Movin' on up

The OVC's ranked teams improved their standing in two polls this week, but the league's Top 25 Club didn't gain any new members.

Eastern Illinois improved to #16 in both the official Sports Network poll and the fan poll at AnyGivenSaturday.com. UT-Martin climbed to #17 in both polls. It was the first time this season these two polls have agreed on the standings for OVC teams. Last week, EIU was ranked 20th in the Sports Network poll, #19 in the AGS poll. Martin was #22 according to the Sports Network, #23 according to the fans at AGS.

Jacksonville State was the only other league team to receive votes in either poll. The Gamecocks were an effective #28 in both polls, with 121 points from the Sports Network, and 22 points from AGS.

A note on polls: I've seen mention of a coaches' poll sponsored by the College Sports Network several times this season, but I've been unable to find an official link to the poll anywhere on the Web, so I haven't reported standings anywhere. I found something semi-official looking today at I-AA.org. It hasn't been updated yet, but previous polls there indicate results are normally released on Monday. I'll add this to my list in the future.

EDIT (Oct. 10, 12:21 a.m.): Well, it's unanimous. EIU and UT-Martin are #16 and #17, respectively, in the CSN coaches' poll. The Skyhawks, by the way, climbed to that lofty height after being unranked by the coaches the week prior. Jax State was an effective #32, with 15 points.