SoCon Teams Rise in Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Rankings

The Southern Conference now has four teams on the Stats Perform FCS Top 25.  ETSU leads the SoCon teams coming in at #9 up three from last week.  Chattanooga is at #11, just outside the top 10 by moving up one position.  Mercer holds at #23, while Samford moved into the top 25 with their win over Kennesaw State.  Furman is in the "others receiving votes".  

Stats Perform FCS Top 25

 (Sept. 5)

1. North Dakota State (1-0, 0-0 Missouri Valley), 1,348 points (52 first-place votes)
Previous Ranking: 1; Week 1 Result: 56-14 win over Drake

2. South Dakota State (0-1, 0-0 Missouri Valley), 1,259 (2)
Previous Ranking: 2; Week 1 Result: 7-3 loss at Iowa

3. Montana (1-0, 0-0 Big Sky), 1,244
Previous Ranking: 3; Week 1 Result: 47-0 win over Northwestern State

4. Montana State (1-0, 0-0 Big Sky), 1,210
Previous Ranking: 4; Week 1 Result: 40-17 win over McNeese

5. Missouri State (1-0, 0-0 Missouri Valley), 1,065
Previous Ranking: 5; Week 1 Result: 27-14 win at Central Arkansas

6. Villanova (1-0, 0-0 CAA), 1,064
Previous Ranking: 6; Week 1 Result: 45-17 win over Lehigh

7. Sacramento State (1-0, 0-0 Big Sky), 1,009
Previous Ranking: 7; Week 1 Result: 56-33 win over Utah Tech

8. UIW (1-0, 0-0 Southland), 899
Previous Ranking: 14; Week 1 Result: 64-29 win over then-No. 9 Southern Illinois

9. ETSU (1-0, 0-0 Southern), 815
Previous Ranking: 11; Week 1 Result: 44-7 win over Mars Hill

10. Delaware (1-0, 0-0 CAA), 768 

Previous Ranking: 19; Week 1 Result: 14-7 win at Navy 

11. Chattanooga (1-0, 1-0 Southern), 752 

Previous Ranking: 12; Week 1 Result: 31-0 win over Wofford 

12. Eastern Washington (1-0, 0-0 Big Sky), 719 

Previous Ranking: 13; Week 1 Result: 36-29 win over Tennessee State 

13. Jackson State (1-0, 1-0 SWAC), 700 

Previous Ranking: 15; Week 1 Result: 59-3 win over Florida A&M 

14. UT Martin (1-0, 0-0 Ohio Valley), 518 

Previous Ranking: 18; Week 1 Result: 42-25 win over Western Illinois 

15. Holy Cross (1-0, 0-0 Patriot), 495 

Previous Ranking: 16; Week 1 Result: 31-17 win at Merrimack 

16. Weber State (1-0, 0-0 Big Sky), 451 

Previous Ranking: 20; Week 1 Result: 41-5 win over Western Oregon 

17. Southern Illinois (0-1, 0-0 Missouri Valley), 450 

Previous Ranking: 9; Week 1 Result: 64-29 loss at then-No. 14 UIW 

18. Stephen F. Austin (1-1, 1-0 ASUN-WAC), 394 

Previous Ranking: 10; Week 0/1 Results: 42-17 loss to Jacksonville State and 31-27 win at Alcorn State 

19. Kennesaw State (0-1, 0-1 ASUN-WAC), 379 

Previous Ranking: 8; Week 1 Result: 27-17 loss at Samford 

20. William & Mary (1-0, 0-0 CAA), 350 

Previous Ranking: Not Ranked;Week 1 Result: 41-24 win at Charlotte 

21. Southeastern Louisiana (0-1, 0-0 Southland), 348 

Previous Ranking: 17; Week 1 Result: 24-7 loss at Louisiana 

22. Rhode Island (1-0, 1-0 CAA), 324 

Previous Ranking: 22; Week 1 Result: 35-14 win at Stony Brook 

23. Mercer (1-1, 0-0 Southern), 206 

Previous Ranking: 23; Week 0/1 Results: 63-13 win over Morehead State and 42-16 loss at Auburn 

24. Northern Iowa (0-1, 0-0 Missouri Valley), 187 

Previous Ranking: 21; Week 1 Result: 48-17 loss at Air Force 

25. Samford (1-0, 0-0 Southern), 162 

Previous Ranking: Not Ranked; Week 1 Result: 27-17 win over Kennesaw State 

Others Receiving Votes (schools listed on two or more ballots): Richmond (0-1, 0-0 CAA) 104; UC Davis (0-1, 0-0 Big Sky) 85; Eastern Kentucky (0-1, 0-0 ASUN-WAC): 67; South Dakota (0-1, 0-0 Missouri Valley): 44; Furman (1-0, 0-0 Southern): 31; Dartmouth (0-0, 0-0 Ivy): 30; New Hampshire (1-0, 1-0 CAA) 14; Elon (0-1, 0-0 CAA): 13; North Dakota (0-1, 0-0 Missouri Valley) 11; North Carolina Central (1-0, 0-0 MEAC) 3; Austin Peay (1-1, 1-0 ASUN-WAC) 3