It's just two weeks into the college football season, yet we’ve already seen chaos and unexpected results at the FCS level.

Some FCS teams in the top 25 have seen mixed results through two weeks and surprising losses. Other teams have shocked the college football world, bringing fans some of the first FCS over FBS upsets of the season.

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Two weeks is enough to see a lot of movement in both the coaches poll and Stats Perform poll. Both polls have officially been released, so here’s this week’s FCS football top 25 rankings heading into week 2 of the college football season.

FCS Top 25 Coaches Poll

1. Montana State (25) — 2-0 — 648 points — Previous: 1
2. Montana — 2-0 — 591 points — Previous: 3
3. South Dakota State (1) — 1-1 — 582 points — Previous: 2
4. Illinois State — 2-0 — 575 points — Previous: 4
5. Tarleton State — 2-0 — 551 points — Previous: 5
6. UC Davis — 2-0 — 519 points — Previous: 6
7. North Dakota — 2-0 — 448 points — Previous: 9
8. Lehigh — 2-0 — 425 points — Previous: 10
9. Stephen F. Austin — 2-0 — 417 points — Previous: 11
10. Youngstown State — 1-1 — 372 points — Previous: 7
11. Tennessee Tech — 2-0 — 357 points — Previous: 13
12. South Dakota — 2-0 — 352 points — Previous: 12
13. Rhode Island — 1-1 — 333 points — Previous: 8
14. Mercer — 2-0 — 316 points — Previous: 15
15. Austin Peay — 1-1 — 237 points — Previous: 14
16. William & Mary — 2-0 — 216 points — Previous: 19
17. Lamar — 1-1 — 195 points — Previous: 16
18. Villanova — 1-1 — 163 points — Previous: 17
19. Yale — 0-0 — 142 points — Previous: 18
20. South Carolina State — 2-0 — 132 points — Previous: 22
21. Richmond — 2-0 — 130 points — Previous: 23
22. West Florida — 2-0 — 102 points — Previous: NR
23. Northern Arizona — 1-1 — 101 points — Previous: 20
24. Idaho State — 2-0 — 75 points — Previous: NR
25. Abilene Christian — 0-2 — 71 points — Previous: 21

Others Receiving Votes

Wofford — 53, Cal Poly — 44, Southern Illinois — 41, Prairie View A&M — 32, Elon — 31, Colgate — 25, Campbell — 23, UT Rio Grande Valley — 15, Alabama State — 13 , Jackson State — 13, Robert Morris (Pa.) — 13, UIW — 13, Harvard — 12, Furman — 10, Southern Utah — 10, UT Martin — 10, Southeast Missouri State — 8, Central Arkansas — 6, Chattanooga — 6 , Portland State — 5, Western Carolina — 5, Dartmouth — 4, Monmouth (N.J.) — 4, East Tennessee State — 1, Eastern Washington — 1, San Diego — 1, The Citadel — 1

Dropped Out

• Central Arkansas (24)
• Southern Illinois (25)

FCS Top 25 Stats Perform Poll

1. Montana State (57) — 2-0 — 1,425 points — Previous: 1
2. South Dakota State — 1-1 — 1,303 points — Previous: 2
3. Montana — 2-0 — 1,292 points — Previous: 3
4. Tarleton State — 2-0 — 1,272 points — Previous: 5
5. Illinois State — 2-0 — 1,209 points — Previous: 4
6. North Dakota — 2-0 — 1,037 points — Previous: 8
7. UC Davis — 2-0 — 1,003 points — Previous: 7
8. Rhode Island — 1-1 — 994 points — Previous: 6
9. Lehigh — 2-0 — 941 points — Previous: 10
10. Youngstown State — 1-1 — 939 points — Previous: 9
11. South Dakota — 2-0 — 901 points — Previous: 11
12. Tennessee Tech — 2-0 — 836 points — Previous: 12
13. Stephen F. Austin — 2-0 — 806 points — Previous: 13
14. Lamar — 1-1 — 545 points — Previous: 14
15. Austin Peay — 1-1 — 540 points — Previous: 15
16. William & Mary — 2-0 — 506 points — Previous: 17
17. Idaho State — 2-0 — 478 points — Previous: 23
18. Mercer — 2-0 — 417 points — Previous: 19
19. Yale — 0-0 — 383 points — Previous: 16
20. West Florida — 2-0 — 317 points — Previous: 25
21. Villanova — 1-1 — 275 points — Previous: 18
22. South Carolina State — 2-0 — 270 points — Previous: 21
23. Abilene Christian — 0-2 — 196 points — Previous: 20
24. Northern Arizona — 1-1 — 160 points — Previous: 22
25. Harvard — 0-0 — 64 points — Previous: NR

Others Receiving Votes

Alabama State (2-0) — 55, Southern Utah (1-1, 0-1 Big Sky) — 51, Campbell (2-0) — 49, Cal Poly (2-0, 1-0 Big Sky) — 46, Southern Illinois (1-1) — 30, Richmond (2-0, 1-0 Patriot) — 28, Houston Christian (1-1, 1-0 Southland) — 24, Elon (2-0) — 21, Jackson State (2-0) — 21, Wofford (2-0) — 19, Western Carolina (1-1) — 15, Southeast Missouri State (1-1) — 14, UAlbany (1-1, 1-0 CAA) — 13, UTRGV (1-1) — 12, Prairie View A&M (1-1, 1-0 SWAC) — 8, Monmouth (1-1, 1-0 CAA) — 4, The Citadel (1-1, 0-1 Southern) — 3

Dropped Out

• Western Carolina (24)

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