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(STATS) -- The top seven teams had been the same in the STATS FCS Top 25 for three straight weeks, but there was significant change on Monday, led by Sam Houston State becoming the new No. 1 team in the nation.The reshuffling up top came after one of the bigger Saturdays of the regular season, when top-ranked North Dakota State and fifth-ranked Chattanooga both lost for the first time.Sam Houston (6-0) marched on as one of two unbeaten FCS teams. The Southland Conference power gained 113 of the 165 first-place votes in the national media poll.Each of the first five teams gained first-place votes. Jacksonville State and Eastern Washington moved up one spot each to No. 2 and 3, respectively, while North Dakota State tumbled to fourth and The Citadel, the nations other unbeaten team, rose to No. 5.Sam Houston last held the No. 1 ranking on Sept. 7, 2015.The kids have played very well and it is a great honor, third-year coach K.C. Keeler said. But I think this team is mature enough to understand that No. 1 in October isnt the final destination. Its just part of the journey and the bulls-eye on our back just got a little bit bigger.Sam Houston leads the FCS in points and offensive yards per game, fueled by junior quarterback Jeremiah Briscoe and his national-best 26 touchdown passes. The Bearkats defeated Abilene Christian 48-21 this past weekend to remain in first place in the Southland.Up next is a trip to Nicholls for a Bearkats team that has its sights on winning the national championship after reaching the national finals or semifinals in four of the past five seasons.Jacksonville State (5-1) knocked Sam Houston out of last years semifinals. The Gamecocks beat Austin Peay 34-14 this past weekend to remain in first place in the Ohio Valley Conference. They gained 19 first-place votes in the poll.Eastern Washington (5-1) had a bye this past weekend. The Big Sky Conference power, whose lone loss is to North Dakota State in overtime, gained 17 first-place votes.North Dakota State (5-1) fell to rival South Dakota State 19-17 to fall to No. 4. The Bison, who have won the last five Missouri Valley Conference and FCS national titles, gained 11 first-place votes.The other five first-place votes went to The Citadel (6-0), which beat Chattanooga 22-14 to take over first place in the Southern Conference. The No. 5 ranking is the Bulldogs highest since the 1992 season-ending poll.Richmond (6-1) claimed the No. 6 spot after a shutout of Villanova and South Dakota State (4-2) rose four spots to No. 7 after its big win over North Dakota State. James Madison (6-1), Charleston Southern (3-2) and Montana (5-1) completed the Top 10.Chattanooga (6-1) dropped six spots to No. 11 and was followed by Western Illinois (5-1), Youngstown State (5-1), North Carolina A&T (5-1), Eastern Illinois (5-2), Villanova (5-2), Cal Poly (4-2) and Coastal Carolina in a tie for 17th place, North Dakota (5-2) and Central Arkansas (5-1).Rounding out the Top 25 were Samford (5-1) at No. 21, Grambling State (4-1), Albany (4-2), Stony Brook (4-2) and Tennessee State (5-1). Stony Brook returned to the rankings after appearing earlier this season and Tennessee State returned for the first time since Oct. 6, 2014.Harvard and Northern Iowa dropped from the Top 25 following losses.The FCS conferences with the most selections were CAA Football with five, the Big Sky and Missouri Valley with four each, and the OVC with three.A national panel of sports information and media relations directors, broadcasters, writers and other dignitaries select the STATS FCS Top 25. In the voting, a first-place vote is worth 25 points, a second-place vote 24 points, all the way down to one point for a 25th-place vote.The Top 25 is released every Monday afternoon during the regular season, except for Sunday morning, Nov. 20, prior to the selection of the 24-team FCS playoff field. A final Top 25 will follow the FCS championship game, which will be held Jan. 7 in Frisco, Texas. Don McKenney Jersey . 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Finally healthy - he aggravated the injury during convalescence - Eckersley should see action Saturday as Toronto (2-8-7) visits Sporting Kansas City (8-5-6). Kansas City, which has a 17-point edge over Toronto in the standings, won 2-1 in Chicago last weekend and is undefeated in its last four league outings and in seven of its last eight. Toronto is coming off a bye weekend. Its last outing was July 3 when it blew a 3-1 lead and had to settle for a 3-3 tie with the visiting Montreal Impact. In 2011 and 2012, Eckersley was almost a club constant seeing action in 56 games. This season, the number is just five. Suspensions, international call-ups and injuries have not helped the Toronto backline in recent weeks. Manager Ryan Nelsen has been forced to shift centre back Darren ODea to left fullback and has been playing Ryan Richter at right back in Eckersleys absence. Eckersleys return is welcome for all those reasons. And because he is a tireless runner and a gritty defender who helps drive Toronto. But in the longer run, while the club has said nothing publicly, Eckersleys salary is a problem in a league where the salary cap is a tight US$2.95 million. Listed at $310,000 (and it may be bigger if Toronto has used allocation money to reduce the amount listed against the salary cap), the red-headed Brit makes more than the high-priced defenders voted into the Fan XI for the 2013 all-star game: Kansas Citys Matt Besler ($200,000) and Aurelien Collin ($256,250), and Los Angeles Omar Gonzalez ($282,000). According to the MLS Players Union TFC salary list, Eckersley is the teams third highest-paid player after Dutch striker Danny Koevermans (a designated player with a $1.663-million salary) and defender-captain Darren ODea (whose $465,250 is also problematic). And Eckersleys contract is guaranteed forr next season.dddddddddddd Spending $300,000-plus on a fullback in MLS is like buying a Prada toilet brush. Its handy and nice to have. But can you justify buying it? Richter, Eckersleys replacement, makes $35,125. The injury has not helped matters, since Eckersley has been reduced to an expensive spectator. Toronto president Kevin Payne, however, admits the club could have handled Eckersleys injury better. "Players, especially younger players like Richard, their enthusiasm sometimes get the better of them," Payne told reporters this week. "And we probably rushed Richard back a little bit or allowed him to rush himself back a little bit. So I think we learned something from that one." Said Eckersley: "I never really rested it the first time round. Obviously I was trying to get back as soon as possible. So I think we didnt give it time to rest and repair itself." He says the injury took a mental toll, "because youre paid to play football and you cant do it." "So you take it out on other members of your family. But they understand. There were times when I was a little bit down but like I say its injuries and youre a footballer, youre a professional athlete and youve got to learn how to deal with them." While Eckersley has been a regular in the TFC lineup, he is no stranger to long-term injury. The former Manchester United youth product had a back injury when he was 17. Striker Danny Koevermans in unavailable Saturday with a calf issue but Robert Earnshaw is healthy again. Toronto is short in midfield with Jonathan Osorio at the Gold Cup with Canada and Luis Silva traded to D.C. United. Still Kansas City manager Peter Vermes calls Toronto an athletic side not to be underestimated. "I think theyre better than they were last year," he told a news conference this week. "I say it all the time. I dont think that record is a good indicator of what kind of team youre playing in this league because theres so much parity." Toronto defeated Kansas City 2-1 at the Rogers Centre in March in the second game of the season for both teams. "I dont think were going to forget that," said Vermes, referring to "soft goals" his team gave away that day. NOTES — Torontos career record in Kansas City is 1-6-1 ' ' '