"STATS" Poll, Sept. 20, 2021

[kdinva]

https://theanalyst.com/na/2021/09/stats-perform-fcs-top-25-rankings-hold-relatively-steady/

Stats Perform FCS Top 25 (Sept. 20)

1. Sam Houston (2-0, 0-0 AQ7), 1,210 points (31 first-place votes)
Previous Ranking: 1; Week 3 Result: Open week
2. South Dakota State (2-0, 0-0 Missouri Valley), 1,184 (8)
Previous Ranking: 2; Week 3 Result: Open week
3. James Madison (3-0, 1-0 CAA), 1,179 (9)
Previous Ranking: 3; Week 3 Result: 37-24 win at then-No. 9 Weber State
4. Montana (2-0, 0-0 Big Sky), 1,100 (2)
Previous Ranking: 4; Week 3 Result: Open week
5. North Dakota State (3-0, 0-0 Missouri Valley), 1,071
Previous Ranking: 5; Week 3 Result: 35-7 win at Towson
6. Eastern Washington (3-0, 0-0 Big Sky), 942
Previous Ranking: 7; Week 3 Result: 62-56 win at Western Illinois
7. Southern Illinois (2-1, 0-0 Missouri Valley), 870
Previous Ranking: 8; Week 3 Result: 55-3 win over Dayton
8. Delaware (2-1, 1-0 CAA), 837
Previous Ranking: 6; Week 3 Result: 45-13 loss at Rutgers
9. Jacksonville State (2-1, 0-0 AQ7), 771
Previous Ranking: 10; Week 3 Result: 27-24 win over North Alabama
10. North Dakota (2-1, 0-0 Missouri Valley), 753
Previous Ranking: 11; Week 3 Result: 38-0 win over Drake
11. Villanova (3-0, 1-0 CAA), 747
Previous Ranking: 12; Week 3 Result: 34-27 win over then-No. 21Richmond
12. UC Davis (3-0, 0-0 Big Sky), 718
Previous Ranking: 14; Week 3 Result: 60-27 win over Dixie State
13. Montana State (2-1, 0-0 Big Sky), 672
Previous Ranking: 13; Week 3 Result: 52-10 win over San Diego
14. Weber State (1-2, 0-0 Big Sky), 622
Previous Ranking: 9; Week 3 Result: 37-24 loss to then-No. 3 James Madison
15. ETSU (3-0, 0-0 Southern), 530
Previous Ranking: 16; Week 3 Result: 38-6 win over Delaware State
16. Southeastern Louisiana (2-1, 0-0 Southland), 517
Previous Ranking: 15; Week 3 Result: 56-10 win at Central Connecticut State
17. Northern Iowa (2-1, 0-0 Missouri Valley), 414
Previous Ranking: 18; Week 3 Result: 44-3 win over St. Thomas
18. Missouri State (1-1, 0-0 Missouri Valley), 412
Previous Ranking: 17; Week 3 Result: Open week
19. Austin Peay (2-1, 0-0 Ohio Valley), 357
Previous Ranking: 19; Week 3 Result: 59-35 win over Morehead State
20. Monmouth (2-1, 1-0 Big South), 319
Previous Ranking: 20; Week 3 Result: 41-14 win at Charleston Southern
21. New Hampshire (3-0, 2-0 CAA), 198
Previous Ranking: 23; Week 3 Result: 19-13 win at Lafayette
22. VMI (2-1, 0-0 Southern), 178
Previous Ranking: 22; Week 3 Result: 31-21 win at Cornell
23. Kennesaw State (2-1, 0-0 Big South), 135
Previous Ranking: 24; Week 3 Result: 31-10 win at Wofford
24. Richmond (2-1, 0-1 CAA), 115
Previous Ranking: 21; Week 3 Result: 34-27 loss at then-No. 12 Villanova
25. Central Arkansas (1-2, 0-0 AQ7), 110
Previous Ranking: 25; Week 3 Result: 45-23 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Others Receiving Votes (schools listed on two or more ballots): Rhode Island 77, Alabama A&M 36, Murray State 34, Chattanooga 25, Nicholls 24, Furman 23, Stephen F. Austin 17, Duquesne 15, UIW 14, Samford 10, South Dakota 9, Jackson State 3

[Chalupa Batman]

50 voters and South Dakota got 9 total points?

[Cocky]

I hope I get to see the team others have ranked No. 9

[dewey]

I hope I get to see the team others have ranked No. 9

Agreed. Jacksonville State and Eastern Washington got the biggest eyebrow raise from me

Dewey

[acbearkat]

Agreed. Jacksonville State and Eastern Washington got the biggest eyebrow raise from me

Dewey

I was not one bit impressed with Eastern Washington's defense. I don't think I watched much of the second half, but that Eastern Washington defense needs plenty of work.

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[dewey]

I was not one bit impressed with Eastern Washington's defense. I don't think I watched much of the second half, but that Eastern Washington defense needs plenty of work.

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Absolutely agreed. The Eagles have a fantastic offense but the defense appears to be horrendous again (perennially is too).

MT just throttled WIU in Washing Grizzly stadium (42-7 or something like that). Then Eastern gives up a ton of yards and points. No way in my eyes does EWU belong in the top 10 with that horrendous of a defense. Perhaps they can get jnto a shootout and win some big games.

Dewey

[acbearkat]

Absolutely agreed. The Eagles have a fantastic offense but the defense appears to be horrendous again (perennially is too).

MT just throttled WIU in Washing Grizzly stadium (42-7 or something like that). Then Eastern gives up a ton of yards and points. No way in my eyes does EWU belong in the top 10 with that horrendous of a defense. Perhaps they can get jnto a shootout and win some big games.

Dewey

Eastern Washington hosts Montana a week from Saturday on ESPNU at 9:30 PM Central. I'll stay up and watch the first half of that game. That should be a great game to watch. I'll likely be too sleepy to watch the second half.

[Chalupa Batman]

Eastern Washington hosts Montana a week from Saturday on ESPNU at 9:30 PM Central. I'll stay up and watch the first half of that game. That should be a great game to watch. I'll likely be too sleepy to watch the second half.

The game has been moved up to ESPN2

https://bigskyconf.com/news/2021/9/20/montana-ewu-football-game-elevated-to-espn2.aspx

[TheKingpin28]

This is just putrid.

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[acbearkat]

The game has been moved up to ESPN2

https://bigskyconf.com/news/2021/9/20/montana-ewu-football-game-elevated-to-espn2.aspx

I had to edit my blog post recapping week three to add that, which is currently in the process of being typed.