2018-2019 FCS Preseason College Football Rankings

Preseason: Monday July 30, 2018


RankSchoolRatingWLPrevChngPwrOffDef
1
North Dakota St
Missouri Valley
North Dakota St 0-0
Pwr: 1 | Off: 4 | Def: 1
0.72001141
2
James Madison
CAA
James Madison 0-0
Pwr: 2 | Off: 3 | Def: 3
0.65002233
3
Sam Houston St
Southland
Sam Houston St 0-0
Pwr: 14 | Off: 2 | Def: 78
0.5500314278
4
South Dakota St
Missouri Valley
South Dakota St 0-0
Pwr: 3 | Off: 1 | Def: 8
0.54004318
5
Jacksonville St
Ohio Valley
Jacksonville St 0-0
Pwr: 9 | Off: 19 | Def: 9
0.500059199
6
Eastern Washington
Big Sky
Eastern Washington 0-0
Pwr: 12 | Off: 5 | Def: 48
0.4600612548
7
Weber St
Big Sky
Weber St 0-0
Pwr: 10 | Off: 24 | Def: 7
0.4600710247
8
Wofford
Southern
Wofford 0-0
Pwr: 25 | Off: 33 | Def: 19
0.46008253319
9
Northern Iowa
Missouri Valley
Northern Iowa 0-0
Pwr: 4 | Off: 10 | Def: 2
0.460094102
10
New Hampshire
CAA
New Hampshire 0-0
Pwr: 28 | Off: 43 | Def: 18
0.440010284318
11
Central Arkansas
Southland
Central Arkansas 0-0
Pwr: 15 | Off: 21 | Def: 15
0.440011152115
12
Kennesaw St
Big South
Kennesaw St 0-0
Pwr: 27 | Off: 31 | Def: 24
0.440012273124
13
Samford
Southern
Samford 0-0
Pwr: 20 | Off: 17 | Def: 28
0.430013201728
14
North Carolina A&T
Mid-Eastern
North Carolina A&T 0-0
Pwr: 35 | Off: 38 | Def: 36
0.410014353836
15
Youngstown St
Missouri Valley
Youngstown St 0-0
Pwr: 5 | Off: 13 | Def: 4
0.4000155134
16
Southern Utah
Big Sky
Southern Utah 0-0
Pwr: 11 | Off: 8 | Def: 20
0.40001611820
17
Western Illinois
Missouri Valley
Western Illinois 0-0
Pwr: 6 | Off: 7 | Def: 10
0.4000176710
18
Idaho
Big Sky
Idaho 0-0
Pwr: 17 | Off: 26 | Def: 12
0.390018172612
19
Yale
Ivy League
Yale 0-0
Pwr: 36 | Off: 44 | Def: 31
0.390019364431
20
Richmond
CAA
Richmond 0-0
Pwr: 13 | Off: 11 | Def: 30
0.380020131130
21
Furman
Southern
Furman 0-0
Pwr: 24 | Off: 22 | Def: 38
0.380021242238
22
Stony Brook
CAA
Stony Brook 0-0
Pwr: 23 | Off: 40 | Def: 13
0.370022234013
23
South Dakota
Missouri Valley
South Dakota 0-0
Pwr: 8 | Off: 6 | Def: 22
0.3700238622
24
Elon
CAA
Elon 0-0
Pwr: 51 | Off: 65 | Def: 45
0.370024516545
25
Illinois St
Missouri Valley
Illinois St 0-0
Pwr: 7 | Off: 23 | Def: 6
0.3700257236
26
San Diego
Pioneer
San Diego 0-0
Pwr: 45 | Off: 45 | Def: 47
0.350026454547
27
Montana
Big Sky
Montana 0-0
Pwr: 16 | Off: 9 | Def: 41
0.35002716941
28
Delaware
CAA
Delaware 0-0
Pwr: 26 | Off: 50 | Def: 11
0.340028265011
29
Northern Arizona
Big Sky
Northern Arizona 0-0
Pwr: 22 | Off: 15 | Def: 44
0.340029221544
30
Villanova
CAA
Villanova 0-0
Pwr: 18 | Off: 59 | Def: 5
0.33003018595
31
McNeese St
Southland
McNeese St 0-0
Pwr: 31 | Off: 47 | Def: 21
0.330031314721
32
Nicholls St
Southland
Nicholls St 0-0
Pwr: 55 | Off: 57 | Def: 53
0.330032555753
33
Dartmouth
Ivy League
Dartmouth 0-0
Pwr: 49 | Off: 66 | Def: 37
0.330033496637
34
