Power Rankings

Computed from this season's results: record, scoring margin, strength of schedule, recent form, offense and defense, quality wins and bad losses, streak and poll position. The conference tables are on Standings.

1st season · through Postseason 7

#	Team	Record	Conf	Streak	Last 3	PF/G	PA/G	SOS	Best win	Worst loss	Rating
1	Montana #1 Big Sky	13-1	9-0	W12	WWW	41.9	17.4	#74	W 30-10 MER (10-3)	L 41-45 LAMAR (10-3)	99.1
2	Yale #4 Ivy League	12-1	6-1	W7	WWW	37.5	16.0	#96	W 45-24 DART (10-3)	L 20-27 HARV (8-5)	94.7
3	Illinois State #3 MVFC	11-2	7-2	W4	WWW	34.4	19.3	#26	W 35-7 NOVA (12-2)	L 29-36 SIU (9-4)	93.0
4	South Carolina State #12 Independents	11-2	5-1	W5	WWW	34.1	17.6	#65	W 38-17 LIND (10-3)	L 21-28 DAY (6-6)	92.6
5	Abilene Christian #8 UAC	12-1	7-1	W2	LWW	36.2	19.5	#47	W 35-23 SUU (11-2)	L 28-31 EKU (5-7)	90.2
6	Southern Utah #7 UAC	11-2	6-2	W4	WWW	34.2	17.7	#24	W 31-21 SHU (9-3)	L 17-38 NOAL (4-8)	90.1
7	St. Thomas(MN) #2 Independents	12-1	6-1	W4	WWW	32.5	13.5	#112	W 30-14 WM (11-3)	L 18-24 DUQ (8-4)	90.0
8	North Dakota State #13 MVFC	11-2	8-1	W1	WLW	32.4	18.8	#48	W 41-24 ILST (11-2)	L 23-28 UNI (5-7)	85.8
9	Gardner Webb #6 BS-OVC	11-2	6-2	W2	LWW	31.4	16.3	#95	W 23-20 LIND (10-3)	L 14-21 SEMO (5-7)	84.8
10	Lehigh #21 Patriot	11-2	5-2	W5	WWW	33.3	17.5	#91	W 43-24 WCU (8-5)	L 6-27 COLG (6-7)	84.0
11	Rhode Island #10 CAA	11-2	7-2	W1	WLW	40.2	16.8	#104	W 49-16 WM (11-3)	L 24-25 STON (6-7)	82.9
12	Stephen F. Austin #15 Southland	12-1	8-1	W1	WLW	40.1	15.6	#108	W 38-30 LAMAR (10-3)	L 24-35 UTRGV (9-4)	81.9
13	Mercer #5 SoCon	10-3	7-1	L1	WWL	26.8	18.2	#21	W 17-14 WOF (10-3)	L 25-28 ETSU (9-4)	78.7
14	Maine CAA	9-4	5-4	W4	WWW	30.7	17.3	#72	W 31-7 PRESB (9-4)	L 31-34 UNH (5-7)	77.3
15	Villanova #9 CAA	12-2	9-1	L2	WLL	34.4	20.1	#77	W 38-35 URI (11-2)	L 26-38 WM (11-3)	75.4
16	Wofford #24 SoCon	10-3	5-3	W6	WWW	27.7	18.1	#82	W 17-14 ETSU (9-4)	L 24-42 WCU (8-5)	75.3
17	Lindenwood #17 BS-OVC	10-3	7-1	L1	WWL	29.8	19.6	#52	W 17-3 WIU (9-4)	L 17-38 SCST (11-2)	73.8
18	Lamar #23 Southland	10-3	7-2	W2	LWW	35.4	18.6	#84	W 45-41 MONT (13-1)	L 14-35 DSU (5-7)	73.7
19	Southern Illinois #19 MVFC	9-4	6-3	W1	WLW	28.8	21.2	#62	W 36-29 ILST (11-2)	L 24-31 JKST (6-7)	73.1
20	Dartmouth #18 Ivy League	10-3	5-2	W2	LWW	38.5	24.2	#69	W 45-21 SHU (9-3)	L 28-42 TNTC (7-6)	71.5
21	South Dakota State #16 MVFC	9-4	5-4	W1	WLW	34.1	22.6	#93	W 35-26 SAC (9-5)	L 31-42 UNI (5-7)	67.8
22	William & Mary #11 CAA	11-3	8-2	L1	WWL	28.7	23.3	#99	W 38-26 NOVA (12-2)	L 16-49 URI (11-2)	67.7
23	East Tennessee State SoCon	9-4	6-2	L1	WWL	31.6	19.8	#42	W 28-25 MER (10-3)	L 31-34 CHAT (8-5)	67.7
24	Tarleton State #14 UAC	9-4	5-3	L1	WWL	33.9	22.8	#57	W 29-22 UWG (9-4)	L 31-37 PEAY (7-6)	64.9
25	Brown Ivy League	7-6	4-3	W3	WWW	27.2	24.7	#12	W 29-28 NDSU (11-2)	L 17-27 CLMB (5-7)	64.6
26	Prarie View A&M #20 SWAC	10-3	6-2	L1	WWL	23.6	18.0	#111	W 24-17 ELON (8-5)	L 20-23 MVSU (4-9)	63.9
27	Chattanooga SoCon	8-5	5-3	W3	WWW	23.6	21.8	#88	W 31-14 WOF (10-3)	L 17-30 TOWS (5-7)	62.9
28	Sacred Heart Independents	9-3	1-0	W3	WWW	25.8	20.4	#129	W 42-21 VALPO (6-7)	L 21-45 DART (10-3)	61.7
29	Duquesne #22 Independents	8-4	3-0	L1	WWL	28.9	24.3	#110	W 24-18 UST (12-1)	L 10-38 FUR (6-7)	61.3
30	Florida A&M SWAC	9-5	7-2	L1	WWL	21.7	18.4	#85	W 31-24 SAC (9-5)	L 17-24 SAM (5-7)	60.6
31	Youngstown State MVFC	8-5	5-4	W2	LWW	32.3	23.5	#61	W 37-20 ELON (8-5)	L 31-41 SDSU (9-4)	60.5
32	Western Illinois BS-OVC	9-4	6-2	L2	WLL	23.5	17.2	#81	W 24-17 MORE (7-4)	L 9-15 NORF (5-7)	60.4
33	West Georgia #25 UAC	9-4	4-4	W1	LLW	30.3	20.7	#101	W 27-21 WCU (8-5)	L 27-28 EKU (5-7)	60.2
34	Sacramento State Big Sky	9-5	7-2	L2	WLL	32.0	22.5	#53	W 45-39 UNCO (8-5)	L 21-31 IDST (7-6)	60.1
35	Harvard Ivy League	8-5	4-3	W2	LWW	24.1	21.8	#68	W 27-20 YALE (12-1)	L 17-20 PSU (3-9)	60.0
36	Central Arkansas UAC	7-6	3-5	W4	WWW	27.4	28.0	#32	W 35-24 DUQ (8-4)	L 24-28 EKU (5-7)	59.3
37	Western Carolina SoCon	8-5	6-2	L2	WLL	30.8	22.9	#31	W 42-24 WOF (10-3)	L 28-35 BRWN (7-6)	58.3
38	North Carolina Central #25 Independents	9-4	0-0	L1	WWL	23.5	16.7	#125	W 13-10 RICH (8-5)	L 14-20 CIT (2-10)	56.8
39	UTRGV Southland	9-4	7-2	L2	WLL	30.9	19.2	#120	W 35-24 SFA (12-1)	L 28-30 CCSU (4-8)	56.6
40	Idaho State Big Sky	7-6	3-5	W1	WLW	25.6	24.7	#17	W 24-17 UTRGV (9-4)	L 24-35 IDHO (6-7)	56.5
