2026 Season · Week 8 · FCS opponents
2026 FCS Opponent Ratings
Internal strength ratings for the 100 FCS teams scheduled to play FBS opponents this season. Used by CFB Ranked to model FBS game margins—not a national FCS ranking.
| 1 |  Youngstown State | 0.00 | +93.02 | 8 | |
| 2 |  Tarleton State | 0.00 | +48.99 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Montana State | 0.00 | +18.01 | 7 | |
| 4 |  South Dakota | 0.00 | +61.14 | 9 | |
| 5 |  South Dakota State | 0.00 | +42.81 | 6 | |
| 6 |  North Dakota | 0.00 | +9.90 | 8 | |
| 7 |  UAlbany | 0.00 | +121.49 | 7 | |
| 8 |  Illinois State | 0.00 | +9.19 | 7 | |
| 9 |  Chattanooga | 0.00 | +99.74 | 8 | |
| 10 |  Northern Arizona | 0.00 | +38.69 | 8 | |
| 11 |  Montana | 0.00 | -16.52 | 7 | |
| 12 |  Idaho State | 0.00 | +17.19 | 7 | |
| 13 |  Austin Peay | 0.00 | +21.79 | 6 | |
| 14 |  Mercer | 0.00 | +32.99 | 7 | |
| 15 |  Weber State | 0.00 | +59.52 | 9 | |
| 16 |  Incarnate Word | 0.00 | +42.85 | 6 | |
| 17 |  East Tennessee State | 0.00 | +44.71 | 7 | |
| 18 |  Lamar | 0.00 | +36.85 | 8 | |
| 19 |  Southern Utah | 0.00 | +5.03 | 7 | |
| 20 |  Idaho | 0.00 | +19.30 | 8 | |
| 21 |  Tennessee Tech | 0.00 | +9.99 | 8 | |
| 22 |  Monmouth | 0.00 | +25.13 | 7 | |
| 23 |  Northern Iowa | 0.00 | +38.58 | 6 | |
| 24 |  Campbell | 0.00 | +80.02 | 8 | |
| 25 |  Southeast Missouri State | 0.00 | +52.03 | 7 | |
| 26 |  Abilene Christian | 0.00 | -25.11 | 6 | |
| 27 |  SE Louisiana | 0.00 | -5.37 | 7 | |
| 28 |  Colgate | 0.00 | +42.33 | 5 | |
| 29 |  Holy Cross | 0.00 | +34.98 | 5 | |
| 30 |  Stony Brook | 0.00 | +24.69 | 8 | |
| 31 |  Southern Illinois | 0.00 | -39.96 | 8 | |
| 32 |  UC Davis | 0.00 | -34.17 | 6 | |
| 33 |  Western Illinois | 0.00 | +51.13 | 6 | |
| 34 |  Villanova | 0.00 | -31.53 | 7 | |
| 35 |  Charleston Southern | 0.00 | +31.15 | 6 | |
| 36 |  UT Rio Grande Valley | 0.00 | -16.35 | 7 | |
| 37 |  Wofford | 0.00 | +6.94 | 8 | |
| 38 |  Central Arkansas | 0.00 | +10.28 | 6 | |
| 39 |  North Alabama | 0.00 | +25.72 | 8 | |
| 40 |  Gardner-Webb | 0.00 | -0.39 | 8 | |
| 41 |  Richmond | 0.00 | +9.58 | 7 | |
| 42 |  Samford | 0.00 | +58.19 | 8 | |
| 43 |  Indiana State | 0.00 | -1.81 | 7 | |
| 44 |  Central Connecticut | 0.00 | +3.01 | 5 | |
| 45 |  Western Carolina | 0.00 | -14.62 | 7 | |
| 46 |  Alabama State | 0.00 | -33.33 | 6 | |
| 47 |  Towson | 0.00 | -3.35 | 8 | |
| 48 |  Robert Morris | 0.00 | +43.70 | 6 | |
| 49 |  Lafayette | 0.00 | -23.47 | 5 | |
| 50 |  Northern Colorado | 0.00 | -24.33 | 8 | |
