FCS Top 25: Week 12

By rbrown
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Updated: November 18, 2024

Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll

1. North Dakota State (10-1, 7-0 MVFC), 1,385 points (41 of 56 first-place votes)

Previous Ranking: 1; Week 12: 59-21 win over Missouri State; Week 13: at No. 4 South Dakota

2. Montana State (11-0, 7-0 Big Sky), 1,356 (15)

Previous Ranking: 2; Week 12: 30-28 win at then-No. 4 UC Davis; Week 13: No. 9 Montana

3. South Dakota State (9-2, 6-1 MVFC), 1,290

Previous Ranking: 3; Week 12: 41-10 win over Southern Illinois; Week 13: at Missouri State

4. South Dakota (8-2, 6-1 MVFC), 1,189

Previous Ranking: 5; Week 12: 42-36 win at North Dakota; Week 13: No. 1 North Dakota State

5. UC Davis (9-2, 6-1 Big Sky), 1,165

Previous Ranking: 4; Week 12: 30-28 loss to then-No. 2 Montana State; Week 13: at Sacramento State

6. UIW (9-2, 6-0 Southland), 1,086

Previous Ranking: 6; Week 12: at Stephen F. Austin; Week 13: at Texas A&M-Commerce

7. Idaho (8-3, 5-2 Big Sky), 1,022

Previous Ranking: 8; Week 12: 31-24 win over Weber State; Week 13: at Idaho State

8. Mercer (9-2, 6-1 SoCon), 1,002

Previous Ranking: 7; Week 12: 52-7 loss at Alabama; Week 13: Furman

9. Montana (8-3, 5-2 Big Sky), 903

Previous Ranking: 10; Week 12: 28-17 win over Portland State; Week 13: at No. 2 Montana State

10. Richmond (9-2, 7-0 CAA), 880

Previous Ranking: 11; Week 12: 24-21 win at Hampton; Week 13: William & Mary

11. Abilene Christian (8-3, 7-1 UAC), 846

Previous Ranking: 14; Week 12: 35-31 win at then-No. 13 Tarleton State; Week 13: at Stephen F. Austin

12. Southeast Missouri (9-2, 6-1 Big South-OVC), 799

Previous Ranking: 12; Week 12: 54-45 win over Western Illinois; Week 13: at Tennessee State

13. Rhode Island (9-2, 6-1 CAA), 754

Previous Ranking: 15; Week 12: 20-17 win over UAlbany; Week 13: at Bryant

14. Illinois State (8-3, 5-2 MVFC), 624

Previous Ranking: 17; Week 12: 31-19 win at Indiana State; Week 13: North Dakota

15. Villanova (8-3, 5-2 CAA), 620

Previous Ranking: 9; Week 12: 40-33 loss at Monmouth; Week 13: Delaware

16. Tarleton State (8-3, 5-2 UAC), 585

Previous Ranking: 13; Week 12: 35-31 loss to then-No. 14 Abilene Christian; Week 13: Central Arkansas

17. Harvard (8-1, 5-1 Ivy), 431

Previous Ranking: 20; Week 12: 31-28 win at Penn; Week 13: Yale

18. Stony Brook (8-3, 5-2 CAA), 343

Previous Ranking: 16; Week 12: 31-30 loss at New Hampshire; Week 13: Monmouth

19. Duquesne (8-2, 5-0 NEC), 285

Previous Ranking: 22; Week 12: 42-21 win over Wagner; Week 13: at Central Connecticut State

20. Jackson State (9-2, 7-0 SWAC), 271

Previous Ranking: 23; Week 12: 16-10 win at Alabama State; Week 13: at Alcorn State

21. Northern Arizona (7-4, 5-2 Big Sky), 266

Previous Ranking: 25; Week 12: 44-3 win at Northern Colorado; Week 13: Eastern Washington

22. UT Martin (7-4, 5-2 Big South-OVC), 192

Previous Ranking: 18; Week 12: 10-9 loss to Tennessee Tech; Week 13: Lindenwood

23. South Carolina State (8-2, 4-0 MEAC), 182

Previous Ranking: NR; Week 12: 54-7 win at Morgan State; Week 13: Norfolk State

24. New Hampshire (7-4, 5-2 CAA), 173

Previous Ranking: NR; Week 12: 31-30 win over Stony Brook; Week 13: at Maine

25. Eastern Kentucky (7-4, 5-2 UAC), 167

Previous Ranking: NR; Week 12: 30-27 OT win at Austin Peay; Week 13: North Alabama

Dropped Out: Chattanooga (19), ETSU (21), Central Arkansas (24)

Others Receiving Votes (schools listed on two or more ballots): Tennessee State (8-3, 5-2 Big South-OVC), 97; William & Mary (7-4, 4-3 CAA), 69; North Carolina Central (7-3, 3-1 MEAC), 56; Southern Utah (6-5, 5-2 UAC), 38; Southeastern Louisiana (6-5, 5-1 Southland), 28; Chattanooga (6-5, 5-3 SoCon), 24; Western Carolina (6-5, 5-2 SoCon), 21; Central Arkansas (6-5, 3-4 UAC), 19; ETSU (6-5, 4-3 SoCon), 10; Tennessee Tech (6-5, 5-2 Big South-OVC), 8; Lehigh (7-3, 4-1 Patriot), 6; Drake (7-2, 6-1 Pioneer), 5

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Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Voters – Stats Perform: Craig Haley, Gary Reasons. Big Sky Conference: Doug Kelly, Tyson Rodgers, Larry Weir. Big South-OVC Football Association: Mike Bradd, Kyle Schwartz, Mark Simpson. CAA Football: Roger Brown, Matt Harmon, Rob Washburn. Ivy League: JJ Klein, Craig Larson. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Kendrick Lewis, Alysse Scripter. Missouri Valley Football Conference: Dom Izzo, Mike Kern, Randy Reinhardt. Northeast Conference: Sarah Boissonneault, Brian Cleary. Patriot League: Eric Malanoski, Ryan Sakamoto. Pioneer Football League: Cody Bush, Larry Hansgen. Southern Conference: Scott Keeler, Andrew Miller, Ralan Wardlaw. Southland Conference: Matthew Bonnette, James Dixon, James Hill. Southwestern Athletic Conference: Ronnie Johnson, Joshua Padilla. United Athletic Conference: Brian Morgan, Benjamin Ray, Jake Withee. National Representatives: Sean Anderson, Stan Becton, Zack Carlton, Gene Clemons, Riley Corcoran, Joe DeLeone, Steven J. Gaither, Sam Herder, Emory Hunt, Kyle Kensing, Brandon Lawrence, Zach McKinnell, Brian McLaughlin, Jon Passman, Omar Rashon Borja, Ryan Roberts, Kent Schmidt, Phil Sokol, Reggie Thomas, Ralph Ventre, Jamie Williams.