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FCS Coaches Poll

College Football · Wk 5 · 2025-2026

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

1

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North Dakota State25 1st
Missouri Valley

3-0
649 pts
2

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South Dakota State1 1st
Missouri Valley

3-0
622 pts
3

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Tarleton
UAC

5-0
598 pts
4

▲ 1

Montana
Big Sky

3-0
552 pts
5

▼ 1

Illinois State
Missouri Valley

3-1
546 pts
6

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Montana State
Big Sky

2-2
525 pts
7

▼ 1

Rhode Island
CAA

4-0
492 pts
8

▲ 1

UC Davis
Big Sky

2-1
418 pts
9

▲ 1

Lehigh
Patriot League

4-0
402 pts
10

▼ 2

Idaho
Big Sky

2-2
381 pts
11

▲ 1

Tennessee Tech
Ohio Valley

3-0
370 pts
12

▼ 1

Southern Illinois
Missouri Valley

3-1
363 pts
13

▲ 2

Abilene Christian
UAC

2-2
308 pts
14

▲ 4

Monmouth
CAA

3-1
296 pts
15

▲ 2

North Dakota
Missouri Valley

2-2
267 pts
16

▲ 3

Northern Arizona
Big Sky

3-1
267 pts
17

▼ 1

Jackson State
SWAC

2-1
235 pts
18

▲ 3

South Dakota
Missouri Valley

2-2
173 pts
19

▲ 5

Youngstown State
Missouri Valley

3-1
149 pts
20

NEW

West Georgia
UAC

4-0
142 pts
21

▲ 1

Sacramento State
Big Sky

2-2
128 pts
22

▼ 10

Villanova
CAA

1-2
118 pts
23

▲ 2

Mercer
Southern

2-1
82 pts
24

▼ 10

Incarnate Word
Southland

1-3
61 pts
25

▼ 5

Austin Peay
UAC

2-2
52 pts

Others receiving votes

Presbyterian College 51,

Lamar 42,

Southeastern Louisiana 14,

Yale 13,

Stephen F. Austin 9,

New Hampshire 9,

North Carolina Central 7,

UT Rio Grande Valley 5,

East Tennessee State 5,

Gardner-Webb 5,

South Carolina State 1,

Eastern Washington 1,