2021 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings

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The 2021 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) football rankings consists of two human polls, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Unlike the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), college football's governing body, the NCAA, bestows the national championship title through a 24-team tournament. [1] The following weekly polls determine the top 25 teams at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level of college football for the 2021 season. The STATS poll is voted by media members while the Coaches' Poll is determined by coaches at the FCS level.

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Legend

Legend
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 Not ranked previous week
 Selected for NCAA FCS Playoffs
(Italics) Number of first place votes
(#–#) Win–loss record
т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

STATS poll

Preseason
August 18 [2] 		Week 1
September 6 [3] 		Week 2
September 13 [4] 		Week 3
September 20 [5] 		Week 4
September 27 [6] 		Week 5
October 4 [7] 		Week 6
October 11 [8] 		Week 7
October 18 [9] 		Week 8
October 25 [10] 		Week 9
November 1 [11] 		Week 10
November 8 [12] 		Week 11
November 15 [13] 		Week 12
November 22 [14] 		Week 13
1. Sam Houston State (39)Sam Houston State (1–0) (32)Sam Houston State (2–0) (33)Sam Houston State (2–0) (31)Sam Houston State (3–0) (32)Sam Houston State (4–0) (29)Sam Houston State (5–0) (39)Sam Houston State (5–0) (35)Sam Houston State (6–0) (44)Sam Houston State (7–0) (40)Sam Houston State (8–0) (50)Sam Houston State (9–0) (50)Sam Houston State (10–0) (49)1.
2. James Madison (8)South Dakota State (1–0) (11)South Dakota State (2–0) (9)South Dakota State (2–0) (8)South Dakota State (3–0) (10)South Dakota State (4–0) (15)Eastern Washington (6–0) (9)Eastern Washington (7–0) (14)North Dakota State (7–0) (6)North Dakota State (8–0) (10)James Madison (8–1)James Madison (9–1)James Madison (10–1)2.
3. South Dakota State (4)James Madison (1–0) (2)James Madison (2–0) (5)James Madison (3–0) (9)James Madison (3–0) (5)James Madison (4–0) (6)North Dakota State (5–0) (2)North Dakota State (6–0) (1)Southern Illinois (6–1)James Madison (7–1)Montana State (8–1)Montana State (9–1)North Dakota State (10–1) (1)3.
4. North Dakota State Montana (1–0) (5)Montana (2–0) (3)Montana (2–0) (2)Montana (3–0) (3)Eastern Washington (5–0)Southern Illinois (5–1)Southern Illinois (6–1)Villanova (6–1)Montana State (7–1)South Dakota State (7–2)North Dakota State (9–1)Eastern Washington (9–2)4.
5. Delaware North Dakota State (1–0)North Dakota State (2–0)North Dakota State (3–0)North Dakota State (3–0)North Dakota State (4–0)Montana (4–1)Villanova (5–1)James Madison (6–1)Eastern Washington (7–1)North Dakota State (8–1)Eastern Washington (8–2)Montana (9–2)5.
