Vol. XXV · No. 42 Top25Rankings.com Est. 2000

The College Polls Gazette

Friday, October 16, 2026✦ Football · Men's & Women's Basketball · Women's Volleyball✦ Twelve Polls, Every Week

Conference Report

Ranked teams by league

FCS Coaches Poll

College Football · Final · 2025-2026

Missouri Valley

6 ranked · best No. 2

2

▲ 15

Illinois State
Missouri Valley

12-5
504 pts
5

▼ 4

North Dakota State
Missouri Valley

12-1
426 pts
11

▲ 9

South Dakota
Missouri Valley

10-5
295 pts
14

▲ 4

South Dakota State
Missouri Valley

9-5
209 pts
16

▲ 7

North Dakota
Missouri Valley

8-6
192 pts
17

▼ 4

Youngstown State
Missouri Valley

8-5
190 pts

Big Sky

3 ranked · best No. 1

1

▲ 1

Montana State21 1st
Big Sky

14-2
525 pts
3

▲ 1

Montana
Big Sky

13-2
472 pts
8

▲ 3

UC Davis
Big Sky

9-4
359 pts

CAA

3 ranked · best No. 4

4

▲ 2

Villanova
CAA

12-3
427 pts
10

▼ 1

Rhode Island
CAA

11-3
304 pts
20

▼ 4

Monmouth
CAA

9-3
112 pts

UAC

3 ranked · best No. 6

6

▼ 1

Tarleton State
UAC

12-2
419 pts
12

▲ 2

Abilene Christian
UAC

9-5
257 pts
24

▼ 2

West Georgia
UAC

8-3
68 pts

Southland

3 ranked · best No. 7

7

▲ 3

Stephen F. Austin
Southland

11-3
369 pts
19

▼ 4

Southeastern Louisiana
Southland

9-4
172 pts
21

▲ 3

Lamar
Southland

8-5
105 pts

Ivy

2 ranked · best No. 13

13

▲ 8

Yale
Ivy

9-3
235 pts
23

▼ 4

Harvard
Ivy

9-2
78 pts

Patriot League

1 ranked · best No. 9

9

▼ 6

Lehigh
Patriot League

12-1
358 pts

Ohio Valley

1 ranked · best No. 15

15

▼ 8

Tennessee Tech
Ohio Valley

11-2
206 pts

Southern

1 ranked · best No. 18

18

▼ 10

Mercer
Southern

9-3
186 pts

SWAC

1 ranked · best No. 22

22

▼ 10

Jackson State
SWAC

9-3
103 pts

MEAC

1 ranked · best No. 25

25

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South Carolina State
MEAC

10-3
59 pts