RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros football team is back in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) FCS Coaches Poll as announced Monday.
UTRGV (5-5, 3-4 Southland Conference) received one vote in the coaches poll after a 52-7 win at Northwestern State in Week 10. This is the first time the Vaqueros have been back in a poll since Week 4, when they received seven votes in the AFCA FCS Coaches Poll. UTRGV also received votes in the preseason, Week 0, Week 1, and Week 3 AFCA FCS coaches polls and received points in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 preseason, Week 0, and Week 1 polls.
The Southland Conference has four teams garnering attention in the Week 10 national polls. Stephen F. Austin (9-1, 6-1 SLC) and Lamar (8-2, 6-1 SLC) are tied at No. 7 in the Stats Perform poll, while SFA sits at No. 7 just ahead of Lamar at No. 8 in the AFCA coaches poll. SFA is No. 3 in the latest FCS Top 10 Committee Rankings based on games played through Oct. 31. UIW jumped up to No. 22 in the Stats Perform poll and is receiving votes (25) in the AFCA coaches poll.
The Vaqueros will host #3/7/7 SFA at 5 p.m. Saturday at Robert & Janet Vackar Stadium.
AFCA FCS Coaches Poll – November 9, 2026
| Rk |
School (1st) |
Rec. |
Pts. |
Prev. |
Week 10 |
Next Game |
| 1 |
Tarleton St. (26) |
10-0 |
650 |
1 |
D. No. 22t ACU, 40-27 |
Nov. 14 at West Florida |
| 2 |
Montana St. |
9-1 |
606 |
3 |
D. No. 18 Idaho St., 28-26 3OT |
Nov. 14 at Northern Colorado |
| 3 |
Youngstown St. |
8-2 |
591 |
4 |
D. Murray St., 62-35 |
Nov. 14 vs. No. 17 Illinois St. |
| 4 |
South Dakota St. |
8-2 |
576 |
5 |
D. Northern Iowa, 41-15 |
Nov. 14 at Southern Illinois |
| 5 |
Northern Arizona |
8-2 |
536 |
6 |
D. Cal Poly, 38-10 |
Nov. 14 vs. No. 20 Weber St. |
| 6 |
Austin Peay |
8-2 |
499 |
7 |
D. Eastern Kentucky, 55-31 |
Nov. 14 vs. No. 24 ACU |
| 7 |
Stephen F. Austin |
9-1 |
470 |
2 |
Lost to No. 12 Lamar, 45-28 |
Nov. 14 at UT Rio Grande Valley |
| 8 |
Lamar |
8-2 |
464 |
12 |
D. No. 2 Stephen F. Austin, 45-28 |
Nov. 14 at East Texas A&M |
| 9 |
Tennessee Tech |
9-1 |
434 |
9 |
D. VMI, 66-14 |
Nov. 14 vs. No. 11 Mercer |
| 10 |
South Dakota |
7-3 |
390 |
10 |
Idle |
Nov. 14 vs. Northern Iowa |
| 11 |
Mercer |
8-2 |
385 |
11 |
D. Chattanooga, 14-7 OT |
Nov. 14 at No. 9 Tennessee Tech |
| 12t. |
Montana |
7-3 |
354 |
13 |
D. Portland St., 57-24 |
Nov. 14 vs. No. 21 Idaho St. |
| 12t. |
North Dakota |
7-4 |
354 |
15 |
D. No. 8 Illinois St., 49-21 |
Nov. 21 vs. Southern Illinois |
| 14 |
Monmouth (N.J.) |
8-2 |
331 |
14 |
D. North Carolina A&T, 21-17 |
Nov. 14 vs. Merrimack |
| 15 |
Lehigh |
8-2 |
255 |
16 |
D. Colgate, 33-7 |
Nov. 14 at Richmond |
| 16 |
Campbell |
8-2 |
241 |
19 |
D. Stony Brook, 48-35 |
Nov. 14 at Elon |
| 17 |
Illinois St. |
7-3 |
222 |
8 |
Lost to No. 15 North Dakota, 49-21 |
Nov. 14 at No. 3 Youngstown St. |
| 18 |
South Carolina St. |
8-2 |
220 |
17 |
D. Howard, 35-28 |
Nov. 14 vs. North Carolina Central |
| 19 |
Harvard |
7-1 |
203 |
22t |
D. Columbia, 37-0 |
Nov. 14 at Penn |
| 20 |
Weber St. |
6-4 |
134 |
25 |
Idle |
Nov. 14 at No. 5 Northern Arizona |
| 21 |
Idaho St. |
6-4 |
126 |
18 |
Lost to No. 3 Montana St., 28-26 3OT |
Nov. 14 at No. 12t Montana |
| 22 |
Jackson St. |
7-2 |
76 |
NR |
D. Mississippi Valley St., 38-7 |
Nov. 14 at Alabama St. |
| 23 |
Princeton |
6-2 |
60 |
NR |
D. Dartmouth, 21-14 |
Nov. 14 at Yale |
| 24 |
ACU |
5-5 |
34 |
22t |
Lost to No. 1 Tarleton St., 40-27 |
Nov. 14 at No. 6 Austin Peay |
| 25 |
UAlbany |
6-4 |
31 |
20 |
Lost to Bryant, 31-7 |
Nov. 14 vs. Maine |
Dropped Out: East Tennessee St. (21), Alabama A&M (24)
Others Receiving Votes: East Tennessee St., 29; UC Davis, 27; UIW, 25; Chattanooga, 22; Dayton, 22; Central Connecticut St., 19; North Alabama, 11; Bryant, 10; Idaho, 10; Alabama A&M, 9; Villanova, 8; Morgan St., 7; Richmond, 4; Southeast Missouri St., 2; Brown, 1; Butler, 1;
UT Rio Grande Valley, 1.
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