| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | North Dakota State | Bison don't disappoint GameDay visitors with 51-0 trouncing of Delaware State. A visit to SDSU comes next week. | 1 |
| 2 |  | South Dakota State | SDSU (3-1) hangs with Nebraska for a quarter before the Huskers roll, 59-20. The two teams combined for 1,110 yards. | 3 |
| 3 |  | Towson | Towson (4-0) runs its win streak to 8, topping pesky North Carolina Central, 35-17. It's the school's best start since '86. | 4 |
| 4 |  | Eastern Washington | EWU (2-1) enjoys bye week before heading to Texas to take on Sam Houston State. | 5 |
| 5 |  | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa (3-0) takes care of business at Northern Colorado, 26-7. A big one awaits next weekend vs. McNeese St. | 7 |
| 6 |  | Montana | Montana scores on six of its first seven possessions to roll past Division II Oklahoma Panhandle State. NAU awaits. | 8 |
| 7 |  | Montana State | Montana State couldn't maintain a 38-31 advantage with 11 minutes left against Stephen F. Austin. | 2 |
| 8 |  | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State's Tim Flanders becomes the all-time Southland Conference rushing leader in Bearkats' 52-21 win. | 9 |
| 9 |  | Eastern Illinois | Jimmy Garoppolo throws six TD passes in losing effort for Eastern Illinois (3-1) against Northern Illinois. | 11 |
| 10 |  | Coastal Carolina | The Chanticleers go to 4-0 with a 50-17 victory over Hampton. CCU has scored at least 50 points in 4 of its last 8 games. | 12 |
| 11 |  | Georgia Southern | The Eagles (2-1) were idle this weekend as they await a big Southern Conference game against visiting Chattanooga. | 10 |
| 12 |  | New Hampshire | The Wildcats (1-1), who were idle, take to the road for two straight weeks - against Lehigh and Towson. | 14 |
| 13 |  | Old Dominion | The Monarchs win a wild one, 59-58, as The Citadel's two-point conversion fails in the final minute. | 15 |
| 14 |  | Wofford | The Terriers (2-2) fall to Gardner-Webb, 3-0, in a driving rainstorm in Spartansburg, S.C. | 6 |
| 15 |  | Bethune-Cookman | Bethune-Cookman (3-1) is no match for FBS power Florida State as the Seminoles roll 54-6 | 13 |
| 16 |  | Central Arkansas | Wynrick Smothers completes his first 14 passes for UCA (2-2), but victory over Missouri State belonged to defense. | 16 |
| 17 |  | Fordham | Fordham (4-0) remains unbeaten as quarterback Michael Nebrich completes 32-of-38 passes for 347 yards. | 17 |
| 18 |  | Youngstown State | Youngstown State (3-1) allows just 39 yards rushing in 59-17 win over Duquesne. | 18 |
| 19 |  | Villanova | Villanova (1-2) looks like the old Wildcats with a much-needed win over CAA opponent Stony Brook. | 21 |
| 20 |  | Northern Arizona | The Lumberjacks (2-1) shut down South Dakota, 22-16. Montana rolls into town next week. | 20 |
| 21 |  | McNeese State | McNeese State (4-0) turns a 17-6 halftime advantage into a 43-6 victory against Weber State. Northern Iowa is next. | 25 |
| 22 |  | Tennessee-Martin | The Skyhawks (2-1) were idle as they turn their attention to Southeast Missouri State. | 23 |
| 23 |  | Chattanooga | The Mocs (2-1) also were off. A trip to Statesboro, GA, is next up for Chattanooga. | 24 |
| 24 |  | Stephen F. Austin | Lumberjacks' quarterback Brady Attaway throws for 392 yards in big 52-38 victory over Montana State. | NR |
| 25 |  | Richmond | The Spiders (2-2) bounce back with a key 30-21 victory over the Big South's Liberty. | NR |
Week 4 FCS Football Top 25 Rankings
Sun, 09/22/2013