The Citadel
Southern
The Citadel 0-0
Pwr: 44 | Off: 48 | Def: 43
0.320034444843
35
Charleston Southern
Big South
Charleston Southern 0-0
Pwr: 41 | Off: 61 | Def: 23
0.320035416123
36
Austin Peay
Ohio Valley
Austin Peay 0-0
Pwr: 64 | Off: 46 | Def: 76
0.310036644676
37
Grambling St
SWAC
Grambling St 0-0
Pwr: 66 | Off: 56 | Def: 73
0.310037665673
38
Pennsylvania
Ivy League
Pennsylvania 0-0
Pwr: 48 | Off: 42 | Def: 51
0.300038484251
39
Mercer
Southern
Mercer 0-0
Pwr: 30 | Off: 37 | Def: 29
0.290039303729
40
Lehigh
Patriot League
Lehigh 0-0
Pwr: 71 | Off: 12 | Def: 120
0.2800407112120
41
Monmouth NJ
Big South
Monmouth NJ 0-0
Pwr: 59 | Off: 32 | Def: 87
0.280041593287
42
Towson
CAA
Towson 0-0
Pwr: 50 | Off: 69 | Def: 42
0.280042506942
43
Chattanooga
Southern
Chattanooga 0-0
Pwr: 40 | Off: 52 | Def: 33
0.280043405233
44
Western Carolina
Southern
Western Carolina 0-0
Pwr: 43 | Off: 25 | Def: 67
0.270044432567
45
Bethune-Cookman
Mid-Eastern
Bethune-Cookman 0-0
Pwr: 72 | Off: 85 | Def: 59
0.270045728559
46
Montana St
Big Sky
Montana St 0-0
Pwr: 21 | Off: 28 | Def: 16
0.260046212816
47
Maine
CAA
Maine 0-0
Pwr: 29 | Off: 36 | Def: 25
0.260047293625
48
Colgate
Patriot League
Colgate 0-0
Pwr: 39 | Off: 51 | Def: 32
0.250048395132
49
Eastern Illinois
Ohio Valley
Eastern Illinois 0-0
Pwr: 63 | Off: 74 | Def: 50
0.250049637450
50
North Alabama
FCS Independents
North Alabama 0-0
Pwr: 60 | Off: 86 | Def: 35
0.250050608635
51
Columbia
Ivy League
Columbia 0-0
Pwr: 69 | Off: 91 | Def: 46
0.240051699146
52
North Dakota
FCS Independents
North Dakota 0-0
Pwr: 33 | Off: 35 | Def: 40
0.240052333540
53
Albany NY
CAA
Albany NY 0-0
Pwr: 42 | Off: 82 | Def: 14
0.240053428214
54
North Carolina Central
Mid-Eastern
North Carolina Central 0-0
Pwr: 78 | Off: 89 | Def: 57
0.240054788957
55
Harvard
Ivy League
Harvard 0-0
Pwr: 57 | Off: 71 | Def: 49
0.240055577149
56
Tennessee-Martin
Ohio Valley
Tennessee-Martin 0-0
Pwr: 38 | Off: 63 | Def: 17
0.240056386317
57
Southern Illinois
Missouri Valley
Southern Illinois 0-0
Pwr: 19 | Off: 16 | Def: 27
0.230057191627
58
Princeton
Ivy League
Princeton 0-0
Pwr: 34 | Off: 14 | Def: 77
0.230058341477
59
SE Louisiana
Southland
SE Louisiana 0-0
Pwr: 46 | Off: 34 | Def: 56
0.220059463456
60
Sacramento St
Big Sky
Sacramento St 0-0
Pwr: 37 | Off: 20 | Def: 63
0.220060372063
61
Duquesne
Northeast
Duquesne 0-0
Pwr: 56 | Off: 41 | Def: 66
0.210061564166
62
UC-Davis
Big Sky
UC-Davis 0-0
Pwr: 32 | Off: 18 | Def: 58
0.210062321858
63
William & Mary
CAA
William & Mary 0-0
Pwr: 47 | Off: 64 | Def: 34
0.210063476434
64
Missouri St
Missouri Valley
Missouri St 0-0
Pwr: 58 | Off: 30 | Def: 84
0.200064583084
65
Fordham
Patriot League
Fordham 0-0
Pwr: 82 | Off: 55 | Def: 105
0.1900658255105
66
Central Conn St
Northeast
Central Conn St 0-0
Pwr: 73 | Off: 67 | Def: 79
0.190066736779
67
Southern U.
