2020-2021 FCS Preseason College Football Rankings & Predictions

FBS FCS D2 D3 NAIA Conference Predictions

Preseason: Tuesday September 1, 2020

Rank	School	Rating	Prev	Pwr	Off	Def
1	North Dakota St Missouri ValleyNorth Dakota St 0-0 Pwr: 1 \| Off: 1 \| Def: 1	0.74	1	1	1	1
2	James Madison CAAJames Madison 0-0 Pwr: 2 \| Off: 2 \| Def: 3	0.58	2	2	2	3
3	Weber St Big SkyWeber St 0-0 Pwr: 8 \| Off: 27 \| Def: 5	0.50	3	8	27	5
4	Northern Iowa Missouri ValleyNorthern Iowa 0-0 Pwr: 4 \| Off: 29 \| Def: 2	0.50	4	4	29	2
5	South Dakota St Missouri ValleySouth Dakota St 0-0 Pwr: 3 \| Off: 5 \| Def: 6	0.45	5	3	5	6
6	Montana St Big SkyMontana St 0-0 Pwr: 7 \| Off: 17 \| Def: 8	0.45	6	7	17	8
7	Kennesaw St Big SouthKennesaw St 0-0 Pwr: 13 \| Off: 12 \| Def: 14	0.43	7	13	12	14
8	Montana Big SkyMontana 0-0 Pwr: 6 \| Off: 6 \| Def: 15	0.43	8	6	6	15
9	Illinois St Missouri ValleyIllinois St 0-0 Pwr: 12 \| Off: 56 \| Def: 4	0.42	9	12	56	4
10	Wofford SouthernWofford 0-0 Pwr: 9 \| Off: 16 \| Def: 9	0.41	10	9	16	9
11	Eastern Washington Big SkyEastern Washington 0-0 Pwr: 11 \| Off: 3 \| Def: 51	0.41	11	11	3	51
12	Nicholls St SouthlandNicholls St 0-0 Pwr: 21 \| Off: 33 \| Def: 19	0.39	12	21	33	19
13	Villanova CAAVillanova 0-0 Pwr: 5 \| Off: 4 \| Def: 13	0.39	13	5	4	13
14	Central Arkansas SouthlandCentral Arkansas 0-0 Pwr: 27 \| Off: 31 \| Def: 30	0.39	14	27	31	30
15	Yale Ivy LeagueYale 0-0 Pwr: 41 \| Off: 14 \| Def: 65	0.38	15	41	14	65
16	North Carolina A&T Mid-EasternNorth Carolina A&T 0-0 Pwr: 23 \| Off: 23 \| Def: 33	0.38	16	23	23	33
17	Sacramento St Big SkySacramento St 0-0 Pwr: 10 \| Off: 10 \| Def: 12	0.37	17	10	10	12
18	Dartmouth Ivy LeagueDartmouth 0-0 Pwr: 35 \| Off: 63 \| Def: 10	0.36	18	35	63	10
19	Monmouth NJ Big SouthMonmouth NJ 0-0 Pwr: 50 \| Off: 22 \| Def: 86	0.36	19	50	22	86
20	Austin Peay Ohio ValleyAustin Peay 0-0 Pwr: 14 \| Off: 13 \| Def: 17	0.36	20	14	13	17
21	Furman SouthernFurman 0-0 Pwr: 16 \| Off: 20 \| Def: 11	0.35	21	16	20	11
22	Princeton Ivy LeaguePrinceton 0-0 Pwr: 28 \| Off: 26 \| Def: 37	0.35	22	28	26	37
23	UC-Davis Big SkyUC-Davis 0-0 Pwr: 15 \| Off: 8 \| Def: 36	0.34	23	15	8	36
24	SE Louisiana SouthlandSE Louisiana 0-0 Pwr: 17 \| Off: 7 \| Def: 40	0.34	24	17	7	40
25	SE Missouri St Ohio ValleySE Missouri St 0-0 Pwr: 34 \| Off: 36 \| Def: 41	0.34	25	34	36	41
26	New Hampshire CAANew Hampshire 0-0 Pwr: 29 \| Off: 76 \| Def: 7	0.32	26	29	76	7
27	San Diego PioneerSan Diego 0-0 Pwr: 31 \| Off: 18 \| Def: 50	0.32	27	31	18	50
28	Jacksonville St Ohio ValleyJacksonville St 0-0 Pwr: 20 \| Off: 28 \| Def: 20	0.32	28	20	28	20
29	Southern Illinois Missouri ValleySouthern Illinois 0-0 Pwr: 18 \| Off: 19 \| Def: 16	0.32	29	18	19	16
30	Maine CAAMaine 0-0 Pwr: 26 \| Off: 21 \| Def: 38	0.32	30	26	21	38
31	Towson CAATowson 0-0 Pwr: 22 \| Off: 24 \| Def: 26	0.32	31	22	24	26
