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FCS Coaches Poll

College Football · Wk 8 · 2025-2026

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North Dakota State26 1st
Missouri Valley

6-0
650 pts
2

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South Dakota State
Missouri Valley

6-0
621 pts
3

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Tarleton
UAC

7-0
598 pts
4

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Montana
Big Sky

6-0
567 pts
5

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Montana State
Big Sky

5-2
525 pts
6

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UC Davis
Big Sky

5-1
504 pts
7

▲ 1

Lehigh
Patriot League

7-0
470 pts
8

▼ 1

Tennessee Tech
Ohio Valley

6-0
465 pts
9

▲ 1

Illinois State
Missouri Valley

4-2
431 pts
10

▲ 1

Monmouth
CAA

5-1
410 pts
11

▲ 1

North Dakota
Missouri Valley

4-2
391 pts
12

▼ 3

Southern Illinois
Missouri Valley

4-2
323 pts
13

▲ 1

Jackson State
SWAC

5-1
318 pts
14

▲ 3

Villanova
CAA

4-2
289 pts
15

▲ 3

Rhode Island
CAA

5-2
267 pts
16

▲ 3

Mercer
Southern

5-1
249 pts
17

▲ 4

Abilene Christian
UAC

4-3
228 pts
18

▲ 6

Lamar
Southland

5-1
203 pts
19

▲ 4

Presbyterian College
Pioneer

6-0
176 pts
20

▲ 5

Harvard
Ivy

4-0
145 pts
21

▼ 5

Northern Arizona
Big Sky

4-3
100 pts
22

NEW

Southeastern Louisiana
Southland

4-2
98 pts
23

▼ 2

West Georgia
UAC

5-2
70 pts
24

▼ 9

Austin Peay
UAC

4-3
64 pts
25

▼ 5

Youngstown State
Missouri Valley

3-3
53 pts

Others receiving votes

Gardner-Webb 37,

South Dakota 34,

Stephen F. Austin 34,

Western Carolina 19,

North Carolina Central 14,

Idaho 10,

UT Rio Grande Valley 10,

Sacramento State 10,

Pennsylvania 7,

Alabama State 5,

Central Arkansas 4,

Elon 3,

East Tennessee State 1,

Eastern Kentucky 1