# 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings

The 2022 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) football rankings consists of two human polls, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Unlike the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), college football's governing body, the NCAA, bestows the national championship title through a 24-team tournament. The following weekly polls determine the top 25 teams at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level of college football for the 2022 season. The STATS poll is voted by media members while the Coaches' Poll is determined by coaches at the FCS level.

## Legend

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

## STATS poll

| | Preseason August 8 | Week 1 September 5 | Week 2 September 12 | Week 3 September 19 | Week 4 September 26 | Week 5 October 3 | Week 6 October 10 | Week 7 October 17 | Week 8 October 24 | Week 9 October 31 | Week 10 November 7 | Week 11 November 14 | Week 12 November 21 | Final January 13 | |
| 1. | North Dakota State (52) | North Dakota State (1–0) (52) | North Dakota State (2–0) (52) | North Dakota State (2–1) (43) | North Dakota State (3–1) (44) | North Dakota State (4–1) (45) | North Dakota State (5–1) (41) | South Dakota State (6–1) (51) | South Dakota State (7–1) (51) | South Dakota State (8–1) (53) | South Dakota State (9–1) (48) | South Dakota State (10–1) (47) | South Dakota State (10–1) (45) | South Dakota State (14–1) (54) | 1. |
| 2. | South Dakota State (2) | South Dakota State (0–1) (2) | South Dakota State (1–1) (2) | Montana (3–0) т (6) | South Dakota State (3–1) (3) | South Dakota State (4–1) (3) | South Dakota State (5–1) (7) | Sacramento State (6–0) (1) | Sacramento State (7–0) (2) | Sacramento State (8–0) (1) | Sacramento State (9–0) (6) | Sacramento State (10–0) (7) | Sacramento State (11–0) (9) | North Dakota State (12–3) | 2. |
| 3. | Montana | Montana (1–0) | Montana (2–0) | South Dakota State (2–1) т (5) | Montana (4–0) (7) | Montana (5–0) | Montana (5–0) (7) | Montana State (6–1) | Montana State (7–1) | Montana State (7–1) | Montana State (8–1) | Montana State (9–1) | Montana State (10–1) | Incarnate Word (12–2) | 3. |
| 4. | Montana State | Montana State (1–0) | Montana State (2–0) | Montana State (2–1) т | Montana State (3–1) | Montana State (4–1) | Montana State (5–1) | North Dakota State (5–2) | North Dakota State (5–2) | North Dakota State (6–2) | North Dakota State (7–2) | North Dakota State (8–2) | North Dakota State (9–2) | Montana State (12–2) | 4. |
| 5. | Missouri State | Missouri State (1–0) | Missouri State (2–0) | Incarnate Word (3–0) т | Sacramento State (3–0) | Sacramento State (4–0) | Sacramento State (5–0) | Weber State (6–0) | Weber State (6–1) т | Weber State (7–1) | Holy Cross (9–0) | Incarnate Word (9–1) | Incarnate Word (10–1) | Sacramento State (12–1) | 5. |
| 6. | Villanova | Villanova (1–0) | Incarnate Word (2–0) | Missouri State (2–1) | Delaware (4–0) | Delaware (5–0) | Weber State (5–0) | Holy Cross (6–0) | Holy Cross (7–0) т | Holy Cross (8–0) | Incarnate Word (9–1) | Holy Cross (10–0) | William & Mary (10–1) | Holy Cross (12–1) | 6. |
