Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll (Sept. 16)
1. South Dakota State (2-1, 0–0 MVFC), 1,380 points (41 of 56 first-place votes)
Previous Ranking: 1; Week 3: 24-3 win over Augustana; Week 4: at Southeastern Louisiana
2. North Dakota State (2-1, 0-0 MVFC), 1,311 (5)
Previous Ranking: 2; Week 3: 38-35 win at ETSU; Week 4: Towson
3. Montana State (3-0, 0-0 Big Sky), 1,296 (7)
Previous Ranking: 3; Week 3: No game; Week 4: Mercyhurst
4. Idaho (2-1, 0-0 Big Sky), 1,255 (3)
Previous Ranking: 4; Week 3: 41-13 win over then-No. 17 UAlbany; Week 4: at No. 19 Abilene Christian
5. Villanova (3-0, 1-0 CAA), 1,131
Previous Ranking: 5; Week 3: 14-13 win over Towson; Week 4: at Maryland
6. South Dakota (1-1, 0-0 MVFC), 1,108
Previous Ranking: 6; Week 3: Canceled at Portland State; Week 4: Drake
7. Southern Illinois (2-1, 0-0 MVFC), 986
Previous Ranking: 9; Week 3: 35-28 win at then-No. 12 UIW; Week 4: No. 21 Southeast Missouri
8. Central Arkansas (2-1, 1-0 UAC), 983
Previous Ranking: 7; Week 3: 45-17 win over Austin Peay; Week 4: at Arkansas-Pine Bluff
9. Montana (2-1, 0-0 Big Sky), 961
Previous Ranking: 8; Week 3: 59-2 win over Morehead State; Week 4: No. 24 Western Carolina
10. North Dakota (2-1, 0-0 MVFC), 911
Previous Ranking: 10; Week 3: 52-28 win over Idaho State; Week 4: San Diego
11. Sacramento State (1-2, 0-0 Big Sky), 881
Previous Ranking: 11; Week 3: 34-7 win over then-No. 24 Nicholls; Week 4: at Texas A&M-Commerce
12. William & Mary (2-1, 0-0 CAA), 738
Previous Ranking: 13; Week 3: 28-21 win at Wofford; Week 4: Furman
13. UC Davis (2-1, 0-0 Big Sky), 653
Previous Ranking: 15; Week 3: 24-21 win at Southern Utah; Week 4: Utah Tech
13. UC Davis (2-1, 0-0 Big Sky), 653
Previous Ranking: 15; Week 3: 24-21 win at Southern Utah; Week 4: Utah Tech
14. Mercer (3-0, 1-0 SoCon), 575
Previous Ranking: 23; Week 3: 10-3 win at then-No. 14 Chattanooga; Week 4: The Citadel
15. UIW (1-2, 0-0 Southland), 565
Previous Ranking: 12; Week 3: 35-28 loss at then-No. 9 Southern Illinois; Week 4: Northern Arizona
16. Tarleton State (2-1, 0-0 UAC), 539
Previous Ranking: 16; Week 3: No game; Week 4: at North Alabama
17. Illinois State (2-1, 0-0 MVFC), 51
Previous Ranking: 18; Week 3: 51-34 win over Western Illinois; Week 4: Eastern Illinois
18. Lafayette (2-1, 0-0 Patriot), 444
Previous Ranking: 19; Week 3: 56-14 win overMarist; Week 4: at Columbia
19. Abilene Christian (2-1, 1-0 UAC), 283
Previous Ranking: 25; Week 3: 24-22 win at Northern Colorado; Week 4: No. 4 Idaho
20. UAlbany (1-2, 0-0 CAA), 255
Previous Ranking: 17; Week 3: 41-13 loss at then-No. 4 Idaho; Week 4: No game
21. Southeast Missouri (2-1, 1-0 Big South-OVC), 218
Previous Ranking: NR; Week 3: No game; Week 4: at No. 7 Southern Illinois
22. Lamar (2-1, 0-0 Southland), 184
Previous Ranking: NR; Week 3: 17-16 win over then-No. 20 Weber State; Week 4: Texas Southern
23. Chattanooga (0-3, 0-1 SoCon), 133
Previous Ranking: 14; Week 3: 10-3 loss to then-No. 23 Mercer; Week 4: No game
24. Western Carolina (1-2, 0-0 SoCon), 125
Previous Ranking: NR; Week 3: 24-17 win at then-No. 22 Elon; Week 4: at No. 9 Montana
25. Northern Iowa (2-1, 0-0 MVFC), 103
Previous Ranking: NR; Week 3: 34-3 loss at Nebraska; Week 4: at Hawaii
Dropped Out: Weber State (20), Youngstown State (21), Elon (22), Nicholls (24)