2020-2021 FCS College Football Rankings
Week 18: Wednesday January 13, 2021
| Rank | School | Conference | Rating | W | L | Prev | Chng | Pwr | Off | Def |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  North Dakota St 1-0Pwr: 2 | Off: 2 | Def: 4 | Missouri Valley | 4.68 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2 |  James Madison 0-0Pwr: 1 | Off: 1 | Def: 2 | CAA | 2.87 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Weber St 0-0Pwr: 8 | Off: 29 | Def: 5 | Big Sky | 2.32 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 5 | |
| 4 |  Northern Iowa 0-0Pwr: 4 | Off: 30 | Def: 1 | Missouri Valley | 2.32 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 1 | |
| 5 |  South Dakota St 0-0Pwr: 3 | Off: 5 | Def: 6 | Missouri Valley | 2.02 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |
| 6 |  Montana St 0-0Pwr: 7 | Off: 18 | Def: 8 | Big Sky | 1.98 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 8 | |
| 7 |  Southern Illinois 1-0Pwr: 17 | Off: 40 | Def: 10 | Missouri Valley | 1.89 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 40 | 10 | |
| 8 |  Kennesaw St 0-0Pwr: 13 | Off: 12 | Def: 17 | Big South | 1.87 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 17 | |
| 9 |  Montana 0-0Pwr: 6 | Off: 6 | Def: 19 | Big Sky | 1.86 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 19 | |
| 10 1 |  Illinois St 0-0Pwr: 12 | Off: 58 | Def: 3 | Missouri Valley | 1.81 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 58 | 3 |
| 11 1 |  Central Arkansas 5-4Pwr: 18 | Off: 13 | Def: 42 | Southland | 1.80 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 42 |
| 12 2 |  Jacksonville St 3-1Pwr: 27 | Off: 49 | Def: 18 | Ohio Valley | 1.78 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 27 | 49 | 18 |
| 13 |  Wofford 0-0Pwr: 9 | Off: 17 | Def: 9 | Southern | 1.76 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 9 | |
| 14 |  Eastern Washington 0-0Pwr: 11 | Off: 3 | Def: 55 | Big Sky | 1.75 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 55 | |
| 15 |  Nicholls St 0-0Pwr: 20 | Off: 32 | Def: 21 | Southland | 1.68 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 32 | 21 | |
| 16 |  Villanova 0-0Pwr: 5 | Off: 4 | Def: 15 | CAA | 1.66 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 15 | |
| 17 |  Yale 0-0Pwr: 40 | Off: 14 | Def: 67 | Ivy League | 1.59 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 40 | 14 | 67 | |
| 18 |  North Carolina A&T 0-0Pwr: 22 | Off: 24 | Def: 37 | Mid-Eastern | 1.59 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 37 | |
| 19 |  Sacramento St 0-0Pwr: 10 | Off: 10 | Def: 14 | Big Sky | 1.55 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 14 | |
| 20 1 |  Dartmouth 0-0Pwr: 34 | Off: 64 | Def: 12 | Ivy League | 1.51 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 34 | 64 | 12 |
| 21 1 |  Stephen F. Austin 6-4Pwr: 45 | Off: 68 | Def: 23 | Southland | 1.50 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 45 | 68 | 23 |
| 22 |  Monmouth NJ 0-0Pwr: 55 | Off: 22 | Def: 89 | Big South | 1.49 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 55 | 22 | 89 | |
| 23 |  Furman 0-0Pwr: 15 | Off: 20 | Def: 13 | Southern | 1.45 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 20 | 13 | |
| 24 |  Princeton 0-0Pwr: 28 | Off: 28 | Def: 41 | Ivy League | 1.42 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 41 | |
| 25 |  UC-Davis 0-0Pwr: 14 | Off: 8 | Def: 40 | Big Sky | 1.40 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 40 | |
