WACO, Texas | Jackson State moved up two spots in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 this week after its season-opening 28-14 victory over Hampton in the Hope Labor Day Classic on Saturday.

Jackson State (1-0) picked up 422 votes, just one vote behind Southern Illinoi who is 14th in this week's poll, and remain the only HBCU team in the top 25. The Tigers return to action this week on the road against Southern Miss at 4 p.m. on ESPN+.

STATS PERFORM FCS TOP 25 [9.1.25]
1. North Dakota State (1-0)
Points: 1,397 (53 of 56 first-place votes); Previous Ranking: 1; Week 1: 38-0 win at The Citadel; Week 2: at Tennessee State

2. South Dakota State (1-0)
Points: 1,333 (2); Previous Ranking: 3; Week 1: 20-3 win over then-No. 15 Sacramento State; Week 2: at No. 3 Montana State

3. Montana State (0-1)
Points: 1,274 (1); Previous Ranking: 2; Week 1: 59-13 loss at Oregon; Week 2: No. 2 South Dakota State

4. South Dakota (0-1)
Points: 1,171; Previous Ranking: 4; Week 1: 55-7 loss at Iowa State; Week 2: at Lamar

5. Tarleton State (2-0)
Points: 1,164; Previous Ranking: 10; Week 0: 42-0 win at Portland State; Week 1: 30-27 win at Army; Week 2: Mississippi Valley State

6. Montana (0-0)
Points: 1,027; Previous Ranking: 7; Week 1: No game; Week 2: Central Washington

7. Illinois State (0-1)
Points: 961; Previous Ranking: 6; Week 1: 35-3 loss at Oklahoma State; Week 2: Morehead State

8. UC Davis (1-0)
Points: 958; Previous Ranking: 8; Week 0: No contest (inclement weather) vs. then-No. 11 Mercer; Week 1: 31-24 win at Utah Tech; Week 2: at Washington

9. Rhode Island (1-0, 1-0 CAA)
Points: 953; Previous Ranking: 9; Week 1: 31-20 win over Campbell; Week 2: at Stony Brook

10. Idaho (0-1)
Points: 879; Previous Ranking: 12; Week 1: 13-10 loss at Washington State; Week 2: St. Thomas

11. Lehigh (1-0, 1-0 Patriot)
Points: 745; Previous Ranking: 14; Week 1: 21-14 win over then-No. 25 Richmond; Week 2: Sacred Heart

12. UIW (1-1, 0-1 Southland)
Points: 730; Previous Ranking: 5; Week 0: 20-6 loss at Nicholls; Week 1: 31-21 win over Eastern Washington; Week 2: No game

13. Villanova (0-0)
Points: 718; Previous Ranking: 13; Week 1: No game; Week 2: Colgate 

14. Southern Illinois (1-0)
Points: 423; Previous Ranking: 20; Week 1: 49-3 win over Thomas More; Week 2: at Purdue

15. Jackson State (1-0)
Points: 422; Previous Ranking: 17; Week 1: 28-14 win over Hampton; Week 2: at Southern Miss

16. Abilene Christian (0-1)
Points: 396; Previous Ranking: 16; Week 1: 35-7 loss at Tulsa; Week 2: No. 25 Stephen F. Austin 

17. Tennessee Tech (1-0)
Points: 371; Previous Ranking: 21; Week 1: 65-0 win over Cumberland; Week 2: Chattanooga

18. Sacramento State (0-1)
Points: 351; Previous Ranking: 15; Week 1: 20-3 loss at then-No. 3 South Dakota State; Week 2: at Nevada 

19. Northern Arizona (0-1)
Points: 349; Previous Ranking: 19; Week 1: 38-19 loss at Arizona State; Week 2: Utah Tech

20. North Dakota (0-1)
Points: 325; Previous Ranking: NR; Week 1: 38-35 loss at Kansas State; Week 2: Portland State

21. Monmouth (1-0)
Points: 323; Previous Ranking: 22; Week 1: 42-39 win at Colgate; Week 2: at Fordham 

22. Nicholls (1-1, 1-0 Southland)
Points: 265; Previous Ranking: NR; Week 0: 20-6 win over then-No. 5 UIW; Week 1: 38-20 loss at Troy; Week 2: West Georgia

23. Mercer (0-1)
Points: 229; Previous Ranking: 11; Week 0: No contest (inclement weather) vs. then-No. 8 UC Davis; Week 1: 15-10 loss to Presbyterian; Week 2: No game

24. Southern Utah (1-0)
Points: 226; Previous Ranking: NR; Week 1: 46-24 win over Idaho State; Week 2: at San Diego 

25. Stephen F. Austin (0-1)
Points: 146; Previous Ranking: 23; Week 1: 27-0 loss at Houston; Week 2: at No. 16 Abilene Christian

Dropped Out of Top 25: Western Carolina (18); Stony Brook (24); Richmond (25)

Others Receiving Votes (schools listed on two or more ballots): Austin Peay (1-0), 146;  ETSU (1-0), 116; Harvard (0-0), 105; New Hampshire (1-0), 100; UT Martin (0-1), 93; Southeast Missouri (0-1), 71; Gardner-Webb (1-0), 54; Stony Brook (0-1): 54; Richmond (0-1, 0-1 Patriot), 53; Western Carolina (0-1), 45; Eastern Kentucky (0-1), 37: Chattanooga (0-1), 35: Tennessee State (1-0), 31: South Carolina State (1-0), 30; Presbyterian (1-0), 24; Youngstown State (1-0), 20; North Carolina Central (1-1), 11

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