BETHLEHEM, PA –Harvard took over the No. 1 spot in the Lambert Cup Poll this week thanks to their 30-7 win over Holy Cross and Lehigh’s 48-38 loss to Cornell this week.
The Crimson improved to 5-0 overall and 2-0 in Ivy League play and are in the driver’s seat for the Ivy League title, whilt the Mountain Hawks fell to No. 2. Cornell entered this week’s Lambert Cup poll at No. 7.
Monmouth, Richmond and Princeton rose in the poll to 3rd, 4th and 5th, while Yale dropped all the way to 9th after their 41-23 defeat at the hands of Rhode Island.
The 2026 Lambert Cup Committee consists of regional and national FCS Football media members and conference representatives, and is a weekly poll to help determine the winner of the Lambert Cup for the 2026 season. Currently, the cup is on display at Villanova, the recipient of the Lambert Cup in 2026. This season, should the opportunity arise in an FCS Playoff matchup to potentially crown a Lambert Cup champion, the Committee may decide unanimously to award the winning team the Lambert Cup at the conclusion of the contest.
Lambert Cup Poll 10/21/2026
| Rank | School | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Harvard |
88 (7) | +1 |
| 2. |  Lehigh |
79 (2) | -1 |
| 3. |  Monmouth (NJ) |
71 | +2 |
| 4. |  Richmond |
51 | +4 |
| 5. |  Princeton |
45 | +4 |
| 6. |  Colgate |
41 | -2 |
| 7. |  Cornell |
30 | NR |
| 8. |  Bryant |
23 | NR |
| 9. |  Yale |
18 | -6 |
| 10. |  Central Connecticut State |
13 | -1 |