| 7. | Sacramento State | Sacramento State (1–0) | Villanova (2–0) | Sacramento State (2–0) | Missouri State (2–2) | Weber State (4–0) | Holy Cross (6–0) | Montana (5–1) | Chattanooga (6–1) | Incarnate Word (8–1) | Weber State (7–2) | Weber State (8–2) | Holy Cross (11–0) | Samford (11–2) | 7. |
| 8. | Kennesaw State | Incarnate Word (1–0) | Sacramento State (1–0) | Delaware (3–0) | Weber State (4–0) | Jackson State (4–0) | Jackson State (5–0) т | Incarnate Word (6–1) | Incarnate Word (7–1) | William & Mary (7–1) | William & Mary (8–1) | William & Mary (9–1) | Samford (10–1) | William & Mary (11–2) | 8. |
| 9. | Southern Illinois | East Tennessee State (1–0) | Delaware (2–0) | Villanova (2–1) | Jackson State (4–0) | Holy Cross (5–0) | Incarnate Word (5–1) т | Jackson State (6–0) (2) | Jackson State (7–0) (1) | Jackson State (8–0) | Jackson State (9–0) | Samford (9–1) | Weber State (9–2) | Weber State (10–3) | 9. |
| 10. | Stephen F. Austin | Delaware (1–0) | Chattanooga (2–0) | Chattanooga (3–0) | Holy Cross (4–0) | Incarnate Word (4–1) | Chattanooga (4–1) | Chattanooga (5–1) | William & Mary (6–1) | Samford (7–1) | Samford (8–1) | Jackson State (10–0) | Jackson State (11–0) | Furman (10–3) | 10. |
| 11. | East Tennessee State | Chattanooga (1–0) | Jackson State (2–0) | Jackson State (3–0) | Incarnate Word (3–1) | Chattanooga (4–1) | William & Mary (5–1) | Mercer (6–1) | Montana (5–2) | Chattanooga (6–2) | Chattanooga (7–2) | Richmond (8–2) | Furman (9–2) | Richmond (9–4) | 11. |
| 12. | Chattanooga | Eastern Washington (1–0) | Weber State (2–0) | Weber State (3–0) | Chattanooga (3–1) | Mercer (4–1) | Mercer (5–1) | William & Mary (5–1) | Delaware (6–1) | Mercer (7–2) | Richmond (7–2) | Furman (8–2) | Elon (8–3) | Southeastern Louisiana (9–4) | 12. |
| 13. | Eastern Washington | Jackson State (1–0) | Holy Cross (2–0) | Holy Cross (3–0) | Mercer (3–1) | Samford (4–1) | Delaware (5–1) | Delaware (5–1) | Samford (6–1) | Furman (7–2) | Furman (7–2) | Montana (7–3) | Richmond (8–3) | New Hampshire (9–4) | 13. |
| 14. | Incarnate Word | UT Martin (1–0) | Eastern Washington (1–1) | William & Mary (3–0) | Villanova (2–2) | Elon (4–1) | Elon (5–1) | Southern Illinois (5–2) | Idaho (5–2) | Richmond (6–2) | Mercer (7–2) | Elon (8–3) | Southeast Missouri State (9–2) | Montana (8–5) | 14. |
| 15. | Jackson State | Holy Cross (1–0) | William & Mary (2–0) | Eastern Washington (1–1) | UT Martin (2–2) | Villanova (3–2) | Samford (5–1) | Samford (5–1) | Southeast Missouri State (6–1) | Idaho (5–3) | Idaho (6–3) | Chattanooga (7–3) | New Hampshire (8–3) | Southeast Missouri State (9–3) | 15. |
| 16. | Holy Cross | Weber State (1–0) | UT Martin (1–1) | Eastern Kentucky (2–1) | Samford (3–1) | William & Mary (4–1) | Southern Illinois (4–2) | Southeast Missouri (5–1) | Mercer (6–2) | Montana (5–3) | Montana (6–3) | North Dakota (7–3) | Fordham (9–2) | Jackson State (12–1) | 16. |
| 17. | Southeastern Louisiana | Southern Illinois (0–1) | Rhode Island (2–0) | Mercer (2–1) | Richmond (3–1) | Southern Illinois (3–2) | Villanova (3–2) | Idaho (4–2) | Richmond (5–2) | New Hampshire (6–2) | Delaware (7–2) | Southeast Missouri State (8–2) | Southeastern Louisiana (8–3) | Elon (8–4) | 17. |
