Season | 2024 |
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Postseason | Single-elimination |
The 2024 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 thorough 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 2024 season. The STATS poll is voted on 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 |
Preseason August 5 [2] | Week 1 September 2 [3] | Week 2 September 9 [4] | Week 3 September 16 [5] | Week 4 September 23 [6] | Week 5 September 30 [7] | Week 6 October 7 [8] | Week 7 October 14 [9] | Week 8 October 21 [10] | Week 9 October 28 [11] | Week 10 November 4 [12] | Week 11 November 11 [13] | Week 12 November 18 [14] | Week 13 November 25 [15] | Final | ||
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1. | South Dakota State (52) | South Dakota State (0–1) (36) | South Dakota State (1–1) (44) | South Dakota State (2–1) (41) | South Dakota State (3–1) (40) | South Dakota State (3–1) (38) | South Dakota State (4–1) (36) | South Dakota State (5–1) (38) | North Dakota State (7–1) (40) | North Dakota State (8–1) (43) | North Dakota State (9–1) (43) | North Dakota State (9–1) (42) | North Dakota State (10–1) (41) | Montana State (12–0) (51) | 1. | |
2. | North Dakota State (3) | North Dakota State (0–1) (11) | North Dakota State (1–1) (6) | North Dakota State (2–1) (5) | North Dakota State (3–1) (5) | North Dakota State (4–1) (10) | North Dakota State (5–1) (14) | North Dakota State (6–1) (8) | Montana State (8–0) (16) | Montana State (8–0) (13) | Montana State (9–0) (13) | Montana State (10–0) (14) | Montana State (11–0) (15) | South Dakota State (10–2) (1) | 2. | |
3. | Montana | Montana State (2–0) (8) | Montana State (3–0) (6) | Montana State (3–0) (7) | Montana State (4–0) (6) | Montana State (5–0) (8) | Montana State (6–0) (6) | Montana State (7–0) (10) | South Dakota State (5–2) | South Dakota State (6–2) | South Dakota State (7–2) | South Dakota State (8–2) | South Dakota State (9–2) | North Dakota State (10–2) (2) | 3. | |
4. | Montana State (1) | Montana (1–0) (1) | Idaho (1–1) | Idaho (2–1) (3) | Idaho (3–1) (5) | South Dakota (3–1) | South Dakota (4–1) | South Dakota (5–1) | South Dakota (6–1) | UC Davis (7–1) | UC Davis (8–1) | UC Davis (9–1) | South Dakota (8–2) | South Dakota (9–2) (2) | 4. | |
5. | South Dakota | Villanova (1–0) | Villanova (2–0) | Villanova (3–0) | South Dakota (2–1) | Central Arkansas (4–1) | Villanova (5–1) | Villanova (5–1) | UC Davis (7–1) | South Dakota (6–2) | South Dakota (6–2) | South Dakota (7–2) | UC Davis (9–2) | UC Davis (10–2) | 5. | |
6. | Villanova | South Dakota (1–0) | South Dakota (1–1) | South Dakota (1–1) | Villanova (3–1) | Villanova (4–1) | UC Davis (5–1) | UC Davis (6–1) | Southeast Missouri State (7–1) | Southeast Missouri State (8–1) | Southeast Missouri State (8–1) | Incarnate Word (8–2) | Incarnate Word (9–2) | Incarnate Word (10–2) | 6. | |
7. | Idaho | Idaho (0–1) | Central Arkansas (1–1) | Southern Illinois (2–1) | Central Arkansas (3–1) | North Dakota (4–1) | Idaho (4–2) | Mercer (6–0) | North Dakota (5–2) | Tarleton State (7–1) | Montana (7–2) | Mercer (9–1) | Idaho (8–3) | Idaho (9–3) | 7. | |
8. | Sacramento State | Sacramento State (0–1) | Montana (1–1) | Central Arkansas (2–1) | Montana (3–1) | Montana (4–1) | Mercer (5–0) | Southeast Missouri State (6–1) | Tarleton State (6–1) | Montana (6–2) | Incarnate Word (7–2) | Idaho (7–3) | Mercer (9–2) | Mercer (10–2) | 8. | |
