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Few changes in FCS poll

Surprisingly, preseason No. 5 UIW may have to play the role of spoiler in the Southland Conference title race instead of chasing a second consecutive championship.

The good news for the Southland is there’s a competitive race with multiple contenders and FCS playoff hopefuls.

On Monday, Lamar rose three spots to No. 17 in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll – the program’s all-time high ranking. Stephen F. Austin also re-entered the national media rankings at No. 25, while Southeastern Louisiana was just two spots outside of them.

That trio is a combined 12-1 against FCS competition, with SFA’s loss coming against a nationally ranked opponent, Abilene Christian. Lamar (5-1) is riding a five-game winning streak that is its longest since the 2018 Cardinals won six in a row on the way to their program’s only FCS playoff appearance.

UIW (2-4) had designs on a deep playoff run this season, but it has started 0-2 in the Southland, falling to Nicholls and SFA.

The top seven teams in the poll remained in the same order after all won games this past weekend. Top-ranked North Dakota State (6-0) and No. 2 South Dakota State (6-0) seek to remain perfect this week, leading into their Oct. 25 showdown.

The Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll is released each Monday during the regular season and one day after the FCS championship game (to be played Jan. 5 in Nashville, Tennessee). A first-place vote is worth 25 points, a second-place vote 24 points, all the way down to one point for a 25th-place vote.

Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll (Oct. 13)

  1. North Dakota State (6-0, 3-0 MVFC)

Points: 1,399 (55 of 56 first-place votes); Previous Ranking: 1; Week 7: 45-17 win over then-No. 8 Southern Illinois; Week 8: at Indiana State

  1. South Dakota State (6-0, 2-0 MVFC)

Points: 1,340 (1); Previous Ranking: 2; Week 7: 31-3 win over Northern Iowa; Week 8: at Murray State

  1. Tarleton State (7-0, 3-0 UAC)

Points: 1,265; Previous Ranking: 3; Week 7: 41-23 win at Utah Tech; Week 8: West Georgia

  1. Montana (6-0, 3-0 Big Sky)

Points: 1,222; Previous Ranking: 4; Week 7: 28-9 win over Cal Poly; Week 8: Sacred Heart

  1. Montana State (5-2, 3-0 Big Sky)

Points: 1,206; Previous Ranking: 5; Week 7: 48-14 win over Idaho State; Week 8: No game

  1. UC Davis (5-1, 3-0 Big Sky)

Points: 1,086; Previous Ranking: 6; Week 7: 45-24 win over then-No. 14 Northern Arizona; Week 8: No game

  1. Lehigh (7-0, 2-0 Patriot)

Points: 1,023; Previous Ranking: 7; Week 7: 31-7 win at Columbia; Week 8: No game

  1. Tennessee Tech (6-0, 3-0 OVC-Big South)

Points: 954; Previous Ranking: 10; Week 7: 27-13 win at Charleston Southern; Week 8: at Lindenwood

  1. North Dakota (4-2, 2-0 MVFC)

Points: 869; Previous Ranking: 13; Week 7: 35-17 win over Youngstown State; Week 8: at No. 12 Southern Illinois

  1. Illinois State (4-2, 1-1 MVFC)

Points: 866; Previous Ranking: 9; Week 7: 46-32 win at Murray State; Week 8: at Youngstown State

  1. Monmouth (5-1, 2-0 CAA)

Points: 846; Previous Ranking: 12; Week 7: 42-31 win at Towson; Week 8: Stony Brook

  1. Southern Illinois (4-2, 1-1 MVFC)

Points: 812; Previous Ranking: 8; Week 7: 45-17 loss at then-No. 1 North Dakota State; Week 8: No. 9 North Dakota

  1. Abilene Christian (4-3, 3-0 UAC)

Points: 560; Previous Ranking: 19; Week 7: 30-13 win at then-No. 21 West Georgia; Week 8: at Southern Utah

  1. Jackson State (5-1, 3-0 SWAC)

Points: 557; Previous Ranking: 15; Week 7: 38-34 win over Alabama State; Week 8: No game

