FCS football rankings: Week 12, 2019

By Kevin Kelley -

FCS football rankings for Week 12 of the 2019 season have been released, and the North Dakota State Bison continue to top the polls.

North Dakota State, 10-0 this season, collected all 153 first-place votes in this week’s FCS STATS Poll. The second-ranked James Madison Dukes (9-1) collected one first-place vote last week, but did not receive any for Week 12.

Weber State (8-2), Northern Iowa (7-3), and Montana (8-2) complete the top five of the FCS STATS Poll.

Northern Iowa and Montana were previously ranked 5th and 6th, respectively, but each moved up one spot by virtue of South Dakota State losing to Illinois State, 27-18.

The Bison again received all 26 first-place votes in the FCS Coaches Poll. James Madison, Weber State, Montana, and Northern Iowa round out the top five of the FCS Coaches Poll.

Below are the full FCS STATS Poll and FCS Coaches Poll for Week 12 of the 2019 season (first-place votes in parentheses):

FCS STATS POLL – WEEK 12

1. North Dakota State (153)
2. James Madison
3. Weber State
4. Northern Iowa
5. Montana
6. Sacramento State
7. Illinois State
8. South Dakota State
9. Furman
10. Montana State
11. Dartmouth
12. Florida A&M
13. Villanova
14. Central Arkansas
15. Southeast Missouri
16. Kennesaw State
17. Monmouth
18. Princeton
19. Central Connecticut State
20. Towson
21. Wofford
22. Austin Peay
23. Southeastern Louisiana
24. Nicholls
25. North Carolina A&T

Dropped out: North Dakota (22), New Hampshire (23)

Others receiving votes: North Dakota 342, Sam Houston State 264, New Hampshire 179, Southern Illinois 159, The Citadel 146, Yale 90, UC Davis 58, San Diego 54, Albany 32, UT Martin 32, Alcorn State 29, Richmond 20, Maine 11, South Carolina State 10, Eastern Washington 3, McNeese 3

FCS COACHES POLL – WEEK 12

1. North Dakota State (26)
2. James Madison
3. Weber State
4. Montana
5. Northern Iowa
6. Sacramento State
7. Furman
8. Illinois State
9. South Dakota State
10. Montana State
11. Kennesaw State
12. Dartmouth
13. Central Arkansas
14. Florida A&M
15. Monmouth
16. Villanova
17. Southeast Missouri State
18. Central Connecticut State
19. Princeton
20. Wofford
21. Towson
22. Austin Peay
23. Southeastern Louisiana
24. Nicholls
25. North Carolina A&T

Dropped out: North Dakota (22), New Hampshire (25)

Others receiving votes: North Dakota 38, Southern Illinois 27, San Diego 19, New Hampshire 18, The Citadel 14, Sam Houston St. 11, Richmond 10, South Carolina St. 8, Campbell 6, Albany 5, Eastern Washington 4, Yale 4, Robert Morris 2, Tennessee Tech 1, UT Martin 1