College Football Rankings 2026-27 - FCS Coaches Poll

College Football Rankings - FCS Coaches Poll

Updated Oct 19, 2026

Rank	Team	Trend	Record	Points	Next Game
1	Tarleton St. (24)	1	7-0	648	Sat, Oct 31 @ 7:00 pm	vs E. Kentucky
2	S.F. Austin (2)	1	7-0	623	Sat, Oct 31 @ 3:00 pm	vs Houston Christian
3	Montana St.	2	6-1	591	Sat, Oct 31 @ 3:00 pm	vs Cal-Poly
4	Youngstown St.	2	6-2	567	Sat, Oct 31 @ 12:00 pm	vs North Dakota
5	S. Dakota St.	4	5-2	520	Sat, Oct 31 @ 4:00 pm	vs South Dakota
6	South Dakota	3	6-2	491	Sat, Oct 31 @ 4:00 pm	@ S. Dakota St.
7	N. Arizona	3	6-2	482	Sat, Oct 31 @ 3:00 pm	@ So. Utah
8	North Dakota	7	6-2	457	Sat, Oct 31 @ 12:00 pm	@ Youngstown St.
9	Austin Peay	2	6-2	452	AP 24, NAL 21	@ North Alabama
10	Illinois St.	3	5-2	396	Sat, Oct 31 @ 2:00 pm	vs Murray St.
11	Tenn. Tech	3	6-1	380	Sat, Oct 31 @ 3:30 pm	@ ETSU
12	Lehigh	8	6-1	375	Sat, Oct 31 @ 12:00 pm	vs Bucknell
13	Mercer	3	6-2	305	Sat, Oct 31 @ 3:00 pm	vs The Citadel
14	Montana	7	5-3	296	Sat, Oct 31 @ 4:00 pm	@ E. Washington
15	Lamar	7	5-2	288	Sat, Oct 31 @ 8:00 pm	@ UT-Rio Grande Valley
16	Campbell	2	6-1	265	Sat, Oct 31 @ 12:00 pm	@ UAlbany
17	Harvard	—	5-0	264	Fri, Oct 30 @ 7:00 pm	@ Dartmouth
18	Monmouth	2	5-2	200	Sat, Oct 31 @ 1:00 pm	vs Bryant
19	Richmond	3	5-2	152	Sat, Oct 31 @ 1:00 pm	@ Holy Cross
20	ETSU	4	5-2	144	Sat, Oct 31 @ 3:30 pm	vs Tenn. Tech
21	UC-Davis	9	4-3	124	DAVIS 27, NCO 6	vs N. Colorado
22	Jackson St.	4	6-1	108	Sat, Nov 7 @ 3:00 pm	vs Miss Valley St.
23	West Florida	4	4-2	57	Sat, Nov 7 @ 7:00 pm	@ North Alabama
24	SE Louisiana	13	4-3	39	Sat, Oct 31 @ 4:00 pm	@ East Texas A&M
25	SC State	4	5-2	37	Thu, Oct 29 @ 7:00 pm	@ Morgan St.

Others Receiving Votes

Abilene Christian (26) 4-4; Northern Iowa (24) 3-3; Colgate (18) 4-3; Idaho State (18) 4-3; Princeton (17) 4-1; Bryant (16) 5-2; UAlbany (15) 4-3; Yale (13) 3-3; Weber State (12) 5-3; Cornell (9) 3-2; Wofford (9) 5-3; Morgan State (5) 5-2; Alabama A&M (2) 6-2; SE Missouri St. (2) 4-3; Marist (1) 4-3; Delaware State (1) 4-4; Central Connecticut State (1) 3-3;