College Football Power Ratings 2026: All 266 Teams

UPDATED OCTOBER 18, 2026 – RESULTS THROUGH OCTOBER 17

2026 College Football Power Ratings & Prediction Center

College Football Power Ratings: All 266 Teams

138 FBS teams and 128 FCS teams, with separate rating scales and complete conference views.

College Football Power Ratings help bettors compare team strength before evaluating a matchup or an available point spread. This edition extends the full-precision October 11 baseline with all 59 completed FBS-versus-FBS games from October 12-17. The separate provisional FCS model is refitted using 354 completed FCS-versus-FCS games, including 54 newly completed games. All 138 FBS teams and all 128 FCS teams remain in the system.

Model continuity: The full-precision calculation audit from October 12 was recovered and reproduced before this update. Both rating formulas, complete team rosters and separate FBS/FCS scales are preserved. Historical neutral-site corrections remain in place. All qualifying games in the checked October 12-18 window are final; no additional Sunday fixtures appear on the checked dated schedules.

College Football Power Ratings: FBS Top 25

The current FBS model top five are Ohio State, Indiana, Georgia, Miami, Notre Dame. These are model strength rankings, not AP poll positions or official betting selections. Rankings use unrounded values, so displayed ties can occupy different positions.

Rank	FBS team	Conference	FBS-RPR	Points since Oct. 11	Rank move since Oct. 11
1	Ohio State	Big Ten	99.41	+0.41	+2
2	Indiana	Big Ten	98.95	-0.41	-1
3	Georgia	SEC	97.83	-1.25	-1
4	Miami	ACC	97.73	-0.62	+0
5	Notre Dame	FBS Independents	97.53	-0.28	+0
6	Alabama	SEC	96.24	-1.27	+0
7	Ole Miss	SEC	95.36	+1.27	+4
8	Texas Tech	Big 12	95.03	+1.13	+4
9	Oregon	Big Ten	95.03	-0.37	-2
10	BYU	Big 12	94.97	+0.28	-1
11	Utah	Big 12	94.46	-0.64	-3
12	Texas	SEC	93.57	-0.93	-2
13	LSU	SEC	91.79	+1.34	+4
14	Iowa	Big Ten	91.35	+0.00	+0
15	Texas A&M	SEC	91.13	+0.00	+0
16	Tennessee	SEC	91.08	+1.27	+6
17	USC	Big Ten	90.66	+0.00	-1
18	Oklahoma	SEC	90.55	-1.05	-5
19	Wake Forest	ACC	90.52	+1.50	+6
20	North Texas	American	90.27	+0.00	-2
21	Arizona	Big 12	90.18	+0.00	-2
22	Michigan	Big Ten	89.66	-0.12	+1
23	James Madison	Sun Belt	89.39	+0.46	+3
24	Nebraska	Big Ten	89.16	+0.37	+3
25	Houston	Big 12	89.13	-0.91	-5

How These College Football Power Ratings Are Calculated

FBS continuity: Start with the full-precision October 11 ratings retained in the prior audit. Expected home margin equals home rating minus away rating, plus 2.5 points for home field; neutral venues receive zero home credit. For each game, the home adjustment is 0.06 times actual minus expected home margin, capped between -1.50 and +1.50. The visitor receives the opposite adjustment.

Games are processed in date order, with every game on a date using that date’s opening ratings. This edition includes 59 newly completed FBS-versus-FBS games. FBS-FCS games are excluded because the separate scales are not cross-calibrated. No sportsbook spread enters the update. Full precision is retained internally; displayed ratings use two decimals.

Provisional FCS: Fit all 354 qualifying season games together. Cap each observed home margin at +/-35, subtract 2.5 for a non-neutral venue, and solve the home-minus-away strength equations with ridge regularization of 2.0. Center strengths at zero, then add 80.0 for display. FBS and lower-division opponents are excluded.

Current team information: Oregon’s October 18 official recap reports a 17-14 win over Nebraska in its second game without injured starting quarterback Dante Moore. The score is included; no separate uncalibrated injury penalty is added. Check availability before applying any rating to a future game. The models reflect completed scores, not an independently fitted roster adjustment.

FBS Movers Since October 11

Changes below compare the October 17 results edition with the October 11 baseline. Positive rank movement means a team climbed. A team may gain rating points but lose rank if nearby teams improve more.

