Explanation: Each team is listed with its record, overall score differential, and six ratings. Brief explanations of the ratings follow.
Because these ratings contain no prejudices regarding team or conference strengths, they tend to be quite inaccurate early in the seasons. College football appears to take at least 5 games per team before even remotely reasonable ratings are produced; acceptable ratings are produced with 8 games per team; excellent ratings unfortunately require 14 games per team.

Rankings by division: Overall I-A I-AA II III NAIA NESCAC NSIC


Full Ranking

                                               STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI     RPI         POLL       OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM                     W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
North Dakota St         14  1 495 173  2.518    1  3.689    1  3.442    1  3.382    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    1 16.370    3  2.940    1  3.824
Sam Houston St          11  4 600 322  2.581    2  3.089    2  2.819    2  3.025    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    2 15.312    2  3.168    5  2.881
Montana St              11  2 435 274  2.000    3  2.989    3  2.751    6  2.488    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    3 15.072   14  2.454    9  2.522
Eastern Washington      11  3 472 356  2.142    4  2.965    4  2.726    7  2.443    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    4 15.010    6  2.753   22  2.133
South Dakota St          9  4 304 213  2.392    5  2.912    5  2.669    5  2.580    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    5 14.929   25  2.128    2  3.032
Georgia Southern        10  4 483 308  2.307    6  2.829    6  2.573    3  2.716    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    6 14.875    5  2.823    7  2.608
Old Dominion            11  2 587 396  1.733    7  2.765    7  2.568   19  2.120    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    7 14.714    1  3.171   67  1.070
Illinois St              9  4 393 339  2.176    8  2.719    8  2.518   14  2.191    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   10 14.610   12  2.572   30  1.809
Central Arkansas         9  3 418 270  2.024    9  2.698    9  2.492   11  2.256    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    9 14.631   21  2.269   17  2.244
Cal Poly SLO             9  3 440 284  2.065   10  2.693   10  2.485    8  2.423    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    8 14.651    9  2.655   19  2.190
TEAM                     W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Youngstown St            7  4 318 261  2.282   11  2.670   11  2.460   13  2.217    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   12 14.554   18  2.387   24  2.048
Wofford                  9  4 375 216  2.155   12  2.662   12  2.449   10  2.395    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   11 14.583   35  1.830    3  2.960
Northern Arizona         8  3 348 260  1.956   13  2.609   13  2.385   23  2.084    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   14 14.400   33  1.880   14  2.288
Appalachian St           8  4 395 352  2.075   14  2.577   14  2.350   18  2.131    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   15 14.361   10  2.622   34  1.640
Indiana St               7  4 254 157  2.163   15  2.566   15  2.339   12  2.226    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   13 14.404   47  1.559    4  2.894
Towson                   7  4 351 283  2.064   16  2.458   16  2.210   16  2.160    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   16 14.193   17  2.402   26  1.917
Southern Illinois        6  5 247 214  2.302   17  2.442   17  2.192    9  2.397    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   17 14.171   31  2.030    6  2.765
Eastern Kentucky         8  3 344 239  1.709   18  2.400   19  2.142   25  2.036    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   20 14.053   39  1.760   13  2.312
Tennessee-Martin         8  3 369 323  1.717   19  2.392   18  2.169   32  1.810    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   21 13.990   22  2.173   44  1.447
Stony Brook             10  3 460 202  1.613   20  2.367   21  2.140   20  2.106    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   18 14.120   41  1.674    8  2.537
TEAM                     W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Samford                  7  4 272 227  1.925   21  2.355   24  2.126   26  1.937    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   23 13.951   43  1.629   16  2.244
The Citadel              7  4 328 304  1.832   22  2.336   20  2.140   36  1.708    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   24 13.846   28  2.086   50  1.330
Lehigh                  10  1 333 240  0.995   23  2.330   22  2.129   54  1.410    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   26 13.774   54  1.419   45  1.402
Villanova                8  4 353 251  1.869   24  2.326   23  2.128   15  2.176    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   19 14.086   27  2.096   15  2.257
Richmond                 8  3 365 237  1.672   25  2.289   25  2.084   24  2.055    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   22 13.956   26  2.125   25  1.984
