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Week 1 FCS Top 25 College Football Rankings
Our FCS Top 25 uses a point system: 25 points for a first-place vote down to 1 point for a 25th-place vote. Total points determine the final rankings.
| Rank | School (1st Place Votes) | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Dakota State(14) | 470 |
| 2 |  North Dakota State(4) | 450 |
| 3 |  Montana State(1) | 440 |
| 4 |  Montana | 414 |
| 5 |  Idaho | 388 |
| 6 |  Villanova | 383 |
| 7 |  South Dakota | 372 |
| 8 |  Central Arkansas | 301 |
| 9 |  Chattanooga | 287 |
| 10 |  Sacramento State | 264 |
| 11 |  Southern Illinois | 253 |
| 12 |  Western Carolina | 252 |
| 13 |  UC Davis | 201 |
| 14 |  Furman | 199 |
| 15 |  Richmond | 198 |
| 16 |  Incarnate Word | 195 |
| 17 |  William & Mary | 178 |
| 18 |  Illinois State | 123 |
| 19 |  UAlbany | 102 |
| 20 |  Lafayette | 100 |
| 21 |  Tarleton State | 93 |
| 22 |  Nicholls State | 75 |
| 23 |  Youngstown State | 70 |
| 24 |  Elon | 65 |
| 25 |  North Dakota | 54 |
Others receiving votes: Abilene Christian 34, Eastern Washington 33, Mercer 32, UT Martin 24, Eastern Illinois 22, Weber State 18, Florida A&M 17, Harvard 15, Yale 15, Jackson State 12, Southeast Missouri State 10, Stephen F. Austin 7, North Carolina Central 3, Northern Arizona 3, Lamar 2, Northern Iowa 1
Voter Breakdown
See how each voter cast their ballot for this week's rankings.
| Voter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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Timothy Rosario FCS Football Central (Contributor) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cole Neely CN Sports & Media (Host and Executive Producer) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | |  |  |  | | | |  | |
John Hooper Redshirt Sports (Correspondent) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | |  | | |
Gino Leone Penguin Nation (Sports Analyst) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  |
Sam Herder HERO Sports (FCS Analyst) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | |
James Singleton Redshirt Sports (Founder) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jay Sandos ETSU radio (Play by play broadcaster) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | |
FCS Triumvirate FCS Triumvirate (Co-Founder) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | |  | |
Chuck Burton College Sports Journal (Writer) | | | | | | | | | | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Zach McKinnell FCS Football Central (Senior Editor) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Omar-Rashon Borja Redshirt Sports (Writer) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | |
Ben Schleiger Bear Claw Media (Owner) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  |
Alex Kenkel Jackrabbit Illustrated (Columnist/Podcaster) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Thomas Brashears Independent (Broadcaster) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jamie Williams FCS Fans Nation (Owner) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dustin Helton The Southland Sermon (Podcast Host) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Keith Brake Buccaneer Sports Network (Director of Broadcasting) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tommy Smith Redshirt Sports (Contributor) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Kevin Marshall FCS Nation Radio (Owner) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |