THE FCS COACHES POLL TEAMS FOR WEEK 12
The Football Championship Subdivision Coaches Poll, with overall and conference records, this week’s game and next game:
1. SAM HOUSTON STATE (11-0, 9-0 Southland) beat No. 12 Central Arkansas (9-2, 8-1 Southland) Saturday, 59-23. Next game: Saturday, Dec. 3 vs. Weber State (7-4)/Chattanooga (8-3) winner in second round of NCAA FCS Playoffs, 2 p.m. (ESPN3).
2. JACKSONVILLE STATE (10-1, 7-0 Ohio Valley) won at No. 27t Tennessee-Martin (7-5, 6-2 Ohio Valley) Saturday, 33-7. Next game: Saturday, Dec. 3 vs. Samford (7-4)/Youngstown State (8-3) winner in second round of NCAA FCS Playoffs, 2 p.m. (ESPN3).
3. EASTERN WASHINGTON (10-1, 8-0 Big Sky) won at Portland State (3-8, 2-6 Big Sky) Friday, 35-28. Next game: Saturday, Dec. 3 vs. Illinois State (6-5)/Central Arkansas (9-2) winner in second round of NCAA FCS Playoffs, 4 p.m. (ESPN3).
4. NORTH DAKOTA STATE (10-1, 7-1 Missouri Valley) won at South Dakota (4-7, 3-5 Missouri Valley) Saturday, 28-21. Next game: Saturday, Dec. 3 vs. San Diego (9-1)/Cal Poly (7-4) winner in second round of NCAA FCS Playoffs, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN3).
5. JAMES MADISON (10-1, 8-0 Colonial) beat Elon (2-9, 1-7 Colonial) Saturday, 63-14. Next game: Saturday, Dec. 3 vs. Lehigh (9-2)/New Hampshire (7-4) winner in second round of NCAA FCS Playoffs, 2 p.m. (ESPN3).
6. THE CITADEL (10-1, 8-0 Southern) lost at North Carolina (8-3, 5-2 FBS ACC Coastal) Saturday, 41-7. Next game: Saturday, Dec. 3 vs. Charleston Southern (7-3)/Wofford (8-3) winner in second round of NCAA FCS Playoffs, 6 p.m. (ESPN3).
7. RICHMOND (8-3, 5-3 Colonial) lost at William & Mary (5-6, 3-5 Colonial) Saturday, 34-13. Next game: Saturday, Nov. 26 vs. North Carolina A&T (9-2) in first round of NCAA FCS Playoffs, 2 p.m. (ESPN3).
8. NORTH DAKOTA (9-2, 8-0 Big Sky) was idle. Next game: Saturday, Dec. 3 vs. North Carolina A&T (9-2)/Richmond (8-3) winner in second round of NCAA FCS Playoffs, 6 p.m. (ESPN3).
9. NORTH CAROLINA A&T (9-2, 7-1 Mid-Eastern) lost at No. 20 North Carolina Central (9-2, 8-0 Mid-Eastern) Saturday, 42-21. Next game: Saturday, Nov. 26 at Richmond (8-3) in first round of NCAA FCS Playoffs, 2 p.m. (ESPN3).
10. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (8-3, 7-1 Missouri Valley) won at Northern Iowa (5-6, 4-4 Missouri Valley) Saturday, 45-24. Next game: Saturday, Dec. 3 vs. Saint Francis, Pa. (7-4)/Villanova (8-3) winner in second round of NCAA FCS Playoffs, 3 p.m. (ESPN3).
11. CHATTANOOGA (8-3, 6-2 Southern) lost at Alabama (11-0, 7-0 FBS SEC West) Saturday, 31-3. Next game: Saturday, Nov. 26 vs. Weber State (7-4) in first round of NCAA FCS Playoffs, 2 p.m. (ESPN3).
12. CENTRAL ARKANSAS (9-2, 8-1 Southland) lost at No. 1 Sam Houston State (11-0, 9-0 Southland) Saturday, 59-23. Next game: Saturday, Nov. 26 vs. Illinois State (6-5) in first round of NCAA FCS Playoffs, 2 p.m. (ESPN3).
13. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN (7-3, 4-1 Big South) beat Kennesaw State (8-3, 3-2 Big South) Saturday, 28-7. Next game: Saturday, Nov. 26 at Wofford (8-3) in first round of NCAA FCS Playoffs, 2 p.m. (ESPN3).
14. YOUNGSTOWN STATE (8-3, 6-2 Missouri Valley) won at Missouri State (4-7, 2-6 Missouri Valley) Saturday, 65-20. Next game: Saturday, Nov. 26 vs. Samford (7-4) in first round of NCAA FCS Playoffs, 5 p.m. (ESPN3).
15. VILLANOVA (8-3, 6-2 Colonial) won at Delaware (4-7, 2-6 Colonial) Saturday, 41-10. Next game: Saturday, Nov. 26 vs. Saint Francis, Pa. (7-4) in first round of NCAA FCS Playoffs, 2 p.m. (ESPN3).
16. GRAMBLING STATE (9-1, 8-0 SWAC West) won at Texas Southern (4-7, 4-5 SWAC West) Saturday, 47-28. Next game: Saturday, Nov. 26 vs. Southern (8-2, 8-0 SWAC West) at New Orleans, La. (Mercedes Benz Superdome), 5 p.m.
17. LEHIGH (9-2, 6-0 Patriot) won at Lafayette (2-9, 1-5 Patriot) Saturday, 45-21. Next game: Saturday, Nov. 26 at New Hampshire (7-4) in first round of NCAA FCS Playoffs, 2 p.m. (ESPN3).