Eastern Illinois         7  5 438 434  1.944   26  2.259   26  2.052   34  1.766    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   27 13.730   11  2.599   72  0.932
New Hampshire            8  4 409 363  1.668   27  2.249   27  2.039   41  1.652    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   28 13.705   20  2.287   68  1.016
Albany NY                9  2 375 250  1.218   28  2.234   28  2.018   48  1.513    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   29 13.688   40  1.717   52  1.310
Northern Iowa            5  6 333 235  2.512   29  2.164   29  1.961    4  2.584    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   25 13.818    7  2.726   10  2.443
James Madison            7  4 317 231  1.763   30  2.151   30  1.943   29  1.877    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   30 13.659   42  1.658   23  2.097
TEAM                     W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Chattanooga              6  5 281 224  2.002   31  2.122   32  1.911   17  2.140    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   31 13.637   34  1.854   11  2.425
Jacksonville St          6  5 322 357  1.886   32  2.107   31  1.927   38  1.698    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   34 13.544   30  2.042   48  1.354
Tennessee St             8  3 317 251  1.365   33  2.066   33  1.898   45  1.575    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   35 13.505   49  1.518   35  1.632
McNeese St               7  4 357 233  1.765   34  2.052   34  1.883   22  2.086    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   32 13.619   32  2.026   20  2.146
Southern Utah            5  6 313 333  2.134   35  2.037   35  1.868   28  1.917    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   36 13.480   24  2.158   33  1.676
Sacramento St            6  5 297 310  1.788   36  1.996   36  1.830   37  1.702    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   37 13.366   37  1.790   37  1.613
Harvard                  8  2 394 174  1.210   37  1.989   37  1.818   21  2.086    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   33 13.592   16  2.402   32  1.770
North Dakota             5  6 369 380  1.992   38  1.939   38  1.760   44  1.630    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   40 13.237   23  2.170   63  1.091
Coastal Carolina         8  5 446 369  1.535   39  1.923   39  1.737   35  1.763    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   38 13.329   19  2.320   59  1.205
Bethune-Cookman          9  3 353 219  1.127   40  1.865   40  1.729   43  1.634    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   39 13.298   53  1.431   29  1.836
TEAM                     W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
SE Louisiana St          5  6 207 382  1.672   41  1.825   41  1.684   70  1.026    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   47 12.883   79  0.922   62  1.130
Colgate                  8  4 473 380  1.229   42  1.776   42  1.618   49  1.513    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   41 13.085    8  2.708  105  0.317
Wagner                   9  4 292 228  1.147   43  1.767   43  1.608   46  1.547    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   42 13.058   76  0.955   21  2.139
Montana                  5  6 348 294  1.840   44  1.724   46  1.561   31  1.852    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   43 13.047   29  2.082   36  1.623
Northern Colorado        5  6 282 324  1.740   45  1.690   44  1.591   47  1.513    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   48 12.873   51  1.470   39  1.557
Murray St                5  6 431 455  1.787   46  1.676   45  1.573   42  1.649    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   45 13.011    4  2.825  101  0.473
Missouri St              3  8 192 279  2.382   47  1.658   47  1.553   27  1.925    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   44 13.021   50  1.480   12  2.371
Brown                    7  3 217 166  1.030   48  1.656   48  1.545   57  1.340    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   49 12.871   83  0.817   28  1.862
Stephen F. Austin        5  6 375 368  1.775   49  1.616   49  1.497   40  1.661    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   46 12.936   15  2.433   78  0.890
Pennsylvania             6  4 235 241  1.238   50  1.598   50  1.473   60  1.242    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   50 12.630   62  1.267   57  1.217
TEAM                     W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
UC-Davis                 4  7 302 322  1.957   51  1.523   51  1.390   39  1.675    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   52 12.540   36  1.820   41  1.529
Drake                    8  3 322 236  0.659   52  1.518   52  1.377   73  1.010    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   55 12.365   70  1.106   75  0.913
San Diego                8  3 323 212  0.660   53  1.511   53  1.369   65  1.176    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   53 12.384   81  0.882   43  1.471
Maine                    5  6 291 215  1.645   54  1.498   54  1.356   30  1.857    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   51 12.622   48  1.523   18  2.190
