STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Tarleton State Football's spot in the national polls remained the same following its bye week, as the Texans were slotted No. 3 in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll and No. 3 in the AFCA Coaches Poll, both announced on Monday.
 
Only North Dakota State and South Dakota State rank ahead of the Texans in both polls.
 
In the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll, the Texans received a first-place vote for the second straight week, totaling 1,271 points. A first-place vote is worth 25 points, a second-place vote 24 points, all the way down to one point for a 25th-place vote.
 
In the AFCA Coaches Poll, Tarleton State earned 595 points, with North Dakota State at 649 points and South Dakota State at 623 points. The AFCA FCS Coaches Poll is voted on by the panel chosen by random draw, conference by conference plus independents, from a pool of coaches who have indicated to the AFCA their willingness to participate. Each coach submits a Top-25 with a first-place vote worth 25 points, second-place 24, and so on down to one point for 25th.
 
The full Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll after Week 4:
 
1. North Dakota State (4-0, 1-0 MVFC)
Points: 1,395 (51 of 56 first-place votes); Previous Ranking: 1; Week 5: 51-13 win over then-No. 17 South Dakota; Week 6: at No. 6 Illinois State 
 
2. South Dakota State (4-0)
Points: 1,342 (4 first-place votes); Previous Ranking: 2; Week 5: 51-7 win over Mercyhurst; Week 6: at No. 24 Youngstown State
 
3. Tarleton State (5-0, 1-0 UAC)
Points: 1,271 (1 first-place vote); Previous Ranking: 3; Week 5: No game; Week 6: Southern Utah  
 
4. Montana (4-0, 1-0 Big Sky)
Points: 1,217; Previous Ranking: 5; Week 5: 41-30 win over then-No. 8 Idaho; Week 6: at Idaho State
 
5. Montana State (3-2, 1-0 Big Sky)
Points: 1,203; Previous Ranking: 4; Week 5: 57-3 win over Eastern Washington; Week 6: at No. 13 Northern Arizona
 
6. Illinois State (3-1)
Points: 982; Previous Ranking: 7; Week 5: No game; Week 6: No. 1 North Dakota State
 
7. UC Davis (3-1, 1-0 Big Sky)
Points: 979; Previous Ranking: 9; Week 5: 34-12 win over Weber State; Week 6: at Cal Poly
 
8. Rhode Island (4-1, 2-0 CAA)
Points: 974; Previous Ranking: 6; Week 5: 47-14 loss at Western Michigan; Week 6: vs. Brown in Pawtucket, Rhode Island
 
9. Lehigh (5-0, 2-0 Patriot)
Points: 915; Previous Ranking: 10; Week 5: 44-30 win over Penn; Week 6: Yale
 
10. Southern Illinois (3-1)
Points: 874; Previous Ranking: 11; Week 5: No game; Week 6: Indiana State
 
11. Tennessee Tech (4-0, 1-0 OVC-Big South)
Points: 826; Previous Ranking: 13; Week 5: 35-8 win at Tennessee State; Week 6: Western Illinois
 
12. Idaho (2-3, 0-1 Big Sky)
Points: 765; Previous Ranking: 8; Week 5: 41-30 loss at then-No. 5 Montana; Week 6: No game
 
13. Northern Arizona (4-1, 1-0 Big Sky)
Points: 708; Previous Ranking: 15; Week 5: 31-17 win at Portland State; Week 6: No. 5 Montana State
 
14. Monmouth (3-1, 1-0 CAA)
Points: 680; Previous Ranking: 16; Week 5: No game; Week 6: Delaware State
 
15. North Dakota (2-2)
Points: 668; Previous Ranking: 14; Week 5: No game; Week 6: at Northern Iowa
 
16. West Georgia (5-0, 2-0 UAC)
Points: 566; Previous Ranking: 18; Week 5: 27-24 win at Southern Utah; Week 6: at No. 22 Austin Peay
 
17. Jackson State (3-1, 1-0 SWAC)
Points: 422; Previous Ranking: 19; Week 5: 38-13 win at Southern; Week 6: Alabama A&M in Mobile, Alabama
 
18. Villanova (2-2, 1-1 CAA)
Points: 336; Previous Ranking: 20; Week 5: 31-24 win over William & Mary; Week 6: at New Hampshire
 
19. Abilene Christian (2-3, 1-0 UAC)
Points: 298; Previous Ranking: 12; Week 5: 38-7 loss at UIW; Week 6: North Alabama
 
20. Lamar (3-1)
Points: 285; Previous Ranking: 22; Week 5: 35-32 win over Central Arkansas; Week 6: Nicholls 
 
21. South Dakota (2-3, 0-1 MVFC)
Points: 245; Previous Ranking: 17; Week 5: 51-13 loss at then-No. 1 North Dakota State; Week 6: Murray State
 
22. Austin Peay (3-2, 1-1 UAC)
Points: 241; Previous Ranking: 23; Week 5: 42-10 win over Utah Tech; Week 6: No. 16 West Georgia
 
23. Presbyterian (5-0, 1-0 Pioneer)
Points: 208; Previous Ranking: 25; Week 5: 41-0 win over Morehead State; Week 6: No game
 
24. Youngstown State (3-1)
Points: 190; Previous Ranking: 24; Week 5: No game; Week 6: No. 2 South Dakota State
 
25. Harvard (2-0, 1-0 Ivy)
Points: 163; Previous Ranking: NR; Week 5: 41-7 win over Brown; Week 6: at Holy Cross