Week 3 FCS Football Top 25

CSM Staff
Sat, 09/17/2011
RankTeamCommentsPrior
1Appalachian State LogoAppalachian StateWe will get a good gauge on how good Appalachian State really is when Chattanooga comes to town.
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2 William & Mary LogoWilliam & Mary
The Tribe will be favored to win at home against James Madison this week, but this will be a great game.
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3 Northern Iowa LogoNorthern IowaThe Panthers got a week off before their home and conference opener against Western Illinois.
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4Georgia Southern Logo Georgia SouthernGeorgia Southern should keep on winning with Western Carolina coming to town this week.
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5Montana State Logo Montana State
The Big Sky will shake up even more when Montana State heads to Eastern Washington.
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6 Wofford LogoWofford
Wofford's big games are yet to come. After a bye week, they should have little trouble with Samford on Saturday.
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7Chattanooga Logo ChattanoogaChattanooga's brutal schedule continues with a trip to Appalachian State, where the Mocs hope to pull an upset.
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8New Hampshire Logo New HampshireNew Hampshire's first conference game is a good one with a trip to Richmond kicking things off.
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9Montana LogoMontanaMontana knocked off EWU last week and it does not get any easier with a trip to Sacramento State.
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10Delaware LogoDelaware 
Delaware keeps cruising along, but a surprisingly tough Old Dominion squad awaits.
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11Richmond LogoRichmondRichmond can make a big leap towards the top of the CAA standings if they can beat New Hampshire.
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12James Madison Logo James Madison
The race for the CAA title will not be decided in this game, but the loser will have some work to do.
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13Southern Illinois LogoSouthern IllinoisSouthern Illinois should keep moving up the rankings with a victory over a beaten down Missouri State squad.
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14Murray State Logo Murray StateMurray State cruised to victory past Tennessee State and should move to 2-0 after a trip to Tennessee-Martin.
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15Jacksonville State LogoJacksonville State 
Jacksonville State hosts Eastern Illinois this week before heading to Murray State for a huge OVC game on 10/1.
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16 Liberty LogoLiberty
The Big South favorite takes on the Patriot League favorite in this fun non-conference game.
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17Sam Houston State LogoSam Houston State 
Sam Houston State has made their case to be the favorite in the SoCon after knocking off Central Arkansas.
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18 McNeese State LogoMcNeese StateMcNeese State needs to keep winning games if they want to stay around the playoff picture.
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19 South Carolina State LogoSouth Carolina StateSCSU hung around with Indiana, which may not be saying too much, but beating DSU is more important.
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20 Central Arkansas LogoCentral Arkansas 
Central Arkansas will take a trip to FBS in-state rival Arkansas State and they need a big win.
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21Lehigh Logo LehighA loss may put Lehigh out of at-large consideration, but even so they still will be favored to win the conference.
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22 South Dakota LogoSouth Dakota
South Dakota's win over EWU looks less impressive every week  and a trip to Madison will be very tough.
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23 UMass LogoMassachusettsMassachusetts knocked off Rhode Island last week and will have a chance to beat FBS rival BC this week.
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24Stephen F. Austin LogoStephen F. Austin
There is no shame in losing to Baylor, but SFA has a lot to prove and it begins this week with Texas State.
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25Eastern Washington LogoEastern Washington
We will not give up on the Eagles quite yet, but the schedule makers won't help with MSU up next.
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