PRS Rankings: FCS Week 3

Sunday, September 20, 2015
Rank	Points	Team	Record	Opponent	Comments
1	704	James Madison	3-0	Def. Albany 42-28	Dukes are off to fast start, now take on SMU on road
2	700	Coastal Carolina	3-0	Def. Western Illinois 34-27	Chanticleers survive tough challenge, Bryant is next
3	594	South Dakota State	2-0	Bye	Jackrabbits take on pesy Robert Morris next
4	585	Portland State	2-0	Bye	Should cruise this week against D2 W. Oregon
5	507	Illinois State	2-1	Def. Eastern Illinois 34-31 OT	Redbirds now 2-0 since opening loss to Iowa
6	506	Southern	2-1	Def. Jackson State 50-31	Jaguars jumped up 15-0 in first 5 minutes
7	494	Alcorn State	2-1	Def. Mississippi Valley State 55-14	Braves are in position to move quickly to top of SWAC
8	491	South Dakota	2-1	Def. Drake 52-0	This is best team Joe Glenn has had at USD
9	484	Citadel	2-1	Lost to Georgia Southern 48-13	Bulldogs fall to old SoCon rival
10	473	Stony Brook	2-1	Def. New Hampshire 31-6	Wolves got a jump in CAA play, rough up Wildcats
11T	472	Prairie View A&M	2-1	Def. Alabama A&M 53-49	Panthers survive shootout against winless Bulldogs
11T	472	McNeese State	2-1	Def. Stephen F. Austin State 28-14	Cowboys could be early SLC favorite
13	459	Jacksonville State	2-1	Def. Tennessee State 48-13	Gamecocks charging ahead in OVC, rout Tigers
14	458	Richmond	2-1	Def. Virginia Military Institute 42-10	Spiders find a way to shutdown Keydet offense
15	439	Northern Iowa	2-1	Def. California Poly 34-20	Panthers now 2-0 against Big Sky teams in 2015
16	421	Youngstown State	2-1	Def. St. Francis (PA) 48-3	Pelini's Penguins completed outclass SFU
17	417	Indiana State	2-1	Def. Southeast Missouri State 29-28	Sycamores escape SEMS, get early jump in MVC
18	415	Dayton	2-0	Def. Duquesne 24-13	Flyers get huge early win before Pioneer play
19	406	Villanova	2-1	Def. Delaware 28-21	Wildcats barely scraping by, but still in sold shape
20	402	Liberty	2-1	Def. Montana 31-21	Flames get huge home win, have tough road trip coming
21	382	Towson	2-1	Def. Holy Cross 29-26	Tigers get pushed by Crusaders, survive test
22	380	Samford	2-1	Lost to Tennessee-Chattanooga 31-21	Bulldogs fell behind early, get beaten in SoCon starter
23	364	Mercer	2-1	Lost to Tennessee Tech 29-22	Bears my be dark horse in SoCon play
24	355	Kennesaw State	3-0	Def. Shorter 18-10	Owls start their program at 3-0, schedule gets tougher
25	343	Fordham	2-1	Def. Columbia 44-24	Rams cruising against FCS teams, PL favorite?
26	276	Northern Arizona	2-1	Lost to Arizona 77-13	The Lumberjacks are outclassed at Wildcats
27	275	North Carolina A&T	2-1	Def. Elon 14-7	Aggies only loss to FBS North Carolina
28	273	Princeton	1-0	Def. Lafayette 40-7	Tigers start strong after years of struggling
29T	272	South Carolina State	2-1	Def. Florida A&M 36-0	Bulldogs look like early MEAC favorites
29T	272	Harvard	1-0	Def. Rhode Island 41-10	Crimson wins big in opener, haven't lost a step
31	268	Lehigh	2-1	Def. Pennsylvania 42-21	Hawks ruin Penn opener, look improved in 2015
32	265	Lamar	2-1	Def. Sam Houston State 49-46	Cardinals one of most improved teams in nation
33	264	Charleston Southern	2-1	Def. East Tennessee State 47-7	Buccaneers only loss is to FBS Troy
34	263	Bethune-Cookman	2-1	Def. Lane 7-3	Wildcats struggle with D2 Lane, no excuses
35	261	William & Mary	1-1	Lost to Virginia 35-29	Tribe narrowly miss upset bid with Wahoos
36	259	Southeastern Louisiana	2-1	Lost to Ohio 35-14	Game shortened by ligtning, Lions wish it got called
37	257	Tennessee State	2-1	Lost to Jacksonville State 48-13	Tigers run into huge roadblock, now need bounce back
