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
Notes:
My Top 8 stayed the same since five of them didn’t play and the other three won. I was prepared to slide Weber State down one or two spots if the Wildcats again barely beat an inferior opponent and move the winner of the NDSU-SDSU to No. 1. But the Dakota Marker game was postponed and Weber found a way to win.
I was also prepared to move JMU up a few spots if it had a second-straight strong performance to for sure get over its early-season offensive struggles. But the Dukes vs. Richmond game was called off. I’ll just be patient for another week with moving teams around at the top of my ballot.
1. Weber State
Record: 4-0
FCS Record: 4-0
D1 Wins: 4 (Idaho St, UC Davis, NAU, SUU)
FCS Losses: 0
Then-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 23 UC Davis)
Now-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 11 UC Davis)
Massey SOS: 26th
2. South Dakota State
Record: 4-1
FCS Record: 4-1
D1 Wins: 4 (UNI, WIU, YSU, SIU)
FCS Losses: 1 (No. 6 UND)
Then-Ranked wins: 2 (No. 3 UNI, No. 5 SIU)
Now-Ranked wins: 2 (No. 23 UNI, No. 18 SIU)
Massey SOS: 15th
3. North Dakota State
Record: 5-1
FCS Record: 5-1
D1 Wins: 5 (UCA, YSU, Mo State, ISUr, UND)
FCS Losses: 1 (No. 18 SIU)
Then-Ranked wins: 3 (No. 11 fall UCA, No. 22 ISUr, No. 2 UND)
Now-Ranked wins: 3 (No. 11 fall UCA, No. 19 Mo State, No. 6 UND)
Massey SOS: 21st
4. Sam Houston
Record: 4-0
FCS Record: 4-0
D1 Wins: 4 (SLU, Nicholls, Lamar, NW State)
FCS Losses: 0
Then-Ranked wins: 2 (No. 18 SLU, No. 7 Nicholls)
Now-Ranked wins: 2 (No. 25 SLU, No. 13 Nicholls)
Massey SOS: 51st
5. Delaware
Record: 3-0
FCS Record: 3-0
D1 Wins: 3 (Maine, SBU, URI)
FCS Losses: 0
Then-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 18 URI)
Now-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 22 URI)
Massey SOS: 44th
6. 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: 12th
7. James Madison
Record: 4-0
FCS Record: 4-0
D1 Wins: 4 (Morehead St, RMU, Elon, W&M)
FCS Losses: 0
Then-Ranked wins: 0
Now-Ranked wins: 0
Massey SOS: 73rd
8. Kennesaw State
Record: 4-0
FCS Record: 3-0
D1 Wins: 3 (CSU, Dixie, RMU)
FCS Losses: 0
Then-Ranked wins: 0
Now-Ranked wins: 0
Massey SOS: 92nd
9. Eastern Washington
Record: 4-1
FCS Record: 4-1
D1 Wins: 4 (NAU, Idaho St, CP, UCD)
FCS Losses: 1 (Idaho)
Then-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 11 UCD)
Now-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 11 UCD)
Massey SOS: 31st
10. Richmond
Record: 3-0
FCS Record: 3-0
D1 Wins: 3 (W&M, Elon, Elon)
FCS Losses: 0
Then-Ranked wins: 0
Now-Ranked wins: 0
Massey SOS: 56th
11. Jacksonville State
Record: 8-2
FCS Record: 7-1
D1 Wins: 8 (FIU, Mercer, UNA, TN Tech, TN State, UTM, SEMO, EIU)
FCS Losses: 1 (APSU)
Then-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 23 T-Tech)
Now-Ranked wins: 0
FBS Wins: 1 (FIU)
FBS Losses: 1
Massey SOS: 45th
12. ETSU
Record: 4-1
FCS Record: 4-1
D1 Wins: 4 (Samford, The Citadel, WCU)
FCS Losses: 1 (No. 20 Furman)
Then-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 10 VMI)
Now-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 10 VMI)
Massey SOS: 60th
13. Rhode Island
Record: 2-1
FCS Record: 2-1
D1 Wins: 2 (Nova, Albany)
FCS Losses: 1 (No. 8 Delaware)
Then-Ranked wins: 2 (No. 6 Nova, No. 18 Albany)
Now-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 16 Nova)
Massey SOS: 19th
14. VMI
Record: 5-1
FCS Record: 5-1
D1 Wins: 5 (Furman, WCU, Mercer, Samford, Wofford)
FCS Losses: 1 (ETSU)
Then-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 10 Furman)
Now-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 21 Furman)
Massey SOS: 55th
15. Villanova
Record: 2-1
FCS Record: 2-1
D1 Wins: 2 (SBU, Maine)
FCS Losses: 1 (No. 22 URI)
Then-Ranked wins: 0
Now-Ranked wins: 0
Massey SOS: 35th
16. Monmouth
Record: 2-0
FCS Record: 2-0
D1 Wins: 2 (CSU, G-W)
FCS Losses: 0
Then-Ranked wins: 0
Now-Ranked wins: 0
Massey SOS: 74th
17. Missouri State
Record: 4-4
FCS Record: 4-3
D1 Wins: 4 (WIU, USD, UNI, SIU)
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: 2 (No. 23 UNI, No. 18 SIU)
FBS Losses: 1
Massey SOS: 3rd
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: 1 (No. 24 Idaho)
Massey SOS: 20th
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. 12 JSU, No. 14 Murray)
Massey SOS: 22nd
20. Murray State
Record: 5-1
FCS Record: 5-1
D1 Wins: 5 (UT Martin, SEMO, Ttech, TN St, EIU)
FCS Losses: 1 (APSU)
Then-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 16 SEMO)
Now-Ranked wins: 0
Massey SOS: 59th
21. Nicholls
Record: 4-2
FCS Record: 3-2
D1 Wins: 3 (Lamar, NW State, Nicholls)
FCS Losses: 2 (No. 5 SHSU, McNeese)
Then-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 13 UIW)
Now-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 20 UIW)
Massey SOS: 66th
22. Southern Illinois
Record: 4-3
FCS Record: 4-3
D1 Wins: 4 (SEMO, NDSU, YSU, UNI)
FCS Losses: 3 (No. 6 UND, No. 4 SDSU, No. 19 Mo St.)
Then-Ranked wins: 3 (No. 25 SEMO, No. 1 NDSU, No. 4 UNI)
Now-Ranked wins: 2 (No. 2 NDSU, No. 23 UNI)
Massey SOS: 9th
23. Incarnate Word
Record: 3-1
FCS Record: 3-1
D1 Wins: 3 (McNeese, Lamar, SLU)
FCS Losses: 1 (No. 13 Nicholls)
Then-Ranked wins: 2 (No. 19 McNeese, No. 16 SLU)
Now-Ranked wins: 1 (No. 25 SLU)
Massey SOS: 43rd
24. Southeastern Louisiana
Record: 3-2
FCS Record: 3-2
D1 Wins: 3 (McNeese, NW St, Lamar)
FCS Losses: 2 (No. 5 SHSU, No. 20 UIW)
Then-Ranked wins: 0
Now-Ranked wins: 0
Massey SOS: 48th
25. Duquesne
Record: 4-0
FCS Record: 4-0
D1 Wins: 4 (SHU, Wagner, LIU, Bryant)
FCS Losses: 0
Then-Ranked wins: 0
Now-Ranked wins: 0
Massey SOS: 91st
