Final FCS Football Power Rankings

January 8, 2017 · Jason Groomes
 
Final 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 James Madison 41.60 14 1 2
2 Eastern Washington 38.12 12 2 1
3 North Dakota State 35.69 12 2 4
4 Sam Houston State 33.90 12 1 3
5 Central Arkansas 30.44 10 3 5
6 Youngstown State 27.85 12 4 17
7 Lehigh 27.78 9 3 6
8 Coastal Carolina 27.76 10 2 8
9 Richmond 27.59 10 4 12
10 Chattanooga 27.30 9 4 13
11 South Dakota State 27.08 9 4 7
12 Jacksonville State 25.90 10 2 10
13 San Diego 25.85 10 2 9
14 Charleston Southern 25.56 7 4 11
15 Princeton 24.81 8 2 16
16 Northern Iowa 24.21 5 6 19
17 Cal Poly 23.99 7 5 14
18 Villanova 23.86 9 4 18
19 Wofford 23.63 10 4 25
20 Fordham 23.58 8 3 20
21 Samford 23.37 7 5 21
22 The Citadel 23.31 10 2 15
23 Illinois State 23.24 6 6 23
24 New Hampshire 23.03 8 5 32
25 Grambling State 23.03 12 1 27
26 Montana 22.84 6 5 24
27 North Dakota 22.82 9 3 22
28 Albany 22.00 7 4 26
29 Kennesaw State 21.08 8 3 28
30 Western Illinois 20.96 6 5 29
31 Duquesne 20.55 8 3 31
32 Liberty 20.30 6 5 30
33 Dayton 19.47 9 2 35
34 Southern Utah 19.47 6 5 34
35 Eastern Illinois 19.10 6 5 36
36 Colgate 19.09 5 5 38
37 Northern Arizona 19.08 5 6 37
38 Penn 19.00 7 3 39
39 North Carolina A&T 18.71 9 3 33
40 South Dakota 18.47 4 7 40
41 Southeastern Louisiana 18.47 7 4 42
42 McNeese State 18.40 6 5 43
43 Nicholls State 18.36 5 6 41
44 Tennessee-Martin 18.09 7 5 44
45 Mercer 17.69 6 5 45
46 Northern Colorado 17.50 6 5 46
47 Maine 17.25 6 5 47
48 Tennessee Tech 16.99 5 6 49
49 Gardner-Webb 16.94 5 6 48
50 Southern 16.79 8 3 50
51 Tennessee State 16.64 7 4 52
52 Furman 16.58 3 8 51
53 St. Francis 15.92 7 5 54
54 Southern Illinois 15.71 4 7 55
55 Weber State 15.47 7 5 53
56 Harvard 15.28 7 3 56
57 Montana State 15.22 4 7 57
58 William & Mary 15.09 5 6 59
59 Stony Brook 14.83 5 6 58
60 Delaware 14.57 4 7 60
61 Indiana State 14.19 4 7 61
62 Stephen F. Austin 14.04 5 6 62
63 Towson 13.74 4 7 65
64 Portland State 13.61 3 8 68
65 Monmouth 13.48 4 7 64
66 Jacksonville 13.47 5 5 66
67 North Carolina Central 13.36 9 3 63
68 Bucknell 13.26 4 7 67
69 Sacred Heart 13.23 6 5 69
70 Holy Cross 12.73 4 7 70
71 Bryant 12.55 5 6 71
72 Missouri State 12.53 4 7 75
73 Morehead State 12.32 4 7 77
74 Prairie View A&M 12.24 7 4 72
75 Lamar 12.06 3 8 73
76 Southeast Missouri State 11.97 3 8 74
77 Abilene Christian 11.73 2 9 81
78 Murray State 11.72 4 7 78
79 Drake 11.68 7 4 80
80 UC Davis 11.67 3 8 76
81 Virginia Military 11.65 3 8 79
82 Wagner 11.33 6 5 83
83 Marist 11.33 5 6 82
84 Alcorn State 10.94 5 6 84
85 Campbell 10.84 5 5 87
86 Dartmouth 10.65 4 6 88
87 Eastern Kentucky 10.56 3 8 85
88 Western Carolina 10.52 2 9 86
89 Houston Baptist 10.51 4 7 89
90 East Tennessee State 10.01 5 6 90
91 Cornell 9.81 4 6 91
92 Georgetown 9.68 3 8 92
93 Stetson 9.67 4 7 93
94 Idaho State 9.17 2 9 95
95 Lafayette 8.98 2 9 97
96 Brown 8.93 4 6 96
97 Northwestern State 8.55 1 10 98
98 Butler 8.50 4 7 100
99 Columbia 8.39 3 7 99
100 Valparaiso 8.36 4 7 101
101 Bethune-Cookman 8.03 4 6 94
102 Yale 8.03 3 7 102
103 Rhode Island 7.79 2 9 104
104 South Carolina State 7.76 5 6 107
105 Incarnate Word 7.56 3 8 103
106 Central Connecticut State 7.11 2 9 106
107 Texas Southern 7.08 4 7 105
108 Alabama State 7.00 4 7 111
109 Elon 6.58 2 9 110
110 Austin Peay 6.54 0 11 108
111 Hampton 6.35 5 6 109
112 Sacramento State 5.70 2 9 112
113 Alabama A&M 4.94 4 7 113
114 Davidson 4.10 2 9 115
115 Norfolk State 4.09 4 7 114
116 Jackson State 3.94 3 8 116
117 Presbyterian 3.26 2 9 117
118 Robert Morris 2.33 2 9 118
119 Howard 2.22 2 9 119
120 Morgan State 1.97 3 8 122
121 Savannah State 1.96 3 7 120
122 Florida A&M 1.72 4 7 121
123 Delaware State -0.32 0 11 123
124 Mississippi Valley State -1.47 1 10 124
125 Arkansas-Pine Bluff -2.40 1 10 125

RANK CONFERENCE RATING
1 MISSOURI VALLEY 22.10
2 SOUTHERN 19.28
3 COLONIAL 18.98
4 BIG SKY 17.66
5 BIG SOUTH 16.48
9 IVY LEAGUE 12.74
6 SOUTHLAND 16.46
7 PATRIOT 16.08
8 OHIO VALLEY 15.04
10 PIONEER 11.94
11 NORTHEAST 11.47
12 SOUTHWESTERN 7.63
13 MID-EASTERN 5.54