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FCS Coaches Poll

College Football · Wk 6 · 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

4-0
649 pts
2

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South Dakota State1 1st
Missouri Valley

4-0
623 pts
3

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Tarleton
UAC

5-0
595 pts
4

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Montana
Big Sky

4-0
566 pts
5

▲ 1

Montana State
Big Sky

3-2
529 pts
6

▼ 1

Illinois State
Missouri Valley

3-1
512 pts
7

▲ 1

UC Davis
Big Sky

3-1
441 pts
8

▲ 1

Lehigh
Patriot League

5-0
430 pts
9

▲ 2

Tennessee Tech
Ohio Valley

4-0
426 pts
10

▼ 3

Rhode Island
CAA

4-1
406 pts
11

▲ 1

Southern Illinois
Missouri Valley

3-1
376 pts
12

▲ 2

Monmouth
CAA

3-1
322 pts
13

▲ 2

Northern Arizona
Big Sky

4-1
301 pts
14

▲ 1

North Dakota
Missouri Valley

2-2
284 pts
15

▼ 5

Idaho
Big Sky

2-3
249 pts
16

▲ 4

West Georgia
UAC

5-0
246 pts
17

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Jackson State
SWAC

3-1
224 pts
18

▲ 1

Youngstown State
Missouri Valley

3-1
205 pts
19

▲ 3

Villanova
CAA

2-2
150 pts
20

▲ 4

Incarnate Word
Southland

2-3
132 pts
21

▲ 4

Austin Peay
UAC

3-2
131 pts
22

▲ 1

Mercer
Southern

3-1
126 pts
23

▼ 10

Abilene Christian
UAC

2-3
111 pts
24

NEW

Presbyterian College
Pioneer

5-0
98 pts
25

NEW

Lamar
Southland

3-1
73 pts

Others receiving votes

South Dakota 48,

Southeastern Louisiana 33,

Sacramento State 17,

Alabama State 11,

Stephen F. Austin 11,

Gardner-Webb 11,

Yale 8,

North Carolina Central 6,

Western Carolina 4,

New Hampshire 3,

East Tennessee State 1