College Football Rankings 2026-27 - FCS Coaches Poll

College Football Rankings

Rank	Team	Trend	Record	Points	Next Game
1	S. Dakota St. (23)	—	5-1	647	Sat, Oct 17 @ 2:00 pm	@ North Dakota
2	Tarleton St. (3)	—	6-0	626	Sat, Oct 17 @ 7:00 pm	vs Cent. Ark.
3	S.F. Austin	1	6-0	588	Sat, Oct 17 @ 4:00 pm	@ Nicholls St.
4	Lehigh	1	6-0	558	Sat, Oct 17 @ 2:00 pm	@ Cornell
5	Montana St.	1	5-1	539	Sat, Oct 17 @ 7:00 pm	@ E. Washington
6	Youngstown St.	3	5-2	517	Sat, Oct 17 @ 6:00 pm	vs Northern Iowa
7	Montana	4	5-2	461	Sat, Oct 17 @ 3:00 pm	vs Idaho
8	Lamar	2	5-1	458	Sat, Oct 17 @ 5:00 pm	@ SE Louisiana
9	South Dakota	3	5-2	407	Sat, Oct 17 @ 5:00 pm	@ Murray St.
10	N. Arizona	4	5-2	398	Sat, Oct 17 @ 7:00 pm	vs Portland St.
11	Austin Peay	3	5-2	397	Sat, Oct 17 @ 2:00 pm	@ West Georgia
12	UC-Davis	1	4-2	396	Sat, Oct 17 @ 8:00 pm	@ So. Utah
13	Illinois St.	—	4-2	333	Sat, Oct 17 @ 4:00 pm	@ S. Illinois
14	Tenn. Tech	2	5-1	319	Sat, Oct 17 @ 2:30 pm	vs E. Kentucky
15	North Dakota	8	5-2	293	Sat, Oct 17 @ 2:00 pm	vs S. Dakota St.
16	Mercer	2	5-2	253	Sat, Oct 17 @ 7:00 pm	@ Samford
17	Harvard	2	4-0	242	Sat, Oct 17 @ 1:00 pm	vs Holy Cross
18	Campbell	2	5-1	227	Sat, Oct 17 @ 3:30 pm	vs Towson
19	Colgate	4	4-2	153	Sat, Oct 17 @ 1:00 pm	vs Georgetown
20	Monmouth	4	4-2	125	Sat, Oct 17 @ 1:00 pm	@ New Hamp.
21	Idaho State	4	4-2	106	Sat, Oct 17 @ 3:00 pm	@ Weber St.
22	Richmond	7	5-2	96	Sat, Oct 24 @ 2:00 pm	vs Colgate
23	Yale	5	3-1	61	Sat, Oct 17 @ 12:00 pm	vs Rhode Island
24	ETSU	6	5-2	49	Sat, Oct 24 @ 1:30 pm	@ VMI
25	Northern Iowa	—	3-2	38	Sat, Oct 17 @ 6:00 pm	@ Youngstown St.

Others Receiving Votes

Jackson State (32) 5-1; West Florida (25) 3-2; Morgan State (24) 5-1; Stony Brook (18) 4-2; South Carolina State (18) 5-2; Abilene Christian (11) 3-4; Southern Illinois (11) 3-4; Cal Poly (7) 4-3; North Alabama (4) 4-2; Delaware State (4) 4-3; Charleston Southern (4) 3-3; Wofford (2) 4-3; Southeastern Louisiana (2) 3-3; Central Connecticut State (1) 2-3;