JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Three United Athletic Conference (UAC) teams remain in the polls following Week Nine of the FCS season.
Tarleton State, the No. 1 team and offense in the country, retains its top spot in both the AFCA and Stats Perform FCS polls following a 28-24 win over EKU this weekend. The Texans stellar offense was led by Kaden Anderson, who threw for 351 yards and two touchdowns while wide receiver Marquis Willis caught four passes for 173 yards and a score to keep Tarleton State’s unblemished record.
Austin Peay is coming off a bye-week and moves up to No. 7 in both polls. The Govs have been one of the most dangerous teams in FCS this season, ranking in the top-10 in the country in passing efficiency and holding opponents to under 19 points per game, the 11th best in the country.
Abilene Christian continues to move up in the rankings coming in at tied for 22nd in the Coaches Poll and No. 23 in the Stats Perform FCS poll. The Wildcats are coming off a dominating performance over West Georgia this weekend where quarterback Tucker Parks racked up 272 yards in the air to eight different receivers and the running back room took over with 218 yards of combined offense and five scores.
General media inquiries should be directed to:
Claire Johnson, Senior Director, Strategic Communications & Content
Unisun Sports / claire.johnson@unisunsports.com
About the United Athletic Conference
The United Athletic Conference (UAC) was established in 2023 as a single-sport football conference through a partnership between the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) and the former Western Athletic Conference. In July 2026, the ASUN and UAC formed Unisun Sports to further strengthen the conference, which now features eight football-playing member institutions: Abilene Christian University (Abilene, Texas), Austin Peay State University (Clarksville, Tenn.), the University of Central Arkansas (Conway, Ark.), Eastern Kentucky University (Richmond, Ky.), the University of North Alabama (Florence, Ala.), Tarleton State University (Stephenville, Texas), the University of West Georgia (Carrollton, Ga.) and the University of West Florida (Pensacola, Fla.).