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The Sports Network's FCS Top 25 Poll has a new No. 1 following a wild weekend of action. The Big Sky Conference's Eastern Washington Eagles are the new No. 1 team in the nation. The Eagles beat then-No. 2 Montana State, 27-24, on Saturday to improve to 5-1.
The James Madison Dukes (5-1) moved up to No. 2 after defeating William & Mary in double overtime, 27-26. Georgia Southern took the No. 3 spot with a 17-9 victory over Wofford.
Former No. 1 North Dakota State, the reigning FCS champions, lost to Indiana State, 17-14, and dropped to No. 4. Montana State followed at No. 5 and former No. 3 Old Dominion came in at No. 7. Sam Houston State moved up three spots to No. 6.
Eastern Washington took 92 first-place votes, but eight other teams received at least one first-place votes. James Madison had the second most with 42. Big Sky member Cal Poly (6-0) defeated Northern Colorado to move up one spot to No. 14 and garnered three first-place votes.
Here is this week's Top 25:
| Rank | Team | Record | Prev. |
| 1. | Eastern Washington Eagles (92) | 5-1 | 6 |
| 2. | James Madison Dukes (42) | 5-1 | 4 |
| 3. | Georgia Southern Eagles (9) | 5-1 | 7 |
| 4. | North Dakota State Bison (12) | 5-1 | 1 |
| 5. | Montana State Bobcats | 6-1 | 2 |
| 6. | Sam Houston State Bearkats (2) | 4-2 | 9 |
| 7. | Old Dominion Monarchs | 5-1 | 3 |
| 8. | Wofford Terriers | 5-1 | 5 |
| 9. | Lehigh Mountain Hawks (3) | 7-0 | 10 |
| 10. | Stony Brook Seawolves (1) | 6-1 | 11 |
| 11. | Illinois State Redbirds | 6-1 | 14 |
| 12. | New Hampshire Wildcats | 5-2 | 12 |
| 13. | Appalachian State Mountaineers | 5-2 | 13 |
| 14. | Cal Poly Mustangs (3) | 6-0 | 15 |
| 15. | Youngstown State Penguins | 4-2 | 8 |
| 16. | Northern Arizona Lumberjacks | 5-1 | 16 |
| 17. | Tennessee State Tigers | 7-0 | 18 |
| 18. | Towson Tigers | 3-3 | 17 |
| 19. | Central Arkansas Bears | 5-2 | 21 |
| 20. | South Dakota State Jackrabbits | 5-1 | 20 |
| 21. | Indiana State Sycamores | 5-2 | NR |
| 22. | Harvard Crimson (1) | 5-0 | 22 |
| 23. | Eastern Kentucky Colonels | 5-2 | 23 |
| 24. | Villanova Wildcats | 5-2 | NR |
| 25. | Delaware Blue Hens | 4-2 | 24 |