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FCS Coaches Poll

College Football · Wk 11 · 2025-2026

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North Dakota State25 1st
Missouri Valley

9-0
625 pts
2

▲ 1

Montana
Big Sky

9-0
598 pts
3

▲ 1

Montana State
Big Sky

7-2
567 pts
4

▲ 3

Lehigh
Patriot League

9-0
521 pts
5

▲ 3

Tennessee Tech
Ohio Valley

9-0
488 pts
6

▲ 3

Monmouth
CAA

8-1
485 pts
7

▼ 5

Tarleton
UAC

9-1
474 pts
8

▲ 3

Villanova
CAA

6-2
417 pts
9

▼ 4

South Dakota State
Missouri Valley

7-2
389 pts
10

▲ 2

Rhode Island
CAA

7-2
378 pts
11

▲ 2

Mercer
Southern

7-1
378 pts
12

▼ 6

UC Davis
Big Sky

6-2
367 pts
13

▲ 2

Harvard
Ivy

7-0
310 pts
14

▲ 2

Southeastern Louisiana
Southland

7-2
298 pts
15

▼ 5

North Dakota
Missouri Valley

6-3
263 pts
16

▲ 1

Southern Illinois
Missouri Valley

6-3
243 pts
17

▲ 1

Illinois State
Missouri Valley

6-3
240 pts
18

▼ 4

Lamar
Southland

7-2
173 pts
19

▲ 1

Jackson State
SWAC

6-2
157 pts
20

▲ 5

Abilene Christian
UAC

5-4
156 pts
21

▲ 2

Stephen F. Austin
Southland

7-2
148 pts
22

▼ 3

Youngstown State
Missouri Valley

5-4
120 pts
23

▼ 1

Presbyterian College
Pioneer

8-1
115 pts
24

NEW

Western Carolina
Southern

6-3
51 pts
25

NEW

South Dakota
Missouri Valley

6-4
36 pts

Others receiving votes

West Georgia 27,

Sacramento State 12,

Alabama State 12,

Northern Arizona 10,

UT Rio Grande Valley 10,

Gardner-Webb 7,

North Carolina Central 4,

South Carolina State 2,

Yale 2,

Delaware State 1,

Central Connecticut 1