32	North Dakota Big SkyNorth Dakota 0-0 Pwr: 42 \| Off: 45 \| Def: 35	0.31	32	42	45	35
33	Albany NY CAAAlbany NY 0-0 Pwr: 25 \| Off: 30 \| Def: 29	0.31	33	25	30	29
34	Elon CAAElon 0-0 Pwr: 45 \| Off: 59 \| Def: 34	0.31	34	45	59	34
35	Florida A&M Mid-EasternFlorida A&M 0-0 Pwr: 66 \| Off: 62 \| Def: 72	0.30	35	66	62	72
36	Delaware CAADelaware 0-0 Pwr: 39 \| Off: 49 \| Def: 27	0.29	36	39	49	27
37	South Dakota Missouri ValleySouth Dakota 0-0 Pwr: 19 \| Off: 11 \| Def: 48	0.29	37	19	11	48
38	Sam Houston St SouthlandSam Houston St 0-0 Pwr: 24 \| Off: 37 \| Def: 23	0.29	38	24	37	23
39	Tarleton St FCS IndependentsTarleton St 0-0 Pwr: 54 \| Off: 40 \| Def: 69	0.27	39	54	40	69
40	Richmond CAARichmond 0-0 Pwr: 43 \| Off: 54 \| Def: 31	0.26	40	43	54	31
41	Alcorn St SWACAlcorn St 0-0 Pwr: 49 \| Off: 42 \| Def: 61	0.26	41	49	42	61
42	Tennessee-Martin Ohio ValleyTennessee-Martin 0-0 Pwr: 37 \| Off: 51 \| Def: 24	0.26	42	37	51	24
43	Central Conn St NortheastCentral Conn St 0-0 Pwr: 58 \| Off: 47 \| Def: 66	0.26	43	58	47	66
44	Indiana St Missouri ValleyIndiana St 0-0 Pwr: 40 \| Off: 58 \| Def: 18	0.26	44	40	58	18
45	Idaho Big SkyIdaho 0-0 Pwr: 47 \| Off: 53 \| Def: 46	0.26	45	47	53	46
46	Stony Brook CAAStony Brook 0-0 Pwr: 38 \| Off: 52 \| Def: 25	0.25	46	38	52	25
47	Youngstown St Missouri ValleyYoungstown St 0-0 Pwr: 32 \| Off: 32 \| Def: 39	0.25	47	32	32	39
48	Cal Poly SLO Big SkyCal Poly SLO 0-0 Pwr: 36 \| Off: 35 \| Def: 42	0.25	48	36	35	42
49	McNeese St SouthlandMcNeese St 0-0 Pwr: 65 \| Off: 87 \| Def: 44	0.24	49	65	87	44
50	The Citadel SouthernThe Citadel 0-0 Pwr: 48 \| Off: 48 \| Def: 55	0.23	50	48	48	55
51	South Carolina St Mid-EasternSouth Carolina St 0-0 Pwr: 69 \| Off: 89 \| Def: 49	0.23	51	69	89	49
52	Bethune-Cookman Mid-EasternBethune-Cookman 0-0 Pwr: 88 \| Off: 93 \| Def: 82	0.23	52	88	93	82
53	Chattanooga SouthernChattanooga 0-0 Pwr: 52 \| Off: 69 \| Def: 43	0.23	53	52	69	43
54	Holy Cross Patriot LeagueHoly Cross 0-0 Pwr: 60 \| Off: 74 \| Def: 45	0.22	54	60	74	45
55	Pennsylvania Ivy LeaguePennsylvania 0-0 Pwr: 75 \| Off: 80 \| Def: 64	0.22	55	75	80	64
56	Harvard Ivy LeagueHarvard 0-0 Pwr: 33 \| Off: 46 \| Def: 22	0.22	56	33	46	22
57	Southern U. SWACSouthern U. 0-0 Pwr: 70 \| Off: 72 \| Def: 67	0.21	57	70	72	67
58	Incarnate Word SouthlandIncarnate Word 0-0 Pwr: 55 \| Off: 25 \| Def: 83	0.21	58	55	25	83
59	Northern Arizona Big SkyNorthern Arizona 0-0 Pwr: 46 \| Off: 9 \| Def: 100	0.21	59	46	9	100
60	William & Mary CAAWilliam & Mary 0-0 Pwr: 44 \| Off: 68 \| Def: 21	0.20	60	44	68	21
61	Southern Utah Big SkySouthern Utah 0-0 Pwr: 53 \| Off: 38 \| Def: 77	0.20	61	53	38	77
62	Portland St Big SkyPortland St 0-0 Pwr: 30 \| Off: 15 \| Def: 53	0.19	62	30	15	53
63	Idaho St Big SkyIdaho St 0-0 Pwr: 59 \| Off: 41 \| Def: 78	0.19	63	59	41	78
64	Samford SouthernSamford 0-0 Pwr: 62 \| Off: 34 \| Def: 94	0.19	64	62	34	94
