HAMILTON, N.Y. (10/14/09) - The Colgate University football program claimed the No. 5 spot in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Lambert Meadowlands Football Championship Subdivision top-10 poll.

Colgate headlines the Patriot League with the No. 5 spot, while Holy Cross came in at No. 7 and Lafayette was tied for No. 10 in the first ECAC rankings of the 2009 season.

The Raiders (6-0) are one of five remaining undefeated teams in the FCS. Colgate also received the No. 17 ranking in The Sports Network top-25 and No. 18 spot in the FCS Coaches poll on Monday.

The ECAC will release the weekly poll in each of the four divisions (Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), Division II and Division III) and the final poll in January will determine the trophy winners. The first place teams in the final poll will be presented with their Lambert Meadowlands Awards during the Eastern College Football Awards Banquet, held at the Meadowlands Sports Complex.

To be eligible for the Lambert Meadowlands Award, a school must be located in the East or play at least half of its schedule against eligible Lambert teams. The territory includes New York, New Jersey, New England and Pennsylvania, while teams in the bordering states of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia and the District of Columbia qualify if at least half of their schedule features eligible teams. Teams in Eastern-based football conferences, regardless of location, qualify if at least half their schedule is against Lambert eligible teams.

No. 17/18 Colgate (6-0, 1-0) will travel to Georgetown Saturday, Oct. 17. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m. at Multi-Sport Field. The Raiders topped Georgetown 45-12 in 2007 and have a 6-0 record against the Hoyas all-time.