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Montana college football 2026 preseason

Overview

In early July 2026, Montana State University and the University of Montana published their football schedules for the upcoming season. A month later, the FCS preseason poll placed Montana State at No. 1 with a unanimous first‑place vote and the University of Montana at No. 2, giving the state the only top‑two spots in the national rankings. On August 3, the USA Today/US LBM Coaches Poll released its preseason rankings, and the accompanying FCS poll reaffirmed Montana State as the unanimous No. 1 team and Montana as No. 2. These consistent rankings have set high expectations for both programs as the 2026 season approaches. No further Montana‑specific preseason updates have been reported since early August 2026.

Entities

University of Montana · Clemson Tigers · SEC · University of Oregon · Ohio State University

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.

Coverage disagrees

Sources make claims that cannot both be true. CLSTR reports the disagreement; it does not decide who is right.

  • "The SEC had nine teams in the top ten of the poll." wtop.com

    vs

    "Oregon was ranked #2 in the same poll." wdez.com · jack1065.com · wkzo.com · wxerfm.com · g3.football · +1 more

    If the SEC had nine teams in the top ten, a non‑SEC team could not be ranked #2, but Oregon (a non‑SEC team) is claimed to be #2.

  • "The SEC had nine teams in the top ten of the poll." wtop.com

    vs

    "Indiana was ranked #6 with 14 first‑place votes." wdez.com · jack1065.com · wkzo.com · wxerfm.com · g3.football · +1 more

    Having nine SEC teams in the top ten leaves only one slot for non‑SEC teams, yet Indiana (a non‑SEC team) is claimed to be #6.

Timeline

  1. 7 days ago

    [SPORTS] 17 sources
    Ohio State Tops Preseason Coaches Poll as Indiana Drops to Sixth

    Ohio State leads the 2026 preseason Coaches Poll (38 first‑place votes); Oregon is second, Indiana drops to sixth, SEC fields nine top‑10 teams, and Texas Tech hits a school‑record No. 12.

  2. about 1 month ago

    [SPORTS] 2 sources
    Montana State and Grizzlies unveil 2026 football schedules

    The University of Montana Grizzlies and Montana State Bobcats released their 2026 football schedules, detailing kickoff times, night games and three nationally‑televised matchups for the Bobcats.

Sources

archynetys.com · babsolute.com.au · fanSided.com · g3.football · gotigersgo.com · joebucsfan.com · saturdaydownsouth.com · si.com · sportstalksc.com · supertalk.fm · texastech.com · thebiglead.com · wdez.com · wkzo.com · wtop.com · wvfm1065.com · wxerfm.com

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