Week 7 FCS Football Power Rankings

 
Week 7 FCS Football Power Rankings
 
The CSM FCS Power Rankings are a simpler way of evaluating the strength of the 125 teams in the Football Championship Subdivision.  It doesn't work on an overly complicated computer program, although it's more involved than just a team's record.
 
Each team receives points by winning games and scoring points and are penalized for losses and points allowed.  Depending on the conference level each team belongs to, they also receive a constant points bonus.  This is done for more proper sorting.  Teams in conferences with automatic playoff bids that give scholarships get the largest bonuses.  Those from conferences with automatic playoff bids that do not give or give minimal scholarships, get a lesser bonus.  Lastly, schools from conferences that do not have automatic playoff bids get the smallest bonus.
 
Each team is also judged on their schedule, which is part of a three part RPI-style multiplier.  This, in combination with the raw points they score from above, is where a team's final Power Ranking is derived.  Early on, the numbers may skew the Rankings some, as blowouts or overly strong/weak schedules can make a larger difference.  After about halfway through the season, the Rankings should start settling down into a truer display.
 
 
 
RANKTEAMRATINGWLPrev
1Eastern Washington37.53512
2North Dakota State35.95511
3South Dakota State32.37424
4James Madison32.05615
5Samford31.145110
6Chattanooga30.01616
7Cal Poly29.87427
8Montana29.80518
9Lehigh29.57529
10Richmond28.806115
11Central Arkansas28.765114
12Sam Houston State28.59603
13Youngstown State27.705111
14Western Illinois27.295116
15Coastal Carolina26.384223
16The Citadel24.616033
17Sacred Heart24.295121
18Tennessee State24.255119
19Albany24.174212
20Charleston Southern23.703218
21San Diego23.535125
22Villanova22.385217
23Eastern Illinois21.705234
24Jacksonville State21.675124
25North Dakota21.525239
26Fordham21.274222
27Tennessee-Martin20.934320
28Illinois State20.893432
29South Dakota20.693336
30Princeton20.654128
31Liberty20.373341
32Northern Iowa20.002426
33Mercer19.563330
34New Hampshire18.994348
35Northern Arizona18.883445
36Harvard18.794113
37Wofford18.764231
38Stony Brook18.584237
39Gardner-Webb18.584327
40Southern Utah18.163335
41Duquesne18.144229
42Indiana State17.923440
43Colgate17.912452
44Lamar17.443351
45Maine17.373356
46Penn16.683258
47North Carolina A&T16.565146
48Missouri State16.533342
49Furman16.271661
50Nicholls State16.033347
51Virginia Military15.893338
52Holy Cross15.743459
53Kennesaw State15.684249
54Grambling State15.303255
55Southeastern Louisiana15.243369
56Monmouth15.074343
57Towson14.681554
58Cornell14.543253
59Georgetown14.513344
60Weber State14.294277
61William & Mary14.193462
62Delaware14.042450
63Dayton13.935266
64Tennessee Tech13.682564
65St. Francis13.474368
66McNeese State12.833463
67Eastern Kentucky12.742471
68Northern Colorado12.383357
69Southern12.263287
70Dartmouth12.193274
71Marist11.953379
72UC Davis11.922588
73Portland State11.902570
74Montana State11.852578
75Southern Illinois11.752467
76Southeast Missouri State11.722475
77Campbell11.653281
78Wagner11.614276
79Bucknell11.602460
80North Carolina Central11.165286
81Stephen F. Austin11.093472
82Western Carolina11.091565
83Prairie View A&M10.154283
84Northwestern State9.951592
85Houston Baptist9.702489
86Abilene Christian9.600784
87Butler9.583395
88Jacksonville9.542380
89Morehead State9.192591
90Stetson8.983382
91Elon8.592490
92Lafayette8.561685
93Texas Southern8.043393
94Valparaiso8.0134102
95Alcorn State7.3833106
96Yale7.2314105
97East Tennessee State7.122473
98Incarnate Word6.851598
99Hampton6.8133107
100Idaho State6.732494
101Bryant6.672497
102Murray State6.6415104
103Drake6.1934101
104Brown6.161496
105Davidson6.0425103
106Columbia5.671499
107Rhode Island5.6416100
108Presbyterian5.6124111
109Alabama State5.3725113
110Austin Peay5.1006110
111Central Connecticut State5.0215109
112Alabama A&M4.5325114
113Jackson State3.8424112
114Sacramento State3.8316108
115South Carolina State3.5923116
116Bethune-Cookman3.3305115
117Morgan State1.7623117
118Norfolk State1.6615118
119Robert Morris1.4916120
120Howard1.1716119
121Florida A&M0.1525124
122Arkansas-Pine Bluff0.0415121
123Delaware State-0.3806122
124Mississippi Valley State-1.6607125
125Savannah State-1.7014123
RANKCONFERENCERATING
1MISSOURI VALLEY22.56
2OHIO VALLEY21.86
3SOUTHERN20.30
4COLONIAL17.99
5PATRIOT16.75
6BIG SOUTH16.49
7BIG SKY16.31
8SOUTHLAND14.70
9IVY LEAGUE12.44
10NORTHEAST10.47
11PIONEER10.42
12SOUTHWESTERN5.66
13MID-EASTERN3.75