Team	Rating change since Oct. 11	Current rank
Wake Forest	+1.50	19
Ohio	+1.50	74
Texas State	+1.50	89
Louisiana	+1.49	84
Army	+1.42	51
Florida Atlantic	-1.42	102
Troy	-1.49	105
California	-1.50	82
Colorado State	-1.50	126
Sacramento State	-1.50	133

Complete College Football Power Ratings: All 138 FBS Teams

Rank	FBS team	Conference	FBS-RPR	Points since Oct. 11	Rank move since Oct. 11
1	Ohio State	Big Ten	99.41	+0.41	+2
2	Indiana	Big Ten	98.95	-0.41	-1
3	Georgia	SEC	97.83	-1.25	-1
4	Miami	ACC	97.73	-0.62	+0
5	Notre Dame	FBS Independents	97.53	-0.28	+0
6	Alabama	SEC	96.24	-1.27	+0
7	Ole Miss	SEC	95.36	+1.27	+4
8	Texas Tech	Big 12	95.03	+1.13	+4
9	Oregon	Big Ten	95.03	-0.37	-2
10	BYU	Big 12	94.97	+0.28	-1
11	Utah	Big 12	94.46	-0.64	-3
12	Texas	SEC	93.57	-0.93	-2
13	LSU	SEC	91.79	+1.34	+4
14	Iowa	Big Ten	91.35	+0.00	+0
15	Texas A&M	SEC	91.13	+0.00	+0
16	Tennessee	SEC	91.08	+1.27	+6
17	USC	Big Ten	90.66	+0.00	-1
18	Oklahoma	SEC	90.55	-1.05	-5
19	Wake Forest	ACC	90.52	+1.50	+6
20	North Texas	American	90.27	+0.00	-2
21	Arizona	Big 12	90.18	+0.00	-2
22	Michigan	Big Ten	89.66	-0.12	+1
23	James Madison	Sun Belt	89.39	+0.46	+3
24	Nebraska	Big Ten	89.16	+0.37	+3
25	Houston	Big 12	89.13	-0.91	-5
26	Duke	ACC	88.88	-0.95	-5
27	Missouri	SEC	88.47	-1.27	-3
28	Northwestern	Big Ten	88.30	-0.18	+0
29	TCU	Big 12	88.26	+0.67	+4
30	Louisville	ACC	88.16	+0.09	-1
31	Iowa State	Big 12	87.65	+0.00	+1
32	Penn State	Big Ten	87.47	+0.12	+3
33	Boise State	Pac-12	87.38	+0.00	+1
34	Tulane	American	87.37	+0.56	+5
35	Virginia	ACC	87.18	-0.55	-5
36	Wisconsin	Big Ten	87.15	-0.51	-5
37	UCLA	Big Ten	87.14	+0.51	+3
38	Washington	Big Ten	86.97	+0.39	+3
39	North Dakota State	Mountain West	86.96	-0.05	-2
40	Illinois	Big Ten	86.88	+0.00	-2
41	New Mexico	Mountain West	86.74	+0.26	+2
42	Kansas State	Big 12	86.62	+0.31	+2
43	SMU	ACC	86.55	+0.55	+3
44	Minnesota	Big Ten	86.24	+0.00	+1
45	Arizona State	Big 12	86.05	-1.13	-9
46	Kentucky	SEC	85.65	+1.05	+6
47	Pittsburgh	ACC	85.62	-0.89	-5
48	Florida	SEC	85.40	+0.93	+6
49	Navy	American	85.13	-0.31	-1
50	Auburn	SEC	84.94	+1.25	+9
51	Army	American	84.89	+1.42	+10
52	Baylor	Big 12	84.62	-0.67	-3
53	South Florida	American	84.61	+0.54	+4
54	Georgia Tech	ACC	84.59	-0.56	-4
55	NC State	ACC	84.52	+0.00	-2
56	Vanderbilt	SEC	84.23	-1.38	-9
57	Memphis	American	84.08	-0.56	-6
58	Cincinnati	Big 12	83.95	-0.21	-2
59	Virginia Tech	ACC	83.93	+0.56	+3
60	South Carolina	SEC	83.66	+0.00	+0
61	Florida State	ACC	83.14	+0.62	+3
62	Mississippi State	SEC	82.93	-1.34	-7
63	East Carolina	American	82.91	-1.14	-5
64	Kansas	Big 12	82.72	-0.31	-1
65	Clemson	ACC	82.41	+0.00	+1
66	Western Michigan	MAC	82.30	+0.04	+1
67	UTSA	American	82.03	+0.31	+2
68	Fresno State	Pac-12	81.88	-0.32	+0
69	UNLV	Mountain West	81.73	-0.74	-4
70	UCF	Big 12	81.52	+0.00	+0
71	North Carolina	ACC	81.44	+0.95	+2
72	West Virginia	Big 12	81.43	+0.21	-1
73	UConn	FBS Independents	81.13	+0.00	-1
74	Ohio	MAC	80.68	+1.50	+4
75	Michigan State	Big Ten	80.22	+0.18	+0
76	Rutgers	Big Ten	80.04	+0.49	+0
77	Colorado	Big 12	79.63	+0.64	+3
78	Toledo	MAC	79.13	+0.90	+9
79	Syracuse	ACC	78.91	-0.09	+0
80	Jacksonville State	Conference USA	78.74	-0.02	+2
81	Old Dominion	Sun Belt	78.71	-0.74	-4
82	California	ACC	78.69	-1.50	-8
83	Louisiana Tech	Sun Belt	78.63	+0.95	+8
84	Louisiana	Sun Belt	78.43	+1.49	+13
85	Kennesaw State	Conference USA	78.38	-0.37	-4
86	Air Force	Mountain West	78.35	+0.74	+6
87	Georgia Southern	Sun Belt	78.34	+0.74	+6
88	Liberty	Conference USA	78.26	+0.00	-2
89	Texas State	Pac-12	78.15	+1.50	+9
90	Purdue	Big Ten	78.14	-0.39	-7
91	Florida International	Conference USA	78.01	+0.02	-2
92	Maryland	Big Ten	77.69	-0.49	-4
93	San Diego State	Pac-12	77.67	+0.32	+1
94	Washington State	Pac-12	77.37	-1.06	-9
95	Oregon State	Pac-12	77.34	+1.06	+6
96	Temple	American	77.13	-1.39	-12
97	Hawai’i	Mountain West	77.05	-0.26	-2
98	UAB	American	76.70	+1.14	+4
99	Utah State	Pac-12	76.47	+0.00	+0
100	Arkansas	SEC	76.46	+1.38	+4
101	Stanford	ACC	76.43	+0.00	-1
102	Florida Atlantic	American	76.28	-1.42	-12
103	Tulsa	American	76.24	+1.40	+3
104	Boston College	ACC	76.02	+0.89	-1
105	Troy	Sun Belt	75.82	-1.49	-9
106	Arkansas State	Sun Belt	75.60	+0.68	-1
107	Miami (OH)	MAC	75.35	+0.66	+1
108	Oklahoma State	Big 12	75.23	+0.91	+7
109	Western Kentucky	Conference USA	75.19	+0.52	+0
110	App State	Sun Belt	75.05	+0.31	-3
111	Nevada	Mountain West	74.70	+0.05	-1
112	South Alabama	Sun Belt	74.40	+0.00	+1
113	Delaware	Conference USA	74.24	-0.26	-1
114	Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt	74.08	-0.31	+0
115	San José State	Mountain West	73.57	+0.34	+3
116	Missouri State	Conference USA	73.43	+0.37	+3
117	Central Michigan	MAC	73.35	-0.04	+0
118	Rice	American	73.21	-1.40	-7
119	Southern Miss	Sun Belt	73.12	-0.68	-3
120	Wyoming	Mountain West	72.98	+0.59	+0
121	Marshall	Sun Belt	71.94	+0.00	+1
122	New Mexico State	Conference USA	71.79	+0.00	+1
123	Georgia State	Sun Belt	71.65	-0.46	-2
124	Buffalo	MAC	70.97	-0.17	+1
125	Middle Tennessee	Conference USA	70.86	+0.26	+2
126	Colorado State	Pac-12	70.09	-1.50	-2
127	Eastern Michigan	MAC	69.87	-0.90	-1
128	Bowling Green	MAC	69.79	-0.34	+0
129	Ball State	MAC	68.34	+0.34	+2
130	Kent State	MAC	67.97	-0.54	-1
131	Akron	MAC	67.50	-0.66	-1
132	Sam Houston	Conference USA	67.33	-0.52	+1
133	Sacramento State	MAC	66.48	-1.50	-1
134	Charlotte	American	66.18	+1.39	+2
135	Northern Illinois	Mountain West	66.06	-0.59	+0
136	UL Monroe	Sun Belt	66.05	-0.95	-2
137	Massachusetts	MAC	63.94	+0.17	+0
138	UTEP	Mountain West	63.01	-0.34	+0

