Jackson State moved up a pair of spots to No. 15 in the Stats Perform FCS top 25 poll rankings. Jackson State received 422 votes just one shot of Southern Illinois who sits in front of them in 14th The Tigers defeated Hampton 28 to 14 in their season opener, extending the nation’s longest winning streak to 11 games
JSU the only HBC ranked in the top 25, get to Hattiesburg, Mississippi face, Southern Mississippi Saturday at 4 PM.
Other HBCUs receiving votes or Tennessee State and North Carolina Central.
STATS PERFORM FCS TOP 25 [9.1.25]
1. North Dakota State (1-0)
Points: 1,397 (53 of 56 first-place votes); Previous Ranking: 1; Week 1: 38-0 win at The Citadel; Week 2: at Tennessee State
2. South Dakota State (1-0)
Points: 1,333 (2); Previous Ranking: 3; Week 1: 20-3 win over then-No. 15 Sacramento State; Week 2: at No. 3 Montana State
3. Montana State (0-1)
Points: 1,274 (1); Previous Ranking: 2; Week 1: 59-13 loss at Oregon; Week 2: No. 2 South Dakota State
4. South Dakota (0-1)
Points: 1,171; Previous Ranking: 4; Week 1: 55-7 loss at Iowa State; Week 2: at Lamar
5. Tarleton State (2-0)
Points: 1,164; Previous Ranking: 10; Week 0: 42-0 win at Portland State; Week 1: 30-27 win at Army; Week 2: Mississippi Valley State
6. Montana (0-0)
Points: 1,027; Previous Ranking: 7; Week 1: No game; Week 2: Central Washington
7. Illinois State (0-1)
Points: 961; Previous Ranking: 6; Week 1: 35-3 loss at Oklahoma State; Week 2: Morehead State
8. UC Davis (1-0)
Points: 958; Previous Ranking: 8; Week 0: No contest (inclement weather) vs. then-No. 11 Mercer; Week 1: 31-24 win at Utah Tech; Week 2: at Washington
9. Rhode Island (1-0, 1-0 CAA)
Points: 953; Previous Ranking: 9; Week 1: 31-20 win over Campbell; Week 2: at Stony Brook
10. Idaho (0-1)
Points: 879; Previous Ranking: 12; Week 1: 13-10 loss at Washington State; Week 2: St. Thomas
11. Lehigh (1-0, 1-0 Patriot)
Points: 745; Previous Ranking: 14; Week 1: 21-14 win over then-No. 25 Richmond; Week 2: Sacred Heart
12. UIW (1-1, 0-1 Southland)
Points: 730; Previous Ranking: 5; Week 0: 20-6 loss at Nicholls; Week 1: 31-21 win over Eastern Washington; Week 2: No game
13. Villanova (0-0)
Points: 718; Previous Ranking: 13; Week 1: No game; Week 2: Colgate
14. Southern Illinois (1-0)
Points: 423; Previous Ranking: 20; Week 1: 49-3 win over Thomas More; Week 2: at Purdue
15. Jackson State (1-0)
Points: 422; Previous Ranking: 17; Week 1: 28-14 win over Hampton; Week 2: at Southern Miss
16. Abilene Christian (0-1)
Points: 396; Previous Ranking: 16; Week 1: 35-7 loss at Tulsa; Week 2: No. 25 Stephen F. Austin
17. Tennessee Tech (1-0)
Points: 371; Previous Ranking: 21; Week 1: 65-0 win over Cumberland; Week 2: Chattanooga
18. Sacramento State (0-1)
Points: 351; Previous Ranking: 15; Week 1: 20-3 loss at then-No. 3 South Dakota State; Week 2: at Nevada
19. Northern Arizona (0-1)
Points: 349; Previous Ranking: 19; Week 1: 38-19 loss at Arizona State; Week 2: Utah Tech
20. North Dakota (0-1)
Points: 325; Previous Ranking: NR; Week 1: 38-35 loss at Kansas State; Week 2: Portland State
21. Monmouth (1-0)
Points: 323; Previous Ranking: 22; Week 1: 42-39 win at Colgate; Week 2: at Fordham
22. Nicholls (1-1, 1-0 Southland)
Points: 265; Previous Ranking: NR; Week 0: 20-6 win over then-No. 5 UIW; Week 1: 38-20 loss at Troy; Week 2: West Georgia
23. Mercer (0-1)
Points: 229; Previous Ranking: 11; Week 0: No contest (inclement weather) vs. then-No. 8 UC Davis; Week 1: 15-10 loss to Presbyterian; Week 2: No game
24. Southern Utah (1-0)
Points: 226; Previous Ranking: NR; Week 1: 46-24 win over Idaho State; Week 2: at San Diego
25. Stephen F. Austin (0-1)
Points: 146; Previous Ranking: 23; Week 1: 27-0 loss at Houston; Week 2: at No. 16 Abilene Christian
Dropped Out of Top 25: Western Carolina (18); Stony Brook (24); Richmond (25)
Others Receiving Votes (schools listed on two or more ballots): Austin Peay (1-0), 146; ETSU (1-0), 116; Harvard (0-0), 105; New Hampshire (1-0), 100; UT Martin (0-1), 93; Southeast Missouri (0-1), 71; Gardner-Webb (1-0), 54; Stony Brook (0-1): 54; Richmond (0-1, 0-1 Patriot), 53; Western Carolina (0-1), 45; Eastern Kentucky (0-1), 37: Chattanooga (0-1), 35: Tennessee State (1-0), 31: South Carolina State (1-0), 30; Presbyterian (1-0), 24; Youngstown State (1-0), 20; North Carolina Central (1-1), 11
