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FCS Coaches Poll

College Football · Wk 4 · 2026-2027

Not ranked in this poll in 2026-2027 — showing the full board.

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Montana State25 1st
Big Sky

4-0
649 pts
2

▲ 1

South Dakota State
Missouri Valley

3-1
598 pts
3

▲ 2

Tarleton State
UAC

4-0
566 pts
4

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Illinois State1 1st
Missouri Valley

4-0
561 pts
5

▼ 3

Montana
Big Sky

3-1
561 pts
6

▲ 2

Stephen F. Austin
Southland

4-0
480 pts
7

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Lehigh
Patriot League

4-0
461 pts
8

▼ 2

North Dakota
Missouri Valley

3-1
459 pts
9

▲ 2

UC Davis
Big Sky

3-1
439 pts
10

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Tennessee Tech
Southern

3-0
415 pts
11

▲ 3

Austin Peay
UAC

3-1
378 pts
12

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South Dakota
Missouri Valley

3-1
366 pts
13

▼ 4

Youngstown State
Missouri Valley

2-2
363 pts
14

▲ 2

South Carolina State
MEAC

4-0
303 pts
15

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Lamar
Southland

2-1
296 pts
16

▲ 2

Idaho State
Big Sky

3-0
273 pts
17

▲ 2

Northern Arizona
Big Sky

3-1
228 pts
18

▲ 2

Yale
Ivy

1-0
188 pts
19

NEW

Richmond
Patriot League

3-1
104 pts
20

▼ 3

West Florida
UAC

2-1
97 pts
21

▼ 8

Rhode Island
CAA

2-2
93 pts
22

▲ 1

Villanova
Patriot League

2-2
85 pts
23

NEW

Colgate
Patriot League

3-1
71 pts
24

▼ 2

Mercer
Southern

2-2
71 pts
25

NEW

Harvard
Ivy

1-0
50 pts

Others receiving votes

Southern Illinois 45,

Jackson State 39,

Elon 38,

Alabama State 14,

Stony Brook 12,

Prairie View A&M 12,

Incarnate Word 6,

Central Connecticut 6,

William & Mary 6,

Abilene Christian 5,

SE Louisiana 4,

Southeast Missouri State 3,

UT Rio Grande Valley 3,

Robert Morris 2,