Week 9 FCS Football Power Rankings

October 31, 2016 · Jason Groomes
 
Week 9 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 39.06 7 1 1
2 North Dakota State 34.66 7 1 2
3 James Madison 34.18 7 1 3
4 Central Arkansas 31.98 7 1 6
5 Sam Houston State 31.80 8 0 8
6 Lehigh 31.75 7 2 7
7 Chattanooga 28.70 8 1 5
8 Richmond 28.29 7 1 10
9 South Dakota State 27.71 5 3 4
10 Cal Poly 26.52 6 2 11
11 Western Illinois 26.48 6 2 13
12 Samford 26.45 6 2 9
13 Montana 26.31 5 3 12
14 The Citadel 26.20 8 0 15
15 San Diego 26.06 7 1 17
16 Jacksonville State 25.81 7 1 21
17 Charleston Southern 25.64 5 2 16
18 Coastal Carolina 25.37 6 2 14
19 Liberty 24.88 5 3 18
20 Albany 23.59 5 3 23
21 Youngstown State 23.45 6 2 19
22 Princeton 23.20 5 2 30
23 Northern Iowa 22.88 3 5 20
24 Villanova 22.72 6 2 22
25 North Dakota 22.59 7 2 27
26 Fordham 21.59 5 3 25
27 South Dakota 21.26 4 4 24
28 Kennesaw State 21.10 6 2 38
29 Northern Arizona 20.72 4 4 29
30 Wofford 20.57 5 3 32
31 Illinois State 20.43 4 5 33
32 North Carolina A&T 20.20 7 1 44
33 New Hampshire 19.81 6 3 42
34 Eastern Illinois 19.61 5 4 37
35 Colgate 19.21 3 4 39
36 Tennessee State 18.90 5 3 28
37 Southern Utah 18.75 4 4 41
38 Tennessee-Martin 18.57 5 4 43
39 Harvard 18.35 6 1 35
40 Penn 18.16 5 2 36
41 Sacred Heart 18.08 6 2 26
42 Maine 17.99 5 3 51
43 Mercer 17.95 4 4 34
44 Stony Brook 17.92 5 3 31
45 Duquesne 17.90 5 3 50
46 Indiana State 17.54 4 5 45
47 Furman 17.53 2 6 48
48 Dayton 17.52 7 2 55
49 Grambling State 17.49 5 2 54
50 Nicholls State 17.23 4 4 53
51 St. Francis 17.10 6 3 59
52 Southeastern Louisiana 16.85 4 4 47
53 Gardner-Webb 16.17 3 6 40
54 Weber State 15.90 5 3 52
55 Lamar 15.35 3 5 46
56 Northern Colorado 15.31 5 3 61
57 McNeese State 15.18 5 4 58
58 Missouri State 15.13 4 4 62
59 Southern 14.02 5 2 64
60 William & Mary 13.84 3 5 66
61 Monmouth 13.84 4 5 60
62 Tennessee Tech 13.71 3 5 63
63 Stephen F. Austin 13.57 4 4 78
64 Holy Cross 13.54 3 6 56
65 Jacksonville 13.45 4 3 74
66 Virginia Military 13.29 3 5 49
67 UC Davis 13.09 2 6 73
68 Delaware 13.04 3 5 67
69 Portland State 12.86 2 6 77
70 Montana State 12.47 2 6 70
71 Bucknell 12.40 3 5 71
72 Southern Illinois 12.19 2 6 76
73 Georgetown 11.91 3 5 57
74 Murray State 11.61 3 5 91
75 Towson 11.57 1 7 65
76 North Carolina Central 11.54 6 2 79
77 Abilene Christian 11.42 1 8 80
78 Stetson 11.41 4 4 72
79 Western Carolina 11.39 1 7 81
80 Marist 11.19 4 4 68
81 Southeast Missouri State 10.91 3 5 84
82 Butler 10.77 4 4 88
83 Eastern Kentucky 10.74 2 6 75
84 Dartmouth 10.66 3 4 85
85 Cornell 10.25 3 4 69
86 Campbell 10.20 3 4 82
87 Houston Baptist 10.16 3 5 94
88 Bryant 9.67 3 5 87
89 Prairie View A&M 9.60 5 3 95
90 Morehead State 9.39 2 6 89
91 East Tennessee State 8.96 3 5 92
92 Lafayette 8.78 2 7 97
93 Northwestern State 8.71 1 7 86
94 Wagner 8.48 4 4 83
95 Brown 8.14 2 5 93
96 Elon 7.80 2 6 90
97 Drake 7.71 4 4 102
98 Idaho State 7.52 2 6 96
99 Yale 7.34 2 5 107
100 Alcorn State 7.28 3 4 98
101 Texas Southern 6.50 3 5 100
102 Bethune-Cookman 6.40 2 5 113
103 Columbia 6.37 2 5 99
104 Hampton 6.27 4 4 110
105 Austin Peay 6.19 0 8 103
106 Valparaiso 6.17 3 6 101
107 South Carolina State 5.75 3 4 105
108 Incarnate Word 5.75 1 7 109
109 Alabama A&M 5.71 3 5 114
110 Alabama State 5.43 2 6 111
111 Davidson 5.37 2 7 108
112 Rhode Island 5.22 1 8 104
113 Central Connecticut State 5.10 1 7 106
114 Sacramento State 4.62 1 8 116
115 Jackson State 4.59 3 5 112
116 Presbyterian 3.96 2 6 115
117 Norfolk State 2.92 2 6 119
118 Robert Morris 2.89 2 7 118
119 Morgan State 1.85 2 5 117
120 Howard 1.38 1 8 121
121 Florida A&M 1.28 3 6 120
122 Savannah State 0.28 2 4 124
123 Delaware State -0.66 0 8 123
124 Arkansas-Pine Bluff -1.53 1 7 122
125 Mississippi Valley State -2.01 0 8 125

RANK CONFERENCE RATING
1 OHIO VALLEY 21.82
2 MISSOURI VALLEY 21.75
3 SOUTHERN 20.02
4 COLONIAL 17.43
5 BIG SKY 17.09
6 BIG SOUTH 16.95
7 PATRIOT 16.46
8 SOUTHLAND 15.67
9 IVY LEAGUE 12.43
10 PIONEER 11.22
11 NORTHEAST 10.69
12 SOUTHWESTERN 6.09
13 MID-EASTERN 4.59