18. SAMFORD (7-4, 5-3 Southern) lost at East Tennessee State (5-6, 2-6 Southern) Saturday, 15-14. Next game: Saturday, Nov. 26 at Youngstown State (8-3) in first round of NCAA FCS Playoffs, 5 p.m. (ESPN3).
19. WOFFORD (8-3, 6-2 Southern) beat Virginia Military Institute (3-8, 1-7 Southern) Saturday, 17-0. Next game: Saturday, Nov. 26 vs. Charleston Southern (7-3) in first round of NCAA FCS Playoffs, 2 p.m. (ESPN3).
20. NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (9-2, 8-0 Mid-Eastern) beat No. 9 North Carolina A&T (9-2, 7-1 Mid-Eastern) Saturday, 42-21.
21. MONTANA (6-5, 3-5 Big Sky) lost to Montana State (4-7, 2-6 Big Sky) Saturday, 24-17.
22. KENNESAW STATE (8-3, 3-2 Big South) lost at Charleston Southern (7-3, 4-1 Big South) Saturday, 28-7.
23. CAL POLY (7-4, 5-3 Big Sky) beat Northern Colorado (6-5, 4-4 Big Sky) Saturday, 55-48. Next game: Saturday, Nov. 26 vs. San Diego (9-1) in first round of NCAA FCS Playoffs, 7 p.m. (ESPN3).
24. WESTERN ILLINOIS (6-5, 3-5 Missouri Valley) lost at Southern Illinois (4-7, 2-6 Missouri Valley) Saturday, 44-34.
25. ILLINOIS STATE (6-5, 4-4 Missouri Valley) was idle. Next game: Saturday, Nov. 26 at Central Arkansas (9-2) in first round of NCAA FCS Playoffs, 2 p.m. (ESPN3).
26. SAN DIEGO (10-1, 8-0 Pioneer) won at Campbell (5-5, 3-4 Pioneer) Saturday, 57-21. Next game: Saturday, Nov. 26 at Cal Poly (7-4) in first round of NCAA FCS Playoffs, 7 p.m. (ESPN3).
27t. TENNESSEE-MARTIN (7-5, 6-2 Ohio Valley) lost at No. 2 Jacksonville State (10-1, 7-0 Ohio Valley) Saturday, 33-7.
27t. WEBER STATE (7-4, 6-2 Big Sky) won at Idaho State (2-9, 1-7 Big Sky) Saturday, 34-28. Next game: Saturday, Nov. 26 at Chattanooga (8-3) in first round of NCAA FCS Playoffs, 2 p.m. (ESPN3).
29. SAINT FRANCIS, PA. (7-4, 5-1 Northeast) lost at Wagner (6-5, 4-2 Northeast) Saturday, 31-24. Next game: Saturday, Nov. 26 at Villanova (8-3) in first round of NCAA FCS Playoffs, 2 p.m. (ESPN3).
30. NORTHERN IOWA (5-6, 4-4 Missouri Valley) lost to South Dakota State (8-3, 7-1 Missouri Valley) Saturday, 45-24.
31. NEW HAMPSHIRE (7-4, 6-2 Colonial) won at Maine (6-5, 5-3 Colonial) Saturday, 24-21. Next game: Saturday, Nov. 26 vs. Lehigh (9-2) in first round of NCAA FCS Playoffs, 2 p.m. (ESPN3).
32. HARVARD (7-3, 5-2 Ivy) lost to Yale (3-7, 3-4 Ivy) Saturday, 21-14.
33. LIBERTY (7-4, 4-1 Big South) lost at Coastal Carolina (9-2 Independent) Thursday, 42-7.
34. MAINE (6-5, 5-3 Colonial) lost to New Hampshire (7-4, 6-2 Colonial) Saturday, 24-21.
35t. NORTHERN ARIZONA (5-6, 4-4 Big Sky) lost to Southern Utah (6-5, 5-3 Big Sky) Saturday, 48-21.
35t. SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA (7-4, 7-2 Southland) won at Nicholls State (5-6, 5-4 Southland) Thursday, 44-42.
37. PRINCETON (8-2, 6-1 Ivy) beat Dartmouth (4-6, 1-6 Ivy) Saturday, 38-21.
38t. PENNSYLVANIA (7-3, 6-1 Ivy) won at Cornell (4-6, 2-5 Ivy) Saturday, 42-20.
38t. FORDHAM (8-3, 5-1 Patriot) won at Bucknell (4-7, 3-3 Patriot) Saturday, 36-22.
40t. GARDNER-WEBB (5-6, 3-2 Big South) vs. Monmouth, N.J. (4-7, 0-5 Big South) Saturday, 34-33 (OT).
40t. SOUTHERN UTAH (6-5, 5-3 Big Sky) won at Northern Arizona (5-6, 4-4 Big Sky) Saturday, 48-21.
40t. SOUTHERN (8-2, 8-0 SWAC West) beat Mississippi Valley State (1-10, 1-8 SWAC East), 55-0. Next game: Saturday, Nov. 26 vs. Grambling State (9-1, 8-0 SWAC West) at New Orleans, La. (Mercedes Benz Superdome), 5 p.m.
43. NORTHERN COLORADO (6-5, 4-4 Big Sky) lost at Cal Poly (7-4, 5-3 Big Sky) Saturday, 55-48.
44. TENNESSEE STATE (7-4, 4-3 Ohio Valley) won at Southeast Missouri State (3-8, 3-5 Ohio Valley) Saturday, 32-31.