Week 8 FCS Football Top 25 Rankings
October 20, 2013 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
North Dakota State | The Bison (7-0) dominate on the ground, outgaining Southern Illinois 331-46. Still NDSU trailed at halftime. | 1 |
| 2 |  |
Montana State | DeNarius McGhee throws 3 TD passes to lead Montana State (5-2) past Weber State. | 2 |
| 3 |  |
Eastern Illinois | Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo adds three more TD passes to lead nation with 31 en route to a 55-33 victory. | 4 |
| 4 |  |
Eastern Washington | EWU tunes up with an easy victory as big showdown with Montana awaits next Saturday. | 5 |
| 5 |  |
Towson | The Tigers (7-1) pick up their seventh straight road win with a victory over Albany. | 7 |
| 6 |  |
Coastal Carolina | The Chanticleers (7-0) rally from 12 points down entering the final quarter to top Liberty in 2 OTs. | 8 |
| 7 |  |
Fordham | The Rams go to 8-0 for the first time in school history. They get a bye week before meeting Holy Cross on 11/2. | 9 |
| 8 |  |
McNeese State | McNeese (6-1) holds running back Timothy Flanders to 22 yards on 11 carries in 31-23 victory. | 16 |
| 9 |  |
Sam Houston State | Despite 31-23 loss at McNeese, the BearKats (5-2) still look like a top 10 team. | 3 |
| 10 |  |
Bethune-Cookman | Junior running back Cary White scores three first-half touchdowns to lead B-C to an easy win. SCSU is next. | 13 |
| 11 |  |
Wofford | The Terriers (5-2) trailed Western Carolina by 10 at halftime before rallying to win, 21-17. | 14 |
| 12 |  |
Youngstown State | Youngstown State (7-1) tops Western Illinois, 24-14. But a difficult November schedule awaits the Penguins. | 15 |
| 13 |  |
Villanova | The Wildcats (4-3) lose a heartbreakers in New Hampshire. The loss leaves Villanova with little margin of error. | 6 |
| 14 |  |
Old Dominion | The Monarchs (4-3) fall to Pittsburgh 35-24. There were 24 penalties (for both teams) that totaled 221 yards. | 12 |
| 15 |  |
Northern Arizona | The Lumberjacks (5-2) keep winning and stay in the playoff hunt. | 17 |
| 16 |  |
Montana | A blocked field goal at the end of regulation helped the Grizzlies (6-1) win a thriller in overtime, 21-14. | 18 |
| 17 |  |
Central Arkansas | The Bears (4-3) didn’t have much offense with quarterback Wynrick Smothers out, but they got enough from Ryan Howard. | 19 |
| 18 |  |
Georgia Southern | The Bulldogs (4-2) were off this week. They head to Boone, N.C., on Saturday to face a reeling Appalachian State. | 20 |
| 19 |  |
Maine | There are some who believe that Maine might be the most well-rounded team in the CAA. W&M wouldn’t disagree. | 21 |
| 20 |  |
Samford | Samford (5-2) was idle this week as it heads to Spartanburg, S.C., next weekend for a huge showdown with Wofford. | 22 |
| 21 |  |
Tennessee State | TSU (7-1) picks up a key win over UT Martin, thanks to a blocked field goal and interception returned for touchdowns. | 23 |
| 22 |  |
Lehigh | Lee Kurfis’ seven-game streak of at least 100 yards receiving ends, but Lehigh (6-1) keeps winning. | 24 |
| 23 |  |
James Madison | The Dukes (5-2) still must face Towson, Villanova and New Hampshire. | 25 |
| 24 |  |
Northern Iowa | Remember, despite three straight losses, UNI (4-3) lost to North Dakota State, 24-23, and trounced McNeese , 41-6. | 11 |
| 25 |  |
New Hampshire | The Wildcats (3-3) get a big win over Villanova to keep their playoff hopes alive for a 10th straight season. | NR |