| 18. | UT Martin | Stephen F. Austin (1–1) | East Tennessee State (1–1) | UT Martin (1–2) | William & Mary (3–1) | UT Martin (3–2) | Southeast Missouri State (5–1) | UT Martin (4–2) | Rhode Island (5–2) | Delaware (6–2) | Elon (7–3) | New Hampshire (7–3) | Idaho (7–4) | Idaho (7–5) | 18. |
| 19. | Delaware | Kennesaw State (0–1) | Eastern Kentucky (1–1) | North Dakota (2–1) | Southern Illinois (2–2) | Southeastern Louisiana (3–2) | UT Martin (4–2) | Richmond (4–2) | New Hampshire (6–2) | Elon (6–3) | North Dakota (6–3) | Mercer (7–3) | Montana (7–4) | Delaware (8–5) | 19. |
| 20. | Weber State | William & Mary (1–0) | Mercer (1–1) | Rhode Island (2–1) | Eastern Washington (1–2) | Missouri State (2–3) | North Dakota (4–2) | North Dakota (4–2) | Southern Illinois (5–3) | UT Martin (5–3) | Southeast Missouri State (7–2) | Delaware (7–3) | North Dakota (7–4) | North Dakota (7-5) | 20. |
| 21. | Northern Iowa | Southeastern Louisiana (0–1) | Stephen F. Austin (1–2) | Samford (2–1) | Southeastern Louisiana (2–2) | Southeast Missouri State (4–1) | Richmond (3–2) | Elon (5–2) | UT Martin (4–3) | North Dakota (5–3) | New Hampshire (6–3) | Fordham (8–2) т | Chattanooga (7–4) | North Carolina Central (10–2) | 21. |
| 22. | Rhode Island | Rhode Island (1–0) | North Dakota (1–1) | Richmond (2–1) | Austin Peay (4–1) | North Dakota (3–2) | Fordham (5–1) | Rhode Island (4–2) | Fordham (6–1) | Southeast Missouri State (6–2) | Rhode Island (6–3) | Idaho (6–4) т | Mercer (7–4) | Fordham (9–3) | 22. |
| 23. | Mercer | Mercer (1–1) | Kennesaw State (0–2) | Stephen F. Austin (1–2) | Elon (3–1) | Richmond (3–2) | Eastern Kentucky (3–2) | Fordham (6–1) | North Dakota (4–3) | Rhode Island (5–3) | Fordham (7–2) | Southeastern Louisiana (7–3) | Delaware (7–4) | Chattanooga (7–4) | 23. |
| 24. | Richmond | Northern Iowa (0–1) | Samford (1–1) | Southern Illinois (1–2) | Southeast Missouri State (3–1) | Eastern Washington (1–3) | Austin Peay (4–2) | Austin Peay (5–2) | Furman (6–2) | Fordham (6–2) | Princeton (8–0) | UC Davis (6–4) | UC Davis (6–5) | Mercer (7–4) | 24. |
| 25. | UC Davis | Samford (1–0) | New Hampshire (2–0) | North Carolina Central (3–0) | Eastern Kentucky (2–2) | Eastern Kentucky (3–2) | Rhode Island (3–2) т Southeastern Louisiana (3–3) т | New Hampshire (5–2) | Austin Peay (5–2) | Princeton (7–0) | Southeastern Louisiana (6–3) | UT Martin (6–4) | UT Martin (7–4) | UC Davis (6–5) | 25. |
| | Preseason August 8 | Week 1 September 5 | Week 2 September 12 | Week 3 September 19 | Week 4 September 26 | Week 5 October 3 | Week 6 October 10 | Week 7 October 17 | Week 8 October 24 | Week 9 October 31 | Week 10 November 7 | Week 11 November 14 | Week 12 November 21 | Final January 13 | |
| | | Dropped: No. 24 RichmondNo. 25 UC Davis | Dropped: No. 17 Southern IllinoisNo. 21 Southeastern LouisianaNo. 24 Northern Iowa | Dropped: No. 18 East Tennessee StateNo. 23 Kennesaw StateNo. 25 New Hampshire | Dropped: No. 19 North DakotaNo. 20 Rhode IslandNo. 23 Stephen F. AustinNo. 25 North Carolina Central | Dropped: No. 22 Austin Peay | Dropped: No. 20 Missouri StateNo. 24 Eastern Washington | Dropped: No. 17 VillanovaNo. 23 Eastern KentuckyNo. 25т Southeastern Louisiana | Dropped: No. 21 Elon | Dropped: No. 20 Southern IllinoisNo. 25 Austin Peay | Dropped: No. 20 UT Martin | Dropped: No. 22 Rhode IslandNo. 24 Princeton | None | Dropped: No. 25 UT Martin | |

## Coaches' poll

| | Preseason August 15 | Week 1 September 6 | Week 2 September 12 | Week 3 September 19 | Week 4 September 26 | Week 5 October 3 | Week 6 October 10 | Week 7 October 17 | Week 8 October 24 | Week 9 October 31 | Week 10 November 7 | Week 11 November 14 | Week 12 November 21 | Final January 13 | |
| 1. | North Dakota State (24) | North Dakota State (1–0) (26) | North Dakota State (2–0) (26) | North Dakota State (2–1) (21) | North Dakota State (3–1) (24) | North Dakota State (4–1) (24) | North Dakota State (5–1) (23) | South Dakota State (6–1) (26) | South Dakota State (7–1) (25) | South Dakota State (8–1) (25) | South Dakota State (9–1) (21) | South Dakota State (10–1) (23) | South Dakota State (10–1) (24) | South Dakota State (14–1) (26) | 1. |
| 2. | Montana | Montana (1–0) (1) | Montana (2–0) (1) | Montana (3–0) (5) | Montana (4–0) (4) | Montana (5–0) (3) | Montana (5–0) (3) | Montana State (6–1) | Montana State (7–1) | Montana State (7–1) | Sacramento State (9–0) (6) | Sacramento State (10–0) (5) | Sacramento State (11–0) (4) | North Dakota State (12–3) | 2. |
| 3. | South Dakota State (1) | South Dakota State (0–1) (1) | South Dakota State (1–1) | South Dakota State (2–1) | South Dakota State (3–1) | South Dakota State (4–1) | South Dakota State (5–1) | Sacramento State (6–0) (1) | Sacramento State (7–0) (1) | Sacramento State (8–0) (2) | Montana State (8–1) | Montana State (9–1) | Montana State (10–1) | Incarnate Word (12–2) | 3. |
| 4. | Montana State | Montana State (1–0) | Montana State (2–0) | Missouri State (2–1) т | Montana State (3–1) | Sacramento State (4–0) | Montana State (5–1) | North Dakota State (5–2) | North Dakota State (5–2) | North Dakota State (6–2) | North Dakota State (7–2) | North Dakota State (8–2) | North Dakota State (9–2) | Sacramento State (12–1) | 4. |
| 5. | Villanova | Villanova (1–0) | Villanova (2–0) | Montana State (2–1) т | Sacramento State (3–0) | Montana State (4–1) | Sacramento State (5–0) | Weber State (6–0) | Jackson State (7–0) | Jackson State (8–0) | Jackson State (9–0) | Jackson State (10–0) | Jackson State (11–0) | Montana State (11–2) | 5. |
| 6. | Kennesaw State | Sacramento State (1–0) | Missouri State (2–0) | Sacramento State (2–0) | Delaware (4–0) | Delaware (5–0) | Weber State (5–0) | Jackson State (6–0) | Chattanooga (6–1) | Weber State (7–1) | Holy Cross (9–0) | Holy Cross (10–0) | Holy Cross (11–0) | Holy Cross (12–1) | 6. |
| 7. | Sacramento State | Missouri State (1–0) | Sacramento State (1–0) | Incarnate Word (3–0) | Weber State (4–0) | Weber State (4–0) | Jackson State (5–0) | Montana (5–1) | Weber State (6–1) | Holy Cross (8–0) | Incarnate Word (9–1) | Incarnate Word (9–1) | Incarnate Word (10–1) | Samford (11–2) | 7. |
