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Week 3 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(12) | 509 |
| 2 |  Montana State(5) | 500 |
| 3 |  Idaho(4) | 491 |
| 4 |  North Dakota State | 469 |
| 5 |  South Dakota | 421 |
| 6 |  Central Arkansas | 411 |
| 7 |  Villanova | 386 |
| 8 |  North Dakota | 369 |
| 9 |  Southern Illinois | 367 |
| 10 |  Montana | 345 |
| 11 |  Sacramento State | 330 |
| 12 |  UC Davis | 281 |
| 13 |  William & Mary | 268 |
| 14 |  Mercer | 242 |
| 15 |  Incarnate Word | 192 |
| 16 |  Illinois State | 169 |
| 17 |  Tarleton State | 143 |
| T-18 |  Lafayette | 123 |
| T-18 |  Southeast Missouri State | 123 |
| 20 |  Chattanooga | 89 |
| 21 |  Lamar | 88 |
| 22 |  Western Carolina | 66 |
| 23 |  Abilene Christian | 60 |
| 24 |  Wofford | 59 |
| 25 |  Rhode Island | 40 |
Others receiving votes: Elon 36, UAlbany 34, East Tennessee State 33, Southern Utah 31, Florida A&M 26, Northern Iowa 21, Yale 21, Northern Arizona 20, Harvard 15, Richmond 12, Nicholls State 8, UT Martin 7, New Hampshire 7, Gardner-Webb 3, Furman 3, Eastern Illinois 2, Drake 1, Youngstown State 1, Southeastern Louisiana 1, Duquesne 1, Weber State 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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Ben Schleiger Bear Claw Media (Owner) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tommy Smith Redshirt Sports (Contributor) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | |  | |  | | |
Preston Adams Redshirt Sports (Correspondent) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  |  |  | |  |  |
Jay Sandos ETSU radio (Play by play broadcaster) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | |  |
Alex Kenkel Jackrabbit Illustrated (Columnist/Podcaster) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Timothy Rosario FCS Football Central (Contributor) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | |
John Hooper Redshirt Sports (Correspondent) | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | |  | |  |
Cole Neely CN Sports & Media (Host and Executive Producer) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  |
Keith Brake Buccaneer Sports Network (Director of Broadcasting) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gino Leone Penguin Nation (Sports Analyst) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | |
FCS Triumvirate FCS Triumvirate (Co-Founder) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  |
Sam Herder HERO Sports (FCS Analyst) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
James Singleton Redshirt Sports (Founder) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Zach McKinnell FCS Football Central (Senior Editor) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Omar-Rashon Borja Redshirt Sports (Writer) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  |  |
Kylor Neale FCS Fans Nation (Host) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | |  | | | |
Dustin Helton The Southland Sermon (Podcast Host) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jamie Williams FCS Fans Nation (Owner) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Chuck Burton College Sports Journal (Writer) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Kevin Marshall FCS Nation Radio (Owner) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Thomas Brashears Independent (Broadcaster) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |