Opta Analyst’s FCS coverage includes the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll, which is voted on by a national panel of 56 voters each Monday. Here is an FCS Top 25 scoreboard that reflects Week 5 games and leads into the new poll.
1. South Dakota State (3-1, 0–0 MVFC): No game
2. North Dakota State (4-1, 1-0 MVFC): 42-10 win at No. 18 Illinois State
3. Montana State (5-0, 1-0 Big Sky): 37-17 win at Idaho State
4. Idaho (3-2, 0-1 Big Sky): 28-26 loss at No. 14 UC Davis
5. South Dakota (3-1, 1-0 MVFC): 42-13 win over No. 17 Southern Illinois
6. Villanova (4-1, 1-0 CAA): 24-10 win over LIU
7. Central Arkansas (4-1, 1-0 UAC): 34-14 win over No. 19 Lamar
8. Montana (4-1, 1-0 Big Sky): 52-49 win at Eastern Washington
9. North Dakota (4-1, 1-0 MVFC): 72-35 win over Murray State
10. Sacramento State (2-3, 0-1 Big Sky): 34-16 loss at Northern Arizona
11. William & Mary (4-1, 1-0 CAA): 49-7 win over Hampton
12. Mercer (5-0, 3-0 SoCon): 22-3 win at No. 23 Wofford
13. Southeast Missouri (4-1, 1-0 Big South-OVC): 19-0 win over Northwestern State
14. UC Davis (4-1, 1-0 Big Sky): 28-26 win over No. 4 Idaho
15. UIW (2-2, 0-0 Southland): No game
16. Tarleton State (4-1, 1-0 UAC): 36-33 win over Southeastern Louisiana
17. Southern Illinois (2-3, 0-1 MVFC): 42-13 loss at No. 5 South Dakota
18. Illinois State (3-2, 0-1 MVFC): 42-10 loss to No. 2 North Dakota State
19. Lamar (3-2, 0-0 Southland): 34-14 loss at No. 7 Central Arkansas
20. Abilene Christian (3-2, 2-0 UAC): 55-30 win at Utah Tech
21. UAlbany (1-3, 0-1 CAA): 34-20 loss to Maine
22. Rhode Island (3-1, 1-0 CAA): No game
23. Wofford (2-2, 0-1 SoCon): 22-3 loss to No. 12 Mercer
24. New Hampshire (3-1, 1-0 CAA): No game
25. Weber State (2-3, 1-0 Big Sky): 28-26 loss to McNeese
Others Receiving Votes (schools listed on two or more ballots):
Chattanooga (1-3, 0-1 SoCon): 45-30 win over Portland State
ETSU (3-2, 1-0 SoCon): 34-17 win at The Citadel
Northern Iowa (2-2, 0-0 MVFC): No game
Richmond (3-2, 1-0 CAA): 27-17 win at Elon
Lafayette (2-2, 0-0 Patriot: No game
Western Carolina (1-3, 0-0 SoCon): No game
Florida A&M (2-2, 0-0 SWAC): No game, postponement
North Carolina Central (3-2, 1-0 MEAC): 37-10 win over Norfolk State
Columbia (1-1, 0-0 Ivy): 20-17 loss at Georgetown
Harvard (1-1, 0-1 Ivy): 31-28 loss at Brown
McNeese (4-2, 1-0 Southland): 28-26 win at No. 25 Weber State
Duquesne (2-2, 0-0 NEC): No game
Nicholls (1-3, 0-0 Southland): No game
Lehigh (3-2, 0-1 Patriot): 38-35 2-OT loss to Bucknell
Stony Brook (4-1, 1-0 CAA): 22-3 win over Morgan State
Monmouth (3-2, 1-0 CAA): 63-21 win over Fordham
Yale (1-1, 0-1 Ivy): 47-23 loss at Cornell
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