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We’re less than a month away from FCS playoff selection Sunday — 25 days to be exact — and the Division I Football Championship Committee has revealed its in-season top 10 rankings of the FCS teams. The rankings were announced Wednesday, Oct. 30 shortly after 2 p.m. ET on ESPN2’s College Football Live broadcast.
The committee used results of games played through Oct. 26, and these in-season rankings serve as a snapshot as to where the committee has teams ranked heading into the final four weeks of the regular season.
The committee consider some of the following criteria (in no order) when selecting at large teams:
Unlike past years, the FCS Coaches Poll and FCS STATS Perform Poll ARE NOT considered.
The committee’s top 10 rankings give insight into which teams are in contention for the first-round byes given to the eight seeded teams in the FCS playoff bracket. For the first time in 2024, teams seeded Nos. 9-16 will also be seeded, increasing the importance of the last two teams ranked in the committee’s rankings. Click or tap here for more on this year’s FCS Championship.
That said, see the top 10 rankings below along with a breakdown of each team.
The ESPN predictive and results-based metrics are not currently publicly posted, but are compiled and sent weekly to the FCS Committee. The posted Massey ratings on this website factor in last year’s results and don’t match the accurate rankings that committee receives weekly that don’t include last year’s results. The Strength of Schedule listed on the Massey site is accurate and only from the current season.
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Stan Becton joined NCAA.com in 2021 and has since served as an FCS, track and field, cross country and HBCU beat reporter. He has covered numerous NCAA championship events, including the FCS Championship, DI Track & Field Championships and Men’s Frozen Four. Additionally, he has covered the 2022 College Football Playoff’s Peach Bowl and HBCU sporting events like the Celebration Bowl and Legacy Classic. Stan graduated from Carnegie Mellon University, earning a degree in Professional Writing and playing football as a five-year letterman. You can follow him on Twitter @stan_becton.
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