| 26 |  SE Louisiana 0-0Pwr: 16 | Off: 7 | Def: 44 | Southland | 1.38 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 44 | |
| 27 |  New Hampshire 0-0Pwr: 29 | Off: 77 | Def: 7 | CAA | 1.31 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 29 | 77 | 7 | |
| 28 1 |  San Diego 0-0Pwr: 32 | Off: 19 | Def: 53 | Pioneer | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 32 | 19 | 53 |
| 29 1 |  Maine 0-0Pwr: 26 | Off: 21 | Def: 43 | CAA | 1.27 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 26 | 21 | 43 |
| 30 1 |  Towson 0-0Pwr: 21 | Off: 26 | Def: 29 | CAA | 1.27 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 21 | 26 | 29 |
| 31 1 |  North Dakota 0-0Pwr: 42 | Off: 46 | Def: 39 | Big Sky | 1.26 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 42 | 46 | 39 |
| 32 1 |  Albany NY 0-0Pwr: 25 | Off: 31 | Def: 33 | CAA | 1.25 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 25 | 31 | 33 |
| 33 1 |  Elon 0-0Pwr: 47 | Off: 61 | Def: 38 | CAA | 1.24 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 47 | 61 | 38 |
| 34 6 |  Austin Peay 0-3Pwr: 44 | Off: 36 | Def: 54 | Ohio Valley | 1.22 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 6 | 44 | 36 | 54 |
| 35 |  Florida A&M 0-0Pwr: 71 | Off: 63 | Def: 73 | Mid-Eastern | 1.19 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 71 | 63 | 73 | |
| 36 |  Delaware 0-0Pwr: 38 | Off: 51 | Def: 30 | CAA | 1.15 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 38 | 51 | 30 | |
| 37 |  South Dakota 0-0Pwr: 19 | Off: 11 | Def: 51 | Missouri Valley | 1.15 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 19 | 11 | 51 | |
| 38 |  Sam Houston St 0-0Pwr: 24 | Off: 35 | Def: 26 | Southland | 1.14 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 24 | 35 | 26 | |
| 39 |  Tarleton St 0-0Pwr: 58 | Off: 39 | Def: 70 | FCS Independents | 1.07 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 58 | 39 | 70 | |
| 40 |  Richmond 0-0Pwr: 43 | Off: 56 | Def: 34 | CAA | 1.02 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 43 | 56 | 34 | |
| 41 |  Alcorn St 0-0Pwr: 54 | Off: 42 | Def: 63 | SWAC | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 54 | 42 | 63 | |
| 42 |  Tennessee-Martin 0-0Pwr: 36 | Off: 53 | Def: 27 | Ohio Valley | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 36 | 53 | 27 | |
| 43 |  Central Conn St 0-0Pwr: 62 | Off: 48 | Def: 68 | Northeast | 0.99 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 62 | 48 | 68 | |
| 44 |  Indiana St 0-0Pwr: 39 | Off: 60 | Def: 20 | Missouri Valley | 0.99 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 39 | 60 | 20 | |
| 45 |  Idaho 0-0Pwr: 50 | Off: 55 | Def: 49 | Big Sky | 0.98 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 49 | |
| 46 |  Stony Brook 0-0Pwr: 37 | Off: 54 | Def: 28 | CAA | 0.98 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 37 | 54 | 28 | |
| 47 |  Youngstown St 0-0Pwr: 23 | Off: 25 | Def: 36 | Missouri Valley | 0.96 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 23 | 25 | 36 | |
| 48 |  Cal Poly SLO 0-0Pwr: 35 | Off: 34 | Def: 45 | Big Sky | 0.94 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 35 | 34 | 45 | |
| 49 |  McNeese St 0-0Pwr: 70 | Off: 87 | Def: 46 | Southland | 0.90 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 70 | 87 | 46 | |
| 50 |  SE Missouri St 0-1Pwr: 31 | Off: 50 | Def: 22 | Ohio Valley | 0.90 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 31 | 50 | 22 | |
| 51 1 |  South Carolina St 0-0Pwr: 74 | Off: 90 | Def: 52 | Mid-Eastern | 0.85 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 74 | 90 | 52 |
