Week 11 FCS Football Top 25 Rankings

Rank Team Comments Prior
1 North Dakota State Logo North Dakota State NDSU (10-0) beat Western Illinois easily. Final regular season home game with South Dakota is next. 1
2 James Madison Logo James Madison JMU (9-1) played UNH even for a quarter, then went into warp speed to an easy win. Travel to Richmond next. 2
3 Weber State Logo Weber State WSU (8-2) scored ten in the final three minutes to beat North Dakota. A win at Montana next will sew up the Big Sky. 3
4 Montana Logo Montana UM (8-2) dominated Idaho. Of all national contenders, they may have the toughest remaining schedule. Host Weber State first. 6
5 Sacramento State Logo Sacramento State Sac State (7-3) had to dig deep to win at Northern Arizona. Get a second straight dome game at Idaho State next. 7
6 Northern Iowa Logo Northern Iowa UNI (7-3) win a tough one over Indiana State. A road win at South Dakota State next will guarantee a national seed. 8
7 Furman Logo Furman Furman (7-3) beat VMI at home. A win at Wofford clinches the SoCon auto. A loss brings The Citadel back into the mix. 9
8 Illinois State Logo Illinois State ISUred (7-3) win a huge game at South Dakota State. A home win over Missouri State next week will clinch at least an at-large berth. 11
9 Southeastern Louisiana Southeastern Louisiana SELA (6-3) beat UCA, 34-0. That’s a signature win. Travel to Abilene Christian next, with some control of the Southland. 12
10 Montana State Logo Montana State MSU (7-3) whipped NoCo. A road game to UC-Davis may be very tough. MSU may need one more win to lock up a playoff berth. 10
11 Wofford Logo Wofford Wofford (6-3) won at Mercer, setting up the showdown with Furman. The Terriers are hot. Six straight FCS wins since starting 0-2. 13
12 South Dakota State Logo South Dakota State SDSU (7-3) lost to Illinois State. Now the home game with UNI takes on even more importance. 4
13 Central Arkansas Logo Central Arkansas UCA (7-3) lost badly to SELA, opening the door for a four-way Southland tie at the top. Home vs. SFA becomes almost must-win now. 5
14 Monmouth Logo Monmouth Monmouth (8-2) may have had a little KSU hangover, but still beat North Alabama. A win at Campbell clinches the Big South auto. 14
15 Kennesaw State Logo Kennesaw State KSU (8-2) held off Campbell. Owls only have six D-I wins, so winning out is imperative. Hampton is up next. 15
16 Dartmouith Logo Dartmouth Dartmouth (8-0) probably clinched the Ivy crown by beating Princeton. A home win over Cornell will make it official. 16
17 Villanova Logo Villanova Nova (7-3) put a major loss in Richmond’s playoff hopes. A rare November non-conference home game with Long Island is next. 19
18 Austin Peay Logo Austin Peay APSU (7-3) beat Tennessee-Martin and now is in the OVC driver’s seat. Winning out gives them the auto. At Murray State first. 22
19 Florida A&M Logo Florida A&M FAMU (8-1) enjoyed a week off. Up next is a home date with 1-9 Howard and a win would clinch the MEAC title. 20
20 Nicholls Logo Nicholls NU (6-4) took care of Houston Baptist. The home game with McNeese will eliminate the loser from contention next week. 21
21 Southeast Missouri State Logo SE Missouri State SEMO (7-3) used a huge 4th quarter to beat EKU. They play the same teams as APSU the next two weeks. At Eastern Illinois next. 23
22 Southern Illinois Logo Southern Illinois SIU (6-4) stayed hot, cruising by Missouri State. The resume is there, but one more win is needed. Travel to Western Illinois next. 24
23 Central Connecticut State Logo Central Connecticut State CCSU (9-1) won in overtime over St. Francis. The home game vs. Robert Morris is a must win. A loss gives RMU the NEC. 18
24 Albany Logo Albany Albany (6-4) got a major playoff-like win over Delaware. The home game this week vs. New Hampshire might be a playoff game itself. NR
25 Towson Logo Towson Towson (6-4) beat Stony Brook. That game may have started a springboard into playoff certainty. A win at William & Mary is needed. NR

 

FCS Football Week 11 Power Rankings