For the second consecutive week, two previously unranked teams enter the FCS Coaches Poll after dominant victories. Albany enters the poll this week

at No.24, while Alabama A&M debuts at No.25. North Dakota State maintained its No. 1 raking this week, receiving all 26 first-place votes. Montana State also maintained its No. 2 ranking, after defeating UC Davis 48-41 on Saturday.
Old Dominion (No. 3), Wofford (No. 4), James Madison (No.5), Eastern Washington (No. 6), Georgia Southern (No. 7) and Sam Houston State (No.8) each moved up one spot after all six teams were victorious Saturday. Youngstown State fell to No. 9, while Lehigh remained at No.10.
Cal Poly made the largest jump in the poll this week, moving up five spots to No.14. The Mustangs are a perfect 5-0 on the season after defeating Weber State 45-23 on Friday. Tennessee State (No.20) jumped four spots after defeating then-No.16 Eastern Kentucky, 23-20. New Hampshire (No.13) jumped four spots as well.
Eleven conferences are represented in the poll. The Colonial Athletic Association has the most teams in the top-25 with five. The Big Sky is represented by four teams, while the Missouri Valley, Southern Conference, and Southland each have three teams in this week’s poll. The Ohio Valley conference is represented by two teams, and the Big South, Ivy League, Northeast, Patriot League and Southewestern Athletic Conference each have one team in the top-25.
The FCS Coaches Poll is based exclusively on a voting panel of head coaches in the FCS under the cooperation of the Collegiate Commissioners Association (CCA) and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and is administered by the Southern Conference. 

2012 FCS Coaches Week 6 Poll (October 8, 2012)
        Team       (No. 1 Votes)  Record  Points Last Week
1. North Dakota State (26)         5-0     650       1
2. Montana State                   6-0     622       2
3. Old Dominion                    5-0     594       4
4. Wofford                         5-0     558       5
5. James Madison                   4-1     526       6
6. Eastern Washington              4-1     524       7
7. Georgia Southern                4-1     484       8
8. Sam Houston State               3-2     449       9
9. Youngstown State                4-1     441       3
10. Lehigh                         6-0     424      10
11. Stony Brook                    5-1     374      13
12. Appalachian State              4-2     340      14
13. New Hampshire                  4-2     304      17
14. Cal Poly                       5-0     284      19
15. McNeese State                  4-1     251      18
16. Illinois State                 5-1     236      11
17. Central Arkansas               4-2     201      20
18. Northern Arizona               4-1     195      21
19. Towson                         2-3     193      12
20. Tennessee State                6-0     170      24
21. Harvard                        4-0     144      23
22. Delaware                       4-2     114      15
23. Eastern Kentucky               4-2      86      16
24. Albany                         5-1      73      NR
25. Alabama A&M                    6-0      40      NR     

Others Receiving Votes: South Dakota State (29), Samford (28), Northern Iowa (26), The Citadel (22), Montana (19), Jacksonville State (16), Indiana State (10), Maine (9), UT Martin (6), Bethune-Cookman (2), Sacramento State (2).