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UNH climbs to No. 21

CHICAGO – Sept. 20, 2021 – A relative lack of movement in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 reflects the presence of many strong, veteran-laden teams this season.

Still, Monday’s new national media rankings especially stood out, with the top five teams, led by No. 1 Sam Houston, unchanged following the third full week of the college football season and no new additions, while still including 22 of the 25 teams that were part of the preseason poll.

The next-best thing to the 10 FCS wins over FBS programs, which are tied for the most since 2013, was No. 3 James Madison’s 37-24 win at then-No. 9 Weber State Saturday night. The Dukes (3-0) closed most of last week’s points gap on second-ranked South Dakota State, which had an open week. Meanwhile, Weber State dropped five spots to No. 14 and Richmond three to No. 24 after a Top 25 loss to Villanova, but they were the week’s only changes of more than two spots.

A national media panel selects the Stats Perform FCS Top 25. A first-place vote is worth 25 points, a second-place vote 24 points, all the way down to one point for a 25th-place vote.

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

Dropped Out: None

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

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