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 Stats Perform Top 25.
Top 25 Ballot
1. South Dakota State
Record: 5-1
FCS Record: 5-1
D1 Wins: 5 (UNI, WIU, YSU, SIU, NDSU)
FCS Losses: 1 (No. 6 UND)
Then-Ranked wins: 3 (No. 3 UNI, No. 5 SIU, No. 2 NDSU)
Now-Ranked wins: 2 (No. 18 SIU, No. 2 NDSU)
Massey SOS: 9th
2. Weber State
Record: 5-0
FCS Record: 5-0
D1 Wins: 5 (Idaho St, UC Davis, NAU, SUU, Idaho St)
FCS Losses: 0
Then-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 23 UC Davis)
Now-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 13 UC Davis)
Massey SOS: 28th
3. Delaware
Record: 5-0
FCS Record: 5-0
D1 Wins: 5 (Maine, SBU, URI, DSU, Nova)
FCS Losses: 0
Then-Ranked wins: 2 (No. 18 URI, No. 10 Nova)
Now-Ranked wins: 2 (No. 19 URI, No. 10 Nova)
Massey SOS: 52nd
4. James Madison
Record: 5-0
FCS Record: 5-0
D1 Wins: 5 (Morehead St, RMU, Elon, W&M, Richmond)
FCS Losses: 0
Then-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 11 Richmond)
Now-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 11 Richmond)
Massey SOS: 71st
5. North Dakota State
Record: 6-2
FCS Record: 6-2
D1 Wins: 6 (UCA, YSU, Mo State, ISUr, UND, UNI)
FCS Losses: 2 (No. 18 SIU, No. 4 SDSU)
Then-Ranked wins: 4 (No. 11 fall UCA, No. 22 ISUr, No. 2 UND, No. 24 UNI)
Now-Ranked wins: 3 (No. 11 fall UCA, No. 14 Mo State, No. 6 UND)
Massey SOS: 15th
6. Sam Houston
Record: 6-0
FCS Record: 6-0
D1 Wins: 6 (SLU, Nicholls, Lamar, NW State, McNeese, UIW)
FCS Losses: 0
Then-Ranked wins: 3 (No. 18 SLU, No. 7 Nicholls, No. 25 UIW)
Now-Ranked wins: 3 (No. 17 SLU, No. 21 Nicholls, No. 25 UIW)
Massey SOS: 49th
7. North Dakota
Record: 4-1
FCS Record: 4-1
D1 Wins: 4 (SIU, SDSU, USD, WIU)
FCS Losses: 1 (No. 2 NDSU)
Then-Ranked wins: 3 (No. 24 SIU, No. 3 SDSU, No. 20 USD)
Now-Ranked wins: 2 (No. 18 SIU, No. 4 SDSU)
Massey SOS: 10th
8. Eastern Washington
Record: 5-1
FCS Record: 5-1
D1 Wins: 5 (NAU, Idaho St, CP, UCD, Idaho)
FCS Losses: 1 (Idaho)
Then-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 11 UCD)
Now-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 13 UCD)
Massey SOS: 29th
9. Jacksonville State
Record: 9-2
FCS Record: 8-1
D1 Wins: 9 (FIU, Mercer, UNA, TN Tech, TN State, UTM, SEMO, EIU, Murray)
FCS Losses: 1 (No. 22 APSU)
Then-Ranked wins: 2 (No. 23 T-Tech, No. 17 Murray)
Now-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 20 Murray)
FBS Wins: 1 (FIU)
FBS Losses: 1
Massey SOS: 46th
10. Monmouth
Record: 3-0
FCS Record: 3-0
D1 Wins: 3 (CSU, G-W, KSU)
FCS Losses: 0
Then-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 7 KSU)
Now-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 16 KSU)
Massey SOS: 66th
11. Missouri State
Record: 5-4
FCS Record: 5-3
D1 Wins: 5 (WIU, USD, UNI, SIU, YSU)
FCS Losses: 3 (No. 11 UCA, No. 11 UCA, No. 2 NDSU)
Then-Ranked wins: 3 (No. 21 USD, No. 10 UNI, No. 10 SIU)
Now-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 18 SIU)
FBS Losses: 1
Massey SOS: 5th
12. VMI
Record: 6-1
FCS Record: 6-1
D1 Wins: 6 (Furman, WCU, Mercer, Samford, Wofford, El Cid)
FCS Losses: 1 (No. 21 ETSU)
Then-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 10 Furman)
Now-Ranked wins: 0
Massey SOS: 59th
13. Rhode Island
Record: 2-1
FCS Record: 2-1
D1 Wins: 2 (Nova, Albany)
FCS Losses: 1 (No. 7 Delaware)
Then-Ranked wins: 2 (No. 6 Nova, No. 18 Albany)
Now-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 10 Nova)
Massey SOS: 23rd
14. Villanova
Record: 2-2
FCS Record: 2-2
D1 Wins: 2 (SBU, Maine)
FCS Losses: 2 (No. 22 URI, No. 7 Delaware)
Then-Ranked wins: 0
Now-Ranked wins: 0
Massey SOS: 34th
15. Southern Illinois
Record: 5-3
FCS Record: 5-3
D1 Wins: 5 (SEMO, NDSU, YSU, UNI, SLU)
FCS Losses: 3 (No. 6 UND, No. 4 SDSU, No. 14 Mo St.)