6. Weber State Delaware (1–0)Delaware (2–0)Eastern Washington (3–0)Eastern Washington (4–0)Montana (3–1)Villanova (4–1)South Dakota State (5–1)Montana State (7–1)Southeastern Louisiana (7–1)UC Davis (8–1)Villanova (8–2)Villanova (9–2)6.
7. Southern Illinois Eastern Washington (1–0)Eastern Washington (2–0)Southern Illinois (2–1)Southern Illinois (3–1)UC Davis (5–0)South Dakota State (4–1)James Madison (5–1)Eastern Washington (7–1)Southern Illinois (6–2)Eastern Washington (7–2)Montana (8–2)Montana State (9–2)7.
8. North Dakota Southern Illinois (1–0)Southern Illinois (1–1)Delaware (2–1)UC Davis (4–0)Southern Illinois (4–1)James Madison (4–1)Montana State (6–1)Southeastern Louisiana (6–1)UC Davis (7–1)Villanova (7–2)East Tennessee State (9–1)Sacramento State (9–2)8.
9. Montana North Dakota (1–0)Weber State (1–1)Jacksonville State (2–1)Delaware (2–1)Delaware (3–1)Montana State (5–1)Southeastern Louisiana (5–1)UC Davis (7–1)South Dakota State (6–2)Montana (7–2)Kennesaw State (9–1)East Tennessee State (10–1)9.
10. Jacksonville State Weber State (0–1)Jacksonville State (1–1)North Dakota (2–1)North Dakota (2–1)Montana State (4–1)East Tennessee State (6–0)UC Davis (6–1)South Dakota State (5–2)Villanova (6–2)Kennesaw State (8–1)UC Davis (8–2)Kennesaw State (10–1)10.
11. Eastern Washington Montana State (0–1)North Dakota (1–1)Villanova (3–0)Montana State (3–1)Villanova (3–1)Southeastern Louisiana (4–1)Montana (4–2)Montana (5–2)Montana (6–2)East Tennessee State (8–1)Sacramento State (8–2)South Dakota State (8–3)11.
12. Montana State Villanova (1–0)Villanova (2–0)UC Davis (3–0)Villanova (3–1)East Tennessee State (5–0)Rhode Island (5–0)Kennesaw State (5–1)Kennesaw State (6–1)Kennesaw State (7–1)Sacramento State (7–2)South Dakota State (7–3)Missouri State (8–3)12.
13. Monmouth Southeastern Louisiana (1–0)Montana State (1–1)Montana State (2–1)East Tennessee State (4–0)North Dakota (2–2)UC Davis (5–1)UT Martin (5–1)East Tennessee State (7–1) тNorthern Iowa (5–3)UT Martin (8–1)UT Martin (9–1)Incarnate Word (9–2)13.
14. Central Arkansas UC Davis (1–0)UC Davis (2–0)Weber State (1–2)Southeastern Louisiana (2–1)Southeastern Louisiana (3–1)Delaware (3–2)East Tennessee State (6–1)UT Martin (6–1) тEast Tennessee State (7–1)Southeastern Louisiana (7–2)Missouri State (7–3)UC Davis (8–3)14.
15. Southeastern Louisiana East Tennessee State (1–0)Southeastern Louisiana (1–1)East Tennessee State (3–0)Northern Iowa (2–1)Missouri State (3–1)Kennesaw State (4–1)South Dakota (5–2)Sacramento State (5–2)UT Martin (7–1)Southern Illinois (6–3)Southeastern Louisiana (8–2)Jackson State (10–1)15.
16. Villanova Jacksonville State (0–1)East Tennessee State (2–0)Southeastern Louisiana (2–1)Missouri State (2–1)Northern Iowa (3–1)Northern Iowa (3–2)Incarnate Word (5–1)Northern Iowa (4–3)Sacramento State (6–2)Missouri State (6–3)South Dakota (7–3)UT Martin (9–2)16.
17. VMI Austin Peay (1–0)Missouri State (1–1)Northern Iowa (2–1)Jacksonville State (2–2)Kennesaw State (3–1)UT Martin (4–1)Missouri State (4–2)Missouri State (4–3)Missouri State (5–3)Incarnate Word (7–2)Southern Illinois (7–3)South Dakota (7–4)17.
