Check out The College Sports Madness Projected FCS Playoff Bracket
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | North Dakota State | A road win is a road win even if it was an ugly 21-17 win at Missouri State. Now NDSU can prep for the playoffs. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Sam Houston State | With a 42-0 halftime lead, SHSU cruised to an easy victory over SELA. Conference play ends at Northwestern State. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Montana State | A trip to Sacramento State was not going to be easy, but Montana State came away with a huge win. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Old Dominion | ODU should stay right in the playoff mix with William & Mary coming up this week. Then they go to James Madison. | 5 |
| 5 |  | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington's win over Cal Poly was a good one, but the Big Sky title is in NAU's hands. | 6 |
| 6 |  | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern finished up SoCon play with a 6-2 record following their loss to Appalachian State. | 4 |
| 7 |  | James Madison | James Madison had no problem putting away Maine. A big game at Villanova is up this week. | 7 |
| 8 |  | New Hampshire | It was a little close for comfort, but UNH got the win over W&M. After a week off they finish up with Towson. | 9 |
| 9 |  | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona has a playoff spot pretty much wrapped up, but a Big Sky title would be nice too. | 13 |
| 10 |  | Central Arkansas | UCA clinched at least a share of the Southland title and are headed to the playoffs. They play Eastern Illinois first. | 11 |
| 11 |  | Lehigh | Heading into the fourth quarter, Lehigh was down 35-23 against one win Holy Cross. They came back to win 36-35. | 10 |
| 12 |  | Illinois State | The Redbirds win at Indiana State should put them safely into the playoffs. They finish with NDSU in two weeks. | 14 |
| 13 |  | Wofford | Moments after Appalachian State helped open up the SoCon race for Wofford, the Terriers fell in OT to Samford. | 8 |
| 14 |  | Stony Brook | Stony Brook will look for a perfect Big South campaign, but a trip to Liberty will not be easy at all. | 12 |
| 15 |  | Appalachian State | Appalachian State stepped up when they had to, knocking off Georgia Southern on the road. Playoff bound. | 15 |
| 16 |  | Cal Poly | Cal Poly lost at EWU. It's not a bad loss, but they could use a quality win to go with the quality losses. | 18 |
| 17 |  | Bethune-Cookman | Bethune-Cookman stayed perfect in MEAC play with a win at Morgan State. That trend should continue at SSU. | 20 |
| 18 |  | Villanova | Villanova got a break last week. This week they host James Madison before finishing up at Delaware. | 21 |
| 19 |  | Tennessee State | Tennessee State's defense was not very effective at Murray State. A tie for the OVC title is still feasible. | 16 |
| 20 |  | Tennessee-Martin | UTM got involved in a shootout with JSU, but came out on top. They have their OVC destiny in their hands. | NR |
| 21 |  | South Dakota State | SDSU got moving in the fourth quarter to win 16-12 in a thriller at SIU. They have 7 wins, bu 8 would be ideal. | 22 |
| 22 |  | Towson | Towson got a great overtime win at Delaware. Another must win at Rhode Island is up next. | 24 |
| 23 |  | Indiana State | Indiana State made a nice comeback attempt against Illinois State. In two weeks they likely have to win at YSU. | 17 |
| 24 |  | Harvard | Not surprisingly, Harvard crushed Columbia. Next up is a trip to Penn, which has Ivy League title implications. | 23 |
| 25 |  | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is back in the OVC title picture. They must win this week against Murray State to have any hope. | NR |
