Poll watching: not much movement in FCS top 25

There were several FCS vs. FBS matchups on Saturday and most of them resulted in FCS losses, so not a lot of movement in my ballot this week for the STATS.com top 25 media poll that is released on Mondays. The big surprise was The Citadel's 27-24 defeat of Georgia Tech, which vaulted the Bulldogs into the middle of top 25 pack. If The Citadel beats either Elon or Towson to open the season, that kind of an FBS win makes them a top-10 team.

Perhaps the second-biggest win behind The Citadel was Jacksonville State's come-from-behind 49-45 victory over Eastern Washington. It put the Gamecocks back into the upper tier poll discussion. NDSU showed its No. 1 mentality on the road at Delaware. So far in the early going, the FCS is a three-horse race between NDSU, South Dakota State and James Madison.

1. North Dakota State (3-0)

2. James Madison (2-1)

3. South Dakota State (2-1)

4. Central Arkansas (3-0)

5. Montana (2-1)

6. Montana State (2-1)

7. Illinois State (2-1)

8. UC Davis (2-1)

9. Towson (3-0)

10. Weber State (1-2)

11. Southeastern Louisiana (1-1)

12. The Citadel (1-2)

13. Jacksonville State (2-1)

14. Eastern Washington (1-2)

15. Villanova (3-0)

16. Northern Iowa (1-1)

17. Kennesaw State (2-1)

18. Delaware (2-1)

19. Maine (1-2)

20. Furman (1-2)

21. Southern Illinois (2-1)

22. Youngstown State (3-0)

23. Nicholls (1-1)

24. North Carolina A&T (2-1)

25. Southeast Missouri State (1-2)