Week 6 FCS Football Top 25 Rankings
October 8, 2017 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
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James Madison | JMU (5-0) took the week off. A win at with Villanova next would get them to six wins – the first playoff threshold to reach. | 1 |
| 2 |  |
North Dakota State | NDSU (5-0) literally stampeded Indiana State. Now they enter the MVFC “Ranking Wars” by going to Youngstown State. | 2 |
| 3 |  |
South Dakota | Coyotes (5-0) beat a very tough Youngstown State at home to remain unbeaten. They’ll stay home for Indiana State. | 3 |
| 4 |  |
Jacksonville State | JSU (4-1) put Austin Peay’s win streak to sleep. Now they’ll host an Eastern Kentucky who’s way down on their luck. | 4 |
| 5 |  |
South Dakota State | SDSU (4-1) rebounded nicely as the Jacks jumped on SIU’s dogs. Home game coming up against Northern Iowa. | 6 |
| 6 |  |
Wofford | Terriers (5-0) put Western Crolina back in line. Next they travel across state to play The Citadel, who suddenly loses games. | 7 |
| 7 |  |
Central Arkansas | Bears (4-1) dispatched of Houston Baptist. Their Southland victory tour comes home to play Stephen F. Austin. | 8 |
| 8 |  |
Sam Houston State | SHSU (4-1) comeback from their first loss to beat SFA. They’ll return to the Woodlands to battle Northwestern State next. | 9 |
| 9 |  |
New Hampshire | UNH (4-1) played lazy; sleeping in and watching television. They also probably prepared for this week’s trip to Stony Brook. | 10 |
| 10 |  |
Western Illinois | WIU (4-1) struggled but ultimately won an important road game at UNI. Missouri State comes calling on Macomb this Saturday. | 11 |
| 11 |  |
Youngstown State | YSU (3-2), after beating SDSU, they almost did the double dip on USD. Now NDSU comes to town…Youngstown. | 5 |
| 12 |  |
Weber State | Wildcats (4-1) took this week off. Next they will play in-state rival, Southern Utah, at home. | 16 |
| 13 |  |
Villanova | Nova (4-2) might look like the 4-0-7-7 with their injuries, but they put a hurtin’ on Maine. A roadie at JMU looms. | 13 |
| 14 |  |
Eastern Washington | EWU (4-2) has now reeled off four straight. They host Montana State next. | 14 |
| 15 |  |
Richmond | Spiders (3-2) handed Albany its second consecutive loss. Tough stretch coming, as four of next five are away – Towson first. | 15 |
| 16 |  |
Illinois State | ISU (4-1) lose at Northern Arizona, which is a tough place to play. At Southern Illinois won’t be quite as tough. | 12 |
| 17 |  |
Elon | Elon (5-1) win their fifth in a row over William & Mary. They’ll rest a week before going to Little Rhodie. | 22 |
| 18 |  |
Monmouth | Monmouth (5-1) finishes their pseudo-Patriot season at 4-0. They take a week off before their Big South season begins. | 19 |
| 19 |  |
North Carolina A&T | A&T (6-0) beat another tomato can, Delaware State. They won’t play a team with a winning record until season’s end. | 20 |
| 20 |  |
McNeese | McNeese (5-1) had trouble with Abilene Christian, but prevailed. A week off awaits before a travel date at UCA. | 21 |
| 21 |  |
Stony Brook | Stony Brook (4-2) loses to Delaware, when they could have gone 4-0 in CAA. They get New Hampshire at home now. | 17 |
| 22 |  |
Liberty | Flames (3-2) had this week off. They play Kennesaw State, who’s 4-1 but has only played Samford (and lost). | 24 |
| 23 |  |
Western Carolina | WCU (4-2) lose at Wofford, in overtime. No shame there. East Tennessee State visits next week. | 23 |
| 24 |  |
Samford | Samford (4-2) beat VMI easily. This week they have a bye before playing Wofford. | NR |
| 25 |  |
Kennesaw State | Owls (4-1) whipped another overmatched opponent, Texas Southern. Next week at Liberty should provide some answers. | NR |
