2021 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings
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| Season | 2021 |
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| Postseason | Single-elimination |
The 2021 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) football rankings consists of two human polls, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Unlike the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), college football's governing body, the NCAA, bestows the national championship title through a 24-team tournament.[1] The following weekly polls determine the top 25 teams at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level of college football for the 2021 season. The STATS poll is voted by media members while the Coaches' Poll is determined by coaches at the FCS level.
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| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week | ||
| Selected for NCAA FCS Playoffs | ||
| (Italics) | Number of first place votes | |
| (#–#) | Win–loss record | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
STATS poll[]
| Preseason August 18[2] | Week 1 September 6[3] | Week 2 September 13[4] | Week 3 September 20[5] | Week 4 September 27[6] | Week 5 October 4[7] | Week 6 October 11[8] | Week 7 October 18[9] | Week 8 October 25[10] | Week 9 November 1[11] | Week 10 November 8[12] | Week 11 November 15[13] | Week 12 November 22[14] | Final January 10[15] | ||
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| 1. | Sam Houston State (39) | Sam Houston State (1–0) (32) | Sam Houston State (2–0) (33) | Sam Houston State (2–0) (31) | Sam Houston State (3–0) (32) | Sam Houston State (4–0) (29) | Sam Houston State (5–0) (39) | Sam Houston State (5–0) (35) | Sam Houston State (6–0) (44) | Sam Houston State (7–0) (40) | Sam Houston State (8–0) (50) | Sam Houston State (9–0) (50) | Sam Houston State (10–0) (49) | North Dakota State (14–1) (50) | 1. |
| 2. | James Madison (8) | South Dakota State (1–0) (11) | South Dakota State (2–0) (9) | South Dakota State (2–0) (8) | South Dakota State (3–0) (10) | South Dakota State (4–0) (15) | Eastern Washington (6–0) (9) | Eastern Washington (7–0) (14) | North Dakota State (7–0) (6) | North Dakota State (8–0) (10) | James Madison (8–1) | James Madison (9–1) | James Madison (10–1) | Montana State (12–3) | 2. |
| 3. | South Dakota State (4) | James Madison (1–0) (2) | James Madison (2–0) (5) | James Madison (3–0) (9) | James Madison (3–0) (5) | James Madison (4–0) (6) | North Dakota State (5–0) (2) | North Dakota State (6–0) (1) | Southern Illinois (6–1) | James Madison (7–1) | Montana State (8–1) | Montana State (9–1) | North Dakota State (10–1) (1) | James Madison (12–2) | 3. |
| 4. | North Dakota State | Montana (1–0) (5) | Montana (2–0) (3) | Montana (2–0) (2) | Montana (3–0) (3) | Eastern Washington (5–0) | Southern Illinois (5–1) | Southern Illinois (6–1) | Villanova (6–1) | Montana State (7–1) | South Dakota State (7–2) | North Dakota State (9–1) | Eastern Washington (9–2) | South Dakota State (11–4) | 4. |
