2016 FCS College Football Conference Standings
Last updated: Tuesday, January 10, 2017 - 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
| FCS FOOTBALL | | | | | | | | |
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| BIG SKY CONFERENCE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Eastern Washington | 8 | 0 | | 12 | 2 | 115.7 | | 593 | 371
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| North Dakota | 8 | 0 | | 9 | 3 | 100.7 | | 355 | 264
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| Weber State | 6 | 2 | | 7 | 5 | 92.7 | | 312 | 360
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| Cal Poly | 5 | 3 | | 7 | 5 | 96.0 | | 416 | 394
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| Southern Utah | 5 | 3 | | 6 | 5 | 98.8 | | 321 | 312
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| Northern Colorado | 4 | 4 | | 6 | 5 | 91.5 | | 377 | 398
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| Northern Arizona | 4 | 4 | | 5 | 6 | 94.9 | | 361 | 313
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| Montana | 3 | 5 | | 6 | 5 | 96.4 | | 434 | 297
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| Montana State | 2 | 6 | | 4 | 7 | 89.4 | | 282 | 276
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| Portland State | 2 | 6 | | 3 | 8 | 88.1 | | 372 | 436
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| California-Davis | 2 | 6 | | 3 | 8 | 84.9 | | 310 | 408
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| Sacramento State | 2 | 6 | | 2 | 9 | 74.5 | | 267 | 440
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| Idaho State | 1 | 7 | | 2 | 9 | 78.3 | | 267 | 451
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| BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Charleston Southern | 4 | 1 | | 7 | 4 | 103.6 | | 363 | 244
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| Liberty | 4 | 1 | | 6 | 5 | 94.8 | | 302 | 286
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| Kennesaw State | 3 | 2 | | 8 | 3 | 93.8 | | 428 | 239
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| Gardner-Webb | 3 | 2 | | 5 | 6 | 89.1 | | 276 | 251
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| Presbyterian | 1 | 4 | | 2 | 9 | 75.8 | | 98 | 340
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| Monmouth | 0 | 5 | | 4 | 7 | 83.5 | | 280 | 361
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| COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| James Madison | 8 | 0 | | 14 | 1 | 123.0 | | 700 | 318
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| Villanova | 6 | 2 | | 9 | 4 | 106.2 | | 317 | 195
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| New Hampshire | 6 | 2 | | 8 | 5 | 102.7 | | 371 | 316
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| Richmond | 5 | 3 | | 10 | 4 | 103.2 | | 401 | 328
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| Maine | 5 | 3 | | 6 | 5 | 96.4 | | 245 | 288
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| Albany | 4 | 4 | | 7 | 4 | 97.4 | | 274 | 207
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| Stony Brook | 4 | 4 | | 5 | 6 | 92.0 | | 184 | 222
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| William & Mary | 3 | 5 | | 5 | 6 | 93.2 | | 243 | 259
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| Towson | 3 | 5 | | 4 | 7 | 88.2 | | 243 | 304
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| Delaware | 2 | 6 | | 4 | 7 | 90.8 | | 242 | 276
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| Rhode Island | 1 | 7 | | 2 | 9 | 78.0 | | 185 | 400
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| Elon | 1 | 7 | | 2 | 9 | 74.4 | | 134 | 338
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| IVY LEAGUE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Princeton | 6 | 1 | | 8 | 2 | 102.5 | | 346 | 164
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| Pennsylvania | 6 | 1 | | 7 | 3 | 96.0 | | 277 | 213
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| Harvard | 5 | 2 | | 7 | 3 | 90.8 | | 262 | 210
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| Brown | 3 | 4 | | 4 | 6 | 77.9 | | 204 | 265
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| Yale | 3 | 4 | | 3 | 7 | 79.3 | | 203 | 339
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| Cornell | 2 | 5 | | 4 | 6 | 80.8 | | 230 | 310
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| Columbia | 2 | 5 | | 3 | 7 | 79.4 | | 185 | 247
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| Dartmouth | 1 | 6 | | 4 | 6 | 85.4 | | 201 | 213
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| MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC CONF. | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| North Carolina Central | 8 | 0 | | 9 | 3 | 86.7 | | 347 | 275
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| North Carolina A&T | 7 | 1 | | 9 | 3 | 89.5 | | 422 | 277
