| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | North Dakota State | The Bison (9-0) defense continues to shine in 28-10 victory over Illinois State. Youngstown State is next. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Eastern Illinois | After Saturday's 37-17 win over Murray State, only blemish is a 43-39 loss to FBS Top 25 team Northern Illinois. | 3 |
| 3 |  | Eastern Washington | Vernon Adams adds 4 more TD passes (school record 38 ) to lead EWU (8-2) past Montana State, 54-29. | 4 |
| 4 |  | Sam Houston State | The Bearkats (8-2) win big over Nicholls State. Remember, they beat EWU, 49-34, this year. SE Louisiana is next. | 7 |
| 5 |  | Montana State | The Bobcats (7-3) aren't in the playoffs yet - Southern Utah (7-3) and Montana (8-2) remain in a tough closing stretch. | 2 |
| 6 |  | Fordham | The Rams (10-0) squeak past Bucknell, 23-21. They have won their last two games by a combined four points. | 6 |
| 7 |  | Old Dominion | The Monarchs (7-3) outscore Idaho to improve their record. Campbell awaits followed by the season finale vs UNC. | 10 |
| 8 |  | Maine | The Black Bears (9-1) struggle against Albany, 33-27. Maine is in line for a first-round playoff bye. | 12 |
| 9 |  | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona (7-2), which had a bye this week, can smell the playoffs for the first time since 2003. | 11 |
| 10 |  | Youngstown State | The Penguins (8-2) lose a 22-20 heartbreaker to Northern Iowa. NDSU and SDSU remain on the slate. | 9 |
| 11 |  | Southeastern Louisiana | SE Louisiana (8-2) tops Central Arkansas to put itself in position for a possible first-round playoff bye. | 13 |
| 12 |  | McNeese State | Not sure about its defense, but McNeese (8-2) can score some points. It crushes Stephen F. Austin. | 14 |
| 13 |  | Montana | The Griz (8-2) survive South Dakota, 31-27. Weber State is up next, then season finale against rival Montana State. | 15 |
| 14 |  | Towson | The Tigers (8-2) enjoy a bye week before they face William & Mary in a huge game next week. | 17 |
| 15 |  | South Dakota State | The Jackrabbits (6-4) blank Indiana State, 29-0. Victories over South Dakota and YSU should get them in the playoffs. | 19 |
| 16 |  | William & Mary | The Tribe (7-3) does it again with defense, beating Delaware, 24-10. One more win should buy W&M a playoff ticket. | 20 |
| 17 |  | Charleston Southern | The Buccaneers (10-1) stun Coastal Carolina, 31-26, to set record for most wins in a season. Gardner-Webb and Liberty remain. | 23 |
| 18 |  | Coastal Carolina | The Chanticleers (9-1) need a win over Presbyterian next week because South Carolina looms. | 5 |
| 19 |  | Chattanooga | The Mocs (8-2) top Wofford, 20-10. A win at Samford next week puts Chattanooga in the playoffs as SoCon champs. | 22 |
| 20 |  | Delaware | The Hens (7-3), after losing to William & Mary, need to beat Richmond and Villanova to make the playoffs | 16 |
| 21 |  | Bethune-Cookman | Bethune-Cookman (8-2) suffers a bad loss (27-24) to Norfolk State, but it still holds upper hand in MEAC race. | 8 |
| 22 |  | Lehigh | The Mountain Hawks (7-2) get a big win over Holy Cross, but Colgate and Lafayette remain. | NR |
| 23 |  | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State's (8-2) 68-10 win over Eastern Kentucky has to be one of the most shocking scores of the season. | NR |
| 24 |  | New Hampshire | The Wildcats (5-4) get a big win over James Madison. They need to beat Albany and Maine to have a shot at playoffs. | NR |
| 25 |  | Wofford | The Terriers (5-4) need Chattanooga to beat Samford next week while they defeat App State and Furman to have any hope. | 18 |
Week 11 FCS Football Top 25 Rankings
Sat, 11/09/2013
