Elite programs begin to separate themselves in latest Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll

With week eight of college football officially in the books, the landscape is becoming clearer and clearer. We are now fully entrenched in conference matchups and that means teams are really going to start separating themselves. We saw that on the FCS level this week, and it is reflected in my updated Stats Perform FCS […]

Ryan Roberts — National College Football Writer
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With week eight of college football officially in the books, the landscape is becoming clearer and clearer. We are now fully entrenched in conference matchups and that means teams are really going to start separating themselves. We saw that on the FCS level this week, and it is reflected in my updated Stats Perform FCS top 25 poll.

Following the previous week, I finally made the decision to move to Montana State to the top spot of the poll. Obviously, North Dakota State (who was previously my top team) is coming off of a massive victory over South Dakota State this weekend, but I held firm with that top two. Naturally, that order will continue to be debated for me the next couple of weeks, and I am interested to see if a hiccup does occur with either squad down the stretch of the regular season.

Outside of the debate in the top two, it’s not overly shocking that the Dakotas continue to dominate the top five, and even top ten with North Dakota in the standings. For me, team No. 6 through No. 10 get really tricky, and honestly there’s a couple different orders it could go. Right now, it seems like about three elite teams, a couple of very good ones, and a whole lot of question marks.

Here is my updated top 25 poll heading into week nine.

  1. Montana State
  2. North Dakota State
  3. South Dakota State
  4. South Dakota
  5. UC Davis
  6. Southeast Missouri State
  7. Villanova
  8. North Dakota
  9. Mercer
  10. Tarleton State
  11. Montana
  12. Central Arkansas
  13. Idaho
  14. UIW (Incarnate Word)
  15. William & Mary
  16. Rhode Island
  17. Abilene Christian
  18. Richmond
  19. Chattanooga
  20. North Carolina Central
  21. Illinois State
  22. Dartmouth
  23. East Tennessee State
  24. UT Martin
  25. Tennessee State

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