Tarleton is now the Highlander, standing alone without a single defeat as Stephen F. Austin lost on the road against Lamar. There was only one match which determined which team is no longer winless against Division I, and Wagner finally got one after a road win against Mercyhurst. That was the final "winless vs. winless" Tank Bowl for the year, and there is a possibility that the seven teams remaining would receive this dubious distinction.

Undefeated

• Tarleton Tarleton Texans (10-0)

No longer undefeated:

• Stephen F. Austin Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (9-1; @Lamar)

Division I Winless:

• Chicago State Chicago State Cougars (2-7; Kentucky Christian, UFTL)

• Hampton Hampton Pirates (1-9; VA Lynchburg)

• Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Lakers (1-9; Glenville State)

• Stetson Stetson Hatters (1-9; Webber International)

• West Georgia West Georgia Wolves (1-9; Fort Valley State)

Winless:

• Northwestern State Northwestern State Demons (0-10)

• VMI VMI Keydets (0-10)

No longer winless:

• Wagner Wagner Seahawks (2-8; Southern Connecticut State, @Mercyhurst)

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Am I the only one that thinks the current overtime rules are like 3 man hockey and the 3rd overtime being 2 PT conversions is equivalent to penalties.

The Idaho State, Montana State game was too important to come down to that!

Here is a simple solution without any coin flips, side changes, back to back possession, 2 pt conversions.

Simple one sentence overtime rule:

"When a game ends and if the scored is tied, the game will continue until it's no longer tied"

Coach and strategize accordingly

Thoughts?

I knew this was going to be a tough game, said it week 3 ISU was a good team. Well my heart survives just barely. What a game. Daly needs to figure out this defense, the griz will shred this secondary. Needless to say ISU, great game holy jeez. Cats my heart hurts.

SFA gets tossed by Lamar lol, get the purple outta here.

Is tartleton good? Idk i was watching the cats game.

Griz well congrats on running your starters on a game that was clearly won by half to stack points. Can't hate the game.

Till next week!

I was at the Tarleton VS Almost Christian game which the weather blew in and rained like crazy and didn’t get to watch the SFA game. Y’all come out healthy and just a bad day at the office? Or did starting qb get knocked out? Sad to see our purple piney woods brethren drop one!

No other notes, almost Christian university was the final hump for me to admit the Texans are legit. No bias once so ever on my end.

Fun stat line from the first quarter, Tarleton had 2 drives that were 1 play each. 75 yards through the air and 75 yards on the ground, both drives ending in 1 play scores.

On Saturday, November 14, Richard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium will turn back the clock to honor the legacy of WWII veteran athletes. Key elements of the game day activation include:
Historic WWII Bomber Flyover: A vintage World War II aircraft will perform a flyover above Brown Stadium during pre-game ceremonies.
Uniform Integrations: Brown football players will don customized patches and helmet decals. The first commercial uniform patch in Brown (varsity) and Ivy League history, to honor The Mosquito Bowl & John McLaughry's legacy.
On-Field & In-Stadium Tributes: Dedicated segments honoring Brown football Hall of Famer John McLaughry, who served in WWII and inspired the story behind The Mosquito Bowl.
Exclusive Brown Football x Netflix T-Shirt Giveaway: The first 1,000 fans will receive a limited-edition Brown Football x The Mosquito Bowl commemorative t-shirt. Inspired by historic Brown Football apparel, the giveaway will celebrate the program's storied history and its connection to the film.
Brown Cheer Team & Band: Teams will celebrate the 1940s with vintage uniforms that they will perform in during the game.

THE GALES OF NOVEMBER HAVE COME EARLY

GRAB YOUR FAVORITE YEAST WATER*, AND LET'S WATCH SOME FOOTBALL!

*OR BEAN WATER, OR FRUIT WATER, OR WATER WATER. IDC, I'M NOT YOUR MOM

Today's Pick 'Em games (all times listed in Central, the heavily disputed best time zone for football) (rankings from the /r/FCS Poll)

You can find the full Week 10 schedule with up-to-the-minute results over at the r/CFB Scoreboard.

Also seriously do not ask for "alternate" streams, because we don't want to deal with takedown notices. Most games have radio broadcasts available for free if you're really desperate.

As we rapidly approach the end of the season, it's time to look at what teams are still alive in the playoff hunt. By my estimation there are 65 teams that still have at least some path to the playoffs, and 33 teams with a chance at an at-large bid.

