Eastern Washington, who was at one time the No. 1 team in the country is back to No. 5 after a blowout win over Cal Poly.
The Eagles are at No. 5 in the Sports Network Top 25 poll released Monday. They had dropped from No. 1 to No. 7 after a loss to Southern Utah.
Other Big Sky schools in the poll include Montana State at No. 2, Northern Arizona at No. 11 and Cal Poly at No. 19.
Eastern Washington's next game is Saturday against UC Davis at Roos Field in Cheney. It will be the Eagles' final home game of the season and will be televised on SWX. Their final game is Nov. 17 at Portland State.
| Team (First-place votes) | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
| 1. North Dakota State Bison (120) |
8-1 |
4,072 |
1 |
| 2. Montana State Bobcats (17) |
8-1 |
3,887 |
3 |
| 3. Sam Houston State Bearkats (14) |
7-2 |
3,643 |
4 |
| 4. Old Dominion Monarchs (2) |
8-1 |
3,545 |
5 |
| 5. Eastern Washington Eagles |
7-2 |
3,374 |
7 |
| 6. Stony Brook Seawolves (4) |
9-1 |
2,996 |
9 |
| 7. Georgia Southern Eagles (1) |
7-2 |
2,995 |
2 |
| 8. Lehigh Mountain Hawks (4) |
9-0 |
2,975 |
8 |
| 9. James Madison Dukes (1) |
7-2 |
2,880 |
10 |
| 10. New Hampshire Wildcats (1) |
8-2 |
2,633 |
11 |
| 11. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (2) |
8-1 |
2,531 |
12 |
| 12. Appalachian State Mountaineers |
7-3 |
2,392 |
15 |
| 13. Wofford Terriers |
7-2 |
2,215 |
6 |
| 14. Central Arkansas Bears |
8-2 |
2,108 |
13 |
| 15. Illinois State Redbirds |
8-2 |
1,922 |
17 |
| 16. South Dakota State Jackrabbits |
7-2 |
1,291 |
21 |
| 17. Towson Tigers |
5-4 |
1,198 |
19 |
| 18. Indiana State Sycamores |
7-3 |
1,143 |
14 |
| 19. Cal Poly Mustangs |
7-2 |
1,057 |
16 |
| 20. Richmond Spiders |
6-3 |
976 |
22 |
| 21. Villanova Wildcats |
6-3 |
667 |
23 |
| 22. Eastern Kentucky Colonels |
7-3 |
603 |
25 |
| 23. Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks |
7-2 |
504 |
NR |
| 24. Tennessee State Tigers |
8-2 |
377 |
18 |
| 25. Harvard Crimson |
7-1 |
366 |
NR |