FBS Conference Rating Averages

Conference averages are the arithmetic mean of the current ratings for all included members. They describe the depth of a conference, including its lower-rated teams, rather than only its highest-ranked program.

Conference	Teams	Average FBS-RPR
FBS Independents	2	89.33
SEC	16	88.71
Big Ten	18	87.80
Big 12	16	86.34
ACC	17	84.40
American	14	80.50
Pac-12	8	78.30
Mountain West	10	76.11
Sun Belt	14	75.80
Conference USA	10	74.62
MAC	13	71.97

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FBS College Football Power Ratings by Conference

SEC — 16 teams

Rank	FBS team	Conference	FBS-RPR	Points since Oct. 11	Rank move since Oct. 11
3	Georgia	SEC	97.83	-1.25	-1
6	Alabama	SEC	96.24	-1.27	+0
7	Ole Miss	SEC	95.36	+1.27	+4
12	Texas	SEC	93.57	-0.93	-2
13	LSU	SEC	91.79	+1.34	+4
15	Texas A&M	SEC	91.13	+0.00	+0
16	Tennessee	SEC	91.08	+1.27	+6
18	Oklahoma	SEC	90.55	-1.05	-5
27	Missouri	SEC	88.47	-1.27	-3
46	Kentucky	SEC	85.65	+1.05	+6
48	Florida	SEC	85.40	+0.93	+6
50	Auburn	SEC	84.94	+1.25	+9
56	Vanderbilt	SEC	84.23	-1.38	-9
60	South Carolina	SEC	83.66	+0.00	+0
62	Mississippi State	SEC	82.93	-1.34	-7
100	Arkansas	SEC	76.46	+1.38	+4

