2017-2018 FCS College Football Rankings

Preseason: Monday July 17, 2017


RankSchoolRatingWLPrevChngPwrOffDef
1
North Dakota St
Missouri Valley
North Dakota St 0-0
Pwr: 1 | Off: 5 | Def: 1
0.60001151
2
James Madison
CAA
James Madison 0-0
Pwr: 2 | Off: 1 | Def: 15
0.580022115
3
Jacksonville St
Ohio Valley
Jacksonville St 0-0
Pwr: 6 | Off: 10 | Def: 6
0.550036106
4
Eastern Washington
Big Sky
Eastern Washington 0-0
Pwr: 4 | Off: 2 | Def: 25
0.550044225
5
Sam Houston St
Southland
Sam Houston St 0-0
Pwr: 10 | Off: 3 | Def: 60
0.5400510360
6
South Dakota St
Missouri Valley
South Dakota St 0-0
Pwr: 5 | Off: 4 | Def: 11
0.520065411
7
Youngstown St
Missouri Valley
Youngstown St 0-0
Pwr: 7 | Off: 19 | Def: 4
0.500077194
8
North Dakota
Big Sky
North Dakota 0-0
Pwr: 25 | Off: 44 | Def: 12
0.49008254412
9
Richmond
CAA
Richmond 0-0
Pwr: 20 | Off: 20 | Def: 18
0.48009202018
10
Chattanooga
Southern
Chattanooga 0-0
Pwr: 9 | Off: 8 | Def: 8
0.460010988
11
Wofford
Southern
Wofford 0-0
Pwr: 16 | Off: 35 | Def: 7
0.45001116357
12
Illinois St
Missouri Valley
Illinois St 0-0
Pwr: 8 | Off: 15 | Def: 5
0.4400128155
13
Charleston Southern
Big South
Charleston Southern 0-0
Pwr: 14 | Off: 16 | Def: 14
0.440013141614
14
Villanova
CAA
Villanova 0-0
Pwr: 11 | Off: 47 | Def: 3
0.44001411473
15
The Citadel
Southern
The Citadel 0-0
Pwr: 15 | Off: 27 | Def: 9
0.43001515279
16
Central Arkansas
Southland
Central Arkansas 0-0
Pwr: 17 | Off: 23 | Def: 13
0.420016172313
17
New Hampshire
CAA
New Hampshire 0-0
Pwr: 22 | Off: 26 | Def: 17
0.420017222617
18
Lehigh
Patriot League
Lehigh 0-0
Pwr: 39 | Off: 14 | Def: 80
0.380018391480
19
Northern Iowa
Missouri Valley
Northern Iowa 0-0
Pwr: 3 | Off: 11 | Def: 2
0.3700193112
20
Fordham
Patriot League
Fordham 0-0
Pwr: 32 | Off: 6 | Def: 85
0.36002032685
21
Western Illinois
Missouri Valley
Western Illinois 0-0
Pwr: 19 | Off: 17 | Def: 24
0.360021191724
22
Northern Arizona
Big Sky
Northern Arizona 0-0
Pwr: 28 | Off: 25 | Def: 49
0.360022282549
23
Samford
Southern
Samford 0-0
Pwr: 13 | Off: 7 | Def: 29
0.35002313729
24
Grambling St
SWAC
Grambling St 0-0
Pwr: 55 | Off: 40 | Def: 64
0.350024554064
25
South Dakota
Missouri Valley
South Dakota 0-0
Pwr: 23 | Off: 18 | Def: 42
0.340025231842
26
Montana
Big Sky
Montana 0-0
Pwr: 12 | Off: 13 | Def: 16
0.330026121316
27
Cal Poly SLO
Big Sky
Cal Poly SLO 0-0
Pwr: 24 | Off: 12 | Def: 55
0.330027241255
28
Liberty
Big South
Liberty 0-0
Pwr: 29 | Off: 30 | Def: 33
0.330028293033
29
Southern Utah
Big Sky
Southern Utah 0-0
Pwr: 21 | Off: 22 | Def: 22
0.320029212222
30
San Diego
Pioneer
San Diego 0-0
Pwr: 50 | Off: 59 | Def: 46
0.320030505946
31
Indiana St
Missouri Valley
Indiana St 0-0
Pwr: 26 | Off: 24 | Def: 44
