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| Season IV FCS Rankings | ||||
| FCS Season IV | ||||
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| Season IV FCS Playoffs | ||||
| Preseason #1: Northern Iowa | ||||
| End of Season Champions: Bethune-Cookman | ||||
| ←Season III FCS Rankings • Season V FCS Rankings→ | ||||
Season IV FCS Rankings[edit | edit source]
One human poll and a committee's selections comprise the Season IV National Fake Collegiate Athletic Association (NFCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) football rankings. There is one main weekly poll that begins in the preseason, which is the Coaches' Poll. One additional poll, the Selection Committee's ranking, is usually released starting midway through the season. The Selection Committee rankings determine who makes the 24-team playoff that decides the FCS National Champion.
Legend[edit | edit source]
| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week | ||
| Selected for FCS Playoffs | ||
| (#–#) | Win–loss record | |
| (Italics) | Number of first place votes | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol | |
| Italics | First Four Out |
Coaches' Poll[edit | edit source]
| Preseason/Week 1: 03/25/2020 | Week 2: 04/08/2020 | Week 3: 04/22/2020 | Week 4: 05/06/2020 | Week 5: 05/20/2020 | Week 6: 06/03/2020 | Week 7: 06/17/2020 | Week 8: 07/01/2020 | Week 9: 07/15/2020 | Week 10: 07/29/2020 | Week 11: 08/12/2020 | Week 12: 08/26/2020 | Week 13: 09/09/2020 | ||
| 1. | Northern Iowa (13) (0-0) | Bethune-Cookman (3) (1-0) | Bethune-Cookman (14) (2-0) | Bethune-Cookman (12) (3-0) | Bethune-Cookman (19) (4-0) | Bethune-Cookman (19) (5-0) | Bethune-Cookman (15) (6-0) | Bethune-Cookman (16) (7-0) | Bethune-Cookman (14) (8-0) | Bethune-Cookman (15) (9-0) | Mississippi Valley State (9) (10-0) | Bethune-Cookman (13) (10-1) | Bethune-Cookman (18) (11-1) | 1. |
| 2. | Mississippi Valley State (0-0) | Northern Iowa (14) (1-0) | Kennesaw State (2-0) | Mississippi Valley State (9) (3-0) | Mississippi Valley State (5) (4-0) | Mississippi Valley State (5) (5-0) | Mississippi Valley State (6) (6-0) | Mississippi Valley State (5) (7-0) | Mississippi Valley State (6) (8-0) | Mississippi Valley State (4) (9-0) | Bethune-Cookman (7) (9-1) | Youngstown State (1) (10-1) | Cal Poly (11-1) | 2. |
| 3. | Montana State (1) (0-0) | Kennesaw State (1-0) | Mississippi Valley State (2-0) | Campbell (1) (3-0) | Kennesaw State (1) (4-0) | Kennesaw State (2) (5-0) | Stetson (5-1) | Sam Houston State (6-1) | Youngstown State (7-1) | Youngstown State (8-1) | Youngstown State (9-1) | Cal Poly (10-1) | Youngstown State (10-2) | 3. |
| 4. | Penn (1) (0-0) | Mississippi Valley State (1) (1-0) | Campbell (2-0) | Kennesaw State (3-0) | Sam Houston State (4-0) | Sam Houston State (5-0) | Sam Houston State (5-1) | Montana State (6-1) | Princeton (7-1) | Princeton (8-1) | Cal Poly (9-1) | Princeton (9-2) | Mississippi Valley State (11-1) | 4. |
| 5. | Cal Poly (2) (0-0) | Cal Poly (1-0) | Cal Poly (2-0) | Youngstown State (1) (3-0) | Northern Colorado (4-0) | Yale (4-1) | Youngstown State (5-1) | Youngstown State (6-1) | Alabama A&M (6-2) | Alabama A&M (7-2) | Kennesaw State (8-2) | Mississippi Valley State (10-1) | Incarnate Word (9-3) | 5. |
| 6. | Jacksonville State (0-0) | Campbell (1-0) | Youngstown State (2-0) | Sam Houston State (1) (3-0) | Northern Arizona (4-0) | Stetson (4-1) | Montana State (5-1) | Incarnate Word (6-1) | Cal Poly (7-1) | New Hampshire (8-1) | Princeton (8-2) | New Hampshire (9-2) | Penn (9-3) | 6. |
| 7. | Princeton (0-0) | North Carolina Central (1-0) | Stony Brook (1) | Northern Colorado (3-0) | North Carolina Central (4-0) | Cal Poly (4-1) т | Cal Poly (5-1) | Princeton (6-1) | Kennesaw State (7-1) | Cal Poly (8-1) | Penn (7-3) | Incarnate Word (8-3) | Kennesaw State (9-3) | 7. |
| 8. | Bethune-Cookman (0-0) | Youngstown State (1-0) | North Carolina Central (2-0) | Stetson (3-0) | Davidson (4-0) | Montana State (4-1) т | Incarnate Word (5-1) | Kennesaw State (6-1) | Montana State (6-2) | Kennesaw State (7-2) | New Hampshire (8-2) | Penn (8-3) | Princeton (9-3) | 8. |
| 9. | Kennesaw State (0-0) | Northern Colorado (1-0) | Fordham (1) (2-0) | North Carolina Central (3-0) | Southern Utah (4-0) | Delaware (4-1) | Kennesaw State (5-1) | Morehead State (6-1) | New Hampshire (7-1) | Delaware (7-2) | Incarnate Word (7-3) | Kennesaw State (8-3) | Alabama A&M (9-3) | 9. |
| 10. | North Carolina Central (0-0) | Stony Brook (1) (1-0) | Samford (1) (2-0) | Northern Arizona (3-0) | Montana State (3-1) | Stony Brook (4-1) | Bryant (5-1) т | Cal Poly (6-1) | Sam Houston State (6-2) | Incarnate Word (7-2) | Eastern Illinois (8-2) | Alabama A&M (8-3) т | Delaware (9-3) | 10. |
| 11. | VMI (0-0) | Samford (2) (1-0) | Northern Colorado (2-0) | Western Carolina (1) (3-0) | Yale (3-1) | Northern Arizona (4-1) | Princeton (5-1) т | Campbell (5-2) | Mercer (6-2) | Morehead State (7-2) | Morehead State (8-2) | Morehead State (9-2) т | Texas Southern (9-3) | 11. |
| 12. | Marist (0-0) | Incarnate Word (1-0) | Sam Houston State (2-0) | Northwestern State (3-0) | New Hampshire (4-0) | Youngstown State (4-1) | Morehead State (5-1) | Alabama A&M (5-2) | Incarnate Word (6-2) | Eastern Illinois (7-2) | Alabama A&M (7-3) | Texas Southern (8-3) | New Hampshire (9-3) | 12. |
| 13. | Alabama A&M (0-0) | Fordham (1) (1-0) т | Northern Iowa (1-1) | Davidson (3-0) | Stetson (3-1) | Princeton (4-1) | Yale (4-2) | New Hampshire (6-1) | Delaware (6-2) | Mercer (6-3) | Holy Cross (7-3) | Delaware (8-3) | Indiana State (9-3) | 13. |
| 14. | North Dakota State (0-0) т | Maine (1-0) т | Penn (1-1) | Montana State (2-1) | Northern Iowa (3-1) | Mercer (4-1) | Delaware (4-2) | Delaware (5-2) | Indiana State (6-2) | Penn (6-3) | Texas Southern (7-3) | Indiana State (8-3) | Holy Cross (8-4) | 14. |
| 15. | Northern Colorado (0-0) т | Penn (0-1) | Chattanooga (2-0) | Southern Utah (3-0) | Campbell (3-1) | Chattanooga (4-1) | Campbell (4-2) | Southern Utah (6-1) т | Yale (5-3) | Sam Houston State (6-3) | Delaware (7-3) т | Bryant (8-3) т | McNeese State (9-3) | 15. |
