Blowouts, upsets, and risers make for big movement in updated Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll

It was yet another interesting week in FCS football this week, seeing the potentially elite teams in the country take care of business such as blowouts for North Dakota State, South Dakota State, and Montana State. We also saw several upsets, which created some major movement in the bulk of my updated Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll this week.

I continue to be high on North Dakota State. They are a team that has continued to trend in the right direction, including their 41-17 victory over North Dakota this weekend. Cam Miller continues to play great, and the offensive line, and the defense continue to get better. They are my top team right now.

As we get deeper into the season, the tiers are beginning to take shape. Once you get to about the No. 14 ranking in the poll, you begin to really start throwing darts. There are going to be a variety of opinions of each bucket, and get ready for a lot of volatility through the back half of the season.

Here is my updated top 25 poll. It will be interesting to track how much this ranking changes over the next few weeks, and getting deeper into conference play.

1. North Dakota State (5-1)
2. South Dakota State (4-1)
3. Montana State (6-0)
4. South Dakota (4-1)
5. Villanova (5-1)
6. Idaho (4-2)
7. Montana (4-2)
8. Central Arkansas (4-2)
9. UC Davis (5-1)
10. North Dakota (4-2)
11. Southeast Missouri State (5-1)
12. Abilene Christian (4-2)
13. Mercer (5-0)
14. UIW (Incarnate Word) (3-2)
15. William & Mary (4-2)
16. Sacramento State (2-3)
17. Illinois State (4-2)
18. Tarleton State (5-1)
19. Weber State (3-3)
20. Southern Illinois (2-4)
21. North Carolina Central (4-2)
22. Rhode Island (4-1)
23. Lamar (3-2)
24. Richmond (4-2)
25. Northern Arizona (3-3)