2023 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings

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The 2023 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 2023 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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(Italics) Number of first place votes
(#–#) Win–loss record
т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

STATS poll

Preseason
August 7 [2] 		Week 1
September 4 [3] 		Week 2
September 10 [4] 		Week 3
September 18 [5] 		Week 4
September 25 [6] 		Week 5
October 2 [7] 		Week 6
October 9 [8] 		Week 7
October 16 [9] 		Week 8
October 23 [10] 		Week 9
October 30 [11] 		Week 10
November 6 [12] 		Week 11
November 13 [13] 		Week 12
November 20 [14] 		Final
January 8 [15]
1. South Dakota State (56)South Dakota State (1–0) (55)South Dakota State (2–0) (52)South Dakota State (3–0) (52)South Dakota State (3–0) (54)South Dakota State (4–0) (56)South Dakota State (5–0) (56)South Dakota State (6–0) (56)South Dakota State (7–0) (56)South Dakota State (8–0) (56)South Dakota State (9–0) (56)South Dakota State (10–0) (56)South Dakota State (11–0) (56)South Dakota State (15–0) (56)1.
2. North Dakota State North Dakota State (1–0) (1)North Dakota State (2–0) (3)North Dakota State (3–0) (3)North Dakota State (3–0) (2)Montana State (4–1)Montana State (4–1)Montana State (5–1)Montana State (6–1)Furman (7–1)Furman (8–1)Furman (9–1)Montana (10–1)Montana (13–2)2.
3. Montana State Montana State (1–0)Montana State (1–1)Montana State (2–1)Montana State (3–1)Idaho (4–1)Idaho (5–1)Sacramento State (5–1)Furman (6–1)Idaho (6–2)Montana (8–1)Montana (9–1)South Dakota (9–2)North Dakota State (11–4)3.
4. William & Mary William & Mary (1–0)William & Mary (2–0)Sacramento State (3–0) (1)Idaho (3–1)Sacramento State (4–1)Sacramento State (4–1)Furman (5–1)South Dakota (6–1)Montana (7–1)Idaho (7–2)Montana State (8–2)Idaho (8–3)South Dakota (10–3)4.
5. Holy Cross Holy Cross (1–0)Idaho (2–0) (1)William & Mary (3–0)William & Mary (4–0)Furman (3–1)Furman (4–1)Incarnate Word (5–1)Delaware (6–1)Delaware (7–1)Montana State (7–2)South Dakota (8–2)Montana State (8–3)Albany (11–4)5.
6. Furman Furman (1–0)Holy Cross (1–1)Holy Cross (2–1)Holy Cross (3–1)Southern Illinois (4–0)North Dakota State (4–1)South Dakota (5–1)Sacramento State (5–2)Montana State (6–2)South Dakota (7–2)Idaho (7–3)Villanova (9–2)Villanova (10–3)6.
7. Incarnate Word Idaho (1–0)Furman (1–1)Idaho (2–1)Furman (3–1)North Dakota State (3–1)Incarnate Word (4–1)Delaware (5–1)Montana (6–1)Sacramento State (6–2)North Carolina Central (8–1)Delaware (8–2)Furman (9–2)Furman (10–3)7.
8. Idaho Samford (1–0)Sacramento State (2–0)Furman (2–1)Sacramento State (3–1)Incarnate Word (3–1)Delaware (4–1)Western Carolina (5–1)Incarnate Word (6–1)Incarnate Word (7–1)Delaware (7–2)Sacramento State (7–3)North Dakota State (8–3)Idaho (9–4)8.
9. Samford Sacramento State (1–0)Weber State (2–0)Incarnate Word (2–1)Incarnate Word (3–1)Delaware (3–1)Western Carolina (5–1)Montana (6–1)Idaho (5–2)South Dakota (6–2)Sacramento State (6–3)North Dakota State (7–3)Albany (9–3)Montana State (8–4)9.