Delaware                 5  6 293 272  1.516   55  1.468   55  1.316   55  1.384    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   54 12.367   57  1.400   47  1.368
Arkansas-Pine Bluff     10  2 321 222  0.167   56  1.450   56  1.288   83  0.752    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   56 12.221   87  0.523   70  0.980
Howard                   7  4 281 322  0.649   57  1.424   57  1.258   86  0.706    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   60 12.094   71  1.044  104  0.368
Dartmouth                6  4 251 210  0.980   58  1.385   58  1.205   61  1.225    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   57 12.194   68  1.159   53  1.291
Western Illinois         3  8 107 311  1.642   59  1.375   59  1.196   89  0.609    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   65 11.827  110 -0.129   49  1.346
Fordham                  6  5 343 309  1.092   60  1.357   60  1.170   62  1.211    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   59 12.133   45  1.613   81  0.808
TEAM                     W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Furman                   3  8 272 338  1.882   61  1.322   61  1.129   51  1.486    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   62 12.052   46  1.599   46  1.373
Portland St              3  8 383 396  1.970   62  1.321   62  1.129   33  1.767    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   58 12.137   13  2.531   69  1.002
Liberty                  6  5 299 244  1.026   63  1.313   63  1.113   58  1.305    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   63 12.010   59  1.361   54  1.249
Princeton                5  5 266 199  1.152   64  1.291   64  1.089   50  1.498    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   61 12.080   56  1.403   38  1.593
North Carolina A&T       7  4 283 154  0.731   65  1.235   65  1.053   64  1.179    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   64 11.898   89  0.494   27  1.864
North Carolina Central   6  5 308 308  0.823   66  1.225   66  1.042   76  0.905    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   67 11.770   63  1.243   95  0.567
Butler                   8  3 302 243  0.151   67  1.117   67  1.005   96  0.478    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   75 11.605   91  0.439   97  0.518
Delaware St              6  5 252 243  0.846   68  1.101   69  0.986   68  1.048    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   68 11.765   78  0.942   61  1.153
Weber St                 2  9 239 352  1.973   69  1.100   68  0.990   53  1.461    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   66 11.804   52  1.437   42  1.485
Northwestern St          4  7 265 354  1.306   70  1.080   70  0.962   72  1.016    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   71 11.675   69  1.119   76  0.912
TEAM                     W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Elon                     3  8 267 350  1.659   71  1.070   71  0.948   59  1.264    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   69 11.703   60  1.307   56  1.221
South Carolina St        5  6 204 303  0.977   72  1.065   72  0.939   80  0.834    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   74 11.613   93  0.426   55  1.241
Lafayette                5  6 263 297  0.997   73  1.060   73  0.933   78  0.885    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   73 11.622   73  0.983   82  0.788
St Francis PA            5  6 307 333  1.003   74  1.056   74  0.929   74  0.995    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   72 11.622   61  1.276   89  0.714
Monmouth NJ              5  5 294 280  0.901   75  1.044   75  0.927   75  0.964    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   70 11.684   58  1.361   94  0.567
Jacksonville FL          7  4 275 239  0.348   76  1.020   76  0.896   91  0.569    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   77 11.482   94  0.384   84  0.754
SE Missouri St           3  8 283 366  1.500   77  1.003   77  0.880   67  1.067    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   76 11.539   65  1.220   73  0.915
Georgetown DC            5  6 211 261  0.846   78  0.990   78  0.863   88  0.628    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   79 11.449   98  0.342   74  0.914
Cornell NY               4  6 265 302  1.006   79  0.957   79  0.819   81  0.825    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   78 11.450   64  1.235  103  0.416
Dayton                   6  5 251 230  0.552   80  0.879   80  0.761   82  0.799    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   83 11.214   95  0.383   58  1.215
TEAM                     W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
South Dakota             1 10 187 346  2.128   81  0.840   81  0.720   56  1.353    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   81 11.292   67  1.167   40  1.538
Duquesne                 5  6 298 270  0.812   82  0.826   82  0.696   69  1.027    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   82 11.257   74  0.973   64  1.081
Jackson St               7  5 342 318  0.363   83  0.819   84  0.686   84  0.732    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   86 11.088   77  0.951   98  0.513
Alabama A&M              7  4 263 237  0.226   84  0.800   83  0.688   98  0.466    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   87 11.024  103  0.226   90  0.706
William & Mary           2  9 233 267  1.708   85  0.794   85  0.686   52  1.482    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   80 11.353   66  1.178   31  1.785
Tennessee Tech           3  8 347 433  1.316   86  0.792   86  0.683   66  1.116    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   85 11.102   38  1.766  102  0.466
Alabama St               7  4 352 229  0.244   87  0.771   87  0.650   79  0.873    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   84 11.128   72  1.016   87  0.730
Lamar                    4  8 241 355  1.002   88  0.762   88  0.641   85  0.717    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   89 10.793   96  0.360   66  1.075
Robert Morris PA         4  7 202 293  0.864   89  0.758   89  0.637   87  0.630    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   90 10.769   99  0.308   71  0.953
Charleston Southern      5  6 219 312  0.417   90  0.746   90  0.622  106  0.393    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   92 10.598  105  0.151   92  0.635
TEAM                     W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Florida A&M              4  7 224 254  0.920   91  0.646   91  0.576   77  0.888    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   88 10.814   90  0.463   51  1.312
Columbia                 3  7 145 272  0.904   92  0.638   92  0.567  103  0.402    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   93 10.574  109 -0.104   77  0.908
Bryant                   4  7 249 344  0.729   93  0.617   93  0.537   93  0.517    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   94 10.543   84  0.801  108  0.233
Western Carolina         1 10 257 449  1.868   94  0.597   94  0.517   63  1.185    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   91 10.693   44  1.620   85  0.750
Austin Peay              2  9 224 435  1.142   95  0.576   95  0.489  101  0.407    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   99 10.304  100  0.305   99  0.509
Bucknell                 3  8 165 263  0.919   96  0.562   96  0.468   94  0.503    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   97 10.377  111 -0.198   60  1.203
Norfolk St               4  7 207 266  0.633   97  0.551   97  0.453   95  0.496    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   95 10.459  104  0.165   80  0.826
Gardner-Webb             3  8 225 390  0.888   98  0.546   98  0.449  100  0.447    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   98 10.316   86  0.700  109  0.194
Hampton                  3  7 217 304  0.725   99  0.485   99  0.369   97  0.473    1 0.0000    1 0.0000  100 10.203   92  0.438  100  0.508
Holy Cross               2  9 233 317  1.191  100  0.479  100  0.364   71  1.016    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   96 10.436   75  0.955   65  1.077
TEAM                     W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Yale                     2  8 158 289  0.957  101  0.466  101  0.349  104  0.398    1 0.0000    1 0.0000  101 10.125  107  0.053   86  0.742
Central Conn St          2  8 235 381  0.913  102  0.406  102  0.293  102  0.404    1 0.0000    1 0.0000  103 10.041   80  0.909  111 -0.101
Morgan St                3  8 229 327  0.688  103  0.396  103  0.280  108  0.319    1 0.0000    1 0.0000  102 10.063   97  0.350  106  0.288
Idaho St                 1 10 228 592  1.250  104  0.369  104  0.251  110  0.113    1 0.0000    1 0.0000  106  9.840   85  0.721  118 -0.496
Georgia St               1 10 191 424  1.370  105  0.368  105  0.248   92  0.528    1 0.0000    1 0.0000  104  9.993   88  0.512   96  0.543
Sacred Heart             2  9 197 292  0.808  106  0.273  106  0.127  107  0.382    1 0.0000    1 0.0000  105  9.850  108 -0.018   83  0.783
Nicholls St              1 10 195 426  1.256  107  0.218  107  0.061   99  0.450    1 0.0000    1 0.0000  107  9.706  102  0.248   91  0.651
Alcorn St                4  7 177 380 -0.065  108  0.214  108  0.051  117 -0.537    1 0.0000    1 0.0000  113  9.422  119 -0.719  114 -0.356
VMI                      2  9 133 338  0.619  109  0.194  109  0.029  113 -0.007    1 0.0000    1 0.0000  112  9.470  115 -0.625   93  0.612
Mississippi Valley St    5  6 187 206 -0.143  110  0.149  111 -0.038  112  0.068    1 0.0000    1 0.0000  111  9.475  118 -0.716   79  0.853
TEAM                     W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Southern U.              4  7 262 321  0.067  111  0.147  110 -0.029  111  0.077    1 0.0000    1 0.0000  110  9.518  101  0.258  112 -0.103
Marist                   4  7 249 206  0.171  112  0.118  112 -0.063  105  0.394    1 0.0000    1 0.0000  108  9.557  106  0.067   88  0.721
Morehead St              4  7 422 334  0.294  113  0.086  113 -0.099   90  0.585    1 0.0000    1 0.0000  109  9.534   55  1.406  113 -0.235
Presbyterian             2  9 171 417  0.384  114  0.017  115 -0.187  115 -0.171    1 0.0000    1 0.0000  114  9.105  112 -0.373  110  0.031
Rhode Island             0 11 105 432  1.220  115  0.014  114 -0.185  114 -0.132    1 0.0000    1 0.0000  116  9.034  114 -0.547  107  0.284
Prairie View A&M         3  8 305 396  0.104  116 -0.052  116 -0.284  109  0.115    1 0.0000    1 0.0000  115  9.071   82  0.826  119 -0.597
Savannah St              1 10 147 494  0.221  117 -0.234  117 -0.509  118 -0.571    1 0.0000    1 0.0000  117  8.219  117 -0.697  117 -0.444
Texas Southern           2  9 165 428 -0.166  118 -0.258  118 -0.545  121 -1.014    1 0.0000    1 0.0000  118  8.131  121 -1.061  121 -0.967
Davidson                 2  9 177 334 -0.166  119 -0.319  119 -0.625  119 -0.598    1 0.0000    1 0.0000  119  8.092  120 -0.787  115 -0.410
Valparaiso               1 10 202 496 -0.346  120 -0.787  120 -0.972  120 -1.003    1 0.0000    1 0.0000  121  7.015  116 -0.695  122 -1.310
TEAM                     W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Grambling St             1 10 200 356 -0.251  121 -0.869  121 -1.087  116 -0.476    1 0.0000    1 0.0000  120  7.045  113 -0.511  116 -0.441
Campbell                 1 10 156 422 -0.638  122 -0.996  122 -1.222  122 -1.131    1 0.0000    1 0.0000  122  6.459  122 -1.350  120 -0.912


Big Sky Conference: strength=1.918 (#3)
STANDARD MED LIKELY PREDICTIVE IMPRVD RPI RPI POLL OFFENSE DEFENSE TEAM W L PF PA SCHED RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING Montana St 11 2 435 274 2.000 3 2.989 3 2.751 6 2.488 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 3 15.072 14 2.454 9 2.522 Eastern Washington 11 3 472 356 2.142 4 2.965 4 2.726 7 2.443 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 4 15.010 6 2.753 22 2.133 Cal Poly SLO 9 3 440 284 2.065 10 2.693 10 2.485 8 2.423 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 8 14.651 9 2.655 19 2.190 Northern Arizona 8 3 348 260 1.956 13 2.609 13 2.385 23 2.084 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 14 14.400 33 1.880 14 2.288 Southern Utah 5 6 313 333 2.134 35 2.037 35 1.868 28 1.917 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 36 13.480 24 2.158 33 1.676 Sacramento St 6 5 297 310 1.788 36 1.996 36 1.830 37 1.702 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 37 13.366 37 1.790 37 1.613 North Dakota 5 6 369 380 1.992 38 1.939 38 1.760 44 1.630 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 40 13.237 23 2.170 63 1.091 Montana 5 6 348 294 1.840 44 1.724 46 1.561 31 1.852 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 43 13.047 29 2.082 36 1.623 Northern Colorado 5 6 282 324 1.740 45 1.690 44 1.591 47 1.513 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 48 12.873 51 1.470 39 1.557 UC-Davis 4 7 302 322 1.957 51 1.523 51 1.390 39 1.675 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 52 12.540 36 1.820 41 1.529 Portland St 3 8 383 396 1.970 62 1.321 62 1.129 33 1.767 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 58 12.137 13 2.531 69 1.002 Weber St 2 9 239 352 1.973 69 1.100 68 0.990 53 1.461 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 66 11.804 52 1.437 42 1.485 Idaho St 1 10 228 592 1.250 104 0.369 104 0.251 110 0.113 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 106 9.840 85 0.721 118 -0.496
Big South: strength=0.692 (#10)
STANDARD MED LIKELY PREDICTIVE IMPRVD RPI RPI POLL OFFENSE DEFENSE TEAM W L PF PA SCHED RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING Stony Brook 10 3 460 202 1.613 20 2.367 21 2.140 20 2.106 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 18 14.120 41 1.674 8 2.537 Coastal Carolina 8 5 446 369 1.535 39 1.923 39 1.737 35 1.763 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 38 13.329 19 2.320 59 1.205 Liberty 6 5 299 244 1.026 63 1.313 63 1.113 58 1.305 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 63 12.010 59 1.361 54 1.249 Charleston Southern 5 6 219 312 0.417 90 0.746 90 0.622 106 0.393 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 92 10.598 105 0.151 92 0.635 Gardner-Webb 3 8 225 390 0.888 98 0.546 98 0.449 100 0.447 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 98 10.316 86 0.700 109 0.194 VMI 2 9 133 338 0.619 109 0.194 109 0.029 113 -0.007 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 112 9.470 115 -0.625 93 0.612 Presbyterian 2 9 171 417 0.384 114 0.017 115 -0.187 115 -0.171 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 114 9.105 112 -0.373 110 0.031
Colonial Athletic Association: strength=1.725 (#4)
STANDARD MED LIKELY PREDICTIVE IMPRVD RPI RPI POLL OFFENSE DEFENSE TEAM W L PF PA SCHED RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING Old Dominion 11 2 587 396 1.733 7 2.765 7 2.568 19 2.120 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 7 14.714 1 3.171 67 1.070 Towson 7 4 351 283 2.064 16 2.458 16 2.210 16 2.160 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 16 14.193 17 2.402 26 1.917 Villanova 8 4 353 251 1.869 24 2.326 23 2.128 15 2.176 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 19 14.086 27 2.096 15 2.257 Richmond 8 3 365 237 1.672 25 2.289 25 2.084 24 2.055 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 22 13.956 26 2.125 25 1.984 New Hampshire 8 4 409 363 1.668 27 2.249 27 2.039 41 1.652 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 28 13.705 20 2.287 68 1.016 James Madison 7 4 317 231 1.763 30 2.151 30 1.943 29 1.877 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 30 13.659 42 1.658 23 2.097 Maine 5 6 291 215 1.645 54 1.498 54 1.356 30 1.857 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 51 12.622 48 1.523 18 2.190 Delaware 5 6 293 272 1.516 55 1.468 55 1.316 55 1.384 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 54 12.367 57 1.400 47 1.368 William & Mary 2 9 233 267 1.708 85 0.794 85 0.686 52 1.482 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 80 11.353 66 1.178 31 1.785 Georgia St 1 10 191 424 1.370 105 0.368 105 0.248 92 0.528 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 104 9.993 88 0.512 96 0.543 Rhode Island 0 11 105 432 1.220 115 0.014 114 -0.185 114 -0.132 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 116 9.034 114 -0.547 107 0.284
Ivy League: strength=1.113 (#7)
STANDARD MED LIKELY PREDICTIVE IMPRVD RPI RPI POLL OFFENSE DEFENSE TEAM W L PF PA SCHED RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING Harvard 8 2 394 174 1.210 37 1.989 37 1.818 21 2.086 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 33 13.592 16 2.402 32 1.770 Brown 7 3 217 166 1.030 48 1.656 48 1.545 57 1.340 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 49 12.871 83 0.817 28 1.862 Pennsylvania 6 4 235 241 1.238 50 1.598 50 1.473 60 1.242 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 50 12.630 62 1.267 57 1.217 Dartmouth 6 4 251 210 0.980 58 1.385 58 1.205 61 1.225 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 57 12.194 68 1.159 53 1.291 Princeton 5 5 266 199 1.152 64 1.291 64 1.089 50 1.498 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 61 12.080 56 1.403 38 1.593 Cornell NY 4 6 265 302 1.006 79 0.957 79 0.819 81 0.825 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 78 11.450 64 1.235 103 0.416 Columbia 3 7 145 272 0.904 92 0.638 92 0.567 103 0.402 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 93 10.574 109 -0.104 77 0.908 Yale 2 8 158 289 0.957 101 0.466 101 0.349 104 0.398 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 101 10.125 107 0.053 86 0.742
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: strength=0.663 (#11)
STANDARD MED LIKELY PREDICTIVE IMPRVD RPI RPI POLL OFFENSE DEFENSE TEAM W L PF PA SCHED RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING Bethune-Cookman 9 3 353 219 1.127 40 1.865 40 1.729 43 1.634 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 39 13.298 53 1.431 29 1.836 Howard 7 4 281 322 0.649 57 1.424 57 1.258 86 0.706 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 60 12.094 71 1.044 104 0.368 North Carolina A&T 7 4 283 154 0.731 65 1.235 65 1.053 64 1.179 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 64 11.898 89 0.494 27 1.864 North Carolina Central 6 5 308 308 0.823 66 1.225 66 1.042 76 0.905 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 67 11.770 63 1.243 95 0.567 Delaware St 6 5 252 243 0.846 68 1.101 69 0.986 68 1.048 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 68 11.765 78 0.942 61 1.153 South Carolina St 5 6 204 303 0.977 72 1.065 72 0.939 80 0.834 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 74 11.613 93 0.426 55 1.241 Florida A&M 4 7 224 254 0.920 91 0.646 91 0.576 77 0.888 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 88 10.814 90 0.463 51 1.312 Norfolk St 4 7 207 266 0.633 97 0.551 97 0.453 95 0.496 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 95 10.459 104 0.165 80 0.826 Hampton 3 7 217 304 0.725 99 0.485 99 0.369 97 0.473 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 100 10.203 92 0.438 100 0.508 Morgan St 3 8 229 327 0.688 103 0.396 103 0.280 108 0.319 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 102 10.063 97 0.350 106 0.288 Savannah St 1 10 147 494 0.221 117 -0.234 117 -0.509 118 -0.571 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 117 8.219 117 -0.697 117 -0.444
Missouri Valley Football Conference: strength=2.332 (#1)
STANDARD MED LIKELY PREDICTIVE IMPRVD RPI RPI POLL OFFENSE DEFENSE TEAM W L PF PA SCHED RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING North Dakota St 14 1 495 173 2.518 1 3.689 1 3.442 1 3.382 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 1 16.370 3 2.940 1 3.824 South Dakota St 9 4 304 213 2.392 5 2.912 5 2.669 5 2.580 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 5 14.929 25 2.128 2 3.032 Illinois St 9 4 393 339 2.176 8 2.719 8 2.518 14 2.191 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 10 14.610 12 2.572 30 1.809 Youngstown St 7 4 318 261 2.282 11 2.670 11 2.460 13 2.217 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 12 14.554 18 2.387 24 2.048 Indiana St 7 4 254 157 2.163 15 2.566 15 2.339 12 2.226 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 13 14.404 47 1.559 4 2.894 Southern Illinois 6 5 247 214 2.302 17 2.442 17 2.192 9 2.397 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 17 14.171 31 2.030 6 2.765 Northern Iowa 5 6 333 235 2.512 29 2.164 29 1.961 4 2.584 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 25 13.818 7 2.726 10 2.443 Missouri St 3 8 192 279 2.382 47 1.658 47 1.553 27 1.925 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 44 13.021 50 1.480 12 2.371 Western Illinois 3 8 107 311 1.642 59 1.375 59 1.196 89 0.609 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 65 11.827 110 -0.129 49 1.346 South Dakota 1 10 187 346 2.128 81 0.840 81 0.720 56 1.353 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 81 11.292 67 1.167 40 1.538
Northeast Conference: strength=0.807 (#9)
