FCS Power Poll 2026
Our FCS Power Ratings
are updated by Wednesday
Updated 9/1/26
2026 Week 1 Power Poll
1 Montana St 135.6 45 Yale 100.9 89 Morgan St 90.1
2 South Dakota St 127.6 46 UTRGV 100.6 90 Holy Cross 90.0
3 UC Davis 121.3 47 Columbia 100.5 91 Texas Southern 89.5
4 Idaho St 120.5 48 Eastern Kentucky 100.4 92 Sacred Heart 89.3
5 Montana 118.7 49 Bethune-Cookman 100.2 93 Bryant 89.1
6 Illinois St 117.7 50 Murray St 100.1 94 Northern Colorado 89.0
7 Tarleton St 115.8 51 Incarnate Word 99.2 95 Delaware St 85.7
8 Abilene Christian 114.7 52 Towson 99.0 96 St Thomas 85.7
9 Lehigh 113.6 53 Western Illinois 98.7 97 Howard 84.3
10 Villanova 113.3 54 William & Mary 98.6 98 Merrimack College 83.9
11 Southern Illinois 112.4 55 Furman 98.5 99 Butler 83.8
12 South Dakota 112.1 56 Northern Iowa 97.6 100 Hampton 83.6
13 SF Austin 111.9 57 East Tenn St 97.3 101 West Florida 83.5
14 South Carolina St 111.7 58 Harvard 97.2 102 Marist 83.4
15 Youngstown St 111.6 59 Brown 97.2 103 Grambling St 83.2
16 Austin Peay 111.4 60 Gardner-Webb 96.7 104 East Texas A&M 83.0
17 North Dakota   111.0 61 Monmouth 96.7 105 Bucknell 82.2
18 Rhode Island 110.5 62 Portland St 96.6 106 New Haven 81.3
19 Tennessee Tech 110.2 63 Colgate 96.4 107 Fordham 79.4
20 Wofford 108.1 64 Cornell 96.0 108 Florida A&M 79.4
21 Idaho 107.7 65 Campbell 96.0 109 Stonehill 79.1
22 Southern Utah 105.8 66 Utah Tech 95.7 110 Georgetown 78.1
23 Eastern Washington 105.5 67 North Alabama 95.0 111 Mercyhurst 77.8
24 Lamar 105.5 68 Stony Brook 94.6 112 VMI 77.1
25 Prairie View A&M 104.9 69 Weber St 94.2 113 Alabama A&M 76.9
26 Richmond 104.5 70 Nicholls 94.1 114 North Carolina A&T 76.0
27 Northern Arizona 104.1 71 Central Conn St 94.0 115 Wagner 75.9
28 Elon 104.0 72 West Georgia 93.7 116 Robert Morris 75.7
29 Central Arkansas 103.5 73 Charleston Southern 92.8 117 Ark Pine Bluff 75.4
30 Chattanooga 103.4 74 Houston Christian 92.6 118 Southern 74.5
31 SE Louisiana 103.4 75 Dayton 92.4 119 Norfolk St 74.2
32 Maine 103.3 76 The Citadel 92.3 120 Northwestern St 72.4
33 Dartmouth 103.2 77 Samford 92.2 121 Drake 70.5
34 Cal Poly  103.2 78 NC Central 92.0 122 Miss Valley St 69.0
35 Princeton 103.1 79 Alcorn St 91.9 123 Valparaiso 65.5
36 UT Martin 102.9 80 Jackson St 91.8 124 Presbytrian 62.7
37 Lindenwood 102.9 81 SE Missouri St 91.6 125 Stetson 61.0
38 San Diego 102.7 82 Duquesne 91.5 126 Morehead St 59.8
39 New Hampshire 102.3 83 Tennessee St 91.5 127 Davidson 55.8
40 Western Carolina 102.2 84 Albany 90.9 128 Chicago St 46.9
41 McNeese St 101.4 85 Eastern Illinois 90.8      
42 Indiana St 101.4 86 Alabama St 90.7      
43 Mercer 101.4 87 Long Island 90.5  
44 Lafayette 100.9 88 Penn 90.3