2015-2016 FCS Preseason College Football Rankings

Preseason: Sunday August 2, 2015


RankSchoolRatingWLPrevChngPwrOffDef
1
North Dakota St
Missouri Valley
North Dakota St 0-0
Pwr: 1 | Off: 2 | Def: 1
0.78001121
2
Illinois St
Missouri Valley
Illinois St 0-0
Pwr: 3 | Off: 3 | Def: 6
0.57002336
3
Sam Houston St
Southland
Sam Houston St 0-0
Pwr: 13 | Off: 8 | Def: 25
0.5300313825
4
Villanova
CAA
Villanova 0-0
Pwr: 8 | Off: 12 | Def: 16
0.5200481216
5
Eastern Washington
Big Sky
Eastern Washington 0-0
Pwr: 5 | Off: 1 | Def: 46
0.520055146
6
South Dakota St
Missouri Valley
South Dakota St 0-0
Pwr: 4 | Off: 6 | Def: 3
0.52006463
7
Jacksonville St
Ohio Valley
Jacksonville St 0-0
Pwr: 9 | Off: 15 | Def: 13
0.5000791513
8
New Hampshire
CAA
New Hampshire 0-0
Pwr: 7 | Off: 9 | Def: 18
0.500087918
9
Coastal Carolina
Big South
Coastal Carolina 0-0
Pwr: 10 | Off: 4 | Def: 32
0.5000910432
10
Chattanooga
Southern
Chattanooga 0-0
Pwr: 6 | Off: 14 | Def: 4
0.4800106144
11
Northern Iowa
Missouri Valley
Northern Iowa 0-0
Pwr: 2 | Off: 5 | Def: 2
0.470011252
12
Youngstown St
Missouri Valley
Youngstown St 0-0
Pwr: 14 | Off: 19 | Def: 12
0.420012141912
13
Montana St
Big Sky
Montana St 0-0
Pwr: 21 | Off: 13 | Def: 44
0.410013211344
14
Liberty
Big South
Liberty 0-0
Pwr: 27 | Off: 25 | Def: 30
0.410014272530
15
Montana
Big Sky
Montana 0-0
Pwr: 19 | Off: 31 | Def: 9
0.40001519319
16
Richmond
CAA
Richmond 0-0
Pwr: 29 | Off: 29 | Def: 28
0.400016292928
17
Harvard
Ivy League
Harvard 0-0
Pwr: 24 | Off: 34 | Def: 19
0.400017243419
18
Indiana St
Missouri Valley
Indiana St 0-0
Pwr: 18 | Off: 32 | Def: 7
0.39001818327
19
Southern Illinois
Missouri Valley
Southern Illinois 0-0
Pwr: 11 | Off: 18 | Def: 11
0.390019111811
20
James Madison
CAA
James Madison 0-0
Pwr: 26 | Off: 21 | Def: 43
0.380020262143
21
Eastern Kentucky
Ohio Valley
Eastern Kentucky 0-0
Pwr: 32 | Off: 38 | Def: 29
0.380021323829
22
SE Louisiana
Southland
SE Louisiana 0-0
Pwr: 15 | Off: 20 | Def: 14
0.370022152014
23
Eastern Illinois
Ohio Valley
Eastern Illinois 0-0
Pwr: 12 | Off: 7 | Def: 26
0.36002312726
24
Fordham
Patriot League
Fordham 0-0
Pwr: 25 | Off: 11 | Def: 65
0.350024251165
25
Stephen F. Austin
Southland
Stephen F. Austin 0-0
Pwr: 36 | Off: 22 | Def: 74
0.350025362274
26
Western Illinois
Missouri Valley
Western Illinois 0-0
Pwr: 28 | Off: 37 | Def: 20
0.350026283720
27
Samford
Southern
Samford 0-0
Pwr: 17 | Off: 26 | Def: 10
0.340027172610
28
Missouri St
Missouri Valley
Missouri St 0-0
Pwr: 16 | Off: 30 | Def: 5
0.34002816305
29
McNeese St
Southland
McNeese St 0-0
Pwr: 23 | Off: 27 | Def: 22
0.340029232722
30
Cal Poly SLO
Big Sky
Cal Poly SLO 0-0
Pwr: 20 | Off: 24 | Def: 24
0.340030202424
31
Central Arkansas
Southland
Central Arkansas 0-0
Pwr: 22 | Off: 10 | Def: 54
0.330031221054
32
William & Mary
CAA
William & Mary 0-0
Pwr: 31 | Off: 48 | Def: 15