10. Sacramento State Incarnate Word (0–1)Incarnate Word (1–1)Weber State (2–1)Southern Illinois (3–0)William & Mary (4–1)South Dakota (4–1)Idaho (5–2)Western Carolina (5–2)Southern Illinois (6–2)North Dakota (6–3)Villanova (8–2)Florida A&M (10–1)Delaware (9–4)10.
11. New Hampshire New Hampshire (1–0)New Hampshire (1–1)New Hampshire (2–1)Delaware (3–1)Western Carolina (4–1)William & Mary (4–2)North Dakota (4–2)Southern Illinois (5–2)North Dakota State (6–2)Southern Illinois (6–3)Florida A&M (9–1)Delaware (8–3)Florida A&M (12–1)11.
12. Southeast Missouri State Weber State (1–0)Montana (2–0)Southern Illinois (3–0)North Dakota (2–1)Holy Cross (3–2)Holy Cross (4–2)Southern Illinois (5–1)North Dakota State (5–2)North Carolina Central (7–1)North Dakota State (6–3)Albany (8–3)North Dakota (7–4)Southern Illinois (8–5)12.
13. Weber State Montana (1–0)Southeast Missouri State (1–1)Montana (3–0)Weber State (2–2)Weber State (3–2)Southern Illinois (4–1)William & Mary (4–2)North Carolina Central (6–1)North Dakota (5–3)Florida A&M (8–1) тNorth Dakota (6–4)Austin Peay (9–2)Sacramento State (8–5)13.
14. Montana Southeast Missouri State (0–1)North Dakota (2–0)North Dakota (2–1)New Hampshire (2–2)North Carolina Central (4–1)North Carolina Central (5–1)North Dakota State (4–2)UT Martin (6–1)Chattanooga (7–2)Villanova (7–2) тWestern Carolina (7–3)Southern Illinois (7–4)Chattanooga (8–5)14.
15. Southeastern Louisiana UC Davis (1–0)Southern Illinois (2–0)UC Davis (2–1)North Carolina Central (3–1) South Dakota (3–1)North Dakota (3–2)Holy Cross (4–2)North Dakota (4–3)Florida A&M (7–1)Northern Iowa (6–3)Austin Peay (8–2)Sacramento State (7–4)Richmond (9–4)15.
16. UC Davis Southeastern Louisiana (0–1)UC Davis (1–1)Southeast Missouri State (1–2)Villanova (3–1)North Dakota (2–2)Montana (5–1)North Carolina Central (5–1)Florida A&M (6–1)Western Carolina (5–3)Incarnate Word (7–2)Southern Illinois (6–4)North Carolina Central (9–2)North Dakota (7–5)16.
17. North Dakota North Dakota (1–0)North Carolina Central (2–0)Rhode Island (2–1)Western Carolina (3–1)Montana (4–1)UT Martin (5–1)UT Martin (5–1)Chattanooga (6–2)Villanova (6–2)Western Carolina (6–3)North Carolina Central (8–2)Mercer (8–3)Mercer (9–4)17.
18. Richmond North Carolina Central (1–0)Samford (1–1)North Carolina Central (2–1)Montana (3–1)UT Martin (4–1)Florida A&M (5–1)Harvard (5–0)Central Arkansas (5–2)Northern Iowa (5–3)Albany (7–3)Chattanooga (7–3)Chattanooga (7–4)Austin Peay (9–3)18.
19. North Carolina Central Delaware (1–0)Southeastern Louisiana (0–2)Delaware (2–1) Eastern Washington (2–2)Florida A&M (4–1)Harvard (4–0)Florida A&M (5–1)Villanova (5–2)Austin Peay (6–2)Chattanooga (7–3)UT Martin (8–2)Incarnate Word (8–2)Youngstown State (8–5)19.
