The McNeese Cowboys football team will kickoff their 2014 season this Saturday and they will do so ranked in the Top 10 in both of the FCS polls.

It was released this week that McNeese moved up to # 6 in this week's FCS Coaches Top 25 poll and to #7 in the weekly Sports Network Top 25.

The Cowboys will face FBS nationally ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers this Saturday and they will televised nationally which will put McNeese right in front of a nationally audience!  Nebraska is ranked # 19 in the AP Poll and # 18 in the USA Today Coaches poll.

The Cowboys and the Cornhuskers will kickoff at 11:00 a.m. this Saturday and the game will be televised on ESPNU.

Here are the rankings:

Sports Network Top 25 Poll
1.   North Dakota State (1-0)
2.   Eastern Washington (2-0)
3.   Southeastern La. (1-0)
4.   Montana (0-1)
5.   Coastal Carolina (1-0)
6.   New Hampshire (0-1)
7.   McNeese (0-0) 
8.   Northern Iowa (0-1)
9.   Jacksonville State (0-1)
10. Villanova (0-1)
11. Fordham (1-0)
12. South Dakota State (0-1)
13. Chattanooga (0-1)
14. Tennessee State (1-0)
15. Sam Houston State (1-1)
16. Eastern Illinois (0-1)
17. Richmond (1-0)
18. Bethune-Cookman (1-0)
19. Furman (1-0)
20. Montana State (0-1)
21. William & Mary (0-1)
22. Towson (0-1)
23. Youngstown State (0-1)
24. Maine (1-0)
25. Northern Arizona (0-1)

FCS Coaches Top 25 Poll
1.   North Dakota State (1-0)
2.   Eastern Washington (2-0)
3.   Southeastern La. (1-0)
4.   Coastal Carolina (1-0)
5.   Montana (0-1)
6.   McNeese (0-0) 
7.   Villanova (0-1)
8.   New Hampshire (0-1)
9.   Jacksonville State (0-1)
10. Fordham (1-0)
11. South Dakota State (0-1)
12. Northern Iowa (0-1)
13. Sam Houston State (1-1)
14. Eastern Illinois (0-1)
15. Chattanooga (0-1)
16. Tennessee State (1-0)
17. Furman (1-0)
18. Bethune-Cookman (1-0)
19. Towson (0-1)
20. Richmond (1-0)
21. Youngstown State (0-1)
22. Maine (1-0)
23. Montana State (0-1)
24. William & Mary (0-1)
25. Southern Illinois (1-0)

Good luck to the Cowboys this season!

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