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The College Polls Gazette

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Conference Report

Ranked teams by league

FCS Media Top 25

College Football · Final · 2023-2024

Missouri Valley

6 ranked · best No. 1

1

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South Dakota State56 1st
Missouri Valley

15-0
3

▲ 5

North Dakota State
Missouri Valley

11-4
4

▼ 1

South Dakota
Missouri Valley

10-3
12

▲ 2

Southern Illinois
Missouri Valley

8-5
16

▼ 4

North Dakota
Missouri Valley

7-5
19

▲ 2

Youngstown State
Missouri Valley

8-5

Big Sky

5 ranked · best No. 2

2

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Montana
Big Sky

13-2
8

▼ 4

Idaho
Big Sky

9-4
9

▼ 4

Montana State
Big Sky

8-4
13

▲ 2

Sacramento State
Big Sky

8-5
24

▲ 1

UC Davis
Big Sky

7-4

CAA

4 ranked · best No. 5

5

▲ 4

UAlbany
CAA

11-4
6

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Villanova
CAA

10-3
10

▲ 1

Delaware
CAA

9-4
15

▲ 7

Richmond
CAA

9-4

Southern

4 ranked · best No. 7

7

—

Furman
Southern

10-3
14

▲ 4

Chattanooga
Southern

8-5
17

—

Mercer
Southern

9-4
23

—

Western Carolina
Southern

7-4

SWAC

1 ranked · best No. 11

11

▼ 1

Florida A&M
SWAC

12-1

UAC

1 ranked · best No. 18

18

▼ 5

Austin Peay
UAC

9-3

MEAC

1 ranked · best No. 20

20

▼ 4

North Carolina Central
MEAC

9-3

Patriot League

1 ranked · best No. 21

21

▼ 1

Lafayette
Patriot League

9-3

Southland

1 ranked · best No. 22

22

▼ 3

Incarnate Word
Southland

8-2

Ohio Valley

1 ranked · best No. 25

25

▼ 1

UT Martin
Ohio Valley

8-3