2017 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings explained

2017 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings
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Label1:Season
Data1:2017
Label2:Duration
Data2:August 2017 – January 2018
Label3:Preseason No. 1
Data3:James Madison
Label4:National Champions
Data4:North Dakota State

The 2017 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) football rankings comprises 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.[1] The following weekly polls determine the top 25 teams at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level of college football for the 2017 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
Italics Number of first place votes
(#–#) Win–loss record
тTied with team above or below also with this symbol

STATS Poll

Notes and References

  1. https://www.ncaa.com/championships/football/fcs/ FCS Championship Home - NCAA.com