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Monmouth Soars After Win Over Villanova In Latest FCS Football Rankings

Monmouth Soars After Win Over Villanova In Latest FCS Football Rankings

See the latest movers and shakers in the FCS football rankings: the most recent AFCA FCS coaches poll and Stats Perform FCS Top 25 are out (Sept. 22).

Sep 23, 2025 by Andy Schamma
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While there were few shake-ups near the top in week 5, the latest FCS football rankings get much more exciting when you look further down the order where two teams took ten-spot drops.

The biggest winner of week five in the AFCA poll is No. 19 Youngstown State, surging up five spots after beating Towson on the road, 31-28. Another team with big gains was Monmouth after beating Villanova, grabbing No. 16 and five more spots in this week's StatsPerform FCS poll.

In both polls, West Georgia vaulted upwards after the Wolves grabbed a runaway win vs Eastern Kentucky, 33-12.

Villanova's loss to Monmouth was a pivotal early season CAA football match-up, dropping the Wildcats nine and ten spots in the two polls making them the week's biggest loser.

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See the latest rankings of the 2025 FCS college football season from Stats Perform and the AFCA Coaches poll as of September 20.

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Week 5 AFCA FCS Coaches Poll Football Rankings 2025 (Sept. 20)

  • 1. North Dakota State (25) (3-0) - 649 points (Previous: 1)
  • 2. South Dakota State (1) (3-0) - 622 points (Previous: 2)
  • 3. Tarleton State (5-0) - 598 points (Previous: 3)
  • 4. Montana (3-0) - 552 points (Previous: 5)
  • 5. Illinois State (3-1) - 546 points (Previous: 4)
  • 6. Montana State (2-2) - 525 points (Previous: T-6)
  • 7. Rhode Island (4-0) - 492 points (Previous: T-6)
  • 8. UC Davis (2-1) - 418 points (Previous: 9)
  • 9. Lehigh (4-0) - 402 points (Previous: 10)
  • 10. Idaho (2-2) - 381 points (Previous: 8)
  • 11. Tennessee Tech (3-0) - 370 points (Previous: T-12)
  • 12. Southern Illinois (3-1) - 363 points (Previous: 11)
  • 13. Abilene Christian (2-2) - 308 points (Previous: 15)
  • 14. Monmouth (3-1) - 296 points (Previous: 18)
  • T-15. North Dakota (2-2) - 267 points (Previous: 17)
  • T-15. Northern Arizona (3-1) - 267 points (Previous: 19)
  • 17. Jackson State (2-1) - 235 points (Previous: 16)
  • 18. South Dakota (2-2) - 173 points (Previous: 21)
  • 19. Youngstown State (3-1) - 149 points (Previous: 24)
  • 20. West Georgia (4-0) - 142 points (Previous: Not Ranked)
  • 21. Sacramento State (2-2) - 128 points (Previous: 22)
  • 22. Villanova (1-2) - 118 points (Previous: T-12)
  • 23. Mercer (2-1) - 82 points (Previous: 25)
  • 24. UIW (1-3) - 61 points (Previous: 14)
  • 25. Austin Peay (2-2) - 52 points (Previous: 20)

Dropped Out: New Hampshire (23)

Others Receiving Votes: Presbyterian, 51; Lamar, 42; Dartmouth, 31; Lafayette, 26; Harvard, 16; Southeastern Louisiana, 14; Yale, 13; Furman, 11; New Hampshire, 9; Stephen F. Austin, 9; North Carolina Central, 7; ETSU, 5; Gardner-Webb, 5; UT-Rio Grande Valley, 5; Richmond, 3; Brown, 2; Chattanooga, 2; Eastern Washington, 1; San Diego, 1; South Carolina State, 1.

Week 5 Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Football Rankings 2025 (Sept. 20)

  1. North Dakota State (3-0) - 1,395 points (Previous: 1)
  2. South Dakota State (3-0) - 1,341 points (Previous: 2)
  3. Tarleton State (5-0) - 1,285 points (Previous: 3)
  4. Montana State (2-2) - 1,190 points (Previous: 4)
  5. Montana (3-0) - 1,189 points (Previous: 5)
  6. Rhode Island (4-0) - 1,025 points (Previous: 7)
  7. Illinois State (3-1) - 966 points (Previous: 6)
  8. Idaho (2-2) - 935 points (Previous: 8)
  9. UC Davis (2-1) - 909 points (Previous: 9)
  10. Lehigh (4-0) - 853 points (Previous: 10)
  11. Southern Illinois (3-1) - 789 points (Previous: 13)
  12. Abilene Christian (2-2) - 749 points (Previous: 14)
  13. Tennessee Tech (3-0) - 737 points (Previous: 12)
  14. North Dakota (2-2) - 614 points (Previous: 16)
  15. Northern Arizona (3-1) - 612 points (Previous: 17)
  16. Monmouth (2-1) - 608 points (Previous: 21)
  17. South Dakota (2-2) - 520 points (Previous: 15)
  18. West Georgia (4-0) - 406 points (Previous: 22)
  19. Jackson State (2-1) - 369 points (Previous: 20)
  20. Villanova (1-2) - 288 points (Previous: 11)
  21. Sacramento State (2-2) - 242 points (Previous: 24)
  22. Lamar (2-1) - 233 points (Previous: 23)
  23. Austin Peay (2-2) - 217 points (Previous: 18)
  24. Youngstown State (3-1) - 124 points (Previous: Not Ranked)
  25. Presbyterian (4-0) - 123 points (Previous: Not Ranked)

