Week 9 FCS Football Power Rankings

October 29, 2017 · Jason Groomes
 
Week 9 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 36.30 8 0 1
2 South Dakota 32.07 7 1 2
3 Sam Houston State 29.87 7 1 5
4 South Dakota State 29.78 6 2 6
5 North Dakota State 29.08 8 0 3
6 Western Illinois 28.59 5 3 4
7 Central Arkansas 26.42 7 1 17
8 Furman 24.94 6 3 15
9 Richmond 24.89 4 4 8
10 Illinois State 24.61 6 2 10
11 Wofford 24.47 7 1 7
12 Monmouth 23.59 7 1 14
13 Eastern Washington 23.44 5 3 16
14 Stony Brook 23.14 6 2 12
15 Jacksonville State 22.95 7 1 18
16 Youngstown State 22.26 3 5 9
17 Northern Arizona 22.18 6 2 25
18 Southern Utah 22.16 6 2 23
19 New Hampshire 22.12 5 3 39
20 Weber State 22.10 6 2 31
21 McNeese 22.10 6 2 21
22 Elon 22.02 7 1 20
23 Delaware 21.34 5 3 11
24 Mercer 21.15 4 4 32
25 Northern Iowa 21.05 4 4 24
26 Montana 20.65 5 3 30
27 Samford 20.48 5 3 13
28 Southern Illinois 20.26 4 4 22
29 Yale 20.07 6 1 42
30 Maine 19.99 4 3 26
31 Sacramento State 19.90 4 4 29
32 Villanova 19.87 4 4 33
33 Nicholls 19.49 6 2 28
34 Western Carolina 19.36 6 3 27
35 Princeton 18.68 5 2 19
36 Liberty 18.62 4 4 38
37 Southeastern Louisiana 18.59 5 4 44
38 UC Davis 18.42 4 4 34
39 Kennesaw State 17.86 7 1 52
40 Montana State 17.86 4 4 43
41 Charleston Southern 17.70 4 4 45
42 Austin Peay 17.50 5 4 41
43 Tennessee State 17.15 4 4 40
44 Duquesne 16.88 7 1 48
45 North Carolina A&T 15.92 8 0 50
46 William & Mary 15.75 2 6 36
47 Columbia 15.65 6 1 35
48 Colgate 15.46 5 4 65
49 Albany 15.39 3 5 37
50 Rhode Island 15.34 2 6 55
51 The Citadel 15.19 5 3 46
52 San Diego 15.12 6 2 51
53 Holy Cross 14.76 3 6 49
54 East Tennessee State 14.57 3 5 53
55 Stephen F. Austin 14.28 4 5 60
56 Dartmouth 13.98 5 2 47
57 Eastern Kentucky 13.96 3 5 61
58 Northwestern State 13.51 2 6 58
59 Northern Colorado 13.48 2 5 67
60 Eastern Illinois 13.32 5 4 56
61 Southeast Missouri State 13.26 2 6 69
62 Tennessee-Martin 13.25 4 4 78
63 Bucknell 13.25 4 4 54
64 Howard(APR) 13.14 5 3 63
65 Lehigh 13.12 2 6 57
66 Chattanooga 12.90 2 7 76
67 St. Francis 12.83 5 3 75
68 Gardner-Webb 12.63 1 7 59
69 Presbyterian 12.59 3 5 62
70 Towson 12.51 3 5 74
71 North Dakota 12.51 3 6 70
72 Campbell 12.51 5 4 64
73 Missouri State 11.92 2 6 85
74 Alcorn State 11.80 5 3 80
75 Idaho State 11.59 4 5 68
76 Grambling 11.53 7 1 79
77 Abilene Christian 11.45 2 6 71
78 Valparaiso 11.45 4 4 84
79 Murray State 11.37 2 6 66
80 Sacred Heart 10.69 3 5 73
81 Drake 10.62 5 3 82
82 Fordham 10.62 3 6 93
83 Butler 10.59 5 4 77
84 Penn 10.56 3 4 72
85 Harvard 10.50 4 3 98
86 Cal Poly 10.49 0 8 83
87 Dayton 10.42 4 5 88
88 Tennessee Tech 10.40 1 7 90
89 Prairie View A&M 10.33 3 4 81
90 Jacksonville 10.05 5 3 97
91 Central Connecticut State 9.74 5 3 95
92 Lamar 9.66 1 7 86
93 Cornell 9.53 3 4 92
94 Lafayette 9.44 2 6 91
95 Bethune-Cookman 9.24 4 4 96
96 Hampton 9.14 5 3 89
97 North Carolina Central 8.83 6 2 100
98 Georgetown 8.39 1 7 94
99 Southern(APR) 7.96 5 3 104
100 Incarnate Word 7.85 1 7 102
101 Indiana State 7.74 0 8 87
102 Marist 7.66 3 5 103
103 Houston Baptist 7.30 1 7 101
104 Portland State 7.30 0 8 105
105 South Carolina State 7.23 2 6 106
106 Wagner 7.13 2 6 99
107 Bryant 6.57 3 5 108
108 Florida A&M(APR) 5.94 3 6 107
109 Davidson 4.76 2 6 113
110 Morehead State 4.60 3 6 110
111 Alabama A&M 4.56 3 5 109
112 Stetson 4.07 2 7 112
113 Robert Morris 4.01 2 6 111
114 Brown 3.88 2 5 114
115 Savannah State(APR) 2.38 1 7 120
116 Texas Southern 2.28 0 7 118
117 Norfolk State 2.27 3 5 115
118 Morgan State(APR) 1.97 1 7 119
119 Delaware State 1.90 1 7 116
120 Alabama State 1.77 2 5 122
121 Mississippi Valley State 1.74 2 6 117
122 Virginia Military 1.45 0 9 121
123 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1.17 2 6 123
124 Jackson State 0.00 1 7 124

RANK CONFERENCE RATING
1 MISSOURI VALLEY 22.61
2 COLONIAL 20.61
3 SOUTHERN 17.54
4 BIG SOUTH 17.52
5 BIG SKY 16.85
6 SOUTHLAND 15.89
7 OHIO VALLEY 14.78
8 IVY LEAGUE 12.55
9 PATRIOT 12.21
10 NORTHEAST 9.68
11 PIONEER 9.16
12 MID-EASTERN 7.26
13 SOUTHWESTERN 4.99