0.310031262444
32
Kennesaw St
Big South
Kennesaw St 0-0
Pwr: 45 | Off: 31 | Def: 63
0.310032453163
33
William & Mary
CAA
William & Mary 0-0
Pwr: 34 | Off: 45 | Def: 28
0.300033344528
34
McNeese St
Southland
McNeese St 0-0
Pwr: 27 | Off: 37 | Def: 20
0.300034273720
35
Harvard
Ivy League
Harvard 0-0
Pwr: 41 | Off: 58 | Def: 31
0.300035415831
36
Maine
CAA
Maine 0-0
Pwr: 42 | Off: 65 | Def: 23
0.300036426523
37
Weber St
Big Sky
Weber St 0-0
Pwr: 44 | Off: 60 | Def: 34
0.290037446034
38
North Carolina A&T
Mid-Eastern
North Carolina A&T 0-0
Pwr: 54 | Off: 50 | Def: 56
0.290038545056
39
Eastern Illinois
Ohio Valley
Eastern Illinois 0-0
Pwr: 36 | Off: 39 | Def: 37
0.290039363937
40
Southern Illinois
Missouri Valley
Southern Illinois 0-0
Pwr: 18 | Off: 9 | Def: 41
0.29004018941
41
Tennessee-Martin
Ohio Valley
Tennessee-Martin 0-0
Pwr: 31 | Off: 28 | Def: 48
0.290041312848
42
Albany NY
CAA
Albany NY 0-0
Pwr: 40 | Off: 63 | Def: 26
0.280042406326
43
SE Louisiana
Southland
SE Louisiana 0-0
Pwr: 47 | Off: 49 | Def: 50
0.280043474950
44
Mercer
Southern
Mercer 0-0
Pwr: 38 | Off: 38 | Def: 45
0.270044383845
45
Princeton
Ivy League
Princeton 0-0
Pwr: 35 | Off: 36 | Def: 40
0.270045353640
46
Missouri St
Missouri Valley
Missouri St 0-0
Pwr: 64 | Off: 53 | Def: 75
0.270046645375
47
North Carolina Central
Mid-Eastern
North Carolina Central 0-0
Pwr: 77 | Off: 82 | Def: 70
0.260047778270
48
Pennsylvania
Ivy League
Pennsylvania 0-0
Pwr: 52 | Off: 64 | Def: 47
0.250048526447
49
Stony Brook
CAA
Stony Brook 0-0
Pwr: 48 | Off: 96 | Def: 10
0.250049489610
50
Northern Colorado
Big Sky
Northern Colorado 0-0
Pwr: 58 | Off: 33 | Def: 78
0.250050583378
51
Duquesne
Northeast
Duquesne 0-0
Pwr: 56 | Off: 48 | Def: 58
0.250051564858
52
Dayton
Pioneer
Dayton 0-0
Pwr: 81 | Off: 84 | Def: 72
0.240052818472
53
Southern U.
SWAC
Southern U. 0-0
Pwr: 76 | Off: 34 | Def: 108
0.2400537634108
54
Montana St
Big Sky
Montana St 0-0
Pwr: 30 | Off: 32 | Def: 35
0.230054303235
55
Western Carolina
Southern
Western Carolina 0-0
Pwr: 46 | Off: 29 | Def: 66
0.230055462966
56
Tennessee Tech
Ohio Valley
Tennessee Tech 0-0
Pwr: 51 | Off: 54 | Def: 53
0.230056515453
57
Delaware
CAA
Delaware 0-0
Pwr: 53 | Off: 75 | Def: 30
0.230057537530
58
Portland St
Big Sky
Portland St 0-0
Pwr: 37 | Off: 21 | Def: 65
0.220058372165
59
Stephen F. Austin
Southland
Stephen F. Austin 0-0
Pwr: 65 | Off: 42 | Def: 89
0.220059654289
60
Dartmouth
Ivy League
Dartmouth 0-0
Pwr: 57 | Off: 85 | Def: 19
0.220060578519
61
Colgate
Patriot League
Colgate 0-0
Pwr: 43 | Off: 56 | Def: 36
0.220061435636
62
Towson
CAA
Towson 0-0
Pwr: 61 | Off: 68 | Def: 52
0.220062616852
63
Furman
Southern
Furman 0-0
Pwr: 33 | Off: 43 | Def: 27
0.210063334327
64