65	Grambling St SWACGrambling St 0-0 Pwr: 63 \| Off: 78 \| Def: 47	0.18	65	63	78	47
66	East Tennessee St SouthernEast Tennessee St 0-0 Pwr: 56 \| Off: 81 \| Def: 28	0.17	66	56	81	28
67	Eastern Kentucky Ohio ValleyEastern Kentucky 0-0 Pwr: 72 \| Off: 83 \| Def: 60	0.17	67	72	83	60
68	Charleston Southern Big SouthCharleston Southern 0-0 Pwr: 101 \| Off: 107 \| Def: 79	0.16	68	101	107	79
69	Tennessee Tech Ohio ValleyTennessee Tech 0-0 Pwr: 71 \| Off: 50 \| Def: 97	0.16	69	71	50	97
70	Campbell Big SouthCampbell 0-0 Pwr: 85 \| Off: 79 \| Def: 88	0.16	70	85	79	88
71	Abilene Christian SouthlandAbilene Christian 0-0 Pwr: 61 \| Off: 67 \| Def: 57	0.16	71	61	67	57
72	Western Illinois Missouri ValleyWestern Illinois 0-0 Pwr: 57 \| Off: 55 \| Def: 59	0.16	72	57	55	59
73	Cornell NY Ivy LeagueCornell NY 0-0 Pwr: 64 \| Off: 92 \| Def: 32	0.15	73	64	92	32
74	Duquesne NortheastDuquesne 0-0 Pwr: 87 \| Off: 94 \| Def: 74	0.15	74	87	94	74
75	Dayton PioneerDayton 0-0 Pwr: 89 \| Off: 43 \| Def: 118	0.14	75	89	43	118
76	Mercer SouthernMercer 0-0 Pwr: 76 \| Off: 61 \| Def: 90	0.13	76	76	61	90
77	Rhode Island CAARhode Island 0-0 Pwr: 51 \| Off: 39 \| Def: 70	0.13	77	51	39	70
78	Colgate Patriot LeagueColgate 0-0 Pwr: 86 \| Off: 105 \| Def: 56	0.13	78	86	105	56
79	Lafayette Patriot LeagueLafayette 0-0 Pwr: 82 \| Off: 100 \| Def: 52	0.13	79	82	100	52
80	Missouri St Missouri ValleyMissouri St 0-0 Pwr: 68 \| Off: 70 \| Def: 68	0.12	80	68	70	68
81	North Alabama Big SouthNorth Alabama 0-0 Pwr: 95 \| Off: 96 \| Def: 96	0.12	81	95	96	96
82	Northern Colorado Big SkyNorthern Colorado 0-0 Pwr: 67 \| Off: 71 \| Def: 63	0.12	82	67	71	63
83	Stephen F. Austin SouthlandStephen F. Austin 0-0 Pwr: 78 \| Off: 75 \| Def: 75	0.11	83	78	75	75
84	Northwestern St SouthlandNorthwestern St 0-0 Pwr: 83 \| Off: 66 \| Def: 101	0.11	84	83	66	101
85	Prairie View A&M SWACPrairie View A&M 0-0 Pwr: 74 \| Off: 60 \| Def: 93	0.11	85	74	60	93
86	Lamar SouthlandLamar 0-0 Pwr: 79 \| Off: 84 \| Def: 76	0.11	86	79	84	76
87	Norfolk St Mid-EasternNorfolk St 0-0 Pwr: 91 \| Off: 85 \| Def: 99	0.10	87	91	85	99
88	Sacred Heart NortheastSacred Heart 0-0 Pwr: 93 \| Off: 95 \| Def: 85	0.10	88	93	95	85
89	Robert Morris NortheastRobert Morris 0-0 Pwr: 103 \| Off: 102 \| Def: 95	0.09	89	103	102	95
90	Columbia Ivy LeagueColumbia 0-0 Pwr: 102 \| Off: 108 \| Def: 80	0.09	90	102	108	80
91	Drake PioneerDrake 0-0 Pwr: 107 \| Off: 116 \| Def: 87	0.08	91	107	116	87
92	Murray St Ohio ValleyMurray St 0-0 Pwr: 81 \| Off: 86 \| Def: 73	0.08	92	81	86	73
93	Western Carolina SouthernWestern Carolina 0-0 Pwr: 94 \| Off: 77 \| Def: 107	0.08	93	94	77	107
94	Tennessee St Ohio ValleyTennessee St 0-0 Pwr: 73 \| Off: 64 \| Def: 84	0.08	94	73	64	84
95	VMI SouthernVMI 0-0 Pwr: 98 \| Off: 65 \| Def: 117	0.08	95	98	65	117