18. Chattanooga VMI (1–0)Northern Iowa (1–1)Missouri State (1–1)VMI (3–1)Rhode Island (4–0)Incarnate Word (4–1)Rhode Island (5–1)VMI (5–2)VMI (6–2)Jackson State (8–1)Incarnate Word (8–2)Southeastern Louisiana (8–3)18.
19. Kennesaw State Central Arkansas (0–1)Austin Peay (1–1)Austin Peay (2–1)Weber State (1–3)Weber State (2–3)Weber State (2–3) Sacramento State (4–2)Princeton (6–0)Jackson State (7–1)South Dakota (6–3)Jackson State (9–1)Dartmouth (9–1)19.
20. Austin Peay Monmouth (0–1)Monmouth (1–1)Monmouth (2–1)Kennesaw State (2–1)Incarnate Word (4–1)Missouri State (3–2)Northern Iowa (3–3)Jackson State (6–1)Princeton (7–0) тNorthern Iowa (5–4)Dartmouth (8–1)Stephen F. Austin (8–3)20.
21. Northern Iowa Northern Iowa (0–1)Richmond (2–0)New Hampshire (3–0) Rhode Island (3–0)UT Martin (3–1) South Dakota (4–2)VMI (5–2)South Dakota (5–3) William & Mary (6–2) тVMI (6–3) Mercer (7–2)Southern Illinois (7–4)21.
22. Nicholls Kennesaw State (1–0)VMI (1–1)VMI (2–1)Richmond (2–2)New Hampshire (3–2)North Dakota (2–3)Princeton (5–0)Incarnate Word (5–2)Incarnate Word (6–2)Chattanooga (6–3) тStephen F. Austin (7–3)Florida A&M (9–2)22.
23. UC Davis Missouri State (0–1) New Hampshire (2–0)Kennesaw State (2–1) UT Martin (3–1) Stephen F. Austin (3–2)New Hampshire (3–2)Delaware (3–3)Weber State (3–4)South Dakota (5–3)Dartmouth (7–1) т Florida A&M (8–2)Princeton (9–1)23.
24. Missouri State Holy Cross (1–0)Kennesaw State (1–1)Richmond (2–1) Incarnate Word (3–1)Jacksonville State (2–3)Jacksonville State (3–3) Jackson State (5–1)Rhode Island (5–2)Weber State (4–4) Prairie View A&M (7–1)Princeton (8–1)Holy Cross (9–2)24.
25. North Carolina A&T Richmond (1–0)Central Arkansas (0–2)Central Arkansas (1–2)New Hampshire (3–1)Nicholls (2–2) Princeton (4–0) Dartmouth (5–0) Eastern Kentucky (5–2)Eastern Kentucky (6–2)William & Mary (6–3)Rhode Island (7–3)Mercer (7–3)25.
Preseason
August 18 [15] 		Week 1
September 6 [16] 		Week 2
September 13 [17] 		Week 3
September 20 [18] 		Week 4
September 27 [19] 		Week 5
October 4 [20] 		Week 6
October 11 [21] 		Week 7
October 18 [22] 		Week 8
October 25 [23] 		Week 9
November 1 [24] 		Week 10
November 8 [25] 		Week 11
November 15 [26] 		Week 12
November 22 [27] 		Week 13
Dropped:
  • No. 18 Chattanooga
  • No. 22 Nicholls
  • No. 25 North Carolina A&T
Dropped:
No. 24 Holy Cross		NoneDropped:
  • No. 19 Austin Peay
  • No. 20 Monmouth
  • No. 25 Central Arkansas
Dropped:
  • No. 18 VMI
  • No. 22 Richmond
Dropped:
  • No. 23 Stephen F. Austin
  • No. 25 Nicholls
Dropped:
  • No. 19 Weber State
  • No. 22 North Dakota
  • No. 23 New Hampshire
  • No. 24 Jacksonville State
Dropped:
  • No. 23 Delaware
  • No. 25 Dartmouth
Dropped:
  • No. 24 Rhode Island
Dropped:
  • No. 20т Princeton
  • No. 24 Weber State
  • No. 25 Eastern Kentucky
Dropped:
  • No. 20 Northern Iowa
  • No. 21 VMI
  • No. 22т Chattanooga
  • No. 24 Prairie View A&M
  • No. 25 William & Mary
Dropped:
  • No. 25 Rhode Island
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Coaches' poll

