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Monday, October 12, 2026✦ Football · Men's & Women's Basketball · Women's Volleyball✦ Twelve Polls, Every Week

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FCS Coaches Poll

College Football · Wk 5 · 2026-2027

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Montana State25 1st
Big Sky

5-0
625 pts
2

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South Dakota State
Missouri Valley

4-1
590 pts
3

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Tarleton State
UAC

4-0
568 pts
4

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Montana
Big Sky

4-1
550 pts
5

▲ 1

Stephen F. Austin
Southland

5-0
521 pts
6

▲ 1

Lehigh
Patriot League

5-0
484 pts
7

▲ 1

North Dakota
Missouri Valley

4-1
467 pts
8

▲ 2

Tennessee Tech
Southern

4-0
429 pts
9

▲ 2

Austin Peay
UAC

4-1
420 pts
10

▲ 3

Youngstown State
Missouri Valley

3-2
386 pts
11

▼ 7

Illinois State
Missouri Valley

4-1
370 pts
12

▲ 2

South Carolina State
MEAC

5-0
329 pts
13

▲ 2

Lamar
Southland

3-1
322 pts
14

▲ 2

Idaho State
Big Sky

4-0
311 pts
15

▼ 6

UC Davis
Big Sky

3-2
236 pts
16

▼ 4

South Dakota
Missouri Valley

3-2
223 pts
17

▲ 2

Richmond
Patriot League

4-1
196 pts
18

▲ 2

West Florida
UAC

3-1
193 pts
19

▼ 2

Northern Arizona
Big Sky

3-2
175 pts
20

▲ 3

Colgate
Patriot League

4-1
155 pts
21

▲ 2

Mercer
Southern

3-2
117 pts
22

▲ 3

Harvard
Ivy

2-0
82 pts
23

NEW

Jackson State
SWAC

4-0
72 pts
24

NEW

Campbell
CAA

4-1
71 pts
25

NEW

Southern Illinois
Missouri Valley

3-2
57 pts

Others receiving votes

Elon 55,

Yale 22,

Alabama State 19,

Prairie View A&M 17,

Southeastern Louisiana 14,

UT Rio Grande Valley 7,

St. Thomas - Minnesota 4,

Delaware State 3,

Northern Iowa 1,

Incarnate Word 1,