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The latest FCS college football rankings have been released for Week 10 with some movement in the Top 5 and Villanova has inched a spot up to #4 following the Wildcats' victory over Morgan State.
North Dakota State remains the country's #1 after the Bison knocked off South Dakota, 47-7. Eastern Washington who was ranked #2 going into the weekend, lost to Northern Arizona, 27-28 and dropped to #5. New Hampshire, the new #2 knocked off Stony Brook 28-20 and #4 Coastal Carolina downed Charleston Southern, 43-22 and also jumped up a spot.
'Nova is one of five CAA teams ranked as they join New Hampshire, this weekend's opponent Richmond (#13), William & Mary (#17), and Albany (#23).
Southern Illinois and Sacred Heart fell out of the Top 25 after losing on Saturday.
Villanova also moved up to the #3 spot in the NCAA Coaches Poll.
The Sports Network FCS Top 25
| Rank | Team | Record | Pts | Prev |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | North Dakota State Bison (157) | 8-0 | 3925 | 1 |
| 2. | New Hampshire Wildcats | 6-1 | 3616 | 3 |
| 3. | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | 8-0 | 3582 | 4 |
| 4. | Villanova Wildcats | 7-1 | 3516 | 5 |
| 5. | Jacksonville State Gamecocks | 6-1 | 3254 | 6 |
| 6. | Eastern Washington Eagles | 7-2 | 2996 | 2 |
| 7. | Illinois State Redbirds | 7-0 | 2924 | 9 |
| 8. | Montana State Bobcats | 6-2 | 2708 | 10 |
| 9. | McNeese State Cowboys | 5-2 | 2534 | 11 |
| 10. | Fordham Rams | 7-1 | 2433 | 12 |
| 11. | Youngstown State Penguins | 6-2 | 2058 | 17 |
| 12. | Montana Grizzlies | 5-3 | 2025 | 7 |
| 13. | Richmond Spiders | 6-2 | 1986 | 16 |
| 14. | Chattanooga Mocs | 5-3 | 1848 | 15 |
| 15. | Southeastern Louisiana Lions | 6-3 | 1758 | 8 |
| 16. | Eastern Kentucky Colonels | 7-1 | 1472 | 19 |
| 17. | William & Mary Tribe | 5-3 | 1453 | 18 |
| 18. | South Dakota State Jackrabbits | 5-3 | 1160 | 13 |
| 19. | Indiana State Sycamores | 5-3 | 1044 | 22 |
| 20. | Harvard Crimson | 6-0 | 887 | 21 |
| 21. | Bethune-Cookman Wildcats | 6-2 | 738 | 14 |
| 22. | Northern Iowa Panthers | 4-4 | 504 | 23 |
| 23. | Albany Great Danes | 6-2 | 393 | 25 |
| 24. | Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks | 6-2 | 320 | NR |
| 25. | Bryant Bulldogs | 6-1 | 249 | NR |
| Others receiving votes: Southern Illinois 247, Northern Arizona 245, Cal Poly 203, Liberty 191, Western Carolina 160, James Madison 58, North Carolina A&T 54, Sam Houston State 53, South Carolina State 51, Central Arkansas 47, Dartmouth 44, Alcorn State 33, Bucknell 32, Grambling State 31, Jacksonville 29, Sacred Heart 26, Charleston Southern 23, Presbyterian 20, Missouri State 16, Idaho State 16, Wofford 13, Eatern Illinois 8, Samford 7, Yale 6, Lamar 4, Delaware 4, Duquesne 1. | ||||
FCS Coaches Poll
| RANK | SCHOOL | RECORD | POINTS | PREVIOUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Dakota State (26) | 8-0 | 650 | 1 |
| 2 | Coastal Carolina | 8-0 | 617 | 3 |
| 3 | Villanova | 7-1 | 594 | 4 |
| 4 | New Hampshire | 6-1 | 569 | 5 |
| 5 | Jacksonville State | 6-1 | 541 | 7 |
| 6 | Illinois State | 7-0 | 501 | 9 |
| 7 | Eastern Washington | 7-2 | 495 | 2 |
| 8 | McNeese State | 5-2 | 460 | 10 |
| 9 | Montana State | 6-2 | 437 | 11 |
| 10 | Fordham | 7-1 | 384 | 12 |
| 11 | Montana | 5-3 | 354 | 6 |
| 12 | Chattanooga | 5-3 | 344 | 14 |
| 13 | Youngstown State | 6-2 | 343 | 16 |
| 14 | Richmond | 6-2 | 324 | 17 |
| 15 | Southeastern Louisiana | 6-3 | 313 | 8 |
| 16 | Eastern Kentucky | 7-1 | 234 | 18 |
| 17 | William & Mary | 5-3 | 225 | 20 |
| 18 | Harvard | 6-0 | 197 | 21 |
| 19 | South Dakota State | 5-3 | 162 | 16 |
| 20 | Bethune-Cookman | 6-2 | 149 | 13 |
| 21 | Indiana State | 5-3 | 143 | 24 |
| 22 | UNI | 4-4 | 98 | 23 |
| 23 | Stephen F. Austin | 6-2 | 71 | NR |
| 24 | Bryant | 6-1 | 56 | 25 |
| 25 | Southern Illinois | 5-4 | 42 | 19 |