| 8. | Missouri State | East Tennessee State (1–0) | Incarnate Word (2–0) | Delaware (3–0) | Jackson State (4–0) | Jackson State (4–0) | Holy Cross (6–0) | Chattanooga (5–1) | Holy Cross (7–0) | Incarnate Word (8–1) | William & Mary (8–1) | William & Mary (9–1) | William & Mary (10–1) | William & Mary (11–2) | 8. |
| 9. | Southern Illinois | Incarnate Word (1–0) | Chattanooga (2–0) | Chattanooga (3–0) | Missouri State (2–2) | Chattanooga (4–1) | Chattanooga (4–1) | Holy Cross (6–0) | Incarnate Word (7–1) | William & Mary (7–1) | Samford (8–1) | Samford (9–1) | Samford (10–1) | Weber State (10–3) | 9. |
| 10. | Stephen F. Austin | Chattanooga (1–0) | Delaware (2–0) | Villanova (2–1) | Chattanooga (3–1) | Holy Cross (5–0) | Incarnate Word (5–1) | Incarnate Word (6–1) | Montana (5–2) | Samford (7–1) | Weber State (7–2) | Weber State (8–2) | Weber State (9–2) | Furman (10–3) | 10. |
| 11. | East Tennessee State | Eastern Washington (1–0) | Jackson State (2–0) | Jackson State (3–0) | Holy Cross (4–0) | Incarnate Word (4–1) | Mercer (5–1) | Mercer (6–1) | Delaware (6–1) | Mercer (7–2) | Mercer (7–2) | Richmond (8–2) | Furman (9–2) | Jackson State (12–1) | 11. |
| 12. | Eastern Washington | Stephen F. Austin (1–1) | Holy Cross (2–0) | Weber State (3–0) | Incarnate Word (3–1) | Mercer (4–1) | Delaware (5–1) | Delaware (5–1) | William & Mary (6–1) | Chattanooga (6–2) | Chattanooga (7–2) | Montana (7–3) | Southeast Missouri State (9–2) | Richmond (9–4) | 12. |
| 13. | Chattanooga | Delaware (1–0) | Weber State (2–0) | Holy Cross (3–0) | Mercer (3–1) | Villanova (3–2) | William & Mary (5–1) | William & Mary (5–1) | Samford (6–1) | Montana (5–3) | Richmond (7–2) | Furman (8–2) | Fordham (9–2) | Southeast Missouri State (9–3) | 13. |
| 14. | Incarnate Word | UT Martin (1–0) | Rhode Island (2–0) | William & Mary (3–0) | Stephen F. Austin (2–2) | UT Martin (3–2) | UT Martin (4–2) | UT Martin (4–2) | Southeast Missouri State (6–1) | Richmond (6–2) | Montana (7–2) | Fordham (8–2) | Richmond (8–3) | Montana (8–5) | 14. |
| 15. | UT Martin | Jackson State (1–0) | Eastern Washington (1–1) | Eastern Washington (1–1) | Villanova (2–2) | Samford (4–1) | Samford (5–1) | Samford (5–1) | Fordham (6–1) | UT Martin (5–3) | Delaware (7–2) | Southeast Missouri State (8–2) | Elon (8–3) | New Hampshire (9–4) | 15. |
| 16. | Southeastern Louisiana | Holy Cross (1–0) | Stephen F. Austin (1–2) | Mercer (2–1) | Austin Peay (4–1) | Fordham (4–1) | Villanova (3–2) | Fordham (6–1) | Mercer (6–2) | Delaware (6–2) | Furman (7–2) т | Mercer (7–3) | New Hampshire (8–3) | Fordham (9–3) | 16. |
| 17. | Jackson State | Weber State (1–0) | William & Mary (2–0) | Stephen F. Austin (1–2) | UT Martin (2–2) | William & Mary (4–1) | Fordham (5–1) | Southern Illinois (5–2) | Rhode Island (5–2) | Princeton (7–0) | Princeton (8–0) т | Chattanooga (7–3) | Montana (7–4) | North Carolina Central (10–2) | 17. |
| 18. | Holy Cross | Kennesaw State (0–1) | UT Martin (1–1) | Fordham (3–0) | Eastern Washington (1–2) | Elon (4–1) | Elon (5–1) | Southeast Missouri State (5–1) | UT Martin (4–3) | Fordham (6–2) | Fordham (7–2) | Elon (8–3) | Mercer (7–4) | Elon (8–4) | 18. |
