FCS Power Poll 2026
Our FCS Power Ratings
are updated by Wednesday
Updated 10/21/26
2026 Week 8 Power Poll
1 Montana St 130.4 45 Yale 100.0 89 Bryant 90.3
2 South Dakota St 126.4 46 North Alabama 99.5 90 St Thomas 90.2
3 Youngstown St 117.9 47 UTRGV 99.5 91 Alabama St 89.6
4 SF Austin 117.6 48 Richmond 99.4 92 Holy Cross 89.4
5 Idaho St 116.0 49 Prairie View A&M 99.2 93 Sacred Heart 88.9
6 Illinois St 116.0 50 Columbia 99.1 94 Alabama A&M 88.9
7 Tarleton St 115.2 51 Charleston Southern 99.1 95 Nicholls 87.8
8 Montana 114.7 52 Campbell 98.8 96 Butler 86.7
9 UC Davis 114.5 53 Dartmouth 98.7 97 Howard 86.0
10 South Dakota 114.3 54 Eastern Kentucky 98.7 98 Marist 85.7
11 Abilene Christian 114.2 55 McNeese St 98.6 99 Merrimack College 85.6
12 North Dakota   113.9 56 Furman 98.5 100 West Florida 85.2
13 Austin Peay 113.1 57 Gardner-Webb 98.4 101 Stonehill 84.8
14 Lehigh 111.9 58 Western Illinois 97.5 102 East Texas A&M 84.7
15 Southern Illinois 110.1 59 Samford 97.3 103 Georgetown 84.2
16 Tennessee Tech 109.1 60 Colgate 97.0 104 Delaware St 84.0
17 Idaho 108.9 61 Brown 96.7 105 New Haven 83.5
18 Northern Arizona 108.6 62 Murray St 96.7 106 Fordham 83.4
19 Rhode Island 108.3 63 Portland St 96.6 107 Mercyhurst 83.0
20 Villanova 107.6 64 Maine 96.5 108 Grambling St 82.6
21 South Carolina St 107.1 65 Lafayette 96.4 109 Bucknell 82.2
22 Southern Utah 106.9 66 Albany 96.1 110 Florida A&M 81.6
23 Mercer 105.4 67 New Hampshire 96.0 111 North Carolina A&T 81.1
24 UT Martin 105.2 68 Houston Christian 96.0 112 Texas Southern 81.0
25 Lamar 104.9 69 SE Missouri St 95.6 113 Norfolk St 80.5
26 Wofford 104.7 70 Towson 95.6 114 Hampton 79.6
27 Northern Iowa 104.2 71 Northern Colorado 95.3 115 Ark Pine Bluff 77.7
28 East Tenn St 104.1 72 Stony Brook 95.1 116 Wagner 77.6
29 SE Louisiana 104.0 73 Central Conn St 95.1 117 Robert Morris 77.4
30 Eastern Washington 103.8 74 The Citadel 94.6 118 Northwestern St 75.3
31 Princeton 103.5 75 Bethune-Cookman 93.6 119 Southern 75.1
32 Chattanooga 103.4 76 Dayton 93.6 120 VMI 73.1
33 Harvard 102.9 77 Utah Tech 92.8 121 Miss Valley St 73.0
34 Incarnate Word 102.1 78 Tennessee St 92.6 122 Drake 72.2
35 Lindenwood 101.7 79 Duquesne 92.2 123 Valparaiso 68.3
36 Weber St 101.6 80 West Georgia 91.9 124 Stetson 63.3
37 San Diego 101.5 81 Eastern Illinois 91.9 125 Presbytrian 59.9
38 Cornell 101.4 82 Jackson St 91.8 126 Davidson 56.3
39 Central Arkansas 101.3 83 NC Central 91.4 127 Morehead St 53.6
40 Cal Poly  100.9 84 Morgan St 91.2 128 Chicago St 51.5
41 Indiana St 100.8 85 William & Mary 91.2      
42 Elon 100.6 86 Penn 90.8      
43 Western Carolina 100.5 87 Alcorn St 90.8  
44 Monmouth 100.1 88 Long Island 90.5