| FCS Coaches Poll (I-AA) | |||||
| 8-Jan-24 | |||||
| Rank | Team | Points | 1st place | ||
| 1. | South Dakota St. | 575 | 23 | ||
| 2. | Montana | 552 | |||
| 3. | North Dakota St. | 513 | |||
| 4. | South Dakota | 448 | |||
| 5. | Idaho | 448 | |||
| 6. | Furman | 447 | |||
| 7. | Albany | 429 | |||
| 8. | Montana State | 411 | |||
| 9. | Villanova | 407 | |||
| 10. | Florida A&M | 400 | |||
| 11. | Delaware | 278 | |||
| 12. | Austin Peay | 264 | |||
| 13. | Southern Illinois | 258 | |||
| 14. | Incarnate Word | 254 | |||
| 15. | CSU-Sacramento | 238 | |||
| 16. | North Dakota | 223 | |||
| 17. | Chattanooga | 203 | |||
| 18. | N. C. Central | 185 | |||
| 19. | Lafayette | 178 | |||
| 20. | Mercer | 175 | |||
| 21. | Youngstown State | 138 | |||
| 22. | Richmond | 130 | |||
| 23. | UT-Martin | 100 | |||
| 24. | Eastern Illinois | 65 | |||
| 25. | Holy Cross | 56 | |||
| 26. | UC-Davis | 28 | |||
| 27. | Harvard | 14 | |||
| 28. | Gardner-Webb | 11 | |||
| 29. | Tarleton State | 8 | |||
| 30. | Western Carolina | 7 | |||
| 31. | Central Arkansas | 7 | |||
| 32. | Nicholls | 7 | |||
| 33. | Illinois State | 6 | |||
| 34. | Yale | 4 | |||
| 35. | William & Mary | 3 | |||
| 36. | Rhode Island | 2 | |||
| 37. | Samford | 2 | |||
| 38. | Bryant | 1 | |||
| Out of Top 10: | |||||
| Austin Peay | (lost to Chattanooga) | ||||
| Joining the Top 10: | |||||
| Albany | (went to semifinals) | ||||
| Out of Top 25: | |||||
| none | |||||
| Out altogether: | |||||
| Drake | (lost to NDSU) | ||||
| Duquesne | (lost to YSU) | ||||