| 5. | Delaware | North Dakota State (1–0) | North Dakota State (2–0) | North Dakota State (3–0) | North Dakota State (3–0) | North Dakota State (4–0) | Montana (4–1) | Villanova (5–1) | James Madison (6–1) | Eastern Washington (7–1) | North Dakota State (8–1) | Eastern Washington (8–2) | Montana (9–2) | Sam Houston State (11–1) | 5. |
| 6. | Weber State | Delaware (1–0) | Delaware (2–0) | Eastern Washington (3–0) | Eastern Washington (4–0) | Montana (3–1) | Villanova (4–1) | South Dakota State (5–1) | Montana State (7–1) | Southeastern Louisiana (7–1) | UC Davis (8–1) | Villanova (8–2) | Villanova (9–2) | Montana (10–3) | 6. |
| 7. | Southern Illinois | Eastern Washington (1–0) | Eastern Washington (2–0) | Southern Illinois (2–1) | Southern Illinois (3–1) | UC Davis (5–0) | South Dakota State (4–1) | James Madison (5–1) | Eastern Washington (7–1) | Southern Illinois (6–2) | Eastern Washington (7–2) | Montana (8–2) | Montana State (9–2) | Eastern Washington (10–3) | 7. |
| 8. | North Dakota | Southern Illinois (1–0) | Southern Illinois (1–1) | Delaware (2–1) | UC Davis (4–0) | Southern Illinois (4–1) | James Madison (4–1) | Montana State (6–1) | Southeastern Louisiana (6–1) | UC Davis (7–1) | Villanova (7–2) | East Tennessee State (9–1) | Sacramento State (9–2) | Villanova (10–3) | 8. |
| 9. | Montana | North Dakota (1–0) | Weber State (1–1) | Jacksonville State (2–1) | Delaware (2–1) | Delaware (3–1) | Montana State (5–1) | Southeastern Louisiana (5–1) | UC Davis (7–1) | South Dakota State (6–2) | Montana (7–2) | Kennesaw State (9–1) | East Tennessee State (10–1) | East Tennessee State (11–2) | 9. |
| 10. | Jacksonville State | Weber State (0–1) | Jacksonville State (1–1) | North Dakota (2–1) | North Dakota (2–1) | Montana State (4–1) | East Tennessee State (6–0) | UC Davis (6–1) | South Dakota State (5–2) | Villanova (6–2) | Kennesaw State (8–1) | UC Davis (8–2) | Kennesaw State (10–1) | Sacramento State (9–3) | 10. |
| 11. | Eastern Washington | Montana State (0–1) | North Dakota (1–1) | Villanova (3–0) | Montana State (3–1) | Villanova (3–1) | Southeastern Louisiana (4–1) | Montana (4–2) | Montana (5–2) | Montana (6–2) | East Tennessee State (8–1) | Sacramento State (8–2) | South Dakota State (8–3) | Kennesaw State (11–2) | 11. |
| 12. | Montana State | Villanova (1–0) | Villanova (2–0) | UC Davis (3–0) | Villanova (3–1) | East Tennessee State (5–0) | Rhode Island (5–0) | Kennesaw State (5–1) | Kennesaw State (6–1) | Kennesaw State (7–1) | Sacramento State (7–2) | South Dakota State (7–3) | Missouri State (8–3) | Incarnate Word (10–3) | 12. |
| 13. | Monmouth | Southeastern Louisiana (1–0) | Montana State (1–1) | Montana State (2–1) | East Tennessee State (4–0) | North Dakota (2–2) | UC Davis (5–1) | UT Martin (5–1) | East Tennessee State (7–1) т | Northern Iowa (5–3) | UT Martin (8–1) | UT Martin (9–1) | Incarnate Word (9–2) | UT Martin (10–3) | 13. |
| 14. | Central Arkansas | UC Davis (1–0) | UC Davis (2–0) | Weber State (1–2) | Southeastern Louisiana (2–1) | Southeastern Louisiana (3–1) | Delaware (3–2) | East Tennessee State (6–1) | UT Martin (6–1) т | East Tennessee State (7–1) | Southeastern Louisiana (7–2) | Missouri State (7–3) | UC Davis (8–3) | Missouri State (8–4) | 14. |
