The Montana St. Bobcats moved up from No. 4 to No. 2 this week in the Sports Network's FCS Top 25 poll. Formerly No. 1, Georgia Southern lost to Appalachian State on Saturday. Appalachian State moved to No. 3 in the poll and picked up five first-place votes. And ex-No. 2 Northern Iowa also lost. Georgia Southern and Northern Iowa found themselves at Nos. 5 and 6 this week.
The Bobcats beat up on Idaho State, 54-13, to improve to 8-1 overall and 6-0 in the Big Sky. They are still in the lead for the conference championship.
The Montana Grizzlies moved up one spot to No. 10. They beat Weber State, 45-10, on Saturday to stay in the tail of the Bobcats. They have an end of the season showdown on Nov. 19 in Bozeman with State.
Here is the current FCS Top 25:
| Team | Prev. |
| 1. North Dakota State Bison (133) | 3 |
| 2. Montana State Bobcats (19) | 4 |
| 3. Appalachian State Mountaineers (5) | 5 |
| 4. Sam Houston State Bearkats (1) | 6 |
| 5. Georgia Southern Eagles | 1 |
| 6. Northern Iowa Panthers | 2 |
| 7. Maine Black Bears | 8 |
| 8. Lehigh Mountain Hawks | 7 |
| 9. New Hampshire Wildcats | 10 |
| 10. Montana Grizzlies | 11 |
| 11. Wofford Terriers | 12 |
| 12. Old Dominion Monarchs | 15 |
| 13. James Madison Dukes | 9 |
| 14. Towson Tigers | 13 |
| 15. Jackson State Tigers | 19 |
| 16. Delaware Blue Hens | 21 |
| 17. Illinois State Redbirds | 22 |
| 18. Jacksonville State Gamecocks | 14 |
| 19. William & Mary Tribe | 18 |
| 20. Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles | 25 |
| 21. Indiana State Sycamores | 20 |
| 22. Liberty Flames | 23 |
| 23. Harvard Crimson | 24 |
| 24. South Dakota Coyotes | 17 |
| 25. Central Arkansas Bears | NR |