Preseason
August 16 [28] 		Week 1
September 7 [29] 		Week 2
September 13 [30] 		Week 3
September 20 [31] 		Week 4
September 27 [32] 		Week 5
October 4 [33] 		Week 6
October 11 [34] 		Week 7
October 18 [35] 		Week 8
October 25, 2021 [36] 		Week 9
November 1 [37] 		Week 10
November 8 [38] 		Week 11
November 15 [39] 		Week 12
November 22 [40] 		Week 13
1. Sam Houston State (18)Sam Houston State (1–0) (23)Sam Houston State (2–0) (25)Sam Houston State (2–0) (24)Sam Houston State (3–0) (26)Sam Houston State (4–0) (24)Sam Houston State (5–0) (27)Sam Houston State (5–0) (26)Sam Houston State (6–0) (27)Sam Houston State (7–0) (27)Sam Houston State (8–0) (28)Sam Houston State (9–0) (27)Sam Houston State (10–0) (27)1.
2. James Madison (9)James Madison (1–0) (1)James Madison (2–0) (1)James Madison (3–0) (3)James Madison (3–0) (1)James Madison (4–0) (1)Eastern Washington (6–0) (1)Eastern Washington (7–0) (2)North Dakota State (7–0)North Dakota State (8–0)James Madison (8–1)James Madison (9–1)James Madison (10–1)2.
3. North Dakota State South Dakota State (1–0) (3)South Dakota State (2–0) (2)South Dakota State (2–0) (1)South Dakota State (3–0) (1)South Dakota State (4–0) (1)North Dakota State (5–0)North Dakota State (6–0)Southern Illinois (6–1)James Madison (7–1)Montana State (8–1)Montana State (9–1) (1)North Dakota State (10–1)3.
4. South Dakota State (1)North Dakota State (1–0)North Dakota State (2–0)Montana (2–0)Montana (3–0)Eastern Washington (5–0) (2)Southern Illinois (5–1)Southern Illinois (6–1)Villanova (6–1)Montana State (7–1)UC Davis (8–1)North Dakota State (9–1)Kennesaw State (10–1)4.
5. Delaware Montana (1–0) (1)Montana (2–0)North Dakota State (3–0)North Dakota State (4–0)North Dakota State (4–0)Villanova (4–1)Villanova (5–1)James Madison (6–1)Eastern Washington (7–1)Kennesaw State (8–1)Kennesaw State (9–1)Montana (9–2)5.
6. Weber State Delaware (1–0)Eastern Washington (2–0)Eastern Washington (3–0)Eastern Washington (4–0)Montana (3–1)Montana (4–1)James Madison (5–1)Montana State (7–1)Southeastern Louisiana (7–1)North Dakota State (8–1)Eastern Washington (8–2)Eastern Washington (9–2)6.
7. North Dakota North Dakota (1–0)Delaware (2–0)Villanova (3–0)Southern Illinois (3–1)Southern Illinois (4–1)James Madison (4–1)South Dakota State (5–1)Eastern Washington (7–1)UC Davis (7–1)South Dakota State (7–2)Montana (8–2)Villanova (9–2)7.
8. Jacksonville State Eastern Washington (1–0)Weber State (1–1)Southern Illinois (2–1)UC Davis (4–0)UC Davis (5–0)South Dakota State (4–1)Montana State (6–1)Southeastern Louisiana (6–1)Kennesaw State (7–1)Eastern Washington (7–2)UT Martin (9–1)East Tennessee State (10–1)8.
9. Montana Southern Illinois (1–0)Southern Illinois (1–1) тJacksonville State (2–1)Villanova (3–1)Villanova (3–1)Montana State (5–1)Southeastern Louisiana (5–1)UC Davis (7–1)Southern Illinois (6–2)Montana (7–2)Villanova (8–2)Montana State (9–2)9.
10. Southern Illinois Weber State (0–1)Villanova (2–0) тUC Davis (3–0)Delaware (2–1)Delaware (3–1)East Tennessee State (6–0)UC Davis (6–1)Kennesaw State (6–1)Montana (6–2)UT Martin (8–1)East Tennessee State (9–1)Missouri State (8–3)10.
11. Montana State Villanova (1–0)Jacksonville State (1–1)Delaware (2–1)North Dakota (2–1)Montana State (4–1)Southeastern Louisiana (4–1)Kennesaw State (5–1)Montana (5–2)UT Martin (7–1)Villanova (7–2)UC Davis (8–2)South Dakota State (8–3)11.
12. Monmouth UC Davis (1–0)UC Davis (2–0)Montana State (2–1)Montana State (3–1)Northern Iowa (3–1)UC Davis (5–1)Montana (4–2)UT Martin (6–1)South Dakota State (6–2)East Tennessee State (8–1)Southeastern Louisiana (8–2)Sacramento State (9–2)12.
13. Central Arkansas Montana State (0–1)Montana State (1–1)North Dakota (2–1)Northern Iowa (2–1)East Tennessee State (5–0)Kennesaw State (4–1)UT Martin (5–1)South Dakota State (5–2)Villanova (6–2)Southeastern Louisiana (7–2)South Dakota State (7–3)UT Martin (9–2)13.
14. Eastern Washington Southeastern Louisiana (1–0)North Dakota (1–1)Northern Iowa (2–1)East Tennessee State (4–0)Southeastern Louisiana (3–1)Rhode Island (5–0)East Tennessee State (6–1)East Tennessee State (7–1)East Tennessee State (7–1)Missouri State (6–3)Missouri State (7–3)Jackson State (10–1)14.
