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Week 5 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(15) | 540 |
| 2 |  Montana State(7) | 528 |
| 3 |  North Dakota State | 516 |
| 4 |  South Dakota | 452 |
| 5 |  Central Arkansas | 445 |
| 6 |  UC Davis | 421 |
| 7 |  North Dakota | 414 |
| 8 |  Idaho | 387 |
| 9 |  Villanova | 386 |
| 10 |  Montana | 357 |
| 11 |  Mercer | 344 |
| 12 |  William & Mary | 312 |
| 13 |  Southeast Missouri State | 288 |
| 14 |  Incarnate Word | 226 |
| 15 |  Tarleton State | 217 |
| 16 |  East Tennessee State | 184 |
| 17 |  Sacramento State | 146 |
| 18 |  Abilene Christian | 143 |
| 19 |  Northern Arizona | 128 |
| 20 |  Southern Illinois | 107 |
| 21 |  Rhode Island | 106 |
| 22 |  Illinois State | 96 |
| 23 |  New Hampshire | 84 |
| 24 |  Lamar | 55 |
| 25 |  McNeese | 50 |
Others receiving votes: Stony Brook 46, Chattanooga 38, Wofford 31, Florida A&M 29, Richmond 17, Northern Iowa 16, Nicholls State 9, Dartmouth 7, Jackson State 4, Lafayette 4, Weber State 4, Eastern Kentucky 3, UAlbany 3, Maine 2, Brown 2, UT Martin 1, Western Carolina 1, Eastern Washington 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) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Jay Sandos ETSU radio (Play by play broadcaster) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | |  | |  |  |  |
Kylor Neale FCS Fans Nation (Host) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | |
Tommy Smith Redshirt Sports (Contributor) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
Thomas Brashears Independent (Broadcaster) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  |  | | |
Cole Neely CN Sports & Media (Host and Executive Producer) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  |  |
Jamie Williams FCS Fans Nation (Owner) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | |
Dustin Helton The Southland Sermon (Podcast Host) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | |
Sam Herder HERO Sports (FCS Analyst) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Kevin Marshall FCS Nation Radio (Owner) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  |
FCS Triumvirate FCS Triumvirate (Co-Founder) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gino Leone Penguin Nation (Sports Analyst) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
James Singleton Redshirt Sports (Founder) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
John Hooper Redshirt Sports (Correspondent) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Omar-Rashon Borja Redshirt Sports (Writer) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  |
Keith Brake Buccaneer Sports Network (Director of Broadcasting) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Zach McKinnell FCS Football Central (Senior Editor) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Chuck Burton College Sports Journal (Writer) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | |  | | | |
Ben Schleiger Bear Claw Media (Owner) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | |
Alex Kenkel Jackrabbit Illustrated (Columnist/Podcaster) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Preston Adams Redshirt Sports (Correspondent) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |