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The college football season is beginning to wind down with games more crucial than ever and the FCS delivered some quality games for another action-packed weekend. Ahead of the upcoming week, we get a look at how each team stacks up against the competition.
On Monday, the AFCA Coaches Poll for Week 10 was announced with the top five remaining the same.
This week, the top five remained unchanged with South Dakota State at No. 1 followed by Sacramento State, Montana State, North Dakota State, and Jackson State to round out the top five.
With two weeks left in the regular season, there are some interesting Top 25 matchups with conference title implications coming this Saturday. The Southern Conference will see the top four teams face each other as No. 9 Samford, who is in first place with a 6-0 conference mark, travels to No. 12 Chattanooga while No. 11 Mercer plays host to No. 16t Furman. Chattanooga, Mercer, and Furman are all in a three-way tie for second with identical 5-1 marks. In Colonial Athletic Association action, No. 13 Richmond, who is in a three-way tie for first place, will travel to No. 15 Delaware, who sits in a tie for third place.
Where does your favorite team rank?
A full look at the Week 10 FCS AFCA Coaches Poll can be seen below.
Week 10 FCS AFCA Coaches Poll
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. |
| 1 | South Dakota St. (21) | 9-1 | 669 | 1 |
| 2 | Sacramento St. (6) | 9-0 | 639 | 3 |
| 3 | Montana St. | 8-1 | 630 | 2 |
| 4 | North Dakota St. | 7-2 | 589 | 4 |
| 5 | Jackson St. | 9-0 | 541 | 5 |
| 6 | Holy Cross | 9-0 | 520 | 7 |
| 7 | UIW | 9-1 | 511 | 8 |
| 8 | William & Mary | 8-1 | 481 | 9 |
| 9 | Samford | 8-1 | 449 | 10 |
| 10 | Weber St. | 7-2 | 438 | 6 |
| 11 | Mercer | 7-2 | 390 | 11 |
| 12 | Chattanooga | 7-2 | 370 | 12 |
| 13 | Richmond | 7-2 | 335 | 14 |
| 14 | Montana | 6-3 | 320 | 13 |
| 15 | Delaware | 7-2 | 277 | 16 |
| 16t. | Furman | 7-2 | 234 | 19 |
| 16t. | Princeton | 8-0 | 234 | 17 |
| 18 | Fordham | 7-2 | 221 | 18 |
| 19 | Southeast Missouri St. | 7-2 | 197 | 20 |
| 20 | Idaho | 6-3 | 153 | 24 |
| 21 | Elon | 7-3 | 145 | 23 |
| 22 | Rhode Island | 6-3 | 140 | 22 |
| 23 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 8-1 | 51 | 25 |
| 24 | Eastern Kentucky | 6-3 | 40 | NR |
| 25 | New Hampshire | 6-3 | 36 | 21 |
Dropped Out: UT Martin (15)
Others Receiving Votes: UT Martin, 35; Florida A&M, 34; North Dakota, 28; North Carolina Central, 14; Stephen F. Austin, 12; Southern Illinois, 10; Austin Peay, 9; Pennsylvania, 9; Davidson, 4; UC Davis, 3; North Carolina A&T, 2; Southeastern Louisiana, 2; St. Francis (Pa.), 2; Youngstown St., 1