20. Mercer Mercer (1–1)Mercer (2–1)Samford (1–2)Florida A&M (3–1)UC Davis (3—2)Central Arkansas (4–2)Central Arkansas (5–2)Austin Peay (5–2)Lafayette (7–1)Austin Peay (7–2)Incarnate Word (7–2)Lafayette (9–2)North Carolina Central (9–3)20.
21. Rhode Island Northern Iowa (1–0)Rhode Island (1–1)Mercer (2–1)UC Davis (2–2) Harvard (3–0)Eastern Washington (2–3)Chattanooga (5–2) Lafayette (6–1)UT Martin (6–2)UT Martin (7–2)Mercer (8–3)Youngstown State (7–4)Lafayette (9–3)21.
22. Delaware Rhode Island (0–1)Delaware (1–1)Florida A&M (2–1) UT Martin (3–1)Eastern Washington (2–3)Weber State (3–3)Villanova (5–2)William & Mary (4–3)Youngstown State (5–3)Youngstown State (6–3)Northern Iowa (6–4)Richmond (8–3)Incarnate Word (8–2)22.
23. Northern Iowa Florida A&M (1–0)Florida A&M (1–1) Western Carolina (2–1)Youngstown State (2–1)Central Arkansas (3–2)Youngstown State (3–2)UC Davis (4–3)Northern Iowa (4–3)Albany (6–3)Mercer (7–3)Harvard (8–1)Western Carolina (7–4)Western Carolina (7–4)23.
24. Eastern Kentucky Southern Illinois (1–0) Villanova (2–0)Youngstown State (2–1)Rhode Island (2–2) Chattanooga (4–1) Albany (4–2) Austin Peay (4–2)Youngstown State (4–3)William & Mary (5–3)Harvard (7–1)Lafayette (8–2)UT Martin (8–3)UC Davis (7–4)24.
25. Gardner–Webb Youngstown State (1–0)Youngstown State (1–1)Villanova (2–1) Central Arkansas (2–2) Elon (3–2)Chattanooga (4–2)Youngstown State (3–3)UC Davis (4–3)Mercer (6–3)Lafayette (7–2)Youngstown State (6–4)UC Davis (7–4)UT Martin (8–3)25.
Preseason
August 7 [16] 		Week 1
September 4 [17] 		Week 2
September 10 [18] 		Week 3
September 18 [19] 		Week 4
September 25 [20] 		Week 5
October 2 [21] 		Week 6
October 9 [22] 		Week 7
October 16 [23] 		Week 8
October 23 [24] 		Week 9
October 30 [25] 		Week 10
November 6 [26] 		Week 11
November 13 [27] 		Week 12
November 20 [28] 		Final
January 8 [29]
Dropped:
  • No. 18 Richmond
  • No. 24 Eastern Kentucky
  • No. 25 Gardner–Webb
Dropped:
  • No. 21 Northern Iowa
Dropped:
  • No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana
Dropped:
  • No. 16 Southeast Missouri State
  • No. 20 Samford
  • No. 21 Mercer
Dropped:
  • No. 14 New Hampshire
  • No. 16 Villanova
  • No. 23 Youngstown State
  • No. 24 Rhode Island
Dropped:
  • No. 20 UC Davis
  • No. 25 Elon
Dropped:
  • No. 21 Eastern Washington
  • No. 22 Weber State
  • No. 24 Albany
Dropped:
  • No. 15 Holy Cross
  • No. 18 Harvard
Dropped:
  • No. 18 Central Arkansas
  • No. 25 UC Davis
Dropped:
  • No. 24 William & Mary
NoneDropped:
  • No. 22 Northern Iowa
  • No. 23 Harvard
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Coaches' poll

Preseason
August 14 [30] 		Week 1
September 5 [31] 		Week 2
September 10 [32] 		Week 3
September 18 [33] 		Week 4
September 25 [34] 		Week 5
October 2 [35] 		Week 6
October 9 [36] 		Week 7
October 16 [37] 		Week 8
October 23 [38] 		Week 9
October 30 [39] 		Week 10
November 6 [40] 		Week 11
November 13 [41] 		Week 12
November 20 [42] 		Final
1. South Dakota State (24)South Dakota State (1–0) (25)South Dakota State (2–0) (26)South Dakota State (3–0) (26)South Dakota State (3–0) (26)South Dakota State (4–0) (26)South Dakota State (5–0) (26)South Dakota State (6–0) (26)South Dakota State (7–0) (26)South Dakota State (8–0) (25)South Dakota State (9–0) (26)South Dakota State (10–0) (26)South Dakota State (11–0) (24)1.
