STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Tarleton State Football has elevated to the No. 2 position in both of the major FCS polls, tied for the highest rankings in program history.
 
On Monday, the AFCA FCS Coaches Poll and Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll were released. The Texans maintained their No. 2 position in the AFCA FCS Coaches Poll, and rose a spot to No. 2 in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll, surpassing Montana. This is the second time in program history the Texans have been No. 2 in both of the major rankings. Tarleton State was also No. 2 in both after starting last season 9-0.
 
Tarleton State just won a top-10 matchup on the road, defeating No. 8/9 Austin Peay in Clarksville, Tennessee, 40-32. Tarleton State is one of four teams in the FCS still undefeated on the year, along with Lehigh, SFA, and Harvard. The Texans have started 6-0 for the second straight season, their first such stretch since 2018-19. They went a combined 23-2 in those seasons. Since the beginning of 2025, the Texans are 17-1 in the regular season.
 
In the AFCA Coaches Poll, Tarleton State earned 626 points, with No. 1 South Dakota State at 647 points. The Texans earned three of the 26 first-place votes. The Texans are one of two UAC teams in this poll, with Austin Peay at No. 11. The AFCA FCS Coaches Poll is voted on by the panel chosen by random draw, conference by conference plus independents, from a pool of coaches who have indicated to the AFCA their willingness to participate. Each coach submits a Top-25 with a first-place vote worth 25 points, second-place 24, and so on down to one point for 25th.
 
In the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll, surpassed Montana and are now at 1,371 points, trailing No. 1 South Dakota State (1,420 points). Tarleton State received five of the 57 first-place votes. The Texans are one of two UAC teams in the poll with Austin Peay at No. 12.
 
The Texans have been ranked in 34 straight iterations of the polls, dating back to the preseason polls in 2024. Tarleton State is one of six teams to have been ranked in each poll over the past three seasons, along with Illinois State, Montana, Montana State, South Dakota State and UC Davis.
 
AFCA FCS Coaches Poll

1. South Dakota State
2. Tarleton State
3. Stephen F. Austin
4. Lehigh
5. Montana State
6. Youngstown State
7. Montana
8. Lamar
9. South Dakota
10. Northern Arizona
11. Austin Peay
12. UC Davis
13. Illinois State
14. Tennessee Tech
15. North Dakota
16. Mercer
17. Harvard
18. Campbell
19. Colgate
20. Monmouth
21. Idaho State
22. Richmond
23. Yale
24. East Tennessee State
25. Northern Iowa

 
Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll

1. South Dakota State
2. Tarleton State
3. Stephen F. Austin
4. Lehigh
5. Montana State
6. Youngstown State
7. Montana
8. Northern Arizona
9. South Dakota
10. Lamar
11. North Dakota
12. Austin Peay
13. Illinois State
14. UC Davis
15. Tennessee Tech
16. Campbell
17. Harvard
18. Mercer
19. Northern Iowa
20. ETSU
21. Idaho State
22. Colgate
23. Monmouth
24. Morgan State
25. Yale