0.330032314815
33
South Carolina St
Mid-Eastern
South Carolina St 0-0
Pwr: 51 | Off: 64 | Def: 36
0.330033516436
34
Tennessee-Martin
Ohio Valley
Tennessee-Martin 0-0
Pwr: 33 | Off: 35 | Def: 33
0.320034333533
35
Northern Arizona
Big Sky
Northern Arizona 0-0
Pwr: 37 | Off: 49 | Def: 27
0.320035374927
36
Charleston Southern
Big South
Charleston Southern 0-0
Pwr: 48 | Off: 61 | Def: 37
0.310036486137
37
Bethune-Cookman
Mid-Eastern
Bethune-Cookman 0-0
Pwr: 47 | Off: 59 | Def: 38
0.300037475938
38
Dartmouth
Ivy League
Dartmouth 0-0
Pwr: 43 | Off: 50 | Def: 41
0.300038435041
39
Northwestern St
Southland
Northwestern St 0-0
Pwr: 35 | Off: 33 | Def: 50
0.280039353350
40
Idaho St
Big Sky
Idaho St 0-0
Pwr: 39 | Off: 17 | Def: 85
0.280040391785
41
Sacramento St
Big Sky
Sacramento St 0-0
Pwr: 42 | Off: 23 | Def: 86
0.270041422386
42
Maine
CAA
Maine 0-0
Pwr: 41 | Off: 62 | Def: 23
0.260042416223
43
Wofford
Southern
Wofford 0-0
Pwr: 30 | Off: 46 | Def: 17
0.260043304617
44
Southern Utah
Big Sky
Southern Utah 0-0
Pwr: 46 | Off: 51 | Def: 45
0.260044465145
45
Presbyterian
Big South
Presbyterian 0-0
Pwr: 83 | Off: 99 | Def: 48
0.260045839948
46
The Citadel
Southern
The Citadel 0-0
Pwr: 34 | Off: 36 | Def: 39
0.260046343639
47
Yale
Ivy League
Yale 0-0
Pwr: 57 | Off: 28 | Def: 92
0.250047572892
48
Delaware
CAA
Delaware 0-0
Pwr: 56 | Off: 56 | Def: 59
0.250048565659
49
Tennessee St
Ohio Valley
Tennessee St 0-0
Pwr: 49 | Off: 69 | Def: 34
0.240049496934
50
Sacred Heart
Northeast
Sacred Heart 0-0
Pwr: 61 | Off: 70 | Def: 51
0.240050617051
51
South Dakota
Missouri Valley
South Dakota 0-0
Pwr: 40 | Off: 44 | Def: 40
0.240051404440
52
San Diego
Pioneer
San Diego 0-0
Pwr: 94 | Off: 93 | Def: 94
0.230052949394
53
Towson
CAA
Towson 0-0
Pwr: 58 | Off: 60 | Def: 53
0.230053586053
54
Lamar
Southland
Lamar 0-0
Pwr: 59 | Off: 39 | Def: 84
0.220054593984
55
Stony Brook
CAA
Stony Brook 0-0
Pwr: 38 | Off: 80 | Def: 8
0.22005538808
56
Western Carolina
Southern
Western Carolina 0-0
Pwr: 44 | Off: 40 | Def: 60
0.220056444060
57
Albany NY
CAA
Albany NY 0-0
Pwr: 54 | Off: 53 | Def: 58
0.210057545358
58
North Carolina A&T
Mid-Eastern
North Carolina A&T 0-0
Pwr: 45 | Off: 74 | Def: 21
0.210058457421
59
Bryant
Northeast
Bryant 0-0
Pwr: 62 | Off: 73 | Def: 47
0.210059627347
60
Tennessee Tech
Ohio Valley
Tennessee Tech 0-0
Pwr: 66 | Off: 66 | Def: 70
0.210060666670
61
Bucknell
Patriot League
Bucknell 0-0
Pwr: 68 | Off: 87 | Def: 49
0.210061688749
62
Alcorn St
SWAC
Alcorn St 0-0
Pwr: 69 | Off: 52 | Def: 87
0.190062695287
63
Wagner
Northeast
Wagner 0-0
Pwr: 81 | Off: 100 | Def: 42
0.1900638110042
64
Kennesaw St
Big South
Kennesaw St 0-0
Pwr: 74 | Off: 81 | Def: 63
0.190064748163
65
North Dakota
Big Sky
North Dakota 0-0
Pwr: 70 | Off: 82 | Def: 57
0.190065708257
66
Furman
Southern
Furman 0-0
Pwr: 52 | Off: 72 | Def: 35
0.190066527235
67
Southern U.
