(STATS) -- Sam Houston State may succeed in being the team that can give the proverbial 110 percent.Third-year coach K.C. Keeler has been saying the Bearkats need to find an extra 10 percent of effort and production to complete what theyve started in the FCS playoffs throughout the decade.The Bearkats must like their start this season after moving up one spot to No. 2 in the STATS FCS Top 25 on Monday. They trailed only unanimous No. 1 North Dakota State, which received 167 first-place votes and 4,175 points, and were just ahead of Jacksonville State, which moved up one spot to No. 3.Sam Houston (2-0) is coming off the 500th win in program history Saturday night, a 44-31 Southland Conference triumph at Lamar to avenge a loss last season. The Bearkats led 30-3 at halftime, defensive end P.J. Hall anchored an effort that kept Lamar All-America running back Kade Harrington out of the end zone and fellow junior Corey Avery proved to be the best running back on the field.I think at times were playing at a really high level, Keeler said. Weve been a little disappointed leaving some points on the field offensively and giving up some big plays defensively. The potential for the offense is through the roof. We have some work to do for us to be as good as we want to be, but it seems to all be coming together in a positive way.With their significant talent and experience, the Bearkats may threaten to go unbeaten in the regular season. But theyre going to measure themselves on the postseason. In the last five years, they have lost in two national championship games and in two other semifinals, including last seasons.Quarterback Jeremiah Briscoe directs their offense, which leads the FCS with 633 yards per game. The Bearkats rank second in passing offense (358.5 yards per game) and third in scoring offense (51.5 points per game).Sam Houstons playoff nemesis has been North Dakota State, which has won the last five FCS titles. The Bison (3-0) remained the rock of the FCS this past Saturday while 10 other nationally ranked teams lost. They knocked off then-No. 13 Iowa 23-21 on a game-ending field goal, a result that matched the second-highest FBS ranked team to lose to an FCS program.Coach Chris Kliemans squad gained enough support to tie for the 27th spot in the AP FBS rankings this week. The Bison are on a bye leading up to their Missouri Valley Football Conference opener against Illinois State on Oct. 1.Jacksonville State (2-1) gained a Top 25 win by edging Coastal Carolina 27-26. The Ohio Valley Conference champion, led by All-America quarterback Eli Jenkins, hasnt lost to an FCS team in the regular season since 2013.Eastern Washington (2-1), which beat Northern Iowa 34-30 in the weekends other Top 25 matchup, moved up four spots to No. 4. The Eagles were followed in the Top 10 by Chattanooga (3-0), Montana (2-0), Richmond (2-1), William & Mary (2-1), Illinois State (2-1) and The Citadel (3-0).James Madison (2-1) remained in the No. 11 spot, followed by Charleston Southern (1-2), Western Illinois (2-0), Northern Iowa (1-2), South Dakota State (1-2), Youngstown State (2-1), Coastal Carolina (2-1), Eastern Illinois (2-1), Villanova (2-1) and Stony Brook (2-1).Rounding out the Top 25 were North Carolina A&T (2-1), Albany (3-0), Colgate (1-1), McNeese (1-2) and Portland State (1-2).Eastern Illinois, which beat Illinois State, and Stony Brook, which beat Richmond, moved into the Top 25, while Northern Arizona and New Hampshire fell out.CAA Football and the Missouri Valley tied for the most Top 25 teams with six each. The Big Sky was third with three.A national panel of sports information and media relations directors, broadcasters, writers and other dignitaries select the STATS FCS Top 25. 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To be the kind of football team we want to be, we have to eliminate that, he said.Duke coach David Cutcliffe is looking for more consistency offensively and cutting down on turnovers with 10 so far, second most among FBS schools.If we can accomplish those two things, we have a chance of having a really good offensive football team, he said.Quarterback Daniel Jones said the Blue Devils need to execute better.It doesnt really matter who the opponent is or kind of what theyre doing. Its about us executing every single play and raising our level of consistency, he said.Defensively, the Blue Devils gave up seven passes that produced 245 yards in a 24-13 loss to Northwestern last week. Cutcliffe said those few plays have overshadowed better defensive play.Were playing better defense and people that dont know us might look at me like I have three heads, he said.Other things to watch for when Duke plays at Notre Dame:KICKS OFFDukes kickers are struggling. AJ Reed has missed all three field goals hes tried and also has missed a point-after attempt. Punter Austin Parker has twice fumbled snaps, including one against Northwestern with the score tied 7-7 and he was tackled on the 44-yard line. Northwestern scored on the next play. Cutcliffe said hes trying not to make an issue of either.As soon as you make it a huge issue, then you have people trembling, he said.THIRTY SOMETHINGThe 36 points scored by Michigan State last week were the fewest allowed by the Irish against Power Five conference opponentss in four games dating back to last season.dddddddddddd. Overall, the Irish have given up 30 or more points in six of its past eight games against Power Five teams.WELCOME BACKCutcliffe worked briefly at Notre Dame during Charlie Weis first season in 2005, but resigned about five months later because he hadnt fully recovered from triple bypass surgery. Cutcliffe said he was involved mainly in recruiting. He was asked this week about how fervent the Irish fan base is. He told reporters it might be a better question for athletic director Kevin White, who was athletic director at Notre Dame from 2000-08.I have one response: Not a chance, White said.Cutcliffe said he has great respect for Notre Dame and said the pressure to perform at any traditional football power is intense. He said fans expect teams to be near perfect.The pace Alabamas been on over the last few years has put the onus on all (the) elite 10-15 teams, he said.SACK DISCREPANCYDuke is tied for third in the nation with 14 sacks while the Irish are tied for last with none. DeVon Edwards, a 5-foot-9, 180-pound safety, has three of Dukes sacks. Cutcliffe describes Edwards as unbelievably strong.So when he does get his hands on the quarterback, theyre going down, he said.CLEARED TO PLAYKelly said the school has held disciplinary hearings for four players who were arrested in August on misdemeanor charges of marijuana possession along with safety Max Redfield, who was dismissed from the team. He said starting linebacker Tevon Coney and three reserves -- running back Dexter Williams, wide receiver Kevin Stepherson and cornerback Ashton White -- all remain eligible to play.---AP Sports Writer Joedy McCreary in Durham, North Carolina, contributed to this report.---Online: The APs college football page: http://collegfootball.ap.org ' ' '