With September officially at an end, it's time for fans to crown an official HERO Sports Team of the Month.
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We took all 120-plus teams in the FCS rankings and calculated the largest increases in BennettRank from the end of September to the current rank. Then we factored in each team's record, big wins, and anything else we could think of to bring you this list of the six teams we think deserve Team of the Month consideration.
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Okay. Let's do this. Here are the six nominees for the September Team of the Month.
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McNeese
Conference: Southland
Rank on Sept. 1: BR-43
Current Rank: BR-25
Difference: 18 spots
September results:
Def. BR-65 Northern Colorado 17-14
Def. BR-120 Houston Baptist 51-34
Def. BR-24 Nicholls 20-10
Lost FBS BYU 30-3
Def. BR-85 Stephen F. Austin 17-10
COMPARE: McNeese vs. Any Team
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Missouri State
Conference: Missouri Valley
Rank on Sept. 1: BR-66
Current Rank: BR-18
Difference: 48 spots
September results:
Lost FBS Oklahoma State 58-17
Def. DII Lincoln College 52-24
Def. BR-36 Northern Arizona 40-8
Def. BR-11 Illinois State 24-21
COMPARE: Missouri State vs. Any Team
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North Carolina A&T
Conference: MEAC
Rank on Sept. 1: BR-21
Current Rank: BR-20
Difference: 1 spot
August/September results:
Def. Br-23 Jacksonville State 20-17
Def. FBS East Carolina 28-23
Def. BR-104 Gardner-Webb 45-6
Lost BR-93 Morgan State 16-13
Def. BR-89 South Carolina State 31-16
COMPARE: North Carolina A&T vs. Any Team
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Princeton
Conference: Ivy League
Rank on Sept. 1: BR-69
Current Rank: BR-7
Difference: 62 spots
September results:
Def. BR-91 Butler 50-7
Def. BR-63 Monmouth 51-9
Def. BR-51 Columbia 45-10
COMPARE: Princeton vs. Any Team
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Rhode Island
Conference: Colonial
Rank on Sept. 1: BR-65
Current Rank: BR-19
Difference: 46 spots
September results:
Def. BR-21 Delaware 21-19
Def. BR-70 Albany 45-26
Lost FBS UConn 56-49
Def. BR-41 Harvard 23-16
COMPARE: Rhode Island vs. Any Team
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UC-Davis
Conference: Big Sky
Rank on Sept. 1: BR-22
Current Rank: BR-8
Difference: 14 spots
September results:
Def. FBS San Jose State 44-38
Def. BR-116 San Diego 54-21
Lost FBS Stanford 30-10
Def. BR-35 Idaho 44-21
COMPARE: UC Davis vs. Any Team
Which School has the FCS Team of the Month for September 2018?