38	252	Dartmouth	1-0	Def. Georgetown 31-10	Big Greeen impressive in opener, could push Harvard
39	248	Bryant	2-0	Def. Brown 20-16	Strong early start, but huge challenge looms
40	244	Eastern Kentucky	1-1	Bye	Colonels need a break in competitve OVC
41	230	Yale	1-0	Def. Colgate 29-28	Bulldogs get narrow escape win on road
42	229	Jacksonville	2-0	Bye	Dolphins off to strong start, Open PFL play next
43	227	Abilene Christian	1-1	Def. Houston Baptist 49-21	Wildcats could finally make FCS impression this season
44	204	Wofford	1-2	Lost to Idaho 41-38	Terriers had chances last weekend, come up short
45	203	Sacred Heart	2-1	Lost to Marist 34-27	Pioneers ready to make a run as NEC play is coming up
46	196	Bucknell	2-1	Def. Cornell 19-14	Bison still strong ruin Cornell opener
47	183	Presbyterian	1-2	Def. Campbell 23-13	Blue Hose get strong win, need momentum
48	169	North Dakota	2-1	Lost to North Dakota State 34-9	Rivalry renwed with Bison, that's the bad news
49	149	Furman	1-2	Def. Central Florida 16-15	Paladins get last second FG in upset win
50	137	Duquesne	2-1	Lost to Dayton 24-13	Dukes come up short, schedule doesn't ease up
51	109	North Dakota State	2-1	Def. North Dakota 34-9	Bison get second runaway win in a row
52	108	Grambling State	1-2	Def. Alabama State 34-10	Tigers are better than record indicates
53	95	Hampton	2-1	Def. Howard 37-19	Pirates get early jump in MEAC opening win
54T	92	Eastern Washington	1-2	Def. Montana State 55-50	Eagles get huge win to save season, open Big Sky
54T	92	Northern Colorado	2-1	Lost to Southern Utah 30-3	Bears now face real comp, fall in Big Sky play
56	81	Western Illinois	1-2	Lost to Coastal Carolina 34-27	Leathernecks play tough against CCU in loss
57	77	Albany	1-2	Lost to James Madison 42-28	Game was tied at 28 at end of 3rd
58	75	Texas Southern	2-1	Def. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 24-20	Tigers stronger than thought, win SWAC game
59	75	New Hampshire	1-2	Lost to Stony Brook 31-6	Wildcats look lost as both losses were lopsided
60	74	Virginia Military Institute	1-2	Lost to Richmond 42-10	VMI runs into staunch Spider D, cannot overcome
61	72	North Carolina Central	1-2	Lost to Florida International 39-14	No shame in loss to FIU
62	68	Tennessee-Chattanooga	2-1	Def. Samford 31-21	Mocs off to sluggish start, but get much needed win
63	62	Tennessee-Martin	1-1	Bye	Skyhawks take week off to get ready for SoCon play
64	58	Holy Cross	1-1	Lost to Towson 29-26	Crusaders lose close one, not playing bad ball
65T	57	Monmouth	1-2	Def. Wagner 31-16	Hawks look ready to fall back in pack
65T	57	Southeast Missouri State	1-2	Lost to Indiana State 29-28	SEMS has been a pest, now needs some wins
67	40	Murray State	1-2	Lost to Western Michigan 52-20	Racers get roughed up by FBS Broncos
68	37	Weber State	1-2	Def. Sacramento State 32-14	Weber State gets huge Big Sky win, a rarity these days
69	30	Tennessee Tech	1-2	Def. Mercer 29-22	Eagles save season, get sold win over Bears
70	29	Elon	1-2	Lost to North Carolina A&T 14-7	Phoenix may not win another game, tough loss
71	27	California Poly	1-2	Lost to Northern Iowa 34-20	Mustangs have only beaten Montana
72	24	San Diego	1-1	Bye	Toreros have yet to play FCS opponent
73	22	Southern Utah	1-2	Def. Northern Colorado 30-3	T Birds destory Bears to open Big Sky slate
74	8	Missouri State	1-2	Lost to Arkansas State 70-7	Bears never got off the bus
75	1	Incarnate Word	2-1	Def. Nicholls State 20-10	Cardinals now get FBS date with UTEP
76T	0	Norfolk State	0-3	Lost to Marshall 45-7	Spartans score first, then never again
76T	0	Savannah State	0-2	Lost to Akron 52-9	Why do they do this to themselves?
