Oh boy what a week, and it's been a bloodbath among the remaining undefeated. Four have been knocked down a peg, and only four remain (amazingly enough none in the MVFC or Big Sky). And because future undefeated matchups have become mathematically impossible with Lamar's loss, the chart is retired for the year. Not so much movement on the Division I winless though; only Duquesne got through with a close scrape against Stonehill.

Undefeated/Technically Undefeated

• Campbell Campbell Camels (6-1; @Florida)
• Harvard Harvard Crimson (5-0)
• Stephen F. Austin Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (7-0)
• Tarleton Tarleton Texans (7-0)

No longer FCS undefeated:

• Lamar Lamar Cardinals (5-2; @Louisiana, @Southeastern)
• Morgan State Morgan State Bears (5-2; @Arizona State, @Tennessee State)
• Lehigh Lehigh Mountain Hawks (6-1; @Cornell)
• South Dakota State South Dakota State Jackrabbits (5-2; @Northwestern, @North Dakota)

Division I Winless:

• Chicago State Chicago State Cougars (1-6; Kentucky Christian)
• Hampton Hampton Pirates (1-6; VA Lynchburg)
• Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Lakers (1-6; Glenville State)
• Morehead State Morehead State Eagles (1-6; Kentucky Christian)
• Stetson Stetson Hatters (1-6; Webber International)
• Wagner Wagner Seahawks (1-6; Southern Connecticut State)
• West Georgia West Georgia Wolves (1-6; Fort Valley State)

Winless:

• Northwestern State Northwestern State Demons (0-7)
• Towson Towson Tigers (0-8)
• Utah Tech Utah Tech Trailblazers (0-7)
• VMI VMI Keydets (0-7)

No longer winless:

• Duquesne Duquesne Dukes (2-4; Rio Grande, @Stonehill)

In a game on the road, ACU defeats North Alabama 31-28 on a walk off 35 yard field goal by Brandon Perez. ACU moves 3-0 in UAC play.

And 0-2 against everyone else

State champs... but at what cost?

Frankly, dome stadiums are an affront to God. He gave us the great outdoors to play football in and we respond to this by building domes? It’s pure heresy.
There are also strategic advantages to playing outside. Imagine if you will, having a team from the south playing outside in the Dykehouse in December. They’d freeze their asses off!
Lastly, we need to address the voodoo that comes with them. It’s just unfair, as I’m sure Montana State fans can also attest to.
Thank you for reading.

With the way the Big Sky is looking right now (7 1-loss teams, which will change significantly today) we could see 2-3 one-loss teams, my personal prediction is Nau and both Montanas. How does this look for the overall champion? Considering they all cannibalized each other…

What is happening guys??

Sorry for the trolling title, but it’s a fun article that got put out by Skyline recently. Discuss, rage, cry, but you can’t deny the truth!

https://skylinesportsmt.com/kemp-guest-column-fcs-polls-are-worthless/

You've heard of Ivy Brunch Ball? Well get ready for Ivy Happy Hour!

3-1 Columbia takes on 2-2 Penn, both 0-1 in Ivy play.

Game kicks at 6pm Central on ESPNU.

You can follow along 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.

Does anybody have a good grasp of the NIL process? Are students technically employees of the school (or of a school's booster program)? Are students "private contractors" who have independent contracts with the school and businesses (like a 1099)? I understand many student athletes have brand partnership deals on social media where they have codes and I'm assuming that's independent, but when you hear "this student is getting paid $X amount of money to play for X school", how are those funds administered? Are students required to report all earnings to the NCAA/University?

Bonus questions - If students are employees of the school, are they required to participate in employee pension programs and the like?

The current Stats Perform FCS top 25 has 10/13 leagues represented in the top 25.

The current AP Top 25 has 5/10.

That’s your major difference. One group pays attention to the entire sport. The other barely looks past 10-15 teams.

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

It's been reported that the FBS is expanding to 24 teams in their playoff, but only one spot will be reserved for a G6 team. The top five conference champions (four of which will be from power conferences) plus 19 at large teams will make up the field.

I think this is disgraceful. G6 teams make up more than half of the FBS and yet most years they'll be playing for a single playoff bid.

I'm a fan of an FCS team that would, in theory, benefit from that format if it were instituted in the FCS. Missouri Valley and Big Sky teams would be the biggest beneficiaries of such a change. At the same time, I'm a fan of an FBS team who is a huge benficiary of the 23+1 format, as it substantially increases their chances to make the new playoff.

But even with all that in mind, I'm completely against it. Every conference champion should get a playoff birth, full stop. I'm so thankful the FCS is sensible in this regard. I think it's great that OVC schools, PFL schools, NEC schools, etc still have a straightforward avenue to make the big dance. And beyond that, it makes me a lot more incentivized to pay attention to those teams' seasons; even if they're not championship contenders, it's fun to watch their games as they battle for a playoff spot. The new FBS playoff format makes most G6 teams' seasons irrelevent.

So as the FBS expands and cuts out smaller programs, it gives us followers of the FCS a great opportunity to appreciate how good we've got it.

Ivy League Preview this week

https://pjustafan.substack.com/p/who-will-be-a-factor-in-the-ivy-race?r=8ibq7y

YOU KNOW WHAT THIS THREAD IS FOR

CAPS LOCK: ON

BASIC RULES: STILL APPLY

YOUR OPINIONS: HOT GARBAGE, BUT WELCOME ALL THE SAME

We highlighted the importance of tackling for the Griz, but it ended up being one of the biggest issues for Montana's defense. Northern Arizona's wide receivers made Montana defenders miss in open space all game long. Montana had 19 missed tackles, including 4 from Peyton Wing and a combined 6 from the secondary.

The Idaho schools are the ones who messed up a perfect 6/6. Even still, the overall combined home record of all these teams is 16-4.

Northern Arizona

W 34-27 vs. Eastern Washington

W 38-28 vs. Incarnate Word

W 49-44 vs. #2 Montana

-

Northern Iowa

W 56-14 vs. Drake

W 28-21 vs. #3 Illinois State

W 24-17 vs. #4 North Dakota

-

North Dakota

W 42-21 vs. Long Island

W 62-26 vs. St. Thomas

W 55-28 vs. Murray State

-

South Dakota

W 59-20 vs. Central Connecticut State

W 41-23 vs. Eastern Washington

W 44-14 vs. Indiana State

W 31-10 vs. #25 Southern Illinois

-

Idaho

L 17-23 vs. #14 Lamar

L 39-41 vs. Abilene Christian

W 35-34 vs. #1 Montana State

-

Idaho State

W 38-10 vs. VMI

W 59-17 vs. San Diego

L 28-38 vs. #19 Northern Arizona

L 24-25 vs. Cal Poly

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 7 /r/FCS HBCU Poll Results

Also available in image form! (most logos have a grey background due to an issue with the graphic generator)

Dropped from the Top 10: (none)

Others receiving votes: North Carolina A&T (10), Howard (8), UAPB (6)

The full list of responses can be found here. Congratulations to /u/Kirsiball 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'.

Week 7 Pick 'Em

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

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