| 19. | Delaware | Southern Illinois (0–1) | East Tennessee State (1–1) | UT Martin (1–2) | Samford (3–1) | Missouri State (2–3) | Southern Illinois (4–2) | Rhode Island (4–2) | Stephen F. Austin (5–3) | Furman (7–2) | Southeast Missouri State (7–2) | Delaware (7–3) | St. Thomas (MN) (10–1) | Southeastern Louisiana (9–4) | 19. |
| 20. | Weber State | Rhode Island (1–0) т | Mercer (1–1) | Eastern Kentucky (2–1) | Fordham (3–1) | Southeastern Louisiana (3–2) | Stephen F. Austin (3–3) | Stephen F. Austin (4–3) | Richmond (5–2) | Southeast Missouri State (6–2) | Idaho (6–3) | New Hampshire (7–3) | Florida A&M (9–2) | St. Thomas (MN) | 20. |
| 21. | Northern Iowa | Southeastern Louisiana (0–1) т | Fordham (2–0) | Rhode Island (2–1) | William & Mary (3–1) | Eastern Washington (1–3) | Southeast Missouri State (5–1) | Richmond (4–2) | Austin Peay (5–2) | New Hampshire (6–2) | Elon (7–3) | St. Thomas (MN) (9–1) | North Carolina Central (9–2) | Mercer (7–4) | 21. |
| 22. | UC Davis | William & Mary (1–0) | Kennesaw State (0–2) | Samford (2–1) | Richmond (3–1) | Stephen F. Austin (2–3) | Rhode Island (3–2) | Austin Peay (5–2) | Princeton (6–0) | Rhode Island (5–3) | Rhode Island (6–3) | Princeton (8–1) | Chattanooga (7–4) | Idaho (7–5) | 22. |
| 23. | Mercer | Mercer (1–1) | Youngstown State (2–0) | Austin Peay (3–1) | Elon (3–1) | Rhode Island (3–2) | Princeton (4–0) | Princeton (5–0) | Idaho (5–2) | Elon (6–3) | St. Thomas (MN) (8–1) | North Dakota (7–3) | Southeastern Louisiana (8–3) | Florida A&M (9–2) | 23. |
| 24. | Rhode Island т | Northern Iowa (0–1) | Eastern Kentucky (1–1) | Richmond (2–1) т | Southeastern Louisiana (2–2) | Southern Illinois (3–2) | Austin Peay (4–2) | Idaho (4–2) | Southern Illinois (5–3) | Idaho (5–3) | Eastern Kentucky (6–3) | Florida A&M (8–2) | Idaho (7–4) т | Delaware (8–5) т | 24. |
| 25. | Richmond т | UC Davis (0–1) | Samford (1–1) | Youngstown State (2–1) т | Rhode Island (2–2) | Southeast Missouri State (4–1) | Richmond (3–2) | Elon (5–2) | New Hampshire (6–2) | St. Thomas (MN) (7–1) | New Hampshire (6–3) | North Carolina Central (8–2) | North Dakota (7–4) т | Chattanooga (7–4) т | 25. |
| | Preseason August 15 | Week 1 September 6 | Week 2 September 12 | Week 3 September 19 | Week 4 September 26 | Week 5 October 3 | Week 6 October 10 | Week 7 October 17 | Week 8 October 24 | Week 9 October 31 | Week 10 November 7 | Week 11 November 14 | Week 12 November 21 | Final January 13 | |
| | | Dropped: No. 24 Richmond | Dropped: No. 19 Southern IllinoisNo. 20т Southeastern LouisianaNo. 24 Northern IowaNo. 25 UC Davis | Dropped: No. 19 East Tennessee StateNo. 22 Kennesaw State | Dropped: No. 20 Eastern KentuckyNo. 24т Youngstown State | Dropped: No. 16 Austin PeayNo. 22 Richmond | Dropped: No. 19 Missouri StateNo. 20 Southeastern LouisianaNo. 21 Eastern Washington | Dropped: No. 16 Villanova | Dropped: No. 25 Elon | Dropped: No. 19 Stephen F. AustinNo. 21 Austin PeayNo. 24 Southern Illinois | Dropped: No. 15 UT Martin | Dropped: No. 20 IdahoNo. 22 Rhode IslandNo. 24 Eastern Kentucky | Dropped: No. 19 DelawareNo. 22 Princeton | Dropped: No. 24 North Dakota | |