| 16. | Montana (0-0) тт | Lehigh (1-0) | Butler (2-0) | Florida A&M (3-0) | Cal Poly (3-1) | Morehead State (4-1) | Alabama A&M (4-2) | Stetson (5-2) т | Morehead State (6-2) | Holy Cross (6-3) | Merrimack (7-3) т | UT Martin (9-2) т | Wofford (9-3) | 16. |
| 17. | Villanova (0-0) тт | Montana State (0-1) | Montana State (1-1) | Northern Iowa (3-0) | Delaware (3-1) | Incarnate Word (4-1) т | Southern Utah (5-1) | Western Carolina (5-2) | Northwestern State (6-2) | Montana State (6-3) | Indiana State (7-3) | Mercer (7-4) | Merrimack (8-4) | 17. |
| 18. | Campbell (0-0) | Chattanooga (1-0) | Stetson (2-0) | Maine (2-1) | Princeton (3-1) | Northern Colorado (4-1) т | Indiana State (4-2) | Northern Iowa (5-2) | Bryant (6-2) | Stetson (6-3) | Montana State (7-3) | McNeese State (8-3) | Campbell (7-5) | 18. |
| 19. | Stony Brook (4) | Brown (1-0) | Princeton (1-1) | Weber State (3-0) | Youngstown State (3-1) | Dayton (4-1) | Western Carolina (4-2) | Indiana State (5-2) | Campbell (5-3) | Western Carolina (6-3) | UT Martin (8-2) | Montana State (8-3) | Bryant (8-4) | 19. |
| 20. | Youngstown State (0-0) | Princeton (0-1) | Western Carolina (2-0) | Princeton (2-1) | Stony Brook (3-1) | Morgan State (4-1) | New Hampshire (5-1) | Yale (4-3) | Eastern Illinois (6-2) | Indiana State (6-3) | Bryant (7-3) | Wofford (8-3) | Morehead State (9-3) | 20. |
| 21. | Holy Cross (0-0) | Drake (1) (1-0) | Florida A&M (2-0) | Yale (2-1) | Rhode Island (3-1) | Rhode Island (4-1) | Stony Brook (4-2) | Mercer (5-2) | Penn (5-3) | UT Martin (7-2) | Mercer (6-4) | Holy Cross (7-4) | Mercer (7-5) | 21. |
| 22. | Brown (0-0) | San Diego (1-0) | Southern Utah (2-0) | McNeese State (3-0) | Chattanooga (3-1) | Bryant (4-1) | Villanova (4-2) | Bryant (5-2) | Idaho (6-2) | Montana (6-3) т | McNeese State (7-3) | Merrimack (7-4) | Furman (8-4) | 22. |
| 23. | Lehigh (0-0) | Sam Houston State (1-0) | Northern Arizona (2-0) | UT Martin (3-0) | Mercer (3-1) | Alabama A&M (3-2) | UT Martin (5-1) | Brown (5-2) | Chattanooga (5-3) | Texas Southern (6-3) т | Yale (6-4) | Eastern Illinois (8-3) | Montana (8-4) | 23. |
| 24. | Incarnate Word (0-0) | Stetson (1) (1-0) | Monmouth (1) (2-0) | Cal Poly (2-1) | Western Carolina (3-1) | Campbell (3-2) | Northern Iowa (4-2) | Northwestern State (5-2) | Montana (5-3) | Yale (5-4) | Wofford (7-3) | Jacksonville State (6-5) | Yale (7-5) | 24. |
| 25. | Butler (0-0) | Florida A&M (1-0) | Maine (1-1) | Drake (2-1) | Furman (3-1) | Northern Iowa (4-1) | Mercer (4-2) | Eastern Illinois (5-2) | Monmouth (6-2) | Campbell (5-4) т | Montana (7-3) | Furman (7-4) | UT Martin (9-3) | 25. |
| 26. | Northwestern State (6-3) т | 26. | ||||||||||||
| Preseason/Week 1: 03/25/2020 | Week 2: 04/08/2020 | Week 3: 04/22/2020 | Week 4: 05/06/2020 | Week 5: 05/20/2020 | Week 6: 06/03/2020 | Week 7: 06/17/2020 | Week 8: 07/01/2020 | Week 9: 07/15/2020 | Week 10: 07/29/2020 | Week 11: 08/12/2020 | Week 12: 08/26/2020 | Week 13: 09/09/2020 | ||
| Dropped: Jacksonville State VMI Marist Alabama A&M North Dakota State Montana Villanova Holy Cross Butler
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Dropped: Incarnate Word Lehigh Brown Drake San Diego
