College Football Rankings 2026-27 - FCS Coaches Poll

College Football Rankings

Rank	Team	Trend	Record	Points	Next Game
1	S. Dakota St. (23)	—	5-1	647	Sat, Oct 24 @ 3:00 pm	vs Murray St.
2	Tarleton St. (3)	—	6-0	626	Sat, Oct 24 @ 2:00 pm	@ West Georgia
3	S.F. Austin	1	6-0	588	Sat, Oct 24 @ 6:00 pm	vs SE Louisiana
4	Lehigh	1	6-0	558	Sat, Oct 24 @ 3:30 pm	@ Villanova
5	Montana St.	1	5-1	539	Sat, Oct 24 @ 3:00 pm	vs Weber St.
6	Youngstown St.	3	5-2	517	Sat, Oct 31 @ 12:00 pm	vs North Dakota
7	Montana	4	5-2	461	Sat, Oct 31 @ 4:00 pm	@ E. Washington
8	Lamar	2	5-1	458	Sat, Oct 24 @ 4:00 pm	vs Houston Christian
9	South Dakota	3	5-2	407	Sat, Oct 24 @ 2:00 pm	vs North Dakota
10	N. Arizona	4	5-2	398	Sat, Oct 31 @ 3:00 pm	@ So. Utah
11	Austin Peay	3	5-2	397	Sat, Oct 24 @ 7:00 pm	@ North Alabama
12	UC-Davis	1	4-2	396	Sat, Oct 24 @ 7:00 pm	vs N. Colorado
13	Illinois St.	—	4-2	333	Sat, Oct 24 @ 3:00 pm	vs Indiana St.
14	Tenn. Tech	2	5-1	319	Sat, Oct 24 @ 2:00 pm	@ The Citadel
15	North Dakota	8	5-2	293	Sat, Oct 24 @ 2:00 pm	@ South Dakota
16	Mercer	2	5-2	253	Sat, Oct 31 @ 3:00 pm	vs The Citadel
17	Harvard	2	4-0	242	Sat, Oct 24 @ 3:00 pm	vs Princeton
18	Campbell	2	5-1	227	Sat, Oct 24 @ 1:00 pm	@ Maine
19	Colgate	4	4-2	153	Sat, Oct 24 @ 2:00 pm	@ Richmond
20	Monmouth	4	4-2	125	Sat, Oct 24 @ 2:00 pm	@ Hampton
21	Idaho State	4	4-2	106	Sat, Oct 24 @ 6:00 pm	vs Portland St.
22	Richmond	7	5-2	96	Sat, Oct 24 @ 2:00 pm	vs Colgate
23	Yale	5	3-1	61	Fri, Oct 23 @ 7:00 pm	@ Penn
24	ETSU	6	5-2	49	Sat, Oct 24 @ 1:30 pm	@ VMI
25	Northern Iowa	—	3-2	38	Sat, Oct 24 @ 2:00 pm	@ S. Illinois

Others Receiving Votes

Jackson State (32) 5-1; West Florida (25) 3-2; Morgan State (24) 5-1; Stony Brook (18) 4-2; South Carolina State (18) 5-2; Abilene Christian (11) 3-4; Southern Illinois (11) 3-4; Cal Poly (7) 4-3; Charleston Southern (4) 3-3; Delaware State (4) 4-3; North Alabama (4) 4-2; Wofford (2) 4-3; Southeastern Louisiana (2) 3-3; Central Connecticut State (1) 2-3;