in this week's stats fcs poll to nummer 17 as they continue to keep themselves in the post-season hunt -- and as time goes on -- that task seems less daunting -- three weeks ago -- the panthers knew they'd need five straightt wins to keep hopes alive -- well after pasting indiana state by 46 points on saturday -- uni now sits in a position where two straight likely mark farley'y' team seems o be peaking at the right time -- and while this week's opponent missouri state sits winless in the conference -- we put ourselves in a position that the next game is now bigger than the last weeks game. it doesn't matter who we saturday's game kicks off at 2 p-m i springfiild, illinois -- iowa state forward georges niang is going in to his final season as an all- american -- niang is one of five players on the associated press list that was announced today -- he's the first cyclone pre-season all-american in 15 years -- point guard jamal tinsley was the last to receive the honor -- niang is the only active player in the country to combine 15-ndred points, 4-hundred-50 rebounds, and 3- hundred assis