Then-Ranked wins: 4 (No. 25 SEMO, No. 1 NDSU, No. 4 UNI, No. 17 SLU)
Now-Ranked wins: 2 (No. 2 NDSU, No. 17 SLU)
Massey SOS: 13th
16. Richmond
Record: 3-1
FCS Record: 3-1
D1 Wins: 3 (W&M, Elon, Elon)
FCS Losses: 1 (No. 1 JMU)
Then-Ranked wins: 0
Now-Ranked wins: 0
Massey SOS: 36th
17. ETSU
Record: 4-2
FCS Record: 4-2
D1 Wins: 4 (Samford, The Citadel, WCU, VMI)
FCS Losses: 2 (Furman, Mercer)
Then-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 10 VMI)
Now-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 15 VMI)
Massey SOS: 58th
18. UC Davis
Record: 3-2
FCS Record: 3-2
D1 Wins: 3 (Idaho, CP, Idaho St)
FCS Losses: 2 (No. 3 Weber, No. 9 EWU)
Then-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 19 Idaho)
Now-Ranked wins: 0
Massey SOS: 19th
19. Austin Peay
Record: 4-5
FCS Record: 4-3
D1 Wins: 4 (TN State, SEMO, JSU, Murray)
FCS Losses: 3 (No. 11 UCA, TN Tech, UTM)
Then-Ranked wins: 2 (No. 7 JSU, No. 14 Murray)
Now-Ranked wins: 2 (No. 9 JSU, No. 20 Murray)
FBS Losses: 2
Massey SOS: 20th
20. Southeastern Louisiana
Record: 4-3
FCS Record: 4-3
D1 Wins: 4 (McNeese, NW St, Lamar, Nicholls)
FCS Losses: 3 (No. 5 SHSU, No. 25 UIW, No. 18 SIU)
Then-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 18 Nicholls)
Now-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 21 Nicholls)
Massey SOS: 37th
21. Kennesaw State
Record: 4-1
FCS Record: 3-1
D1 Wins: 3 (CSU, Dixie, RMU)
FCS Losses: 1 (No. 12 Monmouth)
Then-Ranked wins: 0
Now-Ranked wins: 0
Massey SOS: 81st
22. Murray State
Record: 5-2
FCS Record: 5-2
D1 Wins: 5 (UT Martin, SEMO, Ttech, TN St, EIU)
FCS Losses: 2 (No. 22 APSU, No. 9 JSU)
Then-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 16 SEMO)
Now-Ranked wins: 0
Massey SOS: 55th
23. Northern Iowa
Record: 3-4
FCS Record: 3-4
D1 Wins: 3 (YSU, ISUr, WIU)
FCS Losses: 4 (No. 4 SDSU, No. 18 SIU, No. 14 Mo State, No. 2 NDSU)
Then-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 15 ISUr)
Now-Ranked wins: 0
Massey SOS: 16th
24. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Record: 4-0
FCS Record: 4-0
D1 Wins: 4 (Southern, Grambling, MVSU, PV A&M)
FCS Losses: 0
Then-Ranked wins: 0
Now-Ranked wins: 0
Massey SOS: 86th
25. Sacred Heart
Record: 3-1
FCS Record: 3-1
D1 Wins: 3 (LIU, Merrimack, Duquesne)
FCS Losses: 1 (No. 25 Duquesne)
Then-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 25 Duquesne)
Now-Ranked wins: 0
Massey SOS: 100th
