JSU moves to number 1 in FCS poll

Jacksonville State jumped up five spots and is ranked No. 1 for the first time in school history in the FCS STATS football poll, which was released on Monday.

Following an overtime loss at Auburn, the Gamecocks picked up 39 first-place votes and 3,491 points to take over the top spot, just ahead of Coastal Carolina's total of 3,461. Sam Houston State is third with 3,450 points, while four-time defending national champion North Dakota State is fourth and Illinois State is fifth.

Since moving to Division I in 1995, Jax State has been ranked in the No. 2 spot on three different occasions, including the FCS Coaches Poll on November 24, 2014. JSU was also ranked No. 2 on October 25, 2010 and the following week of November 1, 2010.

During the Gamecocks' Division II days where the Gamecocks won the 1992 NCAA National Championship, JSU was ranked No. 2 on 10 different occasions, but never held the top spot.