What in the world happened in the FCS last weekend? Of last week’s 25 teams. Seven of them lost and six of them did not play.
As expected there was a bunch of movement this week. The biggest shock is the one everyone has been talking about: North Dakota State not only lost, but lost big. It still remains to be seen how the Bison will wind up this Spring, but last week was their worst game in almost a decade.
Here is this week’s College Sports Journal Top 25 as voted on by the staff.
Team (first place votes), total points [175 max)
- James Madison (3), 171
- Weber State (3), 168
- Nicholls (1), 158
- North Dakota, 148
- Villanova, 142
- South Dakota State, 131
- Northern Iowa, 130
- Kennesaw State, 128
- North Dakota State, 126
- Sam Houston 119
- Southern Illinois, 101
- Jacksonville State, 91
- Idaho, 81
- New Hampshire, 73
- Albany, 70
- Southeast Missouri State, 60
- Monmouth, 56
- Chattanooga, 51
- Eastern Washington, 44
- Southeastern Louisiana, 43
- Illinois State, 25
- Austin Peay, 24
- UC Davis, 23
- Delaware, 20
- Furman, 17
Others Receiving Votes: Incarnate Word 16 ,Wofford 14, South Dakota 11, Virginia Military 9, Holy Cross 7, San Diego 5, Tennessee Tech 5, McNeese State 4, East Tennessee State 2, South Carolina State 1, Alabama A&M 1
Jamie is a proud 2002 graduate of James Madison University. He’s witnessed the growth of the program from no one in the stands in 1998, to the hiring of Mickey Matthews, to the 2004 National Championship, to the 2008 team, to the struggles in the early 2010s, and finally the rebuild under Mike Houston. He also allegedly really enjoys Washington, DC-based Stanley Cup winners.
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