41	Bethune-Cookman SWAC	7-6	4-4	W2	LWW	27.7	22.8	#76	W 21-19 SCST (11-2)	L 29-41 AAMU (3-9)	55.8
42	Butler Independents	8-5	1-2	L1	WWL	26.6	20.3	#105	W 34-31 UNCO (8-5)	L 21-28 INST (1-11)	55.3
43	North Dakota MVFC	7-6	4-5	W3	WWW	26.0	27.9	#49	W 27-24 SIU (9-4)	L 21-24 UNI (5-7)	55.1
44	Eastern Illinois BS-OVC	8-5	4-4	L1	WWL	25.8	21.4	#97	W 30-27 ALCN (7-6)	L 21-28 TNTC (7-6)	54.5
45	Dayton Independents	6-6	1-1	W1	LLW	23.0	19.3	#35	W 28-21 SCST (11-2)	L 6-20 FUR (6-7)	54.2
46	Tennessee Tech BS-OVC	7-6	5-3	L2	WLL	25.4	25.6	#15	W 28-23 WEBB (11-2)	L 16-19 CHSO (5-7)	54.0
47	Georgetown Patriot	7-6	3-4	L1	WWL	20.2	19.5	#50	W 27-10 NCCU (9-4)	L 10-17 BUCK (4-8)	53.5
48	Elon CAA	8-5	6-3	L1	LWL	27.0	22.2	#107	W 27-26 MAINE (9-4)	L 3-21 UNH (5-7)	53.1
49	Drake Independents	8-5	2-2	W1	WLW	28.1	22.2	#70	W 24-20 ALCN (7-6)	L 14-21 NOAL (4-8)	53.1
50	Presbyterian Independents	9-4	1-0	L1	WWL	23.9	18.5	#128	W 27-10 MCNS (7-6)	L 24-31 WAG (5-9)	52.6
51	Southern SWAC	9-5	6-3	W1	LLW	25.1	24.0	#51	W 33-28 PVAMU (10-3)	L 13-20 UAPB (3-9)	52.6
52	Austin Peay UAC	7-6	4-4	W1	LLW	28.8	28.5	#3	W 37-31 TARL (9-4)	L 35-42 UCA (7-6)	52.4
53	South Dakota MVFC	7-6	4-5	W1	LLW	27.9	23.8	#36	W 26-21 SIU (9-4)	L 21-26 NDAK (7-6)	52.0
54	Eastern Washington Big Sky	9-4	6-2	W1	LLW	25.4	23.3	#116	W 22-21 IDST (7-6)	L 10-24 DAY (6-6)	51.4
55	Lafayette Patriot	5-7	3-4	L1	WWL	26.2	22.1	#18	W 34-27 HARV (8-5)	L 13-21 HC (5-7)	51.3
56	Montana State Big Sky	7-6	4-4	L1	WWL	29.4	28.8	#63	W 29-19 EWU (9-4)	L 13-42 PENN (5-7)	50.9
57	Mcneese State Southland	7-6	5-4	W1	WLW	20.3	18.8	#87	W 31-17 UTRGV (9-4)	L 13-17 NICH (2-10)	50.7
58	Morehead State Independents	7-4	1-0	W1	LLW	23.5	18.8	#130	W 35-19 TXSO (5-7)	L 7-20 GRAM (5-7)	50.4
59	Alabama State SWAC	6-7	4-4	L1	WWL	19.2	19.2	#41	W 24-10 FAMU (9-5)	L 17-22 JKST (6-7)	49.8
60	Northern Colorado Big Sky	8-5	5-3	L1	LWL	31.7	27.3	#71	W 50-34 NAU (8-5)	L 14-24 UCD (3-9)	49.5
61	Furman SoCon	6-7	2-6	L1	LWL	23.8	21.8	#45	W 38-10 DUQ (8-4)	L 10-21 VMI (2-10)	47.9
62	New Hampshire CAA	5-7	5-4	W2	LWW	24.1	25.5	#54	W 34-31 MAINE (9-4)	L 18-28 CAMP (4-8)	47.6
63	Richmond Patriot	8-5	4-3	L2	WLL	21.9	21.5	#90	W 28-21 LEH (11-2)	L 20-31 BUCK (4-8)	47.4