9. | Chattanooga | Central Arkansas (0–1) | Southern Illinois (1–1) | Montana (2–1) | North Dakota (3–1) | UC Davis (4–1) | North Dakota (4–2) | North Dakota (4–2) | Montana (5–2) | Incarnate Word (6–2) | Idaho (6–3) | Villanova (8–2) | Montana (8–3) | Richmond (10–2) | 9. | |
10. | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois (0–1) | North Dakota (1–1) | North Dakota (2–1) | Sacramento State (2–2) | Idaho (3–2) | Abilene Christian (4–2) | Tarleton State (6–1) | Incarnate Word (5–2) | Idaho (6–3) | Mercer (8–1) | Montana (7–3) | Richmond (9–2) | Rhode Island (10–2) | 10. | |
11. | Central Arkansas | Chattanooga (0–1) | Sacramento State (0–2) | Sacramento State (1–2) | William & Mary (3–1) | Mercer (5–0) | Southeast Missouri State (5–1) | Montana (5–2) | Idaho (5–3) | Central Arkansas (6–2) | Rhode Island (8–1) | Richmond (8–2) | Abilene Christian (8–3) | Illinois State (9–3) | 11. | |
12. | Furman | Incarnate Word (1–0) | Incarnate Word (1–1) | William & Mary (2–1) | Mercer (4–0) | William & Mary (4–1) | Central Arkansas (4–2) | Central Arkansas (5–2) | Central Arkansas (5–2) | Mercer (7–1) | Villanova (7–2) | Southeast Missouri State (8–2) | Southeast Missouri State (9–2) | Villanova (9–3) | 12. | |
13. | Richmond | William & Mary (1–0) | William & Mary (1–1) | UC Davis (2–1) | Southeast Missouri State (3–1) | Southeast Missouri State (4–1) | Tarleton State (5–1) | Idaho (4–3) | Villanova (5–2) | Villanova (6–2) | Richmond (7–2) | Tarleton State (8–2) | Rhode Island (9–2) | Montana (8–4) | 13. | |
14. | Incarnate Word | Richmond (0–1) | Chattanooga (0–2) | Mercer (3–0) | UC Davis (3–1) | Tarleton State (4–1) | Montana (4–2) | Incarnate Word (4–2) | Mercer (6–1) | Rhode Island (7–1) | Tarleton State (7–2) | Abilene Christian (7–3) | Illinois State (8–3) | Tarleton State (9–3) | 14. | |
15. | William & Mary | Furman (0–1) | UC Davis (1–1) | Incarnate Word (1–2) | Incarnate Word (2–2) | Incarnate Word (2–2) | Incarnate Word (3–2) | William & Mary (4–2) | Rhode Island (6–1) | North Dakota (5–3) | Abilene Christian (6–3) | Rhode Island (8–2) | Villanova (8–3) | Abilene Christian (8–4) | 15. | |
16. | Albany | Albany (1–0) | Tarleton State (2–1) | Tarleton State (2–1) | Tarleton State (3–1) | Abilene Christian (3–2) | Illinois State (4–2) | Rhode Island (5–1) | William & Mary (5–2) | Richmond (6–2) | Central Arkansas (6–3) | Stony Brook (8–2) | Tarleton State (8–3) | Southeast Missouri State (9–3) | 16. | |
17. | Lafayette | Western Carolina (0–1) | Albany (1–1) | Illinois State (2–1) | Southern Illinois (2–2) | Sacramento State (2–3) | William & Mary (4–2) | Abilene Christian (4–3) | Abilene Christian (5–3) | Abilene Christian (5–3) | Stony Brook (7–2) | Illinois State (7–3) | Harvard (8–1) | Northern Arizona (8–4) | 17. | |
18. | UC Davis | UC Davis (0–1) | Illinois State (1–1) | Lafayette (2–1) | Illinois State (3–1) | Illinois State (3–2) | Sacramento State (2–3) | Richmond (4–2) | Richmond (5–2) | Chattanooga (5–3) | Illinois State (6–3) | UT Martin (7–3) | Stony Brook (8–3) | Jackson State (10–2) | 18. | |
19. | Illinois State | Lafayette (0–1) | Lafayette (1–1) | Abilene Christian (2–1) | Lamar (3–1) | Southern Illinois (2–3) | Rhode Island (4–1) | Chattanooga (3–3) | Chattanooga (4–3) | North Carolina Central (6–2) | UT Martin (6–3) | Chattanooga (6–4) | Duquesne (8–2) | New Hampshire (8–4) | 19. | |
