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Season | 2025 |
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Postseason | Single-elimination |
Preseason No. 1 | North Dakota State |
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 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 2025 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 4 [2] | Week 1 September 1 [3] | Week 2 September 8 [4] | Week 3 September 15 [5] | Week 4 September 22 [6] | Week 5 September 29 [7] | Week 6 October 6 [8] | Week 7 October 13 [9] | Week 8 October 20 [10] | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Final | ||
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1. | North Dakota State (54) | North Dakota State (1–0) (53) | North Dakota State (2–0) (49) | North Dakota State (3–0) (52) | North Dakota State (3–0) (51) | North Dakota State (4–0) (51) | North Dakota State (5–0) (54) | North Dakota State (6–0) (55) | North Dakota State (7–0) (55) | 1. | ||||||
2. | Montana State (1) | South Dakota State (1–0) (2) | South Dakota State (2–0) (7) | South Dakota State (3–0) (4) | South Dakota State (3–0) (4) | South Dakota State (4–0) (4) | South Dakota State (5–0) (1) | South Dakota State (6–0) (1) | South Dakota State (7–0) (1) | 2. | ||||||
3. | South Dakota State | Montana State (0–1) (1) | Tarleton State (3–0) | Tarleton State (4–0) | Tarleton State (5–0) (1) | Tarleton State (5–0) (1) | Tarleton State (6–0) (1) | Tarleton State (7–0) | Tarleton State (8–0) | 3. | ||||||
4. | South Dakota (1) | South Dakota (0–1) | Montana State (0–2) | Montana State (1–2) | Montana State (2–2) | Montana (4–0) | Montana (5–0) | Montana (6–0) | Montana (7–0) | 4. | ||||||
5. | Incarnate Word | Tarleton State (2–0) | Montana (1–0) | Montana (2–0) | Montana (3–0) | Montana State (3–2) | Montana State (4–2) | Montana State (5–2) | Montana State (5–2) | 5. | ||||||
6. | Illinois State | Montana (0–0) | Rhode Island (2–0) | Illinois State (2–1) | Rhode Island (4–0) | Illinois State (3–1) | UC Davis (4–1) | UC Davis (5–1) | UC Davis (5–1) | 6. | ||||||
7. | Montana | Illinois State (0–1) | Illinois State (1–1) | Rhode Island (3–0) | Illinois State (3–1) | UC Davis (3–1) | Lehigh (6–0) | Lehigh (7–0) | Lehigh (7–0) | 7. | ||||||
8. | UC Davis | UC Davis (1–0) | Idaho (1–1) | Idaho (2–1) | Idaho (2–2) | Rhode Island (4–1) | Southern Illinois (4–1) | Tennessee Tech (6–0) | North Dakota (5–2) | 8. | ||||||
9. | Rhode Island | Rhode Island (1–0) | UC Davis (1–1) | UC Davis (1–1) | UC Davis (2–1) | Lehigh (5–0) | Illinois State (3–2) | North Dakota (4–2) | Tennessee Tech (7–0) | 9. | ||||||
10. | Tarleton State | Idaho (0–1) | Lehigh (2–0) | Lehigh (3–0) | Lehigh (4–0) | Southern Illinois (3–1) | Tennessee Tech (5–0) | Illinois State (4–2) | Monmouth (6–1) | 10. | ||||||
11. | Mercer | Lehigh (1–0) | Villanova (1–0) | Villanova (1–1) | Southern Illinois (3–1) | Tennessee Tech (4–0) | Idaho (2–3) | Monmouth (5–1) | Villanova (5–2) | 11. | ||||||
12. | Idaho | Incarnate Word (1–1) | South Dakota (0–2) | Tennessee Tech (3–0) | Abilene Christian (2–2) | Idaho (2–3) | Monmouth (4–1) | Southern Illinois (4–2) | Jackson State (5–1) | 12. | ||||||
13. | Villanova | Villanova (0–0) | Abilene Christian (1–1) | Southern Illinois (2–1) | Tennessee Tech (3–0) | Northern Arizona (4–1) | North Dakota (3–2) | Abilene Christian (4–3) | Rhode Island (6–2) | 13. | ||||||
14. | Lehigh | Southern Illinois (1–0) | Incarnate Word (1–1) | Abilene Christian (1–2) | North Dakota (2–2) | Monmouth (3–1) | Northern Arizona (4–2) | Jackson State (5–1) | Harvard (5–0) | 14. | ||||||
15. | Sacramento State | Jackson State (1–0) | Tennessee Tech (2–0) | South Dakota (1–2) | Northern Arizona (3–1) | North Dakota (2–2) | Jackson State (4–1) | Villanova (4–2) | Lamar (6–1) | 15. | ||||||
16. | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian (0–1) | North Dakota (1–1) | North Dakota (1–2) | Monmouth (2–1) | West Georgia (5–0) | Austin Peay (4–2) | Rhode Island (5–2) | Southern Illinois (4–3) | 16. | ||||||
17. | Jackson State | Tennessee Tech (1–0) | Southern Illinois (1–1) | Northern Arizona (2–1) | South Dakota (2–2) | Jackson State (3–1) | Rhode Island (4–2) | Lamar (5–1) | Mercer (5–1) | 17. | ||||||
18. | Western Carolina | Sacramento State (0–1) | Northern Arizona (1–1) | Austin Peay (2–1) | West Georgia (4–0) | Villanova (2–2) | Villanova (3–2) | Harvard (4–0) | Illinois State (4–3) | 18. | ||||||
19. | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona (0–1) | Jackson State (1–1) | Incarnate Word (1–2) | Jackson State (2–1) | Abilene Christian (2–3) | Abilene Christian (3–3) | Northern Arizona (4–3) | Presbyterian (7–0) | 19. | ||||||
20. | Southern Illinois | North Dakota (0–1) | Monmouth (2–0) | Jackson State (2–1) | Villanova (1–2) | Lamar (3–1) | Lamar (4–1) | Mercer (5–1) | Northern Arizona (4–3) | 20. | ||||||
21. | Tennessee Tech | Monmouth (1–0) | Sacramento State (0–2) | Monmouth (2–1) | Sacramento State (2–2) | South Dakota (2–3) | West Georgia (5–1) | Presbyterian (6–0) | South Dakota (5–3) | 21. | ||||||
22. | Monmouth | Nicholls (1–1) | Austin Peay (1–1) | West Georgia (3–0) | Lamar (2–1) | Austin Peay (3–2) | Harvard (3–0) | South Dakota (4–3) | Youngstown State (4–3) | 22. | ||||||
23. | Stephen F. Austin | Mercer (0–1) | New Hampshire (2–0) | Lamar (2–1) | Austin Peay (2–2) | Presbyterian (5–0) | South Dakota (3–3) | Austin Peay (4–3) | Abilene Christian (4–4) | 23. | ||||||
24. | Stony Brook | Southern Utah (1–0) | Lamar (1–1) | Sacramento State (1–2) | Youngstown State (3–1) | Youngstown State (3–1) | Presbyterian (5–0) | Idaho (2–4) | Stephen F. Austin (5–2) | 24. | ||||||
25. | Richmond | Stephen F. Austin (0–1) | West Georgia (2–0) | New Hampshire (2–1) | Presbyterian (4–0) | Harvard (2–0) | Mercer (4–1) | Stephen F. Austin (4–2) | Austin Peay (4–3) | 25. | ||||||
Preseason August 4 [11] | Week 1 September 1 [12] | Week 2 September 8 [13] | Week 3 September 15 [14] | Week 4 September 22 [15] | Week 5 September 29 [16] | Week 6 October 6 [17] | Week 7 October 13 [18] | Week 8 October 20 [19] | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Final | ||
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Preseason August 11 [20] | Week 1 September 2 [21] | Week 2 September 8 [22] | Week 3 September 15 [23] | Week 4 September 22 [24] | Week 5 September 29 [25] | Week 6 October 6 [26] | Week 7 October 13 [27] | Week 8 October 20 [28] | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Final | ||
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1. | North Dakota State (26) | North Dakota State (1–0) (25) | North Dakota State (2–0) (24) | North Dakota State (3–0) (25) | North Dakota State (3–0) (25) | North Dakota State (4–0) (25) | North Dakota State (5–0) (26) | North Dakota State (6–0) (26) | North Dakota State (7–0) (25) | 1. | ||||||
2. | Montana State | South Dakota State (1–0) | South Dakota State (2–0) (2) | South Dakota State (3–0) (1) | South Dakota State (3–0) (1) | South Dakota State (4–0) (1) | South Dakota State (5–0) | South Dakota State (6–0) | South Dakota State (7–0) | 2. | ||||||
3. | South Dakota State | Montana State (0–1) т | Tarleton State (3–0) | Tarleton State (4–0) | Tarleton State (5–0) | Tarleton State (5–0) | Tarleton State (6–0) | Tarleton State (7–0) | Tarleton State (8–0) | 3. | ||||||
4. | Incarnate Word | Tarleton State (2–0) (1) т | Illinois State (1–1) | Illinois State (2–1) | Montana (3–0) | Montana (4–0) | Montana (5–0) | Montana (6–0) | Montana (7–0) | 4. | ||||||
5. | South Dakota | UC Davis (1–0) | Rhode Island (2–0) | Montana (2–0) | Illinois State (3–1) | Montana State (3–2) | Montana State (4–2) | Montana State (5–2) | Montana State (5–2) | 5. | ||||||
6. | Illinois State | South Dakota (0–1) | Montana State (0–2) | Montana State (1–2) т | Montana State (2–2) | Illinois State (3–1) | UC Davis (4–1) | UC Davis (5–1) | UC Davis (5–1) | 6. | ||||||
7. | UC Davis | Illinois State (0–1) | Montana (1–0) | Rhode Island (3–0) т | Rhode Island (4–0) | UC Davis (3–1) | Tennessee Tech (5–0) | Lehigh (7–0) | Lehigh (7–0) | 7. | ||||||
8. | Tarleton State | Rhode Island (1–0) | Incarnate Word (1–1) | Idaho (2–1) | UC Davis (2–1) | Lehigh (5–0) | Lehigh (6–0) | Tennessee Tech (6–0) | Tennessee Tech (7–0) | 8. | ||||||
9. | Montana | Incarnate Word (1–1) | UC Davis (1–1) | UC Davis (1–1) | Lehigh (4–0) | Tennessee Tech (4–0) | Southern Illinois (4–1) | Illinois State (4–2) | Monmouth (6–1) | 9. | ||||||
10. | Rhode Island | Montana (0–0) | Idaho (1–1) | Lehigh (3–0) | Idaho (2–2) | Rhode Island (4–1) | Illinois State (3–2) | Monmouth (5–1) | North Dakota (5–2) | 10. | ||||||
11. | Mercer | Idaho (0–1) | Villanova (1–0) | Southern Illinois (2–1) | Tennessee Tech (3–0) | Southern Illinois (3–1) | Monmouth (4–1) | North Dakota (4–2) | Jackson State (5–1) | 11. | ||||||
12. | Idaho | Villanova (0–0) | Lehigh (2–0) | Tennessee Tech (3–0) т | Southern Illinois (3–1) | Monmouth (3–1) | North Dakota (3–2) | Southern Illinois (4–2) | Villanova (5–2) | 12. | ||||||
