Excel H Sports College Football FCS rankings November 8 2026

This year will be the same as always; we start the year off with the Top 25 and then after each week add teams to our BELOW THE 25 and remove teams.

Our rankings throughout the year will be based on strength of schedule.

We have our own in-house method of determining strength of schedule.

Steven Stremming is a member of the Football Writers Association of America

Rank	Team	Record	Last Week	Schedule
1	Tarleton State	10,0	1	N 14 @ West Florida
2	Youngstown State	8,2	2	N 14 Illinois State
3	Montana State	9,1	3	N 14 @ North Colorado
4	South Dakota State	8,2	6	n 14 @ Southern Illinois
5	North Dakota	7,4	8	OFF
6	South Dakota	7,3	7	N 14 Northern Iowa
6	Illinois State	7,3	5	N 14 @ Youngstown State
8	Northern Arizona	8,2	9	N 14 Weber State
9	Lamar	8,2	14	N 14 East Texas A & M
10	Stephen F Austin	10,1	4	N 14 @ U T Rio Grande Valley
11	Montana	7,3	12	N 14 Idaho State
12	Austin Peay	8,2	10	N 14 Abilene Christian
13	Tennessee Tech	8,2	11	N 14 Mercer
14	Idaho State	6,4	15	N 14 @ Montana
15	Mercer	8,2	13	N 14 @ Tennessee Tech
16	Weber State	6,4	17	N 14 @ Northern Arizona
17	Princeton	6,2	16	N 14 @ Yale
18	Northern Iowa	4,5	18	N 14 @ South Dakota
19	Harvard	7,1	22	N 14 @ Pennsylvania
20	Idaho	5,5	NR	N 14 U C Davis
21	South Carolina State	8,2	24	N 14 North Carolina Central
22	Jackson State	7,2	NR	N 14 @ Alabama State
23	Villanova	6,4	19	N 14 @ Holy Cross
24	Lehigh	7,3	21	N 14 @ Richmond
25	U C Davis	6,4	NR	N 14 @ Idaho

BELOW THE 25 (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER): Monmouth 8-2, Campbell 8-2, Lindenwood 5-4, Western Illinois 6-4, Southern Illinois 5-5, Prairie View A & M 5-5, Alabama A & M 7-3, Alabama State 5-4, Alcorn State 6-4, Arkansas Pine Bluff 6-3, Southern 5-5, Brown 5-4, Central Connecticut State 6-3, Butler 8-2, Chattanooga 6-3, Southeast Missouri State 6-4, Incarnate Word 6-4, Dayton 8-1, Marist 5-5, Bryant 6-4, Delaware State 6-3, Abilene Christian 5-5, North Alabama 6-4, Yale 4-4, Dartmouth 4-4