15. Villanova Northern Iowa (0–1)Northern Iowa (1–1)Weber State (1–2)Southeastern Louisiana (2–1)North Dakota (2–2)Delaware (3–2)South Dakota (5–2)Princeton (6–0)Northern Iowa (5–3)Jackson State (8–1)Southern Illinois (7–3)Incarnate Word (9–2)15.
16. Northern Iowa Central Arkansas (0–1)Southeastern Louisiana (1–1)Southeastern Louisiana (2–1)Missouri State (2–1)Missouri State (3–1)UT Martin (4–1)Harvard (5–0)Jackson State (6–1)Princeton (7–0)Southern Illinois (6–3)South Dakota (7–3)UC Davis (8–3)16.
17. Southeastern Louisiana Jacksonville State (0–1)East Tennessee State (2–0)East Tennessee State (3–0)Jacksonville State (2–2)Kennesaw State (3–1)Northern Iowa (3–2)Princeton (5–0)Northern Iowa (4–3)Jackson State (7–1)South Dakota (6–3)Jackson State (9–1)Southeastern Louisiana (8–3)17.
18. Chattanooga Austin Peay (1–0)Richmond (2–0)Missouri State (3–0)Weber State (1–3)Weber State (2–3)Weber State (2–3)Missouri State (4–2)VMI (5–2)VMI (6–2)Sacramento State (7–2)Sacramento State (8–2)Princeton (9–1)18.
19. VMI East Tennessee State (1–0)Missouri State (1–1)Monmouth (2–1)Chattanooga (1–2)Chattanooga (2–2)Harvard (4–0)Rhode Island (5–1)Eastern Kentucky (5–2)Eastern Kentucky (6–2)Chattanooga (6–3)Incarnate Word (8–2)Stephen F. Austin (8–3)19.
20. Kennesaw State VMI (1–0)Monmouth (1–1)Austin Peay (2–1)Kennesaw State (2–1)Rhode Island (4–0)Princeton (4–0)Jackson State (5–1)Missouri State (4–3)Missouri State (5–3)VMI (6–3)Princeton (8–1)Dartmouth (9–1) т20.
21. UC Davis Monmouth (0–1)Austin Peay (1–1)Richmond (2–1)Richmond (2–2)UT Martin (3–1) South Dakota (4–2)Jacksonville State (3–3)Harvard (5–1)South Dakota (5–3) Incarnate Word (7–2)Dartmouth (8–1)South Dakota (7–4) т21.
22. Richmond Richmond (1–0)Chattanooga (1–1)New Hampshire (3–0)VMI (3–1) Harvard (3–0) тJacksonville State (3–3) Eastern Kentucky (5–2)South Dakota (5–3)Sacramento State (6–2)Princeton (7–1) Stephen F. Austin (7–3)Florida A&M (9–2)22.
23. Nicholls Kennesaw State (1–0) New Hampshire (2–0)Chattanooga (1–2) Rhode Island (3–0)Jacksonville State (2–3) тMissouri State (3–2)VMI (5–2) Sacramento State (5–2) т William & Mary (6–2) Dartmouth (7–1) Mercer (7–2)Southern Illinois (7–4)23.
24. North Carolina A&T Chattanooga (0–1)Central Arkansas (0–2)Central Arkansas (1–2) т Holy Cross (3–1) т Princeton (3–0)North Dakota (2–3)Northern Iowa (3–3)Weber State (3–4) тWeber State (4–4)Northern Iowa (5–4)Monmouth (7–3)Holy Cross (9–2)24.
25. Austin Peay Missouri State (0–1) Furman (2–0)Kennesaw State (2–1) т UT Martin (3–1) тMonmouth (3–2) Jackson State (4–1)Delaware (3–3)Rhode Island (5–2)Chattanooga (5–3)Eastern Kentucky (6–3) Florida A&M (8–2)Northern Iowa (6–5)25.
Preseason
August 16 [41] 		Week 1
September 7 [42] 		Week 2
September 13 [43] 		Week 3
September 20 [44] 		Week 4
September 27 [45] 		Week 5
October 4 [46] 		Week 6
October 11 [47] 		Week 7
October 18 [48] 		Week 8
October 25, 2021 [49] 		Week 9
November 1 [50] 		Week 10
November 8 [51] 		Week 11
November 15 [52] 		Week 12
November 22 [53] 		Week 13
Dropped:
  • No. 23 Nicholls
  • No. 24 North Carolina A&T
Dropped:
  • No. 20 VMI
  • No. 23 Kennesaw State
Dropped:
  • No. 25 Furman
Dropped:
  • No. 19 Monmouth
  • No. 20 Austin Peay
  • No. 22 New Hampshire
  • No. 24т Central Arkansas
Dropped:
  • No. 21 Richmond
  • No. 22 VMI
  • No. 24т Holy Cross
Dropped:
  • No. 19 Chattanooga
  • No. 25 Monmouth
Dropped:
  • No. 18 Weber State
  • No. 24 North Dakota
Dropped:
  • No. 21 Jacksonville State
  • No. 25 Delaware
Dropped:
  • No. 21 Harvard
  • No. 25 Rhode Island
Dropped:
  • No. 23 William & Mary
  • No. 24 Weber State
Dropped:
  • No. 19 Chattanooga
  • No 20. VMI
  • No. 24 Northern Iowa
  • No. 25 Eastern Kentucky
Dropped:
  • No. 23 Mercer
  • No. 24 Monmouth
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The 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The FCS Championship Game was played on January 6, 2018, in Frisco, Texas. The North Dakota State Bison beat the James Madison Dukes, 17–13, to capture their sixth title in seven years.

