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Jackson State moved up three spots to No. 18 in this week’s FCS Stats Perform Top 25 following its win over Alcorn State to cap off an undefeated regular season in Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) play.
Jackson State (10-2, 8-0 SWAC), winners of eight consecutive games, picked up 384 points, and now being preparations for the 2024 Pepsi SWAC Championship presented by GM to be played on Sat., Dec. 7 at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll (Nov. 25)
1. Montana State (12-0, 8-0 Big Sky), 1,395 points (51 of 56 first-place votes)
Previous Ranking: 2; Week 13: 34-11 win over then-No. 9 Montana
2. South Dakota State (10-2, 7-1 MVFC), 1,308 (1)
Previous Ranking: 3; Week 13: 45-9 win at Missouri State
3. North Dakota State (10-2, 7-1 MVFC), 1,281 (2)
Previous Ranking: 1; Week 13: 29-28 loss at then-No. 4 South Dakota
4. South Dakota (9-2, 7-1 MVFC), 1,275 (2)
Previous Ranking: 4; Week 13: 29-28 win over then-No. 1 North Dakota State
5. UC Davis (10-2, 7-1 Big Sky), 1,167
Previous Ranking: 5; Week 13: 42-39 win at Sacramento State
6. UIW (10-2, 7-0 Southland), 1,084
Previous Ranking: 6; Week 13: 38-24 win at East Texas A&M
7. Idaho (9-3, 6-2 Big Sky), 1,054
Previous Ranking: 7; Week 13: 40-17 win at Idaho State
8. Mercer (10-2, 7-1 SoCon), 1,020
Previous Ranking: 8; Week 13: 42-23 win over Furman
9. Richmond (10-2, 8-0 CAA), 955
Previous Ranking: 10; Week 13: 27-0 win over William & Mary
10. Rhode Island (10-2, 7-1 CAA), 843
Previous Ranking: 13; Week 13: 35-21 win at Bryant
11. Illinois State (9-3, 6-2 MVFC), 771
Previous Ranking: 14; Week 13: 35-13 win over North Dakota
12. Villanova (9-3, 6-2 CAA), 746
Previous Ranking: 15; Week 13: 38-28 win over Delaware
13. Montana (8-4, 5-3 Big Sky), 739
Previous Ranking: 9; Week 13: 34-11 loss at then-No. 2 Montana State
14. Tarleton State (9-3, 6-2 UAC), 684
Previous Ranking: 16; Week 13: 39-14 win over Central Arkansas
15. Abilene Christian (8-4, 7-2 UAC), 613
Previous Ranking: 11; Week 13: 32-19 loss at Stephen F. Austin
16. Southeast Missouri (9-3, 6-2 Big South-OVC), 508
Previous Ranking: 12; Week 13: 28-21 loss at Tennessee State
17. Northern Arizona (8-4, 6-2 Big Sky), 389
Previous Ranking: 21; Week 13: 30-18 win over Eastern Washington
18. Jackson State (10-2, 8-0 SWAC), 384
Previous Ranking: 20; Week 13: 48-10 win at Alcorn State
19. New Hampshire (8-4, 6-2 CAA), 320
Previous Ranking: 24; Week 13: 27-9 win at Maine
20. South Carolina State (9-2, 5-0 MEAC), 302
Previous Ranking: 23; Week 13: 53-21 win over Norfolk State
21. Tennessee State (9-3, 6-2 Big South-OVC), 296
Previous Ranking: NR; Week 13: 28-21 win over then-No. 12 Southeast Missouri
22. Eastern Kentucky (8-4, 6-2 UAC), 284
Previous Ranking: 25; Week 13: 21-15 win over North Alabama
23. UT Martin (8-4, 6-2 Big South-OVC), 282
Previous Ranking: 22; Week 13: 33-26 OT win over Lindenwood
24. Stony Brook (8-4, 5-3 CAA), 94
Previous Ranking: 18; Week 13: 55-47 loss to Monmouth
25. Harvard (8-2, 5-2 Ivy), 87
Previous Ranking: 17; Week 13: 34-29 loss to Yale
Dropped Out: Duquesne (19)
Others Receiving Votes (schools listed on two or more ballots): North Carolina Central (8-3, 4-1 MEAC), 78; Southern Utah (7-5, 6-2 UAC), 59; Southeastern Louisiana (7-5, 6-1 Southland), 33; Lehigh (8-3, 5-1 Patriot), 31; Duquesne (8-3, 5-1 NEC), 27; Western Carolina (7-5, 6-2 SoCon), 25; Chattanooga (7-5, 5-3 SoCon), 20; Drake (8-2, 7-1 Pioneer), 20; Tennessee Tech (7-5, 6-2 Big South-OVC), 13; Central Connecticut State (7-5, 5-1 NEC), 6; Dartmouth (8-2, 5-2 Ivy), 4
