North Dakota State football continues their iron grip on the top spot once again this week in the latest FCS college football rankings from the AFCA Coaches Poll and Stats Perform Top 25.

In fact, everyone stayed where they were in the top seven spots this week.

At No. 1, the Bison added a third ranked win in a row, handing No. 9 Southern Illinois their second loss with ease and extending their overall lead over opponents to a whopping 267-63 this season—one of just three FCS teams to have outscored opponents by more than 200 total points.

Gaining the most ranks this week were Abilene Christian and Lamar, although the two polls disagreed on how much they should be bumped up. They each jumped at least 3 spots across both rankings.

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After making the headline last week due to their 6-spot improvement, Austin Peay dropped nine spots in the Coaches Poll after losing to Eastern Kentucky on the road, 34-20. 

In the Stats Perform poll, Idaho took a 13-spot drop—they find themselves 2-4 after finishing last season No. 7 in the nation with a 10-4 record. The Vandals were bumped out of the AFCA Coaches Poll entirely.

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View the most recent FCS college football rankings, after week 7 games on October 11, below.

Latest Division I FCS Rankings

AFCA FCS Coaches Poll For Oct. 11, 2025

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

Dropped Out: Idaho

Others Receiving Votes: Gardner-Webb 37, Stephen F. Austin 34, South Dakota 34, Lafayette 28, Western Carolina 19, North Carolina Central 14, UT Rio Grande Valley 10, Idaho 10, Sacramento State 10, Brown 8, Pennsylvania 7, Dartmouth 7, Alabama State 5, Central Arkansas 4, Elon 3, Furman 3, Eastern Kentucky 1, East Tennessee State 1

Stats Perform FCS Top 25 For Oct. 11, 2025

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

NCAA FCS Football Scores In Week 7

Here's who won:

Saturday, October 11, 2025

• Sacramento St. 55, Weber St. 27 (4th Q, 2:00 live)
• Lehigh 31, Columbia 7
• Mercyhurst 19, Wagner 7
• Lafayette 62, Bucknell 24
• New Haven 69, WestConn 0
• Presbyterian 31, Butler 25
• Duquesne 52, Saint Francis 7
• Rhode Island 38, New Hampshire 27
• Maine 20, Merrimack 13
• South Dakota 19, Indiana St. 14
• Stetson 21, Morehead St. 14
• Mercer 38, Princeton 14
• Richmond 24, Colgate 19
• Morgan St. 44, Virginia-Lynchburg 6
• Delaware St. 70, Southern Conn. St. 23
• St. Thomas (MN) 57, Davidson 13
• South Carolina St. 22, N.C. A&T 16
• Sacred Heart 32, Howard 14
• Dartmouth 17, Yale 16
• Wofford 31, Norfolk St. 14
• Central Conn. St. 24, Robert Morris 12
• Monmouth 42, Towson 31
• Dayton 41, Valparaiso 10
• Abilene Christian 30, West Georgia 13
• Campbell 38, Hampton 21
• The Citadel 38, Valdosta St. 14
• Villanova 29, Elon 21
• Western Carolina 52, Furman 7
• UT Martin 32, Western Ill. 31
• South Dakota St. 31, UNI 3
• Montana St. 48, Idaho St. 14
• Alcorn 42, Lincoln (CA) 0
• N.C. Central 45, Florida A&M 7
• Alabama A&M 45, Mississippi Valley 25
• Gardner-Webb 21, Eastern Illinois 10
• Jackson St. 38, Alabama St. 34
• ETSU 45, VMI 10
• North Dakota St. 45, Southern Illinois 17
• Central Arkansas 49, North Alabama 21
• Southeast Missouri St. 28, Tennessee St. 12
• Montana 28, Cal Poly 9
• Tennessee Tech 27, Charleston Southern 13
• Bethune-Cookman 45, Southern U. 14
• North Dakota 35, Youngstown St. 17
• Northern Colorado 49, Idaho 33
• Drake 19, San Diego 16
• Eastern Kentucky 34, Austin Peay 20
• UC Davis 45, Northern Arizona 24
• Texas Southern 21, Grambling 20
• Lamar University 33, East Texas A&M 23
• Illinois St. 46, Murray St. 32
• Houston Christian 20, Northwestern St. 17
• Tarleton St. 41, Utah Tech 23

Friday, October 10, 2025

• Brown 29, Bryant 19

FCS Watch Schedule On FloCollege

Saturday, Oct. 18

• 1:00 p.m. ET - Stony Brook vs. Monmouth
• 1:00 p.m. ET - Hampton vs Villanova
• 3:30 p.m. ET - UNH vs Campbell
• 3:30 p.m. ET - Rhode Island vs UAlbany
• 3:30 p.m. ET - Elon vs William & Mary

Last Week's Division I FCS Rankings 

AFCA FCS Coaches Poll For Oct. 6, 2025

• 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.

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