FCS football rankings: Week 14, 2019

By Brian Wilmer -

FCS football rankings for Week 14 of the 2019 season have been released, and top playoff seeds North Dakota State and James Madison remain as kings of the hill.

North Dakota State, 12-0 this season, again collected all 152 first-place votes in this week’s FCS STATS Poll. James Madison (11-1), and Big Sky schools Sacramento State (9-3), Weber State (9-3), and Montana State (9-3) round out the top five of the FCS STATS Poll.

Montana and South Dakota State fell over the weekend and dropped out of the top five. Montana slid four spots to No. 7 and South Dakota State fell five spots to No. 10.

The North Dakota State Bison again received all 26 first-place votes in the FCS Coaches Poll. James Madison, Sacramento State, Weber State, and Montana State complete the top five of the FCS Coaches Poll.

Below are the full FCS STATS Poll and FCS Coaches Poll for Week 14 of the 2019 season (first-place votes in parentheses):

FCS STATS POLL – WEEK 14

1. North Dakota State (156)
2. James Madison
3. Sacramento State
4. Weber State
5. Montana State
6. Northern Iowa
7. Montana
8. Villanova
9. Central Arkansas
10. South Dakota State
11. Wofford
12. Southeast Missouri State
13. Illinois State
14. Monmouth
15. Kennesaw State
16. Furman
17. Central Connecticut State
18. Austin Peay
19. Nicholls
20. Florida A&M
21. Dartmouth
22. Yale
23. North Carolina A&T
24. North Dakota
25. Albany

Others receiving votes: Southeastern Louisiana 346, Towson 266, Southern Illinois 179, San Diego 151, Alcorn State 61, Princeton 60, Eastern Washington 50, South Carolina State 32, Sam Houston State 28, UT Martin 24, New Hampshire 15, Holy Cross 3, UC Davis 2

Dropped out: None

FCS COACHES POLL – WEEK 14

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

Others receiving votes: North Dakota 37, Albany 30, Towson 23, San Diego 10, Alcorn State 9, Eastern Washington 9, Princeton 7, South Carolina State 6, UT Martin 5, Holy Cross 3

Dropped out: Towson (20)