FCS Poll as of September 15th

Team (First-place votes)	Record	Points	Previous Rank
1. Richmond Spiders (122)	2-0	3,607	1
2. Villanova Wildcats (13)	2-0	3,369	3
3. Northern Iowa Panthers (6)	1-1	3,271	4
4. Montana Grizzlies	2-0	3,075	5
5. William & Mary Tribe (2)	2-0	2,865	7
6. New Hampshire Wildcats (1)	2-0	2,701	9
7. James Madison Dukes	0-1	2,618	6
8. McNeese State Cowboys (1)	2-0	2,358	16
9. Southern Illinois Salukis	0-1	2,296	8
10. Appalachian State Mountaineers	0-2	2,241	2
11. Elon Phoenix	2-0	2,219	10
12. Cal Poly Mustangs	1-0	1,885	12
13. Weber State Wildcats	0-2	1,719	11
14. Wofford Terriers	1-1	1,612	14
15. South Carolina State Bulldogs (1)	2-0	1,515	15
16. Central Arkansas Bears	0-1	1,503	13
17. Massachusetts Minutemen	1-1	1,346	17
18. South Dakota State Jackrabbits	1-0	1,089	21
19. Texas State Bobcats	1-0	977	19
20. Maine Black Bears	2-0	973	20
21. Eastern Washington Eagles	1-1	572	18
22. Eastern Kentucky Colonels	0-1	505	22
23. Holy Cross Crusaders	2-0	476	25
24. Jacksonville State Gamecocks	0-2	471	23
25. Harvard Crimson	0-0	267	24

 

Others receiving votes: Eastern Illinois 241, Liberty 205, Florida A&M 182, Delaware 177, Furman 124, Colgate 100, Grambling St. 89, Hofstra 82, Alabama A&M 77, Samford 71, Montana St. 64, Youngstown St. 53, Pennsylvania 52, Northern Arizona 45, Gardner-Webb 42, Brown 36, Prairie View A&M 33, Stephen F. Austin 28, Western Illinois 26, Valparaiso 23, Sam Houston St. 19, Southern 18, Georgia Southern 15, Tennessee St. 15, Tennessee-Martin 13, Butler 12, Lafayette 8, Southeastern Louisiana 8, North Carolina A&T 7, North Dakota State 7, Alabama State 6, Jackson State 6, North Dakota 6, The Citadel 5, Albany 4, Drake 4, Rhode Island 4, Northern Colorado 3, Tennessee Tech 3, Missouri St. 2, Saint Francis 2, Murray St. 1, San Diego 1, Yale 1