64	Alcorn State SWAC	7-6	5-3	W1	WLW	23.2	25.0	#92	W 35-32 ALST (6-7)	L 14-28 JKST (6-7)	46.9
65	San Diego Independents	6-6	0-1	L1	WWL	24.2	22.8	#124	W 28-27 COLG (6-7)	L 0-30 FUR (6-7)	46.2
66	Stony Brook CAA	6-7	5-4	L2	WLL	27.2	26.9	#58	W 25-24 URI (11-2)	L 17-21 BRY (4-8)	45.1
67	Marist Independents	7-5	1-0	W2	LWW	21.0	21.9	#131	W 16-10 WAG (5-9)	L 7-44 UCD (3-9)	45.0
68	Incarnate Word Southland	5-7	5-4	W2	LWW	22.1	27.3	#64	W 34-33 LAMAR (10-3)	L 27-34 TAMC (6-7)	44.7
69	Valporaiso Independents	6-7	3-4	L1	LWL	22.9	20.4	#109	W 24-21 DAY (6-6)	L 12-24 DSU (5-7)	43.4
70	Grambling State SWAC	5-7	2-6	L2	WLL	21.2	18.8	#86	W 20-7 MORE (7-4)	L 16-35 AAMU (3-9)	43.1
71	Long Island Independents	6-5	1-1	L2	WLL	20.4	22.2	#121	W 31-24 TNTC (7-6)	L 10-27 HCU (5-7)	42.4
72	Delaware State Independents	5-7	1-3	L2	WLL	24.2	25.8	#46	W 35-14 LAMAR (10-3)	L 7-31 STON (6-7)	42.3
73	Northern Iowa MVFC	5-7	4-5	L2	WLL	20.8	23.5	#43	W 28-23 NDSU (11-2)	L 17-23 MURR (3-9)	41.9
74	Eastern Kentucky UAC	5-7	3-5	W1	WLW	23.5	28.5	#13	W 31-28 ACU (12-1)	L 31-34 UTU (1-11)	41.8
75	Stetson Independents	7-6	4-4	L2	WLL	23.1	25.2	#115	W 34-27 SOU (9-5)	L 17-33 MERR (3-9)	41.7
76	Northern Arizona Big Sky	8-5	5-3	L3	LLL	25.5	22.3	#114	W 41-15 IDST (7-6)	L 26-29 PSU (3-9)	41.6
77	Columbia Ivy League	5-7	3-4	W1	LLW	20.6	22.8	#37	W 27-17 BRWN (7-6)	L 7-41 PENN (5-7)	41.1
78	Jackson State SWAC	6-7	4-4	L2	WLL	21.8	24.9	#67	W 31-24 SIU (9-4)	L 27-30 UAPB (3-9)	39.6
79	Penn Ivy League	5-7	3-4	L4	LLL	25.6	26.0	#19	W 27-13 HARV (8-5)	L 31-34 PRIN (6-7)	39.4
80	Bucknell Patriot	4-8	4-3	L1	WWL	19.8	28.3	#2	W 31-20 RICH (8-5)	L 7-41 HC (5-7)	39.4
81	Robert Morris Independents	5-7	0-2	L1	LWL	16.9	18.9	#117	W 14-3 AAMU (3-9)	L 23-28 EKU (5-7)	39.1
82	Norfolk State Independents	5-7	1-0	L2	WLL	16.9	20.4	#44	W 15-9 WIU (9-4)	L 19-27 MURR (3-9)	38.9
83	Texas A&M-Commerce Southland	6-7	4-5	L1	LWL	19.5	21.4	#83	W 14-7 HCU (5-7)	L 14-15 SELA (1-11)	38.7
84	Southeast Missouri St BS-OVC	5-7	2-6	L2	WLL	16.8	19.5	#102	W 21-14 WEBB (11-2)	L 13-20 UTM (1-11)	38.6
85	Colgate Patriot	6-7	4-3	L3	LLL	22.2	23.2	#34	W 27-6 LEH (11-2)	L 21-28 BUCK (4-8)	38.4