13. | Villanova | Lehigh (1–0) | Abilene Christian (1–1) | Villanova (1–1) т | Abilene Christian (2–2) | Northern Arizona (4–1) | Idaho (2–3) | Jackson State (5–1) | Rhode Island (6–2) | 13. | ||||||
14. | Sacramento State | Jackson State (1–0) | Southern Illinois (1–1) | Incarnate Word (1–2) | Monmouth (3–1) | North Dakota (2–2) | Jackson State (4–1) | Villanova (4–2) | Mercer (5–1) | 14. | ||||||
15. | Lehigh | Southern Illinois (1–0) | Jackson State (1–1) | Abilene Christian (1–2) | North Dakota (2–2) т | Idaho (2–3) | Austin Peay (4–2) | Rhode Island (5–2) | Lamar (6–1) | 15. | ||||||
16. | Abilene Christian | Sacramento State (0–1) | Tennessee Tech (2–0) | Jackson State (2–1) | Northern Arizona (3–1) т | West Georgia (5–0) | Northern Arizona (4–2) | Mercer (5–1) | Presbyterian (7–0) | 16. | ||||||
17. | Jackson State | Abilene Christian (0–1) | North Dakota (1–1) | North Dakota (1–2) | Jackson State (2–1) | Jackson State (3–1) | Villanova (3–2) | Abilene Christian (4–3) | Harvard (5–0) | 17. | ||||||
18. | Northern Arizona | Monmouth (1–0) | Monmouth (2–0) | Monmouth (2–1) | South Dakota (2–2) | Youngstown State (3–1) | Rhode Island (4–2) | Lamar (5–1) | Southern Illinois (4–3) | 18. | ||||||
19. | Western Carolina | Northern Arizona (0–1) | Northern Arizona (1–1) | Northern Arizona (2–1) | Youngstown State (3–1) | Villanova (2–2) | Mercer (4–1) | Presbyterian (6–0) | Southeastern Louisiana (5–2) | 19. | ||||||
20. | Southern Illinois | Tennessee Tech (1–0) | South Dakota (0–2) | Austin Peay (2–1) | West Georgia (4–0) | Incarnate Word (2–3) | Youngstown State (3–2) | Harvard (4–0) | Illinois State (4–3) | 20. | ||||||
21. | Monmouth | Mercer (0–1) | Sacramento State (0–2) | South Dakota (1–2) | Sacramento State (2–2) | Austin Peay (3–2) | Abilene Christian (3–3) т | Northern Arizona (4–3) | Youngstown State (4–3) | 21. | ||||||
22. | Richmond т | North Dakota (0–1) | Mercer (0–1) | Sacramento State (1–2) | Villanova (1–2) | Mercer (3–1) | West Georgia (5–1) т | Southeastern Louisiana (4–2) | Northern Arizona (4–3) | 22. | ||||||
23. | Tennessee Tech т | Stephen F. Austin (0–1) | Austin Peay (1–1) | New Hampshire (2–1) | Mercer (2–1) | Abilene Christian (2–3) | Presbyterian (5–0) | West Georgia (5–2) | Austin Peay (4–3) | 23. | ||||||
24. | Stephen F. Austin | East Tennessee State (0–1) | New Hampshire (2–0) | Youngstown State (2–1) | Incarnate Word (1–3) | Presbyterian (5–0) | Lamar (4–1) | Austin Peay (4–3) | Stephen F. Austin (5–2) | 24. | ||||||
25. | Stony Brook |
| Youngstown State (2–0) | Mercer (1–1) | Austin Peay (2–2) | Lamar (3–1) | Harvard (3–0) | Youngstown State (3–3) | Abilene Christian (4–4) | 25. | ||||||
Preseason August 11 [29] | Week 1 September 2 [30] | Week 2 September 8 [31] | Week 3 September 15 [32] | Week 4 September 22 [33] | Week 5 September 29 [34] | Week 6 October 6 [35] | Week 7 October 13 [36] | Week 8 October 20 [37] | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Final | ||
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