The FCS playoff committee released its Top 10 ranking today during the College Football Live show on ESPN2, its second of the season and the last before Selection Sunday.
The ranking is a snapshot of where the committee has teams currently ranked.
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FCS Playoff Committee Top 10
1. NDSU
2. Montana State
3. Montana
4. Lehigh
5. Tarleton State
6. SDSU
7. Tennessee Tech
8. Monmouth
9. Harvard
10. UC Davis
Its Oct. 15 ranking was: 1. NDSU, 2. SDSU, 3. Tarleton State, 4. Montana State, 5. Montana, 6. UC Davis, 7. Lehigh, 8. UND, 9. Monmouth, 10. Tennessee Tech
The committee will consider each team’s resume that includes, but is not limited to, won-lost record, their strength of schedule, Regional Advisory Committee rankings/feedback, and games reviewed by the committee on video. Secondary tools are four metrics that may be considered, all including only games from the current season (KPI, Massey Ratings, and ESPN’s two Football Power Indexes).
The FCS Selection Show will air on ESPNU at noon ET on Nov. 23.
The national championship game is Jan. 5 at Vanderbilt’s FirstBank Stadium in Nashville.

