Week 3 AFCA rankings

[Monymony]

1. SDSU
2. NDSU
3. MSU
4. Villanova
5. Idaho
6. South Dakota
7. Central Arkansas
8. Southern Illinois
9. UM
10. North Dakota
11. Sac St
12. UC Davis
13. William and Mary
14. UIW
15. UAlbany
16. Chattanooga
17. Tarleton St
18. Lafayette
19. Illinois St
20. Youngstown St
21. Nouthern Iowa
22. Florida A&M
23. Nicholls
24. Mercer
25. Weber St

[MSU01]

Oh boy, time to get the popcorn ready after scrolling down to #9/10.

[BleedingBLue]

Here's the Stats poll.

Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll
1. South Dakota State (1-1, 0–0 MVFC), 1,386 points (44 of 56 first-place votes)

Previous Ranking: 1; Week 2: 45-24 win over then-No. 12 UIW; Week 3: Augustana

2. North Dakota State (1-1, 0-0 MVFC), 1,333 (6)

Previous Ranking: 2; Week 2: 52-3 win over Tennessee State; Week 3: at ETSU

3. Montana State (3-0, 0-0 Big Sky), 1,301 (6)

Previous Ranking: 3; Week 2: 41-24 win over Maine; Week 3: No game

4. Idaho (1-1, 0-0 Big Sky), 1,195

Previous Ranking: 7; Week 2: 17-13 win at Wyoming; Week 3: No. 17 UAlbany

5. Villanova (2-0, 0-0 CAA), 1,175

Previous Ranking: 5; Week 2: 28-3 win at Colgate; Week 3: Towson

6. South Dakota (1-1, 0-0 MVFC), 1,127

Previous Ranking: 6; Week 2: 27-13 loss at Wisconsin; Week 3: at Portland State

7. Central Arkansas (1-1, 0-0 UAC), 946

Previous Ranking: 9; Week 2: 34-13 win at Lindenwood; Week 3: Austin Peay

8. Montana (1-1, 0-0 Big Sky), 927

Previous Ranking: 4; Week 2: 27-24 loss at then-No. 23 North Dakota; Week 3: Morehead State

9. Southern Illinois (1-1, 0-0 MVFC), 919

Previous Ranking: 10; Week 2: 31-17 win at Austin Peay; Week 3: No. 12 UIW

10. North Dakota (1-1, 0-0 MVFC), 853

Previous Ranking: 23; Week 2: 27-24 win over then-No. 4 Montana; Week 3: Idaho State

11. Sacramento State (0-2, 0-0 Big Sky), 834

Previous Ranking: 8; Week 2: 46-30 loss at Fresno State; Week 3: No. 24 Nicholls

12. UIW (1-1, 0-0 Southland), 646

Previous Ranking: 12; Week 2: 45-24 loss at then-No. 1 South Dakota State; Week 3: at No. 9 Southern Illinois

13. William & Mary (1-1, 0-0 CAA), 632

Previous Ranking: 13; Week 2: 40-21 loss at Coastal Carolina; Week 3: at Wofford

14. Chattanooga (0-2, 0-0 SoCon), 610

Previous Ranking: 11; Week 2: 24-21 loss at Georgia State; Week 3: No. 23 Mercer

15. UC Davis (1-1, 0-0 Big Sky), 578

Previous Ranking: 18; Week 2: 36-22 win over Texas A&M-Commerce; Week 3: at Southern Utah

16. Tarleton State (2-1, 0-0 UAC), 452

Previous Ranking: 20; Week 2: 35-18 win at HCU; Week 3: No game; Week 4: at North Alabama (7 p.m., ESPN+)

17. UAlbany (1-1, 0-0 CAA), 430

Previous Ranking: 16; Week 2: 49-14 loss at West Virginia (6 p.m., ESPN+); Week 3: at No. 4 Idaho

18. Illinois State (1-1, 0-0 MVFC), 374

Previous Ranking: 21; Week 2: 24-17 win at North Alabama; Week 3: Western Illinois

19. Lafayette (1-1, 0-0 Patriot), 347

Previous Ranking: 19; Week 2: 40-35 win at Monmouth; Week 3: Marist

20. Weber State (1-1, 1-0 Big Sky), 333

Previous Ranking: 24; Week 2: 43-16 win over Portland State; Week 3: at Lamar

21. Youngstown State (1-1, 0-0 MVFC), 252

Previous Ranking: 25; Week 2: 59-25 win over Valparaiso; Week 3: Duquesne

22. Elon (1-1, 0-0 CAA), 216

Previous Ranking: NR; Week 2: 41-19 win at North Carolina Central; Week 3: Western Carolina

23. Mercer (2-0, 0-0 SoCon), 207

Previous Ranking: NR; Week 2: 31-2 win at Bethune-Cookman; Week 3: at No. 14 Chattanooga

24. Nicholls (0-2, 0-0 Southland), 200

Previous Ranking: 22; Week 2: 44-21 loss at LSU; Week 3: at No. 11 Sacramento State

25. Abilene Christian (1-1, 1-0 UAC), 122

Previous Ranking: NR; Week 2: 38-24 win over West Georgia; Week 3: at Northern Colorado

Dropped Out: Richmond (14), Furman (15), Western Carolina (17)

Others Receiving Votes (schools listed on two or more ballots): Southeast Missouri (2-1, 1-0 Big South-OVC) 111; Richmond (0-2, 0-0 CAA) 100; Wofford (2-0, 0-0 SoCon) 85; Northern Iowa (2-0, 0-0 MVFC) 70; Florida A&M (2-1, 0-0 SWAC) 69; Western Carolina (0-2, 0-0 SoCon) 67; Eastern Illinois (1-1, 0-0 Big South-OVC) 64; Furman (0-2, 0-0 SoCon) 52; Campbell (1-1, 0-0 CAA) 49; Southern Utah (1-1, 0-0 UAC) 48;Lamar (1-1, 0-0 Southland) 15; Alabama State (1-1, 0-0 SWAC) 13; North Carolina Central (1-1, 0-0 MEAC) 12; Saint Francis (1-1, 0-0 NEC) 11; Austin Peay (0-2, 0-0 UAC) 8;Charleston Southern (1-1, 0-0 Big South-OVC) 7; Harvard (0-0, 0-0 Ivy) 5; Drake (1-0, 0-0 Pioneer) 4

[tetoncat]

Hate polls. Base them off nest teams this week, not projection of season. UND beat the Griz. Both 1-1, UND loss is to FBS. This week they should be higher, then adjust as the year plays out. Idaho should be 1. Best FBS loss and an FBS win. Their D has been dominant