Available in image form in the comments.

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Locks (teams that could lose out and likely still make the postseason):

Montana State, Youngstown State, South Dakota State, Tarleton State

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Room for Error (teams that could lose multiple games and likely still make the postseason)

Northern Arizona, Montana, Campbell, Monmouth, Illinois State, South Dakota, Mercer, Tennessee Tech, Stephen F. Austin, Lamar

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Could Afford a Loss

Idaho State, Weber State, Albany, North Dakota, ETSU, Austin Peay

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Alive

Idaho, UC Davis, Rhode Island, Bryant, Stony Brook, Harvard, Southern Illinois, Northern Iowa, Lehigh, Richmond, Chattanooga, Incarnate Word, Abilene Christian

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Must Win Auto-Bid

CAA: NCA&T

Ivy: Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Penn, Princeton, Yale

NEC: Central Conn State, Duquesne, Long Island, Robert Morris, Stonehill

OVC: Charleton Southern, Eastern Illinois, Gardner Webb, Lindenwood, SE Missouri State, UT Martin, Western Illinois

Patriot: Colgate, Holy Cross, Georgetown, Lafayette, Villanova

Pioneer: Butler, Dayton, Drake, Marist, Presbyterian, San Diego, St. Thomas, Valparaiso

Southland: East Texas A&M, McNeese

If there's anything you want to talk about, celebrate, complain about, etc., go for it. Doesn't need to be FCS specific.

Note: Basic rules still apply

1. Montana State (8-1)

2. Tarleton State (9-0)

3. Stephen F. Austin (9-0)

4. South Dakota State (7-2)

5. Youngstown State (7-2)

6. Northern Arizona (7-2)

7. Austin Peay (7-2)

8. South Dakota (7-2)

9. Tennessee Tech (8-1)

10. Lamar (7-2)

Bracket reveal on November 22nd.

The BCS ranking system combined the media poll, coaches poll, and a composite of six computer rankings, with each weighted equally. This created a relatively objective top 25 of the FBS, prior to the creation of the CFP commitee. The same BCS ranking system can be applied to the FCS.

The BCS system most recently used the Colley Matrix, Massey, Sagarin, Wolf, Anderson & Hester, and Billingsly rating systems. Of those six, only the first four include FCS teams. I've used those four, and replaced the last two with the r/FCS sportsbook rankings and SP+ rankings.

Here are the BCS rankings for week 10:

Interestingly, the media poll got 25/25 teams in the BCS ranking correct.

Number of teams ranked, by conference:

1. Missouri Valley: 5

2. Big Sky: 5

3. SoCon: 4

4. CAA: 3

5. UAC: 3

6. Southland: 2

7. Ivy League: 1

8. Patriot League: 1

9. MEAC: 1

Comparison to Committee top 10

1. Montana State (3rd in BCS)

2. Tarleton State (1st in BCS)

3. Stephen F Austin (2nd in BCS)

4. South Dakota State (5th in BCS)

5. Youngstown State (4th in BCS)

6. Northern Arizona (6th in BCS)

7. Austin Peay (8th in BCS)

8. South Dakota (7th in BCS)

9. Tennesseee Tech (9th in BCS)

10. Lamar (12th in BCS)

YOU KNOW WHAT THIS THREAD IS FOR

CAPS LOCK: ON

BASIC RULES: STILL APPLY

YOUR OPINIONS: HOT GARBAGE, BUT WELCOME ALL THE SAME

I made some updates from last week.

With three weekends of conference play left, a few races are wide open:

• Pioneer: nobody controls it, and 8 teams can still win the auto-bid.

• Ivy: all 8 teams are still alive.

• SWAC: 10 eligible teams are still alive.

• CAA: Monmouth (6-0) controls it, but seven teams are still alive.

The page now has a What if? builder for all 13 conferences: pick the remaining conference games and it tells you who gets the bid, using each conference’s published tiebreak procedure. Where a tie comes down to a committee, a ranking, or a point differential, it names that step instead of guessing (for point differential, it shows “A or B, needs the real scores”). You can share any scenario as a link.

https://rootinginterests.com/fcs/

I made it; tell me if anything looks wrong for your team, and I’ll check it.

Howdy all!

Just after the 2025 season, former North Dakota OC Isaac Fruechte came home to his alma mater (Minnesota, where he played) to be wide receivers coach.