SWAC
Southern U. 0-0
Pwr: 95 | Off: 71 | Def: 112
0.1800679571112
68
SE Missouri St
Ohio Valley
SE Missouri St 0-0
Pwr: 60 | Off: 41 | Def: 79
0.180068604179
69
Abilene Christian
Southland
Abilene Christian 0-0
Pwr: 53 | Off: 45 | Def: 69
0.180069534569
70
Monmouth NJ
Big South
Monmouth NJ 0-0
Pwr: 67 | Off: 55 | Def: 82
0.170070675582
71
Lafayette
Patriot League
Lafayette 0-0
Pwr: 65 | Off: 67 | Def: 61
0.170071656761
72
North Carolina Central
Mid-Eastern
North Carolina Central 0-0
Pwr: 79 | Off: 75 | Def: 76
0.160072797576
73
Drake
Pioneer
Drake 0-0
Pwr: 99 | Off: 108 | Def: 77
0.1600739910877
74
Princeton
Ivy League
Princeton 0-0
Pwr: 76 | Off: 54 | Def: 90
0.160074765490
75
Portland St
Big Sky
Portland St 0-0
Pwr: 50 | Off: 42 | Def: 68
0.160075504268
76
Lehigh
Patriot League
Lehigh 0-0
Pwr: 78 | Off: 58 | Def: 89
0.160076785889
77
UC-Davis
Big Sky
UC-Davis 0-0
Pwr: 55 | Off: 43 | Def: 71
0.150077554371
78
Duquesne
Northeast
Duquesne 0-0
Pwr: 73 | Off: 85 | Def: 52
0.140078738552
79
Alabama St
SWAC
Alabama St 0-0
Pwr: 87 | Off: 88 | Def: 83
0.140079878883
80
Jacksonville FL
Pioneer
Jacksonville FL 0-0
Pwr: 88 | Off: 76 | Def: 95
0.140080887695
81
Brown
Ivy League
Brown 0-0
Pwr: 71 | Off: 83 | Def: 56
0.140081718356
82
Colgate
Patriot League
Colgate 0-0
Pwr: 75 | Off: 77 | Def: 66
0.140082757766
83
Gardner-Webb
Big South
Gardner-Webb 0-0
Pwr: 86 | Off: 97 | Def: 73
0.140083869773
84
Murray St
Ohio Valley
Murray St 0-0
Pwr: 64 | Off: 16 | Def: 111
0.1300846416111
85
Dayton
Pioneer
Dayton 0-0
Pwr: 98 | Off: 95 | Def: 98
0.130085989598
86
Morgan St
Mid-Eastern
Morgan St 0-0
Pwr: 85 | Off: 68 | Def: 93
0.130086856893
87
Weber St
Big Sky
Weber St 0-0
Pwr: 63 | Off: 65 | Def: 55
0.120087636555
88
St Francis PA
Northeast
St Francis PA 0-0
Pwr: 84 | Off: 63 | Def: 91
0.110088846391
89
Northern Colorado
Big Sky
Northern Colorado 0-0
Pwr: 80 | Off: 89 | Def: 62
0.110089808962
90
Howard
Mid-Eastern
Howard 0-0
Pwr: 92 | Off: 78 | Def: 102
0.0900909278102
91
Mercer
Southern
Mercer 0-0
Pwr: 72 | Off: 57 | Def: 80
0.080091725780
92
East Tennessee St
FCS Independents
East Tennessee St 0-0
Pwr: 109 | Off: 102 | Def: 108
0.080092109102108
93
Holy Cross
Patriot League
Holy Cross 0-0
Pwr: 77 | Off: 84 | Def: 67
0.070093778467
94
Pennsylvania
Ivy League
Pennsylvania 0-0
Pwr: 89 | Off: 90 | Def: 81
0.060094899081
95
Jackson St
SWAC
Jackson St 0-0
Pwr: 104 | Off: 104 | Def: 104
0.060095104104104
96
Prairie View A&M
SWAC
Prairie View A&M 0-0
Pwr: 100 | Off: 47 | Def: 118
0.05009610047118
97
Norfolk St
Mid-Eastern
Norfolk St 0-0
Pwr: 90 | Off: 117 | Def: 31
0.0500979011731
98
Hampton