20. | Western Carolina | Tarleton State (1–1) | Weber State (1–1) | Albany (1–2) | Abilene Christian (2–2) | Rhode Island (3–1) | Weber State (3–3) | North Carolina Central (5–2) | North Carolina Central (5–2) | Stony Brook (6–2) | William & Mary (6–3) | Harvard (7–1) | Jackson State (9–2) | South Carolina State (9–2) | 20. | |
21. | Tarleton State | Illinois State (0–1) | Youngstown State (1–1) | Southeast Missouri State (2–1) | Albany (1–2) | New Hampshire (3–1) | Richmond (4–2) | Illinois State (4–3) | Illinois State (5–3) | Illinois State (5–3) | North Dakota (5–4) | East Tennessee State (6–4) | Northern Arizona (7–4) | Tennessee State (9–3) | 21. | |
22. | Weber State | Nicholls (0–1) | Elon (1–1) | Lamar (2–1) | Rhode Island (3–1) | McNeese (4–2) | Lamar (3–2) | Dartmouth (4–0) | Dartmouth (5–0) | Dartmouth (6–0) | Western Carolina (5–4) | Duquesne (7–2) | UT Martin (7–4) | Eastern Kentucky (8–4) | 22. | |
23. | Nicholls | North Dakota (0–1) | Mercer (2–0) | Chattanooga (0–3) | Wofford (2–1) | East Tennessee State (3–2) | Chattanooga (2–3) | East Tennessee State (4–3) | East Tennessee State (4–3) | East Tennessee State (5–3) | Chattanooga (5–4) | Jackson State (8–2) | South Carolina State (8–2) | UT Martin (8–4) | 23. | |
24. | North Dakota | Weber State (0–1) | Nicholls (0–2) | Western Carolina (1–2) | New Hampshire (3–1) | Lamar (3–2) | Northern Arizona (3–3) | New Hampshire (4–2) | Western Carolina (4–3) | William & Mary (5–3) | Harvard (6–1) | Central Arkansas (6–4) | New Hampshire (7–4) | Stony Brook (8–4) | 24. | |
25. | Youngstown State | Youngstown State (0–1) | Abilene Christian (1–1) | Northern Iowa (2–1) | Weber State (2–2) | Northern Arizona (3–2) | North Carolina Central (4–2) | Florida A&M (3–2) т UT Martin (4–3) т | Tennessee State (6–2) | Tennessee State (6–2) | Duquesne (6–2) | Northern Arizona (6–4) | Eastern Kentucky (7–4) | Harvard (8–2) | 25. | |
Preseason August 5 [16] | Week 1 September 2 [17] | Week 2 September 9 [18] | Week 3 September 16 [19] | Week 4 September 23 [20] | Week 5 September 30 [21] | Week 6 October 7 [22] | Week 7 October 14 [23] | Week 8 October 21 [24] | Week 9 October 28 [25] | Week 10 November 4 [26] | Week 11 November 11 [27] | Week 12 November 18 [28] | Week 13 November 25 [29] | Final | ||
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Preseason August 12 [30] [31] | Week 1 September 3 [32] | Week 2 September 9 [33] | Week 3 September 16 [34] | Week 4 September 23 [35] | Week 5 September 30 [36] | Week 6 October 7 [37] | Week 7 October 14 [38] | Week 8 October 21 [39] | Week 9 October 28 [40] | Week 10 November 4 [41] | Week 11 November 11 [42] | Week 12 November 18 [43] | Week 13 November 25 [44] | Final | ||
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1. | South Dakota State (25) | South Dakota State (0–1) (17) | South Dakota State (1–1) (22) | South Dakota State (2–1) (22) | South Dakota State (3–1) (22) | South Dakota State (3–1) (21) | South Dakota State (4–1) (21) | South Dakota State (5–1) (21) | North Dakota State (7–1) (24) | North Dakota State (8–1) (24) | North Dakota State (9–1) (24) | North Dakota State (9–1) (24) | North Dakota State (10–1) (23) | Montana State (12–0) (23) | 1. | |
2. | North Dakota State | North Dakota State (0–1) (5) | North Dakota State (1–1) (2) | North Dakota State (2–1) (1) | North Dakota State (3–1) (1) | North Dakota State (4–1) (3) | North Dakota State (5–1) (3) | North Dakota State (6–1) (2) | Montana State (8–0) (2) | Montana State (8–0) (2) | Montana State (9–0) (2) | Montana State (10–0) (2) | Montana State (11–0) (3) | South Dakota State (10–2) (2) | 2. | |