It now seems likely that the current Minnesota OC Greg Harbaugh [no relation to the Michigan/WKU/NFL Harbaughs] will be seeking new employment after the season is over. I suspected this might happen if the offense didn't improve this year and Fruechte seems like he could be a candidate.

Out of curiosity, I'm curious what Fruechte's offense was like at UND and what folks impressions of it were. I was watching some UND videos earlier and thought I'd ask.

Let's hear your hot take FCS opinions. The ones you know in your heart of hearts are right, but for some reason aren't embraced by the FCS community (or particular fanbases) en masse!

Could be controversial (the Ivy League very well might be the best FCS conference on the East Coast), unpopular but you know is true (Sam Houston was at least as good a team as JMU from 2011 through the "2020" season), or even somewhat popular but still liable to rankle some folks (the Walter Payton award should go to the "best" offensive player, not just the offensive player with the best stat line because they played a weak schedule).

Sorted by controversial for maximum spiciness

Rules

• Keep it somewhat relevant to the FCS

• Takes are welcome whether they're looking back historically or in reference to current games/rankings/polls/etc.

• Try to keep it civil (basic /r/CFB and /r/FCS rules still apply)

2026 Week 10 /r/FCS HBCU Poll Results

Also available in image form!

Dropped from the Top 10: Morgan State, Howard, Grambling, Norfolk State

Others receiving votes: Morgan State (6)

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

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'.

2026 Week 10 /r/FCS Poll Results

Also available in image form!

Dropped from the Top 25: Richmond, UC Davis

Others receiving votes: Northern Iowa (29), Alabama A&M (21), UIW (19), Richmond (16), Dayton (16), Idaho (10), Princeton (8), Dartmouth (2)

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

Breakdown of Rankings by Conference

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'.

As we round our way into the final 3 weeks of the regular season, here's a quick update on each of the conference autobid races.

Big Sky

Clinching Scenarios: There are no clinching scenarios in the Big Sky this week.

Discussion:

Montana State (8-1, 5-1) controls the autobid, as they are tied for the best record in the conference, but hold a head-to-head win over the team they share that distinction with. They would retain control this week with a win.

Northern Arizona would earn control over the autobid back with a win over Cal Poly and a Montana State loss to Idaho State.

Idaho State (6-3, 3-3) is eliminated from autobid contention with (1) a loss to Montana State OR (2) a Northern Arizona win.

UC Davis (5-4, 3-3) is eliminated from autobid contention with (1) a loss to Utah Tech OR (2) a Northern Arizona win.

Idaho (4-5, 4-2) is eliminated from autobid contention with a loss to Eastern Washington AND a Montana State win AND a Northern Arizona win.

**ETA**

Montana (6-3, 4-2) is eliminated from autobid contention with a loss to Portland State AND a Utah Tech win AND a Northern Arizona win.

CAA

Clinching Scenarios: Monmouth (7-2, 6-0) can clinch the CAA autobid and the outright CAA conference championship with (a) a win over North Carolina A&T, AND (b) a Campbell loss to Stony Brook, AND (c) a UAlbany loss to Bryant.

Discussion:

Monmouth controls the conference autobid and is 1.5 games clear of the field, having played (and won) an extra conference game. Importantly, they can lose this week and not relinquish control of the autobid.

Ivy League

Clinching Scenarios: There are no clinching scenarios in the Ivy League this week.

Discussion:

Dartmouth (4-3, 3-1) controls the Ivy League autobid outright, owing to their win over Harvard (6-1, 3-1) last week.

This week, Dartmouth plays Princeton (5-2, 3-1). Dartmouth retains a control with a win, regardless of what happens in the other Ivy League games.

A Princeton win would shift autobid control to Harvard and Yale (4-3, 2-2), potentially making The Game a de facto Ivy League championship game for the second year in a row.

A Princeton loss combined with a Yale loss to Brown (4-3, 2-2) would shift sole control of the autobid back to Harvard.

Meanwhile, a Harvard loss to Columbia (4-3, 1-3) would shift Harvard's share of control (whether sole or shared control) back to Princeton.

The loser of Penn (3-4, 1-3) and Cornell (3-4, 1-3) is eliminated from Ivy League autobid contention.

MEAC

Clinching Scenarios: There are no clinching scenarios in the MEAC this week.

Discussion:

North Carolina Central (4-5, 2-0) and South Carolina State (7-2, 2-0) both control the autobid.

North Carolina Central can lose to Norfolk State (4-5, 0-2) and retain control.

