UC Davis Ranked No. 7 In Preseason AFCA FCS Coaches Poll

UC Davis football continues to be placed among the nation’s best, earning the No. 7 ranking in the 2025 FCS Coaches Poll.

BY UC DAVIS ATHLETICS

Aug 12, 2025, 7:51 AM

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As 2025 rolls closer to the start, UC Davis football continues to be placed among the nation’s best, earning the No. 7 ranking in the 2025 American Football Coaches Association FCS Coaches Poll as announced this morning by the AFCA.

The No. 7 ranking goes along with the Aggies being ranked No. 8 in the Stats Perform Preseason Top 25 Poll. Both rankings are the highest preseason ranking the Aggies have earned since entering the 2019 season.

The Aggies are coming off a 2024 season where they finished with the highest ranking in program history, coming in at No. 5 in the final AFCS FCS Coaches Poll. During that season that the Aggies finished 11-3, getting program-defining wins over then-ranked No. 5 Idaho, on the road at Eastern Washington, and a home playoff win over then-ranked No. 12 Illinois State.

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UC Davis again sits among the nation’s best coming inside the Top 8️⃣ in the @WeAreAFCA FCS Top 25 Coaches Poll!!

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Within the Big Sky Conference, UC Davis football is one of six teams ranked by the AFCA. Montana State comes in at No. 2, Montana at No. 9, Idaho sits at No. 12, while Sacramento State comes in at No. 14, and Northern Arizona rounds things out at No. 18.

UC Davis football returns a large collection of talent from its historic 2024 squad that finished ranked No. 5 in the nation after going 11-3. Up front the Aggies bring back the entire starting offensive line to go along with a deep tight end and wide receiver room. While in the backfield, Jordan Fisher, Carter Vargas, and Matteo Perez bring with them experience into a deep room.

On the defensive side of the ball, preseason All-American Rex Connors leads a mixed bunch of returning Big Sky All-Conference honorees and incoming talented player that includes preseason All-American transfer Jacob Psyk (Harvard) and California transfer Nate Rutchena.

UC Davis football opens 2025 on Aug. 23 in Montogmery, Ala., when they face No. 12 Mercer in the 2025 FCS Kickoff Classic. That game is set to kickoff at 4 p.m. PT and will be aired on ESPN and can be heard on Sactown Sports 1140. The Aggies open UC Davis Health Stadium on Sept. 20 when Southern Utah visits Davis for a 7 p.m. kick.

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