Week 7 FCS Football Top 25 Rankings
October 12, 2014 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
North Dakota State | After last week’s scare, North Dakota State rolls against Southern Illinois for its 30th straight victory. | 1 |
| 2 |  |
Eastern Washington | Sophomore Jordan West fills in admirably for the injured Vernon Adams, throwing for 3 TDs in 42-30 win over SUU. | 2 |
| 3 |  |
Villanova | Villanova rolls over outmanned Rhode Island, 44-21. Big game at William & Mary next Saturday. | 3 |
| 4 |  |
New Hampshire | The Wildcats roll over William & Mary. It’s too bad Villanova and New Hampshire don’t meet in the regular season. | 4 |
| 5 |  |
Montana | The Grizzlies enjoy a bye. They face UC Davis next week. | 6 |
| 6 |  |
Coastal Carolina | It wasn’t the Chanticleers’ most impressive win, but they get the job done, 40-28, over Presbyterian. | 7 |
| 7 |  |
Northern Iowa | It’s not often a 3-3 team is ranked No. 7 in the country, but we’ll stick with Northern Iowa’s lofty ranking – for now. | 8 |
| 8 |  |
Jacksonville State | Jax State led Tennessee State 27-6 at one point but had to hold on at the end. Jax State has a bye next week. | 9 |
| 9 |  |
McNeese State | The Cowboys suffer a key conference loss to Sam Houston State. They host Abilene Christian next week. | 5 |
| 10 |  |
Southeastern Louisiana | SE Louisiana puts up 61 against Lamar. A tough game against Central Arkansas awaits. | 10 |
| 11 |  |
Chattanooga | The 3-3 Mocs have faced two FBS teams and No. 8 Jax State in their first six games. They lost to Tennessee on Saturday. | 11 |
| 12 |  |
Montana State | Montana State rolls against UC Davis. The Bobcats will host Weber State next week. | 12 |
| 13 |  |
Richmond | QB Michael Strauss keys a big CAA win against Albany. A winnable game against Rhode Island awaits. | 13 |
| 14 |  |
Eastern Kentucky | Not too many unbeaten teams remaining…EKU is one of them after beating Eastern Illinois in OT. | 16 |
| 15 |  |
Fordham | QB Michael Nebrich throws for 6 TDs and 566 yards against Penn. Not sure I’d want to face this team in the playoffs. | 18 |
| 16 |  |
Sam Houston State | First-year coach KC Keeler gets his biggest win so far as the Bearkats topple McNeese State. | 20 |
| 17 |  |
Bethune-Cookman | Bethune-Cookman keeps rolling toward that MEAC automatic playoff bid. It knocks off Howard, 49-12. | 19 |
| 18 |  |
Southern Illinois | At least the Salukis don’t have to worry about facing NDSU now. They can focus on the rest of the schedule. | 17 |
| 19 |  |
Illinois State | This is going to be some race in the MVFC. ISU gets a big 20-18 win over Indiana State. Every game in the MVFC is big. | 21 |
| 20 |  |
South Dakota State | The Jackrabbits score 15 fourth-quarter points to topple Missouri State. A big game at Northern Iowa awaits. | 22 |
| 21 |  |
William & Mary | The meat grinder continues this week as No. 3 Villanova comes to town. The Tribe need to show some offense. | 14 |
| 22 |  |
Youngstown State | YSU probably didn’t see this one coming, losing to Western Illinois, 30-24. Southern Illinois comes to town next week. | 15 |
| 23 |  |
Liberty | Could we have two schools from the Big South make the playoffs? It’s possible after the Flames’ stunning win over App State. | NR |
| 24 |  |
Bryant | The Bulldogs enjoyed the weekend off. A date with St. Francis comes next week. | 25 |
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Charleston Southern | Could we have three schools from the Big South make the playoffs? The Bulldogs played very well against Vandy. | NR |
