2021 FCS College Football Conference Standings
Last updated: Tuesday, January 11, 2022 - final ratings
I will be updating this page by each Monday night during the season.
These ratings are based on a mathematical formula that 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.
PF = points for
PA = points against
* = record contains forfeits
** = ineligible for conference championship and postseason play
| FCS FOOTBALL | | | | | | | | |
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| ASUN-WAC CHALLENGE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Sam Houston State | 6 | 0 | | 11 | 1 | 108.9 | | 492 | 257
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| Stephen F. Austin | 4 | 2 | | 8 | 4 | 99.7 | | 411 | 232
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| Eastern Kentucky | 4 | 2 | | 7 | 4 | 97.1 | | 304 | 275
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| Jacksonville State | 3 | 3 | | 5 | 6 | 92.9 | | 242 | 312
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| Central Arkansas | 3 | 3 | | 5 | 6 | 87.5 | | 379 | 316
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| Abilene Christian | 1 | 5 | | 5 | 6 | 84.9 | | 311 | 280
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| Lamar | 0 | 6 | | 2 | 9 | 69.5 | | 170 | 401
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| Tarleton State | x | x | | 6 | 5 | 84.8 | | 296 | 240
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| Dixie State | x | x | | 1 | 10 | 74.4 | | 204 | 436
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| BIG SKY CONFERENCE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Sacramento State | 8 | 0 | | 9 | 3 | 105.1 | | 364 | 229
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| Montana State | 7 | 1 | | 12 | 3 | 109.6 | | 430 | 226
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| Eastern Washington | 6 | 2 | | 10 | 3 | 108.7 | | 572 | 362
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| Montana | 6 | 2 | | 10 | 3 | 107.6 | | 385 | 212
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| UC-Davis | 5 | 3 | | 8 | 4 | 98.6 | | 340 | 273
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| Weber State | 5 | 3 | | 6 | 5 | 103.2 | | 344 | 215
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| Portland State | 4 | 4 | | 5 | 6 | 92.9 | | 303 | 325
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| Northern Arizona | 4 | 4 | | 5 | 6 | 89.5 | | 271 | 330
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| Idaho | 3 | 5 | | 4 | 7 | 87.7 | | 279 | 347
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| Northern Colorado | 2 | 6 | | 3 | 8 | 81.8 | | 164 | 329
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| Cal Poly | 1 | 7 | | 2 | 9 | 77.5 | | 169 | 431
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| Idaho State | 1 | 7 | | 1 | 10 | 80.5 | | 168 | 375
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| Southern Utah | 0 | 8 | | 1 | 10 | 78.0 | | 209 | 432
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| BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Kennesaw State | 7 | 0 | | 11 | 2 | 100.9 | | 427 | 253
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| Monmouth | 6 | 1 | | 7 | 4 | 95.4 | | 354 | 302
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| North Carolina A&T | 3 | 4 | | 5 | 6 | 82.5 | | 251 | 285
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| Hampton | 3 | 4 | | 5 | 6 | 78.4 | | 308 | 349
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| Charleston Southern | 3 | 4 | | 4 | 6 | 86.2 | | 245 | 289
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| Robert Morris | 3 | 4 | | 4 | 6 | 76.2 | | 201 | 337
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| North Alabama | 2 | 4 | | 3 | 8 | 82.5 | | 310 | 366
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| Gardner-Webb | 2 | 5 | | 4 | 7 | 79.8 | | 326 | 335
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| Campbell | 2 | 5 | | 3 | 8 | 80.5 | | 282 | 321
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| COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| James Madison | 7 | 1 | | 12 | 2 | 115.8 | | 536 | 216
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| Villanova | 7 | 1 | | 10 | 3 | 107.5 | | 391 | 217
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| Elon | 5 | 3 | | 6 | 5 | 96.1 | | 265 | 287
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| Rhode Island | 4 | 4 | | 7 | 4 | 91.3 | | 277 | 279
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| Richmond | 4 | 4 | | 6 | 5 | 96.5 | | 264 | 220
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| William & Mary | 4 | 4 | | 6 | 5 | 96.1 | | 245 | 243
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| Maine | 4 | 4 | | 6 | 5 | 92.9 | | 275 | 297
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| Stony Brook | 4 | 4 | | 5 | 6 | 92.8 | | 233 | 252
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| Delaware | 3 | 5 | | 5 | 6 | 91.3 | | 217 | 257
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| Towson | 3 | 5 | | 4 | 7 | 87.2 | | 215 | 315