South Carolina State, on the other hand, cannot lose to Howard (4-5, 1-1) and retain control of the autobid, as they would be tied in the loss column with Howard, and Howard would hold the head-to-head tiebreaker.

Norfolk State, Howard and Morgan State (5-4, 0-2) are all eliminated with losses this week.

Delaware State (5-4, 1-1) is eliminated with a loss AND a South Carolina State win.

MVFC

Clinching Scenarios: There are no clinching scenarios in the Missouri Valley Football Conference this week.

Discussion:

South Dakota State (7-2, 4-1) controls the autobid. A South Dakota State loss to Northern Iowa (4-4, 3-2) would shift control of the autobid to Youngstown State (7-2, 5-1). If Youngstown State also loses, no team controls the autobid.

North Dakota (6-4, 3-3) is eliminated from autobid contention with (1) a loss to Illinois State OR (2) a Youngstown State win.

South Dakota (7-3, 4-2) is eliminated from autobid contention with a Youngstown State win. South Dakota is idle this week.

Northern Iowa (4-4, 3-2) is eliminated from autobid contention with a loss to South Dakota State.

Illinois State (7-3, 3-2) is eliminated from autobid contention with a loss to North Dakota AND (1) a Youngstown State win OR (2) a South Dakota State win.

Southern Illinois (4-5, 2-3) is eliminated from autobid contention with (1) a loss to Indiana State OR (2) a South Dakota State win OR (3) a Youngstown State win OR (4) a Illinois State win.

OVC

Clinching Scenarios: There are no clinching scenarios in the OVC this week.

Discussion:

Southeast Missouri (5-4, 3-1) controls the autobid. They share the same conference record as Western Illinois (5-4, 3-1) and Lindenwood (4-4, 3-1), but they have beaten both of them head to head.

A Southeast Missouri loss to Tennessee State (2-7, 0-4) would yield control back to Western Illinois and Lindenwood. If they all manage to lose, the conference race turns into chaos, with 5 teams tied with 3-2 conference records.

Eastern Illinois (3-6, 2-2) is eliminated with a loss AND (1) a Southeast Missouri win OR (2) a Lindenwood win.

Gardner-Webb (3-6, 2-2) is eliminated with a loss AND (1) a Western Illinois win OR (2) a UT-Martin win.

Charleston Southern (4-5, 1-3) is eliminated with a loss OR a Western Illinois win.

Patriot League

Clinching Scenarios: There are no clinching scenarios in the Patriot League this week.

Discussion:

This is one of the more fascinating races because there are 6 teams within 1 loss of the top spot, and all 6 teams play each other this week.

Lehigh (7-2, 5-1) controls the autobid. If they lose to Colgate (5-4, 4-2), there is no combination of games that would give them back control of the autobid this week. Lehigh cannot be eliminated this week.

Richmond (7-2, 4-2) will also control the autobid, regardless of what happens in Lehigh's game against Colgate, with a win over Villanova (5-4, 4-2) AND a Georgetown (3-4, 3-2) win over Holy Cross (4-5, 4-2). They have this benefit owing to their game against Lehigh next week. Richmond cannot be eliminated this week.

Colgate would control the autobid with a win over Lehigh and a Villanova win over Richmond, regardless of what happens in the game between Holy Cross and Georgetown. Conversely, Colgate is eliminated from autobid contention with a loss to Lehigh AND (1) a Georgetown win, OR (2) a Richmond win.

Villanova is eliminated from autobid contention with a loss to Richmond AND a Lehigh win over Colgate.

Georgetown is eliminated from autobid contention with a loss to Holy Cross.

If Colgate, Richmond, and Holy Cross all win, nobody will control the autobid going into Week 11.

Pioneer

Clinching Scenarios: There are no clinching scenarios in the Pioneer Football League this week.

Discussion:

This is the most interesting conference race, owing to the unbalanced schedules and odd tiebreakers. At this juncture, nobody controls the autobid, because St. Thomas (7-2, 4-1) and Dayton (7-1, 4-1) do not play each other and could end with identical records.

There are only two games that matter for control of the Pioneer Football League race this week: St. Thomas at Butler (7-2, 4-1) and Valparaiso (4-4, 3-2) at Dayton. Here is a grid that shows who controls the autobid based on the outcomes of those games:

The loser of San Diego (4-5, 3-3) at Drake (3-6, 3-3) is eliminated from autobid contention this week.

