Week 1 FCS Football Top 25 Rankings
September 3, 2012 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
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Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State got to relax and watch the competition on Saturday. This week will not be much different. | 1 |
| 2 |  |
North Dakota State | The Bison shutdown a decent NEC team in Robert Morris. Next up they take a trip to Colorado State. | 2 |
| 3 |  |
Georgia Southern | GSU rushed for 557 yards in a shutout victory over Jacksonville. Conference play begins against The Citadel. | 3 |
| 4 |  |
Montana State | Chadron State did not provide much of a test for the Bobcats. A trip to Drake will be a bit tougher. | 4 |
| 5 |  |
James Madison | James Madison started off the season on a high note, clobbering St. Francis (PA) 55-7. | 5 |
| 6 |  |
Eastern Washington | Beating a rejected Sun Belt team may not sound all that impressive, but EWU’s defense was impressive at Idaho. | 6 |
| 7 |  |
Northern Iowa | UNI gave Wisconsin a tight game. After beating up on Central State, they’ll do the same to Iowa. | 9 |
| 8 |  |
Appalachian State | A trio of turnovers crippled ASU’s chance of pulling off an upset at ECU. Montana heads to Boone in a huge game. | 7 |
| 9 |  |
Youngstown State | Youngstown State pulled off one of the big upsets in week one, knocking off Pittsburgh 31-17. | 11 |
| 10 |  |
Towson | Kent State’s wrong way punt return grabbed the headlines, but Towson played a decent game against an FBS team. | 8 |
| 11 |  |
Old Dominion | ODU scored 47 points in the second half against Duquesne to cap off a monster comeback. A trip to Hampton is next. | 10 |
| 12 |  |
Jacksonville State | The Jacksonville State defense could not compete with the arm of Arkansas’s Tyler Wilson, but that’s no surprise. | 12 |
| 13 |  |
Lehigh | Lehigh struggled a bit more against Monmouth than many expected, but they got the win. | 13 |
| 14 |  |
Wofford | Eric Breitenstein picked off where he left off in 2011, tallying 219 rushing yards and a couple scores. | 14 |
| 15 |  |
New Hampshire | UNH got a quality win at Holy Cross. They could give Minnesota a game on Saturday if Sean Goldrich stays steady. | 15 |
| 16 |  |
Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky could not compete with Purude during their season opener. Morehead State will be easier. | 16 |
| 17 |  |
Montana | Montana finally got onto the field and attempted to put the distractions behind them. A trip to App State awaits. | 18 |
| 18 |  |
Illinois State | Behind back Darrelynn Dunn, Illinois State rolled to an easy victory against Dayton in week one. | 17 |
| 19 |  |
Bethune-Cookman | Bethune-Cookman got off to a slow start against Alabama State, but outscored them 38-7 after the first quarter. | 19 |
| 20 |  |
Stephen F. Austin | SFA better enjoy the easy win over the weekend, because a brutal stretch of four road games in five weeks is next. | 20 |
| 21 |  |
Stony Brook | Stony Brook ran all over Central Connecticut State. Miguel Maysonet and Marcus Coker are going to be fun. | 22 |
| 22 |  |
Harvard | As usual, Harvard has a couple weeks before they kick off the 2012 campaign. Up first, San Diego comes to town. | 23 |
| 23 |  |
Murray State | Florida State ran all over Murray State in week one, but hosting Central Arkansas will be much more interesting. | 24 |
| 24 |  |
Delaware | In the final game of the rivalry against West Chester, which dates back to 1941, the Blue Hens won, again. | 25 |
| 25 |  |
Indiana State | Indiana State did not beat Indiana, but the Sycamores looked pretty good on Saturday night. |
NR |