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| New Hampshire | 2 | 6 | | 3 | 8 | 83.7 | | 182 | 326
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| Albany | 1 | 7 | | 2 | 9 | 84.1 | | 208 | 288
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| IVY LEAGUE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Dartmouth | 6 | 1 | | 9 | 1 | 103.2 | | 306 | 147
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| Princeton | 6 | 1 | | 9 | 1 | 101.8 | | 334 | 174
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| Harvard | 5 | 2 | | 8 | 2 | 103.2 | | 324 | 149
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| Columbia | 4 | 3 | | 7 | 3 | 89.2 | | 251 | 225
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| Yale | 4 | 3 | | 5 | 5 | 91.4 | | 299 | 247
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| Pennsylvania | 1 | 6 | | 3 | 7 | 79.4 | | 191 | 215
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| Cornell | 1 | 6 | | 2 | 8 | 75.7 | | 201 | 289
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| Brown | 1 | 6 | | 2 | 8 | 74.8 | | 295 | 424
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| MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| South Carolina State | 5 | 0 | | 7 | 5 | 84.8 | | 299 | 314
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| North Carolina Central | 4 | 1 | | 6 | 5 | 71.7 | | 268 | 287
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| Norfolk State | 2 | 3 | | 6 | 5 | 76.2 | | 365 | 338
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| Delaware State | 2 | 3 | | 5 | 6 | 67.8 | | 258 | 278
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| Howard | 1 | 4 | | 2 | 8 | 67.9 | | 206 | 322
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| Morgan State | 1 | 4 | | 2 | 9 | 62.4 | | 154 | 347
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| MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| North Dakota State | 7 | 1 | | 14 | 1 | 120.3 | | 511 | 167
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| Missouri State | 6 | 2 | | 8 | 4 | 107.4 | | 411 | 314
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| South Dakota State | 5 | 3 | | 11 | 4 | 112.1 | | 542 | 296
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| Southern Illinois | 5 | 3 | | 8 | 5 | 104.4 | | 402 | 336
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| South Dakota | 5 | 3 | | 7 | 5 | 103.1 | | 324 | 248
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| Northern Iowa | 4 | 4 | | 6 | 6 | 107.2 | | 299 | 216
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| North Dakota | 3 | 5 | | 5 | 6 | 99.7 | | 269 | 223
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| Indiana State | 3 | 5 | | 5 | 6 | 90.3 | | 175 | 330
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| Illinois State | 2 | 6 | | 4 | 7 | 91.0 | | 202 | 246
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| Youngstown State | 2 | 6 | | 3 | 7 | 94.4 | | 247 | 354
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| Western Illinois | 2 | 6 | | 2 | 9 | 86.2 | | 268 | 427
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| NORTHEAST CONFERENCE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Sacred Heart | 6 | 1 | | 8 | 4 | 84.2 | | 235 | 167
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| Duquesne | 5 | 2 | | 7 | 3 | 84.3 | | 295 | 229
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| Bryant | 5 | 2 | | 7 | 4 | 85.0 | | 330 | 249
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| St. Francis(PA) | 4 | 3 | | 5 | 6 | 80.4 | | 252 | 210
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| Central Connecticut State | 4 | 3 | | 4 | 7 | 75.1 | | 232 | 339
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| Merrimack | 2 | 5 | | 5 | 6 | 73.2 | | 306 | 302
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| Long Island | 2 | 5 | | 2 | 8 | 64.4 | | 139 | 405
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| Wagner | 0 | 7 | | 0 | 11 | 56.0 | | 141 | 424
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| OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| UT-Martin | 5 | 1 | | 10 | 3 | 100.2 | | 390 | 325
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| Austin Peay | 4 | 2 | | 6 | 5 | 94.8 | | 358 | 274
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| Southeast Missouri State | 4 | 2 | | 4 | 7 | 88.2 | | 297 | 341
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| Murray State | 3 | 3 | | 6 | 5 | 87.2 | | 237 | 278
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| Tennessee State | 3 | 3 | | 5 | 6 | 81.2 | | 217 | 296
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| Tennessee Tech | 1 | 5 | | 3 | 8 | 72.8 | | 202 | 350
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| Eastern Illinois | 1 | 5 | | 1 | 10 | 73.6 | | 160 | 312
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| PATRIOT LEAGUE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Holy Cross | 6 | 0 | | 10 | 3 | 98.3 | | 419 | 240
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| Colgate | 5 | 1 | | 5 | 6 | 78.8 | | 206 | 287