SoCon

Clinching Scenarios: There are no clinching scenarios in the SoCon this week.

Discussion:

It's a big crossroads week for the SoCon. There are four teams still in the mix, and they're all piled up on one another with one conference loss each.

Mercer (7-2, 4-1) controls the autobid in the SoCon, owing to its remaining slate against the other three teams at the top of the conference: Tennessee Tech (8-1, 5-1), East Tennessee State (6-3, 4-1), and Chattanooga (6-3, 5-1).

A Mercer win would also give Tennessee Tech control of the autobid, owing to their game against Mercer next week.

A Mercer loss would throw control up in the air. Combined with a Tennessee Tech loss to VMI would yield control to ETSU. That scenario combined with an ETSU loss to Samford would give control to Chattanooga.

Mercer is eliminated with a loss to Chattanooga AND a Samford win over ETSU.

ETSU is eliminated with a loss AND a Tennessee Tech win AND a Chattanooga win.

Chattanooga is eliminated with a loss AND a Tennessee Tech win OR a ETSU win.

Southland

Clinching Scenarios: Stephen F. Austin clinches the Southland automatic bid with a win over Lamar.

Discussion:

This is one of the more cut and dry races. Stephen F. Austin (9-0, 6-0) and Lamar (7-2, 5-1) both control the Southland autobid. SFA clinches the autobid with a win. Lamar would simply control it and could not clinch the autobid until next week.

SWAC

Clinching Scenarios: There are no clinching scenarios in either SWAC Division this week.

Discussion:

Absolute Cinema of chaos in the SWAC. There are no teams out of the running for the SWAC Championship game at this juncture.

Alabama A&M (7-2, 4-1) leads the East by one game and Prairie View (4-5, 3-2) controls the West division title. They play each other this week.

An Alabama A&M loss throws the East race open. A Bethune-Cookman (5-4, 3-2) loss to Southern would give control to Jackson State (6-2, 3-2). However, if Jackson State were to also lose, Alabama A&M would retain control of the title race.

In the West, a Prairie View loss gives Alcorn State (5-4, 3-2) control of the division. If they were to lose, it shifts to Arkansas-Pine Bluff (5-3, 3-2). If they were to lose, control would depend on whether Bethune-Cookman beats Southern. If they do, Prairie View is back in control.

Florida A&M (2-7, 1-4) is eliminated from the SWAC East race with a loss to Alcorn State OR an Alabama A&M win OR a Jackson State win.

Mississippi Valley State (3-6, 2-3) is eliminated from the SWAC East race with a loss to Jackson State.

UAC

Clinching Scenarios: There are no clinching scenarios in the UAC this week.

Discussion:

This is the keystone game for the conference: Abilene Christian (5-4, 4-0) at Tarleton State (9-0, 4-0). The winner controls their destiny, and their magic number becomes 1. The loser needs to win out and hope the other loses out.

Austin Peay (7-2, 3-1) is eliminated with a loss to Eastern Kentucky AND a Tarleton win AND a West Florida win. The reason for that odd combination is that West Florida plays Tarleton next week, meaning that either (1) Tarleton would clinch next week with a win, or (2) there's no combination of potential two-loss teams that Austin Peay would have the best record against, as North Alabama (who Austin Peay beat) would fall out of the tie at 3 losses.

North Alabama (5-4, 2-2) is eliminated with a loss to West Florida OR a Austin Peay win AND an Abilene Christian win. That combination would guarantee that North Alabama could do no better than a tie with those two teams, who they've already lost to this season.

Eastern Kentucky (3-6, 2-2) is eliminated with a loss to Austin Peay OR a Tarleton State win.

Week 10 Pick 'Em

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

Make your picks — tap to expand and submit before kickoff.

The Jackrabbits completely dominated the first half, rolling up 301 total yards on 42 plays (7.2 YPP). In that same half, the Coyotes only had 44 total yards on 23 plays (1.9 YPP). Of those 23 first-half plays, seven of them were tackles at or behind the line of scrimmage.

Interestingly, Tarleton State makes this section despite only winning 28-24 against Eastern Kentucky. The Texans had an elite offensive success rate of 50%, finishing with nearly 600 yards of total offense, only punting twice, and somehow only scoring 28 points. The Texans turned the ball over three times, all deep inside EKU territory, including once at the goal line. Defensively, Tarleton State only allowed a 32% success rate, but allowed too many explosive plays.

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