Dropped Out: UIW (19), New Hampshire (25)

Others Receiving Votes: Mercer, 89; Harvard, 81; UIW, 60; Richmond, 44; Stephen F. Austin, 39; ETSU, 28; Gardner-Webb, 26; Southeast Missouri, 19; Dartmouth, 15; New Hampshire, 15; North Carolina Central, 7; Yale, 6.

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Week 4 AFCA FCS Coaches Poll Football Rankings 2025 (Sept. 13)

  1. North Dakota St. 
  2. South Dakota St.
  3. Tarleton St.
  4. Illinois St.
  5. Montana
  6. Montana St.
  7. Rhode Island
  8. Idaho
  9. UC Davis
  10. Lehigh
  11. Southern Illinois
  12. Tennessee Tech
  13. Villanova
  14. UIW
  15. Abilene Christian
  16. Jackson State
  17. North Dakota
  18. Monmouth
  19. Northern Arizona
  20. Austin Peay
  21. South Dakota
  22. Sacramento State
  23. New Hampshire
  24. Youngstown State
  25. Mercer

Week 4 Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Football Rankings 2025 (Sept. 13)

  1. North Dakota St.
  2. South Dakota St.
  3. Tarleton St.
  4. Montana St.
  5. Montana
  6. Illinois St.
  7. Rhode Island
  8. Idaho
  9. UC Davis
  10. Lehigh
  11. Villanova
  12. Tennessee Tech
  13. Southern Illinois
  14. Abilene Christian
  15. South Dakota
  16. North Dakota
  17. Northern Arizona
  18. Austin Peay
  19. UIW
  20. Jackson State
  21. Monmouth
  22. West Georgia
  23. Lamar
  24. Sacramento State
  25. New Hampshire

Week 3 AFCA FCS Coaches Poll Football Rankings 2025

  • 1. North Dakota State (2-0) - Previously: 1
  • 2. South Dakota State (2-0) - Previously: 2
  • 3. Tarleton State (3-0) - Previously: T-3
  • 4. Illinois State (1-1) - Previously: 7
  • 5. Rhode Island (2-0) - Previously: 8
  • 6. Montana State (0-2) - Previously: T-3
  • 7. Montana (1-0) - Previously: 10
  • 8. UIW (1-1) - Previously: 9
  • 9. UC Davis (1-1) - Previously: 5
  • 10. Idaho (1-1) - Previously: 11
  • 11. Villanova (1-0) - Previously: 12
  • 12. Lehigh (2-0) - Previously: 13
  • 13. Abilene Christian (1-1) - Previously: 17
  • 14. Southern Illinois (1-1) - Previously: 15
  • 15. Jackson State (1-1) - Previously: 14
  • 16. Tennessee Tech (2-0) - Previously: 20
  • 17. North Dakota (1-1) - Previously: 22
  • 18. Monmouth (2-0) - Previously: 18
  • 19. Northern Arizona (1-1) - Previously: 19
  • 20. South Dakota (0-2) - Previously: 6
  • 21. Sacramento State (0-2) - Previously: 16
  • 22. Mercer (0-1) - Previously: 21
  • 23. Austin Peay (1-1) - Previously: NR
  • 24. New Hampshire (2-0) - Previously: NR
  • 25. Youngstown State (2-0) - Previously: NR

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2025 CAA Football Predicted Finish

(Selected by a vote of Head Coaches)

  1. Rhode Island (8 first-place votes)                163
  2. Monmouth (4 first-place votes)                    142
  3. Villanova (2 first-place votes)                       139
  4. Stony Brook                                                  125
  5. UNH                                                              119
  6. Towson                                                          108
  7. William & Mary                                              104
  8. Elon                                                                  98
  9. Maine                                                             71
  10. Campbell                                                        53
  11. Hampton                                                         50
  12. UAlbany                                                          47
  13. Bryant                                                             32
  14. North Carolina A&T                                         23

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