The 2017 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) football rankings comprises two human polls, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Unlike the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), college football's governing body, the NCAA, bestows the national championship title through a 24-team tournament. The following weekly polls determine the top 25 teams at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level of college football for the 2017 season. The STATS poll is voted by media members while the Coaches' Poll is determined by coaches at the FCS level.

2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season

The 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The FCS Championship Game was played on January 5, 2019, in Frisco, Texas. North Dakota State claimed its second consecutive FCS title, and seventh in eight years.

The 2018 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) football rankings consists of two human polls, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Unlike the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), college football's governing body, the NCAA, bestows the national championship title through a 24-team tournament. The following weekly polls determine the top 25 teams at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level of college football for the 2018 season. The STATS poll is voted by media members while the Coaches' Poll is determined by coaches at the FCS level.

The 2019 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) football rankings consists of two human polls, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Unlike the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), college football's governing body, the NCAA, bestows the national championship title through a 24-team tournament. The following weekly polls determine the top 25 teams at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level of college football for the 2019 season. The STATS poll is voted by media members while the Coaches' Poll is determined by coaches at the FCS level.

The 2020 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) football rankings consists of two human polls, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Unlike the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), college football's governing body, the NCAA, bestows the national championship title through a 24-team tournament. The following weekly polls determine the top 25 teams at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level of college football for the 2020 season. The STATS poll is voted by media members while the Coaches' Poll is determined by coaches at the FCS level.

2021 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game Postseason college football game

The 2021 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game played to determine a national champion in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision for the 2020–21 season. It was played at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, on May 16, 2021. It was the culminating game of the 2020–21 FCS Playoffs. The Sam Houston State Bearkats defeated the South Dakota State Jackrabbits, 23–21.

2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season American college football season

The 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, is the ongoing season organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level.

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