# 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings

The 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings are from the Sports Network media poll and the coaches poll. This is for the 2010 season.

## Legend

| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (#–#) | Win–loss record |
| (Italics) | Number of first place votes |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |

## The Sports Network poll

| | Preseason | Week 1 Sept 7 | Week 2 Sept 14 | Week 3 Sept 21 | Week 4 Sept 28 | Week 5 Oct 5 | Week 6 Oct 12 | Week 7 Oct 19 | Week 8 Oct 26 | Week 9 Nov 2 | Week 10 Nov 9 | Week 11 Nov 16 | Week 12 Nov 23 | Week 13 Postseason | |
| 1. | Villanova (104) | Montana (1–0) (57) | Villanova (1–1) (74) | Villanova (2–1) (87) | Villanova (3–1) (94) | Appalachian State (4–0) (101) | Appalachian State (5–0) (106) | Appalachian State (6–0) (111) | Appalachian State (7–0) (136) | Appalachian State (8–0) (134) | William & Mary (7–2) (105) | Delaware (9–1) (116) | Eastern Washington (9–2) (64) | Eastern Washington (13–2) (121) | 1. |
| 2. | Montana (9) | Villanova (0–1) (46) | Appalachian State (2–0) (25) | Appalachian State (3–0) (22) | Appalachian State (4–0) (24) | Delaware (5–0) (29) | Delaware (6–0) (29) | Delaware (7–0) (28) | Jacksonville State (8–0) (17) | Jacksonville State (8–0) (16) | Delaware (8–1) (31) | Appalachian State (9–1) (28) | Appalachian State (9–2) (39) | Delaware (12–3) (1) | 2. |
| 3. | Appalachian State (8) | Appalachian State (1–0) (8) | James Madison (2–0) (30) | James Madison (2–0) (25) | James Madison (3–0) (22) | Jacksonville State (5–0) (12) | Jacksonville State (6–0) (10) | Jacksonville State (7–0) (11) | William & Mary (6–1) (2) | Villanova (6–2) (1) | Appalachian State (8–1) (10) | Eastern Washington (8–2) (8) | Stephen F. Austin (9–2) (5) | Villanova (9–5) | 3. |
| 4. | William & Mary (3) | Southern Illinois (1–0) (3) | Jacksonville State (2–0) (9) | Jacksonville State (3–0) (5) | Jacksonville State (4–0) (5) | William & Mary (4–1) | William & Mary (5–1) | William & Mary (5–1) | Stephen F. Austin (6–1) (1) | William & Mary (6–2) (3) | Wofford (8–1) (5) | Jacksonville State (9–1) (2) | William & Mary (8–3) (3) | Appalachian State (10–3) | 4. |
| 5. | Southern Illinois (1) | Jacksonville State (1–0) (9) | Southern Illinois (1–1) | Richmond (1–1) | Delaware (4–0) (1) | Stephen F. Austin (3–1) (1) | Stephen F. Austin (4–1) (1) | Stephen F. Austin (5–1) (1) | Villanova (5–2) | Delaware (7–1) | Eastern Washington (7–2) (4) | Stephen F. Austin (8–2) | Delaware (9–2) (4) | Georgia Southern (10–5) | 5. |
| 6. | Richmond (1) | New Hampshire (1–0) (2) | Montana (1–1) | Stephen F. Austin (2–1) | Stephen F. Austin (3–1) | Villanova (3–2) | Villanova (3–2) | Villanova (4–2) | Delaware (7–1) | Eastern Washington (7–2) | Jacksonville State (8–1) | William & Mary (7–3) | Montana State (9–2) (7) | Wofford (10–3) | 6. |
| 7. | Elon | Richmond (0–1) | Elon (1–1) | Delaware (3–0) | William & Mary (3–1) | James Madison (3–1) | James Madison (4–1) | Montana (5–2) | Montana (6–2) | Wofford (7–1) (1) | Southeast Missouri State (9–1) | Bethune–Cookman (10–0) (4) | Wofford (9–2) (1) | New Hampshire (8–5) | 7. |