2. North Dakota State (1)North Dakota State (1–0)North Dakota State (2–0)North Dakota State (3–0)North Dakota State (3–0)Montana State (4–1)Montana State (4–1)Montana State (5–1)Montana State (6–1)Furman (7–1)Furman (8–1)Furman (9–1)Montana (10–1)2.
3. Montana State Montana State (1–0)Montana State (1–1)Montana State (2–1)Montana State (3–1)Idaho (4–1)Idaho (5–1)Furman (5–1)Furman (6–1)Montana (7–1)Montana (8–1)Montana (9–1)South Dakota (9–2)3.
4. William & Mary William & Mary (1–0)William & Mary (2–0)Sacramento State (3–0)William & Mary (4–0)Furman (3–1)Furman (4–1)Sacramento State (5–1)Incarnate Word (6–1)Incarnate Word (7–1)Idaho (7–2)Montana State (8–2)Idaho (8–3)4.
5. Holy Cross Holy Cross (1–0)Holy Cross (1–1)William & Mary (3–0)Holy Cross (3–1)Southern Illinois (4–0)Sacramento State (4–1)Incarnate Word (5–1)Montana (6–1)Idaho (6–2)Montana State (7–2)South Dakota (8–2)Florida A&M (10–1)5.
6. Furman Furman (1–0)Sacramento State (2–0)Holy Cross (2–1)Idaho (3–1)Incarnate Word (3–1)Incarnate Word (4–1)Montana (6–1)Delaware (6–1)Delaware (7–1)South Dakota (7–2)Delaware (8–2)Furman (9–2)6.
7. Incarnate Word Samford (1–0)Weber State (2–0)Furman (2–1)Furman (3–1)Sacramento State (4–1)North Dakota State (4–1)Delaware (5–1)Sacramento State (5–2)Sacramento State (6–2)North Carolina Central (8–1)Florida A&M (9–1)North Dakota State (8–3)7.
8. Sacramento State Sacramento State (1–0)Furman (1–1)Weber State (2–1)Incarnate Word (3–1)North Dakota State (3–1)Delaware (4–1)Idaho (5–2)Idaho (5–2)Montana State (6–2)Delaware (7–2)Idaho (7–3)Montana State (8–3)8.
9. Samford Weber State (1–0)Incarnate Word (1–1)Incarnate Word (2–1)Sacramento State (3–1)William & Mary (4–1)North Carolina Central (5–1)North Dakota (4–2)South Dakota (6–1)North Carolina Central (7–1)Florida A&M (8–1)North Dakota State (7–3)Villanova (9–2)9.
10. Weber State Incarnate Word (0–1)Idaho (2–0)Idaho (2–1)Southern Illinois (3–0)Delaware (3–1)Montana (5–1)North Carolina Central (5–1)North Carolina Central (6–1)North Dakota State (6–2)Incarnate Word (7–2)Sacramento State (7–3)Austin Peay (9–2)10.
11. Southeast Missouri State New Hampshire (1–0)Montana (2–0) тMontana (3–0)North Dakota (2–1)North Carolina Central (4–1)Holy Cross (4–2)Holy Cross (4–2)North Dakota State (5–2)Southern Illinois (6–2)Sacramento State (6–3)Incarnate Word (7–2)Incarnate Word (8–2)11.
