Week 8 FCS Football Power Rankings

 
Week 8 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 Washington37.57611
2North Dakota State36.14612
3James Madison32.15614
4South Dakota State32.08523
5Chattanooga31.11716
6Central Arkansas29.996111
7Lehigh29.41629
8Sam Houston State29.087012
9Samford28.89615
10Richmond28.407110
11Cal Poly27.61527
12Montana27.09528
13Western Illinois26.245214
14Coastal Carolina25.415215
15The Citadel25.247016
16Charleston Southern25.004220
17San Diego24.986121
18Liberty24.454331
19Youngstown State24.375213
20Northern Iowa23.533432
21Jacksonville State23.226124
22Villanova22.936222
23Albany22.844319
24South Dakota21.764329
25Fordham21.705226
26Sacred Heart21.566117
27North Dakota21.536225
28Tennessee State21.245218
29Northern Arizona20.884435
30Princeton20.384230
31Stony Brook20.235238
32Wofford20.214337
33Illinois State19.243528
34Mercer19.214333
35Harvard19.215136
36Penn19.184246
37Eastern Illinois19.125323
38Kennesaw State18.815253
39Colgate18.532443
40Gardner-Webb18.494439
41Southern Utah18.163440
42New Hampshire17.935334
43Tennessee-Martin17.904427
44North Carolina A&T17.406147
45Indiana State17.244442
46Lamar17.163444
47Southeastern Louisiana17.094355
48Furman16.901649
49Virginia Military16.623451
50Duquesne16.524341
51Maine16.414345
52Weber State16.185260
53Nicholls State16.123450
54Grambling State15.844254
55Dayton15.256263
56Holy Cross14.703552
57Georgetown14.593459
58McNeese State14.564466
59St. Francis14.525365
60Monmouth14.274456
61Northern Colorado14.074368
62Missouri State13.853448
63Tennessee Tech13.553564
64Southern13.414269
65Towson13.241657
66William & Mary13.233461
67Delaware12.742562
68Marist12.734371
69Cornell12.723358
70Montana State12.682674
71Bucknell12.433479
72Stetson12.424390
73UC Davis12.342672
74Jacksonville12.183388
75Eastern Kentucky12.112567
76Southern Illinois12.062575
77Portland State11.902573
78Stephen F. Austin11.753481
79North Carolina Central11.586280
80Abilene Christian11.451786
81Western Carolina11.351682
82Campbell11.143377
83Wagner10.584378
84Southeast Missouri State10.162576
85Dartmouth10.073370
86Northwestern State9.511684
87Bryant9.4934101
88Butler9.473487
89Morehead State9.202689
90Elon8.912591
91Murray State8.8025102
92East Tennessee State8.603497
93Brown8.5924104
94Houston Baptist8.482585
95Prairie View A&M8.364383
96Idaho State7.9325100
97Lafayette7.461792
98Alcorn State7.203395
99Columbia6.8024106
100Texas Southern6.663493
101Valparaiso6.453594
102Drake6.3534103
103Austin Peay6.3007110
104Rhode Island6.1917107
105South Carolina State5.9833115
106Central Connecticut State5.7116111
107Yale5.711596
108Davidson5.6426105
109Incarnate Word5.571698
110Hampton5.373499
111Alabama State5.1025109
112Jackson State5.0134113
113Bethune-Cookman4.5015116
114Alabama A&M4.5025112
115Presbyterian4.3025108
116Sacramento State3.5817114
117Morgan State2.0924117
118Robert Morris1.8117119
119Norfolk State1.6816118
120Florida A&M1.5535121
121Howard0.9717120
122Arkansas-Pine Bluff-0.2816122
123Delaware State-0.5807123
124Savannah State-1.9014125
125Mississippi Valley State-2.0408124
RANKCONFERENCERATING
1MISSOURI VALLEY22.07
2OHIO VALLEY21.16
3SOUTHERN20.78
4COLONIAL17.50
5BIG SOUTH17.08
6BIG SKY16.68
7PATRIOT16.55
8SOUTHLAND15.10
9IVY LEAGUE12.51
10PIONEER10.94
11NORTHEAST10.73
12SOUTHWESTERN5.65
13MID-EASTERN4.17