2024 Week 8 Resumes For The Top 10 Ranked FCS Teams

Every week after the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 media poll is released, we will publish the resumes for the Top 10-ranked teams.

The resumes paint the picture of what the playoff committee looks at before Selection Sunday (although watching the games gives the clearest picture). Resumes include overall record, record against FCS opponents, Division 1 wins, Non-D1 wins, FBS wins and losses, ranked wins at the time of the game, wins against teams currently ranked in the Top 25, strength of schedule, and past opponents’ record against other teams.

Resumes For Top 10 Teams

Teams 1-10 are via this week’s Stats Perform Media Poll

“Then-Ranked Wins” are wins against ranked teams at the time of the game using the media poll

“Now-Ranked Wins” are wins against teams currently ranked in the media poll

Strength of schedule (SOS) is via Massey and is through current games played only and doesn’t factor in future games

“Past opponents’ record vs *other* teams” is the combined record of your previous opponents without including your own record. As an example, if a 3-0 team has beaten three teams that are now 0-3, the past opponents’ record vs *other* teams is 0-6 (three teams that are 0-2 vs. other opponents).

1. South Dakota State

Record: 5-1

FCS Record: 4-0

Non-D1 Wins: 1 (Augustana)

D1 Wins: 4 (UIW, SLU, UNI, YSU)

FCS Losses: 0 

FBS Losses: 1 (Oklahoma State)

Then-Ranked Wins: 1 (No. 12 UIW)

Now-Ranked Wins: 1 (No. 14 UIW)

Massey SOS: 5th

Past opponents’ record vs *other* teams: 17-15

2. North Dakota State

Record: 6-1

FCS Record: 6-0

D1 Wins: 6 (TN State, ETSU, Towson, Illinois State, UND, SIU)

FCS Losses: 0

FBS Losses: 1 (Colorado)

Then-Ranked Wins: 2 (No. 18 Illinois State, No. 7 UND)

Now-Ranked Wins: 3 (No. 23 ETSU, No. 21 Illinois State, No. 9 UND)

Massey SOS: 11th

Past opponents’ record vs *other* teams: 25-14

3. Montana State

Record: 7-0

FCS Record: 7-0 

FBS Wins: 1 (New Mexico) 

D1 Wins: 7 (New Mexico, Utah Tech, Maine, Mercyhurst, Idaho State, Northern Colorado, Idaho)

FCS Losses: 0

Then-Ranked Wins: 1 (No. 7 Idaho)

Now-Ranked Wins: 1 (No. 13 Idaho)

Massey SOS: 58th

Past opponents’ record vs *other* teams: 15-25

4. South Dakota

Record: 5-1

FCS Record: 4-0 

Non-D1 Wins: 1 (Northern State)

D1 Wins: 4 (Drake, SIU, Murray State, UNI)

FCS Losses: 0

FBS Losses: 1 (Wisconsin)

Then-Ranked Wins: 1 (No. 17 SIU)

Now-Ranked Wins: 0

Massey SOS: 33rd

Past opponents’ record vs *other* teams: 15-16

5. Villanova

Record: 5-1

FCS Record: 5-0 

D1 Wins: 5 (YSU, Colgate, Towson, LIU, Stony Brook)

FCS Losses: 0

FBS Losses: 1 (Maryland)

Then-Ranked Wins: 1 (No. 25 YSU) 

Now-Ranked Wins: 0

Massey SOS: 47th

Past opponents’ record vs *other* teams: 13-19

6. UC Davis

Record: 6-1

FCS Record: 6-0 

D1 Wins: 6 (Texas A&M-Commerce, SUU, Utah Tech, Idaho, Portland State, Cal Poly)

FCS Losses: 0

FBS Losses: 1 (Cal) 

Then-Ranked Wins: 1 (No. 4 Idaho)

Now-Ranked Wins: 1 (No. 13 Idaho)

Massey SOS: 40th

Past opponents’ record vs *other* teams: 13-25

7. Mercer

Record: 6-0

FCS Record: 6-0 

D1 Wins: 6 (Presbyterian, Bethune-Cookman, Chattanooga, The Citadel, Wofford, Princeton)

FCS Losses: 0

Then-Ranked Wins: 2 (No. 13 Chattanooga, No. 23 Wofford)

Now-Ranked Wins: 1 (No. 19 Chattanooga)

Massey SOS: 102nd

Past opponents’ record vs *other* teams: 11-19

8. SEMO

Record: 6-1

FCS Record: 6-0

D1 Wins: 6 (North Alabama, UT Martin, SIU, Northwestern State, EIU, TN Tech)

FCS Losses: 0

FBS Losses: 1 (NMSU)

Then-Ranked Wins: 1 (No. 7 SIU)

Now-Ranked Wins: 1 (No. 25 UT Martin)

Massey SOS: 59th

Past opponents’ record vs *other* teams: 12-29

9. North Dakota

Record: 4-2

FCS Record: 4-1 

D1 Wins: 4 (Montana, Idaho State, San Diego, Murray State)

FCS Losses: 1 (No. 2 NDSU)

FBS Losses: 1 (Iowa State)

Then-Ranked Wins: 1 (No. 4 Montana)

Now-Ranked Wins: 1 (No. 11 Montana)

Massey SOS: 6th

Past opponents’ record vs *other* teams: 22-10

10. Tarleton State

Record: 6-1

FCS Record: 6-0 

D1 Wins: 6 (McNeese, HCU, North Alabama, SLU, SUU, Utah Tech)

FCS Losses: 0

FBS Losses: 1 (Baylor) 

Then-Ranked Wins: 0

Now-Ranked Wins: 0

Massey SOS: 49th

Past opponents’ record vs *other* teams: 17-25