Week 5 FCS Football Power Rankings

October 2, 2016 · Jason Groomes
 
Week 5 FCS Football Power Rankings
 
The CSM FCS Power Rankings are a simpler way of evaluating the strength of the 125 teams in the Football Championship Subdivision.  It doesn’t work on an overly complicated computer program, although it’s more involved than just a team’s record.
 
Each team receives points by winning games and scoring points and are penalized for losses and points allowed.  Depending on the conference level each team belongs to, they also receive a constant points bonus.  This is done for more proper sorting.  Teams in conferences with automatic playoff bids that give scholarships get the largest bonuses.  Those from conferences with automatic playoff bids that do not give or give minimal scholarships, get a lesser bonus.  Lastly, schools from conferences that do not have automatic playoff bids get the smallest bonus.
 
Each team is also judged on their schedule, which is part of a three part RPI-style multiplier.  This, in combination with the raw points they score from above, is where a team’s final Power Ranking is derived.  Early on, the numbers may skew the Rankings some, as blowouts or overly strong/weak schedules can make a larger difference.  After about halfway through the season, the Rankings should start settling down into a truer display.
 
 
 

RANK TEAM RATING W L Prev
1 North Dakota State 47.43 4 0 1
2 Eastern Washington 35.53 4 1 2
3 James Madison 35.46 4 1 8
4 Sam Houston State 33.65 4 0 13
5 Samford 30.79 3 1 5
6 South Dakota State 29.93 2 2 17
7 Youngstown State 29.92 3 1 7
8 Albany 28.94 4 0 15
9 Harvard 28.40 3 0 26
10 Chattanooga 28.00 5 0 14
11 Tennessee-Martin 27.86 2 3 12
12 Montana 27.58 3 1 20
13 Cal Poly 26.32 3 2 4
14 Northern Iowa 25.61 2 2 46
15 Tennessee State 24.21 4 0 21
16 Charleston Southern 23.38 3 2 32
17 The Citadel 22.89 4 0 37
18 Lehigh 22.77 3 2 31
19 Central Arkansas 22.63 4 1 22
20 Richmond 22.46 4 1 18
21 Illinois State 22.12 2 3 9
22 Sacred Heart 21.79 4 1 11
23 Western Illinois 21.24 3 1 6
24 Mercer 21.22 2 2 33
25 Villanova 21.00 3 2 19
26 Indiana State 20.60 3 2 3
27 Coastal Carolina 20.57 3 2 41
28 Wofford 20.44 3 2 24
29 Jacksonville State 20.20 3 1 28
30 Gardner-Webb 19.93 2 2 42
31 Delaware 19.55 2 2 10
32 Missouri State 18.80 3 1 70
33 Duquesne 18.49 3 2 64
34 Liberty 18.14 2 3 27
35 Southern Utah 17.99 2 2 29
36 New Hampshire 17.86 3 2 44
37 Kennesaw State 17.85 3 1 36
38 Stony Brook 17.78 2 2 38
39 Fordham 17.70 2 2 39
40 Georgetown 17.48 3 1 34
41 Holy Cross 17.30 2 3 45
42 San Diego 17.19 3 1 59
43 Colgate 16.94 1 3 40
44 North Dakota 16.56 3 2 51
45 Dartmouth 16.30 2 1 16
46 South Dakota 16.29 1 3 60
47 Northern Arizona 15.94 1 4 35
48 Wagner 15.90 3 1 85
49 Grambling State 15.77 3 2 48
50 Eastern Illinois 15.60 3 2 25
51 Cornell 15.38 3 0 52
52 Lamar 15.11 1 3 78
53 Princeton 14.82 2 1 69
54 East Tennessee State 14.76 2 2 30
55 McNeese State 14.66 3 2 55
56 Towson 14.58 1 3 57
57 Virginia Military 14.55 2 2 56
58 Nicholls State 14.33 1 3 23
59 Abilene Christian 14.19 0 5 47
60 Stephen F. Austin 13.83 3 2 63
61 Southern Illinois 13.83 2 2 65
62 Furman 13.78 0 5 49
63 Monmouth 13.71 3 2 79
64 North Carolina A&T 13.53 3 1 50
65 Southeast Missouri State 13.28 2 3 71
66 Maine 12.22 1 3 97
67 Northern Colorado 12.17 3 1 68
68 Portland State 12.16 2 3 72
69 Bucknell 11.95 1 3 76
70 Montana State 11.68 2 3 53
71 Tennessee Tech 11.42 2 3 75
72 St. Francis 11.41 2 3 83
73 William & Mary 11.37 2 3 58
74 Penn 11.34 1 2 99
75 Southern 10.67 2 2 82
76 Houston Baptist 9.99 2 2 67
77 Western Carolina 9.82 1 3 54
78 Prairie View A&M 9.81 4 1 61
79 Dayton 9.67 3 2 96
80 North Carolina Central 9.63 3 2 87
81 Texas Southern 9.42 3 2 91
82 Eastern Kentucky 9.29 1 3 66
83 Stetson 9.24 2 2 90
84 Lafayette 8.99 1 4 73
85 Jacksonville 8.87 2 2 93
86 UC Davis 8.79 1 4 74
87 Idaho State 8.73 2 3 84
88 Morehead State 8.57 2 3 95
89 Campbell 8.55 3 2 62
90 Brown 8.38 1 2 43
91 Marist 8.07 1 3 100
92 Rhode Island 7.95 1 4 105
93 Valparaiso 7.60 2 3 77
94 Weber State 7.34 2 2 81
95 Elon 6.98 2 3 92
96 Butler 6.98 2 3 89
97 Davidson 6.96 2 3 86
98 Murray State 6.86 1 4 106
99 Bryant 6.85 2 3 80
100 Northwestern State 6.62 0 4 94
101 Southeastern Louisiana 5.92 1 3 88
102 Central Connecticut State 4.37 1 3 101
103 Drake 4.34 2 3 107
104 Hampton 4.05 1 3 102
105 Sacramento State 4.01 1 4 113
106 Incarnate Word 3.86 1 4 110
107 Presbyterian 3.80 1 3 103
108 Jackson State 3.78 2 3 108
109 Columbia 3.36 0 3 98
110 Alabama A&M 3.31 1 4 112
111 Alcorn State 3.25 1 3 104
112 Alabama State 2.48 1 4 119
113 Yale 2.48 0 3 116
114 Austin Peay 2.43 0 4 109
115 Norfolk State 2.25 1 4 114
116 Bethune-Cookman 2.21 0 4 111
117 South Carolina State 1.87 1 3 115
118 Morgan State 1.67 2 2 120
119 Howard 1.55 1 4 121
120 Robert Morris 0.66 1 4 117
121 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0.64 1 4 118
122 Mississippi Valley State -0.97 0 5 122
123 Savannah State -1.36 1 3 124
124 Florida A&M -1.90 1 4 123
125 Delaware State -2.18 0 4 125

RANK CONFERENCE RATING
1 MISSOURI VALLEY 23.97
2 SOUTHERN 21.37
3 OHIO VALLEY 19.88
4 COLONIAL 17.78
5 BIG SOUTH 16.10
6 PATRIOT 16.02
7 BIG SKY 14.81
8 SOUTHLAND 14.23
9 IVY LEAGUE 11.77
10 NORTHEAST 10.18
11 PIONEER 8.77
12 SOUTHWESTERN 5.41
13 MID-EASTERN 2.70