2026 FCS College Football Power Ratings



Last updated:  Sunday, August 23, 2026 - preseason


I will be updating this page by each Monday night during the season.
These ratings are based on a mathematical formula which includes several
factors, including win-loss record, schedule strength, and margin of victory
in games.  The most recent games are counted with more slightly emphasis than
those played earlier in the season.  


The strength of schedule ranking shown here is vs. all opponents and is the 
ranking among the 128 FCS teams in these ratings only.  To see the strength of
schedule ranking among all 266 Div. I teams, please refer to the overall
ratings or alphabetical ratings pages.


The strength of schedule ranking reflects only games played so far during the 
season, not future opponents.


SS = strength of schedule ranking among all 128 FCS teams in these ratings 
(1 is strongest and 128 is weakest)

*  = ineligible for postseason play
** = ineligible for conference championship and postseason play
FCS RATINGS W L RATING SS
1 Montana State 0 0 117.7 0
2 Montana 0 0 110.2 0
3 Tarleton State 0 0 109.5 0
4 South Dakota State 0 0 109.4 0
5 Villanova 0 0 106.1 0
6 Illinois State 0 0 104.6 0
7 Stephen F. Austin 0 0 103.0 0
8 Youngstown State 0 0 102.9 0
9 North Dakota 0 0 102.8 0
10 UC-Davis 0 0 102.4 0
11 Abilene Christian 0 0 101.2 0
12 Lehigh 0 0 101.1 0
13 Yale 0 0 100.2 0
14 South Dakota 0 0 98.5 0
15 Southern Illinois 0 0 98.4 0
16 Idaho State 0 0 97.6 0
17 Southeastern Louisiana 0 0 97.3 0
18 Austin Peay 0 0 96.9 0
19 Eastern Kentucky 0 0 96.5 0
20 Northern Arizona 0 0 96.4 0
21 Mercer 0 0 96.3 0
22 Tennessee Tech 0 0 96.2 0
23 Rhode Island 0 0 96.1 0
24 Harvard 0 0 96.0 0
25 Idaho 0 0 95.3 0
26 Lamar 0 0 92.7 0
27 Monmouth 0 0 92.5 0
28 Elon 0 0 92.4 0
29 South Carolina State 0 0 92.3 0
30 Southern Utah 0 0 91.7 0
31 East Tennessee State 0 0 91.0 0
32 Dartmouth 0 0 90.8 0
33 Western Carolina 0 0 90.4 0
34 Alabama State 0 0 90.3 0
35 William & Mary 0 0 89.5 0
36 Central Arkansas 0 0 89.2 0
37 Tennessee-Martin 0 0 89.1 0
38 UT-Rio Grande Valley 0 0 88.6 0
39 New Hampshire 0 0 88.4 0
40 Eastern Washington 0 0 88.0 0
41 Richmond 0 0 87.9 0
42 Chattanooga 0 0 87.8 0
43 Cal Poly 0 0 87.7 0
44 Incarnate Word 0 0 87.6 0
45 Weber State 0 0 87.5 0
46 Stony Brook 0 0 87.0 0
47 Pennsylvania 0 0 86.8 0
48 North Carolina Central 0 0 86.3 0
49 Prairie View A&M 0 0 86.2 0
50 Towson 0 0 86.0 0
51 Southeast Missouri State 0 0 85.8 0
52 Lindenwood 0 0 85.5 0
53 Jackson State 0 0 85.2 0
54 San Diego 0 0 85.0 0
55 Maine 0 0 84.9 0
56 Northern Iowa 0 0 84.4 0
57 Indiana State 0 0 84.3 0
58 Gardner-Webb 0 0 84.2 0
59 Princeton 0 0 84.1 0
60 McNeese 0 0 84.0 0
61 Lafayette 0 0 83.9 0
62 Northern Colorado 0 0 83.1 0
63 Campbell 0 0 82.9 0
64 Drake 0 0 82.8 0
65 West Georgia* 0 0 82.7 0
66 Furman 0 0 82.5 0
67 Central Connecticut 0 0 82.4 0
68 Wofford 0 0 82.3 0
69 Samford 0 0 82.2 0
70 St. Thomas 0 0 82.1 0
71 Delaware State 0 0 81.6 0
72 Nicholls 0 0 81.5 0
73 Holy Cross 0 0 81.4 0
74 Cornell 0 0 81.2 0
75 Duquesne 0 0 80.8 0
76 Long Island 0 0 80.7 0
77 Charleston Southern 0 0 80.6 0
78 Colgate 0 0 80.1 0
79 Dayton 0 0 79.8 0
80 North Alabama 0 0 79.0 0
81 Grambling State 0 0 78.8 0
82 West Florida* 0 0 78.6 0
83 Brown 0 0 78.4 0
84 East Texas A&M 0 0 78.3 0
85 Portland State 0 0 78.2 0
86 Western Illinois 0 0 78.1 0
87 Murray State 0 0 77.6 0
88 Wagner 0 0 77.5 0
89 Eastern Illinois 0 0 76.7 0
90 Utah Tech 0 0 76.2 0
91 Bryant 0 0 75.8 0
92 Butler 0 0 75.7 0
93 Merrimack 0 0 75.6 0
94 Columbia 0 0 74.9 0
95 Alcorn State 0 0 74.8 0
96 Texas Southern 0 0 74.4 0
97 Sacred Heart 0 0 74.3 0
98 Georgetown 0 0 73.3 0
99 Mercyhurst* 0 0 73.1 0
100 Albany 0 0 72.8 0
101 Marist 0 0 72.3 0
102 Robert Morris 0 0 72.2 0
103 Citadel 0 0 71.9 0
104 Morgan State 0 0 71.7 0
105 Fordham 0 0 71.6 0
106 Bethune-Cookman 0 0 70.4 0
107 Presbyterian 0 0 69.8 0
108 Norfolk State 0 0 68.9 0
109 Florida A&M* 0 0 68.1 0
110 Bucknell 0 0 67.8 0
111 Stonehill 0 0 67.2 0
112 Tennessee State 0 0 66.9 0
113 New Haven* 0 0 66.8 0
114 Houston Christian 0 0 66.0 0
115 North Carolina A&T 0 0 65.4 0
116 Alabama A&M 0 0 64.9 0
117 Southern 0 0 64.4 0
118 Northwestern State 0 0 64.0 0
119 Howard 0 0 63.7 0
120 Morehead State 0 0 63.6 0
121 Hampton 0 0 63.4 0
122 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0 0 62.9 0
123 VMI 0 0 62.3 0
124 Mississippi Valley State* 0 0 58.5 0
125 Davidson 0 0 58.4 0
126 Stetson 0 0 53.0 0
127 Valparaiso 0 0 52.5 0
128 Chicago State 0 0 45.0 0