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| Fordham | 4 | 2 | | 6 | 5 | 85.5 | | 370 | 351
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| Lehigh | 3 | 3 | | 3 | 8 | 73.6 | | 127 | 285
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| Lafayette | 2 | 4 | | 3 | 8 | 77.7 | | 182 | 259
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| Georgetown | 1 | 5 | | 2 | 8 | 66.8 | | 190 | 306
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| Bucknell | 0 | 6 | | 1 | 10 | 60.4 | | 104 | 417
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| PIONEER LEAGUE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Davidson | 7 | 1 | | 8 | 3 | 80.9 | | 400 | 322
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| San Diego | 7 | 1 | | 7 | 4 | 77.9 | | 283 | 277
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| St. Thomas | 6 | 2 | | 7 | 3 | 80.1 | | 250 | 178
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| Morehead State | 6 | 2 | | 7 | 4 | 73.9 | | 360 | 348
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| Dayton | 5 | 3 | | 6 | 4 | 73.6 | | 311 | 301
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| Marist | 5 | 3 | | 5 | 5 | 69.8 | | 228 | 229
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| Valparaiso | 4 | 4 | | 4 | 7 | 71.1 | | 298 | 346
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| Stetson | 2 | 6 | | 3 | 7 | 57.7 | | 261 | 332
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| Butler | 1 | 7 | | 3 | 8 | 57.0 | | 262 | 377
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| Drake | 1 | 7 | | 2 | 8 | 63.9 | | 127 | 227
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| Presbyterian | 0 | 8 | | 2 | 9 | 46.0 | | 404 | 590
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| SOUTHERN CONFERENCE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| East Tennessee State | 7 | 1 | | 11 | 2 | 101.5 | | 425 | 295
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| Mercer | 6 | 2 | | 7 | 3 | 96.7 | | 317 | 227
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| Chattanooga | 5 | 3 | | 6 | 5 | 98.1 | | 293 | 188
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| Furman | 4 | 4 | | 6 | 5 | 92.8 | | 267 | 259
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| VMI | 4 | 4 | | 6 | 5 | 88.7 | | 344 | 365
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| Western Carolina | 4 | 4 | | 4 | 7 | 86.5 | | 356 | 454
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| Samford | 3 | 5 | | 4 | 7 | 88.2 | | 417 | 434
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| Citadel | 3 | 5 | | 4 | 7 | 81.4 | | 271 | 378
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| Wofford | 0 | 8 | | 1 | 10 | 78.0 | | 225 | 380
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| SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Incarnate Word | 7 | 1 | | 10 | 3 | 103.2 | | 513 | 350
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| Southeastern Louisiana | 6 | 2 | | 9 | 4 | 100.1 | | 586 | 425
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| Nicholls State | 5 | 3 | | 6 | 5 | 97.0 | | 367 | 314
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| McNeese State | 3 | 5 | | 4 | 7 | 89.0 | | 270 | 280
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| Northwestern State | 3 | 5 | | 3 | 8 | 78.0 | | 214 | 375
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| Houston Baptist | 0 | 8 | | 0 | 11 | 66.6 | | 191 | 459
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| SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONF. | | | | | | | | |
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| EAST DIVISION | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Jackson State | 8 | 0 | | 11 | 2 | 93.4 | | 358 | 193
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| Florida A&M | 7 | 1 | | 9 | 3 | 91.0 | | 333 | 204
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| Alabama A&M | 5 | 3 | | 7 | 3 | 80.1 | | 379 | 351
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| Alabama State | 3 | 5 | | 5 | 6 | 73.8 | | 240 | 310
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| Mississippi Valley State | 3 | 5 | | 4 | 7 | 73.9 | | 216 | 336
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| Bethune-Cookman | 2 | 6 | | 2 | 9 | 73.9 | | 270 | 399
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| WEST DIVISION | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Prairie View A&M | 6 | 2 | | 7 | 5 | 82.4 | | 305 | 315
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| Alcorn State | 5 | 3 | | 6 | 5 | 80.5 | | 286 | 284
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| Grambling State | 3 | 5 | | 4 | 7 | 74.5 | | 189 | 304
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| Southern | 3 | 5 | | 4 | 7 | 74.1 | | 290 | 339
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| Texas Southern | 2 | 6 | | 2 | 8 | 72.6 | | 290 | 397
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| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 1 | 7 | | 2 | 9 | 63.3 | | 218 | 415
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