(STATS) -- Finding elbow room near the top of the FCS has been more difficult than usual this season.Unbeaten Sam Houston State as well as Jacksonville State, Eastern Washington and North Dakota State have represented the top four in some order for a remarkable eight straight weeks.While the first set of Top 10 rankings from the NCAA Division I FCS selection committee created great discussion and some criticism last week -- and a new set of rankings will be out Thursday -- each of those four teams has reason to believe it should be No. 1.Add in unbeaten The Citadel and James Madison and just about everyone is in agreement of the top six teams. Those six have combined for a mere four losses -- Jacksonville States and James Madisons came against FBS opponents and Eastern Washingtons came against North Dakota State. Only North Dakota States came from outside the Top 10, but barely with No. 11 South Dakota State.So when fans feel their favorite team isnt getting their due, they should remember there are some other pretty darn good teams in the FCS.The 24-team playoffs that begin in two weeks are highly anticipated.---=FCS GAME OF THE WEEK=The Matchup: No. 14 Charleston Southern (5-3, 2-1 Big South) at No. 25 Liberty (6-3, 4-0)Kickoff: 3:30 p.m. ET at Williams Stadium (19,200) in Lynchburg StadiumTelevision: ESPN3Series: Liberty leads 19-4 (most recent meeting: Charleston Southern won 31-24 at home on Nov. 14, 2015)The Skinny: Liberty has clinched a share of a record eighth Big South title and seeks its first outright title since 2008 as well as the conferences automatic bid to the FCS playoffs. Charleston Southern has to win to remain alive for the title and a playoff bid (with a loss, it wont get to six Division I wins, which are necessary for an at-large bid). Opponents have run the ball well against Liberty, and thats CSUs strength (268.1-yard rushing average), mostly behind big-play RB Mike Holloway. The host Flames are 5-0 since freshman Stephen Calvert has become the starting quarterback. The defense, led by DE Juwan Wells and LB Nick Newman, is coming off a shutout of Presbyterian. The game matches the leading FCS kick returners: CSUs Darius Hammond (32.3 ypr) and Libertys Frankie Hickson (31.9 ypr).Prediction: Liberty is 14-2 in November games under coach Turner Gill. Both losses are to Charleston Southern, which faces a desperate spot. Charleston Southern, 20-17.---=STATS FCS TOP 25 SCHEDULE=All Times ETX-Predicted WinnerFriday, Nov. 11X-No. 24 Harvard (7-1, 5-0 Ivy) at Penn (5-3, 4-1), 7 p.m. -- Ouch, the Harvard Crimson school newspaper says to forget Yale, that this is The Game. The Crimson will clinch a share of the Ivy League title with a victory.Saturday, Nov. 12Southern Illinois (3-6, 1-5 Missouri Valley) at X-No. 17 Youngstown State (6-3, 4-2), noon -- YSU has scored one touchdown in the last two games, and it came on special teams. With SIU and Missouri State, next weeks opponent, a combined 3-9 in MVFC games, the opportunity is there for the Penguins to end a 10-year playoff drought.Albany (5-4, 2-4 CAA) at X-No. 21 New Hampshire (6-3, 5-1), noon -- The talk is often about UNH trying to extend its streak of consecutive playoff appearances to a national-best 13, but the Wildcats are very much in contention for the CAA Football title. Coach Sean McDonnells squad is coming off a bye.X-No. 6 James Madison (8-1, 6-0 CAA) at No. 9 Villanova (7-2, 5-1), 1 p.m. -- Like UNH, Villanova is a half-game behind CAA leader James Madison entering the 25th all-time meeting. The conferences best defense sets its sights on slowing down Dukes quarterback Bryan Schor, who has earned four of the last six CAA offensive player of the week honors.X-No. 5 The Citadel (9-0, 7-0 Southern) at VMI (3-6, 1-5), 1:30 p.m. -- The Military Classic of the South was tied until The Citadel reeled off wins in the last nine meetings. The playoff-bound Bulldogs