| 15. | Southeastern Louisiana | East Tennessee State (1–0) | Southeastern Louisiana (1–1) | East Tennessee State (3–0) | Northern Iowa (2–1) | Missouri State (3–1) | Kennesaw State (4–1) | South Dakota (5–2) | Sacramento State (5–2) | UT Martin (7–1) | Southern Illinois (6–3) | Southeastern Louisiana (8–2) | Jackson State (10–1) | Southeastern Louisiana (9–4) | 15. |
| 16. | Villanova | Jacksonville State (0–1) | East Tennessee State (2–0) | Southeastern Louisiana (2–1) | Missouri State (2–1) | Northern Iowa (3–1) | Northern Iowa (3–2) | Incarnate Word (5–1) | Northern Iowa (4–3) | Sacramento State (6–2) | Missouri State (6–3) | South Dakota (7–3) | UT Martin (9–2) | Southern Illinois (8–5) | 16. |
| 17. | VMI | Austin Peay (1–0) | Missouri State (1–1) | Northern Iowa (2–1) | Jacksonville State (2–2) | Kennesaw State (3–1) | UT Martin (4–1) | Missouri State (4–2) | Missouri State (4–3) | Missouri State (5–3) | Incarnate Word (7–2) | Southern Illinois (7–3) | South Dakota (7–4) | UC Davis (8–4) | 17. |
| 18. | Chattanooga | VMI (1–0) | Northern Iowa (1–1) | Missouri State (1–1) | VMI (3–1) | Rhode Island (4–0) | Incarnate Word (4–1) | Rhode Island (5–1) | VMI (5–2) | VMI (6–2) | Jackson State (8–1) | Incarnate Word (8–2) | Southeastern Louisiana (8–3) | South Dakota (7–5) | 18. |
| 19. | Kennesaw State | Central Arkansas (0–1) | Austin Peay (1–1) | Austin Peay (2–1) | Weber State (1–3) | Weber State (2–3) | Weber State (2–3) | Sacramento State (4–2) | Princeton (6–0) | Jackson State (7–1) | South Dakota (6–3) | Jackson State (9–1) | Dartmouth (9–1) | Holy Cross (10–3) | 19. |
| 20. | Austin Peay | Monmouth (0–1) | Monmouth (1–1) | Monmouth (2–1) | Kennesaw State (2–1) | Incarnate Word (4–1) | Missouri State (3–2) | Northern Iowa (3–3) | Jackson State (6–1) | Princeton (7–0) т | Northern Iowa (5–4) | Dartmouth (8–1) | Stephen F. Austin (8–3) | Dartmouth (9–1) | 20. |
| 21. | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa (0–1) | Richmond (2–0) | New Hampshire (3–0) | Rhode Island (3–0) | UT Martin (3–1) | South Dakota (4–2) | VMI (5–2) | South Dakota (5–3) | William & Mary (6–2) т | VMI (6–3) | Mercer (7–2) | Southern Illinois (7–4) | Stephen F. Austin (8–4) | 21. |
| 22. | Nicholls | Kennesaw State (1–0) | VMI (1–1) | VMI (2–1) | Richmond (2–2) | New Hampshire (3–2) | North Dakota (2–3) | Princeton (5–0) | Incarnate Word (5–2) | Incarnate Word (6–2) | Chattanooga (6–3) т | Stephen F. Austin (7–3) | Florida A&M (9–2) | Jackson State (11–2) | 22. |
| 23. | UC Davis | Missouri State (0–1) | New Hampshire (2–0) | Kennesaw State (2–1) | UT Martin (3–1) | Stephen F. Austin (3–2) | New Hampshire (3–2) | Delaware (3–3) | Weber State (3–4) | South Dakota (5–3) | Dartmouth (7–1) т | Florida A&M (8–2) | Princeton (9–1) | Northern Iowa (6–6) | 23. |
| 24. | Missouri State | Holy Cross (1–0) | Kennesaw State (1–1) | Richmond (2–1) | Incarnate Word (3–1) | Jacksonville State (2–3) | Jacksonville State (3–3) | Jackson State (5–1) | Rhode Island (5–2) | Weber State (4–4) | Prairie View A&M (7–1) | Princeton (8–1) | Holy Cross (9–2) | Princeton (9–1) | 24. |
