaware unanimously took the No. 1 position after a 45-27 triumph over Massachusetts. William & Mary dropped to second after a 30-24 loss to James Madison. California (Pa.) remains in second for Division II as Mercyhurst jumps from No. 4 to No. 1 following a win over previously top-ranked Bloomsburg. Wesley (9-0) continued their unbeaten season and maintained the top spot in the Division III poll. Wesley is the only team to hold the No. 1 position in the Lambert Meadowlands Poll for all six weeks.
Returning to the poll is James Madison, who holds the No. 9 spot in the FCS with itswin over William & Mary. In the Division II poll, Bentley makes its debut this year tied for the 10th spot.
The ECAC will release the weekly poll in each of the four divisions (Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), Division II and Division III) and the final poll in January will determine the trophy winners. The first place teams in the final poll will be presented with their Lambert Meadowlands Awards during the Eastern College Football Awards Banquet at the New Meadowlands Stadium in February.
Established in 1936 as the Lambert Trophy to recognize supremacy in Eastern college football, the award has since grown to recognize the best team in the East in the Bowl Subdivision. In 1957, the Lambert Cup was created to recognize non-Division I-A teams, and in 1966 a Division III award was added. In 1983, the Lambert family decided the Meadowlands Sports Complex would be the best organization with a sincere and involved interest in college athletics to sponsor and manage the award, and since that time, the awards have been known as the Lambert Meadowlands Awards.
To be eligible for the Lambert Meadowlands Award, a school must be located in the East or play at least half of its schedule against eligible Lambert teams. The territory includes New York, New Jersey, New England and Pennsylvania, while teams in the bordering states of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia and the District of Columbia qualify if at least half of their schedule features eligible teams. Teams in Eastern-based football conferences, regardless of location, qualify if at least half their schedule is against Lambert eligible teams.
About the ECAC®
The ECAC is the nation’s largest athletic and the only multi-divisional conference in the country with approximately 300 Division I, II, and III colleges and universities. The ECAC stretches from Maine to North Carolina and westerly to Illinois. Established in 1938, the ECAC, a non-profit service organization, sponsors nearly 100 championships in 37 men’s and women’s sports and assigns more than 4,400 officials in 12 sports. The ECAC also administers nine affiliate sports organizations and six playing leagues, and through the public relations arm of the conference, more than 2,000 student-athletes are recognized annually. Finally, the ECAC serves as the primary conference for select members in the sports of men’s ice hockey, women’s ice hockey, and men’s lacrosse.
ECAC® Lambert Meadowlands Bowl Subdivision Football Poll
presented by FieldTurf
Record Points
1. Temple 8-2 184
2. Syracuse 7-3 168
3. Penn State 6-4 158
3. Navy 7-3 158
5. Pittsburgh 5-4 156
6. West Virginia 6-3 120
7. Connecticut 5-4 78
8. South Florida 6-3 72
9. Army 6-4 56
10. Louisville 5-5 40
ARV: Rutgers, Boston College.
ECAC® Lambert Meadowlands Championship Subdivision Football Poll
presented by FieldTurf
Record Points
1. Delaware 9-1 200
2. William & Mary 7-3 168
3. Penn 8-1 158
4. New Hampshire 6-4 136
5. Villanova 6-4 108
6. Lehigh 8-2 92
7. Massachusetts 6-4 78
8. Richmond 6-4 74
9. James Madison 6-3 36
10. Robert Morris 8-2 30
ARV: Yale, Stony Brook.
ECAC® Lambert Meadowlands Division II Football Poll
presented by FieldTurf
Record Points
1. Mercyhurst 8-2 112
2. California (Pa.) 10-1 104
3. Kutztown 10-1 100
4. Bloomsburg 9-2 92
5. New Haven 8-2 72
6. Edinboro 7-4 44
7. Gannon 6-5 40
8. American International 6-4 28
8. C. W. Post 7-4 28
10. Slippery Rock 6-5 8
10. Bentley 5-4 8
ARV: Indiana (Pa.).
ECAC® Lambert Meadowlands Division III Football Poll
presented by FieldTurf
Record Points
1. Wesley 9-0 180
2. Thomas More 10-0 162
3. Cortland State 9-1 128
4. Montclair State 9-1 112
5. Rowan 9-1 110
6. Delaware Valley 8-2 88
7. Williams 8-0 62
8. Alfred 8-2 52
9. SUNY-Maritime 10-0 32
10. Salisbury 7-2 24
ARV: Springfield, St. John Fisher, Washington & Jefferson, Endicott.
