2020-2021 FCS College Football Rankings

Preseason: Tuesday September 1, 2020

Rank	School	Conference	Rating	Prev	Pwr	Off	Def
1	North Dakota St 0-0 Pwr: 1 \| Off: 1 \| Def: 1	Missouri Valley	0.74	1	1	1	1
2	James Madison 0-0 Pwr: 2 \| Off: 2 \| Def: 3	CAA	0.58	2	2	2	3
3	Weber St 0-0 Pwr: 8 \| Off: 27 \| Def: 5	Big Sky	0.50	3	8	27	5
4	Northern Iowa 0-0 Pwr: 4 \| Off: 29 \| Def: 2	Missouri Valley	0.50	4	4	29	2
5	South Dakota St 0-0 Pwr: 3 \| Off: 5 \| Def: 6	Missouri Valley	0.45	5	3	5	6
6	Montana St 0-0 Pwr: 7 \| Off: 17 \| Def: 8	Big Sky	0.45	6	7	17	8
7	Kennesaw St 0-0 Pwr: 13 \| Off: 12 \| Def: 14	Big South	0.43	7	13	12	14
8	Montana 0-0 Pwr: 6 \| Off: 6 \| Def: 15	Big Sky	0.43	8	6	6	15
9	Illinois St 0-0 Pwr: 12 \| Off: 56 \| Def: 4	Missouri Valley	0.42	9	12	56	4
10	Wofford 0-0 Pwr: 9 \| Off: 16 \| Def: 9	Southern	0.41	10	9	16	9
11	Eastern Washington 0-0 Pwr: 11 \| Off: 3 \| Def: 51	Big Sky	0.41	11	11	3	51
12	Nicholls St 0-0 Pwr: 21 \| Off: 33 \| Def: 19	Southland	0.39	12	21	33	19
13	Villanova 0-0 Pwr: 5 \| Off: 4 \| Def: 13	CAA	0.39	13	5	4	13
14	Central Arkansas 0-0 Pwr: 27 \| Off: 31 \| Def: 30	Southland	0.39	14	27	31	30
15	Yale 0-0 Pwr: 41 \| Off: 14 \| Def: 65	Ivy League	0.38	15	41	14	65
16	North Carolina A&T 0-0 Pwr: 23 \| Off: 23 \| Def: 33	Mid-Eastern	0.38	16	23	23	33
17	Sacramento St 0-0 Pwr: 10 \| Off: 10 \| Def: 12	Big Sky	0.37	17	10	10	12
18	Dartmouth 0-0 Pwr: 35 \| Off: 63 \| Def: 10	Ivy League	0.36	18	35	63	10
19	Monmouth NJ 0-0 Pwr: 50 \| Off: 22 \| Def: 86	Big South	0.36	19	50	22	86
20	Austin Peay 0-0 Pwr: 14 \| Off: 13 \| Def: 17	Ohio Valley	0.36	20	14	13	17
21	Furman 0-0 Pwr: 16 \| Off: 20 \| Def: 11	Southern	0.35	21	16	20	11
22	Princeton 0-0 Pwr: 28 \| Off: 26 \| Def: 37	Ivy League	0.35	22	28	26	37
23	UC-Davis 0-0 Pwr: 15 \| Off: 8 \| Def: 36	Big Sky	0.34	23	15	8	36
24	SE Louisiana 0-0 Pwr: 17 \| Off: 7 \| Def: 40	Southland	0.34	24	17	7	40
25	SE Missouri St 0-0 Pwr: 34 \| Off: 36 \| Def: 41	Ohio Valley	0.34	25	34	36	41
26	New Hampshire 0-0 Pwr: 29 \| Off: 76 \| Def: 7	CAA	0.32	26	29	76	7
27	San Diego 0-0 Pwr: 31 \| Off: 18 \| Def: 50	Pioneer	0.32	27	31	18	50
28	Jacksonville St 0-0 Pwr: 20 \| Off: 28 \| Def: 20	Ohio Valley	0.32	28	20	28	20
29	Southern Illinois 0-0 Pwr: 18 \| Off: 19 \| Def: 16	Missouri Valley	0.32	29	18	19	16
30	Maine 0-0 Pwr: 26 \| Off: 21 \| Def: 38	CAA	0.32	30	26	21	38
31	Towson 0-0 Pwr: 22 \| Off: 24 \| Def: 26	CAA	0.32	31	22	24	26
32	North Dakota 0-0 Pwr: 42 \| Off: 45 \| Def: 35	Big Sky	0.31	32	42	45	35