| 25. | North Carolina A&T | Richmond (1–0) | Central Arkansas (0–2) | Central Arkansas (1–2) | New Hampshire (3–1) | Nicholls (2–2) | Princeton (4–0) | Dartmouth (5–0) | Eastern Kentucky (5–2) | Eastern Kentucky (6–2) | William & Mary (6–3) | Rhode Island (7–3) | Mercer (7–3) | Florida A&M (9–3) | 25. |
| Preseason August 18[2] | Week 1 September 6[3] | Week 2 September 13[4] | Week 3 September 20[5] | Week 4 September 27[6] | Week 5 October 4[7] | Week 6 October 11[8] | Week 7 October 18[9] | Week 8 October 25[10] | Week 9 November 1[11] | Week 10 November 8[12] | Week 11 November 15[13] | Week 12 November 22[14] | Final January 10[15] | ||
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Coaches' poll[]
| Preseason August 16[16] | Week 1 September 7[17] | Week 2 September 13[18] | Week 3 September 20[19] | Week 4 September 27[20] | Week 5 October 4[21] | Week 6 October 11[22] | Week 7 October 18[23] | Week 8 October 25, 2021[24] | Week 9 November 1[25] | Week 10 November 8[26] | Week 11 November 15[27] | Week 12 November 22[28] | Final January 10, 2022[29] | ||
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| 1. | Sam Houston State (18) | Sam Houston State (1–0) (23) | Sam Houston State (2–0) (25) | Sam Houston State (2–0) (24) | Sam Houston State (3–0) (26) | Sam Houston State (4–0) (24) | Sam Houston State (5–0) (27) | Sam Houston State (5–0) (26) | Sam Houston State (6–0) (27) | Sam Houston State (7–0) (27) | Sam Houston State (8–0) (28) | Sam Houston State (9–0) (27) | Sam Houston State (10–0) (27) | North Dakota State (14–1) (24) | 1. |
| 2. | James Madison (9) | James Madison (1–0) (1) | James Madison (2–0) (1) | James Madison (3–0) (3) | James Madison (3–0) (1) | James Madison (4–0) (1) | Eastern Washington (6–0) (1) | Eastern Washington (7–0) (2) | North Dakota State (7–0) | North Dakota State (8–0) | James Madison (8–1) | James Madison (9–1) | James Madison (10–1) | Montana State (12–3) | 2. |
| 3. | North Dakota State | South Dakota State (1–0) (3) | South Dakota State (2–0) (2) | South Dakota State (2–0) (1) | South Dakota State (3–0) (1) | South Dakota State (4–0) (1) | North Dakota State (5–0) | North Dakota State (6–0) | Southern Illinois (6–1) | James Madison (7–1) | Montana State (8–1) | Montana State (9–1) (1) | North Dakota State (10–1) | James Madison (12–2) | 3. |
| 4. | South Dakota State (1) | North Dakota State (1–0) | North Dakota State (2–0) | Montana (2–0) | Montana (3–0) | Eastern Washington (5–0) (2) | Southern Illinois (5–1) | Southern Illinois (6–1) | Villanova (6–1) | Montana State (7–1) | UC Davis (8–1) | North Dakota State (9–1) | Kennesaw State (10–1) | Sam Houston State (11–1) | 4. |
| 5. | Delaware | Montana (1–0) (1) | Montana (2–0) | North Dakota State (3–0) | North Dakota State (4–0) | North Dakota State (4–0) | Villanova (4–1) | Villanova (5–1) | James Madison (6–1) | Eastern Washington (7–1) | Kennesaw State (8–1) | Kennesaw State (9–1) | Montana (9–2) | South Dakota State (11–4) | 5. |
| 6. | Weber State | Delaware (1–0) | Eastern Washington (2–0) | Eastern Washington (3–0) | Eastern Washington (4–0) | Montana (3–1) | Montana (4–1) | James Madison (5–1) | Montana State (7–1) | Southeastern Louisiana (7–1) | North Dakota State (8–1) | Eastern Washington (8–2) | Eastern Washington (9–2) | Montana (10–3) | 6. |