SWAC
Southern U. 0-0
Pwr: 89 | Off: 60 | Def: 109
0.1700678960109
68
Northern Colorado
Big Sky
Northern Colorado 0-0
Pwr: 54 | Off: 29 | Def: 81
0.160068542981
69
Drake
Pioneer
Drake 0-0
Pwr: 90 | Off: 93 | Def: 86
0.160069909386
70
Tennessee St
Ohio Valley
Tennessee St 0-0
Pwr: 70 | Off: 72 | Def: 64
0.150070707264
71
Rhode Island
CAA
Rhode Island 0-0
Pwr: 68 | Off: 62 | Def: 70
0.150071686270
72
Stephen F. Austin
Southland
Stephen F. Austin 0-0
Pwr: 79 | Off: 83 | Def: 74
0.140072798374
73
Alcorn St
SWAC
Alcorn St 0-0
Pwr: 80 | Off: 68 | Def: 94
0.140073806894
74
Bryant
Northeast
Bryant 0-0
Pwr: 87 | Off: 49 | Def: 110
0.1400748749110
75
Holy Cross
Patriot League
Holy Cross 0-0
Pwr: 74 | Off: 78 | Def: 72
0.130075747872
76
Eastern Kentucky
Ohio Valley
Eastern Kentucky 0-0
Pwr: 61 | Off: 58 | Def: 60
0.130076615860
77
Prairie View A&M
SWAC
Prairie View A&M 0-0
Pwr: 94 | Off: 76 | Def: 106
0.1300779476106
78
Hampton
FCS Independents
Hampton 0-0
Pwr: 93 | Off: 103 | Def: 68
0.1200789310368
79
St Francis PA
Northeast
St Francis PA 0-0
Pwr: 65 | Off: 94 | Def: 26
0.120079659426
80
Presbyterian
Big South
Presbyterian 0-0
Pwr: 97 | Off: 108 | Def: 62
0.1100809710862
81
East Tennessee St
Southern
East Tennessee St 0-0
Pwr: 99 | Off: 97 | Def: 90
0.110081999790
82
Indiana St
Missouri Valley
Indiana St 0-0
Pwr: 75 | Off: 54 | Def: 97
0.110082755497
83
Howard
Mid-Eastern
Howard 0-0
Pwr: 96 | Off: 75 | Def: 107
0.1000839675107
84
Northwestern St
Southland
Northwestern St 0-0
Pwr: 81 | Off: 73 | Def: 95
0.100084817395
85
Cornell NY
Ivy League
Cornell NY 0-0
Pwr: 84 | Off: 90 | Def: 69
0.100085849069
86
Dayton
Pioneer
Dayton 0-0
Pwr: 92 | Off: 104 | Def: 65
0.1000869210465
87
Idaho St
Big Sky
Idaho St 0-0
Pwr: 67 | Off: 39 | Def: 93
0.090087673993
88
Cal Poly SLO
Big Sky
Cal Poly SLO 0-0
Pwr: 52 | Off: 53 | Def: 52
0.090088525352
89
Jacksonville FL
Pioneer
Jacksonville FL 0-0
Pwr: 113 | Off: 88 | Def: 121
0.09008911388121
90
Bucknell
Patriot League
Bucknell 0-0
Pwr: 98 | Off: 114 | Def: 55
0.0700909811455
91
SE Missouri St
Ohio Valley
SE Missouri St 0-0
Pwr: 53 | Off: 77 | Def: 39
0.070091537739
92
Norfolk St
Mid-Eastern
Norfolk St 0-0
Pwr: 103 | Off: 111 | Def: 92
0.07009210311192
93
Murray St
Ohio Valley
Murray St 0-0
Pwr: 76 | Off: 70 | Def: 83
0.060093767083
94
Wagner
Northeast
Wagner 0-0
Pwr: 95 | Off: 96 | Def: 82
0.060094959682
95
Sacred Heart
Northeast
Sacred Heart 0-0
Pwr: 88 | Off: 79 | Def: 101
0.0600958879101
96
Brown
Ivy League
Brown 0-0
Pwr: 100 | Off: 107 | Def: 96
0.05009610010796
97
Gardner-Webb
Big South
Gardner-Webb 0-0
Pwr: 85 | Off: 95 | Def: 61
0.050097859561
98
Tennessee Tech
