The James Madison football team is up to No. 2 in the latest Stats Perform FCS Top 25 media poll that was released on Monday.
The Dukes are up one spot after defeating Campbell this past weekend 51-14 as they improved to 8-1 overall and they’re 5-1 in the CAA. JMU also moved up as a result of North Dakota State suffering its first loss of the season at South Dakota State.
James Madison is on the road this weekend as they play at #25 William & Mary on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.
Stats Perform FCS Top 25 (Nov. 8)
- Sam Houston (8-0, 4-0 AQ7), 1,250 points (50 first-place votes)
Previous Ranking: 1; Week 10 Result: 59-10 win over Dixie State
- James Madison (8-1, 5-1 CAA), 1,180
Previous Ranking: 3; Week 10 Result: 51-14 win over Campbell
- Montana State (8-1, 6-0 Big Sky), 1,168
Previous Ranking: 4; Week 10 Result: 23-20 win at then-No. 5 Eastern Washington
- South Dakota State (7-2, 4-2 Missouri Valley), 1,045
Previous Ranking: 9; Week 10 Result: 27-19 win over then-No. 2 North Dakota State
- North Dakota State (8-1, 5-1 Missouri Valley), 1,015
Previous Ranking: 2; Week 10 Result: 27-19 loss at then-No. 9 South Dakota State
- UC Davis (8-1, 5-1 Big Sky), 1,005
Previous Ranking: 8; Week 10 Result: 40-24 win at Northern Arizona
- Eastern Washington (7-2, 4-2 Big Sky), 889
Previous Ranking: 5; Week 10 Result: 23-20 loss to then-No. 4 Montana State
- Villanova (7-2, 5-1 CAA), 872
Previous Ranking: 10; Week 10 Result: 35-0 win at Elon
- Montana (7-2, 4-2 Big Sky), 799
Previous Ranking: 11; Week 10 Result: 35-0 win at Northern Colorado
- Kennesaw State (8-1, 5-0 Big South), 778
Previous Ranking: 12; Week 10 Result: 45-21 win at Robert Morris
- ETSU (8-1, 5-1 Southern), 723
Previous Ranking: 14; Week 10 Result: 27-20 win over then-No. 18 VMI
- Sacramento State (7-2, 6-0 Big Sky), 624
Previous Ranking: 16; Week 10 Result: 41-9 win over Cal Poly
- UT Martin (8-1, 4-0 Ohio Valley), 622
Previous Ranking: 15; Week 10 Result: 41-20 win over Tennessee State
- Southeastern Louisiana (7-2, 5-1 Southland), 613
Previous Ranking: 6; Week 10 Result: 55-52 loss at then-No. 22 UIW
- Southern Illinois (6-3, 4-2 Missouri Valley), 603
Previous Ranking: 7; Week 10 Result: 38-28 loss to then-No. 17 Missouri State
- Missouri State (6-3, 5-2 Missouri Valley), 596
Previous Ranking: 17; Week 10 Result: 38-28 win at then-No. 7 Southern Illinois
- UIW (7-2, 5-1 Southland), 516
Previous Ranking: 22; Week 10 Result: 55-52 win over then-No. 6 Southeastern Louisiana
- Jackson State (8-1, 6-0 SWAC), 385
Previous Ranking: 19; Week 10 Result: 41-21 win over Texas Southern
- South Dakota (6-3, 4-2 Missouri Valley), 338
Previous Ranking: 23; Week 10 Result: 42-21 win at Western Illinois
- Northern Iowa (5-4, 3-3 Missouri Valley), 257
Previous Ranking: 13; Week 10 Result: 17-10 OT loss at Illinois State
- VMI (6-3, 4-2 Southern), 173
Previous Ranking: 18; Week 10 Result: 27-20 loss at then-No. 14 ETSU
22.(tie) Chattanooga (6-3, 5-1 Southern), 160
Previous Ranking: Not Ranked; Week 10 Result: 35-10 win at Wofford
22.(tie) Dartmouth (7-1, 4-1 Ivy), 160
Previous Ranking: Not Ranked; Week 10 Result: 31-7 win over then-No. 20 Princeton
- Prairie View A&M (7-1, 6-0 SWAC), 109
Previous Ranking: Not Ranked; Week 10 Result: 24-20 win over Alabama State
- William & Mary (6-3, 4-2 CAA), 79
Previous Ranking: 20(tie); Week 10 Result: 24-3 loss at Delaware
