LANCASTER, Pa. – The Franklin & Marshall football team enters week 10 of the 2025 season continuing to receive votes in the D3football.com national rankings and is now among those receiving mention from the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA).

The Diplomats are receiving 19 votes in the D3football.com rankings and two more votes in the AFCA Top 25. F&M is currently riding a six-game winning streak and sits at 7-1 (5-0 CC) on the year as one of the two remaining undefeated teams in Centennial Conference action. The team's current six-game winning streak is the program's best since winning eight straight games between the 2017 and 2018 seasons which is the only longer such streak during this century.

In addition to its multiple rankings in the coaching polls, Franklin & Marshall is ranked 28th in the NCAA Power Index (NPI). The NPI is the rating system used to select and seed teams for the NCAA Tournament where the Diplomats are seeking their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament in program history.

Football returns to action this week with another strong road test against Carnegie Mellon on Saturday at 12 p.m. Playing its first season in the Centennial Conference as an association member, the Tartans are also receiving votes in both of the major national polls.