STANDARD MED LIKELY PREDICTIVE IMPRVD RPI RPI POLL OFFENSE DEFENSE TEAM W L PF PA SCHED RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING Albany NY 9 2 375 250 1.218 28 2.234 28 2.018 48 1.513 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 29 13.688 40 1.717 52 1.310 Wagner 9 4 292 228 1.147 43 1.767 43 1.608 46 1.547 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 42 13.058 76 0.955 21 2.139 St Francis PA 5 6 307 333 1.003 74 1.056 74 0.929 74 0.995 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 72 11.622 61 1.276 89 0.714 Monmouth NJ 5 5 294 280 0.901 75 1.044 75 0.927 75 0.964 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 70 11.684 58 1.361 94 0.567 Duquesne 5 6 298 270 0.812 82 0.826 82 0.696 69 1.027 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 82 11.257 74 0.973 64 1.081 Robert Morris PA 4 7 202 293 0.864 89 0.758 89 0.637 87 0.630 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 90 10.769 99 0.308 71 0.953 Bryant 4 7 249 344 0.729 93 0.617 93 0.537 93 0.517 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 94 10.543 84 0.801 108 0.233 Central Conn St 2 8 235 381 0.913 102 0.406 102 0.293 102 0.404 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 103 10.041 80 0.909 111 -0.101 Sacred Heart 2 9 197 292 0.808 106 0.273 106 0.127 107 0.382 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 105 9.850 108 -0.018 83 0.783
Ohio Valley Conference: strength=1.549 (#6)
STANDARD MED LIKELY PREDICTIVE IMPRVD RPI RPI POLL OFFENSE DEFENSE TEAM W L PF PA SCHED RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING Eastern Kentucky 8 3 344 239 1.709 18 2.400 19 2.142 25 2.036 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 20 14.053 39 1.760 13 2.312 Tennessee-Martin 8 3 369 323 1.717 19 2.392 18 2.169 32 1.810 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 21 13.990 22 2.173 44 1.447 Eastern Illinois 7 5 438 434 1.944 26 2.259 26 2.052 34 1.766 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 27 13.730 11 2.599 72 0.932 Jacksonville St 6 5 322 357 1.886 32 2.107 31 1.927 38 1.698 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 34 13.544 30 2.042 48 1.354 Tennessee St 8 3 317 251 1.365 33 2.066 33 1.898 45 1.575 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 35 13.505 49 1.518 35 1.632 Murray St 5 6 431 455 1.787 46 1.676 45 1.573 42 1.649 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 45 13.011 4 2.825 101 0.473 SE Missouri St 3 8 283 366 1.500 77 1.003 77 0.880 67 1.067 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 76 11.539 65 1.220 73 0.915 Tennessee Tech 3 8 347 433 1.316 86 0.792 86 0.683 66 1.116 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 85 11.102 38 1.766 102 0.466 Austin Peay 2 9 224 435 1.142 95 0.576 95 0.489 101 0.407 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 99 10.304 100 0.305 99 0.509
Patriot League: strength=0.998 (#8)
STANDARD MED LIKELY PREDICTIVE IMPRVD RPI RPI POLL OFFENSE DEFENSE TEAM W L PF PA SCHED RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING Lehigh 10 1 333 240 0.995 23 2.330 22 2.129 54 1.410 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 26 13.774 54 1.419 45 1.402 Colgate 8 4 473 380 1.229 42 1.776 42 1.618 49 1.513 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 41 13.085 8 2.708 105 0.317 Fordham 6 5 343 309 1.092 60 1.357 60 1.170 62 1.211 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 59 12.133 45 1.613 81 0.808 Lafayette 5 6 263 297 0.997 73 1.060 73 0.933 78 0.885 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 73 11.622 73 0.983 82 0.788 Georgetown DC 5 6 211 261 0.846 78 0.990 78 0.863 88 0.628 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 79 11.449 98 0.342 74 0.914 Bucknell 3 8 165 263 0.919 96 0.562 96 0.468 94 0.503 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 97 10.377 111 -0.198 60 1.203 Holy Cross 2 9 233 317 1.191 100 0.479 100 0.364 71 1.016 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 96 10.436 75 0.955 65 1.077
Pioneer Football Conference: strength=0.138 (#12)
STANDARD MED LIKELY PREDICTIVE IMPRVD RPI RPI POLL OFFENSE DEFENSE TEAM W L PF PA SCHED RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING Drake 8 3 322 236 0.659 52 1.518 52 1.377 73 1.010 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 55 12.365 70 1.106 75 0.913 San Diego 8 3 323 212 0.660 53 1.511 53 1.369 65 1.176 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 53 12.384 81 0.882 43 1.471 Butler 8 3 302 243 0.151 67 1.117 67 1.005 96 0.478 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 75 11.605 91 0.439 97 0.518 Jacksonville FL 7 4 275 239 0.348 76 1.020 76 0.896 91 0.569 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 77 11.482 94 0.384 84 0.754 Dayton 6 5 251 230 0.552 80 0.879 80 0.761 82 0.799 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 83 11.214 95 0.383 58 1.215 Marist 4 7 249 206 0.171 112 0.118 112 -0.063 105 0.394 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 108 9.557 106 0.067 88 0.721 Morehead St 4 7 422 334 0.294 113 0.086 113 -0.099 90 0.585 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 109 9.534 55 1.406 113 -0.235 Davidson 2 9 177 334 -0.166 119 -0.319 119 -0.625 119 -0.598 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 119 8.092 120 -0.787 115 -0.410 Valparaiso 1 10 202 496 -0.346 120 -0.787 120 -0.972 120 -1.003 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 121 7.015 116 -0.695 122 -1.310 Campbell 1 10 156 422 -0.638 122 -0.996 122 -1.222 122 -1.131 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 122 6.459 122 -1.350 120 -0.912
