With October 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 October Team of the Month.
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Lamar
Conference: Southland
Rank on Oct. 1: BR-77
Current Rank: BR-36
Difference: 41 spots
October results:
Def. BR-16 Incarnate Word 27-21
Def. BR-29 Sam Houston State 41-23
Def. BR-56 Stephen F. Austin 24-17
COMPARE: Lamar vs. Any Team
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Samford
Conference: SoCon
Rank on Sept. 1: BR-54
Current Rank: BR-24
Difference: 30 spots
October results:
Def. BR-79 Western Carolina 66-28
Def. BR-95 VMI 73-22
Def. BR-40 Furman 38-25
COMPARE: Samford vs. Any Team
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SEMO
Conference: Ohio Valley
Rank on Sept. 1: BR-59
Current Rank: BR-30
Difference: 29 spots
October results:
Def. Br-113 Tennessee Tech 70-38
Def. BR-69 Austin Peay 31-27
Lost BR-26 Jacksonville State 37-14
Def. BR-88 UT-Martin 56-33
COMPARE: SEMO vs. Any Team
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Southern
Conference: SWAC
Rank on Sept. 1: BR-90
Current Rank: BR-21
Difference: 69 spots
October results:
Def. BR-71 Prairie View A&M 38-0
Def. BR-86 Texas Southern 21-7
Def. BR-83 Jackson State 41-7
COMPARE: Southern vs. Any Team
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Weber State
Conference: Big Sky
Rank on Oct. 1: BR-18
Current Rank: BR-19
Difference: -1 spot
October results:
Lost BR-72 Northern Arizona 28-24
Def. BR-6 Eastern Washington 14-6
Def. BR-31 Montana State 34-24
Def. BR-17 North Dakota 35-30
COMPARE: Weber State vs. Any Team
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Western Illinois
Conference: Missouri Valley
Rank on Sept. 1: BR-41
Current Rank: BR-25
Difference: 16 spots
September results:
Lost BR-15 Illinois State 33-16
Lost BR-1 North Dakota State 34-7
Def. BR-48 Missouri State 31-14
Def. BR-22 Northern Iowa 37-17
COMPARE: Western Illinois vs. Any Team
Which School has the FCS Team of the Month for October 2018?