| 52 1 |  Bethune-Cookman 0-0Pwr: 90 | Off: 94 | Def: 82 | Mid-Eastern | 0.85 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 90 | 94 | 82 |
| 53 1 |  Eastern Kentucky 3-6Pwr: 52 | Off: 45 | Def: 60 | Ohio Valley | 0.85 | 3 | 6 | 54 | 1 | 52 | 45 | 60 |
| 54 3 |  Campbell 0-4Pwr: 51 | Off: 23 | Def: 83 | Big South | 0.82 | 0 | 4 | 51 | 3 | 51 | 23 | 83 |
| 55 |  Holy Cross 0-0Pwr: 64 | Off: 75 | Def: 47 | Patriot League | 0.81 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 64 | 75 | 47 | |
| 56 |  Pennsylvania 0-0Pwr: 79 | Off: 79 | Def: 66 | Ivy League | 0.81 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 79 | 79 | 66 | |
| 57 |  Harvard 0-0Pwr: 33 | Off: 47 | Def: 25 | Ivy League | 0.81 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 33 | 47 | 25 | |
| 58 |  Southern U. 0-0Pwr: 75 | Off: 72 | Def: 69 | SWAC | 0.78 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 75 | 72 | 69 | |
| 59 |  Incarnate Word 0-0Pwr: 59 | Off: 27 | Def: 85 | Southland | 0.77 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 27 | 85 | |
| 60 |  Northern Arizona 0-0Pwr: 48 | Off: 9 | Def: 100 | Big Sky | 0.76 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 48 | 9 | 100 | |
| 61 |  William & Mary 0-0Pwr: 46 | Off: 69 | Def: 24 | CAA | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 46 | 69 | 24 | |
| 62 |  Southern Utah 0-0Pwr: 57 | Off: 37 | Def: 77 | Big Sky | 0.73 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 57 | 37 | 77 | |
| 63 |  Portland St 0-0Pwr: 30 | Off: 15 | Def: 57 | Big Sky | 0.69 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 30 | 15 | 57 | |
| 64 |  Idaho St 0-0Pwr: 63 | Off: 41 | Def: 78 | Big Sky | 0.68 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 63 | 41 | 78 | |
| 65 |  Samford 0-0Pwr: 65 | Off: 33 | Def: 95 | Southern | 0.67 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 65 | 33 | 95 | |
| 66 |  Grambling St 0-0Pwr: 66 | Off: 78 | Def: 50 | SWAC | 0.64 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 66 | 78 | 50 | |
| 67 |  East Tennessee St 0-0Pwr: 60 | Off: 81 | Def: 31 | Southern | 0.62 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 60 | 81 | 31 | |
| 68 |  Chattanooga 0-1Pwr: 41 | Off: 73 | Def: 11 | Southern | 0.59 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 41 | 73 | 11 | |
| 69 |  Charleston Southern 0-0Pwr: 100 | Off: 107 | Def: 79 | Big South | 0.58 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 100 | 107 | 79 | |
| 70 |  Tennessee Tech 0-0Pwr: 76 | Off: 52 | Def: 97 | Ohio Valley | 0.57 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 76 | 52 | 97 | |
| 71 |  Western Illinois 0-0Pwr: 61 | Off: 57 | Def: 62 | Missouri Valley | 0.55 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 61 | 57 | 62 | |
| 72 |  Cornell NY 0-0Pwr: 67 | Off: 93 | Def: 35 | Ivy League | 0.52 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 67 | 93 | 35 | |
| 73 1 |  Duquesne 0-0Pwr: 89 | Off: 95 | Def: 75 | Northeast | 0.51 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 1 | 89 | 95 | 75 |
| 74 1 |  Dayton 0-0Pwr: 91 | Off: 43 | Def: 118 | Pioneer | 0.48 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 1 | 91 | 43 | 118 |
| 75 3 |  Houston Baptist 1-3Pwr: 68 | Off: 16 | Def: 108 | Southland | 0.48 | 1 | 3 | 78 | 3 | 68 | 16 | 108 |
| 76 3 |  The Citadel 0-4Pwr: 53 | Off: 89 | Def: 16 | Southern | 0.45 | 0 | 4 | 73 | 3 | 53 | 89 | 16 |
