| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | North Dakota State | Bison have now won 14 straight on the road after a 20-0 win at SDSU. They led only 7-0 entering the final stanza. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Towson | Towson fell behind early at Stony Brook, but it prevailed to start 5-0 for the first time since 1986. | 3 |
| 3 |  | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa (4-0) is the first team this season to hold McNeese State scoreless in the opening half. | 5 |
| 4 |  | Montana State | DeNarius McGhee is a surprise starter for Montana State and plays two quarters in team's 63-20 route. | 7 |
| 5 |  | Sam Houston State | Timothy Flanders rushes for 280 yards and two TDs to lead Bearkats past EWU in a rematch of last year's FCS semifinal. | 8 |
| 6 |  | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois (4-1) rolls over Eastern Kentucky in OVC opener as QB Jimmy Garoppolo throws for 322 yards and 3 TDs. | 9 |
| 7 |  | South Dakota State | SDSU trailed North Dakota State only 7-0 entering fourth quarter before a home record crowd of 16,498. | 2 |
| 8 |  | Eastern Washington | EWU's inability to slow Sam Houston State's running attack ultimately cost the Eagles in 49-34 loss. | 4 |
| 9 |  | Coastal Carolina | Chanticleers (5-0) trailed 28-23 late in second quarter before rolling to 53-28 victory over Elon. Coastal had 652 yards. | 10 |
| 10 |  | Georgia Southern | Freshman Younghoo Koo boots three field goals as Georgia Southern nips Chattanooga, 23-21. | 11 |
| 11 |  | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona (3-1) makes a statement with impressive victory over Montana. Next up is Montana State. | 20 |
| 12 |  | Old Dominion | Monarchs (3-2) roll as Taylor Heinicke throws for 366 yards in 66-10 romp. He now has 9,099 career passing yards. | 13 |
| 13 |  | Wofford | Idle Wofford (2-2) should enter key 10/26 contest against Samford with a 5-2 record. | 14 |
| 14 |  | Bethune-Cookman | Bethune-Cookman (3-1) enjoys off week before heading to Delaware State next weekend. | 15 |
| 15 |  | Central Arkansas | Another team with a bye, Central Arkansas is getting ready for a key league matchup on Saturday against McNeese State. | 16 |
| 16 |  | Fordham | The Rams (5-0) needed 21 fourth-quarter points to overcome St. Francis' upset bid in a 38-20 victory. | 17 |
| 17 |  | Youngstown State | The Penguins (4-1) trailed 27-14 entering the fourth, but Kurt Hess, who threw for 258 yards and four TDs, led comeback. | 18 |
| 18 |  | Villanova | Something tells us that 0-2 start only made the Wildcats mad. They roll over Penn, 35-6. | 19 |
| 19 |  | Montana | The Griz have to be disappointed with lopsided loss at Northern Arizona. | 6 |
| 20 |  | Lehigh | Lehigh (5-0) register their fourth straight come-from-behind victory. They trailed New Hampshire 19-3 and 27-13. | NR |
| 21 |  | Tennessee-Martin | Tennessee-Martin (3-1) isn't fancy, but it keeps winning with a 17-7 victory over Southeast Missouri State. | 22 |
| 22 |  | Gardner-Webb | The Bulldogs (4-1) roll to a 55-7 victory over NAIA's Point. G-W is off to its best start since 2002. CCU looms in two weeks. | NR |
| 23 |  | Tennessee State | Tennessee State's (4-1) only loss was a 12-9 decision to No. 14 Bethune-Cookman. | NR |
| 24 |  | Maine | Something's brewing up in Orono where Black Bears are 4-1. Huge home game with Delaware awaits on Saturday. | NR |
| 25 |  | Cal Poly | Cal Poly (2-2) trailed 21-7 at halftime against Portland State on Thursday night before rallying for a 38-34 triumph. | NR |
Week 5 FCS Football Top 25 Rankings
Sun, 09/29/2013