| 8. | Stephen F. Austin | Elon (0–1) | New Hampshire (1–1) | William & Mary (2–1) | UMass (3–1) | UMass (4–1) | UMass (4–1) | Eastern Washington (5–2) | Eastern Washington (6–2) | New Hampshire (5–3) | Stephen F. Austin (7–2) | Montana State (8–2) (1) | Jacksonville State (9–2) (4) | Stephen F. Austin (9–3) | 8. |
| 9. | South Dakota State | South Dakota State (0–0) | Richmond (0–1) | Eastern Washington (2–1) | South Carolina State (2–1) | South Carolina State (3–1) | Montana State (5–1) | Wofford (5–1) | Wofford (6–1) | Southeast Missouri State (8–1) | Villanova (6–3) (1) | Wofford (8–2) | Southeast Missouri State (9–2) | North Dakota State (9–5) | 9. |
| 10. | New Hampshire | Stephen F. Austin (0–1) | Stephen F. Austin (1–1) | Elon (1–2) | Montana State (3–1) | Montana State (4–1) | South Carolina State (4–1) | New Hampshire (4–3) | New Hampshire (5–3) | Stephen F. Austin (6–2) | Bethune–Cookman (9–0) (3) | Southeast Missouri State (9–2) | Villanova (7–4) | William & Mary (8–4) | 10. |
| 11. | South Carolina State | William & Mary (0–1) (1) | Delaware (2–0) | UMass (2–1) | Richmond (1–2) | Richmond (2–2) | Montana (4–2) | James Madison (4–2) | Southeast Missouri State (7–1) | Bethune–Cookman (8–0) | Montana State (8–2) (1) | Montana (7–3) | New Hampshire (7–4) | Montana State (9–3) | 11. |
| 12. | McNeese State | James Madison (1–0) | William & Mary (1–1) | South Carolina State (2–1) | Montana (2–2) | Montana (3–2) | Eastern Washington (4–2) | UMass (4–2) | Bethune–Cookman (7–0) | Montana State (7–2) | Liberty (7–2) | South Carolina State (8–2) | South Carolina State (9–2) | Jacksonville State (9–3) | 12. |
| 13. | Eastern Washington | McNeese State (1–0) | Northern Iowa (1–0) | Southern Illinois (1–2) | North Dakota State (3–1) | Eastern Washington (3–2) | Cal Poly (4–2) | Southeast Missouri State (6–1) | Montana State (6–2) | Montana (6–3) | Montana (6–3) | Northern Iowa (7–3) | Bethune–Cookman (10–1) (1) | Southeast Missouri State (9–3) | 13. |
| 14. | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa (0–0) | South Carolina State (1–1) | Montana (1–2) | New Hampshire (2–2) | Cal Poly (3–2) | Wofford (4–1) | Bethune–Cookman (6–0) | Richmond (4–3) | Liberty (6–2) | UMass (6–3) | New Hampshire (6–4) | Penn (9–1) | Lehigh (10–3) | 14. |
| 15. | James Madison | South Carolina State (0–1) | Liberty (2–0) | Northern Iowa (1–1) | Cal Poly (3–1) | Northern Iowa (2–2) | North Dakota State (4–2) | Montana State (5–2) | James Madison (4–3) | UMass (5–3) | South Carolina State (7–2) | Villanova (6–4) | Montana (7–4) | Bethune–Cookman (10–2) | 15. |
| 16. | Delaware | Delaware (1–0) | UMass (2–0) | New Hampshire (1–2) | Eastern Washington (2–2) | Georgia Southern (3–1) | New Hampshire (3–3) | Richmond (3–3) | Liberty (5–2) | South Carolina State (6–2) | Northern Iowa (6–3) | Penn (8–1) | Northern Iowa (7–4) | South Carolina State (9–3) | 16. |
