The Stats Perform FCS Top 25 voting panel has been slimmed down for the spring season. I am grateful to still have a vote and will publish my Top 25 every week for everyone to see, and I’m sure rationally discuss with a clear lens.
I’ll also include team resumes, although it’s important to note what you see on paper doesn’t tell the whole story.
“Then-Ranked wins” are Top 25 wins at the time of the game. “Now-Ranked wins” are victories against opponents in the most previous Top 25.
Top 25 Ballot
1. Weber State
Record: 1-0
FCS Record: 1-0
D1 Wins: 1 (Idaho St)
FCS Losses: 0
Then-Ranked wins: 0
Now-Ranked wins: 0
2. North Dakota
Record: 3-0
FCS Record: 3-0
D1 Wins: 3 (SIU, SDSU, USD)
FCS Losses: 0
Then-Ranked wins: 3 (No. 24 SIU, No. 3 SDSU, No. 20 USD)
Now-Ranked wins: 3 (No. 11 SIU, No. 8 SDSU, No. 20 USD)
3. South Dakota State
Record: 2-1
FCS Record: 2-1
D1 Wins: 2 (UNI, WIU)
FCS Losses: 1 (No. 4 UND)
Then-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 3 UNI)
Now-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 3 UNI)
4. Nicholls
Record: 3-0
FCS Record: 2-0
D1 Wins: 2 (Lamar, NW State)
FCS Losses: 0
Then-Ranked wins: 0
Now-Ranked wins: 0
5. Villanova
Record: 1-0
FCS Record: 1-0
D1 Wins: 1 (SBU)
FCS Losses: 0
Then-Ranked wins: 0
Now-Ranked wins: 0
6. James Madison
Record: 3-0
FCS Record: 3-0
D1 Wins: 3 (Morehead St, RMU, Elon)
FCS Losses: 0
Then-Ranked wins: 0
Now-Ranked wins: 0
7. Kennesaw State
Record: 1-0
FCS Record: 0-0
D1 Wins: 0
FCS Losses: 0
Then-Ranked wins: 0
Now-Ranked wins: 0
8. Southern Illinois
Record: 3-1
FCS Record: 3-1
D1 Wins: 3 (SEMO, NDSU, YSU)
FCS Losses: 1 (No. 4 UND)
Then-Ranked wins: 2 (No. 25 SEMO, No. 1 NDSU)
Now-Ranked wins: 2 (No. 16 SEMO, No. 6 NDSU)
9. Northern Iowa
Record: 2-1
FCS Record: 2-1
D1 Wins: 2 (YSU, ISUr)
FCS Losses: 1 (No. 8 SDSU)
Then-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 15 ISUr)
Now-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 15 ISUr)
10. North Dakota State
Record: 3-1
FCS Record: 3-1
D1 Wins: 3 (UCA, YSU, Mo State)
FCS Losses: 1 (No. 11 SIU)
Then-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 11 fall UCA)
Now-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 11 fall UCA)
11. Albany
Record: 1-0
FCS Record: 1-0
D1 Wins: 1 (UNH)
FCS Losses: 0
Then-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 14 UNH)
Now-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 14 UNH)
12. Sam Houston
Record: 1-0
FCS Record: 1-0
D1 Wins: 1 (SLU)
FCS Losses: 0
Then-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 18 SLU)
Now-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 23 SLU)
13. Jacksonville State
Record: 5-1
FCS Record: 4-0
D1 Wins: 5 (FIU, Mercer, UNA, TN Tech, TN State)
FCS Losses: 0
Then-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 23 T-Tech)
Now-Ranked wins: 0
FBS Wins: 1 (FIU)
FBS Losses: 1
14. Delaware
Record: 1-0
FCS Record: 1-0
D1 Wins: 1 (Maine)
FCS Losses: 0
Then-Ranked wins: 0
Now-Ranked wins: 0
15. Southeastern Louisiana
Record: 1-1
FCS Record: 1-1
D1 Wins: 1 (McNeese)
FCS Losses: 1 (No. 12 SHSU)
Then-Ranked wins: 0
Now-Ranked wins: 0
16. Monmouth
Record: xx
FCS Record: xx
D1 Wins: xx
FCS Losses: xx
Then-Ranked wins: xx
Now-Ranked wins: xx
17. UC Davis
Record: 1-0
FCS Record: 1-0
D1 Wins: 1 (UC Davis)
FCS Losses: 0
Then-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 19 Idaho)
Now-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 19 Idaho)
18. Idaho
Record: 1-1
FCS Record: 1-1
D1 Wins: 1 (EWU)
FCS Losses: 1 (UC Davis)
Then-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 12 EWU)
Now-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 22 EWU)
19. Eastern Washington
Record: 1-1
FCS Record: 1-1
D1 Wins: 1 (NAU)
FCS Losses: 1 (No. 19 Idaho)
Then-Ranked wins: 0
Now-Ranked wins: 0
20. New Hampshire
Record: 0-1
FCS Record: 0-1
D1 Wins: 0
FCS Losses: 1 (No. 13 Albany)
Then-Ranked wins: 0
Now-Ranked wins: 0
21. Chattanooga
Record: 2-1
FCS Record: 2-0
D1 Wins: 2 (Wofford, UTC)
FCS Losses: 0
Then-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 11 Wofford)
Now-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 20 Wofford)
FBS losses: 1 (WKU)
22. Incarnate Word
Record: 2-0
FCS Record: 2-0
D1 Wins: 2 (McNeese, Lamar)
FCS Losses: 0
Then-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 19 McNeese)
Now-Ranked wins: 0
23. VMI
Record: 2-0
FCS Record: 2-0
D1 Wins: 2 (Furman, WCU)
FCS Losses: 0
Then-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 10 Furman)
Now-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 17 Furman)
24. South Dakota
Record: 1-1
FCS Record: 1-1
D1 Wins: 1 (ISUr)
FCS Losses: 1 (No. 4 UND)
Then-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 7 ISUr)
Now-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 15 ISUr)
25. Murray State
Record: 2-0
FCS Record: 2-0
D1 Wins: 2 (UT Martin, SEMO)
FCS Losses: 0
Then-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 16 SEMO)
Now-Ranked wins: 0
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