WACO, Texas | Jackson State opens the 2025 season ranked No. 17 in the preseason AFCA FCS Top 25 following its HBCU National Championship season. Jackson State (12-2 last season) received 200 total votes.
The Tigers open the season at home on Aug. 30 against Hampton.
AFCA FCS Preseason Top 25 {August 11, 2025}
(2024 Record in Parentheses)
| Rk |
Team |
Record |
Pts |
| 1 |
North Dakota State |
14-2 |
650 |
| 2 |
Montana State |
15-1 |
612 |
| 3 |
South Dakota State |
12-3 |
581 |
| 4 |
UIW |
11-3 |
541 |
| 5 |
South Dakota |
11-3 |
521 |
| 6 |
Illinois State |
10-4 |
466 |
| 7 |
UC Davis |
11-3 |
456 |
| 8 |
Tarleton State |
10-4 |
454 |
| 9 |
Montana |
9-5 |
447 |
| 10 |
Rhode Island |
11-3 |
416 |
| 11 |
Mercer |
11-3 |
396 |
| 12 |
Idaho |
10-4 |
371 |
| 13 |
Villanova |
10-3 |
338 |
| 14 |
Sacramento State |
3-9 |
265 |
| 15 |
Lehigh |
9-4 |
207 |
| 16 |
Abilene Christian |
9-5 |
203 |
| 17 |
Jackson State |
12-2 |
200 |
| 18 |
Northern Arizona |
8-5 |
168 |
| 19 |
Western Carolina |
7-5 |
147 |
| 20 |
Southern Illinois |
4-8 |
132 |
| 21 |
Monmouth (NJ) |
6-6 |
116 |
| 22 |
Richmond |
10-3 |
111 |
|
Tennessee Tech |
7-5 |
111 |
| 24 |
Stephen F. Austin |
7-5 |
82 |
| 25 |
Stony Brook |
8-4 |
69 |
Others Receiving Votes: UT Martin, 50; Harvard, 40; Southeastern Louisiana, 36; South Carolina St., 25; Southeast Missouri St., 25; East Tennessee St., 24; New Hampshire, 21; Eastern Kentucky, 19; North Dakota, 19; Youngstown St., 16; Chattanooga, 14; Tennessee St., 14; Dartmouth, 13; North Carolina Central, 13; Central Connecticut St., 11; Southern Utah, 9; Lafayette, 6; Central Arkansas, 5; Northern Iowa, 5; San Diego, 5; Indiana St., 4; Lindenwood, 4; Lamar, 3; Holy Cross, 2; Southern, 2; Yale, 2; Bucknell, 1; Eastern Washington, 1; Samford, 1.
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