12. New Hampshire Idaho (1–0)New Hampshire (1–1) тNew Hampshire (2–1)Delaware (3–1)Holy Cross (3–2)William & Mary (4–2)Southern Illinois (5–1)Southern Illinois (5–2)South Dakota (6–2)North Dakota (6–3)Austin Peay (8–2)Delaware (8–3)12.
13. Idaho Montana (1–0)North Dakota (2–0)Southern Illinois (3–0)North Carolina Central (3–1)Montana (4–1)Southern Illinois (4–1)William & Mary (4–2)UT Martin (6–1)Chattanooga (7–2) тNorth Dakota State (6–3)UT Martin (8–2)North Carolina Central (9–2)13.
14. Montana UC Davis (1–0)Samford (1–1)North Dakota (2–1)Weber State (2–2)Weber State (3–2)Western Carolina (5–1)Western Carolina (5–1)Florida A&M (6–1)Florida A&M (7–1) тAustin Peay (7–2)North Carolina Central (8–2)North Dakota (7–4)14.
15. Southeastern Louisiana North Dakota (1–0)Southeast Missouri State (1–1)UC Davis (2–1)Fordham (3–1)North Dakota (2–2)North Dakota (3–2)North Dakota State (4–2)Chattanooga (6–2)North Dakota (5–3)Southern Illinois (6–3)Villanova (8–2)Albany (9–3)15.
16. Richmond Southeast Missouri State (0–1)UC Davis (1–1)Delaware (2–1)Montana (3–1)Florida A&M (4–1)Florida A&M (5–1)South Dakota (5–1)Western Carolina (5–2)Lafayette (7–1)UT Martin (7–2)Chattanooga (7–3)Sacramento State (7–4)16.
17. UC Davis Southeastern Louisiana (0–1)North Carolina Central (2–0)Samford (1–2)New Hampshire (2–2)Western Carolina (4–1)South Dakota (4–1)Harvard (5–0)North Dakota (4–3)Austin Peay (6–2)Chattanooga (7–3)North Dakota (6–4)Southern Illinois (7–4)17.
18. North Dakota North Carolina Central (1–0)Southern Illinois (2–0)Rhode Island (2–1)Florida A&M (3–1)UC Davis (3–2)Harvard (4–0)Florida A&M (5–1)Central Arkansas (5–2)UT Martin (6–2)Villanova (7–2)Western Carolina (7–3)Lafayette (9–2)18.
19. North Carolina Central Delaware (1–0)Delaware (1–1)North Carolina Central (2–1)Youngstown State (2–1)Harvard (3–0)UT Martin (5–1)UT Martin (5–1) Lafayette (6–1)Harvard (6–1)Harvard (7–1)Harvard (8–1)Chattanooga (7–4)19.
20. Northern Iowa Northern Iowa (0–1)Rhode Island (1–1)Southeast Missouri State (1–2)UC Davis (2–2)Chattanooga (4–1)Chattanooga (4–2) тChattanooga (5–2)Austin Peay (5–2) тWestern Carolina (5–3)Northern Iowa (6–3)Central Arkansas (7–3) тMercer (8–3)20.
21. Delaware Florida A&M (1–0)Mercer (2–1)Mercer (2–1) Western Carolina (3–1) South Dakota (3–1)Youngstown State (3–2) тCentral Arkansas (5–2)New Hampshire (4–3) тHoly Cross (5–3)Western Carolina (6–3)Southern Illinois (6–4) тUT Martin (8–3)21.
22. Mercer Rhode Island (0–1) Fordham (2–1) тFordham (2–1) Chattanooga (3–1)Illinois State (3–1)Rhode Island (4–2)New Hampshire (3–3)Holy Cross (4–3)Villanova (6–2)Holy Cross (6–3)Lafayette (8–2)Holy Cross (7–4)22.