86	Texas Southern SWAC	5-7	3-5	W1	LLW	20.4	21.4	#100	W 27-21 COOK (7-6)	L 14-27 UAPB (3-9)	38.3
87	Monmouth CAA	5-6	5-4	L2	WLL	20.1	26.5	#33	W 21-14 STON (6-7)	L 24-27 TOWS (5-7)	38.2
88	Idaho Big Sky	6-7	3-5	L1	LWL	19.3	25.9	#22	W 28-21 CHAT (8-5)	L 10-31 PSU (3-9)	38.0
89	Princeton Ivy League	6-7	2-5	L1	LWL	24.5	32.3	#56	W 24-3 HARV (8-5)	L 27-34 COR (2-10)	37.4
90	Weber State Big Sky	5-7	3-5	L1	LWL	19.4	23.6	#106	W 24-21 UNH (5-7)	L 0-21 DAY (6-6)	36.9
91	UAPB SWAC	3-9	3-5	W1	WLW	18.3	28.8	#1	W 20-13 SOU (9-5)	L 6-30 GRAM (5-7)	36.3
92	Towson CAA	5-7	3-6	W1	LLW	18.8	21.1	#119	W 30-17 CHAT (8-5)	L 9-28 CAMP (4-8)	36.3
93	Saint Francis (PA) Independents	4-8	1-1	W2	LWW	18.0	27.6	#66	W 31-21 WAG (5-9)	L 21-31 FOR (5-7)	35.9
94	Charleston Southern BS-OVC	5-7	4-4	W1	LLW	19.7	28.1	#37	W 28-21 STET (7-6)	L 2-24 GRAM (5-7)	35.7
95	Holy Cross USER Patriot	5-7	3-4	L4	LLL	25.3	26.4	#25	W 49-7 GTWN (7-6)	L 20-52 FOR (5-7)	35.6
96	Bryant CAA	4-8	4-5	W1	LLW	20.1	26.0	#14	W 21-17 STON (6-7)	L 14-30 MONM (5-6)	35.4
97	Samford SoCon	5-7	2-6	W1	LLW	25.3	29.3	#103	W 24-17 FAMU (9-5)	L 40-49 SHU (2-10)	34.4
98	Houston Christian Southland	5-7	3-6	L1	LWL	16.5	21.8	#94	W 27-10 LIU (6-5)	L 7-10 NWST (3-9)	34.3
99	North Alabama UAC	4-8	3-5	L5	LLL	15.8	26.2	#4	W 38-17 SUU (11-2)	L 16-35 NORF (5-7)	33.5
100	Fordham Patriot	5-7	2-5	L3	LLL	19.1	24.3	#73	W 27-24 RICH (8-5)	L 20-31 BUCK (4-8)	32.4
101	Miss Valley State SWAC	4-9	3-5	L1	LWL	15.2	25.5	#89	W 23-20 PVAMU (10-3)	L 3-21 HC (5-7)	32.3
102	Portland State Big Sky	3-9	2-6	L2	WLL	15.8	27.7	#9	W 20-17 HARV (8-5)	L 31-38 SFU (4-8)	30.6
103	Alabama A&M SWAC	3-9	2-6	L2	WLL	19.9	22.9	#78	W 41-29 COOK (7-6)	L 28-31 MVSU (4-9)	29.8
104	Morgan State Independents	4-9	0-1	W1	WLW	16.6	25.6	#127	W 42-24 VMI (2-10)	L 24-27 TU (1-7)	29.5
105	Northwestern State Southland	3-9	3-6	W1	WLW	15.3	30.3	#30	W 10-7 HCU (5-7)	L 13-35 UIW (5-7)	29.5
106	North Carolina A&T CAA	4-8	3-6	L1	WWL	18.3	21.7	#123	W 17-14 TOWS (5-7)	L 21-24 SHU (2-10)	29.0
107	UC Davis Big Sky	3-9	1-7	L1	LWL	17.7	32.3	#8	W 24-14 UNCO (8-5)	L 29-35 CP (2-10)	27.0
108	Murray State MVFC	3-9	2-7	L1	LWL	17.5	30.8	#6	W 27-19 NORF (5-7)	L 3-35 SDAK (7-6)	26.8
