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Conference Report

Ranked teams by league
FCS Coaches Poll
College Football · Wk 7 · 2026-2027

Missouri Valley

6 ranked · best No. 1
  1. 1
    —
    South Dakota State23 1st
    Missouri Valley
    5-1
    647 pts
  2. 6
    ▲ 3
    Youngstown State
    Missouri Valley
    5-2
    517 pts
  3. 9
    ▲ 3
    South Dakota
    Missouri Valley
    5-2
    407 pts
  4. 13
    —
    Illinois State
    Missouri Valley
    4-2
    333 pts
  5. 15
    ▼ 8
    North Dakota
    Missouri Valley
    5-2
    293 pts
  6. 25
    NEW
    Northern Iowa
    Missouri Valley
    3-2
    38 pts

Big Sky

5 ranked · best No. 5
  1. 5
    ▲ 1
    Montana State
    Big Sky
    5-1
    539 pts
  2. 7
    ▼ 4
    Montana
    Big Sky
    5-2
    461 pts
  3. 10
    ▲ 4
    Northern Arizona
    Big Sky
    5-2
    398 pts
  4. 12
    ▼ 1
    UC Davis
    Big Sky
    4-2
    396 pts
  5. 21
    ▼ 4
    Idaho State
    Big Sky
    4-2
    106 pts

Patriot League

3 ranked · best No. 4
  1. 4
    ▲ 1
    Lehigh
    Patriot League
    6-0
    558 pts
  2. 19
    ▲ 4
    Colgate
    Patriot League
    4-2
    153 pts
  3. 22
    ▼ 7
    Richmond
    Patriot League
    5-2
    96 pts

Southern

3 ranked · best No. 14
  1. 14
    ▲ 2
    Tennessee Tech
    Southern
    5-1
    319 pts
  2. 16
    ▲ 2
    Mercer
    Southern
    5-2
    253 pts
  3. 24
    NEW
    East Tennessee State
    Southern
    5-2
    49 pts

UAC

2 ranked · best No. 2
  1. 2
    —
    Tarleton State3 1st
    UAC
    6-0
    626 pts
  2. 11
    ▼ 3
    Austin Peay
    UAC
    5-2
    397 pts

Southland

2 ranked · best No. 3
  1. 3
    ▲ 1
    Stephen F. Austin
    Southland
    6-0
    588 pts
  2. 8
    ▲ 2
    Lamar
    Southland
    5-1
    458 pts

Ivy

2 ranked · best No. 17
  1. 17
    ▲ 2
    Harvard
    Ivy
    4-0
    242 pts
  2. 23
    NEW
    Yale
    Ivy
    3-1
    61 pts

CAA

2 ranked · best No. 18
  1. 18
    ▲ 2
    Campbell
    CAA
    5-1
    227 pts
  2. 20
    ▲ 4
    Monmouth
    CAA
    4-2
    125 pts
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