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FCS Top 25: Sam Herder’s Ballot For 4-5-2021

Sam Herder by Sam Herder
April 5, 2021
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FCS Top 25: Sam Herder’s Ballot For 4-5-2021

Robert Casey/Weber State Athletics

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

Brian’s Top 25

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

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