Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
1 | North Dakota State | The Bison (3-0) dispatch of Incarnate Word, 58-0. Next week it gets more interesting as Montana comes to town. | 1 | |
2 | Eastern Washington | Vernon Adams and company had the weekend off. It gets a little more interesting for the Eagles, too, as they visit Montana State. | 2 | |
3 | Southeastern Louisiana | SE Louisiana (2-1) falls to FBS Tulane. It heads to Southeast Missouri State next week. | 3 | |
4 | Villanova | The Wildcats had the weekend off. A quality game is on tap as CAA foe James Madison visits the Philly suburbs. | 4 | |
5 | Montana | The Grizzlies (2-1) take care of a stubborn South Dakota team. Next week is huge at North Dakota State. | 5 | |
6 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa played at Hawaii late Saturday evening and hung around for a while on a tough road trip. | 6 | |
7 | McNeese State | McNeese (1-1) evens its record with an easy win over Prairie View A&M. The Cowboys are idle next week. | 7 | |
8 | New Hampshire | The Wildcats (1-1) show their offensive firepower against Lehigh; a huge game awaits at Richmond next week. | 8 | |
9 | South Dakota State | South Dakota State (2-1) takes care of business at Southern Utah. Wisconsin-Oshkosh is next up. | 9 | |
10 | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina (3-0) has an easy time with in-state rival South Carolina State. Florida A&M is the next opponent. | 10 | |
11 | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State (1-1) was idle. It faces West Alabama next week. | 11 | |
12 | Chattanooga | The Mocs (1-2) get their first win with an easy victory over Austin Peay. They're idle next weekend. | 12 | |
13 | Richmond | The Spiders (2-1) take care of business against Hampton. Next week's game with UNH has playoff implications. | 14 | |
14 | Montana State | Montana State (2-1) gets a huge test next week against Eastern Washington. | 16 | |
15 | William & Mary | The Tribe (2-1) top nearby rival Norfolk State. Patriot League foe Lafayette comes to town next week. | 17 | |
16 | Southern Illinois | A 35-point first half paces the unbeaten Salukis (3-0). SIU steps up next week to play Big Ten foe Purdue. | 18 | |
17 | Youngstown State | The lower part of CSM's Top 25 is a real toss-up. For now, we'll give YSU (2-1) a higher ranking after walloping Butler. | 23 | |
18 | Eastern Kentucky | The Colonels (3-0) throttle in-state foe Morehead State. A pesky game at UT-Martin is next. | 25 | |
19 | Wofford | The Terriers started slowly against North Greenville, but pulled away late. Remember this team in November. | 19 | |
20 | Bethune-Cookman | Bethune (2-0) takes care of Grambling State, but a trip to Central Florida is next on the schedule. | 20 | |
21 | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona (2-1) rolls past New Mexico Highlands. They visit South Dakota next week. | 22 | |
22 | Fordham | The Rams (2-1) bounce back after the Villanova loss to crush CAA opponent Rhode Island, 54-7. | 24 | |
23 | Sam Houston State | SHSU (1-3) needs to regroup after losing to Division II power CSU-Pueblo. The schedule has been brutal. | 13 | |
24 | Illinois State | Illinois State (2-0) gets a 34-15 victory over Eastern Illinois. The MVFC will be as interesting as always. | NR | |
25 | Bryant | Bryant (3-0) shows it's going to be a playoff contender with a big 13-10 win over CAA member Maine. | NR | |
Week 3 FCS Football Top 25 Rankings
Sun, 09/14/2014