South Dakota State remains No. 1

By rbrown
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Updated: October 30, 2023

Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll (Oct. 30)

1. South Dakota State (8-0, 5-0 MVFC), 1,400 points (56 of 56 first-place votes)

Previous Ranking: 1; Week 9: 37-3 win at then-No. 4 South Dakota; Week 10: North Dakota State

2. Furman (7-1, 5-0 SoCon), 1,278

Previous Ranking: 3; Week 9: 16-8 win over ETSU; Week 10: at Chattanooga

3. Idaho (6-2, 4-1 Big Sky), 1,218

Previous Ranking: 9; Week 9: 24-21 win over then-No. 2 Montana State; Week 10: at Northern Colorado

4. Montana (7-1, 4-1 Big Sky), 1,190

Previous Ranking: 7; Week 9: 40-0 win over Northern Colorado; Week 10: Sacramento State

5. Delaware (7-1, 5-0 CAA), 1,171

Previous Ranking: 5; Week 9: 51-13 win at Towson; Week 10: Elon

6. Montana State (6-2, 4-1 Big Sky), 1,150

Previous Ranking: 2; Week 9: 24-21 loss at then-No. 9 Idaho; Week 10: Northern Arizona

7. Sacramento State (6-2, 3-2 Big Sky), 1,074

Previous Ranking: 6; Week 9: 51-16 win over Idaho State; Week 10: at Montana

8. UIW (7-1, 4-0 Southland), 980

Previous Ranking: 8; Week 9: 17-7 win at Lamar; Week 10: Nicholls

9. South Dakota (6-2, 4-1 MVFC), 964

Previous Ranking: 4; Week 9: 37-3 loss to then-No. 1South Dakota State; Week 10: at Southern Illinois

10. Southern Illinois (6-2, 3-2 MVFC), 862

Previous Ranking: 11; Week 9: 63-0 win at Western Illinois; Week 10: South Dakota

11. North Dakota State (6-2, 3-2 MVFC), 815

Previous Ranking: 12; Week 9: 38-6 win over Murray State; Week 10: at South Dakota State

12. North Carolina Central (7-1, 2-0 MEAC), 751

Previous Ranking: 13; Week 9: 62-28 win over South Carolina State; Week 10: Norfolk State

13. North Dakota (5-3, 3-2 MVFC), 648

Previous Ranking: 15; Week 9: 36-33 OT win over Indiana State; Week 10: at Murray State

14. Chattanooga (7-2, 6-1 Southern), 578

Previous Ranking: 17; Week 9: 24-23 win at VMI; Week 10: Furman

15. Florida A&M (7-1, 6-0 SWAC), 576

Previous Ranking: 16; Week 9: 45-7 win over Prairie View A&M; Week 10: at Alabama A&M

16. Western Carolina (5-3, 3-2 SoCon), 516

Previous Ranking: 10; Week 9: 45-38 loss to Mercer; Week 10: at Wofford

17. Villanova (6-2, 4-1 CAA), 471

Previous Ranking: 19; Week 9: 48-13 win over Stony Brook; Week 10: at New Hampshire

18. Northern Iowa (5-3, 4-1 MVFC), 389

Previous Ranking: 23; Week 9: 24-21 win at Illinois State; Week 10: Western Illinois

19. Austin Peay (6-2, 3-0 UAC), 387

Previous Ranking: 20; Week 9: 49-39 win over North Alabama; Week 10: at Eastern Kentucky

20. Lafayette (7-1, 3-0 Patriot), 354

Previous Ranking: 21; Week 9: 35-25 win at Georgetown; Week 10: Colgate

21. UT Martin (6-2, 3-1 Big South-OVC), 314

Previous Ranking: 14; Week 9: 38-34 loss at Gardner-Webb; Week 10: at Tennessee Tech

22. Youngstown State (5-3, 3-2 MVFC), 269

Previous Ranking: 24; Week 9: 44-28 win over Missouri State; Week 10: at Indiana State

23. UAlbany (6-3, 4-1 CAA), 249

Previous Ranking: NR; Week 9: 37-21 win at Maine; Week 10: William & Mary

24. William & Mary (5-3, 3-2 CAA), 184

Previous Ranking: 22; Week 9: 31-28 win over Monmouth; Week 10: at UAlbany

25. Mercer (6-3, 4-2 SoCon), 103

Previous Ranking: NR; Week 9: 45-38 win over then-No. 10 Western Carolina; Week 10: at The Citadel

Dropped Out: Central Arkansas (18),UC Davis (25)

Others Receiving Votes (schools listed on two or more ballots): Central Arkansas (5-3, 2-1 UAC) 94; Harvard (6-1, 3-1 Ivy) 80; Holy Cross (5-3, 3-1 Patriot) 48; Tennessee State (6-2, 2-1 Big South-OVC) 48; Tarleton (6-3, 2-2 UAC) 14; Richmond (6-3, 5-1 CAA) 13; Gardner-Webb (4-4, 2-1 Big South-OVC) 5; UC Davis (4-4, 2-3 Big Sky) 3

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