Stats Perform FCS Top 25
Hens up one spot to #7; Villanova up three spots to #10
1. South Dakota State (10-0, 7-0 MVFC), 1,400 points (56 of 56 first-place votes)
Previous Ranking: 1; Week 11: 34-0 win at then-No. 22 Youngstown State; Week 12: Missouri State
2. Furman (9-1, 7-0 SoCon), 1,309
Previous Ranking: 2; Week 11: 37-3 win over VMI; Week 12: at Wofford
3. Montana (9-1, 6-1 Big Sky), 1,301
Previous Ranking: 3; Week 11: 34-10 win at Portland State; Week 12: Montana State
4. Montana State (8-2, 6-1 Big Sky), 1,233
Previous Ranking: 5; Week 11: 57-14 win over Eastern Washington; Week 12: at Montana
5. South Dakota (8-2, 6-1 MVFC), 1,183
Previous Ranking: 6; Week 11: 14-10 win over then-No. 10 North Dakota; Week 12: at Western Illinois
6. Idaho (7-3, 5-2 Big Sky), 1,042
Previous Ranking: 4; Week 11: 31-29 loss at Weber State; Week 12: Idaho State
7. Delaware (8-2, 6-1 CAA), 1,029
Previous Ranking: 8; Week 11: 45-7 win at Campbell; Week 12: Villanova
8. Sacramento State (7-3, 4-3 Big Sky), 957
Previous Ranking: 9; Week 11: 41-30 win over Cal Poly; Week 12: at UC Davis
9. North Dakota State (7-3, 4-3 MVFC), 874
Previous Ranking: 12; Week 11: 34-10 win over then-No. 11 Southern Illinois; Week 12: at Northern Iowa
10. Villanova (8-2, 6-1 CAA), 792
Previous Ranking: 13(tie); Week 11: 33-10 win over Towson; Week 12: at Delaware
11. Florida A&M (9-1, 7-0 SWAC), 750
Previous Ranking: 13(tie); Week 11: 28-0 win over Lincoln (Calif.); Week 12: Bethune-Cookman
12. UAlbany (8-3, 6-1 CAA), 690
Previous Ranking: 18; Week 11: 38-20 win at Stony Brook; Week 12: Monmouth
13. North Dakota (6-4, 4-3 MVFC), 685
Previous Ranking: 10; Week 11: 14-10 loss at then-No. 6 South Dakota; Week 12: Illinois State
14. Western Carolina (7-3, 5-2 SoCon), 601
Previous Ranking: 17; Week 11: 58-7 win over ETSU; Week 12: at VMI
15. Austin Peay (8-2, 5-0 UAC), 556
Previous Ranking: 20; Week 11: 30-17 win over Utah Tech; Week 12: Central Arkansas
16. Southern Illinois (6-4, 3-4 MVFC), 507
Previous Ranking: 11; Week 11: 34-10 loss at then-No. 12 North Dakota State; Week 12: Indiana State
17. North Carolina Central (8-2, 3-1 MEAC), 489
Previous Ranking: 7; Week 11: 50-20 loss at Howard; Week 12: Delaware State
18. Chattanooga (7-3, 6-2 Southern), 481
Previous Ranking: 19; Week 11: No game; Week 12: at Alabama
19. UT Martin (8-2, 5-1 Big South-OVC), 475
Previous Ranking: 21; Week 11: 41-14 win over Southeast Missouri; Week 12: at Samford
20. UIW (7-2, 5-1 Southland), 464
Previous Ranking: 16; Week 11: Southland forfeit win vs. Northwestern State; Week 12: at Houston Christian
21. Mercer (8-3, 6-2 SoCon), 311
Previous Ranking: 23; Week 11: 28-21 win over Samford; Week 12: No game
22. Northern Iowa (6-4, 5-2 MVFC), 285
Previous Ranking: 15; Week 11: 35-16 loss at Missouri State; Week 12: North Dakota State
23. Harvard (8-1, 5-1 Ivy), 168
Previous Ranking: 24; Week 11: 25-23 3-OT win over Penn; Week 12: at Yale
24. Lafayette (8-2, 4-1 Patriot), 142
Previous Ranking: 25; Week 11: 24-16 win over Fordham; Week 12: at Lehigh
25. Youngstown State (6-4, 4-3 MVFC), 126
Previous Ranking: 22; Week 11: 34-0 loss to then-No. 1 South Dakota State; Week 12: at Murray State
Others Receiving Votes (schools listed on two or more ballots): Central Arkansas (7-3, 4-1 UAC) 119; Tarleton (8-3, 4-2 UAC) 80; Richmond (7-3, 6-1 CAA) 77; Nicholls (5-4, 6-0 Southland, including forfeit win) 25; Holy Cross (6-4, 4-1 Patriot) 21; Gardner-Webb (6-4, 4-1 Big South-OVC) 8; UC Davis (6-4, 4-3 Big Sky) 5; Drake (7-3, 7-0 Pioneer) 2
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