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Final FCS Football Power Rankings

Sun, 01/07/2018

Final 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.

RANK	TEAM	RATING	W	L	Prev
1	North Dakota State	40.74	14	1	2
2	James Madison	37.62	14	1	1
3	South Dakota State	29.14	11	3	3
4	South Dakota	28.38	8	5	4
5	Western Illinois	26.55	8	4	5
6	Sam Houston State	26.31	12	2	6
7	Central Arkansas	24.94	10	2	7
8	Weber State	24.38	11	3	12
9	Kennesaw State	23.36	12	2	13
10	Jacksonville State	23.20	10	2	9
11	Southern Utah	22.90	9	3	8
12	Richmond	22.83	6	5	11
13	New Hampshire	22.47	9	5	16
14	Furman	22.28	8	5	10
15	Stony Brook	22.04	10	3	15
16	Northern Iowa	21.80	8	5	18
17	Samford	20.82	8	4	17
18	Eastern Washington	20.79	7	4	19
19	Youngstown State	20.62	6	5	22
20	Illinois State	20.22	6	5	21
21	Monmouth	20.13	9	3	14
22	Wofford	19.76	10	3	26
23	Southeastern Louisiana	19.62	6	5	20
24	Montana	19.60	7	4	24
25	McNeese	19.38	9	2	23
26	Sacramento State	19.31	7	4	25
27	Yale	18.69	9	1	28
28	Delaware	18.51	7	4	32
29	North Carolina A&T	18.50	12	0	38
30	Liberty	18.42	6	5	29
31	Austin Peay	18.26	8	4	36
32	UC Davis	18.12	5	6	31
33	Elon	18.00	8	4	30
34	Northern Arizona	17.79	7	5	27
35	Montana State	17.70	5	6	34
36	Tennessee State	17.55	6	5	37
37	Mercer	17.54	5	6	33
38	Nicholls	17.40	8	4	35
39	San Diego	17.16	10	3	40
40	Villanova	16.82	5	6	39
41	Maine	16.60	4	6	41
42	Colgate	16.35	7	4	42
43	Charleston Southern	15.64	6	5	43
44	Western Carolina	15.28	7	5	45
45	Lehigh	15.15	5	7	44
46	Southern Illinois	14.91	4	7	46
47	Albany	14.38	4	7	47
48	Tennessee-Martin	14.22	6	5	49
49	Princeton	14.15	5	5	50
50	Holy Cross	14.03	4	7	48
51	Northwestern State	13.69	4	7	51
52	Duquesne	13.46	7	4	52
53	Grambling	13.26	11	2	62
54	Dartmouth	13.22	8	2	53
55	Rhode Island	13.20	3	8	54
56	The Citadel	13.09	5	6	56
57	Howard	12.89	7	4	57
58	Idaho State	12.70	4	7	61
59	Eastern Kentucky	12.55	4	7	55
60	Chattanooga	12.46	3	8	58
61	Towson	12.45	5	6	60
62	Columbia	12.31	8	2	63
63	Eastern Illinois	12.28	6	5	59
64	Drake	12.19	7	4	65
65	Alcorn State	12.07	7	5	68
66	Southeast Missouri State	11.84	3	8	66
67	Stephen F. Austin	11.83	4	7	67
68	William & Mary	11.70	2	9	69
69	North Dakota	11.53	3	8	72
70	Fordham	11.47	4	7	71
71	Central Connecticut State	11.38	8	4	64
72	Penn	11.35	6	4	70
73	Missouri State	11.20	3	8	76
74	Northern Colorado	11.10	3	7	73
75	Campbell	11.09	6	5	74
76	Presbyterian	11.00	4	7	75
77	East Tennessee State	10.97	4	7	77
78	Valparaiso	10.69	6	5	79
79	Murray State	10.59	3	8	78
80	Gardner-Webb	10.43	1	10	80
81	Bucknell	10.26	5	6	81
82	Abilene Christian	10.05	2	9	82
83	Prairie View A&M	10.02	6	5	83
84	Lamar	9.84	2	9	84
85	Butler	9.69	6	5	85
86	Dayton	9.49	5	6	87
87	St. Francis	9.46	5	6	86
88	Bethune-Cookman	9.43	7	4	88
89	Southern(APR)	8.99	7	4	89
90	Tennessee Tech	8.84	1	10	90
91	Sacred Heart	8.82	4	7	91
92	North Carolina Central	8.69	7	4	92
93	Jacksonville	8.47	7	4	94
94	Harvard	8.44	5	5	93
95	Bryant	8.42	6	5	96
96	Cal Poly	8.39	1	10	95
97	Lafayette	7.88	3	8	97
98	Hampton	7.60	6	5	99
99	Houston Baptist	7.58	1	10	98
100	Wagner	7.16	4	7	100
101	Incarnate Word	7.10	1	10	101
102	Georgetown	6.93	1	10	102
103	South Carolina State	6.77	3	7	103
104	Marist	6.34	4	7	104
105	Cornell	6.23	3	7	105
106	Portland State	6.10	0	11	106
107	Florida A&M(APR)	5.38	3	8	107
108	Morehead State	4.75	4	7	108
109	Indiana State	4.72	0	11	109
110	Savannah State(APR)	3.92	3	8	110
111	Alabama A&M	3.64	4	7	111
112	Davidson	3.52	2	9	113
113	Stetson	3.52	2	9	112
114	Texas Southern	2.90	2	9	114
115	Alabama State	2.62	5	6	119
116	Robert Morris	2.22	2	9	116
117	Brown	2.18	2	8	115
118	Norfolk State	1.85	4	7	117
119	Morgan State(APR)	1.79	1	10	118
120	Virginia Military	0.92	0	11	120
121	Delaware State	0.57	2	9	121
122	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	0.36	2	9	122
123	Mississippi Valley State	0.22	2	9	123
124	Jackson State	0.00	3	8	124

RANK	CONFERENCE	RATING
1	MISSOURI VALLEY	21.88
2	COLONIAL	19.16
3	BIG SOUTH	16.75
4	BIG SKY	16.00
5	SOUTHERN	15.40
6	SOUTHLAND	15.20
7	OHIO VALLEY	14.34
8	PATRIOT	11.65
9	IVY LEAGUE	10.63
10	PIONEER	8.74
11	NORTHEAST	8.69
12	MID-EASTERN	7.00
13	SOUTHWESTERN	5.10

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