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FCS Football Rankings 2024: North Dakota Jumps. Here's The Top 25

FCS Football Rankings 2024: North Dakota Jumps. Here's The Top 25

Week 2 in college football has come and gone, both Stats Perform and AFCA see shakeups throughout the top 25. Here are the polls for September 8.

Sep 9, 2024 by R. R. Ellis
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FCS rankings have been released for week 2 and both top 25 polls have considerable shakeups from the top down. 

North Dakota, landing at No. 10, has made a considerable jump in both polls, having previously been ranked No. 20 and No. 23, respectively. 

Idaho also rises in both polls, sitting at No. 4 in each. Mercer moves into the Top 25, Northern Iowa is now ranked in both polls, and Elon moves into No. 22 in the Stats Perform poll.

 In both polls top 10, Villanova and Montana State remained the only unbeaten teams. 

See both Top 25 rankings below. 

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College Football Rankings 2024 - Week 2

AFCA Coaches Poll

  1. South Dakota State (22) - 1-1 (Last Week: 1)
  2. North Dakota State (2) - 1-1 (Last Week: 2)
  3. Montana State (2) - 3-0 (Last Week: 3)
  4. Villanova - 2-0 (Last Week: 5)
  5. Idaho - 1-1 (Last Week: 7)
  6. South Dakota - 1-1 (Last Week: 6)
  7. Central Arkansas - 1-1 (Last Week: 9)
  8. Southern Illinois - 1-1 (Last Week: 12)
  9. Montana - 1-1 (Last Week: 4)
  10. North Dakota - 1-1 (Last Week: 20)
  11. Sacramento State - 0-2 (Last Week: 8)
  12. UC Davis - 1-1 (Last Week: 18)
  13. William & Mary - 1-1 (Last Week: 14)
  14. UIW - 1-1 (Last Week: 11)
  15. UAlbany - 1-1 (Last Week: 13)
  16. Chattanooga - 0-2 (Last Week: 10)
  17. Tarleton State - 2-1 (Last Week: 21)
  18. Lafayette - 1-1 (Last Week: 19)
  19. Illinois State - 1-1 (Last Week: 22)
  20. Youngstown State - 1-1 (Last Week: 23)
  21. Northern Iowa - 2-0 (Last Week: NR)
  22. Florida A&M - 2-1 (Last Week: 24)
  23. Nicholls - 0-2 (Last Week: 25)
  24. Mercer - 2-0 (Last Week: NR)
  25. Weber State - 1-1 (Last Week: NR)

Others Receiving Votes: Southeast Missouri State (61); Furman (51); Richmond (49); Wofford (46); Abilene Christian (38); Elon (37); Southern Utah (31); Eastern Illinois (28); Western Carolina (27); North Carolina Central (16); Northern Arizona (14); Delaware State (13); New Hampshire (13); Harvard (11); UT Martin (10); Missouri State (8); Yale (8); Saint Francis (Pa.) (6); Drake (5); Alabama A&M (4); Alabama State (2); Georgetown (D.C.) (2); McNeese (2); Rhode Island (2); Campbell (1); Indiana State (1); Lamar (1); Prairie View A&M (1); Stephen F. Austin (1).

Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll

  1. South Dakota State (44) - 1-1 (Last Week: 1)
  2. North Dakota State (6) - 1-1 (Last Week: 2)
  3. Montana State (6) - 3-0 (Last Week: 3)
  4. Idaho - 1-1 (Last Week: 7)
  5. Villanova - 2-0 (Last Week: 5)
  6. South Dakota - 1-1 (Last Week: 6)
  7. Central Arkansas - 1-1 (Last Week: 9)
  8. Montana - 1-1 (Last Week: 4)
  9. Southern Illinois - 1-1 (Last Week: 10)
  10. North Dakota - 1-1 (Last Week: 23)
  11. Sacramento State - 0-2 (Last Week: 8)
  12. UIW - 1-1 (Last Week: 12)
  13. William & Mary - 1-1 (Last Week: 13)
  14. Chattanooga - 0-2 (Last Week: 11)
  15. UC Davis - 1-1 (Last Week: 18)
  16. Tarleton State - 2-1 (Last Week: 20)
  17. UAlbany - 1-1 (Last Week: 16)
  18. Illinois State - 1-1 (Last Week: 21)
  19. Lafayette - 1-1 (Last Week: 19)
  20. Weber State - 1-1 (Last Week: 24)
  21. Youngstown State - 1-1 (Last Week: 25)
  22. Elon - 1-1 (Last Week: NR)
  23. Mercer - 2-0 (Last Week: NR)
  24. Nicholls - 0-2 (Last Week: 22)
  25. Abilene Christian - 1-1 (Last Week: NR)

Others Receiving Votes (schools listed on two or more ballots): Southeast Missouri - 111; Richmond - 100; Wofford - 85; Northern Iowa - 70; Florida A&M - 69; Western Carolina - 67; Eastern Illinois - 64; Furman - 52; Campbell - 49; Southern Utah - 48; Lamar - 15; Alabama State - 13; North Carolina Central - 12; Saint Francis - 11; Austin Peay - 8; Charleston Southern - 7; Harvard - 5; Drake - 4

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