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FCS Coaches Poll

College Football · Wk 3 · 2025-2026

Not ranked in this poll in 2025-2026 — showing the full board.

1

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North Dakota State24 1st
Missouri Valley

2-0
648 pts
2

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South Dakota State2 1st
Missouri Valley

2-0
623 pts
3

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Tarleton
UAC

3-0
594 pts
4

▲ 3

Illinois State
Missouri Valley

1-1
516 pts
5

▲ 3

Rhode Island
CAA

2-0
509 pts
6

▼ 3

Montana State
Big Sky

0-2
494 pts
7

▲ 3

Montana
Big Sky

1-0
481 pts
8

▲ 1

Incarnate Word
Southland

1-1
422 pts
9

▼ 4

UC Davis
Big Sky

1-1
421 pts
10

▲ 1

Idaho
Big Sky

1-1
389 pts
11

▲ 1

Villanova
CAA

1-0
374 pts
12

▲ 1

Lehigh
Patriot League

2-0
354 pts
13

▲ 4

Abilene Christian
UAC

1-1
297 pts
14

▲ 1

Southern Illinois
Missouri Valley

1-1
266 pts
15

▼ 1

Jackson State
SWAC

1-1
236 pts
16

▲ 4

Tennessee Tech
Ohio Valley

2-0
233 pts
17

▲ 5

North Dakota
Missouri Valley

1-1
230 pts
18

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Monmouth
CAA

2-0
227 pts
19

—

Northern Arizona
Big Sky

1-1
184 pts
20

▼ 14

South Dakota
Missouri Valley

0-2
172 pts
21

▼ 5

Sacramento State
Big Sky

0-2
129 pts
22

▼ 1

Mercer
Southern

0-1
82 pts
23

NEW

Austin Peay
UAC

1-1
73 pts
24

NEW

New Hampshire
CAA

2-0
72 pts
25

NEW

Youngstown State
Missouri Valley

2-0
56 pts

Others receiving votes

East Tennessee State 43,

Lamar 38,

Presbyterian College 35,

West Georgia 28,

Stephen F. Austin 22,

Southeastern Louisiana 17,

Indiana State 14,

South Carolina State 12,

Southeast Missouri State 9,

North Alabama 9,

Central Arkansas 7,

Western Carolina 7,

Eastern Kentucky 7,

St. Thomas - Minnesota 5,

Gardner-Webb 4,

William & Mary 4,

Northern Iowa 3,