and first-year coach Brent Thompson are seeking a perfect conference season.Wofford (6-3, 4-2 Southern) at X-No. 7 Chattanooga (8-1, 6-1), 2 p.m. -- Mocs coach Russ Huesman says leading rusher Derrick Craine will be back after missing the last two games with an ankle injury. Craines absence has helped Woffords Lorenzo Long to the SoCon rushing lead.Bryant (4-5) at X-No. 15 Coastal Carolina (7-2), 2 p.m. -- Although All-American running back DeAngelo Henderson is sidelined by injury, Coastal has had two 100-yard rushers in two straight games.X-No. 10 North Carolina A&T (8-1, 6-0 MEAC) at Delaware State (0-9, 0-6), 2 p.m. -- The Aggies seek to remain sharp and avoid injury a week before the pseudo-MEAC title game against North Carolina Central. Senior running back Tarik Cohen has gone 482 straight touches without a fumble.X-No. 2 Jacksonville State (8-1, 5-0 OVC) at Murray State (4-5, 4-2), 2 p.m. -- Racers quarterback KD Humphries has passed for 1,035 yards and nine touchdowns with only one interception in a three-game winning streak. But the No. 2 Gamecocks know a lot about winning streaks, as theyve won 22 straight in the Ohio Valley Conference.X-Northern Arizona (5-4, 4-2 Big Sky) at No. 12 North Dakota (8-2, 7-0), 2 p.m. -- Dating to last season, the Fighting Hawks are on a 10-game Big Sky winning streak. They hope to have quarterback Keaton Studsrud (shoulder) back as they try to lock down at least a share of the conference title. NAU coach Jerome Souers has led a four-game winning streak.X-No. 16 Cal Poly (6-3, 4-2 Big Sky) at Weber State (5-4, 4-2), 2 p.m. -- The Mustangs, who were 4-7 last season, would have embraced being in this spot going into the season. Following a home loss to Eastern Washington, they will be disappointed if they dont finish the job with a playoff bid.Northern Iowa (4-5, 3-3 Missouri Valley) at X-No. 19 Western Illinois (6-3, 3-3), 2 p.m. -- UNI freshman Jalen Rima went 94 yards for a touchdown on the longest punt return in school history last week. Hes the grandson of Panthers play-by-play radio announcer Gary Rima.X-No. 18 Montana (6-3, 3-3 Big Sky) at Northern Colorado (5-4, 3-3), 2:05 p.m. -- Griz sophomore linebacker Josh Buss has racked up a Big Sky-best 17.5 tackles for loss.Alabama State (3-6, 3-5 SWAC) at X-No. 20 Grambling State (6-1, 6-0), 3 p.m. -- G-Man Chad Williams is second in the FCS in receiving yards per game (134.7), primed to go over 1,000 for the season.South Dakota (4-5, 3-3 Missouri Valley) at X-No. 11 South Dakota State (6-3, 5-1), 3 p.m. -- Seven of South Dakotas eight FCS games have been decided by seven points or less, including three in double overtime. SDSU tight end Dallas Goedert has a seven-game streak of 100 or more receiving yards.Nicholls (5-4, 5-2 Southland) at X-No. 13 Central Arkansas (8-1, 7-0), 3:30 p.m. -- Beating Nicholls, quarterback Chase Fourcade and a physical defense is no sure thing for a UCA team thats a week away from facing top-ranked Sam Houston for the Southland title. The Bears are No. 1 in the FCS against the run (60.8 ypg).Indiana State (4-6, 2-5 Missouri Valley) at X-No. 4 North Dakota State (8-1, 5-1), 3:30 p.m. -- During their FCS dynasty, the Bison have had a bad run of losing key defenders to injury before the playoffs. This year, its defensive tackle Nate Tanguay (ACL tear). Junior Grant Morgan is expected to start this week.Delaware (4-5, 2-4 CAA) at X-No. 8 Richmond (7-2, 4-2), 3:30 p.m. -- Delaware has won two straight games behind interim coach Dennis Dottin-Carter. The host Spiders hope to get back on track from a loss to James Madison, which made them 3-5 in regular-season games in November since 2014.Mercer (5-4, 3-3 Southern) at X-No. 22 Samford (6-3, 4-2), 3:30 p.m. -- Samford, which let a 10-point lead slip away in the final five minutes of regulation at The Citadel last week, seeks to end a two-game losing streak. Sophomore Devlin