23. Rhode Island Southern Illinois (1–0)Southeastern Louisiana (0–2) тFlorida A&M (2–1) Villanova (3–1) UT Martin (4–1)Weber State (3–3)UC Davis (4–3)Harvard (5–1)Northern Iowa (5–3)Lafayette (7–2)Albany (8–3)Youngstown State (7–4)23.
24. Gardner-Webb Mercer (1–1)Florida A&M (1–1)Youngstown State (2–1)Harvard (2–0)New Hampshire (2–3)New Hampshire (2–3) Austin Peay (4–2)William & Mary (4–3)William & Mary (5–3)Central Arkansas (6–3)Mercer (8–3)Eastern Illinois (8–3)24.
25. Florida A&M Youngstown State (1–0) Illinois State (2–0) Harvard (1–0) Eastern Washington (2–2) Eastern Illinois (4–1) т
Rhode Island (3–2) т		 Central Arkansas (4–2)Illinois State (4–2)UC Davis (4–3)Central Arkansas (5–3) Albany (7–3)Holy Cross (6–4)Richmond (8–3)25.
Preseason
August 14 [43] 		Week 1
September 5 [44] 		Week 2
September 10 [45] 		Week 3
September 18 [46] 		Week 4
September 25 [47] 		Week 5
October 2 [48] 		Week 6
October 9 [49] 		Week 7
October 16 [50] 		Week 8
October 23 [51] 		Week 9
October 30 [52] 		Week 10
November 6 [53] 		Week 11
November 13 [54] 		Week 12
November 20 [55] 		Final
Dropped:
  • No. 16 Richmond
  • No. 24 Gardner–Webb
Dropped:
  • No. 20 Northern Iowa
  • No. 25 Youngstown State
Dropped:
  • No. 22t Southeastern Louisiana
  • No. 25 Illinois State
Dropped:
  • No. 17 Samford
  • No. 18 Rhode Island
  • No. 20 Southeast Missouri State
  • No. 21 Mercer
Dropped:
  • No. 15 Fordham
  • No. 19 Youngstown State
  • No. 23 Villanova
  • No. 25 Eastern Washington
Dropped:
  • No. 18 UC Davis
  • No. 22 Illinois State
  • No. 25t Eastern Illinois
Dropped:
  • No. 20t Youngstown State
  • No. 22 Rhode Island
  • No. 23 Weber State
Dropped:
  • No. 25 Illinois State
Dropped:
  • No. 20t New Hampshire
  • No. 25 UC Davis
Dropped:
  • No. 24 William & Mary
Dropped:
  • No. 20 Northern Iowa
Dropped:
  • No. 18 Western Carolina
  • No. 19 Harvard
  • No. 20t Central Arkansas
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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. 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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The 2023 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 regular season began on August 26 and ended in November. The postseason began in November and ended on January 7, 2024, with the 2024 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. South Dakota State repeated as champions, defeating Montana, 23-3.

The 2023 Missouri Valley Football Conference football season was the 38th season of college football play for the Missouri Valley Football Conference and part of the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. This was the MVFC's first season with 12 teams, as the conference added Murray State over the offseason. It was also the last season with 12 teams for now, as it was announced in May 2023 that Western Illinois would be leaving the MVFC after the 2023 season for the Ohio Valley Conference.

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North Dakota State made it to the National Championship and won their 9th FCS title in program history. South Dakota State made the playoffs unseeded, and won their way into the semifinals where they lost to 8th seeded Montana State. Southern Illinois also made it to the playoffs, and beat fellow MVFC member South Dakota in the first round, but would fall to eventual champion North Dakota State in the second round. Northern Iowa also made it to the playoffs, but lost to Eastern Washington in the first round.

The 2020 Missouri Valley Football Conference season was the 35th season of college football play for the Missouri Valley Football Conference and part of the 2020-21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. This was the MVFC's first season with 11 teams, as they added North Dakota in the offseason. Although, the conference technically only had 10 of their members play the season, since Indiana State opted out of the Spring season.

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