Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
1 | ![]() | North Dakota State | NDSU had YSU beaten by halftime. There is no doubt who the best team in the MVC and nation is now. | 1 |
2 | ![]() | Montana State | Montana State had a tougher battle than expected at UC Davis. EWU should be an epic game with title implications. | 2 |
3 | ![]() | James Madison | James Madison scored a late touchdown to beat Towson 13-10. The Dukes defense did it again. | 4 |
4 | ![]() | Old Dominion | Old Dominion got a week off to attempt to shore up their defense before a big game agaisnt Villanova. | 5 |
5 | ![]() | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington got an easy win over North Dakota. A trip to Montana State could decide the Big Sky. | 6 |
6 | ![]() | Wofford | Wofford remained undefeated with a close home win vs. Furman. A trip to Georgia Southern will be a great game. | 9 |
7 | ![]() | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State won a shootout against SFA at Reliant Stadium 51-43. The defense needs to shore up now. | 7 |
8 | ![]() | Youngstown State | Youngstown State went to NDSU and got blown out of the water. They have to hit the road again this week. | 3 |
9 | ![]() | Georgia Southern | Any road win is a good win, but at WCU is barely a good win. GSU will host Wofford next in a much bigger game. | 10 |
10 | ![]() | New Hampshire | A trip to Georgia State will not give a team like UNH any trouble and it showed last week. Richmond is next. | 13 |
11 | ![]() | Appalachian State | Appalachian State defended the home turf and knocked off Elon. A tough trip to Samford, who beat Citadel, awaits. | 11 |
12 | ![]() | Lehigh | Lehigh cruised past Columbia. This week's trip to Georgetown should be their best chance to lose until the playoffs. | 15 |
13 | ![]() | Central Arkansas | UCA got a much needed win against Nicholls State. A win at McNeese State would be huge in the playoff picture. | 16 |
14 | ![]() | Stony Brook | Stony Brook crushed Charleston Southern last week. A trip to CCU should be the game of the year in the Big South. | 17 |
15 | ![]() | Towson | Towson lost a tough game at James Madison. The Dukes defense was too good for Towson in the end. | 8 |
16 | ![]() | Illinois State | Illinois State got shut down by Southern Illinois. They are reeling as much as their next opponent. | 14 |
17 | ![]() | Harvard | Harvard crushed another Ivy League opponent. This week they will go out of conference for the last time. | 20 |
18 | ![]() | Cal Poly | It took a little longer than expected for Cal Poly to pull away from a struggling Weber State squad, but they did. | 22 |
19 | ![]() | Tennessee State | Tennessee State got a late, thrilling win over Eastern Kentucky. The Tigers finish up with four of five road games. | NR |
20 | ![]() | McNeese State | The Cowboys have a nice record and some nice wins, but now they play CAU, SHSU and SFA in a three week stretch. | 25 |
21 | ![]() | Northern Arizona | Wins over UNLV and Montana are great resume builders. A trip to North Dakota will be deceptively difficult. | NR |
22 | ![]() | Jacksonville State | It was not always pretty, but Jacksonville State got the job done against a scrappy Tennessee Tech team. | 21 |
23 | ![]() | Montana | Montana had no trouble with Northern Colorado and now they will start to put together some wins. | 23 |
24 | ![]() | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky got a tough loss at Tennessee State. The OVC title is still in play though with a friendly schedule. | 12 |
25 | ![]() | Samford | Samford is sitting at 5-1 after beating The Citadel. However, the schedule is brutal from here on out. | NR |
Week 6 FCS Football Top 25 Rankings
Sat, 10/06/2012