109	Central Connecticut Independents	4-8	0-1	L1	LWL	12.3	24.5	#118	W 30-28 UTRGV (9-4)	L 10-17 MERR (3-9)	26.3
110	Cal Poly Big Sky	2-10	1-7	W1	LLW	15.7	28.1	#27	W 20-17 MERR (3-9)	L 17-24 HCU (5-7)	25.3
111	Wagner Generic	5-9	0-0	L3	LLL	17.6	26.2	#80	W 31-24 PRESB (9-4)	L 10-14 CCSU (4-8)	25.2
112	Campbell CAA	4-8	3-6	L1	LWL	22.0	22.8	#126	W 28-18 UNH (5-7)	L 14-24 ALBY (1-11)	23.7
113	Howard Independents	3-9	0-2	L1	LWL	17.6	24.0	#113	W 21-14 CAMP (4-8)	L 10-27 WAG (5-9)	23.7
114	Merrimack Independents	3-9	3-2	W2	LWW	13.0	28.5	#75	W 33-17 STET (7-6)	L 17-20 CP (2-10)	23.6
115	Tennessee State BS-OVC	2-10	1-7	W1	LLW	19.8	29.8	#79	W 28-21 NICH (2-10)	L 27-34 HOW (3-9)	19.6
116	VMI SoCon	2-10	2-6	L4	LLL	20.3	31.5	#16	W 21-10 FUR (6-7)	L 24-42 MORG (4-9)	18.4
117	The Citadel SoCon	2-10	1-7	L3	LLL	14.8	31.4	#11	W 20-14 NCCU (9-4)	L 31-45 VMI (2-10)	18.2
118	Stonehill Independents	2-10	0-6	L3	LLL	17.6	26.8	#29	W 49-40 SAM (5-7)	L 35-38 DAV (3-9)	16.5
119	Tuskegee Generic	1-7	0-0	L4	LLL	9.6	27.3	#55	W 27-24 MORG (4-9)	L 3-19 RMU (5-7)	15.7
120	Cornell Ivy League	2-10	1-6	L5	LLL	12.4	33.8	#40	W 34-27 PRIN (6-7)	L 0-20 SEMO (5-7)	15.1
121	Nicholls Southland	2-10	2-7	L2	WLL	14.1	29.3	#98	W 17-13 MCNS (7-6)	L 21-28 TNST (2-10)	15.0
122	Davidson Independents	3-9	1-2	L5	LLL	17.6	29.0	#122	W 38-35 SHU (2-10)	L 14-17 MERR (3-9)	14.5
123	Indiana State MVFC	1-11	0-9	L9	LLL	13.2	32.8	#5	W 28-21 BUT (8-5)	L 7-33 MURR (3-9)	13.4
124	UT Martin BS-OVC	1-11	1-7	L8	LLL	16.7	32.8	#28	W 20-13 SEMO (5-7)	L 0-31 TNST (2-10)	11.5
125	Southeastern Louisiana Southland	1-11	1-8	W1	LLW	12.7	28.8	#60	W 15-14 TAMC (6-7)	L 10-17 COR (2-10)	11.4
126	Utah Tech UAC	1-11	1-7	L6	LLL	12.3	30.7	#10	W 34-31 EKU (5-7)	L 16-21 CAMP (4-8)	8.3
127	UAlbany CAA	1-11	1-8	L9	LLL	15.4	33.5	#20	W 24-14 CAMP (4-8)	L 24-27 AAMU (3-9)	7.9
128	Delta State Generic	0-8	0-0	L8	LLL	7.9	28.3	#59	-	L 12-15 MORG (4-9)	4.6
129	Hampton CAA	0-12	0-9	L12	LLL	14.3	38.2	#7	-	L 16-41 CAMP (4-8)	4.2
130	Mercyhurst Generic	0-11	0-0	L11	LLL	8.5	27.4	#39	-	L 6-7 MORG (4-9)	2.7
131	West Florida Generic	0-19	0-0	L19	LLL	12.1	30.8	#23	-	L 13-34 HOW (3-9)	-1.5