URI Football Ranked No. 18 in the Country

After winning consecutive overtime, road games against Top 25 programs, Rhode Island cracked the STATS Perform FCS Top 25 poll, released Monday afternoon.

The Rams – who beat No. 18 UAlbany 17-10 in overtime Saturday – received 280 points in the poll, landing at No. 18. It is the first time in the poll for Rhode Island since 2018, when it was ranked No. 22 for the week of Oct. 15, 2018.

The second win in as many weeks moved Rhode Island up 10 spots in the poll. Last week, the Rams were just outside the Top 25, coming in 28th with 58 points. Rhody came in one spot behind Nicholls (352 points) and one spot ahead of Murray State (279 points).

This week’s opponent is Delaware, which is ranked No. 11 in the STATS Top 25. Also ranked from CAA Football are No. 1 James Madison, No. 16 Villanova, No. 21 Richmond, No. 24 New Hampshire and No. 25 Maine.