2020-2021 FCS College Football Rankings

Preseason: Tuesday September 1, 2020


RankSchoolRatingWLPrevChngPwrOffDef
1
North Dakota St
Missouri Valley
North Dakota St 0-0
Pwr: 1 | Off: 1 | Def: 1
0.74001111
2
James Madison
CAA
James Madison 0-0
Pwr: 2 | Off: 2 | Def: 3
0.58002223
3
Weber St
Big Sky
Weber St 0-0
Pwr: 8 | Off: 27 | Def: 5
0.500038275
4
Northern Iowa
Missouri Valley
Northern Iowa 0-0
Pwr: 4 | Off: 29 | Def: 2
0.500044292
5
South Dakota St
Missouri Valley
South Dakota St 0-0
Pwr: 3 | Off: 5 | Def: 6
0.45005356
6
Montana St
Big Sky
Montana St 0-0
Pwr: 7 | Off: 17 | Def: 8
0.450067178
7
Kennesaw St
Big South
Kennesaw St 0-0
Pwr: 13 | Off: 12 | Def: 14
0.43007131214
8
Montana
Big Sky
Montana 0-0
Pwr: 6 | Off: 6 | Def: 15
0.430086615
9
Illinois St
Missouri Valley
Illinois St 0-0
Pwr: 12 | Off: 56 | Def: 4
0.4200912564
10
Wofford
Southern
Wofford 0-0
Pwr: 9 | Off: 16 | Def: 9
0.4100109169
11
Eastern Washington
Big Sky
Eastern Washington 0-0
Pwr: 11 | Off: 3 | Def: 51
0.41001111351
12
Nicholls St
Southland
Nicholls St 0-0
Pwr: 21 | Off: 33 | Def: 19
0.390012213319
13
Villanova
CAA
Villanova 0-0
Pwr: 5 | Off: 4 | Def: 13
0.3900135413
14
Central Arkansas
Southland
Central Arkansas 0-0
Pwr: 27 | Off: 31 | Def: 30
0.390014273130
15
Yale
Ivy League
Yale 0-0
Pwr: 41 | Off: 14 | Def: 65
0.380015411465
16
North Carolina A&T
Mid-Eastern
North Carolina A&T 0-0
Pwr: 23 | Off: 23 | Def: 33
0.380016232333
17
Sacramento St
Big Sky
Sacramento St 0-0
Pwr: 10 | Off: 10 | Def: 12
0.370017101012
18
Dartmouth
Ivy League
Dartmouth 0-0
Pwr: 35 | Off: 63 | Def: 10
0.360018356310
19
Monmouth NJ
Big South
Monmouth NJ 0-0
Pwr: 50 | Off: 22 | Def: 86
0.360019502286
20
Austin Peay
Ohio Valley
Austin Peay 0-0
Pwr: 14 | Off: 13 | Def: 17
0.360020141317
21
Furman
Southern
Furman 0-0
Pwr: 16 | Off: 20 | Def: 11
0.350021162011
22
Princeton
Ivy League
Princeton 0-0
Pwr: 28 | Off: 26 | Def: 37
0.350022282637
23
UC-Davis
Big Sky
UC-Davis 0-0
Pwr: 15 | Off: 8 | Def: 36
0.34002315836
24
SE Louisiana
Southland
SE Louisiana 0-0
Pwr: 17 | Off: 7 | Def: 40
0.34002417740
25
SE Missouri St
Ohio Valley
SE Missouri St 0-0
Pwr: 34 | Off: 36 | Def: 41
0.340025343641
26
New Hampshire
CAA
New Hampshire 0-0
Pwr: 29 | Off: 76 | Def: 7
0.32002629767
27
San Diego
Pioneer
San Diego 0-0
Pwr: 31 | Off: 18 | Def: 50
0.320027311850
28
Jacksonville St
Ohio Valley
Jacksonville St 0-0
Pwr: 20 | Off: 28 | Def: 20
0.320028202820
29
Southern Illinois
Missouri Valley
Southern Illinois 0-0
Pwr: 18 | Off: 19 | Def: 16
0.320029181916
30
Maine
CAA
Maine 0-0
Pwr: 26 | Off: 21 | Def: 38
0.320030262138
31
Towson
CAA
Towson 0-0
Pwr: 22 | Off: 24 | Def: 26
0.320031222426
32
North Dakota
Big Sky
North Dakota 0-0
Pwr: 42 | Off: 45 | Def: 35
0.310032424535
33
Albany NY
CAA
Albany NY 0-0
Pwr: 25 | Off: 30 | Def: 29
0.310033253029
34
Elon
CAA
Elon 0-0
Pwr: 45 | Off: 59 | Def: 34
0.310034455934
35
Florida A&M
Mid-Eastern
Florida A&M 0-0
Pwr: 66 | Off: 62 | Def: 72
0.300035666272
36
Delaware
CAA
Delaware 0-0
Pwr: 39 | Off: 49 | Def: 27
0.290036394927
37
South Dakota
Missouri Valley
South Dakota 0-0
Pwr: 19 | Off: 11 | Def: 48
0.290037191148
38
Sam Houston St
Southland
Sam Houston St 0-0
Pwr: 24 | Off: 37 | Def: 23
0.290038243723
39
Tarleton St
FCS Independents
Tarleton St 0-0
Pwr: 54 | Off: 40 | Def: 69
0.270039544069
40
Richmond
CAA
Richmond 0-0
Pwr: 43 | Off: 54 | Def: 31
0.260040435431
41
Alcorn St
SWAC
Alcorn St 0-0
Pwr: 49 | Off: 42 | Def: 61
0.260041494261
42
Tennessee-Martin
Ohio Valley
Tennessee-Martin 0-0
Pwr: 37 | Off: 51 | Def: 24
0.260042375124
43
Central Conn St
Northeast
Central Conn St 0-0
Pwr: 58 | Off: 47 | Def: 66
0.260043584766
44
Indiana St
Missouri Valley
Indiana St 0-0
Pwr: 40 | Off: 58 | Def: 18
0.260044405818
45
Idaho
Big Sky
Idaho 0-0
Pwr: 47 | Off: 53 | Def: 46
0.260045475346
46
Stony Brook
CAA
Stony Brook 0-0
Pwr: 38 | Off: 52 | Def: 25
0.250046385225
47
Youngstown St
Missouri Valley
Youngstown St 0-0
Pwr: 32 | Off: 32 | Def: 39
0.250047323239
48
Cal Poly SLO
Big Sky
Cal Poly SLO 0-0
Pwr: 36 | Off: 35 | Def: 42
0.250048363542
49
McNeese St
Southland
McNeese St 0-0
Pwr: 65 | Off: 87 | Def: 44
0.240049658744
50
The Citadel
Southern
The Citadel 0-0
Pwr: 48 | Off: 48 | Def: 55
0.230050484855
51
South Carolina St
Mid-Eastern
South Carolina St 0-0
Pwr: 69 | Off: 89 | Def: 49
0.230051698949
52
Bethune-Cookman
Mid-Eastern
Bethune-Cookman 0-0
Pwr: 88 | Off: 93 | Def: 82
0.230052889382
53
Chattanooga
Southern
Chattanooga 0-0
Pwr: 52 | Off: 69 | Def: 43
0.230053526943
54
Holy Cross
Patriot League
Holy Cross 0-0
Pwr: 60 | Off: 74 | Def: 45
0.220054607445
55
Pennsylvania
Ivy League
Pennsylvania 0-0
Pwr: 75 | Off: 80 | Def: 64
0.220055758064
56
Harvard
Ivy League
Harvard 0-0
Pwr: 33 | Off: 46 | Def: 22
0.220056334622
57
Southern U.