Hodges leads all FCS quarterbacks in combined passes and rushes (502).Idaho State (2-7, 1-5 Big Sky) at X-No. 3 Eastern Washington (8-1, 6-0), 6:35 p.m. -- Eagles wide receiver Cooper Kupp has 389 career receptions, just six shy of Terrell Hudgins FCS-record 395 at Elon from 2006-09.X-No. 1 Sam Houston State (9-0, 7-0 Southland) at Northwestern State (1-8, 0-7), 7 p.m. -- Incredibly, the Bearkats still havent trailed in a game this season. They have over twice as many offensive touchdowns (67) than punts (33).Idle: No. 23 Lehigh (8-2, 5-0 Patriot) Roger Maris Cardinals Jersey . A knee to the thigh might have stung him the most, but his sixth straight double-double made up for the brief burst of pain. Keith Hernandez Jersey . Nigeria beat surprise package Ethiopia 2-0 in the second leg of their playoff for a comfortable 4-1 aggregate victory. 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SKOPJE, Macedonia -- Italy kept Spain from opening a significant advantage atop Group G by scoring two late goals and salvaging a 3-2 win at Macedonia on Sunday in European qualifying for the 2018 World Cup.Spain got off to a slow start at Albania but eased to a 2-0 victory behind second-half goals by Diego Costa and Manuel Nolito Agudo.Italy needed an injury-time goal by Ciro Immobile to secure the hard-fought win that allowed it to join Spain atop the group with seven points.Albania stayed with six points along with Israel, which beat Liechtenstein 2-1.Only the group winners automatically qualify for the World Cup in Russia.Macedonia and Liechtenstein remain without a point after three matches.---ALBANIA 0, SPAIN 2Spain dominated from the start as expected, but it struggled to create many significant scoring chances against Albania in steady rain at the Loro Borici Stadium in Shkoder.The first goal came after a mistake by Albanian goalkeeper Etrit Berisha, who mis-hit the ball while trying to clear it from the back and gave it to Vitolo. The striker passed to David Silva and he set up Costas easy goal from inside the area in the 55th minute.The second goal was a well-placed shot by Nolito, who found the far corner from a tight angle after evading a defender inside the area in the 63rd.It could seem like an easy game but we knew it was going to be complicated, Nolito said. We really needed these three points.Albania entered the match with a two-point advantage over Spain and Italy, which drew 1-1 when they met in TTurin on Thursday.ddddddddddddSpain coach Julen Lopetegui tried a different tactical scheme, playing with three defenders at the back and an extra man in midfield.Captain Sergio Ramos had to be replaced near the end because of a knee injury.Spain has won all six games against Albania.That is a normal loss, Albania midfielder Ledian Memushaj said. It is very difficult to play against them.---MACEDONIA 2, ITALY 3Italy seemed in control against Macedonia after Andrea Belotti scored in the 24th minute, but goals by Ilija Nestorovski in the 57th and Ferhan Hasani in the 59th, both times after Italian giveaways, left the visitors in danger of a shock defeat.Immobile equalized in the 75th and netted the important winner with a close-range header two minutes into second-half injury time, keeping Italy in a strong position.It trails Spain on goal difference.It was a great response by the team as far as character is concerned, Italy coach Gian Piero Ventura said.---ISRAEL 2, LIECHTENSTEIN 1Israel picked up its second consecutive win by beating winless Liechtenstein 2-1 behind a pair of goals by Tomer Hemed.The striker scored in the fourth and 16th minutes in the match in Jerusalem.Maximilian Goppel pulled the visitors closer early in the second half, but Israel hung on to the victory.Liechtenstein is proving to be the weaker team in the group after being outscored 12-1 in its first three matches. 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