Villanova Football moved up to No. 5 after beating Long Island University 24-10 in Week 5 of the FCS Football season. 

After dropping a spot following a 38-20 loss to FBS program Maryland, the Wildcats bounced back and remains the highest-ranked team in the CAA. 

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The league continues to be well-represented and saw William & Mary football moved to No. 10 after its blowout win over Hampton in Week 5. 

New Hampshire and Richmond remain in the rankings while UAlbany, which lost to Maine and fell to 1-3 on the season, dropped out of the rankings. Rhode Island entered the rankings at No. 25. 

Stony Brook, which improved to 4-1 on Sept. 28 with a 22-3 win over Campbell. The Seawolves, which went 0-10 in 2023, received 28 votes in the ranking, the 26th most votes in the poll. 

Here are the full FCS Football rankings

AFCA NCAA FCS Football Rankings In Week 6

1. South Dakota St. (3-1)
2. North Dakota St. (4-1)
3. Montana St. (5-0)
4. South Dakota (3-1)
5. Villanova (4-1)
6. North Dakota (4-1)
7. Central Arkansas (4-1)
8. UC Davis (4-1)
9. Montana (4-1)
10. William & Mary (4-1)
11. Mercer (5-0)
12. Idaho (3-2)
13. Southeast Missouri St. (4-1)
14. Tarleton St. (4-1)
15. UIW (2-2)
16. New Hampshire (3-1)
17. ACU (3-2)
18. Northern Iowa (2-2)
19. Illinois St. (3-2)
20. Sacramento St. (2-3)
21. Richmond (3-2)
22. Florida A&M (2-2)
23. Southern Illinois (2-3)
24. McNeese (4-2)
25. Rhode Island (3-1)

Dropped Out: UAlbany (23t), Lamar (25)

Others Receiving Votes: Stony Brook, 28; Missouri St., 27; Lafayette, 24; East Tennessee St., 22; Northern Arizona, 22; Chattanooga, 21; Monmouth (N.J.), 18; Lamar, 17; North Carolina Central, 13; Duquesne, 12; Butler, 9; Dartmouth, 5; Jackson St., 4; Western Carolina, 4; Brown, 3; Drake, 3; Murray St., 3; Nicholls, 3; Bucknell, 2; Dayton, 2; Weber St., 2; Wofford, 2; Alabama A&M, 1; UAlbany, 1.

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