College Football 2026
FCS Rankings
(30% Power, 70% Merit)
Posted November 1, 2026
1. Stephen F. Austin 92.9
2. Montana State 89.7
3. Youngstown State 88.7
4. Tennessee Tech 85.8
5. South Dakota St. 85.4
6. Tarleton State 83.9
7. Northern Arizona 83.8
8. Lamar 80.3
9. South Dakota 80.1
10. Illinois State 79.6
11. Harvard 77.0
12. Mercer 76.1
13. Austin Peay 75.1
14. Monmouth (NJ) 74.9
15. Abilene Christian 74.2
16. Campbell 72.3
17. Albany 72.1
18. E. Tennessee St. 71.8
19. North Dakota 71.4
20. Incarnate Word 71.4
21. Chattanooga 71.3
22. Montana 71.0
23. Weber State 70.6
24. Idaho 70.3
25. Northern Iowa 68.7
26. Idaho State 67.4
27. S. Carolina State 66.0
28. Lehigh 66.0
29. North Alabama 65.5
30. Southern Illinois 65.1
31. SE Missouri St. 65.0
32. Western Illinois 64.8
33. Princeton 64.1
34. Alabama A&M 63.2
35. Western Carolina 61.8
36. Richmond 61.3
37. Villanova 61.0
38. West Florida 60.6
39. Wofford 59.9
40. Colgate 59.6
41. Stony Brook 59.6
42. C. Connecticut St. 58.5
43. McNeese State 58.3
44. SE Louisiana 58.3
45. Dartmouth 58.1
46. UC-Davis 58.1
47. Houston Christian 58.1
48. Cha'ston Southern 57.5
49. Lindenwood (MO) 57.2
50. Brown 57.1
51. Butler 56.8
52. Dayton 56.3
53. St. Thomas (MN) 55.9
54. Holy Cross 55.9
55. Rhode Island 55.2
56. Gardner-Webb 55.0
57. Samford 55.0
58. Southern Utah 54.5
59. Jackson State 54.2
60. Eastern Illinois 53.7
61. Ark. - Pine Bluff 53.2
62. Bryant 53.0
63. Eastern Kentucky 53.0
64. Yale 52.6
65. Cornell 52.3
66. Sacred Heart 52.3
67. E. Washington 50.1
68. Delaware State 49.6
69. Texas - Rio Grande 49.4
70. Indiana State 49.0
71. East Texas A&M 48.9
72. UT-Martin 48.8
73. Northern Colorado 48.7
74. Georgetown 48.7
75. Prairie View 48.7
76. Portland State 48.6
77. N. C. A&T 48.4
78. Duquesne 48.3
79. Cal Poly 48.0
80. N. C. Central 47.7
81. The Citadel 47.1
82. Alcorn State 46.1
83. Columbia 45.9
84. Stonehill 45.6
85. Bethune-Cookman 45.2
85. Morgan State 45.0
85. Elon 44.6
85. Howard 44.5
85. Lafayette 44.2
85. Furman 44.1
85. Central Arkansas 43.5
85. Nicholls 43.0
85. Pennsylvania 42.3
94. Grambling 41.8
95. Fordham 41.1
96. Utah Tech 41.0
97. William & Mary 40.8
98. Alabama State 40.8
99. Norfolk State 40.3
100. Long Island 39.9
101. Murray State 39.8
102. San Diego 39.6
103. Southern 39.4
104. Valparaiso 37.8
105. Tennessee State 37.7
106. New Hampshire 36.4
107. Towson 36.2
108. West Georgia 33.8
109. Robert Morris 33.6
110. Texas Southern 31.4
111. Marist 31.3
112. Merrimack 30.9
113. Bucknell 30.0
114. Maine 29.9
115. Florida A&M 29.0
116. Presbyterian 28.6
117. Drake 27.9
118. New Haven 25.9
119. Northwestern State 25.6
120. Virginia Military 23.7
121. Hampton 21.7
122. Mercyhurst 21.4
123. Mississippi Valley 19.7
124. Wagner 16.2
125. Davidson 16.2
126. Chicago State 13.4
127. Morehead State 12.1
128. Stetson 9.0