BOONE, N.C. — A record-breaking season marked by firsts ends with more history — Top 25 rankings in both major polls for App State Football.
The Mountaineers (13-1) are No. 19 in the final AP Top 25 of the 2019 college football season. They finished with the best record among the nation's Group of Five conference teams — and tied for the third-best record nationally — while winning a fourth straight Sun Belt Conference title and improving their bowl record to 5-0.
After totaling the 26th-most voting points in the final AP poll of the 2018 season, App State becomes the first Sun Belt team to conclude a season in the Top 25, and it has claimed the top spot among FBS teams from North Carolina for the second straight year.