In the world of FCS football, change is the only constant, and this past weekend was no exception.
The Big Sky now has just five teams remaining after Weber State's 27-10 loss to Northern Arizona. Meanwhile, the MVFC has expanded to include seven teams. However, our Top 4 rankings remain unchanged from last week's FCS Top 25.
In the unpredictable CAA, there's a consistent rotation beyond Delaware and William & Mary, keeping their conference strength in question.
Western Carolina and Chattanooga had an exciting offensive showdown, with the Catamounts winning 52-50 on a last-second field goal. This game could determine the SoCon's automatic qualifier for the FCS Playoffs.
As always, in our voting system, a first-place vote gets 25 points, a second-place vote gets 24 points, and it goes down to 1 point for a 25th place vote. We will now be including how each voter cast their ballot below our FCS Top 25.
Redshirt Sports FCS Top 25 Poll (October 9th)
1. South Dakota State (5-0, 2-0 MVFC) — 200
2. Montana State (4-1, 2-0 Big Sky) — 191
3. Idaho (5-1, 3-0 Big Sky) — 185
4. Furman (4-1, 2-0 SoCon) — 170
5. Sacramento State (4-1, 1-1 Big Sky) — 160
T6. North Dakota State (4-1, 1-1 MVFC) — 148
T6. Western Carolina (5-1, 3-0 SoCon) — 148
8. Incarnate Word (4-1, 1-0 Southland) — 139
9. Delaware (4-1, 2-0 CAA) — 127
10. South Dakota (4-1, 2-0 MVFC) — 126
11. North Carolina Central (5-1, 0-0 MEAC) — 121
12. Holy Cross (4-2, 2-0 Patriot) — 100
13. Harvard (4-0, 2-0 Ivy) — 87
14. William & Mary (4-2, 2-1 CAA) — 79
15. Southern Illinois (4-1, 1-1 MVFC) — 76
16. North Dakota (3-2, 1-1 MVFC) — 74
17. UT Martin (5-1, 2-0 Big South-OVC) — 73
18. Florida A&M (5-1, 4-0 SWAC) — 69
19. Youngstown State (3-2, 1-1 MVFC) — 64
20. Montana (5-1, 2-1 Big Sky) — 52
21. Chattanooga (4-2, 3-1 SoCon) — 44
22. Central Arkansas (4-2, 2-0 UAC) — 34
23. Northern Iowa (3-2, 2-0 MVFC) — 31
24. Eastern Washington (2-3, 1-1 Big Sky) — 29
25. Albany (4-2, 2-0 CAA) — 21
Others Receiving Votes
Schools must be listed on two or more ballots.
- Mercer (4-2, 2-1 SoCon) — 20
- Austin Peay (3-2, 1-0 UAC) — 11
- Rhode Island (4-2, 2-1 CAA) — 10
How everyone voted
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