33	Albany NY 0-0 Pwr: 25 \| Off: 30 \| Def: 29	CAA	0.31	33	25	30	29
34	Elon 0-0 Pwr: 45 \| Off: 59 \| Def: 34	CAA	0.31	34	45	59	34
35	Florida A&M 0-0 Pwr: 66 \| Off: 62 \| Def: 72	Mid-Eastern	0.30	35	66	62	72
36	Delaware 0-0 Pwr: 39 \| Off: 49 \| Def: 27	CAA	0.29	36	39	49	27
37	South Dakota 0-0 Pwr: 19 \| Off: 11 \| Def: 48	Missouri Valley	0.29	37	19	11	48
38	Sam Houston St 0-0 Pwr: 24 \| Off: 37 \| Def: 23	Southland	0.29	38	24	37	23
39	Tarleton St 0-0 Pwr: 54 \| Off: 40 \| Def: 69	FCS Independents	0.27	39	54	40	69
40	Richmond 0-0 Pwr: 43 \| Off: 54 \| Def: 31	CAA	0.26	40	43	54	31
41	Alcorn St 0-0 Pwr: 49 \| Off: 42 \| Def: 61	SWAC	0.26	41	49	42	61
42	Tennessee-Martin 0-0 Pwr: 37 \| Off: 51 \| Def: 24	Ohio Valley	0.26	42	37	51	24
43	Central Conn St 0-0 Pwr: 58 \| Off: 47 \| Def: 66	Northeast	0.26	43	58	47	66
44	Indiana St 0-0 Pwr: 40 \| Off: 58 \| Def: 18	Missouri Valley	0.26	44	40	58	18
45	Idaho 0-0 Pwr: 47 \| Off: 53 \| Def: 46	Big Sky	0.26	45	47	53	46
46	Stony Brook 0-0 Pwr: 38 \| Off: 52 \| Def: 25	CAA	0.25	46	38	52	25
47	Youngstown St 0-0 Pwr: 32 \| Off: 32 \| Def: 39	Missouri Valley	0.25	47	32	32	39
48	Cal Poly SLO 0-0 Pwr: 36 \| Off: 35 \| Def: 42	Big Sky	0.25	48	36	35	42
49	McNeese St 0-0 Pwr: 65 \| Off: 87 \| Def: 44	Southland	0.24	49	65	87	44
50	The Citadel 0-0 Pwr: 48 \| Off: 48 \| Def: 55	Southern	0.23	50	48	48	55
51	South Carolina St 0-0 Pwr: 69 \| Off: 89 \| Def: 49	Mid-Eastern	0.23	51	69	89	49
52	Bethune-Cookman 0-0 Pwr: 88 \| Off: 93 \| Def: 82	Mid-Eastern	0.23	52	88	93	82
53	Chattanooga 0-0 Pwr: 52 \| Off: 69 \| Def: 43	Southern	0.23	53	52	69	43
54	Holy Cross 0-0 Pwr: 60 \| Off: 74 \| Def: 45	Patriot League	0.22	54	60	74	45
55	Pennsylvania 0-0 Pwr: 75 \| Off: 80 \| Def: 64	Ivy League	0.22	55	75	80	64
56	Harvard 0-0 Pwr: 33 \| Off: 46 \| Def: 22	Ivy League	0.22	56	33	46	22
57	Southern U. 0-0 Pwr: 70 \| Off: 72 \| Def: 67	SWAC	0.21	57	70	72	67
58	Incarnate Word 0-0 Pwr: 55 \| Off: 25 \| Def: 83	Southland	0.21	58	55	25	83
59	Northern Arizona 0-0 Pwr: 46 \| Off: 9 \| Def: 100	Big Sky	0.21	59	46	9	100
60	William & Mary 0-0 Pwr: 44 \| Off: 68 \| Def: 21	CAA	0.20	60	44	68	21
61	Southern Utah 0-0 Pwr: 53 \| Off: 38 \| Def: 77	Big Sky	0.20	61	53	38	77
62	Portland St 0-0 Pwr: 30 \| Off: 15 \| Def: 53	Big Sky	0.19	62	30	15	53
63	Idaho St 0-0 Pwr: 59 \| Off: 41 \| Def: 78	Big Sky	0.19	63	59	41	78
64	Samford 0-0 Pwr: 62 \| Off: 34 \| Def: 94	Southern	0.19	64	62	34	94
65	Grambling St 0-0 Pwr: 63 \| Off: 78 \| Def: 47	SWAC	0.18	65	63	78	47