FBS Independents — 2 teams

Rank	FBS team	Conference	FBS-RPR	Points since Oct. 11	Rank move since Oct. 11
5	Notre Dame	FBS Independents	97.53	-0.28	+0
73	UConn	FBS Independents	81.13	+0.00	-1

Big Ten — 18 teams

Rank	FBS team	Conference	FBS-RPR	Points since Oct. 11	Rank move since Oct. 11
1	Ohio State	Big Ten	99.41	+0.41	+2
2	Indiana	Big Ten	98.95	-0.41	-1
9	Oregon	Big Ten	95.03	-0.37	-2
14	Iowa	Big Ten	91.35	+0.00	+0
17	USC	Big Ten	90.66	+0.00	-1
22	Michigan	Big Ten	89.66	-0.12	+1
24	Nebraska	Big Ten	89.16	+0.37	+3
28	Northwestern	Big Ten	88.30	-0.18	+0
32	Penn State	Big Ten	87.47	+0.12	+3
36	Wisconsin	Big Ten	87.15	-0.51	-5
37	UCLA	Big Ten	87.14	+0.51	+3
38	Washington	Big Ten	86.97	+0.39	+3
40	Illinois	Big Ten	86.88	+0.00	-2
44	Minnesota	Big Ten	86.24	+0.00	+1
75	Michigan State	Big Ten	80.22	+0.18	+0
76	Rutgers	Big Ten	80.04	+0.49	+0
90	Purdue	Big Ten	78.14	-0.39	-7
92	Maryland	Big Ten	77.69	-0.49	-4

Big 12 — 16 teams

Rank	FBS team	Conference	FBS-RPR	Points since Oct. 11	Rank move since Oct. 11
8	Texas Tech	Big 12	95.03	+1.13	+4
10	BYU	Big 12	94.97	+0.28	-1
11	Utah	Big 12	94.46	-0.64	-3
21	Arizona	Big 12	90.18	+0.00	-2
25	Houston	Big 12	89.13	-0.91	-5
29	TCU	Big 12	88.26	+0.67	+4
31	Iowa State	Big 12	87.65	+0.00	+1
42	Kansas State	Big 12	86.62	+0.31	+2
45	Arizona State	Big 12	86.05	-1.13	-9
52	Baylor	Big 12	84.62	-0.67	-3
58	Cincinnati	Big 12	83.95	-0.21	-2
64	Kansas	Big 12	82.72	-0.31	-1
70	UCF	Big 12	81.52	+0.00	+0
72	West Virginia	Big 12	81.43	+0.21	-1
77	Colorado	Big 12	79.63	+0.64	+3
108	Oklahoma State	Big 12	75.23	+0.91	+7

ACC — 17 teams

Rank	FBS team	Conference	FBS-RPR	Points since Oct. 11	Rank move since Oct. 11
4	Miami	ACC	97.73	-0.62	+0
19	Wake Forest	ACC	90.52	+1.50	+6
26	Duke	ACC	88.88	-0.95	-5
30	Louisville	ACC	88.16	+0.09	-1
35	Virginia	ACC	87.18	-0.55	-5
43	SMU	ACC	86.55	+0.55	+3
47	Pittsburgh	ACC	85.62	-0.89	-5
54	Georgia Tech	ACC	84.59	-0.56	-4
55	NC State	ACC	84.52	+0.00	-2
59	Virginia Tech	ACC	83.93	+0.56	+3
61	Florida State	ACC	83.14	+0.62	+3
65	Clemson	ACC	82.41	+0.00	+1
71	North Carolina	ACC	81.44	+0.95	+2
79	Syracuse	ACC	78.91	-0.09	+0
82	California	ACC	78.69	-1.50	-8
101	Stanford	ACC	76.43	+0.00	-1
104	Boston College	ACC	76.02	+0.89	-1

American — 14 teams

Rank	FBS team	Conference	FBS-RPR	Points since Oct. 11	Rank move since Oct. 11
20	North Texas	American	90.27	+0.00	-2
34	Tulane	American	87.37	+0.56	+5
49	Navy	American	85.13	-0.31	-1
51	Army	American	84.89	+1.42	+10
53	South Florida	American	84.61	+0.54	+4
57	Memphis	American	84.08	-0.56	-6
63	East Carolina	American	82.91	-1.14	-5
67	UTSA	American	82.03	+0.31	+2
96	Temple	American	77.13	-1.39	-12
98	UAB	American	76.70	+1.14	+4
102	Florida Atlantic	American	76.28	-1.42	-12
103	Tulsa	American	76.24	+1.40	+3
118	Rice	American	73.21	-1.40	-7
134	Charlotte	American	66.18	+1.39	+2

