It's Week 4 of the college football season, and the FCS poll has had some massive changes following shocking results in Week 3.
Rhode Island took the largest dip of any team in the polls after a throttling at the hands of Stony Brook, dropping down to 21 in the coaches' poll.
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Harvard, Colgate and Richmond all hopped into the rankings after massive results in Week 3 that put them into contender status.
Here are the FCS and Stats Perform polls entering Week 4 of the FCS season.
FCS Top 25 Coaches Poll
- Montana State (25) – 4-0
- South Dakota State – 3-1
- Tarleton State – 4-0
- Illinois State (1) – 4-0
- Montana – 3-1
- Stephen F. Austin – 4-0
- Lehigh – 4-0
- North Dakota – 3-1
- UC Davis – 3-1
- Tennessee Tech – 3-0
- Austin Peay – 3-1
- South Dakota – 3-1
- Youngstown State – 2-2
- South Carolina State – 4-0
- Lamar – 2-1
- Idaho State – 3-0
- Northern Arizona – 3-1
- Yale – 1-0
- Richmond – 3-1
- West Florida – 2-1
- Rhode Island – 2-2
- Villanova – 2-2
- Colgate – 3-1
- Mercer – 2-2
- Harvard – 1-0
Dropped Out: William & Mary (21), Furman (24), Southern Illinois (25)
Others Receiving Votes: Southern Illinois (45), Campbell (41), Jackson State (39), Elon (38), Furman (37), Alabama State (14), Prairie View A&M (12), Stony Brook (12), Bryant (7), Central Connecticut State (6), Dartmouth (6), Incarnate Word (6), William & Mary (6), Abilene Christian (5), Monmouth (5), Southeastern Louisiana (4), Southeast Missouri State (3), UT Rio Grande Valley (3), Robert Morris (2), San Diego (2), Chattanooga (1), St. Thomas (Minn.) (1)
FCS Top 25 Stats Perform Poll
- Montana State (46) – 4-0
- South Dakota State (10) – 3-1
- llinois State (1) – 4-0
- Tarleton State – 4-0
- Montana – 3-1
- Lehigh – 4-0
- North Dakota – 3-1
- South Dakota – 3-1
- Stephen F. Austin – 4-0
- UC Davis – 3-1
- Youngstown State – 2-2
- Tennessee Tech – 3-0
- Austin Peay – 3-1
- Idaho State – 3-0
- Lamar – 2-1
- South Carolina State – 4-0
- Yale – 1-0
- Northern Arizona – 3-1
- Rhode Island – 2-2
- West Florida – 2-1
- Harvard – 1-0
- Campbell – 3-1
- Villanova – 2-2
- Southern Illinois – 2-2
- Mercer – 2-2
Dropped Out: William & Mary (21)
Others Receiving Points: Alabama State (2-1): 72; Jackson State (3-0): 60; Colgate (3-1, 2-0 Patriot): 48; Richmond (3-1, 2-0 Patriot): 44; Elon (3-1, 1-1 CAA): 35; Stony Brook (2-2, 1-0 CAA): 29; Furman (2-2, 1-0 Southern): 19; William & Mary (2-2, 1-2 Patriot): 16; Southeastern Louisiana (2-2, 0-1 Southland): 14; Incarnate Word (2-1, 1-0 Southland): 14; Houston Christian (2-2, 1-1 Southland): 9; Monmouth (2-2, 2-0 CAA): 9; Morgan State (3-1): 5; Southeast Missouri (2-2): 4
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