| The top 25 teams in The Sports Network Football Championship Subdivision poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 8, points and previous ranking: |
| Record Pts Pvs |
| 1. Southern Illinois (37) 8-1 3,196 3 |
| 2. Montana (64) 9-0 3,172 2 |
| 3. Villanova (32) 8-1 3,161 4 |
| 4. Richmond 8-1 2,882 1 |
| 5. William & Mary 8-1 2,814 5 |
| 6. Elon 8-1 2,664 6 |
| 7. Appalachian State 7-2 2,583 7 |
| 8. New Hampshire (1) 8-1 2,416 8 |
| 9. South Carolina State (1) 8-1 2,232 10 |
| 10. McNeese State 7-2 2,027 12 |
| 11. Northern Iowa 6-3 1,970 11 |
| 12. South Dakota State 7-2 1,721 9 |
| 13. Holy Cross 8-1 1,579 13 |
| 14. Eastern Illinois 7-2 1,466 14 |
| 15. Stephen F. Austin 7-2 1,348 15 |
| 16. Liberty 7-2 1,246 16 |
| 17. Jacksonville State 6-3 1,129 17 |
| 18. Eastern Washington 6-3 869 21 |
| 19. Weber State 5-4 790 19 |
| 20. Lafayette 8-1 778 25 |
| 21. Prairie View A&M 6-1 741 22 |
| 22. Florida A&M 7-2 636 24 |
| 23. Delaware 6-3 605 23 |
| 24. Colgate 8-2 392 18 |
| 25. Texas State 6-3 207 NR |
| Others receiving votes: Southeastern Louisiana 168, Massachusetts 127, Penn 116, Harvard 114, Montana State 109, Northern Arizona 106, Central Arkansas 86, Eastern Kentucky 84, Butler 77, Cal Poly 42, James Madison 36, Drake 28, Tennessee Tech 27, Illinois State 19, Central Connecticut State 14, UC Davis 14, Sam Houston State 13, Grambling 11, Old Dominion 11, Jacksonville 9, Maine 9, Missouri State 8, Tennessee-Martin 5, Texas Southern 5, Brown 3, Morgan State 3, Alabama A&M 2, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1, Dayton 1, Hofstra 1, Southern 1, Stony Brook 1. |