FU ranked 17th in the STATS media poll:
STATS FCS Top 25 (Sept. 16)
1. North Dakota State (3-0), 3,941 points (150 first-place votes)
Previous Ranking: 1; Last Week's Result: 47-22 win over Delaware
2. James Madison (2-1), 3,747 (8)
Previous Ranking: 2; Last Week's Result: 63-12 win over Morgan State
3. South Dakota State (2-1), 3,653
Previous Ranking: 3; Last Week's Result: 38-10 win over Drake
4. UC Davis (2-1), 3,352
Previous Ranking: 5; Last Week's Result: 41-13 win over Lehigh
5. Towson (3-0, 1-0 CAA), 3,296
Previous Ranking: 8; Last Week's Result: 45-23 win over Maine
6. Weber State (1-2), 2,848
Previous Ranking: 6; Last Week's Result: 19-13 loss to Nevada
7. Kennesaw State (2-1), 2,757
Previous Ranking: 9; Last Week's Result: 42-7 win over Alabama State
8. Montana State (2-1), 2,536
Previous Ranking: 10; Last Week's Result: 23-14 win over Western Illinois
9. Northern Iowa (1-1), 2,287
Previous Ranking: 11; Last Week's Result: Bye
10. Jacksonville State (2-1), 2,285
Previous Ranking: 17; Last Week's Result: 49-45 win over Eastern Washington
11. Eastern Washington (1-2), 2,284
Previous Ranking: 4; Last Week's Result: 49-45 loss to Jacksonville State
12. Maine (1-2, 0-1 CAA), 2,083
Previous Ranking: 7; Last Week's Result: 45-23 loss to Towson
13. Nicholls (1-1), 2,070
Previous Ranking: 12; Last Week's Result: 42-35 win over Prairie View A&M
14. Central Arkansas (3-0, 1-0 Southland), 1,960
Previous Ranking: 14; Last Week's Result: 31-30 win over Abilene Christian
15. Illinois State (2-1), 1,950
Previous Ranking: 13; Last Week's Result: 21-3 win over Eastern Illinois
16. North Carolina A&T (2-1), 1,540
Previous Ranking: 15; Last Week's Result: 27-21 win over Charleston Southern
17. Furman (1-2), 1,464
Previous Ranking: 16; Last Week's Result: 24-17 loss to Virginia Tech
18. Villanova (3-0), 1,293
Previous Ranking: 22; Last Week's Result: 45-10 win over Bucknell
19. Montana (2-1), 983
Previous Ranking: 20; Last Week's Result: 35-3 loss to Oregon
20. Delaware (2-1, 1-0 CAA), 912
Previous Ranking: 18; Last Week's Result: 47-22 loss to North Dakota State
21. Southeastern Louisiana (1-1), 882
Previous Ranking: 23; Last Week's Result: 40-29 loss to Ole Miss
22. Elon (2-1, 1-0 CAA), 689
Previous Ranking: 25; Last Week's Result: 42-20 win over Richmond
23. Southeast Missouri (1-2), 570
Previous Ranking: 19; Last Week's Result: 50-0 loss to Missouri
24. Youngstown State (3-0), 497
Previous Ranking: N/R; Last Week's Result: 34-14 win over Duquesne
25. The Citadel (1-2), 221
Previous Ranking: N/R; Last Week's Result: 27-24 OT win over Georgia Tech