3. | Montana | Montana State (2–0) (4) | Montana State (3–0) (2) | Montana State (3–0) (3) | Montana State (4–0) (2) | Montana State (5–0) (1) | Montana State (6–0) (2) | Montana State (7–0) (3) | South Dakota State (5–2) | South Dakota State (6–2) | South Dakota State (7–2) | South Dakota State (8–2) | South Dakota State (9–2) | South Dakota (9–2) | 3. | |
4. | Montana State | Montana (1–0) | Villanova (2–0) | Idaho (2–1) | Idaho (3–1) (1) | South Dakota (3–1) | South Dakota (4–1) | South Dakota (5–1) | South Dakota (6–1) | UC Davis (7–1) | UC Davis (8–1) | UC Davis (9–1) | South Dakota (8–2) | North Dakota State (10–2) | 4. | |
5. | South Dakota | Villanova (1–0) | Idaho (1–1) | Villanova (3–0) | South Dakota (2–1) | Villanova (4–1) | Villanova (5–1) | Villanova (5–1) | UC Davis (7–1) | South Dakota (6–2) | South Dakota (6–2) | South Dakota (7–2) | UC Davis (9–2) | UC Davis (10–2) | 5. | |
6. | Villanova | South Dakota (1–0) | South Dakota (1–1) | South Dakota (1–1) | Villanova (3–1) | North Dakota (4–1) | UC Davis (5–1) | UC Davis (6–1) | Southeast Missouri State (7–1) | Southeast Missouri State (8–1) | Southeast Missouri State (8–1) | Incarnate Word (8–2) | Incarnate Word (9–2) | Incarnate Word (10–2) | 6. | |
7. | Idaho | Idaho (0–1) | Central Arkansas (1–1) | Southern Illinois (2–1) | Central Arkansas (3–1) | Central Arkansas (4–1) | Mercer (5–0) | Mercer (6–0) | North Dakota (5–2) | Tarleton State (7–1) | Montana (7–2) | Richmond (8–2) | Richmond (9–2) | Richmond (10–2) | 7. | |
8. | Chattanooga | Sacramento State (0–1) | Southern Illinois (1–1) | Central Arkansas (2–1) | North Dakota (3–1) | UC Davis (4–1) | Idaho (4–2) | Southeast Missouri State (6–1) | Tarleton State (6–1) | Montana (6–2) | Incarnate Word (7–2) | Villanova (8–2) | Idaho (8–3) | Idaho (9–3) | 8. | |
9. | Furman | Central Arkansas (0–1) | Montana (1–1) | North Dakota (2–1) | Montana (3–1) | Montana (4–1) | Southeast Missouri State (5–1) | Tarleton State (6–1) | Montana (5–2) | Central Arkansas (6–2) | Richmond (7–2) | Mercer (9–1) | Mercer (9–2) | Mercer (10–2) | 9. | |
10. | Sacramento State | Chattanooga (0–1) | North Dakota (1–1) | Montana (2–1) | Sacramento State (2–2) | William & Mary (4–1) | North Dakota (4–2) | North Dakota (4–2) | Central Arkansas (5–2) | Incarnate Word (6–2) | Rhode Island (8–1) | Idaho (7–3) | Montana (8–3) | Illinois State (9–3) | 10. | |
11. | Southern Illinois | Incarnate Word (1–0) | Sacramento State (0–2) | Sacramento State (1–2) | UC Davis (3–1) | Mercer (5–0) | Tarleton State (5–1) | Montana (5–2) | Incarnate Word (5–2) | Idaho (6–3) | Villanova (7–2) | Montana (7–3) | Southeast Missouri State (9–2) | Villanova (9–3) | 11. | |
12. | Richmond | Southern Illinois (0–1) | UC Davis (1–1) | UC Davis (2–1) | William & Mary (3–1) | Idaho (3–2) | Abilene Christian (4–2) | Central Arkansas (5–2) | Idaho (5–3) | Richmond (6–2) | Idaho (6–3) | Tarleton State (8–2) | Abilene Christian (8–3) | Rhode Island (10–2) | 12. | |
13. | Central Arkansas | Albany (1–0) | William & Mary (1–1) | William & Mary (2–1) | Mercer (4–0) | Southeast Missouri State (4–1) | Central Arkansas (4–2) | Incarnate Word (4–2) | Richmond (5–2) | Villanova (6–2) | Mercer (8–1) | Southeast Missouri State (8–2) | Illinois State (8–3) | Montana (8–4) | 13. | |
14. | Albany | William & Mary (1–0) | Incarnate Word (1–1) | Lafayette (2–1) | Southeast Missouri State (3–1) | Tarleton State (4–1) | Montana (4–2) | Idaho (4–3) | Villanova (5–2) | Rhode Island (7–1) | Tarleton State (7–2) | Missouri State (8–2) | Villanova (8–3) | Tarleton State (9–3) | 14. | |
