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FCS Football Rankings For Week 6: Delaware Rises; William & Mary Drops

FCS Football Rankings For Week 6: Delaware Rises; William & Mary Drops

The Delaware Blue Hens climbed in the latest FCS rankings after walloping Duquesne. Meanwhile W&M Football continued to slide.

Oct 9, 2023 by Joe Harrington
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After beating Duquesne 43-17 in Week 5, Delaware Football jumped two spots in the FCS Coaches poll this week and is now the highest-ranked team from the CAA. 

The Blue Hens routed the Dukes at home on Saturday as quarterback Ryan O’Connor threw for 347 yards and four touchdowns on 28-of-40 passing. Delaware found itself trailing 17-15 at one point before reeling off 27 unanswered points. 

Delaware hosts North Carolina A&T this week. 

While the Blue Hens were big risers in the latest poll, William & Mary, which suffered its second straight loss last week, dropped to No. 12. The Tribe led early against Virginia of the ACC, but eventually fell 27-13. W&M was ranked No. 9 last week after having not dropped out of the top five in the previous weeks. 

Rhode Island moved up three spots to No. 22, while New Hampshire remained at No. 24. 

FCS Football Rankings For Week 6 (Oct. 9, 2023)

  1. South Dakota St. (26)    5-0    
  2. Montana St.    4-1    621    
  3. Idaho        5-1    600    
  4. Furman        4-1    554    
  5. Sacramento St.    4-1    519    
  6. UIW        4-1    488    
  7. North Dakota St. 4-1    486    
  8. Delaware    4-1    435    
  9. North Carolina Central    5-1    394    
  10. Montana    5-1    375    
  11. Holy Cross    4-2    358    
  12. William & Mary 4-2    352    
  13. Southern Illinois 4-1    325    
  14. Western Carolina 5-1    317    
  15. North Dakota    3-2    312    
  16. Florida A&M    5-1    248    
  17. South Dakota    4-1    246    
  18. Harvard    4-0    208    
  19. UT Martin    5-1    177    
  20. Chattanooga    4-2    90 
  21. Youngstown St. 3-2    90    
  22. Rhode Island    4-2    83    
  23. Weber St.    3-3    67    
  24. New Hampshire 2-3    54    
  25. Central Arkansas 4-2    52    

Dropped Out: UC Davis (18), Illinois St. (22), Eastern Illinois (25t)

Others Receiving Votes: Northern Iowa, 51; UC Davis, 49; Illinois St., 43; Fordham, 37; Austin Peay, 34; Mercer, 31; Albany, 25; Eastern Washington, 19; Lafayette, 19; Villanova, 12; Eastern Illinois, 10; Northern Arizona, 8; Eastern Kentucky, 6; Hampton, 4; Jackson St., 1.

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