| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | North Dakota State | NDSU (7-0) slapped the clamps on Missouri State, 22-0. Impressive? Meh. Travel to SDSU next. That will be a test. | 1 |
| 2 |  | James Madison | JMU (7-1) had no letdown vs. William & Mary. Home date with Towson this week is the first of three straight home games | 2 |
| 3 |  | South Dakota State | SDSU (6-1) slapped Indiana State as part of their Bison warm-up weekend. This game could have top seeds on the line. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Weber State | WSU (5-2) rolled Northern Arizona in the second half en route to a lopsided win. Next they go to UC-Davis, who is in panic mode. | 4 |
| 5 |  | Villanova | Nova (6-1) took this week off. They host a Stony Brook squad who really needs to win. Expect a dogfight. | 8 |
| 6 |  | Sacramento State | Sac State (5-2) is turning into a juggernaut, thrashing Montana. A road game to Cal Poly before the potential Big Sky game of the year. | 18 |
| 7 |  | Kennesaw State | KSU (6-1) had no issue with Presbyterian. The coming home date with North Alabama should be relatively easy also. | 9 |
| 8 |  | Illinois State | ISUred (5-2) didn't beat Western Illinois as badly as one would have thought. But they keep winning. Indiana State visits next. | 10 |
| 9 |  | Montana State | MSU (5-2) had the week off. A trip to North Dakota is a tough place to rebound, but it's what they face. | 13 |
| 10 |  | Montana | UM (5-2) was treated very poorly by Sacramento State. Suppose that's karma for what they've been doing. Home date with EWU next. | 5 |
| 11 |  | Central Arkansas | UCA (5-2) won at winless NW State by one point. That's a bad look. Maybe they were looking ahead to this week, hosting SHSU. | 11 |
| 12 |  | Northern Iowa | UNI (4-3) put up an uncharacteristic 42 points in a win over South Dakota. Panthers go to Missouri State looking for their first road win. | 16 |
| 13 |  | Incarnate Word | UIW (5-2) beats Lamar and now gets a home date against Northwestern State. | 19 |
| 14 |  | North Carolina A&T | NC A&T (4-1) had their game pushed back to Sunday against FAMU. They host Howard next Saturday for a rare two-game week. | 14 |
| 15 |  | Nicholls | NU (4-3) was shutout by Sam Houston State. They host Abilene Christian next, needing to get back in the win column. | 6 |
| 16 |  | Furman | Furman (4-3) had the extra week to prepare for The Citadel...and still got (wish)boned. They need a big effort against WCU. | 7 |
| 17 |  | Wofford | WC (4-2) pounded Western Carolina. Suddenly, they're back. Need to beat Chattanooga this week because FBS Clemson follows. | 24 |
| 18 |  | Dartmouth | Dartmouth (5-0) destroyed Marist. The pending home date with Columbia looks to be a similar story. | 21 |
| 19 |  | UC Davis | UC-D (4-4) took care of business, beating SUU. Huge home game with Weber State next. The rest of their schedule is tough. | 22 |
| 20 |  | Southeastern Louisiana | SELA (3-3) was off. They've got about all they can out of beating Jax State. They need to go to Houston Baptist and do it for themselves. | 20 |
| 21 |  | Jacksonville State | JSU (5-3) lost to SEMO. Just when they get some momentum, they lose. Really need to beat Murray State next week. | 12 |
| 22 |  | UT-Martin | UTM (5-2) beat Eastern Illinois to go to 4-0 in the OVC. Next three games are the other top three contenders. At SEMO first. | NR |
| 23 |  | Albany | Albany (5-3) has won 4 of 5, victimizing Rhode Island on Saturday. They finally get their bye before the home stretch. | NR |
| 24 |  | Sam Houston State | SHSU (5-3) shutout Nicholls. When have the Bearkats played defense? Big roadie to CentArk next. Playoff atmosphere. | NR |
| 25 |  | Princeton | Princeton (5-0) jumped all over Brown, never letting up in a blowout. This week's home game with Harvard should be much tougher. | NR |
FCS Football Week 8 Power Rankings