Pac-12 — 8 teams

Rank	FBS team	Conference	FBS-RPR	Points since Oct. 11	Rank move since Oct. 11
33	Boise State	Pac-12	87.38	+0.00	+1
68	Fresno State	Pac-12	81.88	-0.32	+0
89	Texas State	Pac-12	78.15	+1.50	+9
93	San Diego State	Pac-12	77.67	+0.32	+1
94	Washington State	Pac-12	77.37	-1.06	-9
95	Oregon State	Pac-12	77.34	+1.06	+6
99	Utah State	Pac-12	76.47	+0.00	+0
126	Colorado State	Pac-12	70.09	-1.50	-2

Mountain West — 10 teams

Rank	FBS team	Conference	FBS-RPR	Points since Oct. 11	Rank move since Oct. 11
39	North Dakota State	Mountain West	86.96	-0.05	-2
41	New Mexico	Mountain West	86.74	+0.26	+2
69	UNLV	Mountain West	81.73	-0.74	-4
86	Air Force	Mountain West	78.35	+0.74	+6
97	Hawai’i	Mountain West	77.05	-0.26	-2
111	Nevada	Mountain West	74.70	+0.05	-1
115	San José State	Mountain West	73.57	+0.34	+3
120	Wyoming	Mountain West	72.98	+0.59	+0
135	Northern Illinois	Mountain West	66.06	-0.59	+0
138	UTEP	Mountain West	63.01	-0.34	+0

Sun Belt — 14 teams

Rank	FBS team	Conference	FBS-RPR	Points since Oct. 11	Rank move since Oct. 11
23	James Madison	Sun Belt	89.39	+0.46	+3
81	Old Dominion	Sun Belt	78.71	-0.74	-4
83	Louisiana Tech	Sun Belt	78.63	+0.95	+8
84	Louisiana	Sun Belt	78.43	+1.49	+13
87	Georgia Southern	Sun Belt	78.34	+0.74	+6
105	Troy	Sun Belt	75.82	-1.49	-9
106	Arkansas State	Sun Belt	75.60	+0.68	-1
110	App State	Sun Belt	75.05	+0.31	-3
112	South Alabama	Sun Belt	74.40	+0.00	+1
114	Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt	74.08	-0.31	+0
119	Southern Miss	Sun Belt	73.12	-0.68	-3
121	Marshall	Sun Belt	71.94	+0.00	+1
123	Georgia State	Sun Belt	71.65	-0.46	-2
136	UL Monroe	Sun Belt	66.05	-0.95	-2

Conference USA — 10 teams

Rank	FBS team	Conference	FBS-RPR	Points since Oct. 11	Rank move since Oct. 11
80	Jacksonville State	Conference USA	78.74	-0.02	+2
85	Kennesaw State	Conference USA	78.38	-0.37	-4
88	Liberty	Conference USA	78.26	+0.00	-2
91	Florida International	Conference USA	78.01	+0.02	-2
109	Western Kentucky	Conference USA	75.19	+0.52	+0
113	Delaware	Conference USA	74.24	-0.26	-1
116	Missouri State	Conference USA	73.43	+0.37	+3
122	New Mexico State	Conference USA	71.79	+0.00	+1
125	Middle Tennessee	Conference USA	70.86	+0.26	+2
132	Sam Houston	Conference USA	67.33	-0.52	+1

MAC — 13 teams

Rank	FBS team	Conference	FBS-RPR	Points since Oct. 11	Rank move since Oct. 11
66	Western Michigan	MAC	82.30	+0.04	+1
74	Ohio	MAC	80.68	+1.50	+4
78	Toledo	MAC	79.13	+0.90	+9
107	Miami (OH)	MAC	75.35	+0.66	+1
117	Central Michigan	MAC	73.35	-0.04	+0
124	Buffalo	MAC	70.97	-0.17	+1
127	Eastern Michigan	MAC	69.87	-0.90	-1
128	Bowling Green	MAC	69.79	-0.34	+0
129	Ball State	MAC	68.34	+0.34	+2
130	Kent State	MAC	67.97	-0.54	-1
131	Akron	MAC	67.50	-0.66	-1
133	Sacramento State	MAC	66.48	-1.50	-1
137	Massachusetts	MAC	63.94	+0.17	+0

College Football Power Ratings: All 128 FCS Teams

The complete 128-team provisional FCS board is recalculated through October 17 from 354 qualifying games. Counted games include only FCS-versus-FCS contests, not a team’s full schedule. Never subtract an FCS rating from an FBS rating to create a cross-division spread.

