There's shakeup throughout STATS FCS Top 25

STATS FCS Senior Editor

(STATS) - The final full weeks of the FCS regular season are telling, and results on Saturday created serious movement in the STATS FCS Top 25 on Monday.

Nothing changed at the top, of course. North Dakota State (9-0), the defending national champion, collected all 158 first-place votes to easily outdistance Kennesaw State (8-1) in the national media.

Maine (6-3) was the biggest riser, up seven spots to No. 16 following a big win at Towson. Princeton (8-0) won a battle of unbeatens over Dartmouth to surge to No. 13. No. 12 Stony Brook and No. 21 Southeast Missouri gained four spots each.

The news wasn't all good for teams. After losses, Illinois State (5-4) dropped nine spots to No. 23, McNeese (6-3) seven spots to No. 18, and No. 9 James Madison (6-3) and No. 15 Wofford (6-3) were both down six spots. Sam Houston State even tumbled out of the Top 25 after 55 straight appearances since the 2014 season.

Two full weeks of action remain in the regular season. The NCAA will announce the 24-team playoff field on Nov. 18.

A national panel of sports information and media relations directors, broadcasters, writers and other dignitaries select the STATS FCS Top 25. A first-place vote is worth 25 points, a second-place vote 24 points, all the way down to one point for a 25th-place vote.

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STATS FCS Top 25 (Nov. 5)

1. North Dakota State (9-0), 3,950 points (158 first-place votes)

Previous Ranking: 1; Last Week's Result: 17-7 win over Youngstown State

2. Kennesaw State (8-1), 3,739

Previous Ranking: 2; Last Week's Result: 49-0 win over Campbell

3. Weber State (7-2), 3,539

Previous Ranking: 4; Last Week's Result: 26-14 win over Sacramento State

4. UC Davis (8-1), 3,364

Previous Ranking: 6; Last Week's Result: 42-20 win over Northern Arizona

5. Eastern Washington (7-2), 3,326

Previous Ranking: 5; Last Week's Result: 48-13 win over Northern Colorado

6. South Dakota State (6-2), 3,193

Previous Ranking: 7; Last Week's Result: 59-7 win over Missouri State

7. Elon (6-2), 2,928

Previous Ranking: 8; Last Week's Result: 24-21 win over Rhode Island

8. Jacksonville State (7-2), 2,591

Previous Ranking: 10; Last Week's Result: 21-14 win over UT Martin

9. James Madison (6-3), 2,577

Previous Ranking: 3; Last Week's Result: 35-24 loss to New Hampshire

10. Colgate (8-0), 2,520

Previous Ranking: 12; Last Week's Result: 41-0 win over Fordham

11. Delaware (7-2), 2,383

Previous Ranking: 13; Last Week's Result: 21-16 win over Albany

12. Stony Brook (6-3), 1,910

Previous Ranking: 16; Last Week's Result: Bye

13. Princeton (8-0), 1,826

Previous Ranking: 18; Last Week's Result: 14-9 win over Dartmouth

14. North Carolina A&T (7-2), 1,799

Previous Ranking: 17; Last Week's Result: 37-20 win over Norfolk State

15. Wofford (6-3), 1,756

Previous Ranking: 9; Last Week's Result: 35-20 loss to Samford

16. Maine (6-3), 1,371

Previous Ranking: 23; Last Week's Result: 35-28 win over Towson

17. Nicholls (6-3), 1,301

Previous Ranking: 20; Last Week's Result: 41-20 win over Houston Baptist

18. McNeese (6-3), 1,221

Previous Ranking: 11; Last Week's Result: 23-6 loss to Southeastern Louisiana

19. ETSU (8-2), 1,166

Previous Ranking: 22; Last Week's Result: 21-18 win over Mercer

20. Towson (6-3), 1,024

Previous Ranking: 15; Last Week's Result: 35-28 loss to Maine

21. Southeast Missouri State (7-2), 871

Previous Ranking: 25; Last Week's Result: 38-21 win over Tennessee State

22. UNI (5-4), 653

Previous Ranking: NR; Last Week's Result: 26-16 win over Illinois State

23. Illinois State (5-4), 584

Previous Ranking: 14; Last Week's Result: 26-16 loss to UNI

24. Idaho State (6-3), 449

Previous Ranking: NR; Last Week's Result: 48-45 win over Portland State

25. Dartmouth (7-1), 240

Previous Ranking: 24; Last Week's Result: 14-9 loss to Princeton

Dropped Out: Central Arkansas, Sam Houston State

Others Receiving Votes: Central Arkansas 208, Samford 146, San Diego 134, Monmouth 121, Western Illinois 107, UIW 67, Chattanooga 63, Sam Houston State 57, Rhode Island 43, Florida A&M 29, Lamar 29, Montana State 20, Alcorn State 19, North Dakota 11, Furman 6, Montana 6, Abilene Christian 2, Sacred Heart 1