[FCS Poll] UC Davis Up to No. 8 in AFCA FCS Top 25
UC Davis’ Trent Tompkins scored on a one-yard touchdown run with 27 seconds left to help give the Aggies a 17-14 victory over conference rival and then-No. 15 ranked Weber State. The win moved UC Davis up two places to No. 8 in the AFCA FCS Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. The loss dropped Weber State to No. 19.
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No. 1 Sam Houston won a Top 25 battle of their own, handing then-No. 24t Central Arkansas a 45-35 loss. The Bearkats received all but two first-place votes and will face Stephen F. Austin on Saturday. The rest of the Top 5 remained the same with James Madison at No. 2, South Dakota State at No. 3, Montana at No. 4 and North Dakota State at No. 5.
There are three Top 25 matchups this coming weekend with the biggest being a Top 10 battle in the Big Sky Conference as No. 4 Montana travels to No. 6 Eastern Washington for the Governors Cup. Montana leads the all-time series 28-17-1, but Eastern Washington has won six of the last eight meetings.
American Football Coaches Association FCS Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – September 27, 2021
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Week 4 | Next Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Houston (26) | 3-0 | 698 | 1 | D. No. 24t Central Arkansas, 45-35 | Oct. 2 vs. Stephen F. Austin |
| 2 | James Madison (1) | 3-0 | 658 | 2 | Idle | Oct. 2 at New Hampshire |
| 3 | South Dakota St. (1) | 3-0 | 652 | 3 | D. Indiana St., 44-0 | Oct. 2 vs. Dixie St. |
| 4 | Montana | 3-0 | 614 | 4 | D. Cal Poly, 39-7 | Oct. 2 at No. 6 Eastern Washington |
| 5 | North Dakota St. | 3-0 | 589 | 5 | Idle | Oct. 2 at No. 11 North Dakota |
| 6 | Eastern Washington | 4-0 | 557 | 6 | D. Southern Utah, 50-21 | Oct. 2 vs. No. 4 Montana |
| 7 | Southern Illinois | 3-1 | 494 | 8 | D. Illinois St., 35-17 | Oct. 2 at Western Illinois |
| 8 | UC Davis | 4-0 | 479 | 10 | D. No. 15 Weber St., 17-14 | Oct. 2 vs. Idaho |
| 9 | Villanova | 3-1 | 426 | 7 | Lost to Penn St., 38-17 | Oct. 9 at No. 2 James Madison |
| 10 | Delaware | 2-1 | 425 | 11 | Idle | Oct. 2 vs. Albany |
| 11 | North Dakota | 2-1 | 400 | 13 | Idle | Oct. 2 vs. No. 5 North Dakota St. |
| 12 | Montana St. | 3-1 | 387 | 12 | D. Portland St., 30-17 | Oct. 2 vs. Northern Colorado |
| 13 | Northern Iowa | 2-1 | 365 | 14 | Idle | Oct. 2 vs. Youngstown St. |
| 14 | East Tennessee St. | 4-0 | 334 | 17 | D. Samford, 55-48 | Oct. 2 vs. Wofford |
| 15 | Southeastern Louisiana | 2-1 | 317 | 16 | Idle | Oct. 2 at McNeese |
| 16 | Missouri St. | 2-1 | 275 | 18 | D. South Dakota, 31-23 | Oct. 2 at Illinois St. |
| 17 | Jacksonville St. | 2-2 | 224 | 9 | Lost to UT Martin, 34-31 | Oct. 2 at No. 20 Kennesaw St. |
| 18 | Weber St. | 1-3 | 158 | 15 | Lost to No. 10 UC Davis, 17-14 | Oct. 2 at Cal Poly |
| 19 | Chattanooga | 1-2 | 143 | 23 | Idle | Oct. 2 vs. Western Carolina |
| 20 | Kennesaw St. | 2-1 | 127 | 24t | Idle | Oct. 2 vs. No. 17 Jacksonville St. |
| 21 | Richmond | 2-2 | 115 | 21 | Lost to Virginia Tech, 21-10 | Oct. 2 vs. Elon |
| 22 | VMI | 3-1 | 102 | NR | D. Wofford, 31-23 | Oct. 2 at The Citadel |
| 23 | Rhode Island | 3-0 | 87 | NR | Idle | Oct. 2 vs. Stony Brook |
| 24t. | Holy Cross | 3-1 | 67 | NR | D. No. 19 Monmouth (N.J.), 45-15 | Oct. 2 vs. Harvard |
| 24t. | UT Martin | 3-1 | 67 | NR | D. No. 9 Jacksonville St., 34-31 | Oct. 9 vs. Murray St. |
Dropped Out: Monmouth (N.J.) (19), Austin Peay (20), New Hampshire (22), Central Arkansas (24t)
Others Receiving Votes: Central Arkansas, 47; New Hampshire, 44; Alabama A&M, 41; Stephen F. Austin, 36; Austin Peay, 20; Princeton, 20; Eastern Kentucky, 18; Mercer, 17; Nicholls, 15; Harvard, 12; Monmouth (N.J.), 12; UIW, 10; Gardner-Webb, 9; Jackson St., 8; Charleston Southern, 5; Duquesne, 5; Illinois St., 5; Murray St., 5; North Carolina A&T, 4; Northern Arizona, 3; Northern Colorado, 3; Florida A&M, 1.
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