College Football Rankings: New Hampshire Rises, UMass Drops In Week 12 FCS Top-25 College Football Poll

New Hampshire moved up from No. 17 to No. 14 in the newest Sports Network/Fathead.com FCS Top-25 College Football Poll after they knocked off the-No. 9 Wildcats at Villanova on Saturday, 31-24. The win improved New Hampshire to 6-4 overall, and 4-3 in the Colonial Athletics Association.

Massachusetts fell to then-No.2 Delaware, 45-27, dropping the Minuteman (6-4, 4-3) five spots to No. 19 in the Week 12 FCS Top-25 poll. The Blue Hens took over the No. 1 spot with the win, coupled with William & Mary's loss at James Madison. 

With the loss, the Tribe was dropped to No. 6; JMU received 253 votes, which has them 24 points behind No. 25 Grambling State (technically, the Dukes are ranked No. 27). 

Villanova, the defending FCS National Champion, falls to No. 15 in the poll. They have a key matchup this week when they go on the road to battle new No. 1 Delaware in their regular season finale. 

With one week left to play, the CAA has six teams ranked in the top-25, all of which are in contention for the playoffs. Delaware and William & Mary are locks to get in (with one of them earning the conference's auto-bid), but New Hampshire, Villanova, Richmond and UMass -- all four teams are 6-4 -- will likely all need wins on Saturday for consideration.

The complete poll is as follows (first-place votes in parenthesis): 

1. Delaware Blue Hens (116)
2. Appalachian State Mountaineers (28)
3. Eastern Washington Eagles (8)
4. Jacksonville State Gamecocks (2)
5. Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks
6. William & Mary Tribe
7. Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (4)
8. Montana State Bobcats (1)
9. Wofford Terriers
10. Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
11. Montana Grizzlies
12. South Carolina State Bulldogs
13. Northern Iowa Panthers
14. New Hampshire Wildcats
15. Villanova Wildcats
16. Penn Quakers
17. North Dakota State Bison
18. Richmond Spiders
19. Massachusetts Minutemen
20. Jacksonville Dolphins
21. Liberty Flames
22. Lehigh Mountain Hawks
23. Cal Poly Mustangs
24. Dayton Flyers
25. Grambling State Tigers

College Football Rankings: Virginia Tech Improves To No. 14 In Week 12 AP Poll

Virginia Tech has moved up two spots, from No. 16 to No. 14, in the Week 12 edition of the AP Top 25 poll. 

The Hokies improved in the rankings after Saturday's win at North Carolina, their eighth straight win following two losses that opened the season. 

The Atlantic Coast Conference is also represented in the newest AP Top 25 by Miami, which checks in at No. 24 following its win over Georgia Tech. 

Overall, Oregon maintained its lead, followed by Auburn at No. 2. Boise State (No. 3) and TCU (No. 4) switched spots, while LSU rounds out the top-five. 

Full Week 12 AP poll is as follows:

1. Oregon
2. Auburn
3. Boise State
4. TCU
5. LSU
6. Wisconsin
7. Stanford
8. Ohio State
9. Nebraska
10. Alabama
11. Michigan State
12. Oklahoma State
13. Arkansas
14. Virginia Tech
15. Missouri
16. Oklahoma
17. South Carolina
18. Texas A&M
19. Nevada
20. USC
21. Iowa
22. Mississippi State
23. Arizona
24. Miami
25. Utah

College Football Rankings: Virginia Tech, Miami Move Up In USA Today Poll

It's a season of what could have been for Virginia Tech. 

On Saturday, the Hokies earned their eighth consecutive win, and with games at Miami and at home against Virginia left on their schedule, Virginia Tech will likely be headed to the ACC Championship game riding a 10-game win streak. Unfortunately for them though, that "2" in the loss column weighs heavy, particularly the Week 2 home loss to FCS opponent James Madison. 

As such, Virginia Tech (8-2) is ranked No. 15 in the Week 12 USA Today Top 25 coaches poll, up two spots from a week ago. The Atlantic Coast Conference is also represented by Miami, which is back among the ranked teams after its win over Georgia Tech, coming in at No. 21.

Full USA Today poll for Week 12 is as follows:

1. Oregon
2. Auburn
3. Boise State
4. TCU
5. Wisconsin
6. LSU
7. Ohio State
8. Nebraska
9. Stanford
10. Oklahoma State
11. Michigan State
12. Alabama
13. Arkansas
14. Oklahoma
15. Virginia Tech
16. Missouri
17. South Carolina
18. Nevada
19. Texas A&M
20. Iowa
21. Miami
22. Mississippi State
23. Arizona
24. Utah
25. Northwestern

The ACC is also heavily represented in the "others receiving votes" section, with Florida State Florida State (87 points), North Carolina State (55) and Maryland (18). 

Northwestern, the No. 25 ranked team, has 93 points.