Southern Conference: strength=1.994 (#2)
STANDARD MED LIKELY PREDICTIVE IMPRVD RPI RPI POLL OFFENSE DEFENSE TEAM W L PF PA SCHED RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING Georgia Southern 10 4 483 308 2.307 6 2.829 6 2.573 3 2.716 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 6 14.875 5 2.823 7 2.608 Wofford 9 4 375 216 2.155 12 2.662 12 2.449 10 2.395 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 11 14.583 35 1.830 3 2.960 Appalachian St 8 4 395 352 2.075 14 2.577 14 2.350 18 2.131 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 15 14.361 10 2.622 34 1.640 Samford 7 4 272 227 1.925 21 2.355 24 2.126 26 1.937 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 23 13.951 43 1.629 16 2.244 The Citadel 7 4 328 304 1.832 22 2.336 20 2.140 36 1.708 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 24 13.846 28 2.086 50 1.330 Chattanooga 6 5 281 224 2.002 31 2.122 32 1.911 17 2.140 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 31 13.637 34 1.854 11 2.425 Furman 3 8 272 338 1.882 61 1.322 61 1.129 51 1.486 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 62 12.052 46 1.599 46 1.373 Elon 3 8 267 350 1.659 71 1.070 71 0.948 59 1.264 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 69 11.703 60 1.307 56 1.221 Western Carolina 1 10 257 449 1.868 94 0.597 94 0.517 63 1.185 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 91 10.693 44 1.620 85 0.750
Southland Conference: strength=1.553 (#5)
STANDARD MED LIKELY PREDICTIVE IMPRVD RPI RPI POLL OFFENSE DEFENSE TEAM W L PF PA SCHED RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING Sam Houston St 11 4 600 322 2.581 2 3.089 2 2.819 2 3.025 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 2 15.312 2 3.168 5 2.881 Central Arkansas 9 3 418 270 2.024 9 2.698 9 2.492 11 2.256 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 9 14.631 21 2.269 17 2.244 McNeese St 7 4 357 233 1.765 34 2.052 34 1.883 22 2.086 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 32 13.619 32 2.026 20 2.146 SE Louisiana St 5 6 207 382 1.672 41 1.825 41 1.684 70 1.026 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 47 12.883 79 0.922 62 1.130 Stephen F. Austin 5 6 375 368 1.775 49 1.616 49 1.497 40 1.661 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 46 12.936 15 2.433 78 0.890 Northwestern St 4 7 265 354 1.306 70 1.080 70 0.962 72 1.016 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 71 11.675 69 1.119 76 0.912 Lamar 4 8 241 355 1.002 88 0.762 88 0.641 85 0.717 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 89 10.793 96 0.360 66 1.075 Nicholls St 1 10 195 426 1.256 107 0.218 107 0.061 99 0.450 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 107 9.706 102 0.248 91 0.651
Southwestern Athletic Conference: strength=-0.084 (#13)
STANDARD MED LIKELY PREDICTIVE IMPRVD RPI RPI POLL OFFENSE DEFENSE TEAM W L PF PA SCHED RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING Arkansas-Pine Bluff 10 2 321 222 0.167 56 1.450 56 1.288 83 0.752 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 56 12.221 87 0.523 70 0.980 Jackson St 7 5 342 318 0.363 83 0.819 84 0.686 84 0.732 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 86 11.088 77 0.951 98 0.513 Alabama A&M 7 4 263 237 0.226 84 0.800 83 0.688 98 0.466 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 87 11.024 103 0.226 90 0.706 Alabama St 7 4 352 229 0.244 87 0.771 87 0.650 79 0.873 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 84 11.128 72 1.016 87 0.730 Alcorn St 4 7 177 380 -0.065 108 0.214 108 0.051 117 -0.537 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 113 9.422 119 -0.719 114 -0.356 Mississippi Valley St 5 6 187 206 -0.143 110 0.149 111 -0.038 112 0.068 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 111 9.475 118 -0.716 79 0.853 Southern U. 4 7 262 321 0.067 111 0.147 110 -0.029 111 0.077 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 110 9.518 101 0.258 112 -0.103 Prairie View A&M 3 8 305 396 0.104 116 -0.052 116 -0.284 109 0.115 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 115 9.071 82 0.826 119 -0.597 Texas Southern 2 9 165 428 -0.166 118 -0.258 118 -0.545 121 -1.014 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 118 8.131 121 -1.061 121 -0.967 Grambling St 1 10 200 356 -0.251 121 -0.869 121 -1.087 116 -0.476 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 120 7.045 113 -0.511 116 -0.441
Conference Strengths CONFERENCE W L PCT RNK RATING Missouri Valley Football Conference 64 54 0.542 1 2.332 Southern Conference 54 51 0.514 2 1.994 Big Sky Conference 75 74 0.503 3 1.918 Colonial Athletic Association 62 63 0.496 4 1.725 Southland Conference 46 48 0.489 5 1.553 Ohio Valley Conference 50 50 0.500 6 1.549 Ivy League 41 39 0.512 7 1.113 Patriot League 39 39 0.500 8 0.998 Northeast Conference 45 54 0.455 9 0.807 Big South 36 45 0.444 10 0.692 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference 55 66 0.455 11 0.663 Pioneer Football Conference 49 61 0.445 12 0.138 Southwestern Athletic Conference 50 62 0.446 13 -0.084

Home field advantage amounts to:
     0.176 points in main ratings
     0.024 points in improved RPI
Average of 6.20 points per score
Predict score:
Team Strength vs. Time Plot:
posted: Sun Oct 12 21:52:49 2025

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