JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Two United Athletic Conference football teams were listed in the FCS Playoff Committee’s Top-10 List, announced on ESPN2 Thursday afternoon.
Tarleton State remained the No. 2 spot in the Playoff Committee’s list. The Texans are one of two remaining FCS teams that are undefeated through Week Nine of the season while also having the No. 1 offense in the country, averaging with more than 513 yards of offense per game.
Austin Peay came in at No. 7 in the Playoff Committee’s list. The Govs, who come into Week Ten with a 7-2 spot, are one of the most dangerous defensive teams in FCS. Ranking in the top 15 of scoring defense (18.7) and rushing defense (104.9), Austin Peay currently holds a +0.78 turnover margin - one of the best in all of FCS.
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.).