Bethune-Cookman head into its bye-week losing one spot in both the FCS Coaches and SportsNetwork media polls.  The Wildcats currently sit 18th and 20th respectively in the each poll.

BCU registered an impressive 3-1 mark in the month of September with out-of-conference victories over Tennessee State of the Ohio Valley Conference and Florida International from FBS’ Conference USA.  The #8 ranked Florida State Seminoles handed BCU their lone defeat.

The Wildcats have won 14 straight MEAC contests and begin conference play after the bye-week when they head to Dover to take on Delaware State on October 5th.

Coaches Poll

TEAM	SCHOOL (FIRST-PLACE VOTES)	RECORD	POINTS	PREV- IOUS
1.	North Dakota State (26)	3-0	650	1
2.	Towson	4-0	616	3
3.	Eastern Washington	2-1	598	4
4.	Sam Houston State	3-1	573	5
5.	Northern Iowa	3-0	531	7
6.	South Dakota State	3-1	465	6
T-7.	New Hampshire	2-1	460	9
T-7.	Montana	3-0	460	11
9.	McNeese State	4-0	409	13
10.	Montana State	2-2	402	2
11.	Coastal Carolina	4-0	372	15
12.	Eastern Illinois	3-1	354	10
13.	Central Arkansas	2-2	326	14
14.	James Madison	3-1	283	16
15.	Wofford	2-2	278	8
16.	Fordham	4-0	217	21
17.	Lehigh	3-0	214	18
18.	Bethune-Cookman	3-1	179	17
19.	Cal Poly	1-2	169	19
20.	Richmond	2-2	156	20
21.	Villanova	1-2	155	23
22.	Northern Arizona	2-1	117	22
23.	Stony Brook	1-2	107	12
24.	Illinois State	1-2	80	24
25.	Youngstown State	3-1	47	NR

Dropped out: No. 25 Maine.

Others receiving votes: Maine 46, Tennessee-Martin 44, Gardner-Webb 35, William & Mary 27, Jacksonville State 21, Portland State 15, Southern Utah 8, Delaware 7, Tennessee State 6, Harvard 5, Chattanooga 4, Stephen F. Austin 4, Indiana State 2, North Carolina A&T 1, Sacred Heart 1.