Week 13 was wild across the FCS landscape with 3 teams presumably in the playoff seeds losing and a few losses on that top 25 bubble line. I don’t envy the playoff selection committee ahead of today’s bracket reveal (selection show will be aired on ESPNU at 12:30PM ET). Despite the turmoil behind them the top 2 remained the same as they have since week 1 with North Dakota State and James Madison taking the top 2 spots in that order. Sacramento State moved up 1 spot to #3 to set yet another program record for highest ranking ever in the AGS Poll. Weber State also moved up 1 spot to #4 and Montana State moved up 3 spots to #5 following their impressive win over in-state rival and previously 3rd ranked Montana.
As for the other teams moving up Northern Iowa also made a 3 spot leap to #6 after several teams in front of them took losses. Nicholls moved up 6 spots to #19 after their thrilling win over Southland rival Southeastern Louisiana that secured them the Southland’s automatic bid to the playoffs. Albany moved back into the top 25 after a 3 week absence making a 6 spot jump up to #20 after finishing the regular season 8-4 and in sole possession of 2nd place in the CAA. Yale also climbed into the top 25 for the first time this year moving up 2 spots to #25 after finishing their 2019 campaign at 9-1.
The teams moving down were headlined by Montana who tumbled 4 spots down to #7 following their aforementioned loss to Montana State. South Dakota State dropped 3 spots to #9 after being stunned by rival South Dakota. Fellow MVFC conference-mate Illinois St took a 6 spot dive down to #13 after being upset by Youngstown State. Despite being on the verge of beating Nicholls and securing the Southland auto Southeastern Louisiana fell 4 spots to #22. Florida A&M and Towson both fell out of the top 25 after being upset yesterday.
In terms of conference representation the MVFC led the way placing 5 teams into the top 25. They were followed by the Big Sky with 4 (all within the top 7), the CAA and Southland with 3 each, and the Big South, Ivy League, OVC, and SOCON who each put 2 teams into the top 25. 10 conference, including FCS Independents, were represented in this week’s top 25.
Full results below:
| Rank | Change | Team | Total Points | First Place Votes |
| 1 | – | North Dakota State Bison | 1850 | 74 |
| 2 | – | James Madison Dukes | 1776 | |
| 3 | 1 | Sac State Hornets | 1652 | |
| 4 | 1 | Weber State Wildcats | 1646 | |
| 5 | 3 | Montana State Bobcats | 1548 | |
| 6 | 3 | Northern Iowa Panthers | 1414 | |
| 7 | -4 | Montana Grizzlies | 1381 | |
| 8 | 2 | Villanova Wildcats | 1202 | |
| 9 | -3 | South Dakota State Jackrabbits | 1133 | |
| 10 | 1 | Wofford Terriers | 1120 | |
| 11 | 2 | Central Arkansas Bears | 998 | |
| 12 | – | Southeast Missouri State Redhawks | 976 | |
| 13 | -6 | Illinois State Redbirds | 896 | |
| 14 | – | Austin Peay Governors | 851 | |
| 15 | – | Central Connecticut State Blue Devils | 822 | |
| 16 | 1 | Monmouth Hawks | 787 | |
| 17 | -1 | Furman Paladins | 708 | |
| 18 | 2 | North Dakota Fighting Hawks | 538 | |
| 19 | 6 | Nicholls State Colonels | 505 | |
| 20 | 6 | Albany Great Danes | 446 | |
| 21 | 2 | Dartmouth Big Green | 293 | |
| 22 | -4 | Southeastern Louisiana Lions | 280 | |
| 23 | 1 | Kennesaw State Owls | 259 | |
| 24 | -2 | Southern Illinois Salukis | 250 | |
| 25 | 2 | Yale Bulldogs | 179 | |
| ORV: | ||||
| 26 | -7 | Florida A&M Rattlers | 133 | |
| 27 | 1 | San Diego Torreros | 132 | |
| 28 | 1 | North Carolina A&T Aggies | 97 | |
| 29 | 1 | South Carolina State Bulldogs | 59 | |
| 30 | -9 | Towson Tigers | 51 | |
| 31 | 2 | Eastern Washington Eagles | 33 | |
| 32 | -1 | Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks | 12 | |
| 33 | NR | New Hampshire Wildcats | 11 | |
| 34 | -2 | Princeton Tigers | 4 | |
| 35 | NR | Southern Jaguars | 3 | |
| 36T | -1 | Chattanooga Mocs | 2 | |
| 36T | NR | Sam Houston State Bearkats | 2 | |
| 38 | NR | McNeese State Cowboys | 1 | |
Most significant win: Montana State Bobcats
Most significant loss: South Dakota State Jackrabbits
Dropped out of the poll:
Maine Black Bears
The Citadel Bulldogs
UC Davis Aggies
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The FCS Playoffs Selection Show will be aired on ESPNU at 12:30PM ET today.