Week 11 FCS Football Top 25 Rankings

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1 #1 North Dakota State FCS Football 2013 Preview North Dakota State The Bison (9-0) defense continues to shine in 28-10 victory over Illinois State. Youngstown State is next. 1
2 Eastern Illinois FCS Football Top 25 Rankings Eastern Illinois After Saturday’s 37-17 win over Murray State, only blemish is a 43-39 loss to FBS Top 25 team Northern Illinois. 3
3 #8 Eastern Washington FCS Football 2013 Preview Eastern Washington Vernon Adams adds 4 more TD passes (school record 38 ) to lead EWU (8-2) past Montana State, 54-29. 4
4 Sam Houston State FCS Football Top 25 Sam Houston State The Bearkats (8-2) win big over Nicholls State. Remember, they beat EWU, 49-34, this year. SE Louisiana is next. 7
5 Montana State FCS Football Top 25 Montana State The Bobcats (7-3) aren’t in the playoffs yet – Southern Utah (7-3) and Montana (8-2) remain in a tough closing stretch. 2
6 Fordham FCS Football Top 25 Rankings Fordham The Rams (10-0) squeak past Bucknell, 23-21. They have won their last two games by a combined four points. 6
7 Old Dominion FCS Football Top 25 Old Dominion The Monarchs (7-3) outscore Idaho to improve their record. Campbell awaits followed by the season finale vs UNC. 10
8 Maine FCS Football Top 25 Rankings Maine The Black Bears (9-1) struggle against Albany, 33-27. Maine is in line for a first-round playoff bye. 12
9 Northern Arizona FCS Football Top 25 Northern Arizona Northern Arizona (7-2), which had a bye this week, can smell the playoffs for the first time since 2003. 11
10 Youngstown State FCS Football Top 25 Rankings Youngstown State The Penguins (8-2) lose a 22-20 heartbreaker to Northern Iowa. NDSU and SDSU remain on the slate. 9
11 Southeastern Louisiana FCS Football Top 25 Southeastern Louisiana SE Louisiana (8-2) tops Central Arkansas to put itself in position for a possible first-round playoff bye. 13
12 McNeese State FCS Football Top 25 McNeese State Not sure about its defense, but McNeese (8-2) can score some points. It crushes Stephen F. Austin. 14
13 #14 Montana FCS Football 2013 Preview Montana The Griz (8-2) survive South Dakota, 31-27. Weber State is up next, then season finale against rival Montana State. 15
14 #9 Towson FCS Football 2013 Preview Towson The Tigers (8-2) enjoy a bye week before they face William & Mary in a huge game next week. 17
15 South Dakota State FCS Football Top 25 South Dakota State The Jackrabbits (6-4) blank Indiana State, 29-0. Victories over South Dakota and YSU should get them in the playoffs. 19
16 William and Mary FCS Football Top 25 William & Mary The Tribe (7-3) does it again with defense, beating Delaware, 24-10. One more win should buy W&M a playoff ticket. 20
17 Charleston Southern FCS Football Top 25 Charleston Southern The Buccaneers (10-1) stun Coastal Carolina, 31-26, to set record for most wins in a season. Gardner-Webb and Liberty remain. 23
18 Coastal Carolina FCS Football Top 25
Coastal Carolina The Chanticleers (9-1) need a win over Presbyterian next week because South Carolina looms. 5
19 Chattanooga FCS Football Logo Chattanooga The Mocs (8-2) top Wofford, 20-10. A win at Samford next week puts Chattanooga in the playoffs as SoCon champs. 22
20 Delaware FCS Football Top 25 Rankings Delaware The Hens (7-3), after losing to William & Mary, need to beat Richmond and Villanova to make the playoffs 16
21 Bethune-Cookman FCS Football Top 25 Bethune-Cookman Bethune-Cookman (8-2) suffers a bad loss (27-24) to Norfolk State, but it still holds upper hand in MEAC race. 8
22 Lehigh FCS Football Top 25 Rankings Lehigh The Mountain Hawks (7-2) get a big win over Holy Cross, but Colgate and Lafayette remain. NR
23 Jacksonville State FCS Football Top 25 Jacksonville State Jacksonville State’s (8-2) 68-10 win over Eastern Kentucky has to be one of the most shocking scores of the season. NR
24 New Hampshire FCS Football Top 25 New Hampshire The Wildcats (5-4) get a big win over James Madison. They need to beat Albany and Maine to have a shot at playoffs. NR
25 Wofford FCS Football Top 25
Wofford The Terriers (5-4) need Chattanooga to beat Samford next week while they defeat App State and Furman to have any hope. 18