Week 4 FCS Football Top 25 Rankings
September 27, 2021 · Jason Groomes
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
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South Dakota State |
Jackrabbits destroyed Indiana State, 44-0. Pretty good opening conference win, huh? Final non-con with Dixie State awaits. | 1 |
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Sam Houston | Bearkats had a tough road win at Central Arkansas. Now the Battle of Piney Woods with Stephen F. Austin, who’s 3-1. Alert? | 2 |
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James Madison | After playing transcontinental at Weber State, the Dukes had this week off before a tough CAA road game at New Hampshire. | 4 |
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Montana | The Grizzlies jumped all over Cal Poly and never let up, 39-7. Game of the Week at Eastern Washington. ESPN2 – watch it! | 3 |
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North Dakota State | The Bison took this week off before their in-state trip up I-29 to North Dakota. Great match-up to start MVFC action. | 5 |
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Southern Illinois | Salukis used a huge second half in come from behind win over Illinois State. Road game at Western Illinois is next. | 6 |
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UC Davis | Aggies went to Weber State and did just enough to beat a top level defense. Next week they’ll host Idaho for their Big Sky opener. | 7 |
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Eastern Washington | Eagles offense is unconscious. Averaging 52.5 ppg! SUU was no match. Their defense has to help because Montana is real good. | 9 |
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Delaware | Had this week off, after losing to Rutgers. Next week, they’ll resume CAA play at home against Albany. | 8 |
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Montana State | Bobcats were in a dogfight at Portland State but pulled away late, 30-17. Home date with a hungry Northern Colorado comes next. | 10 |
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East Tennessee State | Bucs win their SoCon opener at Samford, in a crazy 55-48 overtime thriller. A home game vs. SoCon royalty, Wofford, is next. | 12 |
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Northern Iowa | Panthers rested after a couple better offensive performances. Can they continue that momentum at home vs. Youngstown State? | 13 |
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Southeastern Louisiana | Lions potent offense was held scoreless this week. Of course, they didn’t play. Expect it to start cooking at McNeese next week. | 15 |
| 14 |  |
North Dakota | The Hawks had this week off, just like their opponent next week – North Dakota State. Can the home field advantage help enough? | 16 |
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Missouri State | Bears scored 17 unanswered in second half to beat South Dakota. Upcoming road game at desparate Illinois State could be tricky. | 18 |
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Villanova | ‘Nova tried to come back at FBS Penn State, but it was too late, losing 38-17. They get this week off to prep for James Madison. | 17 |
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VMI | Keydets showed the spring was no fluke, beating Wofford, 31-23. They go to The Citadel next, where the home team had a week’s rest. | 21 |
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Weber State | Wildcats did have enough offense to beat UC-Davis. They need an inspired win at Cal Poly to get back on track. | 11 |
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Jacksonville State | Gamecocks not penalized too much for close home loss to UTM. However, game at Kennesaw State is ultra important now. | 14 |
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Austin Peay | Governors lost at former conference for Eastern Kentucky, 35-27. They get to come home and play a 1-3 Tennessee State team. | 19 |
| 21 |  |
Incarnate Word | Cardinals have got their stuff together, whooping McNeese 31-0. They go to Northwestern State next. | NR |
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New Hampshire | Wildcats were no match for at the FBS Panthers (Pitt). They come home next week, but it’ll only be slightly easier – James Madison. | 24 |
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Alabma A&M | AA&M had a rough go against sub-FCS Tuskegee, but prevailed 45-35. Travel to struggling Grambling State next week. | NR |
| 24 |  |
Tennessee-Martin | Skyhawks flew over old OVC member, Jacksonville State, 34-31. They’ll take a bye before getting into official OVC action. | NR |
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Richmnod | Spiders played FBS Virginia Tech tough, losing 21-10. A home game against struggling Elon happens next weekend. | NR |
