Week 5 FCS Football Power Rankings

October 1, 2017 · Jason Groomes
 
Week 5 FCS Football Power Rankings

 

The CSM FCS Power Ranking is a relatively basic power ranking when compared to the highly complex systems that are used by some. However, the overall objective is the same; create a standard, unbiased mechanism to sort the general strength of the 124 teams within the FCS.

Teams are awarded for Wins and Points Scored. Teams are penalized for Losses and Points Allowed. Teams also receive a ‘stature’ constant, which gives them more of  chance of getting a higher rating. The highest ‘stature constants’ go to teams in conferences that get automatic bids into the FCS playoffs and generally give the full allotment of 63 scholarships. There’s a middle area for conferences who get automatic bids but don’t generally give out scholarships. And lastly, there’s another level that gets a smaller constant, for non-scholarship/non-automatic conferences. Teams can also receive a bonus for beating FBS schools or a demerit for losing to a Division II school or lower. Teams also have an RPI-style multiplier, that goes into their rating that combines their record, their opponent’s record and their opponent’s adjusted record with some bonuses and demerits for FBS and/or lower Division opponents.

The Power Ranking will be appearing every week for the rest of the season. Most weeks it should appear either late Sunday night or Monday morning

 

RANK TEAM RATING W L Prev
1 Sam Houston State 44.17 3 1 2
2 South Dakota State 42.60 3 1 1
3 South Dakota 42.41 4 0 7
4 Maine 39.39 1 2 9
5 North Dakota State 37.86 4 0 3
6 Youngstown State 37.32 3 1 22
7 James Madison 36.75 5 0 5
8 Western Illinois 33.87 3 1 18
9 Stony Brook 33.86 3 1 10
10 Richmond 32.51 2 2 17
11 Illinois State 32.01 4 0 4
12 McNeese 31.76 4 1 16
13 Furman 30.78 2 3 21
14 Wofford 30.52 3 0 53
15 Central Arkansas 29.85 3 1 43
16 Eastern Washington 29.21 3 2 13
17 Samford 29.13 3 2 38
18 Elon 28.50 4 1 26
19 Montana State 28.47 1 3 8
20 Nicholls 28.47 3 2 11
21 Princeton 27.48 2 1 33
22 Albany 27.12 3 2 25
23 UC Davis 27.08 3 2 24
24 Columbia 27.06 3 0 27
25 Weber State 26.90 4 1 15
26 Mercer 26.65 2 3 14
27 Jacksonville State 26.50 3 1 6
28 Southern Utah 26.41 2 2 35
29 Western Carolina 25.81 4 1 23
30 Delaware 25.00 2 2 31
31 William & Mary 24.57 2 2 20
32 Montana 23.85 3 2 36
33 Dartmouth 22.61 3 0 32
34 Sacramento State 22.38 2 3 28
35 Austin Peay 22.30 3 2 34
36 Monmouth 22.21 4 1 49
37 New Hampshire 22.19 4 1 44
38 The Citadel 21.80 3 1 19
39 Holy Cross 21.68 2 3 12
40 Indiana State 21.47 0 4 37
41 Northern Arizona 21.42 2 2 51
42 Tennessee State 20.72 3 2 30
43 St. Francis 20.43 3 1 65
44 Gardner-Webb 20.17 0 4 61
45 Southern Illinois 20.03 2 2 40
46 Liberty 19.86 3 2 45
47 Charleston Southern 19.80 2 2 48
48 Bucknell 19.69 2 3 41
49 Rhode Island 19.61 1 4 46
50 Northern Colorado 19.28 2 2 29
51 Eastern Illinois 18.71 3 2 68
52 Harvard 18.62 2 1 67
53 Northern Iowa 18.31 2 2 62
54 Towson 18.23 2 3 55
55 Tennessee-Martin 18.21 3 2 39
56 Villanova 18.16 3 2 64
57 North Dakota 17.21 1 4 42
58 Chattanooga 17.02 1 4 47
59 Brown 16.91 2 1 52
60 Howard(APR) 16.65 2 2 73
61 East Tennessee State 16.21 2 3 54
62 Presbyterian 15.97 2 3 56
63 Northwestern State 15.91 1 3 63
64 Southeastern Louisiana 15.78 2 3 86
65 Lehigh 15.27 0 5 58
66 Georgetown 15.16 1 3 60
67 Yale 15.11 3 0 77
68 Stephen F. Austin 14.76 2 3 72
69 North Carolina Central 14.30 3 1 66
70 Duquesne 14.22 3 1 57
71 Southeast Missouri State 14.19 1 4 88
72 Drake 13.99 3 2 78
73 Abilene Christian 13.96 2 3 79
74 Alcorn State 13.59 3 2 75
75 Jacksonville 13.27 3 1 71
76 Hampton 13.15 2 2 90
77 Marist 13.06 3 2 87
78 Penn 13.06 2 1 80
79 Eastern Kentucky 12.79 1 3 50
80 Idaho State 12.61 3 2 74
81 Missouri State 12.48 1 4 85
82 Lamar 12.48 1 4 95
83 Kennesaw State 12.43 3 1 59
84 Fordham 12.38 1 4 82
85 Murray State 12.34 1 4 92
86 Lafayette 12.31 1 4 91
87 North Carolina A&T 12.12 5 0 83
88 South Carolina State 12.12 1 3 107
89 Tennessee Tech 12.04 0 5 69
90 Prairie View A&M 11.88 2 2 76
91 Robert Morris 11.32 2 2 94
92 Houston Baptist 11.30 1 3 98
93 Campbell 11.20 3 2 97
94 Davidson 11.03 2 2 89
95 Colgate 10.76 2 3 100
96 Portland State 10.45 0 4 105
97 Wagner 10.04 2 3 102
98 Sacred Heart 9.93 2 3 81
99 Valparaiso 9.87 2 3 99
100 Cal Poly 9.25 0 5 117
101 Dayton 9.18 1 4 96
102 Cornell 9.14 0 3 70
103 Bethune-Cookman 8.73 2 3 110
104 Butler 8.38 2 3 104
105 Central Connecticut State 8.31 2 3 112
106 Grambling 8.26 4 1 84
107 San Diego 8.16 3 2 101
108 Bryant 8.16 2 3 111
109 Florida A&M(APR) 8.04 2 3 103
110 Morehead State 7.88 2 3 93
111 Southern(APR) 7.05 2 3 106
112 Incarnate Word 6.84 0 4 109
113 Alabama A&M 5.78 2 3 114
114 Stetson 5.25 0 5 115
115 Delaware State 5.17 0 4 113
116 Texas Southern 5.11 0 4 116
117 Jackson State 5.04 0 5 108
118 Norfolk State 3.50 1 3 121
119 Savannah State(APR) 3.48 0 4 118
120 Morgan State(APR) 3.34 0 4 123
121 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 3.25 2 3 120
122 Alabama State 2.65 0 4 119
123 Virginia Military 1.93 0 5 122
124 Mississippi Valley State 0.01 0 4 124

RANK CONFERENCE RATING
1 MISSOURI VALLEY 29.21
2 COLONIAL 26.96
3 SOUTHERN 21.68
4 BIG SKY 21.13
5 BIG SOUTH 19.71
6 SOUTHLAND 19.32
7 IVY LEAGUE 19.09
8 OHIO VALLEY 17.28
9 PATRIOT 15.27
10 NORTHEAST 11.39
11 PIONEER 10.34
12 MID-EASTERN 9.59
13 SOUTHWESTERN 6.92