The 2024 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) football rankings consists of two human polls, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Unlike the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), college football's governing body, the NCAA, bestows the national championship title thorough a 24-team tournament.[1] The following weekly polls determine the top 25 teams at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level of college football for the 2024 season. The STATS poll is voted on by media members while the Coaches' Poll is determined by coaches at the FCS level.
Season | 2024 |
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Postseason | Single-elimination |
Legend
editIncrease in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week | ||
Selected for NCAA FCS Playoffs | ||
(Italics) | Number of first place votes | |
(#–#) | Win–loss record | |
т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
STATS poll
editPreseason August 5[2] | Week 1 September 2[3] | Week 2 September 9[4] | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Final | ||
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1. | South Dakota State (52) | South Dakota State (0–1) (36) | South Dakota State (1–1) (44) | 1. | ||||||||||||
2. | North Dakota State (3) | North Dakota State (0–1) (11) | North Dakota State (1–1) (6) | 2. | ||||||||||||
3. | Montana | Montana State (2–0) (8) | Montana State (3–0) (6) | 3. | ||||||||||||
4. | Montana State (1) | Montana (1–0) (1) | Idaho (1–1) | 4. | ||||||||||||
5. | South Dakota | Villanova (1–0) | Villanova (2–0) | 5. | ||||||||||||
6. | Villanova | South Dakota (1–0) | South Dakota (1–1) | 6. | ||||||||||||
7. | Idaho | Idaho (0–1) | Central Arkansas (1–1) | 7. | ||||||||||||
8. | Sacramento State | Sacramento State (0–1) | Montana (1–1) | 8. | ||||||||||||
9. | Chattanooga | Central Arkansas (0–1) | Southern Illinois (1–1) | 9. | ||||||||||||
10. | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois (0–1) | North Dakota (1–1) | 10. | ||||||||||||
11. | Central Arkansas | Chattanooga (0–1) | Sacramento State (0–2) | 11. | ||||||||||||
12. | Furman | Incarnate Word (1–0) | Incarnate Word (1–1) | 12. | ||||||||||||
13. | Richmond | William & Mary (1–0) | William & Mary (1–1) | 13. | ||||||||||||
14. | Incarnate Word | Richmond (0–1) | Chattanooga (0–2) | 14. | ||||||||||||
15. | William & Mary | Furman (0–1) | UC Davis (1–1) | 15. | ||||||||||||
16. | Albany | Albany (1–0) | Tarleton State (2–1) | 16. | ||||||||||||
17. | Lafayette | Western Carolina (0–1) | Albany (1–1) | 17. | ||||||||||||
18. | UC Davis | UC Davis (0–1) | Illinois State (1–1) | 18. | ||||||||||||
19. | Illinois State | Lafayette (0–1) | Lafayette (1–1) | 19. | ||||||||||||
20. | Western Carolina | Tarleton State (1–1) | Weber State (1–1) | 20. | ||||||||||||
21. | Tarleton State | Illinois State (0–1) | Youngstown State (1–1) | 21. | ||||||||||||
22. | Weber State | Nicholls (0–1) | Elon (1–1) | 22. | ||||||||||||
23. | Nicholls | North Dakota (0–1) | Mercer (2–0) | 23. | ||||||||||||
24. | North Dakota | Weber State (0–1) | Nicholls (0–2) | 24. | ||||||||||||
25. | Youngstown State | Youngstown State (0–1) | Abilene Christian (1–1) | 25. | ||||||||||||
Preseason August 5[2] | Week 1 September 2[3] | Week 2 September 9[4] | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Final | ||
None | Dropped:
| None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None |
Coaches' poll
editThis section needs additional citations for verification. (September 2024) |
Preseason August 12[5] | Week 1 September 3 | Week 2 September 9 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Final | ||
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1. | South Dakota State (25) | South Dakota State (0–1) (17) | South Dakota State (1–1) (22) | 1. | ||||||||||||
2. | North Dakota State | North Dakota State (0–1) (5) | North Dakota State (1–1) (2) | 2. | ||||||||||||
3. | Montana | Montana State (2–0) (4) | Montana State (3–0) (2) | 3. | ||||||||||||
4. | Montana State | Montana (1–0) | Villanova (2–0) | 4. | ||||||||||||
5. | South Dakota | Villanova (1–0) | Idaho (1–1) | 5. | ||||||||||||
6. | Villanova | South Dakota (1–0) | South Dakota (1–1) | 6. | ||||||||||||
7. | Idaho | Idaho (0–1) | Central Arkansas (1–1) | 7. | ||||||||||||
8. | Chattanooga | Sacramento State (0–1) | Southern Illinois (1–1) | 8. | ||||||||||||
9. | Furman | Central Arkansas (0–1) | Montana (1–1) | 9. | ||||||||||||
10. | Sacramento State | Chattanooga (0–1) | North Dakota (1–1) | 10. | ||||||||||||
11. | Southern Illinois | Incarnate Word (1–0) | Sacramento State (0–2) | 11. | ||||||||||||
12. | Richmond | Southern Illinois (0–1) | UC Davis (1–1) | 12. | ||||||||||||
13. | Central Arkansas | Albany (1–0) | William & Mary (1–1) | 13. | ||||||||||||
14. | Albany | William & Mary (1–0) | Incarnate Word (1–1) | 14. | ||||||||||||
15. | Incarnate Word | Richmond (0–1) | Albany (1–1) | 15. | ||||||||||||
16. | William & Mary | Furman (0–1) | Chattanooga (0–2) | 16. | ||||||||||||
17. | UC Davis | Western Carolina (0–1) | Tarleton State (2–1) | 17. | ||||||||||||
18. | Lafayette | UC Davis (0–1) | Lafayette (1–1) | 18. | ||||||||||||
19. | Western Carolina | Lafayette (0–1) | Illinois State (1–1) | 19. | ||||||||||||
20. | Illinois State | North Dakota (0–1) | Youngstown State (1–1) | 20. | ||||||||||||
21. | Tarleton State | Tarleton State (1–1) | Northern Iowa (2–0) | 21. | ||||||||||||
22. | North Dakota | Illinois State (0–1) | Florida A&M (2–1) | 22. | ||||||||||||
23. | Youngstown State | Youngstown State (0–1) | Nicholls (0–2) | 23. | ||||||||||||
24. | Nicholls | Florida A&M (2–0) | Mercer (2–0) | 24. | ||||||||||||
25. | Florida A&M (1) | Nicholls (0–1) | Weber State (1–1) | 25. | ||||||||||||
Preseason August 12[5] | Week 1 September 3 | Week 2 September 9 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Final | ||
None | Dropped:
| None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None |
References
edit- ^ FCS Championship Home, NCAA
- ^ "South Dakota State Sits on Top of FCS Preseason Top 25 Poll". theanalyst.com. August 5, 2024. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ "Jackrabbits Hold No. 1 in FCS Top 25 Poll; Montana State Moves Above Rival Griz". theanalyst.com. STATS Perform. September 2, 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
- ^ "Sweet 16: Tarleton State Is on the Rise in Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll". theanalyst.com. STATS Perform. September 9, 2024. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
- ^ "Two-time defending champs South Dakota State lead 2024 preseason FCS Coaches' Poll". ncaa.com. NCAA. August 12, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2024.