FCS Coaches Poll: Week 3 Games

THE FCS COACHES POLL FOR WEEK 3

1. North Dakota State (2-0, 0-0 Missouri Valley) at Iowa (2-0, 0-0 Big Ten West) Saturday, 12 p.m. Next: Saturday, Oct. 1 vs. No. 5 Illinois State (2-0, 0-0 Missouri Valley), 2 p.m.

2. Richmond (2-0, 0-0 Colonial) at No. 42t Stony Brook (1-1, 0-0 Colonial) Saturday, 12 p.m. Next: Saturday, Sept. 24 vs. No. 23 Colgate (0-1, 0-0 Patriot), 3:30 p.m.

3. Sam Houston State (1-0, 0-0 Southland) at Lamar (0-2, 0-0 Southland), 8 p.m. Next: Saturday, Sept. 24 at Houston Baptist (1-1, 0-1 Southland), 8 p.m.

4. Chattanooga (2-0, 0-0 Southern) at Furman (0-2, 0-1 Southern) Saturday, 7 p.m. Next: Saturday, Sept. 24 vs. No. 29 Samford (2-0, 0-0 Southern), 2 p.m.

5. Illinois State (2-0, 0-0 Missouri Valley) vs. No. 27 Eastern Illinois (1-1, 0-0 Ohio Valley) Saturday, 3 p.m. Next: Saturday, Sept. 24 at Indiana State (1-1, 0-0 Missouri Valley), 3 p.m.

6. Jacksonville State (1-1, 0-0 Ohio Valley) vs. Coastal Carolina (2-0 Independent) Saturday, 2 p.m. Next: Saturday, Sept. 24 at No. 32t Liberty (1-1, 0-0 Big South), 7 p.m.

7. Eastern Washington (1-1, 0-0 Big Sky) vs. No. 11 Northern Iowa (1-1, 0-0 Missouri Valley) Saturday, 7:05 p.m. Next: Saturday, Sept. 24 at No. 24 Northern Arizona (0-2, 0-0 Big Sky), 7 p.m.

8. James Madison (2-0, 0-0 Colonial) at North Carolina (1-1, 0-0 ACC Coastal) Saturday, 3:30 p.m. Next: Saturday, Sept. 24 at Maine (0-2, 0-0 Colonial), 12 p.m.

9. Montana (2-0, 0-0 Big Sky) is idle. Next: Saturday, Sept. 24 at No. 37 Cal Poly (1-1, 0-0 Big Sky), 3 p.m.

10. South Dakota State (1-1, 0-0 Missouri Valley) vs. No. 37 Cal Poly (1-1, 0-0 Big Sky) Saturday, 7 p.m. Next: Saturday, Oct. 1 vs. No. 16 Western Illinois (2-0, 0-0 Missouri Valley), 7 p.m.

11. Northern Iowa (1-1, 0-0 Missouri Valley) at No. 7 Eastern Washington (1-1, 0-0 Big Sky) Saturday, 7 p.m. Next: Saturday, Oct. 1 vs. Southern Illinois (1-1, 0-0 Missouri Valley), 5 p.m.

12. Charleston Southern (1-2, 0-0 Big South) is idle. Next: Saturday, Sept. 24 at No. 40t Monmouth, N.J. (2-0, 0-0 Big South), 1 p.m.

13. McNeese State (1-1, 0-0 Southland) vs. Stephen F. Austin (1-1, 0-0 Southland) Saturday, 7 p.m. Next: Saturday, Sept. 24 at Incarnate Word (1-1, 1-0 Southland), 7 p.m.

14. William & Mary (1-1, 0-0 Colonial) vs. Norfolk State (1-1, 0-0 Mid-Eastern) Saturday, 6 p.m. Next: Saturday, Sept. 24 vs. Elon (0-2, 0-0 Colonial), 7 p.m.

15. The Citadel (2-0, 2-0 Southern) at Gardner-Webb (1-1, 0-0 Big South) Saturday, 6 p.m. Next: Saturday, Oct. 1 at Western Carolina (1-1, 0-0 Southern), 3:30 p.m.

