Week 8 FCS Football Power Rankings

October 22, 2017 · Jason Groomes
 
Week 8 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 James Madison 39.79 7 0 1
2 South Dakota 31.96 6 1 2
3 North Dakota State 31.94 7 0 4
4 Western Illinois 31.27 5 2 5
5 Sam Houston State 30.45 6 1 3
6 South Dakota State 30.05 5 2 8
7 Wofford 28.09 6 1 7
8 Richmond 27.78 4 3 9
9 Youngstown State 27.08 3 4 6
10 Illinois State 26.40 5 2 27
11 Delaware 26.25 5 2 20
12 Stony Brook 26.23 5 2 14
13 Samford 25.75 5 2 24
14 Monmouth 25.75 6 1 16
15 Furman 24.98 5 3 15
16 Eastern Washington 24.90 5 3 11
17 Central Arkansas 24.87 6 1 17
18 Jacksonville State 24.86 6 1 33
19 Princeton 24.52 5 1 18
20 Elon 24.45 6 1 10
21 McNeese 24.18 6 1 13
22 Southern Illinois 23.99 4 3 19
23 Southern Utah 23.94 5 2 35
24 Northern Iowa 23.94 4 3 21
25 Northern Arizona 22.86 5 2 29
26 Maine 22.54 3 3 26
27 Western Carolina 22.37 6 2 12
28 Nicholls 22.20 5 2 32
29 Sacramento State 21.98 4 3 28
30 Montana 21.80 5 2 31
31 Weber State 21.60 5 2 22
32 Mercer 21.45 4 4 23
33 Villanova 20.78 4 3 34
34 UC Davis 20.73 3 4 30
35 Columbia 20.69 6 0 37
36 William & Mary 20.37 2 5 36
37 Albany 20.33 3 4 25
38 Liberty 20.30 3 4 42
39 New Hampshire 19.88 5 2 40
40 Tennessee State 19.73 4 3 38
41 Austin Peay 19.32 5 3 47
42 Yale 19.03 5 1 41
43 Montana State 18.78 3 4 45
44 Southeastern Louisiana 18.24 5 3 46
45 Charleston Southern 18.12 4 3 48
46 The Citadel 18.02 4 3 39
47 Dartmouth 17.96 5 1 43
48 Duquesne 17.53 6 1 51
49 Holy Cross 16.80 2 6 44
50 North Carolina A&T 16.27 8 0 58
51 San Diego 16.27 5 2 79
52 Kennesaw State 16.24 6 1 49
53 East Tennessee State 15.77 3 4 56
54 Bucknell 15.64 4 3 53
55 Rhode Island 15.63 1 6 65
56 Eastern Illinois 15.61 5 3 54
57 Lehigh 15.48 2 5 61
58 Northwestern State 15.37 1 6 52
59 Gardner-Webb 15.21 1 6 50
60 Stephen F. Austin 15.07 3 5 66
61 Eastern Kentucky 14.87 2 5 71
62 Presbyterian 14.62 3 4 55
63 Howard(APR) 14.33 4 3 60
64 Campbell 14.00 5 3 64
65 Colgate 13.90 4 4 77
66 Murray State 13.89 2 5 70
67 Northern Colorado 13.81 2 4 59
68 Idaho State 13.53 4 4 73
69 Southeast Missouri State 13.46 2 5 78
70 North Dakota 13.42 2 6 57
71 Abilene Christian 13.17 2 6 67
72 Penn 13.03 2 4 68
73 Sacred Heart 13.00 3 4 72
74 Towson 12.88 2 5 62
75 St. Francis 12.81 4 3 69
76 Chattanooga 12.71 1 7 74
77 Butler 12.53 5 3 91
78 Tennessee-Martin 12.36 3 4 63
79 Grambling 12.31 6 1 95
80 Alcorn State 12.22 5 3 76
81 Prairie View A&M 12.21 2 4 80
82 Drake 11.83 4 3 87
83 Cal Poly 11.74 0 7 93
84 Valparaiso 11.62 3 4 82
85 Missouri State 11.58 1 6 81
86 Lamar 11.45 1 6 85
87 Indiana State 11.19 0 7 75
88 Dayton 11.17 3 5 96
89 Hampton 10.90 5 2 94
90 Tennessee Tech 10.59 0 7 89
91 Lafayette 10.47 2 6 92
92 Cornell 10.46 2 4 106
93 Fordham 10.45 2 6 97
94 Georgetown 10.33 1 6 84
95 Central Connecticut State 10.22 5 3 99
96 Bethune-Cookman 10.17 3 4 100
97 Jacksonville 10.15 4 3 83
98 Harvard 10.06 3 3 90
99 Wagner 9.84 2 5 102
100 North Carolina Central 9.57 5 2 86
101 Houston Baptist 8.91 1 6 101
102 Incarnate Word 8.87 1 6 105
103 Marist 8.79 3 5 98
104 Southern(APR) 8.77 4 3 103
105 Portland State 8.72 0 7 104
106 South Carolina State 8.50 2 5 88
107 Florida A&M(APR) 6.90 2 6 109
108 Bryant 6.70 2 5 112
109 Alabama A&M 6.49 3 4 113
110 Morehead State 6.32 3 5 114
111 Robert Morris 6.17 2 5 111
112 Stetson 6.10 2 6 108
113 Davidson 5.43 2 5 110
114 Brown 5.23 2 4 107
115 Norfolk State 4.54 3 4 116
116 Delaware State 4.31 1 6 118
117 Mississippi Valley State 3.84 2 5 123
118 Texas Southern 3.23 0 6 117
119 Morgan State(APR) 2.82 1 6 115
120 Savannah State(APR) 2.34 0 7 119
121 Virginia Military 2.32 0 8 121
122 Alabama State 2.25 1 5 120
123 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1.71 2 5 122
124 Jackson State 0.00 0 7 124

RANK CONFERENCE RATING
1 MISSOURI VALLEY 25.01
2 COLONIAL 23.06
3 SOUTHERN 19.39
4 BIG SOUTH 18.79
5 BIG SKY 18.20
6 SOUTHLAND 17.25
7 OHIO VALLEY 16.07
8 IVY LEAGUE 14.72
9 PATRIOT 13.30
10 NORTHEAST 10.93
11 PIONEER 10.29
12 MID-EASTERN 8.65
13 SOUTHWESTERN 5.98