Week 7 FCS Football Top 25 Rankings
October 16, 2016 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
Jacksonville State | JSU (5-1) accends to the top spot with NDSU losing. A road game at a down Eastern Kentucky is next. | 2 |
| 2 |  |
Sam Houston State | SHSU (6-0) put forth a dominating effort against ACU. Travel to Nicholls State next week, who put the scare into Georgia. | 3 |
| 3 |  |
North Dakota State | The Bison (5-1) lose a home game to SDSU. No big deal. They lost at home last year too, then went on to win it all. | 1 |
| 4 |  |
Eastern Washington | The Eagles (5-1) took the week off. They are at Montana State next week in what should be another high scoring affair. | 5 |
| 5 |  |
Richmond | Richmond (6-1) gave Villanova a reminder of where they sit in the CAA’s pecking order. A game at Elon awaits. | 6 |
| 6 |  |
Citadel | The Citadel (6-0) proved last year was no fluke, beating Chattanooga again. “Dogfight” at Wofford coming next week. | 7 |
| 7 |  |
Montana | Montana (5-1) follows a 67 point assault up with a 68. A road game at NAU gives them a chance at another big score. | 8 |
| 8 |  |
James Madison | The Dukes (6-1) outlasted New Hampshire in a battle of CAA unbeatens. They’ll take this next week off. | 9 |
| 9 |  |
South Dakota State | SDSU (4-2) deserve a bigger jump, but they’re the highest ranked two-loss team. Youngstown State visits next week. | 10 |
| 10 |  |
Western Illinois | WIU (5-1) needed a last minute score to beat Missouri State. They host an sure to be angered NDSU next…fun! | 11 |
| 11 |  |
Chattanooga | The Mocs (6-1) lose to The Citadel. They host VMI next to try and get back on the winning horse. | 4 |
| 12 |  |
Charleston Southern | CSU (3-2) has spent two weeks at home because of a hurricane and a bye. They’ll be happy when Presbyterian shows up. | 12 |
| 13 |  |
Eastern Illinois | EIU (5-2) needs to put Murray State away early next week, so they can get ready for Jacksonville State in two weeks. | 13 |
| 14 |  |
Youngstown State | The Penguins (5-1) come back and win a grinder over Northern Iowa. Now they go to SDSU, no breaks in the MVFC! | 14 |
| 15 |  |
Samford | Samford (5-1) crushed VMI this weekend. They host Western Carolina before a couple of really tough games. | 15 |
| 16 |  |
Central Arkansas | The Bears (5-1) likely ended McNeese’s playoff hopes and improved their own. A home win against Lamar would be big. | 16 |
| 17 |  |
Wofford | Wofford (4-2) probably needs to beat The Citadel or Chattanooga then all the rest to assure a playoff bid. | 20 |
| 18 |  |
Coastal Carolina | The Chanticleers (4-2) win against former conference foe, Gardner-Webb. Central Connecticut State is next at home. | 23 |
| 19 |  |
North Dakota | UND (5-2) has got it going right now. Wouldn’t figure a road game at Idaho State would be much different. | 24 |
| 20 |  |
Villanova | Nova (5-2) took a thorough beating by Richmond, no shame in that. Their home game with Albany is very important. | 17 |
| 21 |  |
Cal Poly | The ‘stangs (4-2) are looking like a serious contender and their next two games look winnable. Playoffs hopefuls beware. | NR |
| 22 |  |
Stony Brook | SB (4-2) joins the Top 25 not because of a win over Rhode Island but earlier over Richmond and North Dakota. | NR |
| 23 |  |
Fordham | The Rams (4-2) are set to go get the Patriot title, but looking ahead to Lehigh might be dangerous with Georgetown next. | NR |
| 24 |  |
Albany | Uh-oh. Has Albany’s (4-2) horse drawn carriage turned back into a pumpkin? They need to win at Villanova next week. | 18 |
| 25 |  |
New Hampshire | UNH (4-3) lost to JMU, ending a three-game win streak. Wanna be in the playoffs again? They better win at Towson. | 19 |
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