2025 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings

2025 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings
Season2025
PostseasonSingle-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

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
1.North Dakota State (54)1.
2.Montana State (1)2.
3.South Dakota State3.
4.South Dakota (1)4.
5.Incarnate Word5.
6.Illinois State6.
7.Montana7.
8.UC Davis8.
9.Rhode Island9.
10.Tarleton State10.
11.Mercer11.
12.Idaho12.
13.Villanova13.
14.Lehigh14.
15.Sacramento State15.
16.Abilene Christian16.
17.Jackson State17.
18.Western Carolina18.
19.Northern Arizona19.
20.Southern Illinois20.
21.Tennessee Tech21.
22.Monmouth22.
23.Stephen F. Austin23.
24.Stony Brook24.
25.Richmond25.
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
NoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNone

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
1.North Dakota State (26)1.
2.Montana State2.
3.South Dakota State3.
4.Incarnate Word4.
5.South Dakota5.
6.Illinois State6.
7.UC Davis7.
8.Tarleton State8.
9.Montana9.
10.Rhode Island10.
11.Mercer11.
12.Idaho12.
13.Villanova13.
14.Sacramento State14.
15.Lehigh15.
16.Abilene Christian16.
17.Jackson State17.
18.Northern Arizona18.
19.Western Carolina19.
20.Southern Illinois20.
21.Monmouth21.
22.Richmond т22.
23.Tennessee Tech т23.
24.Stephen F. Austin24.
25.Stony Brook25.
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
NoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNone

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. ^ "North Dakota State Opens at No 1". afca.com. AFCA. August 11, 2025. Retrieved August 11, 2025.