Rank	FCS team	Conference	FCS-RPR	Counted FCS games
1	Youngstown State	MVFC	98.97	7
2	South Dakota State	MVFC	96.23	6
3	Stephen F. Austin	Southland	95.86	6
4	South Dakota	MVFC	95.03	7
5	Montana State	Big Sky	94.38	6
6	North Dakota	MVFC	93.08	7
7	Illinois State	MVFC	92.51	5
8	Lehigh	Patriot	92.11	7
9	Austin Peay	UAC	91.19	7
10	Harvard	Ivy	91.17	5
11	Alabama A&M	SWAC	90.85	6
12	Montana	Big Sky	90.82	7
13	Tennessee Tech	Southern	90.64	7
14	Princeton	Ivy	90.26	5
15	Tarleton State	UAC	89.64	6
16	Campbell	Coastal Athletic	89.18	6
17	Mercer	Southern	88.96	7
18	Lamar	Southland	88.86	6
19	Western Carolina	Southern	88.69	6
20	Northern Iowa	MVFC	88.42	5
21	East Tennessee State	Southern	88.33	5
22	Incarnate Word	Southland	88.15	5
23	Chattanooga	Southern	86.74	7
24	Northern Arizona	Big Sky	86.72	7
25	UAlbany	Coastal Athletic	86.56	6
26	Cornell	Ivy	86.37	5
27	Houston Christian	Southland	86.09	4
28	Colgate	Patriot	86.00	6
29	Brown	Ivy	85.23	5
30	Bryant	Coastal Athletic	84.76	6
31	Rhode Island	Coastal Athletic	84.72	6
32	Weber State	Big Sky	84.28	7
33	Stony Brook	Coastal Athletic	84.13	6
34	Southern Utah	Big Sky	84.09	6
35	Idaho State	Big Sky	83.91	6
36	Southern Illinois	MVFC	83.71	7
37	Wofford	Southern	83.68	7
38	SE Louisiana	Southland	83.41	5
39	Abilene Christian	UAC	83.26	7
40	Monmouth	Coastal Athletic	83.14	6
41	Idaho	Big Sky	83.12	6
42	Norfolk State	MEAC	83.09	3
43	Richmond	Patriot	83.00	6
44	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	SWAC	82.94	3
45	North Alabama	UAC	82.79	6
46	Furman	Southern	82.65	5
47	Southeast Missouri State	OVC	82.58	6
48	Jackson State	SWAC	82.57	5
49	Morgan State	MEAC	82.25	5
50	Central Connecticut	NEC	82.15	4
51	Yale	Ivy	82.12	5
52	Alabama State	SWAC	82.10	5
53	Howard	MEAC	81.98	4
54	South Carolina State	MEAC	81.79	5
55	UC Davis	Big Sky	81.59	6
56	Dayton	Pioneer	81.17	4
57	UT Martin	OVC	81.11	5
58	Charleston Southern	OVC	80.64	4
59	Butler	Pioneer	80.50	5
60	West Florida	UAC	80.43	5
61	Columbia	Ivy	80.33	5
62	Pennsylvania	Ivy	80.19	5
63	UT Rio Grande Valley	Southland	80.05	5
64	Marist	Pioneer	79.96	6
65	Robert Morris	NEC	79.84	4
66	Northern Colorado	Big Sky	79.76	6
67	Stonehill	NEC	79.63	5
68	Lindenwood	OVC	79.61	4
69	Villanova	Patriot	79.37	6
70	Elon	Coastal Athletic	78.84	6
71	Indiana State	MVFC	78.71	6
72	Dartmouth	Ivy	78.64	5
73	Gardner-Webb	OVC	78.51	6
74	Western Illinois	OVC	78.42	5
75	Eastern Washington	Big Sky	78.42	7
76	Cal Poly	Big Sky	78.38	6
77	Bethune-Cookman	SWAC	78.31	5
78	Portland State	Big Sky	78.18	5
79	Lafayette	Patriot	77.67	5
80	East Texas A&M	Southland	77.61	6
81	Samford	Southern	77.33	6
82	McNeese	Southland	77.32	5
83	Holy Cross	Patriot	77.15	6
84	Prairie View A&M	SWAC	77.14	7
85	Duquesne	NEC	77.14	3
86	St. Thomas (MN)	Pioneer	77.04	5
87	Eastern Kentucky	UAC	77.03	6
88	Sacred Heart	Coastal Athletic	76.82	6
89	Georgetown	Patriot	76.70	6
90	Towson	Coastal Athletic	76.53	6
91	Tennessee State	OVC	76.52	6
92	Grambling	SWAC	76.41	4
93	Delaware State	MEAC	76.40	4
94	Alcorn State	SWAC	76.40	5
95	West Georgia	UAC	76.21	4
96	Mercyhurst	NEC	76.04	3
97	North Carolina A&T	Coastal Athletic	75.97	7
98	Central Arkansas	UAC	75.79	5
99	Long Island University	NEC	75.58	6
100	Nicholls	Southland	75.38	5
101	Eastern Illinois	OVC	75.33	6
102	Fordham	Patriot	75.22	6
103	Florida A&M	SWAC	74.97	5
104	New Hampshire	Coastal Athletic	74.96	7
105	New Haven	NEC	74.22	7
106	Merrimack	FCS Independents	73.43	6
107	Southern	SWAC	73.21	4
108	The Citadel	Southern	72.95	5
109	Drake	Pioneer	72.43	6
110	Maine	Coastal Athletic	72.12	5
111	North Carolina Central	MEAC	72.12	5
112	Bucknell	Patriot	71.77	6
113	Valparaiso	Pioneer	71.66	6
114	Presbyterian	Pioneer	71.35	6
115	William & Mary	Patriot	71.17	6
116	Texas Southern	SWAC	70.49	4
117	San Diego	Pioneer	69.56	7
118	Utah Tech	Big Sky	69.12	6
119	Wagner	NEC	68.47	4
120	Murray State	MVFC	68.04	5
121	Hampton	Coastal Athletic	67.83	5
122	Mississippi Valley State	SWAC	67.27	5
123	Northwestern State	Southland	65.57	5
124	Chicago State	FCS Independents	63.26	5
125	Stetson	Pioneer	62.68	6
126	VMI	Southern	61.26	6
127	Morehead State	Pioneer	59.05	5
128	Davidson	Pioneer	58.44	6

