CHICAGO – Sept. 5, 2022 – CAA Football programs Delaware and William & Mary made gains in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 on Monday, two days after they defeated FBS opponents in their season openers.
Delaware, which beat Navy 14-7, posted the biggest jump in the national media poll, rising to No. 10, or a gain of nine spots from the preseason poll. William & Mary went from being unranked to No. 20 following a 41-24 victory over Charlotte.
They were the only FCS teams to defeat FBS foes this past week.
North Dakota State, the defending FCS national champion, remained No. 1 as the top seven spots went unchanged. UIW surged six spots to No. 8 after routing then-No. 9 Southern Illinois.
Samford, which also posted a top-10 win over Kennesaw State, was No. 25, joining William & Mary as a newcomer to the rankings.
A national media panel selects the Stats Perform FCS Top 25. A first-place vote is worth 25 points, a second-place vote 24 points, all the way down to one point for a 25th-place vote.
Stats Perform FCS Top 25 (Sept. 5)
1. North Dakota State (1-0, 0-0 Missouri Valley), 1,348 points (52 first-place votes)
Previous Ranking: 1; Week 1 Result: 56-14 win over Drake
2. South Dakota State (0-1, 0-0 Missouri Valley), 1,259 (2)
Previous Ranking: 2; Week 1 Result: 7-3 loss at Iowa
3. Montana (1-0, 0-0 Big Sky), 1,244
Previous Ranking: 3; Week 1 Result: 47-0 win over Northwestern State
4. Montana State (1-0, 0-0 Big Sky), 1,210
Previous Ranking: 4; Week 1 Result: 40-17 win over McNeese
5. Missouri State (1-0, 0-0 Missouri Valley), 1,065
Previous Ranking: 5; Week 1 Result: 27-14 win at Central Arkansas
6. Villanova (1-0, 0-0 CAA), 1,064
Previous Ranking: 6; Week 1 Result: 45-17 win over Lehigh
7. Sacramento State (1-0, 0-0 Big Sky), 1,009
Previous Ranking: 7; Week 1 Result: 56-33 win over Utah Tech
8. UIW (1-0, 0-0 Southland), 899
Previous Ranking: 14; Week 1 Result: 64-29 win over then-No. 9 Southern Illinois
9. ETSU (1-0, 0-0 Southern), 815
Previous Ranking: 11; Week 1 Result: 44-7 win over Mars Hill
10. Delaware (1-0, 0-0 CAA), 768
Previous Ranking: 19; Week 1 Result: 14-7 win at Navy
11. Chattanooga (1-0, 1-0 Southern), 752
Previous Ranking: 12; Week 1 Result: 31-0 win over Wofford
12. Eastern Washington (1-0, 0-0 Big Sky), 719
Previous Ranking: 13; Week 1 Result: 36-29 win over Tennessee State
13. Jackson State (1-0, 1-0 SWAC), 700
Previous Ranking: 15; Week 1 Result: 59-3 win over Florida A&M
14. UT Martin (1-0, 0-0 Ohio Valley), 518
Previous Ranking: 18; Week 1 Result: 42-25 win over Western Illinois
15. Holy Cross (1-0, 0-0 Patriot), 495
Previous Ranking: 16; Week 1 Result: 31-17 win at Merrimack
16. Weber State (1-0, 0-0 Big Sky), 451
Previous Ranking: 20; Week 1 Result: 41-5 win over Western Oregon
17. Southern Illinois (0-1, 0-0 Missouri Valley), 450
Previous Ranking: 9; Week 1 Result: 64-29 loss at then-No. 14 UIW
18. Stephen F. Austin (1-1, 1-0 ASUN-WAC), 394
Previous Ranking: 10; Week 0/1 Results: 42-17 loss to Jacksonville State; 31-27 win at Alcorn State
19. Kennesaw State (0-1, 0-1 ASUN-WAC), 379
Previous Ranking: 8; Week 1 Result: 27-17 loss at Samford
20. William & Mary (1-0, 0-0 CAA), 350
Previous Ranking: Not Ranked; Week 1 Result: 41-24 win at Charlotte
21. Southeastern Louisiana (0-1, 0-0 Southland), 348
Previous Ranking: 17; Week 1 Result: 24-7 loss at Louisiana
22. Rhode Island (1-0, 1-0 CAA), 324
Previous Ranking: 22; Week 1 Result: 35-14 win at Stony Brook
23. Mercer (1-1, 0-0 Southern), 206
Previous Ranking: 23; Week 0/1 Results: 63-13 win over Morehead State and 42-16 loss at Auburn
24. Northern Iowa (0-1, 0-0 Missouri Valley), 187
Previous Ranking: 21; Week 1 Result: 48-17 loss at Air Force
25. Samford (1-0, 0-0 Southern), 162
Previous Ranking: Not Ranked; Week 1 Result: 27-17 win over Kennesaw State
Others Receiving Votes (schools listed on two or more ballots): Richmond (0-1, 0-0 CAA) 104; UC Davis (0-1, 0-0 Big Sky) 85; Eastern Kentucky (0-1, 0-0 ASUN-WAC): 67; South Dakota (0-1, 0-0 Missouri Valley): 44; Furman (1-0, 0-0 Southern): 31; Dartmouth (0-0, 0-0 Ivy): 30; New Hampshire (1-0, 1-0 CAA) 14; Elon (0-1, 0-0 CAA): 13; North Dakota (0-1, 0-0 Missouri Valley) 11; North Carolina Central (1-0, 0-0 MEAC) 3; Austin Peay (1-1, 1-0 ASUN-WAC) 3