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| South Carolina State | 5 | 3 | | 5 | 6 | 84.7 | | 232 | 254
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| Hampton | 5 | 3 | | 5 | 6 | 76.8 | | 213 | 269
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| Bethune-Cookman | 4 | 4 | | 4 | 6 | 76.8 | | 252 | 252
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| Florida A&M | 4 | 4 | | 4 | 7 | 72.0 | | 206 | 361
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| Norfolk State | 3 | 5 | | 4 | 7 | 72.0 | | 174 | 269
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| Savannah State | 3 | 5 | | 3 | 7 | 67.2 | | 143 | 308
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| Morgan State | 3 | 5 | | 3 | 8 | 64.9 | | 184 | 370
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| Howard | 2 | 6 | | 2 | 9 | 65.3 | | 208 | 383
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| Delaware State | 0 | 8 | | 0 | 11 | 57.2 | | 162 | 437
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| MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| North Dakota State | 7 | 1 | | 12 | 2 | 119.7 | | 408 | 232
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| South Dakota State | 7 | 1 | | 9 | 4 | 109.9 | | 431 | 355
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| Youngstown State | 6 | 2 | | 12 | 4 | 114.7 | | 442 | 319
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| Illinois State | 4 | 4 | | 6 | 6 | 102.3 | | 312 | 262
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| Northern Iowa | 4 | 4 | | 5 | 6 | 106.8 | | 320 | 242
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| Western Illinois | 3 | 5 | | 6 | 5 | 100.3 | | 319 | 346
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| South Dakota | 3 | 5 | | 4 | 7 | 98.5 | | 329 | 379
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| Southern Illinois | 2 | 6 | | 4 | 7 | 95.0 | | 340 | 338
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| Indiana State | 2 | 6 | | 4 | 7 | 93.0 | | 274 | 359
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| Missouri State | 2 | 6 | | 4 | 7 | 86.8 | | 257 | 393
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| NORTHEAST CONFERENCE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Duquesne | 5 | 1 | | 8 | 3 | 92.0 | | 343 | 273
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| St. Francis(PA) | 5 | 1 | | 7 | 5 | 90.0 | | 323 | 238
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| Wagner | 4 | 2 | | 6 | 5 | 83.7 | | 287 | 232
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| Bryant | 4 | 2 | | 5 | 6 | 81.7 | | 316 | 310
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| Sacred Heart | 1 | 5 | | 6 | 5 | 80.5 | | 292 | 271
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| Central Connecticut State | 1 | 5 | | 2 | 9 | 73.4 | | 245 | 383
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| Robert Morris | 1 | 5 | | 2 | 9 | 69.6 | | 122 | 266
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| OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Jacksonville State | 7 | 0 | | 10 | 2 | 107.4 | | 371 | 219
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| Tennessee-Martin | 6 | 2 | | 7 | 5 | 92.7 | | 387 | 288
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| Tennessee Tech | 5 | 3 | | 5 | 6 | 92.4 | | 296 | 316
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| Tennessee State | 4 | 3 | | 7 | 4 | 86.4 | | 355 | 331
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| Eastern Illinois | 4 | 4 | | 6 | 5 | 92.3 | | 294 | 310
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| Murray State | 4 | 4 | | 4 | 7 | 82.9 | | 287 | 387
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| Southeast Missouri State | 3 | 5 | | 3 | 8 | 85.6 | | 229 | 268
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| Eastern Kentucky | 2 | 6 | | 3 | 8 | 80.2 | | 287 | 336
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| Austin Peay | 0 | 8 | | 0 | 11 | 71.0 | | 259 | 517
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| PATRIOT LEAGUE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Lehigh | 6 | 0 | | 9 | 3 | 100.0 | | 466 | 323
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| Fordham | 5 | 1 | | 8 | 3 | 96.3 | | 441 | 331
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| Colgate | 4 | 2 | | 5 | 5 | 94.0 | | 311 | 234
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| Bucknell | 3 | 3 | | 4 | 7 | 83.7 | | 232 | 263
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| Holy Cross | 2 | 4 | | 4 | 7 | 80.9 | | 259 | 355
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| Lafayette | 1 | 5 | | 2 | 9 | 77.2 | | 216 | 386
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| Georgetown | 0 | 6 | | 3 | 8 | 75.4 | | 166 | 256