| 77 1 |  Rhode Island 0-0Pwr: 56 | Off: 38 | Def: 71 | CAA | 0.44 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 1 | 56 | 38 | 71 |
| 78 1 |  Colgate 0-0Pwr: 88 | Off: 105 | Def: 59 | Patriot League | 0.43 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 1 | 88 | 105 | 59 |
| 79 |  Lafayette 0-0Pwr: 85 | Off: 100 | Def: 56 | Patriot League | 0.42 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 85 | 100 | 56 | |
| 80 5 |  Missouri St 0-3Pwr: 49 | Off: 71 | Def: 32 | Missouri Valley | 0.41 | 0 | 3 | 85 | 5 | 49 | 71 | 32 |
| 81 1 |  Northern Colorado 0-0Pwr: 72 | Off: 70 | Def: 65 | Big Sky | 0.38 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 1 | 72 | 70 | 65 |
| 82 1 |  Northwestern St 0-0Pwr: 86 | Off: 67 | Def: 101 | Southland | 0.37 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 1 | 86 | 67 | 101 |
| 83 1 |  Prairie View A&M 0-0Pwr: 78 | Off: 62 | Def: 94 | SWAC | 0.36 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 1 | 78 | 62 | 94 |
| 84 1 |  Lamar 0-0Pwr: 82 | Off: 83 | Def: 76 | Southland | 0.36 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 1 | 82 | 83 | 76 |
| 85 1 |  Norfolk St 0-0Pwr: 92 | Off: 84 | Def: 99 | Mid-Eastern | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 1 | 92 | 84 | 99 |
| 86 2 |  North Alabama 0-4Pwr: 69 | Off: 80 | Def: 48 | Big South | 0.31 | 0 | 4 | 84 | 2 | 69 | 80 | 48 |
| 87 1 |  Sacred Heart 0-0Pwr: 94 | Off: 96 | Def: 88 | Northeast | 0.30 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 1 | 94 | 96 | 88 |
| 88 1 |  Robert Morris PA 0-0Pwr: 103 | Off: 102 | Def: 96 | Northeast | 0.30 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 1 | 103 | 102 | 96 |
| 89 1 |  Columbia 0-0Pwr: 102 | Off: 108 | Def: 80 | Ivy League | 0.27 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 1 | 102 | 108 | 80 |
| 90 3 |  Western Carolina 0-3Pwr: 101 | Off: 85 | Def: 107 | Southern | 0.26 | 0 | 3 | 87 | 3 | 101 | 85 | 107 |
| 91 |  Drake 0-0Pwr: 107 | Off: 116 | Def: 90 | Pioneer | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 107 | 116 | 90 | |
| 92 |  Murray St 0-0Pwr: 84 | Off: 86 | Def: 74 | Ohio Valley | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 84 | 86 | 74 | |
| 93 1 |  Tennessee St 0-0Pwr: 77 | Off: 65 | Def: 86 | Ohio Valley | 0.24 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 1 | 77 | 65 | 86 |
| 94 1 |  VMI 0-0Pwr: 97 | Off: 66 | Def: 117 | Southern | 0.22 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 1 | 97 | 66 | 117 |
| 95 1 |  Brown 0-0Pwr: 80 | Off: 44 | Def: 105 | Ivy League | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 1 | 80 | 44 | 105 |
| 96 3 |  Abilene Christian 1-5Pwr: 73 | Off: 59 | Def: 87 | Southland | 0.19 | 1 | 5 | 93 | 3 | 73 | 59 | 87 |
| 97 |  Alabama St 0-0Pwr: 105 | Off: 111 | Def: 91 | SWAC | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 105 | 111 | 91 | |
| 98 |  Alabama A&M 0-0Pwr: 104 | Off: 82 | Def: 111 | SWAC | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 104 | 82 | 111 | |
| 99 |  Davidson 0-0Pwr: 93 | Off: 74 | Def: 106 | Pioneer | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 93 | 74 | 106 | |
| 100 |  North Carolina Central 0-0Pwr: 114 | Off: 120 | Def: 93 | Mid-Eastern | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 114 | 120 | 93 | |
| 101 |  Fordham 0-0Pwr: 95 | Off: 88 | Def: 103 | Patriot League | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 95 | 88 | 103 | |
| 102 |  Lehigh 0-0Pwr: 99 | Off: 104 | Def: 81 | Patriot League | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 99 | 104 | 81 | |