96	Brown Ivy LeagueBrown 0-0 Pwr: 77 \| Off: 44 \| Def: 105	0.07	96	77	44	105
97	Alabama St SWACAlabama St 0-0 Pwr: 105 \| Off: 111 \| Def: 89	0.07	97	105	111	89
98	Alabama A&M SWACAlabama A&M 0-0 Pwr: 104 \| Off: 82 \| Def: 110	0.07	98	104	82	110
99	Davidson PioneerDavidson 0-0 Pwr: 92 \| Off: 73 \| Def: 106	0.06	99	92	73	106
100	North Carolina Central Mid-EasternNorth Carolina Central 0-0 Pwr: 114 \| Off: 120 \| Def: 92	0.05	100	114	120	92
101	Fordham Patriot LeagueFordham 0-0 Pwr: 96 \| Off: 88 \| Def: 103	0.05	101	96	88	103
102	Lehigh Patriot LeagueLehigh 0-0 Pwr: 100 \| Off: 104 \| Def: 81	0.04	102	100	104	81
103	Eastern Illinois Ohio ValleyEastern Illinois 0-0 Pwr: 84 \| Off: 90 \| Def: 71	0.04	103	84	90	71
104	St Francis PA NortheastSt Francis PA 0-0 Pwr: 80 \| Off: 97 \| Def: 58	0.03	104	80	97	58
105	Hampton Big SouthHampton 0-0 Pwr: 113 \| Off: 99 \| Def: 114	0.03	105	113	99	114
106	Jackson St SWACJackson St 0-0 Pwr: 115 \| Off: 101 \| Def: 111	0.02	106	115	101	111
107	Bucknell Patriot LeagueBucknell 0-0 Pwr: 110 \| Off: 109 \| Def: 98	0.02	107	110	109	98
108	Bryant NortheastBryant 0-0 Pwr: 111 \| Off: 106 \| Def: 108	0.02	108	111	106	108
109	Houston Christian SouthlandHouston Christian 0-0 Pwr: 90 \| Off: 57 \| Def: 112	0.01	109	90	57	112
110	Gardner-Webb Big SouthGardner-Webb 0-0 Pwr: 108 \| Off: 98 \| Def: 109	0.01	110	108	98	109
111	Stetson PioneerStetson 0-0 Pwr: 120 \| Off: 119 \| Def: 119	0.01	111	120	119	119
112	Georgetown DC Patriot LeagueGeorgetown DC 0-0 Pwr: 97 \| Off: 114 \| Def: 62	0.00	112	97	114	62
113	Howard Mid-EasternHoward 0-0 Pwr: 117 \| Off: 103 \| Def: 124	0.00	113	117	103	124
114	Morgan St Mid-EasternMorgan St 0-0 Pwr: 112 \| Off: 110 \| Def: 102	0.00	114	112	110	102
115	Marist PioneerMarist 0-0 Pwr: 116 \| Off: 117 \| Def: 120	-0.02	115	116	117	120
116	Arkansas-Pine Bluff SWACArkansas-Pine Bluff 0-0 Pwr: 106 \| Off: 91 \| Def: 113	-0.04	116	106	91	113
117	Wagner NortheastWagner 0-0 Pwr: 109 \| Off: 115 \| Def: 91	-0.07	117	109	115	91
118	Butler PioneerButler 0-0 Pwr: 123 \| Off: 122 \| Def: 122	-0.08	118	123	122	122
119	Morehead St PioneerMorehead St 0-0 Pwr: 125 \| Off: 113 \| Def: 126	-0.09	119	125	113	126
120	Presbyterian Big SouthPresbyterian 0-0 Pwr: 118 \| Off: 124 \| Def: 104	-0.10	120	118	124	104
121	Delaware St Mid-EasternDelaware St 0-0 Pwr: 119 \| Off: 121 \| Def: 116	-0.11	121	119	121	116
122	Valparaiso PioneerValparaiso 0-0 Pwr: 121 \| Off: 123 \| Def: 115	-0.14	122	121	123	115
123	Mississippi Valley St SWACMississippi Valley St 0-0 Pwr: 124 \| Off: 126 \| Def: 121	-0.19	123	124	126	121
124	Merrimack NortheastMerrimack 0-0 Pwr: 126 \| Off: 125 \| Def: 125	-0.20	124	126	125	125
125	LIU NortheastLIU 0-0 Pwr: 99 \| Off: 118 \| Def: 54	-0.21	125	99	118	54
126	Texas Southern SWACTexas Southern 0-0 Pwr: 122 \| Off: 112 \| Def: 123	-0.22	126	122	112	123