66	East Tennessee St 0-0 Pwr: 56 \| Off: 81 \| Def: 28	Southern	0.17	66	56	81	28
67	Eastern Kentucky 0-0 Pwr: 72 \| Off: 83 \| Def: 60	Ohio Valley	0.17	67	72	83	60
68	Charleston Southern 0-0 Pwr: 101 \| Off: 107 \| Def: 79	Big South	0.16	68	101	107	79
69	Tennessee Tech 0-0 Pwr: 71 \| Off: 50 \| Def: 97	Ohio Valley	0.16	69	71	50	97
70	Campbell 0-0 Pwr: 85 \| Off: 79 \| Def: 88	Big South	0.16	70	85	79	88
71	Abilene Christian 0-0 Pwr: 61 \| Off: 67 \| Def: 57	Southland	0.16	71	61	67	57
72	Western Illinois 0-0 Pwr: 57 \| Off: 55 \| Def: 59	Missouri Valley	0.16	72	57	55	59
73	Cornell NY 0-0 Pwr: 64 \| Off: 92 \| Def: 32	Ivy League	0.15	73	64	92	32
74	Duquesne 0-0 Pwr: 87 \| Off: 94 \| Def: 74	Northeast	0.15	74	87	94	74
75	Dayton 0-0 Pwr: 89 \| Off: 43 \| Def: 118	Pioneer	0.14	75	89	43	118
76	Mercer 0-0 Pwr: 76 \| Off: 61 \| Def: 90	Southern	0.13	76	76	61	90
77	Rhode Island 0-0 Pwr: 51 \| Off: 39 \| Def: 70	CAA	0.13	77	51	39	70
78	Colgate 0-0 Pwr: 86 \| Off: 105 \| Def: 56	Patriot League	0.13	78	86	105	56
79	Lafayette 0-0 Pwr: 82 \| Off: 100 \| Def: 52	Patriot League	0.13	79	82	100	52
80	Missouri St 0-0 Pwr: 68 \| Off: 70 \| Def: 68	Missouri Valley	0.12	80	68	70	68
81	North Alabama 0-0 Pwr: 95 \| Off: 96 \| Def: 96	Big South	0.12	81	95	96	96
82	Northern Colorado 0-0 Pwr: 67 \| Off: 71 \| Def: 63	Big Sky	0.12	82	67	71	63
83	Stephen F. Austin 0-0 Pwr: 78 \| Off: 75 \| Def: 75	Southland	0.11	83	78	75	75
84	Northwestern St 0-0 Pwr: 83 \| Off: 66 \| Def: 101	Southland	0.11	84	83	66	101
85	Prairie View A&M 0-0 Pwr: 74 \| Off: 60 \| Def: 93	SWAC	0.11	85	74	60	93
86	Lamar 0-0 Pwr: 79 \| Off: 84 \| Def: 76	Southland	0.11	86	79	84	76
87	Norfolk St 0-0 Pwr: 91 \| Off: 85 \| Def: 99	Mid-Eastern	0.10	87	91	85	99
88	Sacred Heart 0-0 Pwr: 93 \| Off: 95 \| Def: 85	Northeast	0.10	88	93	95	85
89	Robert Morris 0-0 Pwr: 103 \| Off: 102 \| Def: 95	Northeast	0.09	89	103	102	95
90	Columbia 0-0 Pwr: 102 \| Off: 108 \| Def: 80	Ivy League	0.09	90	102	108	80
91	Drake 0-0 Pwr: 107 \| Off: 116 \| Def: 87	Pioneer	0.08	91	107	116	87
92	Murray St 0-0 Pwr: 81 \| Off: 86 \| Def: 73	Ohio Valley	0.08	92	81	86	73
93	Western Carolina 0-0 Pwr: 94 \| Off: 77 \| Def: 107	Southern	0.08	93	94	77	107
94	Tennessee St 0-0 Pwr: 73 \| Off: 64 \| Def: 84	Ohio Valley	0.08	94	73	64	84
95	VMI 0-0 Pwr: 98 \| Off: 65 \| Def: 117	Southern	0.08	95	98	65	117
96	Brown 0-0 Pwr: 77 \| Off: 44 \| Def: 105	Ivy League	0.07	96	77	44	105
97	Alabama St 0-0 Pwr: 105 \| Off: 111 \| Def: 89	SWAC	0.07	97	105	111	89