FCS Conference Rating Averages

Conference	Teams	Average FCS-RPR
MVFC	9	88.30
Ivy	8	84.29
Big Sky	13	82.52
Southern	10	82.12
UAC	8	82.04
Southland	10	81.83
Coastal Athletic	13	79.66
MEAC	6	79.60
OVC	8	79.09
Patriot	10	79.02
SWAC	12	77.72
NEC	8	76.63
Pioneer	11	71.26
FCS Independents	2	68.35

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MVFC — 9 FCS teams

Rank	FCS team	Conference	FCS-RPR	Counted FCS games
1	Youngstown State	MVFC	98.97	7
2	South Dakota State	MVFC	96.23	6
4	South Dakota	MVFC	95.03	7
6	North Dakota	MVFC	93.08	7
7	Illinois State	MVFC	92.51	5
20	Northern Iowa	MVFC	88.42	5
36	Southern Illinois	MVFC	83.71	7
71	Indiana State	MVFC	78.71	6
120	Murray State	MVFC	68.04	5

Ivy — 8 FCS teams

Rank	FCS team	Conference	FCS-RPR	Counted FCS games
10	Harvard	Ivy	91.17	5
14	Princeton	Ivy	90.26	5
26	Cornell	Ivy	86.37	5
29	Brown	Ivy	85.23	5
51	Yale	Ivy	82.12	5
61	Columbia	Ivy	80.33	5
62	Pennsylvania	Ivy	80.19	5
72	Dartmouth	Ivy	78.64	5

Big Sky — 13 FCS teams

Rank	FCS team	Conference	FCS-RPR	Counted FCS games
5	Montana State	Big Sky	94.38	6
12	Montana	Big Sky	90.82	7
24	Northern Arizona	Big Sky	86.72	7
32	Weber State	Big Sky	84.28	7
34	Southern Utah	Big Sky	84.09	6
35	Idaho State	Big Sky	83.91	6
41	Idaho	Big Sky	83.12	6
55	UC Davis	Big Sky	81.59	6
66	Northern Colorado	Big Sky	79.76	6
75	Eastern Washington	Big Sky	78.42	7
76	Cal Poly	Big Sky	78.38	6
78	Portland State	Big Sky	78.18	5
118	Utah Tech	Big Sky	69.12	6

UAC — 8 FCS teams

Rank	FCS team	Conference	FCS-RPR	Counted FCS games
9	Austin Peay	UAC	91.19	7
15	Tarleton State	UAC	89.64	6
39	Abilene Christian	UAC	83.26	7
45	North Alabama	UAC	82.79	6
60	West Florida	UAC	80.43	5
87	Eastern Kentucky	UAC	77.03	6
95	West Georgia	UAC	76.21	4
98	Central Arkansas	UAC	75.79	5

Southern — 10 FCS teams

Rank	FCS team	Conference	FCS-RPR	Counted FCS games
13	Tennessee Tech	Southern	90.64	7
17	Mercer	Southern	88.96	7
19	Western Carolina	Southern	88.69	6
21	East Tennessee State	Southern	88.33	5
23	Chattanooga	Southern	86.74	7
37	Wofford	Southern	83.68	7
46	Furman	Southern	82.65	5
81	Samford	Southern	77.33	6
108	The Citadel	Southern	72.95	5
126	VMI	Southern	61.26	6

