The FCS playoff selection committee has revealed its first public Top 10 ranking of contenders. Here’s a look at the teams’ remaining schedules, and the difficulty level of them.
The FCS playoff selection committee’s first public in-season Top 10 rankings figure to look much differently when the 24-team postseason field is announced in less than five weeks.
Not all schedules are built the same, so how the seeding winds up has to a lot to do with who the teams will play before the regular season ends.
Montana State, the defending national champion, gained the No. 1 spot for the set of rankings that help give insight into which teams are in contention for eight first-round byes. South Dakota’s opponents have the highest combined winning percentage (.679) within the Top 10 rankings, and it’s the fourth highest remaining among all 128 FCS teams. Austin Peay’s upcoming opponents (.417) combine for the lowest winning percentage within the group.
The pairings for the Road to Nashville will be announced on Nov. 22.
FCS Playoff Committee Top 10 Rankings
1. Montana State (6-1, 3-1 Big Sky)
Best Two Wins: at Nevada (20-7), Northern Arizona (28-14) Remaining Opponents: Weber State, Cal Poly, at Idaho State, at Northern Colorado, Montana Remaining Opponents’ Combined Record: 21-18 (.538)2. Tarleton State (7-0, 2-0 UAC)
Best Two Wins: at Bowling Green (20-13), at Austin Peay (40-32) Remaining Opponents: at West Georgia, Eastern Kentucky, Abilene Christian, at West Florida, at North Alabama Remaining Opponents’ Combined Record: 15-20 (.429)3. Youngstown State (6-2, 4-1 MVFC)
Best Two Wins: South Dakota (47-28), Northern Iowa (35-22) Remaining Opponents: North Dakota, at Murray State, Illinois State Remaining Opponents’ Combined Record: 12-10 (.545)4. Stephen F. Austin (7-0, 4-0 Southland)
Best Two Wins: at Abilene Christian (26-7), UIW (28-26) Remaining Opponents: Southeastern Louisiana, HCU, at Lamar, at UTRGV, Northwestern State Remaining Opponents’ Combined Record: 16-19 (.457)5. South Dakota State (5-2, 2-0 MVFC)
Best Two Wins: Youngstown State (27-20), at Illinois State (31-14) Remaining Opponents: Murray State, South Dakota State, at Northern Iowa, at Southern Illinois, Indiana State Remaining Opponents’ Combined Record: 15-21 (.417)6. North Dakota (6-2, 3-1 MVFC)
Best Two Wins: at Indiana State (42-35), South Dakota State (21-10) Remaining Opponents: at South Dakota, at Youngstown State, Illinois State, Southern Illinois Remaining Opponents’ Combined Record: 20-11 (.645)7. Northern Arizona (6-2, 4-1 MVFC)
Best Two Wins: at Idaho State (38-31), Montana (49-44) Remaining Opponents: at Southern Utah, at Cal Poly, Weber State, Northern Colorado Remaining Opponents’ Combined Record: 15-16 (.484)8. South Dakota (6-2, 3-1 MVFC)
Best Two Wins: Eastern Washington (41-23), Southern Illinois (31-10) Remaining Opponents: North Dakota, at South Dakota State, Northern Iowa, at Illinois State Remaining Opponents’ Combined Record: 19-9 (.679)9. Austin Peay (6-2, 2-1 UAC)
Best Two Wins: Gardner-Webb (35-17), at West Florida (38-16), UT Martin (35-12) Remaining Opponents: at North Alabama, Eastern Kentucky, Abilene Christian, at Central Arkansas Remaining Opponents’ Combined Record: 12-17 (.414)10. Harvard (5-0, 3-0 Ivy)
Best Two Wins: Colgate (20-17), at Cornell (41-29) Remaining Opponents: Princeton, at Dartmouth, Columbia, at Penn, Yale Remaining Opponents’ Combined Record: 15-10 (.600)Jesse Abrahams of Stats Perform contributed research to this story. Top photo, from left, via, Youngstown State, Montana State, Tarleton State and Stephen F. Austin Athletics.
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