Week 11 FCS Football Top 25 Rankings
November 12, 2017 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
James Madison | JMU (10-0) put Richmond’s playoff hopes to bed. Only Elon stands in the way of a perfect season. | 1 |
| 2 |  |
Central Arkansas | UCA (9-1) bumps by taking care of Incarnate Word like they should have. Final home game against Abilene Christian coming. | 3 |
| 3 |  |
North Dakota State | NDSU (9-1) put a hurting on South Dakota. So much for losing a game. The refocused Bison aim at Illinois State next. | 4 |
| 4 |  |
Jacksonville State | JSU (9-1) looked pedestrian, beating UTM 14-7, resulting in a slip here. Home game with Tennessee State to end the season. | 2 |
| 5 |  |
Sam Houston State | SHSU (9-1) wasn’t overly impressive against Abilene Christian. Houston Baptist visits for their finale. | 5 |
| 6 |  |
South Dakota State | SDSU (8-2) needed OT to beat Illinois State. Now they go to South Dakota, with a win locking them into a national seed. | 6 |
| 7 |  |
Wofford | Wofford (9-1) clinched the SoCon. They travel to FBS South Carolina. Shouldn’t hurt, even with a loss. They should snare a seed. | 8 |
| 8 |  |
Southern Utah | SUU (8-2) continues to roll. A win at home vs. Northern Arizona will give them Big Sky auto and a likely playoff seed. | 11 |
| 9 |  |
Monmouth | Monmouth (9-1) creamed Gardner-Webb. Play an all the marbles game at Kennesaw State next week. | 9 |
| 10 |  |
Stony Brook | SB (8-2) punched their playoff bid by whipping Wagner. They finish at Maine, with a win all but guaranteeing a home game. | 10 |
| 11 |  |
Weber State | WSU (8-2) has probably locked up a playoff bid. A home win against Idaho State next week should get them another in Round 1. | 12 |
| 12 |  |
Kennesaw State | KSU (9-1) whipped Charleston Southern. Third year program and they play for an automatic bid next week. That’s impressive! | 14 |
| 13 |  |
Western Illinois | WIU (7-3) ruined Indiana State’s Senior Day 45-0. Now they go home, where a win over S. Illinois could have them near a seed. | 15 |
| 14 |  |
New Hampshire | UNH (7-3) all but clinched their bid by beating Elon. Might need to beat Albany still. Their Holy Cross loss was double ugly. | 16 |
| 15 |  |
Elon | Elon’s (8-2) loss to UNH probably won’t cost them a playoff bid, nor would losing to JMU. But their national seed might be gone. | 7 |
| 16 |  |
North Carolina A&T | NC A&T (10-0) beat Savannah State, no surprise. If they beat NC Central, they go to Celebrations Bowl. Lose, they go to playoffs. | 17 |
| 17 |  |
Furman | Furman (7-3) ended The Citadel’s playoff hopes. Now, they win, they’re in, next week at Samford. Lose, probably stay home. | 18 |
| 18 |  |
Samford | Samford (7-3) beat ETSU. Look above. Win and in against Furman. A loss will probably keep them home for the playoffs. | 19 |
| 19 |  |
South Dakota | USD (7-3) could miss the playoffs if they lose to SDSU. That would be four of last five as losses. That would be troublesome. | 13 |
| 20 |  |
Nicholls | Nicholls (8-2) beat SFA, but probably have to win at SE Louisiana to make the playoffs. A loss opens the door for McNeese. | 20 |
| 21 |  |
McNeese | McNeese (8-2) beat NW State. Their playoff hopes tie to a lot of other teams, especially Nicholls. | 21 |
| 22 |  |
Montana | Montana (7-3) win their home game vs. NoCo. A roadie at Montana State awaits. And who would love to knock the Griz out more? | 23 |
| 23 |  |
Northern Arizona | NAU (7-3) bounced back from a loss to Montana to beat Montana State. Probably have to win at SUU to be playoff bound. | 25 |
| 24 |  |
Northern Iowa | UNI (6-4) was strong enough to beat Missouri State. They get Indiana State at home to finish. A win should guarantee a bid. | NR |
| 25 |  |
Delaware | Delaware (7-3) has been hot, but those early wins against Cornell and Delaware State are soft. Winning at Villanova would help. | NR |
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