Monmouth Joins Campbell In Latest FCS Top 25 Rankings

Monmouth Joins Campbell In Latest FCS Top 25 Rankings

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Rob Washburn

RICHMOND, Va. (October 5, 2026) – Monmouth joined Campbell in the AFCA FCS Top 25 as the AFCA and Stats Perform released new polls on Monday. Three other CAA Football teams received votes.

Campbell (5-1) moved up to No. 17 in the Stats poll and No. 20 in the AFCA poll following a 38-31 win at North Carolina Central last Saturday. The Camels, who are unbeaten against FCS foes, have a bye this week.

Monmouth (4-2) entered the AFCA Top 25 at No. 24 after edging Towson, 41-40, last week. The Hawks, who received votes in the Stats poll, have a bye this Saturday.

Stony Brook (3-2), Bryant (4-1) and Elon (4-2) received votes in both the Stats and AFCA polls. The Seawolves were off last week but take a two-game winning streak to Towson on Saturday. The Bulldogs rallied for a 31-30 victory over North Carolina A&T last Saturday and will make the short trip to Brown this week. The Phoenix, which dropped a narrow decision at UNH last week, entertains Wofford on Saturday.

FCS Nation Radio has a pair of CAA teams in its Top 25 with Campbell at No. 13 and Stony Brook at No. 19.  Redshirt Sports has Campbell at No. 15, Stony Brook at No. 22 and Monmouth at No. 24.

2026 STATS PERFORM FCS TOP 25 POLL – OCT. 5
  1. South Dakota State
  2. Montana
  3. Tarleton State
  4. North Dakota
  5. Lehigh
  6. Montana State
  7. Stephen F. Austin
  8. Youngstown State
  9. Austin Peay
  10. South Dakota
  11. Lamar
  12. Illinois State
  13. Northern Arizona
  14. UC Davis
  15. Tennessee Tech
  16. Idaho State
  17. Campbell
  18. Harvard
  19. Richmond
  20. Mercer
  21. South Carolina State
  22. Jackson State
  23. Colgate
  24. ETSU
  25. Southern Illinois
 
RV: Southeastern Louisiana, Monmouth, Northern Iowa, Stony Brook, West Florida, Morgan State, Yale, Western Carolina, Elon, Bryant, Abilene Christian, Cornell, North Alabama
 
2026 AFCA COACHES FCS TOP 25 POLL – OCT. 5
  1. South Dakota State
  2. Tarleton State
  3. Montana
  4. Stephen F. Austin
  5. Lehigh
  6. Montana State
  7. North Dakota
  8. Austin Peay
  9. Youngstown State
  10. Lamar
  11. UC Davis
  12. South Dakota
  13. Illinois State
  14. Northern Arizona
  15. Richmond
  16. Tennessee Tech
  17. Idaho State
  18. Mercer
  19. Harvard
  20. Campbell
  21. South Carolina State
  22. Jackson State
  23. Colgate
  24. Monmouth
  25. Southeastern Louisiana
 
RV: West Florida, Bryant, Yale, Southern Illinois, ETSU, Elon, Idaho, Stony Brook, Abilene Christian, Dartmouth, Morgan State, Alabama State, Central Connecticut St., North Alabama, Robert Morris