Composite FCS 2025 Preseason Top 25 Rankings
/Updated 8/5/25
Notes: Wanting to get a solid read as to what the “official” Preseason Top 25 will look like in August, I found four FCS Top 25 lists (Lindy’s Preview Magazine, Craig Haley - FCS The Analyst, Hero Sports and FloFootball) and did an inverse scoring method (being ranked #1 gets 25 points) for each poll. Lastly - I gave each team 5 points for each time they were listed in a poll to give more pull to those mentioned in the different polls.
Rank: Team: Points:
1 North Dakota State 120 (out of a possible 120)
2 Montana State 116
3 South Dakota State 112
4 South Dakota 107
5 UIW 100
6 UC Davis 96
7 Illinois State 91.5
8 Montana 90.5
9 Tarleton State 85
10 Mercer 83.5
11 Rhode Island 83
12 Villanova 81
13 Idaho 75
14 Abilene Christian 55
15 Lehigh 52
16 Jackson State 52
17 Northern Arizona 47
18 Sacramento State 43
19 Richmond 38
20 SE Missouri State 32
21 Southern Illinois 26
22 Western Carolina 26
23 Tennessee Tech 21
24 Eastern Kentucky 19
25 Monmouth 18
Others Receiving Votes: Stephen F. Austin (17), Harvard (16), East Tennessee State (15), UNH (14), Stony Brook (13), UT Martin (13), Tennessee State (12), SC State (11), North Dakota (10), Chattanooga (9)