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Dropped: Stony Brook Fordham Samford Penn Chattanooga Butler Monmouth
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Dropped: Northwestern State Florida A&M Maine Weber State McNeese State UT Martin Drake
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Dropped: North Carolina Central Davidson Southern Utah New Hampshire Western Carolina Furman
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Dropped: Northern Arizona Chattanooga Northern Colorado Dayton Morgan State Rhode Island
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Dropped: Stony Brook Villanova UT Martin
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Dropped: Southern Utah Stetson Western Carolina Northern Iowa Brown
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Dropped: Bryant Idaho Chattanooga Monmouth
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Dropped: Sam Houston State Stetson Western Carolina Campbell Northwestern State
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Dropped: Yale Montana
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Dropped: Montana State Eastern Illinois Jacksonville State
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Selection Committee Rankings[edit | edit source]
| Week 7: 06/16/2020 | Week 9: 07/17/2020 | Week 10: 07/30/2020 | Week 11: 08/14/2020 | Week 12: 08/29/2020 | Week 13: 09/11/2020 | Week 14: 09/19/2020 | ||
| 1. | Bethune-Cookman (6-0) | Bethune-Cookman (8-0) | Bethune-Cookman (9-0) | Bethune-Cookman (9-1) | Bethune-Cookman (10-1) | Bethune-Cookman (11-1) | Bethune-Cookman (12-1) | 1. |
| 2. | Mississippi Valley State (6-0) | Mississippi Valley State (8-0) | Mississippi Valley State (9-0) | Mississippi Valley State (10-0) | Youngstown State (10-1) | Cal Poly (11-1) | Incarnate Word (10-3) | 2. |
| 3. | Sam Houston State (5-1) | Youngstown State (7-1) | Youngstown State (8-1) | Youngstown State (9-1) | Cal Poly (10-1) | Incarnate Word (9-3) | Mississippi Valley State (12-1) | 3. |
| 4. | Stetson (5-1) | Princeton (7-1) | Princeton (8-1) | Cal Poly (9-1) | Princeton (9-2) | Youngstown State (10-2) | Princeton (10-3) | 4. |
| 5. | Youngstown State (5-1) | Sam Houston State (7-1) | Cal Poly (8-1) | Kennesaw State (8-2) | Incarnate Word (8-3) | Mississippi Valley State (11-1) | Cal Poly (11-2) | 5. |
| 6. | Montana State (5-1) | Alabama A&M (6-2) | Alabama A&M (7-2) | Princeton (8-2) | New Hampshire (9-2) | Kennesaw State (9-3) | Delaware (10-3) | 6. |
| 7. | Bryant (5-1) | Montana State (6-2) | New Hampshire (8-1) | Incarnate Word (7-3) | Mississippi Valley State (10-1) | Alabama A&M (9-3) | Youngstown State (10-3) | 7. |
| 8. | Incarnate Word (5-1) | New Hampshire (7-1) | Incarnate Word (7-2) | Penn (7-3) | Alabama A&M (8-3) | Penn (9-3) | Kennesaw State (9-3) | 8. |
| 9. | Cal Poly (5-1) | Mercer (6-2) | Delaware (7-2) | Merrimack (7-3) | Penn (8-3) | Princeton (9-3) | Alabama A&M (9-4) | 9. |
| 10. | Kennesaw State (5-1) | Kennesaw State (7-1) | Kennesaw State (7-2) | New Hampshire (8-2) | Kennesaw State (8-3) | New Hampshire (9-3) | Penn (9-4) | 10. |