| 17. | Jacksonville State | Eastern Washington (0–1) | Cal Poly (2–0) | Montana State (2–1) | Northern Iowa (1–2) | Texas State (3–1) | Southern Illinois (3–3) | Liberty (5–2) | South Carolina State (5–2) | Northern Iowa (5–3) | New Hampshire (5–4) | North Dakota State (7–3) | Liberty (8–3) | Western Illinois (8–5) | 17. |
| 18. | Eastern Illinois | UMass (1–0) | Eastern Washington (1–1) | North Dakota State (2–1) | Furman (2–1) | North Dakota State (3–2) | Southeast Missouri State (5–1) | South Carolina State (4–2) | UMass (4–3) | Penn (6–1) | Penn (7–1) | Richmond (6–4) | Jacksonville (10–1) | Penn (9–1) | 18. |
| 19. | Weber State | Liberty (1–0) | McNeese State (1–1) | McNeese State (1–1) | Georgia Southern (3–1) | Elon (2–3) | Liberty (4–2) | Northern Iowa (3–3) | Northern Iowa (4–3) | Cal Poly (6–3) | Cal Poly (7–3) | UMass (6–4) | Lehigh (9–2) | Northern Iowa (7–5) | 19. |
| 20. | Prairie View A&M | Weber State (0–1) | South Dakota State (0–1) | Cal Poly (2–1) | Texas State (3–1) | Western Illinois (4–1) | Richmond (2–3) | Penn (4–1) | Chattanooga (5–2) | Richmond (4–4) | Grambling State (8–1) | Jacksonville (10–1) | Georgia Southern (7–4) | Montana (7–4) | 20. |
| 21. | Liberty | North Dakota State (1–0) | Weber State (1–1) | South Dakota (2–1) | Elon (1–3) | Wofford (3–1) | Georgia Southern (3–2) | Western Illinois (5–2) | Penn (5–1) | Grambling State (7–1) | Richmond (5–4) | Liberty (7–3) | Western Illinois (7–4) | Liberty (8–3) | 21. |
| 22. | Colgate | Prairie View A&M (1–0) | Montana State (1–1) | Liberty (2–1) | Youngstown State (3–1) | New Hampshire (2–3) | Northern Iowa (2–3) | Northern Arizona (4–2) | Cal Poly (5–3) | James Madison (4–4) | Jacksonville (9–1) | Lehigh (8–2) | Cal Poly (7–4) | Jacksonville (10–1) | 22. |
| 23. | Penn | Eastern Illinois (0–1) | North Dakota State (1–1) | Furman (1–1) | Illinois State (3–1) | Southern Illinois (2–3) | Bethune–Cookman (5–0) | Cal Poly (4–3) | Grambling State (6–1) | Jacksonville (8–1) | Western Illinois (6–3) | Cal Poly (7–4) | Dayton (10–1) | Grambling State (9–2) | 23. |
| 24. | Montana State | Montana State (1–0) | Furman (1–0) | Penn (1–0) | Southern Illinois (1–3) | Liberty (3–2) | Elon (2–4) | Chattanooga (4–2) | Jacksonville (7–1) | Western Illinois (6–3) | North Dakota State (6–3) | Dayton (10–1) | Grambling State (8–2) | Cal Poly (7–4) | 24. |
| 25. | Holy Cross | Colgate (1–0) | South Dakota (1–1) | Central Arkansas (3–0) | Liberty (2–2) | Southeast Missouri State (4–1) | Penn (3–1) | Furman (4–2) | Northern Arizona (4–3) | North Dakota State (5–3) | Robert Morris (8–1) | Grambling State (8–2) | North Dakota State (7–4) | Dayton (10–1) | 25. |
| | Preseason | Week 1 Sept 7 | Week 2 Sept 14 | Week 3 Sept 21 | Week 4 Sept 28 | Week 5 Oct 5 | Week 6 Oct 12 | Week 7 Oct 19 | Week 8 Oct 26 | Week 9 Nov 2 | Week 10 Nov 9 | Week 11 Nov 16 | Week 12 Nov 23 | Week 13 Postseason | |
| | | Dropped: 23 Penn25 Holy Cross | Dropped: 22 Prairie View A&M23 Eastern Illinois25 Colgate | Dropped: 20 South Dakota State21 Weber State | Dropped: 19 McNeese State21 South Dakota24 Penn25 Central Arkansas | Dropped: 18 Furman22 Youngstown State23 Illinois State | Dropped: 17 Texas State20 Western Illinois | Dropped: 15 North Dakota State17 Southern Illinois21 Georgia Southern24 Elon | Dropped: 21 Western Illinois25 Furman | Dropped: 20 Chattanooga25 Northern Arizona | Dropped: 22 James Madison | Dropped: 23 Western Illinois25 Robert Morris | Dropped: 18 Richmond19 UMass | None | |