SWAC
Southern U. 0-0
Pwr: 70 | Off: 72 | Def: 67
0.210057707267
58
Incarnate Word
Southland
Incarnate Word 0-0
Pwr: 55 | Off: 25 | Def: 83
0.210058552583
59
Northern Arizona
Big Sky
Northern Arizona 0-0
Pwr: 46 | Off: 9 | Def: 100
0.210059469100
60
William & Mary
CAA
William & Mary 0-0
Pwr: 44 | Off: 68 | Def: 21
0.200060446821
61
Southern Utah
Big Sky
Southern Utah 0-0
Pwr: 53 | Off: 38 | Def: 77
0.200061533877
62
Portland St
Big Sky
Portland St 0-0
Pwr: 30 | Off: 15 | Def: 53
0.190062301553
63
Idaho St
Big Sky
Idaho St 0-0
Pwr: 59 | Off: 41 | Def: 78
0.190063594178
64
Samford
Southern
Samford 0-0
Pwr: 62 | Off: 34 | Def: 94
0.190064623494
65
Grambling St
SWAC
Grambling St 0-0
Pwr: 63 | Off: 78 | Def: 47
0.180065637847
66
East Tennessee St
Southern
East Tennessee St 0-0
Pwr: 56 | Off: 81 | Def: 28
0.170066568128
67
Eastern Kentucky
Ohio Valley
Eastern Kentucky 0-0
Pwr: 72 | Off: 83 | Def: 60
0.170067728360
68
Charleston Southern
Big South
Charleston Southern 0-0
Pwr: 101 | Off: 107 | Def: 79
0.16006810110779
69
Tennessee Tech
Ohio Valley
Tennessee Tech 0-0
Pwr: 71 | Off: 50 | Def: 97
0.160069715097
70
Campbell
Big South
Campbell 0-0
Pwr: 85 | Off: 79 | Def: 88
0.160070857988
71
Abilene Christian
Southland
Abilene Christian 0-0
Pwr: 61 | Off: 67 | Def: 57
0.160071616757
72
Western Illinois
Missouri Valley
Western Illinois 0-0
Pwr: 57 | Off: 55 | Def: 59
0.160072575559
73
Cornell NY
Ivy League
Cornell NY 0-0
Pwr: 64 | Off: 92 | Def: 32
0.150073649232
74
Duquesne
Northeast
Duquesne 0-0
Pwr: 87 | Off: 94 | Def: 74
0.150074879474
75
Dayton
Pioneer
Dayton 0-0
Pwr: 89 | Off: 43 | Def: 118
0.1400758943118
76
Mercer
Southern
Mercer 0-0
Pwr: 76 | Off: 61 | Def: 90
0.130076766190
77
Rhode Island
CAA
Rhode Island 0-0
Pwr: 51 | Off: 39 | Def: 70
0.130077513970
78
Colgate
Patriot League
Colgate 0-0
Pwr: 86 | Off: 105 | Def: 56
0.1300788610556
79
Lafayette
Patriot League
Lafayette 0-0
Pwr: 82 | Off: 100 | Def: 52
0.1300798210052
80
Missouri St
Missouri Valley
Missouri St 0-0
Pwr: 68 | Off: 70 | Def: 68
0.120080687068
81
North Alabama
Big South
North Alabama 0-0
Pwr: 95 | Off: 96 | Def: 96
0.120081959696
82
Northern Colorado
Big Sky
Northern Colorado 0-0
Pwr: 67 | Off: 71 | Def: 63
0.120082677163
83
Stephen F. Austin
Southland
Stephen F. Austin 0-0
Pwr: 78 | Off: 75 | Def: 75
0.110083787575
84
Northwestern St
Southland
Northwestern St 0-0
Pwr: 83 | Off: 66 | Def: 101
0.1100848366101
85
Prairie View A&M
SWAC
Prairie View A&M 0-0
Pwr: 74 | Off: 60 | Def: 93
0.110085746093
86
Lamar
Southland
Lamar 0-0
Pwr: 79 | Off: 84 | Def: 76
0.110086798476
87
Norfolk St
Mid-Eastern
Norfolk St 0-0
Pwr: 91 | Off: 85 | Def: 99
0.100087918599
88
Sacred Heart
Northeast
Sacred Heart 0-0
Pwr: 93 | Off: 95 | Def: 85
0.100088939585
89
Robert Morris
Northeast
Robert Morris 0-0
Pwr: 103 | Off: 102 | Def: 95
0.09008910310295
90
Columbia
Ivy League
Columbia 0-0
Pwr: 102 | Off: 108 | Def: 80
0.09009010210880
91
Drake
Pioneer
Drake 0-0
Pwr: 107 | Off: 116 | Def: 87
0.08009110711687
92
Murray St
Ohio Valley
Murray St 0-0
Pwr: 81 | Off: 86 | Def: 73
0.080092818673
93
Western Carolina
Southern
