2025 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings
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Season | 2025 |
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Postseason | Single-elimination |
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.
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 | 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 | ||
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1. | North Dakota State (54) | 1. | ||||||||||||||
2. | Montana State (1) | 2. | ||||||||||||||
3. | South Dakota State | 3. | ||||||||||||||
4. | South Dakota (1) | 4. | ||||||||||||||
5. | Incarnate Word | 5. | ||||||||||||||
6. | Illinois State | 6. | ||||||||||||||
7. | Montana | 7. | ||||||||||||||
8. | UC Davis | 8. | ||||||||||||||
9. | Rhode Island | 9. | ||||||||||||||
10. | Tarleton State | 10. | ||||||||||||||
11. | Mercer | 11. | ||||||||||||||
12. | Idaho | 12. | ||||||||||||||
13. | Villanova | 13. | ||||||||||||||
14. | Lehigh | 14. | ||||||||||||||
15. | Sacramento State | 15. | ||||||||||||||
16. | Abilene Christian | 16. | ||||||||||||||
17. | Jackson State | 17. | ||||||||||||||
18. | Western Carolina | 18. | ||||||||||||||
19. | Northern Arizona | 19. | ||||||||||||||
20. | Southern Illinois | 20. | ||||||||||||||
21. | Tennessee Tech | 21. | ||||||||||||||
22. | Monmouth | 22. | ||||||||||||||
23. | Stephen F. Austin | 23. | ||||||||||||||
24. | Stony Brook | 24. | ||||||||||||||
25. | Richmond | 25. | ||||||||||||||
Preseason August 4[2] | Week 1 | 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 | ||
None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None |
Coaches' poll
Preseason August 11[3] | Week 1 | 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 | ||
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1. | North Dakota State (26) | 1. | ||||||||||||||
2. | Montana State | 2. | ||||||||||||||
3. | South Dakota State | 3. | ||||||||||||||
4. | Incarnate Word | 4. | ||||||||||||||
5. | South Dakota | 5. | ||||||||||||||
6. | Illinois State | 6. | ||||||||||||||
7. | UC Davis | 7. | ||||||||||||||
8. | Tarleton State | 8. | ||||||||||||||
9. | Montana | 9. | ||||||||||||||
10. | Rhode Island | 10. | ||||||||||||||
11. | Mercer | 11. | ||||||||||||||
12. | Idaho | 12. | ||||||||||||||
13. | Villanova | 13. | ||||||||||||||
14. | Sacramento State | 14. | ||||||||||||||
15. | Lehigh | 15. | ||||||||||||||
16. | Abilene Christian | 16. | ||||||||||||||
17. | Jackson State | 17. | ||||||||||||||
18. | Northern Arizona | 18. | ||||||||||||||
19. | Western Carolina | 19. | ||||||||||||||
20. | Southern Illinois | 20. | ||||||||||||||
21. | Monmouth | 21. | ||||||||||||||
22. | Richmond т | 22. | ||||||||||||||
23. | Tennessee Tech т | 23. | ||||||||||||||
24. | Stephen F. Austin | 24. | ||||||||||||||
25. | Stony Brook | 25. | ||||||||||||||
Preseason August 11[3] | Week 1 | 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 | ||
None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None |
References
- ^ FCS Championship Home, NCAA
- ^ "National Champ NDSU a Decisive Preseason No. 1 in Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll". Stats Perform. August 4, 2025. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
- ^ "North Dakota State Opens at No 1". afca.com. AFCA. August 11, 2025. Retrieved August 11, 2025.