## The Coaches poll

| | Preseason | Week 1 Sept 7 | Week 2 Sept 14 | Week 3 Sept 21 | Week 4 Sept 28 | Week 5 Oct 5 | Week 6 Oct 12 | Week 7 Oct 19 | Week 8 Oct 26 | Week 9 Nov 2 | Week 10 Nov 9 | Week 11 Nov 16 | Week 12 Nov 23 | Week 13 Postseason | |
| 1. | Villanova (22) | Montana (1–0) (16) | Appalachian State (2–0) (11) | Appalachian State (3–0) (17) | Appalachian State (4–0) (16) | Appalachian State (4–0) (24) | Appalachian State (5–0) (25) | Appalachian State (6–0) (25) | Appalachian State (7–0) (26) | Appalachian State (8–0) | Delaware (8–1) (19) | Delaware (9–1) (26) | Eastern Washington (9–2) (13) | Eastern Washington (13–2) | 1. |
| 2. | Montana (2) | Southern Illinois (1–0) | Villanova (1–1) (8) | Villanova (2–1) (6) | Villanova (3–1) (6) | Delaware (5–0) (2) | Delaware (6–0) | Delaware (7–0) (1) | Jacksonville State (8–0) | Jacksonville State (8–0) | William & Mary (7–2) (7) | Appalachian State (9–1) | Stephen F. Austin (9–2) (1) | Delaware (12–3) | 2. |
| 3. | Appalachian State (4) | Appalachian State (1–0) (1) | James Madison (2–0) (5) | James Madison (2–0) (3) | James Madison (3–0) (3) | Jacksonville State (5–0) (1) | Jacksonville State (6–0) (1) | Jacksonville State (7–0) (1) | Stephen F. Austin (6–1) (1) | Villanova (6–2) | Appalachian State (8–1) | Eastern Washington (8–2) (1) | Appalachian State (9–2) (12) | Villanova (9–5) | 3. |
| 4. | William & Mary | Villanova (0–1) (8) | Jacksonville State (2–0) (2) | Jacksonville State (3–0) (1) | Jacksonville State (4–0) (1) | Stephen F. Austin (3–1) | Stephen F. Austin (4–1) (1) | Stephen F. Austin (5–1) | William & Mary (6–1) | Delaware (7–1) | Wofford (8–1) (2) | Jacksonville State (9–1) | William & Mary (8–3) | Appalachian State (10–3) | 4. |
| 5. | Southern Illinois | New Hampshire (1–0) | Southern Illinois (1–1) (1) | Richmond (1–1) | Delaware (4–0) (1) | William & Mary (4–1) | William & Mary (5–1) | William & Mary (5–1) | Villanova (5–2) | William & Mary (6–2) | Eastern Washington (7–2) | Stephen F. Austin (8–2) (1) | Delaware (9–2) | Wofford (10–3) | 5. |
| 6. | Richmond | Jacksonville State (1–0) (2) | Montana (1–1) | Delaware (3–0) | Stephen F. Austin (3–1) (1) | James Madison (3–1) | James Madison (4–1) | Villanova (4–2) | Delaware (7–1) | Eastern Washington (7–2) | Jacksonville State (8–1) | William & Mary (7–3) | Wofford (9–2) | Georgia Southern (10–5) | 6. |
| 7. | Elon | Richmond (0–1) | Elon (1–1) | Stephen F. Austin (2–1) (1) | William & Mary (3–1) | Villanova (3–2) | Villanova (3–2) | Montana (5–2) | Montana (6–2) | Wofford (7–1) | Stephen F. Austin (7–2) | Wofford (8–2) | Montana State (9–2) | New Hampshire (8–5) | 7. |
| 8. | Stephen F. Austin | Elon (0–1) | New Hampshire (1–1) | William & Mary (2–1) | UMass (3–1) | UMass (4–1) | UMass (4–1) | Eastern Washington (5–2) | Eastern Washington (6–2) | New Hampshire (5–3) | Southeast Missouri State (9–1) | Montana State (8–2) | Southeast Missouri State (9–2) | William & Mary (8–4) | 8. |
