Week 9 Spring FCS Football Top 25
April 18, 2021 · Jason Groomes
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
Sam Houston State | SHSU (6-0) finished the season with a win over UIW. Southland Conference’s automatic bid holder. Should be a playoff seed. | 1 |
| 2 |  |
Weber State | WSU (5-0) season completed. Big Sky Conference’s automatic bid holder. | 2 |
| 3 |  |
James Madison | JMU (5-0) finished off Richmond to claim the CAA South Division. Should be a seeded team in the playoffs. | 3 |
| 4 |  |
South Dakota State | SDSU (5-1) ended the season with a big road win at NDSU, claiming the MVFC’s automatic bid. A bid seems likely. | 7 |
| 5 |  |
Delaware | UD (5-0) beat Villanova, claiming the CAA North Division and the confernece’s automatic bid to the playoffs. Potential seed team. | 5 |
| 6 |  |
North Dakota | UND (4-1) game at Youngstown State cancelled. Should be waiting for playoffs. | 6 |
| 7 |  |
Eastern Washington |
EWU (5-1) season completed. Should be waiting for an at-large playoff bid. | 8 |
| 8 |  |
Jacksonville State |
JSU (9-2) season completed. Ohio Valley Conference’s automatic bid holder. Should be a fringe contender for a seed. | 9 |
| 9 |  |
North Dakota State | NDSU (6-2) lost their final game at home against SDSU. Don’t worry, they’re still going to the playoffs. | 4 |
| 10 |  |
Monmouth | MU (3-0) final game with Robert Morris was cancelled, to end their regular season. Big South Conference’s automatic bud holder. | 10 |
| 11 |  |
Virginia Military | VMI (6-1) beat The Citadel and finished off a breakthrough season. Southern Conference’s automatic bid holder. | 13 |
| 12 |  |
Kennesaw State | KSU (4-1) season completed. Waiting on The Selection Committee. No wins of significance and lost badly to Monmouth. Enough? | 15 |
| 13 |  |
East Tennessee State | ETSU (4-2) season completed. Waiting on The Selection Committee. Will beating VMI be enough for a final bid? | 16 |
| 14 |  |
Murray State | MSU (5-2) season completed. Waiting on The Selection Committee. Lost final two games. SEMO was their best win. Enough? | 17 |
| 15 |  |
Richmond | UR (3-1) lost season finale to James Madison. Now the long wait to see if they make the playoff field or get edged out. | 11 |
| 16 |  |
UC Davis | UC-D (3-2) season completed. Waiting on The Selection Committee. No big wins, lost to only Weber State and EWU. Enough? | 18 |
| 17 |  |
Missouri State | MSU (5-4) season completed. Waiting on The Selection Committee. Tied for MVFC title, but Northern Iowa was best win. Enough? | 19 |
| 18 |  |
Southern Illinois |
SIU (5-3) finished the season with a wild win over Southeastern Louisiana. Beat NDSU earlier, but likely not enough for playoffs. | 20 |
| 19 |  |
Southeastern Louisiana | SLU (4-3) took a short notice game at Southern Illinois, losing in a crazy shootout, 55-48. No playoffs coming though. | 14 |
| 20 |  |
Villanova | Nova (2-2) lost their final game against Delaware. Very little chance of a playoff call coming. | 12 |
| 21 |  |
Holy Cross | HC (3-0) beat Bucknell to complete their three game season. Patriot League’s automatic bid holder. | 25 |
| 22 |  |
Sacred Heart | SH (3-1) season completed. Northeast Conference’s automatic bid holder. | 24 |
| 23 |  |
Samford | SU (4-3) put a hard end to any thoughts of Mercer stealing the SoCon bid. Up & down year ends with a couple of good notes. | NR |
| 24 |  |
Nicholls | NSU (4-3) season completed. No playoff call coming, but one of the more exciting teams to see play this spring. | 22 |
| 25 |  |
Maine | UM (2-2) season completed. No playoff bid coming. Won the two they should have, also lost the two they should have. | 23 |
