The members over on the anygivensaturday.com have released their poll for week 1. Their weekly poll is usually the most accurate when it comes to accurately ranking FCS teams for the playoffs.
Rank Team: Total Points First Place Votes
1 North Dakota State Bison 2191 (78)
2 James Madison Dukes 2044 (7)
3 South Dakota State Jackrabbits 2008 (3)
4 Eastern Washington Eagles 1912 (1)
5 UC Davis Aggies 1859
6 Maine Black Bears 1766
7 Weber State Wildcats 1579
8 Northern Iowa Panthers 1379
9 Kennesaw State Owls 1269
10 Towson Tigers 1259
11 Central Arkansas Bears 1151
12 Nicholls State Colonels 1089
13 Furman Paladins 994
14 Illinois State Redbirds 985
15 Montana State Bobcats 888
16 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks 730
17 North Carolina A&T Aggies 723
18 Montana Grizzlies 682
19 Indiana State Sycamores 681
20 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens 518
21 Villanova Wildcats 341
22 Southeastern Louisiana Lions 328
23 Wofford Terriers 328
24 Princeton Tigers 301
25 Jacksonville State Gamecocks 281
Others receiving votes:
26 Stony Brook Seawolves 233
27 Elon Phoenix 208
28 Youngstown State Penguins 178
29 Sam Houston State Bearkats 176
30 Chattanooga Mocs 154
31 Eastern Kentucky Colonels 89
32 Yale Bulldogs 61
33 East Tennessee State Buccaneers 60
34 Dartmouth Big Green 59
35 New Hampshire Wildcats 50
36 South Carolina State Bulldogs 50
37 Duquesne Dukes 41
38 Cal Poly Mustangs 38
39 The Citadel Bulldogs 33
40 Lamar Cardinals 29
Most Significant Win: Central Arkansas Bears
Most Significant Loss: Jacksonville State Gamecocks
Here are the rankings of all Division I teams on our schedule after 1 Game:
Ranking - School - Change from Previous Week
37 North Dakota State -14
54 California +12
105 UC Davis -3
118 Weber State -3
120 Montana +17
131 North Dakota +24
132 Montana State -4
145 Cal Poly +17
167 Portland State +6
191 Sacramento State +7
193 Southern Utah +1
196 San Diego -8
236 Lehigh -15
It looks like North Dakota, Cal Poly, and Montana did better than expected after the first game while North Dakota State and Lehigh underperformed.
It still amazes me that North Dakota State has been ranked #23 last week.