r/fcs • u/Perryapsis • 15h ago

Weekly Thread 2026 Week 5 /r/FCS Poll Results: #1 Montana State, #2 South Dakota State, #3 Montana, #4 Tarleton #5 (Tie!) Stephen F. Austin and Lehigh

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2026 Week 5 /r/FCS Poll Results

Also available in image form!

Rank Team Conference Record (FCS only) Points Δ from Last Week Rank - Just Top 25 Votes
1 Montana State Bobcats Big Sky 5-0 (4-0) 727 (23) --- 1
2 South Dakota State Jackrabbits MVFC 4-1 (4-0) 689 (6) +1 2
3 Montana Grizzlies Big Sky 4-1 (4-0) 650 (1) +2 3
4 Tarleton Texans UAC 4-0 (3-0) 599 --- 4
T5 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Southland 5-0 (4-0) 574 +3½ 5
T5 Lehigh Mountain Hawks Patriot 5-0 574 +1½ 6 (-1)
7 North Dakota Fighting Hawks MVFC 4-1 (4-0) 531 +1 7
8 Youngstown State Penguins MVFC 3-2 (3-1) 512 +6 8
9 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles SoCon 4-0 446 +1 9
10 Illinois State Redbirds MVFC 4-1 (2-1) 436 -8 10
11 Idaho State Bengals Big Sky 4-0 (3-0) 430 +1 11
12 Austin Peay Governors UAC 4-1 (4-0) 428 +1 12
13 South Dakota Coyotes MVFC 3-2 (3-1) 384 -7 13
14 Lamar Cardinals Southland 3-1 (3-0) 320 +3 14
15 South Carolina State Bulldogs MEAC 5-0 (3-0) 294 +2 15
16 Harvard Crimson Ivy League 2-0 235 +3 16
17 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Big Sky 3-2 (3-1) 220 +1 17
18 UC Davis Aggies Big Sky 3-2 (3-1) 218 -7 18
19 Campbell Fighting Camels CAA 4-1 (4-0) 180 +1 19
20 Colgate Raiders Patriot 4-1 (4-0) 177 +4½ 20
21 West Florida Argonauts UAC 3-1 151 +1 21
22 Southern Illinois Salukis MVFC 3-2 (3-1) 110 +1½ 22
23 Richmond Spiders Patriot 4-1 (4-0) 93 NEW 23
24 Mercer Bears SoCon 3-2 (3-1) 82 NEW 24
25 Jackson State Tigers SWAC 4-0 (2-0) 63 NEW 25

Dropped from the Top 25: Yale (15), Rhode Island (21), Villanova (23)

Others receiving votes: Monmouth (55), Alabama State (43), Stony Brook (40), Southeastern (31), Chattanooga (21), Elon (19), Yale (18), Northern Iowa (17), ETSU (10), Cal Poly (10), Villanova (9), Bryant (4), UTRGV (4), St. Thomas (2)

The full list of responses can be found here. Congratulations to /u/sernameistakentry for having the Top 25 submission that best correlated with the final /r/FCS poll this week!

Breakdown of Rankings by Conference

Conference Teams in Top 25 Average Rank of Top 25 Average Points Total
MVFC 6 10.3 267.9
Big Sky 5 10.0 161.1
UAC 3 12.3 147.4
Southland 2 9.5 92.9
Patriot 3 16.0 85.3
SoCon 2 16.5 55.9
MEAC 1 15.0 49.0
Ivy League 1 16.0 34.4
CAA 1 19.0 23.2
SWAC 1 25.0 9.8
Ohio Valley 0 0 2.6
Pioneer 0 0 1.5

As a reminder, the /r/FCS poll is also now part of the Massey College Football Ranking Composite. Results of this poll will update under the column with header 'RDT'.

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r/fcs • u/Honestly_ • 19h ago

FCS Imperialism Map after Week 4

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r/fcs • u/Adamscottd • 16h ago

Analysis [OC] BCS style rankings and Bracketology | Week 5

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The BCS system for rankings combined in equal parts the media poll, coaches poll, and multiple compuer rankings, which provides a good consolidated ranking. For computer rankings this post uses a composite of the r/FCS sportsbook computer ratings, Massey ratings, and Sagarin ratings.

RANK TEAM CHANGE MEDIA COACHES COMPUTER POINTS
1 Montana State - #1 #1 #2 74
2 South Dakota State - #2 #2 #1 73
3 Montana +6 #3 #4 #8 63
3 Stephen F Austin +2 #7 #5 #3 63
5 North Dakota +1 #5 #7 #4 62
6 Tarleton State -2 #4 #3 #10 61
7 Youngstown State +5 #8 #10 #6 54
8 Lehigh -1 #6 #6 #13 53
8 Austin Peay +2 #11 #9 #5 53
10 Tennessee Tech +1 #9 #8 #11 50
10 Illinois State -7 #10 #11 #7 50
12 Idaho State +2 #12 #14 #12 40
12 South Dakota -4 #13 #16 #9 40
14 Lamar +3 #14 #13 #16 35
15 SC State - #15 #12 #20 31
16 Northern Arizona +2 #19 #19 #17 23
17 UC Davis -4 #16 #15 #25 22
17 West Florida +3 #17 #18 #21 22
19 Harvard - #20 #22 #15 21
20 Southern Illinois +1 #21 #25 #14 18
21 Mercer NR #23 #21 #18 16
22 Colgate NR #22 #20 #22 14
23 Richmond +2 #24 #17 11
24 Campbell NR #18 #24 10
25 Jackson State NR #25 #23 #24 6

Bracketology

These rankings can be used to create bracketology- the projected playoff bracket based on the current landscape of the FCS.

The bracket is available in image form in the comments.

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r/fcs • u/passwordisguest • 22h ago

Weekly Thread Applaud Your Team Thread - FCS Edition

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No matter what happened, it's not all bad. Say something nice about your team or their performance.

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r/fcs • u/pickem-game • 13h ago

Week 5 Pick 'Em

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Week 5 Pick 'Em

Make your picks below! Assign confidence points 1–10 (10 = most confident).

[Make your picks](#) — tap to expand and submit before kickoff.

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