STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Tarleton State Football is now the lone undefeated team in the nation. The Texans earned all 26 first-place votes in the AFCA FCS Coaches Poll as the rankings were announced on Monday.
 
Tarleton State retained its No. 1 ranking in both the AFCA FCS Coaches Poll and the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll, the fourth straight week that the Texans have been dubbed the top team nationally.
 
The Texans have started 10-0 for the fourth time in program history and are the only undefeated team left at the FCS level with Stephen F. Austin losing on Saturday. Since the beginning of 2025, the Texans are 21-1 in the regular season.
 
In the AFCA Coaches Poll, Tarleton State earned 650 points, garnering 26 of 26 first-place votes. The Texans are one of three UAC teams in this poll, with Austin Peay at No. 6 and Abilene Christian at No. 24. 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, the Texans earned 1,415 points, picking up 48 out of 57 first-place votes. Montana State is in second at 1,342 points with six first-place votes, Youngstown State is third at 1,295 points with two first-place votes, and South Dakota State is fourth at 1,280 points with one first-place vote. The Texans are one of three UAC teams in the poll with Austin Peay at No. 6 and Abilene Christian at No. 24.
 
The Texans have been ranked in 38 straight iterations of the polls, dating back to the preseason polls in 2024. Tarleton State is now one of five teams to have been ranked in each poll over the past three seasons as UC Davis dropped out of both polls this week. The other four are Illinois State, Montana, Montana State, and South Dakota State.
 
AFCA FCS Coaches Poll

1. Tarleton State
2. Montana State
3. Youngstown State
4. South Dakota State
5. Northern Arizona
6. Austin Peay
7. Stephen F. Austin
8. Lamar
9. Tennessee Tech
10. South Dakota
11. Mercer
12. Montana (tied)
13. North Dakota (tied)
14. Monmouth
15. Lehigh
16. Campbell
17. Illinois State
18. South Carolina State
19. Harvard
20. Weber State
21. Idaho State
22. Jackson State
23. Princeton
24. Abilene Christian
25. UAlbany

 
Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll

1. Tarleton State
2. Montana State
3. Youngstown State
4. South Dakota State
5. Northern Arizona
6. Austin Peay
7. Lamar (tied)
8. Stephen F. Austin (tied)
9. Tennessee Tech
10. South Dakota
11. North Dakota
12. Montana
13. Mercer
14. Monmouth
15. Illinois State
16. Campbell
17. Lehigh
18. Weber State
19. Harvard
20. South Carolina State
21. Idaho State
22. UIW
23. UC Davis
24. Abilene Christian
25. Princeton