The Sports Network top 25 was released Wednesday afternoon and the
Minutemen were picked No. 18. UMass is one of seven CAA Teams ranked in
the poll:

1. Appalachian State Mountaineers (79)
2. Richmond Spiders (72)
3. Montana Grizzlies (2)
4. Northern Iowa Panthers (2)
5. Villanova Wildcats (2)
6. James Madison Dukes (1)
7. Southern Illinois Salukis
8. New Hampshire Wildcats
9. Weber State Wildcats (1)
10. Wofford Terriers
11. Elon Phoenix
12. Cal Poly Mustangs
13. Central Arkansas Bears
14. William & Mary Tribe
15. McNeese State Cowboys
16. South Carolina State Bulldogs (1)
17. Massachusetts Minutemen
18. Eastern Washington Eagles
19. Maine Black Bears
20. Texas State Bobcats
21. Jacksonville State Gamecocks
22. South Dakota State Jackrabbits
23. Harvard Crimson
24. Eastern Kentucky Colonels
25. Grambling State Tigers
25. Holy Cross Crusaders

My ballot looked like this:

1. Appalachian St.
2. Richmond
3. Montana
4. Northern Iowa
5. Villanova
6. James Madison
7. Southern Illinois
8. New Hampshire
9. Weber St.
10. Wofford
11. Elon
12. Central Arkansas
13. Cal Poly
14. McNeese St.
15. William & Mary
16. Eastern Washington
17. South Carolina St.
18. Maine
19. Massachusetts
20. Jacksonville St.
21. Texas St.
22. Harvard
23. South Dakota St.
24. Holy Cross
25. Grambling St.

...less than four months til Christmas...