98	Alabama A&M 0-0 Pwr: 104 \| Off: 82 \| Def: 110	SWAC	0.07	98	104	82	110
99	Davidson 0-0 Pwr: 92 \| Off: 73 \| Def: 106	Pioneer	0.06	99	92	73	106
100	North Carolina Central 0-0 Pwr: 114 \| Off: 120 \| Def: 92	Mid-Eastern	0.05	100	114	120	92
101	Fordham 0-0 Pwr: 96 \| Off: 88 \| Def: 103	Patriot League	0.05	101	96	88	103
102	Lehigh 0-0 Pwr: 100 \| Off: 104 \| Def: 81	Patriot League	0.04	102	100	104	81
103	Eastern Illinois 0-0 Pwr: 84 \| Off: 90 \| Def: 71	Ohio Valley	0.04	103	84	90	71
104	St Francis PA 0-0 Pwr: 80 \| Off: 97 \| Def: 58	Northeast	0.03	104	80	97	58
105	Hampton 0-0 Pwr: 113 \| Off: 99 \| Def: 114	Big South	0.03	105	113	99	114
106	Jackson St 0-0 Pwr: 115 \| Off: 101 \| Def: 111	SWAC	0.02	106	115	101	111
107	Bucknell 0-0 Pwr: 110 \| Off: 109 \| Def: 98	Patriot League	0.02	107	110	109	98
108	Bryant 0-0 Pwr: 111 \| Off: 106 \| Def: 108	Northeast	0.02	108	111	106	108
109	Houston Christian 0-0 Pwr: 90 \| Off: 57 \| Def: 112	Southland	0.01	109	90	57	112
110	Gardner-Webb 0-0 Pwr: 108 \| Off: 98 \| Def: 109	Big South	0.01	110	108	98	109
111	Stetson 0-0 Pwr: 120 \| Off: 119 \| Def: 119	Pioneer	0.01	111	120	119	119
112	Georgetown DC 0-0 Pwr: 97 \| Off: 114 \| Def: 62	Patriot League	0.00	112	97	114	62
113	Howard 0-0 Pwr: 117 \| Off: 103 \| Def: 124	Mid-Eastern	0.00	113	117	103	124
114	Morgan St 0-0 Pwr: 112 \| Off: 110 \| Def: 102	Mid-Eastern	0.00	114	112	110	102
115	Marist 0-0 Pwr: 116 \| Off: 117 \| Def: 120	Pioneer	-0.02	115	116	117	120
116	Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0-0 Pwr: 106 \| Off: 91 \| Def: 113	SWAC	-0.04	116	106	91	113
117	Wagner 0-0 Pwr: 109 \| Off: 115 \| Def: 91	Northeast	-0.07	117	109	115	91
118	Butler 0-0 Pwr: 123 \| Off: 122 \| Def: 122	Pioneer	-0.08	118	123	122	122
119	Morehead St 0-0 Pwr: 125 \| Off: 113 \| Def: 126	Pioneer	-0.09	119	125	113	126
120	Presbyterian 0-0 Pwr: 118 \| Off: 124 \| Def: 104	Big South	-0.10	120	118	124	104
121	Delaware St 0-0 Pwr: 119 \| Off: 121 \| Def: 116	Mid-Eastern	-0.11	121	119	121	116
122	Valparaiso 0-0 Pwr: 121 \| Off: 123 \| Def: 115	Pioneer	-0.14	122	121	123	115
123	Mississippi Valley St 0-0 Pwr: 124 \| Off: 126 \| Def: 121	SWAC	-0.19	123	124	126	121
124	Merrimack 0-0 Pwr: 126 \| Off: 125 \| Def: 125	Northeast	-0.20	124	126	125	125
125	LIU 0-0 Pwr: 99 \| Off: 118 \| Def: 54	Northeast	-0.21	125	99	118	54
126	Texas Southern 0-0 Pwr: 122 \| Off: 112 \| Def: 123	SWAC	-0.22	126	122	112	123

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