Week 3 FCS Football Top 25
September 17, 2011 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
Appalachian State | We will get a good gauge on how good Appalachian State really is when Chattanooga comes to town. |
1 |
| 2 |  |
William & Mary |
The Tribe will be favored to win at home against James Madison this week, but this will be a great game. |
2 |
| 3 |  |
Northern Iowa | The Panthers got a week off before their home and conference opener against Western Illinois. |
3 |
| 4 |  |
Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern should keep on winning with Western Carolina coming to town this week. |
4 |
| 5 |  |
Montana State |
The Big Sky will shake up even more when Montana State heads to Eastern Washington. |
5 |
| 6 |  |
Wofford |
Wofford’s big games are yet to come. After a bye week, they should have little trouble with Samford on Saturday. |
6 |
| 7 |  |
Chattanooga | Chattanooga’s brutal schedule continues with a trip to Appalachian State, where the Mocs hope to pull an upset. |
10 |
| 8 |  |
New Hampshire | New Hampshire’s first conference game is a good one with a trip to Richmond kicking things off. |
7 |
| 9 |  |
Montana | Montana knocked off EWU last week and it does not get any easier with a trip to Sacramento State. |
12 |
| 10 |  |
Delaware |
Delaware keeps cruising along, but a surprisingly tough Old Dominion squad awaits. |
8 |
| 11 |  |
Richmond | Richmond can make a big leap towards the top of the CAA standings if they can beat New Hampshire. |
9 |
| 12 |  |
James Madison |
The race for the CAA title will not be decided in this game, but the loser will have some work to do. |
14 |
| 13 |  |
Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois should keep moving up the rankings with a victory over a beaten down Missouri State squad. |
11 |
| 14 |  |
Murray State | Murray State cruised to victory past Tennessee State and should move to 2-0 after a trip to Tennessee-Martin. |
16 |
| 15 |  |
Jacksonville State |
Jacksonville State hosts Eastern Illinois this week before heading to Murray State for a huge OVC game on 10/1. |
19 |
| 16 |  |
Liberty |
The Big South favorite takes on the Patriot League favorite in this fun non-conference game. |
18 |
| 17 |  |
Sam Houston State |
Sam Houston State has made their case to be the favorite in the SoCon after knocking off Central Arkansas. |
NR |
| 18 |  |
McNeese State | McNeese State needs to keep winning games if they want to stay around the playoff picture. |
17 |
| 19 |  |
South Carolina State | SCSU hung around with Indiana, which may not be saying too much, but beating DSU is more important. |
22 |
| 20 |  |
Central Arkansas |
Central Arkansas will take a trip to FBS in-state rival Arkansas State and they need a big win. |
13 |
| 21 |  |
Lehigh | A loss may put Lehigh out of at-large consideration, but even so they still will be favored to win the conference. |
23 |
| 22 |  |
South Dakota |
South Dakota’s win over EWU looks less impressive every week and a trip to Madison will be very tough. |
NR |
| 23 |  |
Massachusetts | Massachusetts knocked off Rhode Island last week and will have a chance to beat FBS rival BC this week. |
NR |
| 24 |  |
Stephen 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. |
25 |
| 25 |  |
Eastern Washington |
We will not give up on the Eagles quite yet, but the schedule makers won’t help with MSU up next. |
15 |
