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Austin Peay And This Week's Big Winners In Latest FCS Football Rankings

Austin Peay And This Week's Big Winners In Latest FCS Football Rankings

After another weekend of FCS football is behind us with four ranked match-ups leading to huge changes in the top 25. Here are the latest major polls.

Oct 6, 2025 by Andy Schamma

After four top 25 ranked games on the FCS football schedule on October 4, there were some major shake-ups in the latest AFCA and Stats Perform polls.

After taking home a 44-30 win over No. 16 West Georgia, Austin Peay moved up to No. 15 in the biggest move of the week. Finally joining both rankings after receiving votes in the Coaches Poll since the preseason, Harvard Crimson is in at No. 25.

Mercer took the last spot in after Youngstown State was bumped in the Stats Perform rankings.

Falling for a second week in a row—a whopping 8 spots this week—were the Rhode Island Rams who lost at home 21-28 to Brown.

Next weekend features another onslaught of ranked play including No. 1 North Dakota State vs No. 9 Southern Illinois and No. 6 UC Davis vs No. 16 Northern Arizona.

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See the latest rankings of the 2025 FCS college football season from Stats Perform and the AFCA Coaches poll as of October 6.

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AFCA FCS Coaches Poll Football Rankings 2025 (October 6)

1. North Dakota St. (5-0) - Previous Rank: 1
2. South Dakota St. (5-0) - Previous Rank: 2
3. Tarleton St. (6-0) - Previous Rank: 3
4. Montana (5-0) - Previous Rank: 4
5. Montana St. (4-2) - Previous Rank: 5
6. UC Davis (4-1) - Previous Rank: 7
7. Tennessee Tech (5-0) - Previous Rank: 9
8. Lehigh (6-0) - Previous Rank: 8
9. Southern Illinois (4-1) - Previous Rank: 11
10. Illinois St. (3-2) - Previous Rank: 6
11. Monmouth (N.J.) (4-1) - Previous Rank: 12
12. North Dakota (3-2) - Previous Rank: 14
13. Idaho (2-3) - Previous Rank: 15
14. Jackson St. (4-1) - Previous Rank: 17
15. Austin Peay (4-2) - Previous Rank: 21
16. Northern Arizona (4-2) - Previous Rank: 13
17. Villanova (3-2) - Previous Rank: 19
18. Rhode Island (4-2) - Previous Rank: 10
19. Mercer (4-1) - Previous Rank: 22
20. Youngstown St. (3-2) - Previous Rank: 18
21t. ACU (3-3) - Previous Rank: 23
21t. West Georgia (5-1) - Previous Rank: 16
23. Presbyterian (5-0) - Previous Rank: 24
24. Lamar (4-1) - Previous Rank: 25
25. Harvard (3-0) - Previous Rank: NR

Dropped Out: UIW (20)

Others Receiving Votes: Southeastern Louisiana, 52; Furman, 38; Stephen F. Austin, 33; South Dakota, 21; UIW, 19; Gardner-Webb, 12; Alabama St., 9; Brown, 6; Elon, 6; North Carolina Central, 5; UT-Rio Grande Valley, 4; Lafayette, 3; Cal Poly, 2.

Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Football Rankings 2025 (October 6)

1. North Dakota State (5-0) - Previous Rank: 1
2. South Dakota State (5-0) - Previous Rank: 2
3. Tarleton State (6-0) - Previous Rank: 3
4. Montana (5-0) - Previous Rank: 4
5. Montana State (4-2) - Previous Rank: 5
6. UC Davis (4-1) - Previous Rank: 7
7. Lehigh (6-0) - Previous Rank: 9
8. Southern Illinois (4-1) - Previous Rank: 10
9. Illinois State (3-2) - Previous Rank: 6
10. Tennessee Tech (5-0) - Previous Rank: 11
11. Idaho (2-3) - Previous Rank: 12
12. Monmouth (4-1) - Previous Rank: 14
13. North Dakota (3-2) - Previous Rank: 15
14. Northern Arizona (4-2) - Previous Rank: 13
15. Jackson State (4-1) - Previous Rank: 17
16. Austin Peay (4-2) - Previous Rank: 22
17. Rhode Island (4-2) - Previous Rank: 8
18. Villanova (3-2) - Previous Rank: 18
19. Abilene Christian (3-3) - Previous Rank: 19
20. Lamar (4-1) - Previous Rank: 20
21. West Georgia (5-1) - Previous Rank: 16
22. Harvard (3-0) - Previous Rank: 25
23. South Dakota (3-3) - Previous Rank: 21
24. Presbyterian (5-0) - Previous Rank: 23
25. Mercer (4-1) - Previous Rank: NR

Dropped Out of Top 25: Youngstown State (24)

Others Receiving Votes (schools listed on two or more ballots): Youngstown State (3-2, 0-1 MVFC), 147; Stephen F. Austin (4-2, 2-0 Southland), 97; Southeastern Louisiana (4-2, 2-0 Southland), 52; Sacramento State (2-3, 0-1 Big Sky), 21; Gardner-Webb (3-2, 1-0 OVC-Big South), 16; Alabama State (4-2, 2-0 SWAC), 11; Brown (2-1, 1-0 Ivy), 9; Furman (4-1, 2-0 SoCon), 7; North Carolina Central (4-2), 2

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2025 CAA Football Predicted Finish

(Selected by a vote of Head Coaches)

Rhode Island (8 first-place votes) 163
Monmouth (4 first-place votes) 142
Villanova (2 first-place votes) 139
Stony Brook 125
UNH 119
Towson 108
William & Mary 104
Elon 98
Maine 71
Campbell 53
Hampton 50
UAlbany 47
Bryant 32
North Carolina A&T 23

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