| 9. | New Hampshire | South Dakota State (0–0) | Richmond (0–1) | UMass (2–1) | South Carolina State (2–1) | South Carolina State (3–1) | South Carolina State (4–1) | New Hampshire (4–3) | New Hampshire (5–3) | Stephen F. Austin (6–2) | Villanova (6–3) | Bethune–Cookman (10–0) | Jacksonville State (9–2) (1) | North Dakota State (9–5) | 9. |
| 10. | South Dakota State | McNeese State (1–0) | Northern Iowa (1–0) | Eastern Washington (2–1) | Montana State (3–1) | Montana State (4–1) | Montana State (5–1) | Wofford (5–1) | Wofford (6–1) | Southeast Missouri State (8–1) | Montana State (8–2) | Southeast Missouri State (9–2) | New Hampshire (7–4) | Stephen F. Austin (9–3) | 10. |
| 11. | McNeese State | James Madison (1–0) | Stephen F. Austin (1–1) | Elon (1–2) | Montana (2–2) | Richmond (2–2) | Montana (4–2) | James Madison (4–2) | Southeast Missouri State (7–1) | Montana State (7–2) | Liberty (7–2) | South Carolina State (8–2) | Villanova (7–4) | Montana State (9–3) | 11. |
| 12. | South Carolina State | Stephen F. Austin (0–1) | Delaware (2–0) | South Carolina State (2–1) | Richmond (1–2) | Montana (3–2) | Eastern Washington (4–2) | UMass (4–2) | Liberty (5–2) | Liberty (6–2) | Bethune–Cookman (9–0) | Northern Iowa (7–3) | South Carolina State (9–2) | Jacksonville State (9–3) | 12. |
| 13. | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa (0–0) | William & Mary (1–1) | Southern Illinois (1–2) | North Dakota State (3–1) | Georgia Southern (3–1) | Cal Poly (4–2) | Southeast Missouri State (6–1) | Montana State (6–2) | Bethune–Cookman (8–0) | UMass (6–3) | New Hampshire (6–4) | Penn (9–1) | Southeast Missouri State (9–3) | 13. |
| 14. | Eastern Washington | William & Mary (0–1) | Liberty (2–0) | Montana (1–2) | Cal Poly (3–1) | Eastern Washington (3–2) | North Dakota State (4–2) | Liberty (5–2) | Richmond (4–3) | South Carolina State (6–2) | South Carolina State (7–2) | Montana (7–3) | Bethune–Cookman (10–1) | Lehigh (10–3) | 14. |
| 15. | James Madison | Eastern Washington (0–1) | UMass (2–0) | Northern Iowa (1–1) | New Hampshire (2–2) | Texas State (3–1) | New Hampshire (3–3) | Richmond (3–3) | James Madison (4–3) | UMass (5–3) | New Hampshire (5–4) | Villanova (6–4) | Liberty (8–3) | Bethune–Cookman (10–2) | 15. |
| 16. | Eastern Illinois | South Carolina State (0–1) | Eastern Washington (1–1) | Montana State (2–1) | Georgia Southern (3–1) | Cal Poly (3–2) | Southern Illinois (3–3) | Montana State (5–2) | Bethune–Cookman (7–0) | Montana (6–3) | Northern Iowa (6–3) | Penn (8–1) | Northern Iowa (7–4) | Penn (9–1) | 16. |
| 17. | Jacksonville State | Delaware (1–0) | South Carolina State (1–1) | McNeese State (1–1) | Eastern Washington (2–2) | North Dakota State (3–2) | Wofford (4–1) | South Carolina State (4–2) | South Carolina State (5–2) | Northern Iowa (5–3) | Montana (6–3) | North Dakota State (7–3) | Montana (7–4) | South Carolina State (9–3) | 17. |
| 18. | Weber State | Liberty (1–0) | Cal Poly (2–0) | New Hampshire (1–2) | Texas State (3–1) | Northern Iowa (2–2) | Georgia Southern (3–2) | Western Illinois (5–2) | UMass (4–3) | Cal Poly (6–3) | Cal Poly (7–3) | Liberty (7–3) | Lehigh (9–2) | Northern Iowa (7–5) | 18. |
