2025 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings

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2025 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings
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The 2025 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 2025 season. The STATS poll is voted on by media members while the Coaches' Poll is determined by coaches at the FCS level.

Contents

Legend

Legend
 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 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 4 [2] 		Week 1
September 1 [3] 		Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Final
1. North Dakota State (54)North Dakota State (1–0) (53)1.
2. Montana State (1)South Dakota State (1–0) (2)2.
3. South Dakota State Montana State (0–1) (1)3.
4. South Dakota (1)South Dakota (0–1)4.
5. Incarnate Word Tarleton State (2–0)5.
6. Illinois State Montana (0–0)6.
7. Montana Illinois State (0–1)7.
8. UC Davis UC Davis (1–0)8.
9. Rhode Island Rhode Island (1–0)9.
10. Tarleton State Idaho (0–1)10.
11. Mercer Lehigh (1–0)11.
12. Idaho Incarnate Word (1–1)12.
13. Villanova Villanova (0–0)13.
14. Lehigh Southern Illinois (1–0)14.
15. Sacramento State Jackson State (1–0)15.
16. Abilene Christian Abilene Christian (0–1)16.
17. Jackson State Tennessee Tech (1–0)17.
18. Western Carolina Sacramento State (0–1)18.
19. Northern Arizona Northern Arizona (0–1)19.
20. Southern Illinois North Dakota (0–1)20.
21. Tennessee Tech Monmouth (1–0)21.
22. Monmouth Nicholls (1–1)22.
23. Stephen F. Austin Mercer (0–1)23.
24. Stony Brook Southern Utah (1–0)24.
25. Richmond Stephen F. Austin (0–1)25.
Preseason
August 4 [4] 		Week 1
September 1 [5] 		Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Final
Dropped:
  • No. 18 Western Carolina
  • No. 24 Stony Brook
  • No. 25 Richmond
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Coaches' poll

Preseason
August 11 [6] 		Week 1
September 2 [7] 		Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Final
1. North Dakota State (26)North Dakota State (1–0) (25)1.
2. Montana State South Dakota State (1–0)2.
3. South Dakota State Montana State (0–1) т3.
4. Incarnate Word Tarleton State (2–0) (1) т4.
5. South Dakota UC Davis (1–0)5.
6. Illinois State South Dakota (0–1)6.
7. UC Davis Illinois State (0–1)7.
8. Tarleton State Rhode Island (1–0)8.
9. Montana Incarnate Word (1–1)9.
10. Rhode Island Montana (0–0)10.
11. Mercer Idaho (0–1)11.
12. Idaho Villanova (0–0)12.
13. Villanova Lehigh (1–0)13.
14. Sacramento State Jackson State (1–0)14.
15. Lehigh Southern Illinois (1–0)15.
16. Abilene Christian Sacramento State (0–1)16.
17. Jackson State Abilene Christian (0–1)17.
18. Northern Arizona Monmouth (1–0)18.
19. Western Carolina Northern Arizona (0–1)19.
20. Southern Illinois Tennessee Tech (1–0)20.
21. Monmouth Mercer (0–1)21.
22. Richmond т North Dakota (0–1)22.
23. Tennessee Tech тStephen F. Austin (0–1)23.
24. Stephen F. Austin East Tennessee State (0–1)24.
25. Stony Brook Nicholls (1–1) т
Western Carolina (0–1)		25.
Preseason
August 11 [8] 		Week 1
September 2 [9] 		Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Final
Dropped:
  • No. 22т Richmond
  • No. 25 Stony Brook
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References

  1. ↑ FCS Championship Home, NCAA
  2. ↑ "National Champ NDSU a Decisive Preseason No. 1 in Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll". Stats Perform. August 4, 2025. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll Showdown: It's No. 2 SDSU vs. No. 3 Montana State". theanalyst.com. STATS Perform. September 1, 2025. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
  4. ↑ "National Champ NDSU a Decisive Preseason No. 1 in Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll". Stats Perform. August 4, 2025. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll Showdown: It's No. 2 SDSU vs. No. 3 Montana State". theanalyst.com. STATS Perform. September 1, 2025. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
  6. ↑ "North Dakota State Opens at No 1". afca.com. AFCA. August 11, 2025. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Tarleton State Registers Huge Upset". afca.com. AFCA. September 2, 2025. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  8. ↑ "North Dakota State Opens at No 1". afca.com. AFCA. August 11, 2025. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Tarleton State Registers Huge Upset". afca.com. AFCA. September 2, 2025. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
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