| 7. | North Dakota | North Dakota (1–0) | Delaware (2–0) | Villanova (3–0) | Southern Illinois (3–1) | Southern Illinois (4–1) | James Madison (4–1) | South Dakota State (5–1) | Eastern Washington (7–1) | UC Davis (7–1) | South Dakota State (7–2) | Montana (8–2) | Villanova (9–2) | East Tennessee State (11–2) | 7. |
| 8. | Jacksonville State | Eastern Washington (1–0) | Weber State (1–1) | Southern Illinois (2–1) | UC Davis (4–0) | UC Davis (5–0) | South Dakota State (4–1) | Montana State (6–1) | Southeastern Louisiana (6–1) | Kennesaw State (7–1) | Eastern Washington (7–2) | UT Martin (9–1) | East Tennessee State (10–1) | Villanova (10–3) | 8. |
| 9. | Montana | Southern Illinois (1–0) | Southern Illinois (1–1) т | Jacksonville State (2–1) | Villanova (3–1) | Villanova (3–1) | Montana State (5–1) | Southeastern Louisiana (5–1) | UC Davis (7–1) | Southern Illinois (6–2) | Montana (7–2) | Villanova (8–2) | Montana State (9–2) | Eastern Washington (10–3) | 9. |
| 10. | Southern Illinois | Weber State (0–1) | Villanova (2–0) т | UC Davis (3–0) | Delaware (2–1) | Delaware (3–1) | East Tennessee State (6–0) | UC Davis (6–1) | Kennesaw State (6–1) | Montana (6–2) | UT Martin (8–1) | East Tennessee State (9–1) | Missouri State (8–3) | Kennesaw State (11–2) | 10. |
| 11. | Montana State | Villanova (1–0) | Jacksonville State (1–1) | Delaware (2–1) | North Dakota (2–1) | Montana State (4–1) | Southeastern Louisiana (4–1) | Kennesaw State (5–1) | Montana (5–2) | UT Martin (7–1) | Villanova (7–2) | UC Davis (8–2) | South Dakota State (8–3) | Sacramento State (9–3) | 11. |
| 12. | Monmouth | UC Davis (1–0) | UC Davis (2–0) | Montana State (2–1) | Montana State (3–1) | Northern Iowa (3–1) | UC Davis (5–1) | Montana (4–2) | UT Martin (6–1) | South Dakota State (6–2) | East Tennessee State (8–1) | Southeastern Louisiana (8–2) | Sacramento State (9–2) | UT Martin (10–3) | 12. |
| 13. | Central Arkansas | Montana State (0–1) | Montana State (1–1) | North Dakota (2–1) | Northern Iowa (2–1) | East Tennessee State (5–0) | Kennesaw State (4–1) | UT Martin (5–1) | South Dakota State (5–2) | Villanova (6–2) | Southeastern Louisiana (7–2) | South Dakota State (7–3) | UT Martin (9–2) | Incarnate Word (10–3) | 13. |
| 14. | Eastern Washington | Southeastern Louisiana (1–0) | North Dakota (1–1) | Northern Iowa (2–1) | East Tennessee State (4–0) | Southeastern Louisiana (3–1) | Rhode Island (5–0) | East Tennessee State (6–1) | East Tennessee State (7–1) | East Tennessee State (7–1) | Missouri State (6–3) | Missouri State (7–3) | Jackson State (10–1) | Missouri State (8–4) | 14. |
| 15. | Villanova | Northern Iowa (0–1) | Northern Iowa (1–1) | Weber State (1–2) | Southeastern Louisiana (2–1) | North Dakota (2–2) | Delaware (3–2) | South Dakota (5–2) | Princeton (6–0) | Northern Iowa (5–3) | Jackson State (8–1) | Southern Illinois (7–3) | Incarnate Word (9–2) | Southeastern Louisiana (9–4) | 15. |
| 16. | Northern Iowa | Central Arkansas (0–1) | Southeastern Louisiana (1–1) | Southeastern Louisiana (2–1) | Missouri State (2–1) | Missouri State (3–1) | UT Martin (4–1) | Harvard (5–0) | Jackson State (6–1) | Princeton (7–0) | Southern Illinois (6–3) | South Dakota (7–3) | UC Davis (8–3) | UC Davis (8–4) | 16. |
