The top ten of this week’s FCS poll doesn’t have much change, outside of Maine, as the Black Bears vault into the top ten after their FBS win over Western Kentucky Saturday evening. There’s a couple of new teams that enter the poll as well.
- North Dakota State (1-0, bye week) Previous: 1
- James Madison (1-1, beat Norfolk State) Previous: 2
- South Dakota State (1-0, beat Montana State) Previous: 3
- North Carolina A&T (3-0, beat Gardner-Webb)*FBS win Previous: 4
- UC Davis (2-0, beat San Diego) *FBS win Previous: 6
- Villanova (2-0, beat Lehigh) *FBS win Previous: 7
- Maine (2-0, beat Western Kentucky)*FBS win Previous: 20
- Eastern Washington (2-0, beat Northern Arizona) Previous: 9
- Nicholls (1-1, lost to Tulane) *FBS win Previous: 5
- Montana (2-0, beat Drake) Previous: 12
- Kennesaw State (1-1, beat Tennessee Tech) Previous: 10
- Sam Houston State (1-0, beat Prairie View) Previous: 11
- Weber State (1-1, beat Cal Poly) Previous: 13
- Elon (1-1, beat Furman) Previous: 14
- Samford (1-1, lost to Florida State) Previous: 15
- Northern Arizona (1-1, lost to EWU) *FBS win Previous: 9
- Illinois State (2-0, beat Eastern Illinois) Previous: 16
- South Dakota (1-1, beat Northern Colorado) Previous: 17
- McNeese (2-0, beat Houston Baptist) Previous: 19
- Jacksonville State (1-1, beat Mississippi Valley State) Previous: 21
- Wofford (2-0, beat VMI) Previous: 18
- Northern Iowa (0-1, bye week) Previous: 23
- Colgate (2-0, beat New Hampshire) Previous: NR
- Chattanooga (2-0, beat The Citadel) Previous: NR
- Rhode Island (2-0, beat Albany) Previous: NR