Ohio Valley
Tennessee Tech 0-0
Pwr: 77 | Off: 80 | Def: 71
0.040098778071
99
Portland St
Big Sky
Portland St 0-0
Pwr: 62 | Off: 27 | Def: 98
0.040099622798
100
South Carolina St
Mid-Eastern
South Carolina St 0-0
Pwr: 86 | Off: 106 | Def: 54
0.03001008610654
101
Butler
Pioneer
Butler 0-0
Pwr: 105 | Off: 102 | Def: 104
0.0300101105102104
102
Alabama St
SWAC
Alabama St 0-0
Pwr: 110 | Off: 121 | Def: 85
0.020010211012185
103
Abilene Christian
Southland
Abilene Christian 0-0
Pwr: 83 | Off: 87 | Def: 75
0.0200103838775
104
Lamar
Southland
Lamar 0-0
Pwr: 91 | Off: 84 | Def: 100
0.02001049184100
105
Incarnate Word
Southland
Incarnate Word 0-0
Pwr: 107 | Off: 81 | Def: 119
0.010010510781119
106
Valparaiso
Pioneer
Valparaiso 0-0
Pwr: 115 | Off: 100 | Def: 117
-0.0100106115100117
107
Lafayette
Patriot League
Lafayette 0-0
Pwr: 108 | Off: 116 | Def: 91
-0.010010710811691
108
Florida A&M
Mid-Eastern
Florida A&M 0-0
Pwr: 101 | Off: 98 | Def: 103
-0.010010810198103
109
Savannah St
Mid-Eastern
Savannah St 0-0
Pwr: 112 | Off: 101 | Def: 112
-0.0100109112101112
110
Campbell
Big South
Campbell 0-0
Pwr: 102 | Off: 92 | Def: 108
-0.030011010292108
111
VMI
Southern
VMI 0-0
Pwr: 106 | Off: 110 | Def: 99
-0.040011110611099
112
Marist
Pioneer
Marist 0-0
Pwr: 116 | Off: 109 | Def: 115
-0.0400112116109115
113
Alabama A&M
SWAC
Alabama A&M 0-0
Pwr: 117 | Off: 115 | Def: 111
-0.0600113117115111
114
Morehead St
Pioneer
Morehead St 0-0
Pwr: 121 | Off: 105 | Def: 124
-0.0600114121105124
115
Robert Morris
Northeast
Robert Morris 0-0
Pwr: 111 | Off: 119 | Def: 88
-0.060011511111988
116
Jackson St
SWAC
Jackson St 0-0
Pwr: 118 | Off: 123 | Def: 102
-0.0700116118123102
117
Delaware St
Mid-Eastern
Delaware St 0-0
Pwr: 119 | Off: 112 | Def: 118
-0.0800117119112118
118
Houston Christian
Southland
Houston Christian 0-0
Pwr: 104 | Off: 113 | Def: 89
-0.090011810411389
119
Morgan St
Mid-Eastern
Morgan St 0-0
Pwr: 114 | Off: 99 | Def: 116
-0.090011911499116
120
Georgetown DC
Patriot League
Georgetown DC 0-0
Pwr: 109 | Off: 118 | Def: 80
-0.100012010911880
121
Texas Southern
SWAC
Texas Southern 0-0
Pwr: 120 | Off: 117 | Def: 113
-0.1500121120117113
122
Stetson
Pioneer
Stetson 0-0
Pwr: 122 | Off: 124 | Def: 114
-0.1500122122124114
123
Mississippi Valley St
SWAC
Mississippi Valley St 0-0
Pwr: 125 | Off: 122 | Def: 125
-0.2200123125122125
124
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
SWAC
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0-0
Pwr: 123 | Off: 120 | Def: 123
-0.2400124123120123
125
Davidson
Pioneer
Davidson 0-0
Pwr: 124 | Off: 125 | Def: 122
-0.2500125124125122

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