| 17. | Southeastern Louisiana | Jacksonville State (0–1) | East Tennessee State (2–0) | East Tennessee State (3–0) | Jacksonville State (2–2) | Kennesaw State (3–1) | Northern Iowa (3–2) | Princeton (5–0) | Northern Iowa (4–3) | Jackson State (7–1) | South Dakota (6–3) | Jackson State (9–1) | Southeastern Louisiana (8–3) | Southern Illinois (8–5) | 17. |
| 18. | Chattanooga | Austin Peay (1–0) | Richmond (2–0) | Missouri State (3–0) | Weber State (1–3) | Weber State (2–3) | Weber State (2–3) | Missouri State (4–2) | VMI (5–2) | VMI (6–2) | Sacramento State (7–2) | Sacramento State (8–2) | Princeton (9–1) | Stephen F. Austin (8–4) | 18. |
| 19. | VMI | East Tennessee State (1–0) | Missouri State (1–1) | Monmouth (2–1) | Chattanooga (1–2) | Chattanooga (2–2) | Harvard (4–0) | Rhode Island (5–1) | Eastern Kentucky (5–2) | Eastern Kentucky (6–2) | Chattanooga (6–3) | Incarnate Word (8–2) | Stephen F. Austin (8–3) | Jackson State (11–2) | 19. |
| 20. | Kennesaw State | VMI (1–0) | Monmouth (1–1) | Austin Peay (2–1) | Kennesaw State (2–1) | Rhode Island (4–0) | Princeton (4–0) | Jackson State (5–1) | Missouri State (4–3) | Missouri State (5–3) | VMI (6–3) | Princeton (8–1) | Dartmouth (9–1) т | South Dakota (7–5) | 20. |
| 21. | UC Davis | Monmouth (0–1) | Austin Peay (1–1) | Richmond (2–1) | Richmond (2–2) | UT Martin (3–1) | South Dakota (4–2) | Jacksonville State (3–3) | Harvard (5–1) | South Dakota (5–3) | Incarnate Word (7–2) | Dartmouth (8–1) | South Dakota (7–4) т | Princeton (9–1) | 21. |
| 22. | Richmond | Richmond (1–0) | Chattanooga (1–1) | New Hampshire (3–0) | VMI (3–1) | Harvard (3–0) т | Jacksonville State (3–3) | Eastern Kentucky (5–2) | South Dakota (5–3) | Sacramento State (6–2) | Princeton (7–1) | Stephen F. Austin (7–3) | Florida A&M (9–2) | Holy Cross (10–3) | 22. |
| 23. | Nicholls | Kennesaw State (1–0) | New Hampshire (2–0) | Chattanooga (1–2) | Rhode Island (3–0) | Jacksonville State (2–3) т | Missouri State (3–2) | VMI (5–2) | Sacramento State (5–2) т | William & Mary (6–2) | Dartmouth (7–1) | Mercer (7–2) | Southern Illinois (7–4) | Dartmouth (9–1) | 23. |
| 24. | North Carolina A&T | Chattanooga (0–1) | Central Arkansas (0–2) | Central Arkansas (1–2) т | Holy Cross (3–1) т | Princeton (3–0) | North Dakota (2–3) | Northern Iowa (3–3) | Weber State (3–4) т | Weber State (4–4) | Northern Iowa (5–4) | Monmouth (7–3) | Holy Cross (9–2) | Florida A&M (9–3) | 24. |
| 25. | Austin Peay | Missouri State (0–1) | Furman (2–0) | Kennesaw State (2–1) т | UT Martin (3–1) т | Monmouth (3–2) | Jackson State (4–1) | Delaware (3–3) | Rhode Island (5–2) | Chattanooga (5–3) | Eastern Kentucky (6–3) | Florida A&M (8–2) | Northern Iowa (6–5) | Northern Iowa (6–6) | 25. |
| Preseason August 16[16] | Week 1 September 7[17] | Week 2 September 13[18] | Week 3 September 20[19] | Week 4 September 27[20] | Week 5 October 4[21] | Week 6 October 11[22] | Week 7 October 18[23] | Week 8 October 25, 2021[24] | Week 9 November 1[25] | Week 10 November 8[26] | Week 11 November 15[27] | Week 12 November 22[28] | Final January 10, 2022[29] | ||
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