15. | Incarnate Word | Richmond (0–1) | Albany (1–1) | Illinois State (2–1) | Illinois State (3–1) | Incarnate Word (2–2) | Incarnate Word (3–2) | Richmond (4–2) | William & Mary (5–2) | North Dakota (5–3) | Missouri State (7–2) | Abilene Christian (7–3) | Rhode Island (9–2) | Jackson State (10–2) | 15. | |
16. | William & Mary | Furman (0–1) | Chattanooga (0–2) | Mercer (3–0) | Tarleton State (3–1) | New Hampshire (3–1) | Illinois State (4–2) | William & Mary (4–2) | Rhode Island (6–1) | Mercer (7–1) | Abilene Christian (6–3) | Illinois State (7–3) | Tarleton State (8–3) | Southeast Missouri State (9–3) | 16. | |
17. | UC Davis | Western Carolina (0–1) | Tarleton State (2–1) | Tarleton State (2–1) | Southern Illinois (2–2) | Abilene Christian (3–1) | Richmond (4–2) | Rhode Island (5–1) | Mercer (6–1) | Missouri State (6–2) | Illinois State (6–3) | Stony Brook (8–2) | Jackson State (9–2) | Abilene Christian (8–4) | 17. | |
18. | Lafayette | UC Davis (0–1) | Lafayette (1–1) | Incarnate Word (1–2) | Incarnate Word (2–2) | Northern Iowa (2–2) | William & Mary (4–2) | Florida A&M (3–2) | Missouri State (5–2) | Abilene Christian (5–3) | Stony Brook (7–2) | Rhode Island (8–2) | Missouri State (8–3) | South Carolina State (9–2) | 18. | |
19. | Western Carolina | Lafayette (0–1) | Illinois State (1–1) | Northern Iowa (2–1) | Northern Iowa (2–2) | Illinois State (3–2) | Florida A&M (3–2) | New Hampshire (4–2) | Abilene Christian (5–3) | Illinois State (5–3) | Central Arkansas (6–3) | UT Martin (7–3) | Duquesne (8–2) | Tennessee State (9–3) | 19. | |
20. | Illinois State | North Dakota (0–1) | Youngstown State (1–1) | Florida A&M (2–1) | New Hampshire (3–1) | Sacramento State (2–3) | Sacramento State (2–3) | Missouri State (4–2) | Illinois State (5–3) | Stony Brook (6–2) | Jackson State (7–2) | Jackson State (8–2) | Stony Brook (8–3) | UT Martin (8–4) | 20. | |
21. | Tarleton State | Tarleton State (1–1) | Northern Iowa (2–0) | Southeast Missouri State (2–1) | Florida A&M (2–2) | Richmond (3–2) | Rhode Island (4–1) | Abilene Christian (4–3) т | North Carolina Central (5–2) | North Carolina Central (6–2) | William & Mary (6–3) | Duquesne (7–2) | Harvard (8–1) т | Missouri State (8–4) | 21. | |
22. | North Dakota | Illinois State (0–1) | Florida A&M (2–1) | Albany (1–2) | Abilene Christian (2–2) | Florida A&M (2–2) | New Hampshire (3–2) | North Carolina Central (5–2) т | Dartmouth (5–0) | Dartmouth (6–0) | UT Martin (6–3) | Harvard (7–1) | South Carolina State (8–2) т | Northern Arizona (8–4) | 22. | |
23. | Youngstown State | Youngstown State (0–1) | Nicholls (0–2) | Abilene Christian (2–1) | Albany (1–2) т | Southern Illinois (2–3) | Weber State (3–3) | Illinois State (4–3) | Jackson State (5–2) | Jackson State (6–2) | North Dakota (5–4) | South Carolina State (7–2) | Butler (9–2) | North Carolina Central (8–3) | 23. | |
24. | Nicholls | Florida A&M (2–0) | Mercer (2–0) | Chattanooga (0–3) | Richmond (2–2) т | McNeese (4–2) | North Carolina Central (4–2) | Dartmouth (4–0) | Stony Brook (5–2) | William & Mary (5–3) | Duquesne (6–2) | Dartmouth (7–1) | UT Martin (7–4) | New Hampshire (8–4) | 24. | |
25. | Florida A&M (1) | Nicholls (0–1) | Weber State (1–1) | Youngstown State (1–2) | Lamar (3–1) | Rhode Island (3–1) | Missouri State (3–2) | Jackson State (4–2) | Chattanooga (4–3) | Chattanooga (5–3) | Harvard (6–1) | Butler (8–2) т Chattanooga (6–4)т | Tennessee State (8–3) | Duquesne (8–3) | 25. | |
