Week 11 FCS Football Power Rankings

November 13, 2017 · Jason Groomes
 
Week 11 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 32.62 10 0 1
2 North Dakota State 30.18 9 1 6
3 South Dakota State 30.00 8 2 2
4 South Dakota 28.39 7 3 3
5 Western Illinois 27.11 7 3 4
6 Sam Houston State 26.78 9 1 5
7 Furman 25.56 7 3 9
8 Central Arkansas 24.95 9 1 7
9 Richmond 24.48 5 5 8
10 New Hampshire 23.87 7 3 19
11 Weber State 23.23 8 2 11
12 Southern Utah 23.06 8 2 16
13 Jacksonville State 23.05 9 1 12
14 Stony Brook 22.60 8 2 15
15 Monmouth 22.60 9 1 10
16 McNeese 21.63 8 2 18
17 Illinois State 21.50 6 4 13
18 Northern Iowa 21.45 6 4 17
19 Eastern Washington 21.35 6 4 20
20 Montana 21.14 7 3 24
21 Samford 20.98 7 3 25
22 Wofford 20.92 9 1 14
23 Northern Arizona 20.74 7 3 27
24 Youngstown State 20.73 5 5 21
25 Mercer 20.51 5 5 30
26 Delaware 20.44 7 3 22
27 Liberty 20.09 6 4 26
28 Kennesaw State 19.74 9 1 33
29 Sacramento State 19.48 6 4 32
30 UC Davis 19.33 5 5 29
31 Elon 19.24 8 2 23
32 Yale 19.19 8 1 31
33 Southeastern Louisiana 19.01 5 5 34
34 Nicholls 18.95 8 2 37
35 Western Carolina 18.78 7 4 28
36 Tennessee State 17.21 6 4 40
37 Austin Peay 17.17 7 4 41
38 Montana State 17.06 4 6 39
39 San Diego 16.99 8 2 47
40 Colgate 16.73 6 4 44
41 Maine 16.64 4 5 35
42 North Carolina A&T 16.20 10 0 45
43 Villanova 15.71 4 6 36
44 Southern Illinois 15.70 4 6 38
45 Lehigh 15.47 4 6 52
46 Charleston Southern 15.46 5 5 42
47 Princeton 15.38 5 4 43
48 Rhode Island 14.96 3 7 50
49 Duquesne 14.95 7 3 54
50 Holy Cross 14.75 4 7 46
51 Tennessee-Martin 14.42 5 5 59
52 Albany 14.28 3 7 48
53 The Citadel 14.26 5 5 49
54 Alcorn State 13.89 7 3 65
55 Howard(APR) 13.88 7 3 55
56 Stephen F. Austin 13.75 4 6 53
57 Dartmouth 13.30 7 2 58
58 Northwestern State 13.21 3 7 60
59 Columbia 13.20 7 2 56
60 Eastern Illinois 13.13 6 4 62
61 Chattanooga 13.12 2 8 63
62 William & Mary 13.09 2 8 51
63 Eastern Kentucky 13.03 3 7 61
64 Towson 12.74 4 6 64
65 East Tennessee State 12.70 4 6 57
66 North Dakota 12.40 3 7 69
67 Southeast Missouri State 12.24 2 8 66
68 Central Connecticut State 12.19 7 3 86
69 Missouri State 12.18 3 7 68
70 Penn 12.12 5 4 75
71 Gardner-Webb 12.08 1 9 67
72 Idaho State 12.06 4 6 72
73 Grambling 11.91 9 1 76
74 Bucknell 11.89 5 5 73
75 Murray State 11.84 3 7 71
76 Presbyterian 11.52 3 7 70
77 Valparaiso 11.29 5 5 90
78 Northern Colorado 11.07 2 7 74
79 Campbell 10.92 6 5 77
80 Drake 10.87 6 4 99
81 Fordham 10.86 3 7 81
82 Abilene Christian 10.74 2 8 83
83 Prairie View A&M 10.62 4 5 84
84 St. Francis 10.61 5 5 80
85 Sacred Heart 10.46 4 6 95
86 Dayton 10.41 5 5 89
87 Lamar 10.10 2 8 85
88 Jacksonville 10.04 7 3 93
89 Cal Poly 10.04 1 9 82
90 Butler 9.91 6 5 88
91 Tennessee Tech 9.91 1 9 79
92 Bethune-Cookman 9.88 6 4 87
93 Harvard 9.64 5 4 78
94 Southern(APR) 8.85 7 3 97
95 North Carolina Central 8.73 7 3 92
96 South Carolina State 8.70 3 6 101
97 Lafayette 8.53 3 7 91
98 Bryant 7.79 5 5 103
99 Hampton 7.62 5 5 94
100 Georgetown 7.55 1 9 100
101 Cornell 7.36 3 6 96
102 Houston Baptist 7.35 1 9 98
103 Incarnate Word 7.32 1 9 102
104 Marist 7.12 4 6 108
105 Wagner 7.07 3 7 105
106 Portland State 6.42 0 10 106
107 Florida A&M(APR) 5.83 3 7 107
108 Indiana State 5.71 0 10 104
109 Morehead State 4.73 3 7 111
110 Davidson 4.07 2 8 110
111 Alabama A&M 3.88 3 7 109
112 Stetson 3.84 2 9 115
113 Savannah State(APR) 3.10 2 8 114
114 Brown 2.88 2 7 112
115 Texas Southern 2.78 1 8 113
116 Robert Morris 2.76 2 8 117
117 Delaware State 2.34 2 8 119
118 Morgan State(APR) 2.08 1 9 118
119 Alabama State 1.64 3 6 116
120 Norfolk State 1.47 3 7 120
121 Virginia Military 1.27 0 11 122
122 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0.86 2 8 123
123 Mississippi Valley State 0.40 2 8 121
124 Jackson State 0.00 2 8 124

RANK CONFERENCE RATING
1 MISSOURI VALLEY 20.91
2 COLONIAL 19.13
3 BIG SOUTH 17.25
4 SOUTHERN 16.81
5 BIG SKY 16.46
6 SOUTHLAND 15.49
7 OHIO VALLEY 14.70
8 PATRIOT 12.18
9 IVY LEAGUE 11.46
10 NORTHEAST 9.28
11 PIONEER 9.02
12 MID-EASTERN 7.33
13 SOUTHWESTERN 5.11