Week 12 FCS Football Power Rankings

November 20, 2017 · Jason Groomes
 
Week 12 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 33.21 11 0 1
2 North Dakota State 29.42 10 1 2
3 South Dakota State 29.20 9 2 3
4 South Dakota 27.55 7 4 4
5 Western Illinois 25.98 8 3 5
6 Sam Houston State 24.81 10 1 6
7 Central Arkansas 24.14 10 1 8
8 Southern Utah 24.08 9 2 12
9 Jacksonville State 23.69 10 1 13
10 Furman 23.03 7 4 7
11 Richmond 22.90 6 5 9
12 Weber State 22.82 9 2 11
13 Kennesaw State 22.15 10 1 28
14 Monmouth 21.94 9 2 15
15 Stony Brook 21.68 9 2 14
16 New Hampshire 21.28 7 4 10
17 Samford 20.67 8 3 21
18 Northern Iowa 20.57 7 4 18
19 Eastern Washington 20.41 7 4 19
20 Southeastern Louisiana 20.02 6 5 33
21 Illinois State 19.99 6 5 17
22 Youngstown State 19.98 6 5 24
23 McNeese 19.74 9 2 16
24 Montana 19.56 7 4 20
25 Sacramento State 19.34 7 4 29
26 Wofford 19.32 9 2 22
27 Northern Arizona 19.23 7 4 23
28 Yale 18.82 9 1 32
29 Liberty 18.62 6 5 27
30 Elon 18.32 8 3 31
31 UC Davis 18.32 5 6 30
32 Delaware 18.28 7 4 26
33 Mercer 17.91 5 6 25
34 Montana State 17.89 5 6 38
35 Nicholls 17.80 8 3 34
36 Austin Peay 17.76 8 4 37
37 Tennessee State 17.72 6 5 36
38 North Carolina A&T 17.11 11 0 42
39 Villanova 16.60 5 6 43
40 San Diego 16.48 9 2 39
41 Maine 16.42 4 6 41
42 Colgate 16.20 7 4 40
43 Charleston Southern 15.78 6 5 46
44 Lehigh 15.61 5 6 45
45 Western Carolina 15.44 7 5 35
46 Southern Illinois 15.00 4 7 44
47 Albany 14.62 4 7 52
48 Holy Cross 14.24 4 7 50
49 Tennessee-Martin 14.17 6 5 51
50 Princeton 14.16 5 5 47
51 Northwestern State 13.59 4 7 58
52 Duquesne 13.41 7 4 49
53 Dartmouth 13.22 8 2 57
54 Rhode Island 13.14 3 8 48
55 Eastern Kentucky 13.03 4 7 63
56 The Citadel 13.01 5 6 53
57 Howard 12.94 7 4 55
58 Chattanooga 12.72 3 8 61
59 Eastern Illinois 12.54 6 5 60
60 Towson 12.49 5 6 64
61 Idaho State 12.48 4 7 72
62 Grambling 12.33 9 1 73
63 Columbia 12.31 8 2 59
64 Central Connecticut State 12.22 8 3 68
65 Drake 12.09 7 4 80
66 Southeast Missouri State 12.03 3 8 67
67 Stephen F. Austin 12.00 4 7 56
68 Alcorn State 11.98 7 4 54
69 William & Mary 11.85 2 9 62
70 Penn 11.52 6 4 70
71 Fordham 11.47 4 7 81
72 North Dakota 11.42 3 8 66
73 Northern Colorado 11.38 3 7 78
74 Campbell 11.09 6 5 79
75 Presbyterian 11.01 4 7 76
76 Missouri State 10.89 3 8 69
77 East Tennessee State 10.80 4 7 65
78 Murray State 10.73 3 8 75
79 Valparaiso 10.69 6 5 77
80 Gardner-Webb 10.46 1 10 71
81 Bucknell 10.40 5 6 74
82 Abilene Christian 10.28 2 9 82
83 Prairie View A&M 10.01 5 5 83
84 Lamar 9.99 2 9 87
85 Butler 9.66 6 5 90
86 St. Francis 9.53 5 6 84
87 Dayton 9.48 5 6 86
88 Bethune-Cookman 9.41 7 4 92
89 Southern(APR) 9.06 7 3 94
90 Tennessee Tech 9.00 1 10 91
91 Sacred Heart 8.88 4 7 85
92 North Carolina Central 8.44 7 4 95
93 Harvard 8.44 5 5 93
94 Jacksonville 8.43 7 4 88
95 Cal Poly 8.35 1 10 89
96 Bryant 8.34 6 5 98
97 Lafayette 8.01 3 8 97
98 Houston Baptist 7.75 1 10 102
99 Hampton 7.63 6 5 99
100 Wagner 7.31 4 7 105
101 Incarnate Word 7.03 1 10 103
102 Georgetown 6.99 1 10 100
103 South Carolina State 6.75 3 7 96
104 Marist 6.33 4 7 104
105 Cornell 6.23 3 7 101
106 Portland State 6.02 0 11 106
107 Florida A&M(APR) 5.41 3 8 107
108 Morehead State 4.73 4 7 109
109 Indiana State 4.67 0 11 108
110 Savannah State(APR) 3.77 3 8 113
111 Alabama A&M 3.61 4 7 111
112 Stetson 3.51 2 9 112
113 Davidson 3.50 2 9 110
114 Texas Southern 3.07 2 8 115
115 Brown 2.18 2 8 114
116 Robert Morris 2.16 2 9 116
117 Norfolk State 1.79 4 7 120
118 Morgan State(APR) 1.78 1 10 118
119 Alabama State 1.63 4 6 119
120 Virginia Military 0.91 0 11 121
121 Delaware State 0.56 2 9 117
122 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0.35 2 9 122
123 Mississippi Valley State 0.21 2 9 123
124 Jackson State 0.00 3 8 124

RANK CONFERENCE RATING
1 MISSOURI VALLEY 19.85
2 COLONIAL 18.27
3 BIG SOUTH 16.67
4 BIG SKY 15.89
5 SOUTHERN 15.23
6 SOUTHLAND 15.00
7 OHIO VALLEY 14.44
8 PATRIOT 11.75
9 IVY LEAGUE 10.66
10 NORTHEAST 8.77
11 PIONEER 8.62
12 MID-EASTERN 6.81
13 SOUTHWESTERN 4.76