Week 12 FCS Football Power Rankings

November 21, 2016 · Jason Groomes
 
Week 12 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 37.09 10 1 1
2 James Madison 36.47 10 1 2
3 Sam Houston State 34.71 11 0 5
4 North Dakota State 33.70 10 1 3
5 Central Arkansas 31.34 9 2 4
6 Lehigh 30.44 9 2 6
7 South Dakota State 28.78 8 3 8
8 Coastal Carolina 27.95 9 2 12
9 San Diego 27.55 9 1 14
10 Jacksonville State 26.25 10 1 32
11 Charleston Southern 26.21 7 3 16
12 Richmond 25.91 8 3 7
13 Chattanooga 25.60 8 3 10
14 Cal Poly 25.14 7 4 19
15 The Citadel 25.04 10 1 9
16 Princeton 24.97 8 2 17
17 Youngstown State 24.22 8 3 27
18 Villanova 24.05 8 3 21
19 Northern Iowa 23.91 5 6 15
20 Fordham 23.90 8 3 22
21 Samford 23.70 7 4 11
22 North Dakota 23.45 9 2 20
23 Illinois State 22.98 6 5 23
24 Montana 22.91 6 5 13
25 Wofford 22.80 8 3 18
26 Albany 22.04 7 4 25
27 Grambling State 21.24 9 1 31
28 Kennesaw State 21.17 8 3 24
29 Western Illinois 20.83 6 5 26
30 Liberty 20.52 6 5 28
31 Duquesne 20.36 8 3 33
32 New Hampshire 20.10 7 4 34
33 North Carolina A&T 19.80 9 2 30
34 Southern Utah 19.49 6 5 44
35 Dayton 19.41 9 2 35
36 Eastern Illinois 19.32 6 5 36
37 Northern Arizona 19.30 5 6 29
38 Colgate 19.16 5 5 38
39 Penn 19.13 7 3 43
40 South Dakota 18.51 4 7 37
41 Nicholls State 18.51 5 6 39
42 Southeastern Louisiana 18.42 7 4 49
43 McNeese State 18.10 6 5 51
44 Tennessee-Martin 18.05 7 5 41
45 Mercer 17.55 6 5 45
46 Northern Colorado 17.49 6 5 47
47 Maine 17.26 6 5 46
48 Gardner-Webb 17.19 5 6 42
49 Tennessee Tech 17.01 5 6 57
50 Southern 16.94 8 2 52
51 Furman 16.81 3 8 40
52 Tennessee State 16.64 7 4 54
53 Weber State 16.50 7 4 53
54 St. Francis 16.45 7 4 50
55 Southern Illinois 15.48 4 7 59
56 Harvard 15.28 7 3 48
57 Montana State 14.96 4 7 64
58 Stony Brook 14.81 5 6 55
59 William & Mary 14.55 5 6 62
60 Delaware 14.11 4 7 56
61 Indiana State 13.94 4 7 60
62 Stephen F. Austin 13.85 5 6 67
63 North Carolina Central 13.74 9 2 74
64 Monmouth 13.66 4 7 61
65 Towson 13.56 4 7 65
66 Jacksonville 13.47 5 5 73
67 Bucknell 13.45 4 7 63
68 Portland State 13.39 3 8 72
69 Sacred Heart 13.31 6 5 58
70 Holy Cross 12.71 4 7 69
71 Bryant 12.52 5 6 79
72 Prairie View A&M 12.19 7 4 87
73 Lamar 12.18 3 8 66
74 Southeast Missouri State 12.13 3 8 77
75 Missouri State 12.04 4 7 70
76 UC Davis 12.04 3 8 88
77 Morehead State 11.89 4 7 80
78 Murray State 11.88 4 7 68
79 Virginia Military 11.82 3 8 71
80 Drake 11.63 7 4 91
81 Abilene Christian 11.56 2 9 78
82 Marist 11.31 5 6 75
83 Wagner 11.18 6 5 93
84 Alcorn State 10.79 5 5 92
85 Eastern Kentucky 10.78 3 8 76
86 Western Carolina 10.76 2 9 82
87 Campbell 10.76 5 5 81
88 Dartmouth 10.64 4 6 85
89 Houston Baptist 10.22 4 7 83
90 East Tennessee State 10.00 5 6 94
91 Cornell 9.81 4 6 89
92 Georgetown 9.75 3 8 86
93 Stetson 9.66 4 7 84
94 Bethune-Cookman 9.59 4 5 101
95 Idaho State 9.20 2 9 96
96 Brown 8.93 4 6 90
97 Lafayette 8.90 2 9 98
98 Northwestern State 8.55 1 10 97
99 Columbia 8.46 3 7 104
100 Butler 8.45 4 7 99
101 Valparaiso 8.40 4 7 100
102 Yale 8.10 3 7 108
103 Incarnate Word 7.62 3 8 107
104 Rhode Island 7.62 2 9 102
105 Texas Southern 6.93 4 7 105
106 Central Connecticut State 6.88 2 9 95
107 South Carolina State 6.84 4 6 113
108 Austin Peay 6.60 0 11 106
109 Hampton 6.52 5 5 103
110 Elon 6.35 2 9 109
111 Alabama State 5.87 3 7 112
112 Sacramento State 5.87 2 9 110
113 Alabama A&M 4.88 4 7 111
114 Norfolk State 4.09 4 7 117
115 Davidson 4.06 2 9 114
116 Jackson State 3.87 3 8 115
117 Presbyterian 3.33 2 9 116
118 Robert Morris 2.28 2 9 119
119 Howard 2.23 2 9 122
120 Savannah State 1.81 3 6 118
121 Florida A&M 1.69 4 7 120
122 Morgan State 0.98 2 8 121
123 Delaware State -0.32 0 11 124
124 Mississippi Valley State -1.43 1 10 123
125 Arkansas-Pine Bluff -2.32 1 10 125

RANK CONFERENCE RATING
1 MISSOURI VALLEY 21.04
2 SOUTHERN 18.92
3 BIG SKY 17.50
4 COLONIAL 17.47
5 BIG SOUTH 16.62
6 PATRIOT 16.33
7 SOUTHLAND 16.18
8 OHIO VALLEY 15.09
9 IVY LEAGUE 12.79
10 PIONEER 11.83
11 NORTHEAST 11.38
12 SOUTHWESTERN 7.03
13 MID-EASTERN 5.50