Week 10 FCS Football Power Rankings

November 7, 2016 · Jason Groomes
 
Week 10 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 40.37 8 1 1
2 James Madison 37.26 8 1 3
3 North Dakota State 34.78 8 1 2
4 Sam Houston State 32.59 9 0 5
5 Central Arkansas 32.10 8 1 4
6 Lehigh 30.20 8 2 6
7 South Dakota State 28.91 6 3 9
8 Chattanooga 28.37 8 1 7
9 The Citadel 27.82 9 0 14
10 Montana 27.81 6 3 13
11 Richmond 27.58 7 2 8
12 Samford 27.04 6 3 12
13 Coastal Carolina 26.13 7 2 18
14 Cal Poly 25.56 6 3 10
15 San Diego 25.04 7 1 15
16 Princeton 24.93 6 2 22
17 Jacksonville State 24.54 8 1 16
18 Western Illinois 24.33 6 3 11
19 Northern Iowa 24.15 4 5 23
20 Liberty 23.88 6 3 19
21 Villanova 23.50 7 2 24
22 North Dakota 22.36 8 2 25
23 Charleston Southern 22.11 5 3 17
24 Youngstown State 21.99 6 3 21
25 Northern Arizona 21.56 5 4 29
26 Grambling State 21.47 7 1 33
27 Kennesaw State 21.46 7 2 28
28 Illinois State 21.36 5 5 31
29 Fordham 21.35 6 3 26
30 Albany 20.87 5 4 20
31 Wofford 20.82 6 3 30
32 New Hampshire 20.76 6 3 34
33 North Carolina A&T 20.57 8 1 32
34 Southern Utah 19.49 5 4 38
35 South Dakota 18.98 4 5 27
36 Eastern Illinois 18.86 5 5 35
37 Harvard 18.81 7 1 40
38 Tennessee State 18.62 6 3 37
39 Duquesne 18.07 6 3 46
40 Mercer 18.05 5 4 44
41 Gardner-Webb 17.95 4 6 53
42 Nicholls State 17.77 5 4 50
43 Tennessee-Martin 17.70 6 4 39
44 Colgate 17.68 3 5 36
45 Dayton 17.53 8 2 49
46 St. Francis 17.32 6 3 51
47 Maine 16.90 5 4 43
48 Southeastern Louisiana 16.81 5 4 52
49 McNeese State 16.67 5 5 57
50 Furman 16.53 2 7 48
51 Stony Brook 16.48 5 4 45
52 Northern Colorado 16.43 5 4 56
53 Penn 16.31 5 3 41
54 Sacred Heart 15.47 6 3 42
55 Delaware 15.37 4 5 68
56 Weber State 15.09 5 4 54
57 Indiana State 14.68 4 6 47
58 William & Mary 14.64 4 5 60
59 Missouri State 14.56 4 5 58
60 Southern 14.48 6 2 59
61 Southern Illinois 14.41 3 6 72
62 Lamar 14.15 3 6 55
63 Holy Cross 13.94 4 6 64
64 Monmouth 13.81 4 6 61
65 Stephen F. Austin 13.80 4 5 63
66 Portland State 13.63 3 6 69
67 Murray State 13.06 4 5 74
68 Jacksonville 13.04 4 4 65
69 Bucknell 12.70 3 6 71
70 Towson 12.61 2 7 75
71 Montana State 12.57 2 7 70
72 Western Carolina 12.42 2 7 79
73 Marist 12.24 5 4 80
74 Tennessee Tech 12.12 3 6 62
75 Virginia Military 11.89 3 6 66
76 Southeast Missouri State 11.83 3 6 81
77 Georgetown 11.82 3 6 73
78 UC Davis 11.65 2 7 67
79 Morehead State 11.56 3 6 90
80 Stetson 11.45 4 5 78
81 Dartmouth 11.36 4 4 84
82 North Carolina Central 11.35 7 2 76
83 Abilene Christian 11.30 2 8 77
84 Prairie View A&M 10.44 6 3 88
85 Campbell 10.43 4 4 86
86 Eastern Kentucky 10.40 2 7 83
87 Bryant 10.34 4 5 89
88 Cornell 9.36 3 5 85
89 Lafayette 9.24 2 7 92
90 Houston Baptist 9.21 3 6 87
91 Brown 9.07 3 5 95
92 Drake 9.04 5 4 97
93 East Tennessee State 8.99 3 6 91
94 Idaho State 8.79 2 7 99
95 Wagner 8.58 4 5 94
96 Butler 8.56 4 6 82
97 Bethune-Cookman 8.32 3 5 102
98 Northwestern State 8.00 1 8 93
99 Alcorn State 7.66 3 5 98
100 Austin Peay 7.44 0 9 105
101 Valparaiso 7.10 3 7 106
102 Elon 7.08 2 7 96
103 Yale 6.94 2 6 100
104 Central Connecticut State 6.87 2 7 113
105 Columbia 6.70 2 6 103
106 Hampton 6.44 4 4 104
107 Alabama State 6.23 3 6 110
108 Texas Southern 6.14 3 6 101
109 South Carolina State 6.01 3 5 107
110 Incarnate Word 5.64 1 8 108
111 Alabama A&M 5.26 3 6 109
112 Rhode Island 5.22 1 8 112
113 Davidson 4.52 2 8 111
114 Jackson State 4.36 3 6 114
115 Sacramento State 4.31 1 8 115
116 Presbyterian 3.79 2 7 116
117 Robert Morris 2.85 2 8 118
118 Norfolk State 2.72 2 7 117
119 Savannah State 2.25 3 4 122
120 Morgan State 1.43 2 6 119
121 Howard 1.35 1 8 120
122 Florida A&M 1.32 3 6 121
123 Mississippi Valley State -0.11 1 8 125
124 Delaware State -0.58 0 9 123
125 Arkansas-Pine Bluff -1.77 1 8 124

RANK CONFERENCE RATING
1 OHIO VALLEY 21.86
2 MISSOURI VALLEY 21.38
3 SOUTHERN 19.84
4 COLONIAL 17.61
5 BIG SKY 17.45
6 BIG SOUTH 16.84
7 PATRIOT 16.40
8 SOUTHLAND 15.56
9 IVY LEAGUE 12.46
10 PIONEER 11.29
11 NORTHEAST 10.77
12 SOUTHWESTERN 6.64
13 MID-EASTERN 5.01