16. Western Illinois (2-0, 0-0 Missouri Valley) is idle. Next: Saturday, Sept. 24 at Northern Illinois (0-2, 0-0 MAC West), TBA.

17. Portland State (1-1, 0-0 Big Sky) at Washington (2-0, 0-0 Pac-12 North) Saturday, 8 p.m. Next: Saturday, Sept. 24 at No. 21 Southern Utah (1-1, 0-0 Big Sky), 8 p.m.

18. Villanova (1-1, 0-0 Colonial) vs. No. 32t Towson (1-1, 0-0 Colonial) Saturday, 3:30 p.m. Next: Saturday, Sept. 24 at Lafayette (1-1, 0-0 Patriot), 6 p.m.

19. North Carolina A&T (2-0, 0-0 Mid-Eastern) at Tulsa (1-1, 0-0 American West) Saturday, 2 p.m. Next: Thursday, Sept. 29 vs. Hampton (0-2, 0-0 Mid-Eastern), 7:30 p.m.

20. Youngstown State (1-1, 0-0 Missouri Valley) vs. Robert Morris, Pa. (0-2, 0-0 Northeast) Saturday, 4 p.m. Next: Saturday, Oct. 1 vs. No. 42t South Dakota (1-1, 0-0 Missouri Valley), 4 p.m.

21. Southern Utah (1-1, 0-0 Big Sky) is idle. Next: Saturday, Sept. 24 vs. No. 17 Portland State (1-1, 0-0 Big Sky), 8 p.m.

22. Harvard (0-0, 0-0 Ivy) vs. Rhode Island (0-2, 0-1 Colonial) Friday, 7 p.m. Next: Saturday, Sept. 24 at Brown (0-0, 0-0 Ivy), 2 p.m.

23. Colgate (0-1, 0-0 Patriot) at Yale (0-0, 0-0 Ivy) Saturday, 1:30 p.m. Next: Saturday, Sept. 24 at No. 2 Richmond (2-0, 0-0 Colonial), 3:30 p.m.

24. Northern Arizona (0-2, 0-0 Big Sky) vs. New Mexico Highlands (0-2, 0-2 RMAC) Saturday, 7 p.m. Next: Saturday, Sept. 24 vs. No. 7 Eastern Washington (1-1, 0-0 Big Sky), 7 p.m.

25. Albany, N.Y. (2-0, 1-0 Colonial) vs. Holy Cross (1-1, 0-0 Patriot) Saturday, 7 p.m. Next: Saturday, Sept. 24 vs. Saint Francis, Pa. (0-2, 0-0 Northeast), 7 p.m.

Others receiving votes

26. Fordham (1-1, 0-0 Patriot) is idle. Next: Saturday, Sept. 24 vs. No. 42t Pennsylvania (0-0, 0-0 Ivy), 1 p.m.

27. Eastern Illinois (1-1, 0-0 Ohio Valley) at No. 5 Illinois State (2-0, 0-0 Missouri Valley) Saturday, 3 p.m. Next: Saturday, Sept. 24 vs. Austin Peay (0-2, 0-1 Ohio Valley), 2 p.m.

28. New Hampshire (1-1, 0-0 Colonial) at No. 42t Dartmouth (0-0, 0-0 Ivy) Saturday, 7 p.m. Next: Saturday, Sept. 24 at Rhode Island (0-2, 0-1 Colonial), 1 p.m.

29. Samford (2-0, 0-0 Southern) is idle. Next: Saturday, Sept. 24 at No. 4 Chattanooga (2-0, 0-0 Southern), 2 p.m.

30. Jackson State (0-2, 0-0 SWAC East) vs. No. 35 Grambling State (1-1, 0-0 SWAC West) Saturday, 7 p.m. Next: Saturday, Sept. 24 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (0-2, 0-0 SWAC West) at Little Rock, Ark. (War Memorial Stadium), 5 p.m.