  1. Villanova (4-2, 3-1 CAA)

Points: 521; Previous Ranking: 18; Week 7: 29-21 win at Elon; Week 8: Hampton

  1. Rhode Island (5-2, 3-0 CAA)

Points: 512; Previous Ranking: 17; Week 7: 38-27 win over New Hampshire; Week 8: at UAlbany

  1. Lamar (5-1, 2-0 Southland)

Points: 454; Previous Ranking: 20; Week 7: 33-23 win at East Texas A&M; Week 8: UTRGV

  1. Harvard (4-0, 2-0 Ivy)

Points: 435; Previous Ranking: 22; Week 7: 34-10 win over Cornell; Week 8: Merrimack

  1. Northern Arizona (4-3, 1-2 Big Sky)

Points: 376; Previous Ranking: 14; Week 7: 45-24 loss at then-No. 6 UC Davis; Week 8: No game

  1. Mercer (5-1, 4-0 SoCon)

Points: 359; Previous Ranking: 25; Week 7: 38-14 win at Princeton; Week 8: No game

  1. Presbyterian (6-0, 2-0 Pioneer)

Points: 299; Previous Ranking: 24; Week 7: 31-25 win at Butler; Week 8: Stetson

  1. South Dakota (4-3, 2-1 MVFC)

Points: 257; Previous Ranking: 23; Week 7: 19-14 win at Indiana State; Week 8: at Northern Iowa

  1. Austin Peay (4-3, 2-2 UAC)

Points: 224; Previous Ranking: 16; Week 7: 34-20 loss at Eastern Kentucky; Week 8: No game

  1. Idaho (2-4, 0-2 Big Sky)

Points: 183; Previous Ranking: 11; Week 7: 49-33 loss to Northern Colorado; Week 8: at Eastern Washington

  1. Stephen F. Austin (4-2, 2-0 Southland)

Points: 152; Previous Ranking: NR; Week 7: No game; Week 8: Nicholls

Dropped Out of Top 25: West Georgia (21)

Others Receiving Votes (schools listed on two or more ballots): West Georgia (5-2, 2-2 UAC): 126;  Southeastern Louisiana (4-2, 2-0 Southland): 96; Gardner-Webb (4-2, 2-0 OVC-Big South): 54; Sacramento State (3-3, 1-1 Big Sky): 28;  Brown (3-1, 1-0 Ivy): 25;  Youngstown State (3-3, 0-2 MVFC): 23; Western Carolina (4-3, 3-0 SoCon): 23; North Carolina Central (5-2, 0-0 MEAC): 18; Northern Colorado (3-3, 1-1 Big Sky): 9; Eastern Kentucky (3-3, 1-1 UAC): 5; Lafayette (5-2, 3-0 Patriot): 5

Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll Voting Panel – Stats Perform: Craig Haley. Big Sky Conference: Riley Corcoran, Tyson Rodgers, Larry Weir. CAA Football: Roger Brown, Matt Harmon, Rob Washburn. Ivy League: JJ Klein, Craig Larson. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Kendrick Lewis, Patricia Porter-Mayfield. Missouri Valley Football Conference: Kyle Grooms, Dom Izzo, Randy Reinhardt. Northeast Conference: Sarah Boissonneault, Brian Cleary. OVC-Big South Football Association: Mike Bradd, Kyle Schwartz, Mark Simpson. 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: Curtis Ford, Ronnie Johnson. United Athletic Conference: Brian Morgan, Benjamin Ray, Jake Withee. National Representatives: Sean Anderson, Stan Becton, Zack Carlton, Gene Clemons, Joe DeLeone, Matt Dixon, Steven J. Gaither, Sam Herder, Emory Hunt, Doug Kelly, Kyle Kensing, Brandon Lawrence, Zach McKinnell, Jon Passman, Omar Rashon Borja, Ryan Roberts, Timothy Rosario, Kent Schmidt, Phil Sokol, Reggie Thomas, Ralph Ventre, Jamie Williams.

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