76T	0	Maine	0-2	Lost to Tulane 38-7	Bears meet harsh challenge in hapless Tulane
79	-74	Montana State	1-1	Lost to Eastern Washington 55-50	Bobcats make furious comeback, fall short
80	-94	Campbell	2-1	Lost to Presbyterian 23-13	Camels suffer first loss of season
81	-105	Alabama A&M	0-2	Lost to Prairie View A&M 53-49	Bulldogs are better than record states
82	-110	Butler	2-1	Def. Taylor 41-10	Bulldogs feasting on D2 cupcakes
83	-111	St. Francis (PA)	1-2	Lost to Youngstown State 48-3	Red Flash more like red dud against YSU
84	-129	Southern Illinois	0-2	Bye	Salukis get break, but schedule is getting tougher
85	-130	Western Carolina	1-2	Lost to Tennessee 55-10	Catamounts get crushed by Vols
86	-130	Montana	1-2	Lost to Liberty 31-21	Grizzlies have been flat since NDSU win
87	-133	Sacramento State	1-2	Lost to Weber State 32-14	Hornets suffer shocking loss in Big Sky slate
88T	-146	Marist	1-2	Def. Sacred Heart 34-27	Red Foxes fall short of major upset
88T	-146	Columbia	0-1	Lost to Fordham 44-24	Lions back at the losing business again
90T	-149	Howard	0-3	Lost to Hampton 37-19	Bison improved last year, have bottomed out in September
90T	-149	Delaware	1-2	Lost to Villanova 28-21	Blue Hens program has fallen flat, need new life
92T	-150	Nicholls State	0-2	Lost to Incarnate Word 20-10	Colonels will be lucky to beat anyone
92T	-150	Pennsyvania	0-1	Lost to Lehigh 42-21	Penn off to rough start in what could be tough season
92T	-150	Stetson	1-1	Bye	Hatters get week off
95	-151	Idaho State	1-2	Lost to Boise State 52-0	Bengals served as punching dummies in huge loss
96	-157	Sam Houston State	0-2	Lost to Lamar 49-46	Bearkats not happy with loss to Cardinals
97	-158	Georgetown	1-2	Lost to Dartmouth 31-10	Hoyad were never in it against Dartmouth
98	-163	Central Arkansas	0-2	Bye	UCA looking like a ling season awaits
99	-188	Brown	0-1	Lost to Bryant 20-16	Bears lose to in state rival Bryant in close game
100	-189	Morgan State	0-2	Bye	Bears are a mess, may be MEAC bottom feeders
101T	-191	Gardner-Webb	1-2	Def. Virginia Union 13-9	Bulldogs should be asahmed of flat effort
101T	-191	Cornell	0-1	Lost to Bucknell 19-14	Big Red were in it, but could not squeak out win
103	-193	California-Davis	0-3	Lost to Hawaii 47-27	Aggies have fallen to 2 FBS teams
104	-194	Northwestern State	0-3	Lost to Mississippi State 62-13	Demons get run over, may be in big trouble
105	-199	Wagner	0-2	Lost to Monmouth 31-16	Hawks play horrid schedule, lose focus in loss
106	-214	Austin Peay State	0-3	Lost to Vanderbilt 47-7	Govs made it interesting early
107	-277	Morehead State	1-2	Def. Kentucky Christian 28-0	Eagles cruise in out of division game
108	-296	Valparaiso	1-2	Def. College of Faith 86-0	Valpo has their way with NAIA club
109	-311	Robert Morris	1-2	Def. Notre Dame College 35-24	RMU gets early scare from D2 power
110T	-323	Drake	1-2	Lost to South Dakota 52-0	Bulldogs completely outmanned in rout
110T	-323	Jackson State	0-3	Lost to Southern 50-31	JSU early miscues make it impossible to win
112	-327	Houston Baptist	1-2	Lost to Abilene Christian 49-21	Huskies blasted in conference opener
113	-328	Stephen F. Austin State	0-3	Lost to McNease State 28-14	Lumberjacks looking soft on offense early
114	-345	Eastern Illinois	0-3	Lost to Illinios State 34-31 OT	Panthers have more bad luck in close loss
115	-352	Florida A&M	0-3	Lost to South Carolina State 36-0	Rattlers are in serious trouble in MEAC
116	-353	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	1-2	Lost to Texas Southern 24-20	Lions sinking after tough SWAC loss
117	-355	Central Connecticut State	1-2	Def. Bowie State 21-14	Devils struggle against D2 club
118	-383	Colgate	0-3	Lost to Yale 29-28	Red Raiders losing too many close ones
119	-392	Rhode Island	0-3	Lost to Harvard 41-10	Rams are hapless yet again
120	-401	Mississippi Valley State	0-3	Lost to Alcorn State 55-14	Devils may not win a game in SWAC
121	-427	Delaware State	0-3	Lost to Chowan 31-30	Horrifying loss to D2 team for Hornets
122	-512	Davidson	0-2	Bye	Wildcats take much needed break
123	-563	Alabama State	0-3	Lost to Grambling State 34-10	Hornets in huge trouble in SWAC
124	-597	Lafayette	0-3	Lost to Princeton 40-7	Leopards may be worst team in Patriot
125	-693	East Tennessee State	0-3	Lost to Charleston Southern 47-7	New program struggling badly, will be long season