Mid-Eastern
Hampton 0-0
Pwr: 93 | Off: 86 | Def: 97
0.040098938697
99
Elon
CAA
Elon 0-0
Pwr: 82 | Off: 91 | Def: 64
0.040099829164
100
Butler
Pioneer
Butler 0-0
Pwr: 110 | Off: 107 | Def: 106
0.0300100110107106
101
Grambling St
SWAC
Grambling St 0-0
Pwr: 106 | Off: 92 | Def: 114
0.030010110692114
102
Alabama A&M
SWAC
Alabama A&M 0-0
Pwr: 105 | Off: 105 | Def: 103
0.0200102105105103
103
Georgetown DC
Patriot League
Georgetown DC 0-0
Pwr: 97 | Off: 111 | Def: 72
0.02001039711172
104
Incarnate Word
Southland
Incarnate Word 0-0
Pwr: 108 | Off: 112 | Def: 96
0.020010410811296
105
Austin Peay
Ohio Valley
Austin Peay 0-0
Pwr: 111 | Off: 110 | Def: 105
0.0200105111110105
106
Florida A&M
Mid-Eastern
Florida A&M 0-0
Pwr: 91 | Off: 103 | Def: 75
0.01001069110375
107
Marist
Pioneer
Marist 0-0
Pwr: 103 | Off: 115 | Def: 78
0.000010710311578
108
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
SWAC
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0-0
Pwr: 115 | Off: 106 | Def: 119
0.0000108115106119
109
VMI
Southern
VMI 0-0
Pwr: 101 | Off: 79 | Def: 110
0.000010910179110
110
Rhode Island
CAA
Rhode Island 0-0
Pwr: 102 | Off: 109 | Def: 88
0.000011010210988
111
Delaware St
Mid-Eastern
Delaware St 0-0
Pwr: 112 | Off: 114 | Def: 100
-0.0100111112114100
112
Central Conn St
Northeast
Central Conn St 0-0
Pwr: 96 | Off: 94 | Def: 99
-0.0200112969499
113
Robert Morris
Northeast
Robert Morris 0-0
Pwr: 113 | Off: 116 | Def: 101
-0.0400113113116101
114
Nicholls St
Southland
Nicholls St 0-0
Pwr: 114 | Off: 98 | Def: 117
-0.050011411498117
115
Cornell NY
Ivy League
Cornell NY 0-0
Pwr: 107 | Off: 101 | Def: 107
-0.0700115107101107
116
Texas Southern
SWAC
Texas Southern 0-0
Pwr: 116 | Off: 121 | Def: 113
-0.0800116116121113
117
Morehead St
Pioneer
Morehead St 0-0
Pwr: 119 | Off: 96 | Def: 125
-0.090011711996125
118
Stetson
Pioneer
Stetson 0-0
Pwr: 123 | Off: 122 | Def: 120
-0.1100118123122120
119
Campbell
Pioneer
Campbell 0-0
Pwr: 118 | Off: 119 | Def: 116
-0.1300119118119116
120
Mississippi Valley St
SWAC
Mississippi Valley St 0-0
Pwr: 120 | Off: 123 | Def: 115
-0.1400120120123115
121
Houston Christian
Southland
Houston Christian 0-0
Pwr: 124 | Off: 120 | Def: 123
-0.1400121124120123
122
Columbia
Ivy League
Columbia 0-0
Pwr: 117 | Off: 124 | Def: 109
-0.1500122117124109
123
Valparaiso
Pioneer
Valparaiso 0-0
Pwr: 122 | Off: 118 | Def: 121
-0.1800123122118121
124
Savannah St
Mid-Eastern
Savannah St 0-0
Pwr: 121 | Off: 113 | Def: 122
-0.1900124121113122
125
Davidson
Pioneer
Davidson 0-0
Pwr: 125 | Off: 125 | Def: 124
-0.3400125125125124

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