Week 6 FCS Football Top 25 Rankings
October 7, 2012 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
North Dakota State | NDSU had YSU beaten by halftime. There is no doubt who the best team in the MVC and nation is now. | 1 |
| 2 |  |
Montana State | Montana State had a tougher battle than expected at UC Davis. EWU should be an epic game with title implications. | 2 |
| 3 |  |
James Madison | James Madison scored a late touchdown to beat Towson 13-10. The Dukes defense did it again. | 4 |
| 4 |  |
Old Dominion | Old Dominion got a week off to attempt to shore up their defense before a big game agaisnt Villanova. | 5 |
| 5 |  |
Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington got an easy win over North Dakota. A trip to Montana State could decide the Big Sky. | 6 |
| 6 |  |
Wofford | Wofford remained undefeated with a close home win vs. Furman. A trip to Georgia Southern will be a great game. | 9 |
| 7 |  |
Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State won a shootout against SFA at Reliant Stadium 51-43. The defense needs to shore up now. | 7 |
| 8 |  |
Youngstown State | Youngstown State went to NDSU and got blown out of the water. They have to hit the road again this week. | 3 |
| 9 |  |
Georgia Southern | Any road win is a good win, but at WCU is barely a good win. GSU will host Wofford next in a much bigger game. | 10 |
| 10 |  |
New Hampshire | A trip to Georgia State will not give a team like UNH any trouble and it showed last week. Richmond is next. | 13 |
| 11 |  |
Appalachian State | Appalachian State defended the home turf and knocked off Elon. A tough trip to Samford, who beat Citadel, awaits. | 11 |
| 12 |  |
Lehigh | Lehigh cruised past Columbia. This week’s trip to Georgetown should be their best chance to lose until the playoffs. | 15 |
| 13 |  |
Central Arkansas | UCA got a much needed win against Nicholls State. A win at McNeese State would be huge in the playoff picture. | 16 |
| 14 |  |
Stony Brook | Stony Brook crushed Charleston Southern last week. A trip to CCU should be the game of the year in the Big South. | 17 |
| 15 |  |
Towson | Towson lost a tough game at James Madison. The Dukes defense was too good for Towson in the end. | 8 |
| 16 |  |
Illinois State | Illinois State got shut down by Southern Illinois. They are reeling as much as their next opponent. | 14 |
| 17 |  |
Harvard | Harvard crushed another Ivy League opponent. This week they will go out of conference for the last time. | 20 |
| 18 |  |
Cal Poly | It took a little longer than expected for Cal Poly to pull away from a struggling Weber State squad, but they did. | 22 |
| 19 |  |
Tennessee State | Tennessee State got a late, thrilling win over Eastern Kentucky. The Tigers finish up with four of five road games. | NR |
| 20 |  |
McNeese State | The Cowboys have a nice record and some nice wins, but now they play CAU, SHSU and SFA in a three week stretch. | 25 |
| 21 |  |
Northern Arizona | Wins over UNLV and Montana are great resume builders. A trip to North Dakota will be deceptively difficult. | NR |
| 22 |  |
Jacksonville State | It was not always pretty, but Jacksonville State got the job done against a scrappy Tennessee Tech team. | 21 |
| 23 |  |
Montana | Montana had no trouble with Northern Colorado and now they will start to put together some wins. | 23 |
| 24 |  |
Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky got a tough loss at Tennessee State. The OVC title is still in play though with a friendly schedule. | 12 |
| 25 |  |
Samford | Samford is sitting at 5-1 after beating The Citadel. However, the schedule is brutal from here on out. | NR |
