Composite FCS 2024 Preseason Top 25 Rankings

6/12 Notes: Wanting to get a solid read as to what the “official” Preseason Top 25 will look like in August, I found three FCS Top 25 list (Lindy’s Preview Magazine, Craig Haley - FCS The Analyst, and Hero Sports) and did an inverse scoring method (being ranked #1 gets 25 points) for each poll. Lastly - I gave each team 5 points for each time they were listed in a poll to give more pull to those mentioned in all three polls.

Rank:               Team:                                      Points:

1                       South Dakota State                         89

2                      North Dakota State                          88

3 (tied)             Montana State                                  81

3 (tied)             Montana                                           81

5                      South Dakota                                   79

6                      Villanova                                         77

7                      Southern Illinois                             64

8                       Idaho                                             63

9                       Sacramento State                           61

10                      Chattanooga                                  60

11                        Furman                                          56

12                       Central Arkansas                           51

13                       IWU                                               50

14                       Richmond                                      49

15                       Albany                                           44

16                      Lafayette                                       42

17                       William & Mary                             36

18                       Delaware                                      34

19                        Western Carolina                          31

20                       Youngstown State                         29

21 (tied)               Tarleton State                                25

21 (tied)               Weber State                                   25

23                         Illinois State                                  24

24                         Eastern Illinois                              22

25                         North Dakota                                21

Others Receiving Votes:  Elon (13), Gardner-Webb (12), Florida A&M (11), UC Davis (10),

Nicholls (9), Austin Peay (7), Mercer (6), UT Martin (6)