31. Eastern Kentucky (1-1, 0-0 Ohio Valley) at Ball State (1-1, 0-0 MAC East) Saturday, 3 p.m. Next: Saturday, Oct. 1 at Tennessee Tech (1-1, 1-0 Ohio Valley), 7 p.m.

32t. Liberty (1-1, 0-0 Big South) at Southern Methodist (1-1, 0-0 American West) Saturday, 7 p.m. Next: Saturday, Sept. 24 vs. No. 6 Jacksonville State (1-1, 0-0 Ohio Valley), 7 p.m.

32t. Towson (1-1, 0-0 Colonial) at No. 18 Villanova (1-1, 0-0 Colonial) Saturday, 3:30 p.m. Next: Saturday, Oct. 1 at No. 2 Richmond (2-0, 0-0 Colonial), 3:30 p.m.

34. Montana State (1-1, 0-0 Big Sky) vs. Western Oregon (1-1, 0-1 GNAC) Saturday, 4:05 p.m. Next: Saturday, Sept. 24 vs. No. 40t North Dakota (0-2, 0-0 Big Sky), 4 p.m.

35. Grambling State (1-1, 0-0 SWAC West) at No. 30 Jackson State (0-2, 0-0 SWAC East) Saturday, 7 p.m. Next: Saturday, Sept. 24 vs. Alcorn State (1-0, 1-0 SWAC East), 7 p.m.

36. Delaware (2-0, 0-0 Colonial) at Wake Forest (2-0, 0-0 ACC Coastal) Saturday, 6:30 p.m. Next: Saturday, Oct. 1 at No. 8 James Madison (2-0, 0-0 Colonial), 1:30 p.m.

37. Cal Poly (1-1, 0-0 Big Sky) at No. 10 South Dakota State (1-1, 0-0 Missouri Valley) Saturday, 7 p.m. Next: Saturday, Sept. 24 vs. No. 9 Montana (2-0, 0-0 Big Sky), 3 p.m.

38. Valparaiso (0-2, 0-0 Pioneer) vs. Trinity International (1-1, 0-0 MSFA), 2 p.m. Next: Saturday, Sept. 24 vs. Davidson (1-1, 0-0 Pioneer), 2 p.m.

39. Wofford (1-1, 0-0 Southern) vs. Johnson C. Smith (0-2, 0-0 CIAA) Saturday, 3 p.m. Next: Saturday, Sept. 24 vs. East Tennessee State (1-0, 0-0 Southern), 1:30 p.m.

40t. North Dakota (0-2, 0-0 Big Sky) vs. No. 42t South Dakota (1-1, 0-0 Missouri Valley) Saturday, 5 p.m. Next: Saturday, Sept. 24 at No. 34 Montana State (1-1, 0-0 Big Sky), 4 p.m.

40t. Monmouth, N.J. (2-0, 0-0 Big South) at Kent State (0-2, 0-0 MAC East) Saturday, 3:30 p.m. Next: Saturday, Sept. 24 vs. No. 12 Charleston Southern (1-2, 0-0 Big South), 1 p.m.

42t. Dartmouth (0-0, 0-0 Ivy) vs. No. 28 New Hampshire (1-1, 0-0 Colonial) Saturday, 7 p.m. Next: Saturday, Sept. 24 at Holy Cross (1-1, 0-0 Patriot), 1:05 p.m.

42t. Pennsylvania (0-0, 0-0 Ivy) vs. Lehigh (0-2, 0-0 Patriot) Saturday, 5 p.m. Next: Saturday, Sept. 24 at No. 26 Fordham (1-1, 0-0 Patriot), 1 p.m.

42t. South Dakota (1-1, 0-0 Missouri Valley) at No. 40t North Dakota Saturday, 5 p.m. Next: Saturday, Oct. 1 at No. 20 Youngstown State (1-1, 0-0 Missouri Valley), 4 p.m.

42t. Stony Brook (1-1, 0-0 Colonial) vs. No. 2 Richmond (2-0, 0-0 Colonial) Saturday, 12 p.m. Next: Saturday, Sept. 24 vs. Sacred Heart (2-0, 0-0 Northeast), 6 p.m.

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