| 11. | Cal Poly (7-1) | Mercer (6-3) | Alabama A&M (7-3) | Texas Southern (8-3) | Texas Southern (9-3) | New Hampshire (9-3) | 11. | |
| 12. | Incarnate Word (6-2) | Morehead State (7-2) | Texas Southern (7-3) | Morehead State (9-2) | Holy Cross (8-4) | Texas Southern (9-4) | 12. | |
| 13. | Delaware (6-2) | Sam Houston State (6-3) | Indiana State (7-3) | Merrimack (7-4) | Delaware (9-3) | Campbell (7-5) | 13. | |
| 14. | Yale (5-3) | Stetson (6-3) | Holy Cross (7-3) | Mercer (7-4) | Campbell (7-5) | McNeese State (9-3) | 14. | |
| 15. | Indiana State (6-2) | Holy Cross (6-3) | Morehead State (8-2) | Delaware (8-3) | Merrimack (8-4) | Merrimack (8-4) | 15. | |
| 16. | Morehead State (6-2) | Penn (6-3) | Delaware (7-3) | Indiana State (8-3) | McNeese State (9-3) | Mercer (7-5) | 16. | |
| 17. | Campbell (5-3) | Montana State (6-3) | Eastern Illinois (8-2) | McNeese State (8-3) | Indiana State (9-3) | Wofford (9-3) | 17. | |
| 18. | Northwestern State (6-2) | Eastern Illinois (7-2) | Yale (6-4) | Bryant (8-3) | Wofford (9-3) | Montana (9-4) | 18. | |
| 19. | Penn (5-3) | Western Carolina (6-3) | Mercer (6-4) | Wofford (8-3) | Mercer (7-5) | Indiana State (9-4) | 19. | |
| 20. | Bryant (6-2) | Indiana State (6-3) | McNeese State (7-3) | Holy Cross (7-4) | Bryant (8-4) | Furman (9-4) | 20. | |
| 21. | Western Carolina (5-3) | Yale (5-4) | Wofford (7-3) | Montana State (8-3) | Yale (7-5) | Holy Cross (8-5) | 21. | |
| 22. | Northern Arizona (5-3) | Merrimack (6-3) | Montana State (7-3) | UT Martin (9-2) | Florida A&M (7-5) | Northern Iowa (8-5) | 22. | |
| 23. | Holy Cross (5-3) | Campbell (5-4) | Bryant (7-3) | Eastern Illinois (8-3) | Furman (8-4) | Long Island (6-7) | 23. | |
| 24. | Brown (5-3) | Texas Southern (6-3) | Stetson (6-4) | Jacksonville State (6-5) | Eastern Illinois (9-3) | Hampton (8-5) | 24. | |
| 25. | Idaho (6-2) | Bryant (6-3) | Sam Houston State (6-4) | Yale (6-5) | Jacksonville State (6-6) | Yale (7-5) | 25. | |
| 26. | Eastern Illinois (6-2) | Northwestern State (6-3) | Florida A&M (6-4) | Campbell (6-5) | Samford (7-5) | Bryant (8-4) | 26. | |
| 27. | Elon (5-3) | Brown (5-4) | Western Carolina (6-4) | Furman (7-4) | Morehead State (9-3) | Florida A&M (7-5) | 27. | |
| 28. | Chattanooga (5-3) | Wofford (6-3) | Furman (6-4) | Sam Houston State (6-5) | Montana State (8-4) | Eastern Illinois (9-3) | 28. | |
| Week 7: 06/16/2020 | Week 9: 07/17/2020 | Week 10: 07/30/2020 | Week 11: 08/14/2020 | Week 12: 08/29/2020 | Week 13: 09/11/2020 | Week 14: 09/19/2020 | ||
| Dropped from Top 24: Stetson
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Dropped from Top 24: Northwestern State Bryant Northern Arizona Brown
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Dropped from Top 24: Sam Houston State Western Carolina Campbell
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Dropped from Top 24: Yale Stetson
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Dropped from Top 24: Morehead State Montana State UT Martin Jacksonville State
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Dropped from Top 24: Bryant Yale Florida A&M Eastern Illinois
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