Week 3 FCS Football Top 25 Rankings

RankTeamCommentsPrior
1Sam Houston State FCS College Football 2012 Team PreviewSam Houston StateSam Houston State could not quite pull off the upset at Baylor, but they played well enough to stay on top.1
2North Dakota State FCS College Football 2012 Team PreviewNorth Dakota StateNDSU took last week off and will host Prairie View A&M on Saturday, but a big trip to UNI is after that.2
3Montana State LogoMontana StateMontana State got a big win over a very good Stephen F. Austin team. The Bobcats start Big Sky play against UNC.4
4James Madison FCS Football Preview
James MadisonThere is no shame in losing to West Virginia. James Madison will start winning again at Rhode Island.3
5Eastern Washington FCS College Football 2012 Team Preview
Eastern WashingtonThe Eagles finally went home for a week, but they didn't play anybody. This week they head to Weber State.5
6Youngstown State FCS College Football 2012 Team PreviewYoungstown StateAlbany gave Youngstown State more of a game than they had hoped for. YSU better step up for UNI on Saturday.8
7Old Dominion FCS Football 2012 Team Preview
Old DominionODU keeps looking better every week, crushing Campbell most recently. CAA play begins with New Hampshire.12
8Northern Iowa FCS College Football 2012 Team Preview
Northern IowaUNI was poised to beat Iowa this year, but they could not stop Mark Weisman. Go figure.7
9Towson FCS College Football 2012 Team Preview
TowsonTowson got a tough conference win against W&M. They'll go back out of conference and take on St. Francis (PA).11
10Wofford FCS College Football 2012 Team Preview
WoffordWith a win over Western Carolina, Wofford joins Samford and Citadel as the undefeated SoCon teams.13
11Georgia Southern FCS College Football 2012 Team PreviewGeorgia SouthernGeorgia Southern had a week to think about their loss to The Citadel. This week they host a tough Elon squad.9
12Appalachian State FCS College Football 2012 Team Preview
Appalachian StateIt remains to be seen if losing to Citadel is really a quality loss or not. ASU has another tough game in Chattanooga.6
13Jacksonville State FCS College Football 2012 Team Preview
Jacksonville StateThe Ohio Valley Conference title could be on the line early with JSU heading to Eastern Kentucky this weekend.10
14Illinois State FCS College Football 2012 Team Preview
Illinois StateIllinois State beat Eastern Illinois in a thrilling overtime shootout, but questions remain about their defense.15
15Lehigh FCS College Football 2012 Team PreviewLehighLehigh let Princeton get back into the game, but held on for a 17-14 win. A trip to Liberty will be difficult.14
16Montana FCS College Football 2012 Team PreviewMontanaMontana followed up their quality showing in Boone, NC with a nice win against a decent Liberty squad.18
17New Hampshire FCS College Football 2012 Team Preview
New HampshireNew Hampshire had no trouble with Central Connecticut State and a fun game at ODU will shape the CAA title race.16
18Eastern Kentucky FCS College Football 2012 Team Preview
Eastern KentuckyEastern Kentucky got a decent win at Coastal Carolina, but the big test is this weekend against Jacksonville State.17
19The Citadel FCS College Football 2012 Top 25 RankingsCitadelThe Citadel followed a close home win over Georgia Southern with a great road win over ASU. Watch out NC State.NR
20Stony Brook FCS College Football 2012 Team PreviewStony BrookMiguel Maysonet had his Walter Payton highlight moment in Stony Brook's 28-17 loss at Syracuse.20
21Bethune-Cookman FCS College Football 2012 Team PreviewBethune-CookmanBethune-Cookman held their own against Miami (FL) for a little while. Tennessee State will be a good game.19
22Harvard FCS College Football 2012 Team PreviewHarvardHarvard got their season off to a quality start with a 28-13 victory over San Diego. This week they head to Brown.22
23Central Arkansas FCS Football Top 25 Rankings
Central ArkansasCentral Arkansas got a nice tuneup for their big showdown against Sam Houston State on the purple turf.23
24Delaware FCS College Football 2012 Team Preview
DelawareDelaware's defense held Bucknell to a mere field goal on Saturday en route to a 19-3 victory.24
25Maine FCS College Football 2012 Top 25 Rankings
MaineMaine dominated Bryant on the ground and are emerging as a contender in the Colonial Athletic Association.NR