Week 7 FCS Football Power Rankings

October 17, 2016 · Jason Groomes
 
Week 7 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 Eastern Washington 37.53 5 1 2
2 North Dakota State 35.95 5 1 1
3 South Dakota State 32.37 4 2 4
4 James Madison 32.05 6 1 5
5 Samford 31.14 5 1 10
6 Chattanooga 30.01 6 1 6
7 Cal Poly 29.87 4 2 7
8 Montana 29.80 5 1 8
9 Lehigh 29.57 5 2 9
10 Richmond 28.80 6 1 15
11 Central Arkansas 28.76 5 1 14
12 Sam Houston State 28.59 6 0 3
13 Youngstown State 27.70 5 1 11
14 Western Illinois 27.29 5 1 16
15 Coastal Carolina 26.38 4 2 23
16 The Citadel 24.61 6 0 33
17 Sacred Heart 24.29 5 1 21
18 Tennessee State 24.25 5 1 19
19 Albany 24.17 4 2 12
20 Charleston Southern 23.70 3 2 18
21 San Diego 23.53 5 1 25
22 Villanova 22.38 5 2 17
23 Eastern Illinois 21.70 5 2 34
24 Jacksonville State 21.67 5 1 24
25 North Dakota 21.52 5 2 39
26 Fordham 21.27 4 2 22
27 Tennessee-Martin 20.93 4 3 20
28 Illinois State 20.89 3 4 32
29 South Dakota 20.69 3 3 36
30 Princeton 20.65 4 1 28
31 Liberty 20.37 3 3 41
32 Northern Iowa 20.00 2 4 26
33 Mercer 19.56 3 3 30
34 New Hampshire 18.99 4 3 48
35 Northern Arizona 18.88 3 4 45
36 Harvard 18.79 4 1 13
37 Wofford 18.76 4 2 31
38 Stony Brook 18.58 4 2 37
39 Gardner-Webb 18.58 4 3 27
40 Southern Utah 18.16 3 3 35
41 Duquesne 18.14 4 2 29
42 Indiana State 17.92 3 4 40
43 Colgate 17.91 2 4 52
44 Lamar 17.44 3 3 51
45 Maine 17.37 3 3 56
46 Penn 16.68 3 2 58
47 North Carolina A&T 16.56 5 1 46
48 Missouri State 16.53 3 3 42
49 Furman 16.27 1 6 61
50 Nicholls State 16.03 3 3 47
51 Virginia Military 15.89 3 3 38
52 Holy Cross 15.74 3 4 59
53 Kennesaw State 15.68 4 2 49
54 Grambling State 15.30 3 2 55
55 Southeastern Louisiana 15.24 3 3 69
56 Monmouth 15.07 4 3 43
57 Towson 14.68 1 5 54
58 Cornell 14.54 3 2 53
59 Georgetown 14.51 3 3 44
60 Weber State 14.29 4 2 77
61 William & Mary 14.19 3 4 62
62 Delaware 14.04 2 4 50
63 Dayton 13.93 5 2 66
64 Tennessee Tech 13.68 2 5 64
65 St. Francis 13.47 4 3 68
66 McNeese State 12.83 3 4 63
67 Eastern Kentucky 12.74 2 4 71
68 Northern Colorado 12.38 3 3 57
69 Southern 12.26 3 2 87
70 Dartmouth 12.19 3 2 74
71 Marist 11.95 3 3 79
72 UC Davis 11.92 2 5 88
73 Portland State 11.90 2 5 70
74 Montana State 11.85 2 5 78
75 Southern Illinois 11.75 2 4 67
76 Southeast Missouri State 11.72 2 4 75
77 Campbell 11.65 3 2 81
78 Wagner 11.61 4 2 76
79 Bucknell 11.60 2 4 60
80 North Carolina Central 11.16 5 2 86
81 Stephen F. Austin 11.09 3 4 72
82 Western Carolina 11.09 1 5 65
83 Prairie View A&M 10.15 4 2 83
84 Northwestern State 9.95 1 5 92
85 Houston Baptist 9.70 2 4 89
86 Abilene Christian 9.60 0 7 84
87 Butler 9.58 3 3 95
88 Jacksonville 9.54 2 3 80
89 Morehead State 9.19 2 5 91
90 Stetson 8.98 3 3 82
91 Elon 8.59 2 4 90
92 Lafayette 8.56 1 6 85
93 Texas Southern 8.04 3 3 93
94 Valparaiso 8.01 3 4 102
95 Alcorn State 7.38 3 3 106
96 Yale 7.23 1 4 105
97 East Tennessee State 7.12 2 4 73
98 Incarnate Word 6.85 1 5 98
99 Hampton 6.81 3 3 107
100 Idaho State 6.73 2 4 94
101 Bryant 6.67 2 4 97
102 Murray State 6.64 1 5 104
103 Drake 6.19 3 4 101
104 Brown 6.16 1 4 96
105 Davidson 6.04 2 5 103
106 Columbia 5.67 1 4 99
107 Rhode Island 5.64 1 6 100
108 Presbyterian 5.61 2 4 111
109 Alabama State 5.37 2 5 113
110 Austin Peay 5.10 0 6 110
111 Central Connecticut State 5.02 1 5 109
112 Alabama A&M 4.53 2 5 114
113 Jackson State 3.84 2 4 112
114 Sacramento State 3.83 1 6 108
115 South Carolina State 3.59 2 3 116
116 Bethune-Cookman 3.33 0 5 115
117 Morgan State 1.76 2 3 117
118 Norfolk State 1.66 1 5 118
119 Robert Morris 1.49 1 6 120
120 Howard 1.17 1 6 119
121 Florida A&M 0.15 2 5 124
122 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0.04 1 5 121
123 Delaware State -0.38 0 6 122
124 Mississippi Valley State -1.66 0 7 125
125 Savannah State -1.70 1 4 123

RANK CONFERENCE RATING
1 MISSOURI VALLEY 22.56
2 OHIO VALLEY 21.86
3 SOUTHERN 20.30
4 COLONIAL 17.99
5 PATRIOT 16.75
6 BIG SOUTH 16.49
7 BIG SKY 16.31
8 SOUTHLAND 14.70
9 IVY LEAGUE 12.44
10 NORTHEAST 10.47
11 PIONEER 10.42
12 SOUTHWESTERN 5.66
13 MID-EASTERN 3.75