Prairie View A&M
SWAC
Prairie View A&M 0-0
Pwr: 89 | Off: 52 | Def: 112
0.2000648952112
65
Gardner-Webb
Big South
Gardner-Webb 0-0
Pwr: 62 | Off: 83 | Def: 38
0.190065628338
66
St Francis PA
Northeast
St Francis PA 0-0
Pwr: 59 | Off: 67 | Def: 51
0.170066596751
67
Tennessee St
Ohio Valley
Tennessee St 0-0
Pwr: 69 | Off: 55 | Def: 86
0.170067695586
68
Nicholls St
Southland
Nicholls St 0-0
Pwr: 70 | Off: 62 | Def: 79
0.170068706279
69
Yale
Ivy League
Yale 0-0
Pwr: 85 | Off: 78 | Def: 88
0.160069857888
70
Drake
Pioneer
Drake 0-0
Pwr: 98 | Off: 97 | Def: 90
0.160070989790
71
South Carolina St
Mid-Eastern
South Carolina St 0-0
Pwr: 71 | Off: 94 | Def: 43
0.160071719443
72
Monmouth NJ
Big South
Monmouth NJ 0-0
Pwr: 74 | Off: 72 | Def: 77
0.150072747277
73
Lamar
Southland
Lamar 0-0
Pwr: 68 | Off: 70 | Def: 69
0.150073687069
74
Alcorn St
SWAC
Alcorn St 0-0
Pwr: 84 | Off: 71 | Def: 91
0.150074847191
75
Bethune-Cookman
Mid-Eastern
Bethune-Cookman 0-0
Pwr: 88 | Off: 87 | Def: 87
0.140075888787
76
UC-Davis
Big Sky
UC-Davis 0-0
Pwr: 63 | Off: 51 | Def: 71
0.140076635171
77
Eastern Kentucky
Ohio Valley
Eastern Kentucky 0-0
Pwr: 60 | Off: 57 | Def: 57
0.130077605757
78
Bryant
Northeast
Bryant 0-0
Pwr: 66 | Off: 61 | Def: 73
0.130078666173
79
SE Missouri St
Ohio Valley
SE Missouri St 0-0
Pwr: 49 | Off: 76 | Def: 21
0.130079497621
80
Idaho St
Big Sky
Idaho St 0-0
Pwr: 75 | Off: 46 | Def: 98
0.130080754698
81
Sacred Heart
Northeast
Sacred Heart 0-0
Pwr: 80 | Off: 79 | Def: 74
0.120081807974
82
Murray St
Ohio Valley
Murray St 0-0
Pwr: 72 | Off: 41 | Def: 97
0.120082724197
83
Presbyterian
Big South
Presbyterian 0-0
Pwr: 90 | Off: 114 | Def: 39
0.1200839011439
84
Holy Cross
Patriot League
Holy Cross 0-0
Pwr: 82 | Off: 77 | Def: 83
0.120084827783
85
VMI
Southern
VMI 0-0
Pwr: 67 | Off: 74 | Def: 62
0.110085677462
86
Bucknell
Patriot League
Bucknell 0-0
Pwr: 73 | Off: 98 | Def: 32
0.110086739832
87
Brown
Ivy League
Brown 0-0
Pwr: 87 | Off: 89 | Def: 84
0.110087878984
88
Incarnate Word
Southland
Incarnate Word 0-0
Pwr: 99 | Off: 91 | Def: 101
0.1000889991101
89
Wagner
Northeast
Wagner 0-0
Pwr: 78 | Off: 88 | Def: 59
0.090089788859
90
Jacksonville FL
Pioneer
Jacksonville FL 0-0
Pwr: 101 | Off: 81 | Def: 113
0.09009010181113
91
Elon
CAA
Elon 0-0
Pwr: 91 | Off: 105 | Def: 61
0.0900919110561
92
Abilene Christian
Southland
Abilene Christian 0-0
Pwr: 83 | Off: 66 | Def: 93
0.080092836693
93
East Tennessee St
Southern
East Tennessee St 0-0
Pwr: 105 | Off: 109 | Def: 92
0.08009310510992
94
Hampton
Mid-Eastern
Hampton 0-0
Pwr: 100 | Off: 104 | Def: 81
0.08009410010481
95
Sacramento St
Big Sky
Sacramento St 0-0
Pwr: 86 | Off: 69 | Def: 104
0.0700958669104
96
Rhode Island
CAA
Rhode Island 0-0