Southland — 10 FCS teams

Rank	FCS team	Conference	FCS-RPR	Counted FCS games
3	Stephen F. Austin	Southland	95.86	6
18	Lamar	Southland	88.86	6
22	Incarnate Word	Southland	88.15	5
27	Houston Christian	Southland	86.09	4
38	SE Louisiana	Southland	83.41	5
63	UT Rio Grande Valley	Southland	80.05	5
80	East Texas A&M	Southland	77.61	6
82	McNeese	Southland	77.32	5
100	Nicholls	Southland	75.38	5
123	Northwestern State	Southland	65.57	5

MEAC — 6 FCS teams

Rank	FCS team	Conference	FCS-RPR	Counted FCS games
42	Norfolk State	MEAC	83.09	3
49	Morgan State	MEAC	82.25	5
53	Howard	MEAC	81.98	4
54	South Carolina State	MEAC	81.79	5
93	Delaware State	MEAC	76.40	4
111	North Carolina Central	MEAC	72.12	5

Coastal Athletic — 13 FCS teams

Rank	FCS team	Conference	FCS-RPR	Counted FCS games
16	Campbell	Coastal Athletic	89.18	6
25	UAlbany	Coastal Athletic	86.56	6
30	Bryant	Coastal Athletic	84.76	6
31	Rhode Island	Coastal Athletic	84.72	6
33	Stony Brook	Coastal Athletic	84.13	6
40	Monmouth	Coastal Athletic	83.14	6
70	Elon	Coastal Athletic	78.84	6
88	Sacred Heart	Coastal Athletic	76.82	6
90	Towson	Coastal Athletic	76.53	6
97	North Carolina A&T	Coastal Athletic	75.97	7
104	New Hampshire	Coastal Athletic	74.96	7
110	Maine	Coastal Athletic	72.12	5
121	Hampton	Coastal Athletic	67.83	5

Patriot — 10 FCS teams

Rank	FCS team	Conference	FCS-RPR	Counted FCS games
8	Lehigh	Patriot	92.11	7
28	Colgate	Patriot	86.00	6
43	Richmond	Patriot	83.00	6
69	Villanova	Patriot	79.37	6
79	Lafayette	Patriot	77.67	5
83	Holy Cross	Patriot	77.15	6
89	Georgetown	Patriot	76.70	6
102	Fordham	Patriot	75.22	6
112	Bucknell	Patriot	71.77	6
115	William & Mary	Patriot	71.17	6

OVC — 8 FCS teams

Rank	FCS team	Conference	FCS-RPR	Counted FCS games
47	Southeast Missouri State	OVC	82.58	6
57	UT Martin	OVC	81.11	5
58	Charleston Southern	OVC	80.64	4
68	Lindenwood	OVC	79.61	4
73	Gardner-Webb	OVC	78.51	6
74	Western Illinois	OVC	78.42	5
91	Tennessee State	OVC	76.52	6
101	Eastern Illinois	OVC	75.33	6

SWAC — 12 FCS teams

Rank	FCS team	Conference	FCS-RPR	Counted FCS games
11	Alabama A&M	SWAC	90.85	6
44	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	SWAC	82.94	3
48	Jackson State	SWAC	82.57	5
52	Alabama State	SWAC	82.10	5
77	Bethune-Cookman	SWAC	78.31	5
84	Prairie View A&M	SWAC	77.14	7
92	Grambling	SWAC	76.41	4
94	Alcorn State	SWAC	76.40	5
103	Florida A&M	SWAC	74.97	5
107	Southern	SWAC	73.21	4
116	Texas Southern	SWAC	70.49	4
122	Mississippi Valley State	SWAC	67.27	5

NEC — 8 FCS teams

Rank	FCS team	Conference	FCS-RPR	Counted FCS games
50	Central Connecticut	NEC	82.15	4
65	Robert Morris	NEC	79.84	4
67	Stonehill	NEC	79.63	5
85	Duquesne	NEC	77.14	3
96	Mercyhurst	NEC	76.04	3
99	Long Island University	NEC	75.58	6
105	New Haven	NEC	74.22	7
119	Wagner	NEC	68.47	4

Pioneer — 11 FCS teams

Rank	FCS team	Conference	FCS-RPR	Counted FCS games
56	Dayton	Pioneer	81.17	4
59	Butler	Pioneer	80.50	5
64	Marist	Pioneer	79.96	6
86	St. Thomas (MN)	Pioneer	77.04	5
109	Drake	Pioneer	72.43	6
113	Valparaiso	Pioneer	71.66	6
114	Presbyterian	Pioneer	71.35	6
117	San Diego	Pioneer	69.56	7
125	Stetson	Pioneer	62.68	6
127	Morehead State	Pioneer	59.05	5
128	Davidson	Pioneer	58.44	6

FCS Independents — 2 FCS teams

Rank	FCS team	Conference	FCS-RPR	Counted FCS games
106	Merrimack	FCS Independents	73.43	6
124	Chicago State	FCS Independents	63.26	5

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