| 19. | Delaware | Weber State (0–1) | McNeese State (1–1) | North Dakota State (2–1) | Illinois State (3–1) | Elon (2–3) | Richmond (2–3) | Bethune–Cookman (6–0) | Northern Iowa (4–3) | Penn (6–1) | Penn (7–1) | UMass (6–4) | Jacksonville (10–1) | Liberty (8–3) | 19. |
| 20. | Liberty | UMass (1–0) | Weber State (1–1) | South Dakota (2–1) | Youngstown State (3–1) | Western Illinois (4–1) | Southeast Missouri State (5–1) | Northern Arizona (4–2) | Cal Poly (5–3) | North Dakota State (5–3) | North Dakota State (6–3) | Richmond (6–4) | Cal Poly (7–4) | Western Illinois (8–5) | 20. |
| 21. | Prairie View A&M | North Dakota State (1–0) | South Dakota State (0–1) | Liberty (2–1) | Elon (1–3) | Southern Illinois (2–3) | Liberty (4–2) | Cal Poly (4–3) | Penn (5–1) | Western Illinois (6–3) | Western Illinois (6–3) | Jacksonville (10–1) | North Dakota State (7–4) | Montana (7–4) | 21. |
| 22. | Colgate | Eastern Illinois (0–1) | Montana State (1–1) | Cal Poly (2–1) | Northern Iowa (1–2) | Central Arkansas (3–1) | Texas State (3–2) | Northern Iowa (3–3) | North Dakota State (5–3) | Richmond (4–4) | Grambling State (8–1) | Lehigh (8–2) | Georgia Southern (7–4) | Jacksonville (10–1) | 22. |
| 23. | Northern Arizona | Montana State (1–0) | North Dakota State (1–1) | Texas State (2–1) | Furman (2–1) | New Hampshire (2–3) | Western Illinois (4–2) | Penn (4–1) | Chattanooga (5–2) | James Madison (4–4) | Richmond (5–4) | Cal Poly (7–4) | Grambling State (8–2) | Cal Poly (7–4) | 23. |
| 24. | Montana State | Northern Arizona (1–0) | South Dakota (1–1) | Georgia Southern (2–1) | Southern Illinois (1–3) | Northern Arizona (3–1) | Northern Iowa (2–3) | North Dakota State (4–3) | Western Illinois (5–3) | Grambling State (7–1) | Jacksonville (9–1) | Grambling State (8–2) | Western Illinois (7–4) | Grambling State (9–2) | 24. |
| 25. | Cal Poly т | Colgate (1–0) | Furman (1–0) | Illinois State (2–1) | Central Arkansas (3–1) | Wofford (3–1) | Penn (3–1) | Furman (4–2) | Grambling State (6–1) | Jacksonville (8–1) | Robert Morris (8–1) | Dayton (10–1) | Dayton (10–1) | Dayton (10–1) | 25. |
| 26. | Holy Cross т | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26. |
| | Preseason | Week 1 Sept 7 | Week 2 Sept 14 | Week 3 Sept 21 | Week 4 Sept 28 | Week 5 Oct 5 | Week 6 Oct 12 | Week 7 Oct 19 | Week 8 Oct 26 | Week 9 Nov 2 | Week 10 Nov 9 | Week 11 Nov 16 | Week 12 Nov 23 | Week 13 Postseason | |
| | | Dropped: 21 Prairie View A&M25 Cal Poly26 Holy Cross | Dropped: 22 Eastern Illinois24 Northern Arizona25 Colgate | Dropped: 20 Weber State21 South Dakota State25 Furman | Dropped: 17 McNeese State20 South Dakota21 Liberty | Dropped: 19 Illinois State20 Youngstown State23 Furman | Dropped: 19 Elon22 Central Arkansas24 Northern Arizona | Dropped: 16 Southern Illinois18 Georgia Southern22 Texas State | Dropped: 20 Northern Arizona25 Furman | Dropped: 23 Chattanooga | Dropped: 23 James Madison | Dropped: 21 Western Illinois25 Robert Morris | Dropped: 19 UMass20 Richmond | None | |