| 51 |  Eastern Washington | 0.00 | -36.01 | 8 | |
| 52 |  Lindenwood | 0.00 | -16.99 | 6 | |
| 53 |  Cal Poly | 0.00 | -51.19 | 7 | |
| 54 |  Rhode Island | 0.00 | -57.43 | 6 | |
| 55 |  North Carolina Central | 0.00 | -16.12 | 7 | |
| 56 |  Bethune-Cookman | 0.00 | +5.48 | 3 | |
| 57 |  Duquesne | 0.00 | -10.19 | 6 | |
| 58 |  Houston Christian | 0.00 | +29.73 | 7 | |
| 59 |  Furman | 0.00 | -6.99 | 6 | |
| 60 |  Stonehill | 0.00 | +15.35 | 7 | |
| 61 |  Elon | 0.00 | -36.02 | 6 | |
| 62 |  Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 0.00 | +47.95 | 5 | |
| 63 |  UT Martin | 0.00 | -32.05 | 7 | |
| 64 |  Utah Tech | 0.00 | -13.29 | 8 | |
| 65 |  Prairie View A&M | 0.00 | -35.55 | 8 | |
| 66 |  Merrimack | 0.00 | -9.37 | 5 | |
| 67 |  Eastern Illinois | 0.00 | -1.10 | 8 | |
| 68 |  Portland State | 0.00 | -13.11 | 8 | |
| 69 |  Norfolk State | 0.00 | +35.79 | 4 | |
| 70 |  Bryant | 0.00 | +0.67 | 6 | |
| 71 |  The Citadel | 0.00 | -32.92 | 7 | |
| 72 |  Howard | 0.00 | +9.21 | 5 | |
| 73 |  McNeese | 0.00 | -37.26 | 6 | |
| 74 |  Eastern Kentucky | 0.00 | -65.25 | 6 | |
| 75 |  Morgan State | 0.00 | -6.49 | 7 | |
| 76 |  Grambling | 0.00 | -10.94 | 3 | |
| 77 |  Long Island University | 0.00 | -36.21 | 9 | |
| 78 |  Sacred Heart | 0.00 | -42.93 | 7 | |
| 79 |  Tennessee State | 0.00 | -1.30 | 6 | |
| 80 |  New Hampshire | 0.00 | -81.52 | 8 | |
| 81 |  East Texas A&M | 0.00 | -37.81 | 7 | |
| 82 |  Alcorn State | 0.00 | -12.53 | 6 | |
| 83 |  North Carolina A&T | 0.00 | +10.25 | 7 | |
| 84 |  Florida A&M | 0.00 | +10.52 | 4 | |
| 85 |  William & Mary | 0.00 | -73.76 | 6 | |
| 86 |  Delaware State | 0.00 | -58.39 | 6 | |
| 87 |  Fordham | 0.00 | -10.81 | 8 | |
| 88 |  Mercyhurst | 0.00 | -54.40 | 7 | |
| 89 |  West Georgia | 0.00 | -116.57 | 7 | |
| 90 |  Nicholls | 0.00 | -82.85 | 7 | |
| 91 |  Maine | 0.00 | -87.47 | 8 | |
| 92 |  Murray State | 0.00 | -65.37 | 7 | |
| 93 |  Bucknell | 0.00 | -50.71 | 6 | |
| 94 |  Southern | 0.00 | -4.02 | 5 | |
| 95 |  Texas Southern | 0.00 | -67.03 | 7 | |
| 96 |  Mississippi Valley State | 0.00 | -23.03 | 6 | |
| 97 |  Northwestern State | 0.00 | -48.90 | 7 | |
| 98 |  Wagner | 0.00 | -96.81 | 6 | |
| 99 |  Hampton | 0.00 | -76.48 | 7 | |
| 100 |  VMI | 0.00 | -106.04 | 7 |
These are the 100 FCS teams scheduled to play at least one FBS opponent in 2026. List order is sorted by current rating within that pool only—it is not a national FCS ranking and these teams are not part of the CFB Ranked FBS poll.