CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard Football continued its climb in both major top-25 polls on Monday, rising to No. 7 in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll and jumping to No. 11 in the AFCA FCS Coaches Poll. Both rankings are the best in program history.
 
The Crimson enters this week's action with a single-digit national ranking in the Stats Perform poll for the second week in a row. Harvard, which was No. 9 seven days ago, inched up two spots to set a program record for best media-poll ranking for the second consecutive week.
 
At the Ivy League level, Harvard's No. 7 ranking is the conference's best ranking since at least 1986, when Penn appeared at No. 6 in the NCAA Division I-AA football rankings. Prior to today, the highest media-poll ranking enjoyed by an Ancient Eight member was Penn's No. 8 position in 2003.
 
As for the AFCA FCS Coaches Poll, the Crimson's No. 11 ranking is a new program record, eclipsing last week's No. 13 slot, which was also achieved in 2015.
 
Harvard is in its current position as a result of its 8-0 record (5-0 Ivy League). The Crimson, which checked in at No. 9 in last week's NCAA FCS Top 10 Reveal, is unbeaten through eight games for the first time since 2015, and can clinch at least a share of the Ivy League title this week vs. Penn. The two-time defending Ivy champions will play host to the Quakers on Saturday at noon ET (ESPN+).