Pwr: 95 | Off: 93 | Def: 96
0.070096959396
97
Houston Christian
Southland
Houston Christian 0-0
Pwr: 110 | Off: 107 | Def: 107
0.060097110107107
98
Norfolk St
Mid-Eastern
Norfolk St 0-0
Pwr: 108 | Off: 118 | Def: 76
0.05009810811876
99
Northwestern St
Southland
Northwestern St 0-0
Pwr: 79 | Off: 73 | Def: 82
0.040099797382
100
Cornell NY
Ivy League
Cornell NY 0-0
Pwr: 97 | Off: 90 | Def: 100
0.04001009790100
101
Alabama St
SWAC
Alabama St 0-0
Pwr: 103 | Off: 101 | Def: 99
0.030010110310199
102
Alabama A&M
SWAC
Alabama A&M 0-0
Pwr: 115 | Off: 100 | Def: 117
0.0200102115100117
103
Lafayette
Patriot League
Lafayette 0-0
Pwr: 93 | Off: 92 | Def: 95
0.0200103939295
104
Marist
Pioneer
Marist 0-0
Pwr: 104 | Off: 99 | Def: 103
0.010010410499103
105
Georgetown DC
Patriot League
Georgetown DC 0-0
Pwr: 92 | Off: 112 | Def: 54
0.01001059211254
106
Florida A&M
Mid-Eastern
Florida A&M 0-0
Pwr: 111 | Off: 108 | Def: 110
0.0100106111108110
107
Columbia
Ivy League
Columbia 0-0
Pwr: 94 | Off: 106 | Def: 68
0.00001079410668
108
Morgan St
Mid-Eastern
Morgan St 0-0
Pwr: 114 | Off: 111 | Def: 111
-0.0100108114111111
109
Central Conn St
Northeast
Central Conn St 0-0
Pwr: 96 | Off: 95 | Def: 94
-0.0100109969594
110
Texas Southern
SWAC
Texas Southern 0-0
Pwr: 113 | Off: 115 | Def: 106
-0.0200110113115106
111
Morehead St
Pioneer
Morehead St 0-0
Pwr: 109 | Off: 86 | Def: 119
-0.020011110986119
112
Campbell
Pioneer
Campbell 0-0
Pwr: 106 | Off: 102 | Def: 105
-0.0300112106102105
113
Butler
Pioneer
Butler 0-0
Pwr: 112 | Off: 110 | Def: 109
-0.0300113112110109
114
Jackson St
SWAC
Jackson St 0-0
Pwr: 117 | Off: 120 | Def: 102
-0.0400114117120102
115
Robert Morris
Northeast
Robert Morris 0-0
Pwr: 107 | Off: 121 | Def: 67
-0.050011510712167
116
Austin Peay
Ohio Valley
Austin Peay 0-0
Pwr: 102 | Off: 80 | Def: 115
-0.060011610280115
117
Savannah St
Mid-Eastern
Savannah St 0-0
Pwr: 120 | Off: 117 | Def: 118
-0.0600117120117118
118
Stetson
Pioneer
Stetson 0-0
Pwr: 118 | Off: 116 | Def: 114
-0.0700118118116114
119
Howard
Mid-Eastern
Howard 0-0
Pwr: 116 | Off: 103 | Def: 116
-0.0700119116103116
120
Valparaiso
Pioneer
Valparaiso 0-0
Pwr: 119 | Off: 113 | Def: 120
-0.0700120119113120
121
Mississippi Valley St
SWAC
Mississippi Valley St 0-0
Pwr: 123 | Off: 122 | Def: 124
-0.1600121123122124
122
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
SWAC
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0-0
Pwr: 124 | Off: 123 | Def: 123
-0.1700122124123123
123
Delaware St
Mid-Eastern
Delaware St 0-0
Pwr: 121 | Off: 119 | Def: 121
-0.1900123121119121
124
Davidson
Pioneer
Davidson 0-0
Pwr: 122 | Off: 124 | Def: 122
-0.2500124122124122

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