Week 2 of the college football season is over, and the FCS season has already seen some shocking results and top teams dominate.

Montana State made the statement of the weekend, dominating FBS opponent Nevada 20-7 and securing their largest margin of victory against an FBS team since 1978.

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Rhode Island cemented their place as the top team in the CAA with a 31-10 win over Elon, turning what was largely expected to be a 50/50 game into a blowout with a 28 point fourth quarter.

With all the week 2 games in the books, here are the updated FCS college football rankings.

FCS Top 25 Coaches Poll 

1. Montana St. (26) – 3-0 – 650 points – Previous: 1
2. Montana – 3-0 – 601 points – Previous: 2
3. South Dakota St. – 2-1 – 595 points – Previous: 3
4. Illinois St. – 3-0 – 578 points – Previous: 4
5. Tarleton St. – 3-0 – 552 points – Previous: 5
6. North Dakota – 3-0 – 483 points – Previous: 7
7. Lehigh – 3-0 – 473 points – Previous: 8
8. Stephen F. Austin – 3-0 – 432 points – Previous: 9
9. Youngstown St. – 2-1 – 405 points – Previous: 10
10. Tennessee Tech – 3-0 – 393 points – Previous: 11
11. UC Davis – 2-1 – 389 points – Previous: 6
12. South Dakota – 3-0 – 370 points – Previous: 12
13. Rhode Island – 2-1 – 331 points – Previous: 13
14. Austin Peay – 2-1 – 317 points – Previous: 15
15. Lamar – 2-1 – 268 points – Previous: 17
16. South Carolina St. – 3-0 – 194 points – Previous: 20
17. West Florida – 2-0 – 178 points – Previous: 22
18. Idaho St. – 3-0 – 177 points – Previous: 24
19. Northern Arizona – 2-1 – 174 points – Previous: 23
20. Yale – 0-0 – 160 points – Previous: 19
21. William & Mary – 2-1 – 103 points – Previous: 16
22. Mercer – 2-1 – 93 points – Previous: 14
23. Villanova – 1-2 – 83 points – Previous: 18
24. Furman – 2-1 – 74 points – Previous: NR
25. Southern Illinois – 2-1 – 70 points – Previous: NR

Dropped Out

Richmond (21), Abilene Christian (25)

Others Receiving Votes

Richmond, 67; Cal Poly, 51; Colgate, 30; Wofford, 27; Jackson St., 20; Prairie View A&M, 20; Harvard, 18; Central Arkansas, 16; Southern Utah, 13; Alabama St., 10; Elon, 7; HCU, 6; Campbell, 4; Robert Morris (Pa.), 4; UAlbany, 3; Abilene Christian, 2; Dartmouth, 2; Nicholls, 2; UT Martin, 2; Monmouth (N.J.), 1; San Diego, 1; Southeast Missouri St., 1.

Stats Perform Poll

1. Montana State (57) – 3-0 – 1,425 points – Previous: 1
2. South Dakota State – 2-1 – 1,324 points – Previous: 2
3. Montana – 3-0 – 1,277 points – Previous: 3
4. Tarleton State – 3-0 – 1,253 points – Previous: 4
5. Illinois State – 3-0 – 1,244 points – Previous: 5
6. North Dakota – 3-0 – 1,067 points – Previous: 6
7. Lehigh – 3-0 – 1,010 points – Previous: 9
8. Rhode Island – 2-1 – 970 points – Previous: 8
9. Youngstown State – 2-1 – 929 points – Previous: 10
10. South Dakota – 3-0 – 900 points – Previous: 11
11. UC Davis – 2-1 – 890 points – Previous: 7
12. Stephen F. Austin – 3-0 – 853 points – Previous: 13
13. Tennessee Tech – 3-0 – 834 points – Previous: 12
14. Austin Peay – 2-1 – 618 points – Previous: 15
15. Lamar – 2-1 – 618 points – Previous: 14
16. Idaho State – 3-0 – 614 points – Previous: 17
17. West Florida – 2-0 – 405 points – Previous: 20
18. South Carolina State – 3-0 – 381 points – Previous: 22
19. Yale – 0-0 – 371 points – Previous: 19
20. Northern Arizona – 2-1 – 310 points – Previous: 24
21. William & Mary – 2-1 – 274 points – Previous: 16
22. Villanova – 1-2 – 175 points – Previous: 21
23. Mercer – 2-1 – 135 points – Previous: 18
24. Southern Illinois – 2-1 – 121 points – Previous: NR
25. Harvard – 0-0 – 75 points – Previous: 25

Dropped Out

Abilene Christian (23)

Others Receiving Points

Alabama State, 64; Furman, 60; Campbell, 59; Cal Poly, 56; UAlbany, 38; Houston Christian, 38; Southern Utah, 37; Jackson State, 30; Wofford, 19; Abilene Christian, 15; Richmond, 11; Elon, 10; Prairie View A&M, 6; Colgate, 2; Portland State, 1.

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