Week 3 FCS Football Top 25 Rankings
September 14, 2014 · CSM Staff
| 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 |