Preseason August 12 [45] [46] | Week 1 September 3 [47] | Week 2 September 9 [48] | Week 3 September 16 [49] | Week 4 September 23 [50] | Week 5 September 30 [51] | Week 6 October 7 [52] | Week 7 October 14 [53] | Week 8 October 21 [54] | Week 9 October 28 [55] | Week 10 November 4 [56] | Week 11 November 11 [57] | Week 12 November 18 [58] | Week 13 November 25 [59] | Final | ||
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The 2021 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 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.
The 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, is organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The regular season began on August 27 and ended on November 19. The postseason began on November 26, and ended on January 8, 2023, with the 2023 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. South Dakota State defeated defending champion North Dakota State, 45-21, to win the title.
The 2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team represented the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cardinals played their home games at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium in San Antonio, Texas. They were led by first-year head coach G. J. Kinne.
The 2022 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 2022 season. The STATS poll is voted by media members while the Coaches' Poll is determined by coaches at the FCS level.
The 2022 Missouri Valley Football Conference football season was the 37th season of college football play for the Missouri Valley Football Conference and part of the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. This was the MVFC's 3rd straight season with 11 teams, and was the last as the conference added a 12th team for the 2023 season.
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.
The 2021 Missouri Valley Football Conference football season was the 36th season of college football play for the Missouri Valley Football Conference and part of the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. This was the MVFC's 2nd straight season with 11 teams.
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.
The 2019 Missouri Valley Football Conference season was the 34th season of college football play for the Missouri Valley Football Conference and part of the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. This was the MVFC's 8th consecutive season with 10 teams, and would be their last for now as they added North Dakota in the following offseason.
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. 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.
The 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, is organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The regular season began on August 24 and ends in November. The postseason begins in November and, aside from any all-star games that are scheduled, will end on January 6, 2025, with the 2025 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.
The 2023 FCS College Football All-America Team includes those players of American college football who have been honored by various selector organizations as the best players at their respective positions, in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). The selector organizations award the "All-America" honor annually following the conclusion of the fall college football season.