Check out The College Sports Madness Projected FCS Playoff Bracket
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | North Dakota State | NDSU beat SDSU in a close 20-17 game. The Bison will go for win ten on the year against Illinois State. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Sam Houston State | SHSU tied CAU for the Southland title, but they are playing for a high seed. Losing to TAMU shouldn't change much. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Montana State | Poor Portland State. The Bobcats scored 65 points in the first half. The Grizzlies defense will give it a try this week. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Old Dominion | After a nice fourth quarter comeback to knock off W&M, ODU finishes the regular season at James Madison. | 4 |
| 5 |  | Eastern Washington | EWU had to come from behind to beat UC Davis. They can get at least a share of the Big Sky title this week. | 5 |
| 6 |  | Georgia Southern | Beating Howard is not all that special, but that should be enough to safely put the Eagles into the playoffs. | 6 |
| 7 |  | New Hampshire | New Hampshire got the week to get ready for their huge matchup against Towson on Saturday. | 8 |
| 8 |  | Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas finishes up the season against Eastern Illinois. That will be a nice tuneup for the playoffs. | 10 |
| 9 |  | Illinois State | Even if Illinois State loses their finale to top ranked NDSU, the Redbirds still should feel somewhat safe on Sunday. | 12 |
| 10 |  | Wofford | Wofford had to beat Chattanooga and they did…eventually. South Carolina is next and that isn't winnable. | 13 |
| 11 |  | James Madison | James Madison lost at Villanova. This week they host ODU. A win against the Monarchs would be beneficial. | 7 |
| 12 |  | Appalachian State | Appalachian State held on to beat a fiesty Furman squad. They finished the season with an 8-3 record. | 15 |
| 13 |  | Lehigh | Will the Patriot League get two teams in? That is the question now, but Lehigh must win at Lafayette. | 11 |
| 14 |  | Northern Arizona | SUU knocked off NAU in a thrilling triple overtime contest. A win over Cal Poly and the Jacks can still win the Big Sky. | 9 |
| 15 |  | Villanova | Villanova really needed to beat James Madison…and they did. They really need to win at Delaware too. | 18 |
| 16 |  | Cal Poly | With playoff spots disappearing, Cal Poly will have to win at Northern Arizona on Saturday night to feel safe. | 16 |
| 17 |  | Stony Brook | The loss to Liberty isn't good for Stony Brook, but it is even worse for the bubble teams, which SBU is now a part of. | 14 |
| 18 |  | Bethune-Cookman | Not surprisingly Bethune-Cookman slaughtered SSU. All that stands in their way for a perfect MEAC season is FAMU. | 17 |
| 19 |  | Tennessee State | TSU was hoping for things to work out their way during the bye week. It didn't, but an at-large bid is still feasible. | 19 |
| 20 |  | Towson | Towson got the win they needed again Rhode Island. Now they just have to keep rolling and win at UNH. | 22 |
| 21 |  | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky wrapped up the regular season with a huge win over MSU. Now they have to wait and hope. | 25 |
| 22 |  | Indiana State | Indiana State got the week off to prepare for a huge game at Youngstown State. They have to win for a playoff shot. | 23 |
| 23 |  | Samford | Samford got a nice win at Elon to keep their playoff hopes alive. However, they have to win at Kentucky. | NR |
| 24 |  | Richmond | Richmond kept their playoff hopes alive by beating Delaware. They'll need to win at William & Mary. | NR |
| 25 |  | Tennessee-Martin | UTM got a tough overtime loss to Tech. This week they host Tennessee State, but the playoff hopes are dwindling. | 20 |