Western Carolina 0-0
Pwr: 94 | Off: 77 | Def: 107
0.0800939477107
94
Tennessee St
Ohio Valley
Tennessee St 0-0
Pwr: 73 | Off: 64 | Def: 84
0.080094736484
95
VMI
Southern
VMI 0-0
Pwr: 98 | Off: 65 | Def: 117
0.0800959865117
96
Brown
Ivy League
Brown 0-0
Pwr: 77 | Off: 44 | Def: 105
0.0700967744105
97
Alabama St
SWAC
Alabama St 0-0
Pwr: 105 | Off: 111 | Def: 89
0.07009710511189
98
Alabama A&M
SWAC
Alabama A&M 0-0
Pwr: 104 | Off: 82 | Def: 110
0.07009810482110
99
Davidson
Pioneer
Davidson 0-0
Pwr: 92 | Off: 73 | Def: 106
0.0600999273106
100
North Carolina Central
Mid-Eastern
North Carolina Central 0-0
Pwr: 114 | Off: 120 | Def: 92
0.050010011412092
101
Fordham
Patriot League
Fordham 0-0
Pwr: 96 | Off: 88 | Def: 103
0.05001019688103
102
Lehigh
Patriot League
Lehigh 0-0
Pwr: 100 | Off: 104 | Def: 81
0.040010210010481
103
Eastern Illinois
Ohio Valley
Eastern Illinois 0-0
Pwr: 84 | Off: 90 | Def: 71
0.0400103849071
104
St Francis PA
Northeast
St Francis PA 0-0
Pwr: 80 | Off: 97 | Def: 58
0.0300104809758
105
Hampton
Big South
Hampton 0-0
Pwr: 113 | Off: 99 | Def: 114
0.030010511399114
106
Jackson St
SWAC
Jackson St 0-0
Pwr: 115 | Off: 101 | Def: 111
0.0200106115101111
107
Bucknell
Patriot League
Bucknell 0-0
Pwr: 110 | Off: 109 | Def: 98
0.020010711010998
108
Bryant
Northeast
Bryant 0-0
Pwr: 111 | Off: 106 | Def: 108
0.0200108111106108
109
Houston Christian
Southland
Houston Christian 0-0
Pwr: 90 | Off: 57 | Def: 112
0.01001099057112
110
Gardner-Webb
Big South
Gardner-Webb 0-0
Pwr: 108 | Off: 98 | Def: 109
0.010011010898109
111
Stetson
Pioneer
Stetson 0-0
Pwr: 120 | Off: 119 | Def: 119
0.0100111120119119
112
Georgetown DC
Patriot League
Georgetown DC 0-0
Pwr: 97 | Off: 114 | Def: 62
0.00001129711462
113
Howard
Mid-Eastern
Howard 0-0
Pwr: 117 | Off: 103 | Def: 124
0.0000113117103124
114
Morgan St
Mid-Eastern
Morgan St 0-0
Pwr: 112 | Off: 110 | Def: 102
0.0000114112110102
115
Marist
Pioneer
Marist 0-0
Pwr: 116 | Off: 117 | Def: 120
-0.0200115116117120
116
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
SWAC
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0-0
Pwr: 106 | Off: 91 | Def: 113
-0.040011610691113
117
Wagner
Northeast
Wagner 0-0
Pwr: 109 | Off: 115 | Def: 91
-0.070011710911591
118
Butler
Pioneer
Butler 0-0
Pwr: 123 | Off: 122 | Def: 122
-0.0800118123122122
119
Morehead St
Pioneer
Morehead St 0-0
Pwr: 125 | Off: 113 | Def: 126
-0.0900119125113126
120
Presbyterian
Big South
Presbyterian 0-0
Pwr: 118 | Off: 124 | Def: 104
-0.1000120118124104
121
Delaware St
Mid-Eastern
Delaware St 0-0
Pwr: 119 | Off: 121 | Def: 116
-0.1100121119121116
122
Valparaiso
Pioneer
Valparaiso 0-0
Pwr: 121 | Off: 123 | Def: 115
-0.1400122121123115
123
Mississippi Valley St
SWAC
Mississippi Valley St 0-0
Pwr: 124 | Off: 126 | Def: 121
-0.1900123124126121
124
Merrimack
Northeast
Merrimack 0-0
Pwr: 126 | Off: 125 | Def: 125
-0.2000124126125125
125
LIU
Northeast
LIU 0-0
Pwr: 99 | Off: 118 | Def: 54
-0.21001259911854
126
Texas Southern
SWAC
Texas Southern 0-0
Pwr: 122 | Off: 112 | Def: 123
-0.2200126122112123

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