Week 11 FCS Football Power Rankings

November 14, 2016 · Jason Groomes
 
Week 11 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 39.23 9 1 1
2 James Madison 36.54 9 1 2
3 North Dakota State 34.88 9 1 3
4 Central Arkansas 32.50 9 1 5
5 Sam Houston State 31.79 10 0 4
6 Lehigh 30.41 8 2 6
7 Richmond 28.18 8 2 11
8 South Dakota State 28.14 7 3 7
9 The Citadel 27.45 10 0 9
10 Chattanooga 27.06 8 2 8
11 Samford 26.83 7 3 12
12 Coastal Carolina 26.62 8 2 13
13 Montana 25.96 6 4 10
14 San Diego 25.86 8 1 15
15 Northern Iowa 24.96 5 5 19
16 Charleston Southern 24.74 6 3 23
17 Princeton 24.70 7 2 16
18 Wofford 23.62 7 3 31
19 Cal Poly 23.61 6 4 14
20 North Dakota 23.40 9 2 22
21 Villanova 23.16 7 3 21
22 Fordham 23.05 7 3 29
23 Illinois State 22.91 6 5 28
24 Kennesaw State 22.48 8 2 27
25 Albany 22.40 6 4 30
26 Western Illinois 22.30 6 4 18
27 Youngstown State 22.03 7 3 24
28 Liberty 22.01 6 4 20
29 Northern Arizona 21.37 5 5 25
30 North Carolina A&T 21.35 9 1 33
31 Grambling State 20.95 8 1 26
32 Jacksonville State 20.06 9 1 17
33 Duquesne 19.60 7 3 39
34 New Hampshire 19.52 6 4 32
35 Dayton 19.04 9 2 45
36 Eastern Illinois 18.90 5 5 36
37 South Dakota 18.57 4 6 35
38 Colgate 18.52 4 5 44
39 Nicholls State 18.31 5 5 42
40 Furman 18.24 3 7 50
41 Tennessee-Martin 17.85 7 4 43
42 Gardner-Webb 17.80 4 6 41
43 Penn 17.76 6 3 53
44 Southern Utah 17.71 5 5 34
45 Mercer 17.68 5 5 40
46 Maine 17.64 6 4 47
47 Northern Colorado 17.51 6 4 52
48 Harvard 17.44 7 2 37
49 Southeastern Louisiana 17.12 6 4 48
50 St. Francis 17.03 7 3 46
51 McNeese State 16.98 5 5 49
52 Southern 16.30 7 2 60
53 Weber State 16.21 6 4 56
54 Tennessee State 16.14 6 4 38
55 Stony Brook 15.77 5 5 51
56 Delaware 15.15 4 6 55
57 Tennessee Tech 14.83 4 6 74
58 Sacred Heart 14.32 6 4 54
59 Southern Illinois 14.27 3 7 61
60 Indiana State 14.06 4 7 57
61 Monmouth 13.71 4 6 64
62 William & Mary 13.62 4 6 58
63 Bucknell 13.56 4 6 69
64 Montana State 13.47 3 7 71
65 Towson 13.42 3 7 70
66 Lamar 13.25 3 7 62
67 Stephen F. Austin 13.17 4 6 65
68 Murray State 13.01 4 6 67
69 Holy Cross 12.76 4 7 63
70 Missouri State 12.72 4 6 59
71 Virginia Military 12.62 3 7 75
72 Portland State 12.36 3 7 66
73 Jacksonville 12.34 4 5 68
74 North Carolina Central 11.96 8 2 82
75 Marist 11.89 5 5 73
76 Eastern Kentucky 11.68 3 7 86
77 Southeast Missouri State 11.64 3 7 76
78 Abilene Christian 11.47 2 9 83
79 Bryant 11.14 4 6 87
80 Morehead State 11.07 3 7 79
81 Campbell 10.94 5 4 85
82 Western Carolina 10.85 2 8 72
83 Houston Baptist 10.69 4 6 90
84 Stetson 10.61 4 6 80
85 Dartmouth 10.56 4 5 81
86 Georgetown 10.55 3 7 77
87 Prairie View A&M 10.54 6 4 84
88 UC Davis 10.39 2 8 78
89 Cornell 10.36 4 5 88
90 Brown 10.13 4 5 91
91 Drake 10.11 6 4 92
92 Alcorn State 9.95 4 5 99
93 Wagner 9.46 5 5 95
94 East Tennessee State 9.16 4 6 93
95 Central Connecticut State 8.95 2 8 104
96 Idaho State 8.85 2 8 94
97 Northwestern State 8.55 1 9 98
98 Lafayette 8.52 2 8 89
99 Butler 8.36 4 7 96
100 Valparaiso 8.32 4 7 101
101 Bethune-Cookman 8.23 3 5 97
102 Rhode Island 7.32 2 8 112
103 Hampton 7.23 5 4 106
104 Columbia 7.14 2 7 105
105 Texas Southern 6.90 4 6 108
106 Austin Peay 6.75 0 10 100
107 Incarnate Word 6.59 2 8 110
108 Yale 6.57 2 7 103
109 Elon 6.22 2 8 102
110 Sacramento State 6.17 2 8 115
111 Alabama A&M 6.02 4 6 111
112 Alabama State 5.87 3 7 107
113 South Carolina State 5.41 3 6 109
114 Davidson 4.51 2 8 113
115 Jackson State 4.20 3 7 114
116 Presbyterian 3.40 2 8 116
117 Norfolk State 3.28 3 7 118
118 Savannah State 2.68 3 5 119
119 Robert Morris 2.28 2 9 117
120 Florida A&M 1.98 4 6 122
121 Morgan State 1.74 2 7 120
122 Howard 1.66 1 9 121
123 Mississippi Valley State -0.74 1 9 123
124 Delaware State -0.77 0 10 124
125 Arkansas-Pine Bluff -1.75 1 9 125

RANK CONFERENCE RATING
1 OHIO VALLEY 21.57
2 MISSOURI VALLEY 21.02
3 SOUTHERN 19.91
4 COLONIAL 17.57
5 BIG SKY 17.39
6 BIG SOUTH 17.12
7 PATRIOT 16.14
8 SOUTHLAND 15.81
9 IVY LEAGUE 12.65
10 PIONEER 11.62
11 NORTHEAST 11.27
12 SOUTHWESTERN 6.91
13 MID-EASTERN 5.41