FCS Football: Top 25 Power Poll Following Week 2

The Battle of the Boulevard is set for Wednesday, when Belmont basketball hosts crosstown rival Lipscomb at Crub Event Center. Belmont (6-3) is riding a four-game win streak and looking to avenge last season's 77-75 loss at Lipscomb (6-4). The Bison, coming off a 72-57 loss to UCF, has played well after an 0-2 start. Here's everything you need to…

I am grateful to again have a vote in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 media poll for the 2023 season. I'll publish my ballot every week and provide some reasoning for my order. Notes at the bottom. South Dakota State Montana Montana State Furman South Dakota Idaho Delaware UAlbany Sacramento State North Dakota State North Carolina…

The 2023 FCS playoff bracket has 10 auto-bids and 14 at-large bids. Eight teams will be seeded with first-round byes. How the playoff field changes and takes shape every week is fascinating. So after every weekend of games moving forward, I will predict what the bracket will look like. Below are predictions for the seeds, auto-bids, at-large bids,…

The 2023 FCS playoff bracket has 10 auto-bids and 14 at-large bids. Eight teams will be seeded with first-round byes. How the playoff field changes and takes shape every week is fascinating. So after every weekend of games moving forward, I will predict what the bracket will look like. Below are predictions for the seeds, auto-bids, at-large bids,…

Get ready for this week's FCS action with the ultimate viewing guide for the most notable games. "Notable games" are from a national landscape perspective. Games below include Top 25-ranked teams in the media poll, teams in the playoff picture, intriguing non-conference games, intriguing FCS vs. FBS games, or games involving two teams at the top of…

Below are the Top 25 results for Week 6 of the 2023 FCS football season. Every score involving Top 25 teams via the media poll will be published below after the games. Place College Football Wagers at BetMGM! No. 1 South Dakota State 40 Illinois State 21 No. 3 Idaho 42 Cal Poly 14 No. 5 Furman 28 The Citadel 14 Youngstown State 31 No. 6 Southern…

Get ready for this week's FCS action with the ultimate viewing guide for the most notable games. "Notable games" are from a national landscape perspective. Games below include Top 25-ranked teams in the media poll, teams in the playoff picture, intriguing non-conference games, intriguing FCS vs. FBS games, or games involving two teams at the top of…

Get ready for this week's FCS action with the ultimate viewing guide for the most notable games. "Notable games" are from a national landscape perspective. Games below include Top 25-ranked teams, teams in the playoff picture, intriguing non-conference games, intriguing FCS vs. FBS games, or games involving two teams at the top of their conference.…

Get ready for this week's FCS action with the ultimate viewing guide for the most notable games. "Notable games" are from a national landscape perspective. Games below include Top 25-ranked teams, teams in the playoff picture, intriguing non-conference games, intriguing FCS vs. FBS games, or games involving two teams at the top of their conference.…

Get ready for this week's FCS action with the ultimate viewing guide for the most notable games. "Notable games" are from a national landscape perspective. Games below include Top 25-ranked teams, teams in the playoff picture, intriguing non-conference games, intriguing FCS vs. FBS games, or games involving two teams at the top of their conference.…

Cinderella's carriage desperately needs a new serpentine belt because the squealing noise is not allowing FCS teams to slip into FBS stadiums undetected and pull away with an upset. The money games against FBS opposition often highlight the early season FCS schedule, but in the first full week of the 2023 college football season, the frequent March…

After a lovely seven-game schedule kicked off the 2023 college football season, the first weekend of September is filled with matchups. Beginning Thursday night, the slate includes five straight days of action and 87 games around the country. Sure, the schedule isn't loaded with marquee games. Week 1 is a perfect reminder of the sport's lifeblood;…

Welcome to Week 1 of the 2023 college football season. Last week, several teams started their season with Week 0 contests, including No. 6 USC demolishing San Jose State, 56-28. Thirteenth-ranked Notre Dame traveled to Ireland and blasted Navy, 42-3. While Thursday's slate doesn't have any matchups with opponents both ranked in the Associated Press…

Considering the entire FCS college football is looking up to defending national champion South Dakota State and runner-up North Dakota State - also, a nine-time champ since 2011 - the rest of the Missouri Valley Football Conference can take solace in it being equipped come playoff time. Of course, the teams in the strongest FCS conference tend to…

Jackson State ranks No. 20 in HERO Sports' FCS Preseason Top 25. The Tigers finished 12-1 last year, losing 41-34 in OT to North Carolina Central in the Celebration Bowl. Here's a look at this year's Jackson State football squad under first-year head coach T.C. Taylor.

HAMMOND, La. - The defending Southland Conference champion Southeastern Louisiana University football team was ranked 11 in the Athlon Sports' 2023 Preseason FCS Top 25 released Tuesday. SLU is one of three teams to be ranked in the FCS top 25 polls in each of the past four seasons, along with the two top teams in the Athlon Sports' poll and the…

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Harvard University football senior defensive lineman has earned FCS Associated Press Third Team All-America honors as well as an invitation to play in the East-West Shrine Bowl on February 2, 2023 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 2022 Bushnell Cup winner as the Ivy League Co-Defensive Player of the Year, Jones…

About the Coyotes: South Dakota is coming off one of its best performances of the season in a 20-13 win at home against Missouri State... all three wins this season have come in Vermillion... the team has totaled just 44 points in five road games... USD is facing the toughest FCS schedule in the nation... the team is taking a look at RS-freshman QB…

Week 6 of the 2022 FCS season has arrived, and the FCS football odds have started to drop at BetMGM. Below are BetMGM's opening FCS betting lines for Week 6. Place FCS Wagers at BetMGM New Customer Offer: Risk-Free First Bet up to $1000 Gardner-Webb at Robert MorrisSpread: Gardner-Webb -15.5 Total Points: 48 Dartmouth at YaleSpread: Yale -4.5 Total…

Week 5 of the 2022 FCS season may not pack the same punch as last week, but we'll still see a fun slate of games. Let's predict some scores. Predictions Record: 2019-2021 record: 244-115 2022 record: 29-13 No. 17 Richmond at No. 23 Elon The only ranked vs. ranked matchup of the weekend. Transfer QBs Reece Udinski and Matthew McKay are leading their…

The FCS season is rolling along and this week may be the biggest yet, at least in terms of the magnitude of games. Conference play is starting for several teams and lots of those teams have very important games on the slate this week. Here's what to watch this week around the subdivision. #10 Chattanooga Tries to Topple Illinois The Mocs (3-0) have…

The College Football Experience ( @TCEonSGPN) on the Sports Gambling Podcast Network previews the FCS Week 2 college football schedule. Pick Dundee aka ( @TheColbyD) talks about all the best games occurring in the FCS and give out his top plays and predictions for the week.

Week Zero gave FCS fans an appetizer for what lies ahead this weekend. Week One is finally here and there's a full slate of games to consume in the coming days. Whether your team is taking on an FBS powerhouse, at home hosting a DII school or just gearing up for a big showdown, there's certainly a game for you over the next four days. The CAA got a…

There it is - right smack in the middle of the FCS regular season - the Dakota Marker rivalry game on Oct. 15. South Dakota State at North Dakota State may be a sneak preview of the national championship game, which will cap the annual 24-team playoffs on Jan. 7 in Frisco, Texas. Both teams have reloaded with outstanding lineups heading into a 2022…

The NCAA Tournament bubble is percolating in our updated bracketology, and right on time: Selection Sunday looms just around the corner and spots are filling up fast in the 68-team field. Penn State? The Nittany Lions are looking good for the after a third win this season against Illinois, this time 79-76 in the second round of the Big Ten…