Week 6 FCS Football Top 25 Rankings
October 6, 2013 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
North Dakota State | It did not look good for NDSU against UNI, but they came storming back to win 24-23. The perfection continues. | 1 |
| 2 |  |
Towson | Behind 238 yards and three touchdowns by Terrance West, the Tigers beat UNH to remain undefeated. | 2 |
| 3 |  |
Montana State | Montana State rolled off a very good Northern Arizona squad and hardly bothered to put the ball in the air. | 4 |
| 4 |  |
Sam Houston State | So far so good for Sam Houston State. They had last week off and open Southland play against Lamar on Saturday. | 5 |
| 5 |  |
Eastern Illinois | The Panthers offense has been unstoppable. On Thursday Austin Peay will find out how good EIU is in 2013. | 6 |
| 6 |  |
Eastern Washington | The losses at Toledo and SHSU are behind Eastern Washington now. They are sitting at 1-0 in Big Sky play. | 8 |
| 7 |  |
Northern Iowa | UNI was so close to a huge victory, but allowed two NDSU touchdowns in the fourth quarter to lose 24-23 | 3 |
| 8 |  |
Coastal Carolina | The Big South could be tough this year and Coastal Carolina begins against a surprising Gardner-Webb squad. | 9 |
| 9 |  |
Fordham | The game of the year in the Patriot League did not disappoint as Fordham surpassed Lehigh in a 52-34 shootout. | 16 |
| 10 |  |
South Dakota State | South Dakota State has now lost three in a row. They should get back on track at Western Illinois. | 7 |
| 11 |  |
Old Dominion | A punt return TD and an almost literally last second touchdown pass from Taylor Heinicke capped an ODU comeback. | 12 |
| 12 |  |
Wofford | Wofford stayed out of conference and this time got a big win over Presbyterian. It’s nothing but SoCon from now on. | 13 |
| 13 |  |
Villanova | Following a couple 35-6 victories, Villanova had to come from behind to beat William & Mary 20-16. | 18 |
| 14 |  |
Bethune-Cookman | Delaware State may not have an impressive record, but beating the Hornets was a huge victory for Bethune-Cookman. | 14 |
| 15 |  |
Youngstown State | Youngstown State got another quality MVFC road win, this time against Indiana State. Illinois State is next. | 17 |
| 16 |  |
McNeese State | McNeese State dropped 59 points on Central Arkansas on the purple turf. After a week off they head to SHSU. | NR |
| 17 |  |
Northern Arizona | The Lumberjacks couldn’t pull off back-to-back wins over the Montana schools, but splitting is pretty good too. | 11 |
| 18 |  |
Montana | Clay Pierson caught three passes and all three went for touchdowns in Montana’s 55-27 win over Portland State. | 19 |
| 19 |  |
Central Arkansas | Nothing went well for Central Akransas against McNeese State. But now the schedule gets easier for a while. | 15 |
| 20 |  |
Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern could not stop Andy Summerlin. The Samford signal caller threw for 495 yards. | 10 |
| 21 |  |
Maine | Maine dropped 62 points on a good Delaware team. After a week off the Black Bears host William & Mary. | 24 |
| 22 |  |
Samford | With a quality win over Georgia Southern, Samford is back in the playoff picture. They have 4 road games in a row. | NR |
| 23 |  |
Tennessee State | Tennessee State, at 5-1, is looking good, but the OVC slate is about to get very, very interesting. | 23 |
| 24 |  |
Lehigh | Lehigh fell to Fordham last week, but since the Rams are not eligible for the auto bid, the Hawks are still favorites. | 20 |
| 25 |  |
James Madison | James Madison needs to put together a few wins in a row and beating Albany 40-13 is a good start. | NR |
