So far this season I'd say there are a handful of teams that are really impressing with their performances thus far. Naturally, they're atop the rankings but sometimes teams get hot, sometimes quarterbacks get hot and are riding momentum late in the year.

NDSU, Towson, Furman, UC Davis, South Dakota State, Villanova, James Madison and Illinois State all look strong. These League games that are firing up are going to tell us who can win consistently and who will struggle. Health will play a big factor of course, as well as schedule and home games remaining. Like a lot of FCS teams at the top, there tends to be more home games middle to late in the year with the early FBS matchups.