| 103 |  Eastern Illinois 0-0Pwr: 87 | Off: 91 | Def: 72 | Ohio Valley | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 87 | 91 | 72 | |
| 104 |  St Francis PA 0-0Pwr: 83 | Off: 97 | Def: 61 | Northeast | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 83 | 97 | 61 | |
| 105 |  Hampton 0-0Pwr: 113 | Off: 99 | Def: 114 | Big South | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 113 | 99 | 114 | |
| 106 |  Jackson St 0-0Pwr: 115 | Off: 101 | Def: 112 | SWAC | -0.00 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 115 | 101 | 112 | |
| 107 |  Bucknell 0-0Pwr: 110 | Off: 109 | Def: 98 | Patriot League | -0.00 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 110 | 109 | 98 | |
| 108 |  Bryant 0-0Pwr: 111 | Off: 106 | Def: 109 | Northeast | -0.02 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 111 | 106 | 109 | |
| 109 |  Gardner-Webb 0-0Pwr: 108 | Off: 98 | Def: 110 | Big South | -0.04 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 108 | 98 | 110 | |
| 110 |  Stetson 0-0Pwr: 120 | Off: 119 | Def: 119 | Pioneer | -0.05 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 120 | 119 | 119 | |
| 111 1 |  Georgetown DC 0-0Pwr: 96 | Off: 114 | Def: 64 | Patriot League | -0.07 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 1 | 96 | 114 | 64 |
| 112 1 |  Howard 0-0Pwr: 117 | Off: 103 | Def: 124 | Mid-Eastern | -0.08 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 1 | 117 | 103 | 124 |
| 113 1 |  Morgan St 0-0Pwr: 112 | Off: 110 | Def: 102 | Mid-Eastern | -0.08 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 1 | 112 | 110 | 102 |
| 114 3 |  Mercer 0-3Pwr: 81 | Off: 76 | Def: 84 | Southern | -0.11 | 0 | 3 | 111 | 3 | 81 | 76 | 84 |
| 115 |  Marist 0-0Pwr: 116 | Off: 117 | Def: 120 | Pioneer | -0.16 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 116 | 117 | 120 | |
| 116 |  Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0-0Pwr: 106 | Off: 92 | Def: 113 | SWAC | -0.24 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 106 | 92 | 113 | |
| 117 |  Wagner 0-0Pwr: 109 | Off: 115 | Def: 92 | Northeast | -0.38 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 109 | 115 | 92 | |
| 118 |  Butler 0-0Pwr: 123 | Off: 122 | Def: 122 | Pioneer | -0.43 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 123 | 122 | 122 | |
| 119 |  Morehead St 0-0Pwr: 125 | Off: 113 | Def: 126 | Pioneer | -0.43 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 125 | 113 | 126 | |
| 120 |  Presbyterian 0-0Pwr: 118 | Off: 124 | Def: 104 | Big South | -0.49 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 118 | 124 | 104 | |
| 121 |  Delaware St 0-0Pwr: 119 | Off: 121 | Def: 116 | Mid-Eastern | -0.54 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 119 | 121 | 116 | |
| 122 |  Valparaiso 0-0Pwr: 121 | Off: 123 | Def: 115 | Pioneer | -0.66 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 121 | 123 | 115 | |
| 123 |  Mississippi Valley St 0-0Pwr: 124 | Off: 126 | Def: 121 | SWAC | -0.88 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 124 | 126 | 121 | |
| 124 |  Merrimack 0-0Pwr: 126 | Off: 125 | Def: 125 | Northeast | -0.92 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 126 | 125 | 125 | |
| 125 |  LIU 0-0Pwr: 98 | Off: 118 | Def: 58 | Northeast | -0.94 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 98 | 118 | 58 | |
| 126 |  Texas Southern 0-0Pwr: 122 | Off: 112 | Def: 123 | SWAC | -0.99 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 122 | 112 | 123 |
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