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| PIONEER LEAGUE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| San Diego | 8 | 0 | | 10 | 2 | 97.5 | | 428 | 187
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| Dayton | 7 | 1 | | 9 | 2 | 84.4 | | 356 | 218
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| Drake | 6 | 2 | | 7 | 4 | 77.6 | | 310 | 311
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| Marist | 5 | 3 | | 5 | 6 | 69.1 | | 276 | 321
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| Jacksonville | 4 | 3 | | 5 | 5 | 69.2 | | 326 | 333
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| Campbell | 3 | 4 | | 5 | 5 | 67.3 | | 281 | 244
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| Morehead State | 3 | 5 | | 4 | 7 | 66.8 | | 356 | 380
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| Valparaiso | 3 | 5 | | 4 | 7 | 64.4 | | 253 | 366
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| Stetson | 2 | 6 | | 4 | 7 | 64.6 | | 233 | 303
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| Butler | 2 | 6 | | 4 | 7 | 64.3 | | 270 | 318
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| Davidson | 0 | 8 | | 2 | 9 | 52.5 | | 191 | 323
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| SOUTHERN CONFERENCE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Citadel | 8 | 0 | | 10 | 2 | 104.9 | | 317 | 246
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| Wofford | 6 | 2 | | 10 | 4 | 107.8 | | 375 | 239
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| Chattanooga | 6 | 2 | | 9 | 4 | 106.4 | | 445 | 255
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| Samford | 5 | 3 | | 7 | 5 | 101.1 | | 421 | 327
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| Mercer | 4 | 4 | | 6 | 5 | 94.9 | | 298 | 318
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| Furman | 3 | 5 | | 3 | 8 | 92.7 | | 301 | 298
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| East Tennessee State | 2 | 6 | | 5 | 6 | 82.0 | | 174 | 308
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| Virginia Military | 1 | 7 | | 3 | 8 | 85.0 | | 224 | 305
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| Western Carolina | 1 | 7 | | 2 | 9 | 84.3 | | 265 | 396
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| SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Sam Houston State | 9 | 0 | | 12 | 1 | 105.2 | | 644 | 386
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| Central Arkansas | 8 | 1 | | 10 | 3 | 105.2 | | 430 | 282
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| Southeastern Louisiana | 7 | 2 | | 7 | 4 | 91.9 | | 319 | 338
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| McNeese State | 5 | 4 | | 6 | 5 | 91.8 | | 352 | 285
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| Nicholls State | 5 | 4 | | 5 | 6 | 90.5 | | 333 | 328
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| Stephen F. Austin | 4 | 5 | | 5 | 6 | 83.6 | | 334 | 422
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| Houston Baptist | 3 | 5 | | 4 | 7 | 79.2 | | 207 | 383
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| Lamar | 3 | 6 | | 3 | 8 | 80.7 | | 230 | 336
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| Incarnate Word | 3 | 6 | | 3 | 8 | 74.4 | | 300 | 415
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| Abilene Christian | 2 | 7 | | 2 | 9 | 77.7 | | 295 | 417
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| Northwestern State | 0 | 9 | | 1 | 10 | 72.5 | | 249 | 370
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| SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONF. | | | | | | | | |
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| EAST DIVISION | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Alcorn State | 5 | 4 | | 5 | 6 | 77.4 | | 333 | 319
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| Alabama A&M | 4 | 5 | | 4 | 7 | 69.2 | | 262 | 426
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| Alabama State | 3 | 6 | | 4 | 7 | 69.5 | | 286 | 301
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| Jackson State | 3 | 6 | | 3 | 8 | 65.2 | | 203 | 317
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| Mississippi Valley State | 1 | 8 | | 1 | 10 | 52.0 | | 154 | 504
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| WEST DIVISION | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Grambling State | 9 | 0 | | 12 | 1 | 95.0 | | 549 | 205
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| Southern | 8 | 1 | | 8 | 3 | 85.7 | | 438 | 311
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| Prairie View A&M | 7 | 2 | | 7 | 4 | 80.8 | | 360 | 343
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| Texas Southern | 4 | 5 | | 4 | 7 | 69.6 | | 256 | 304
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| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 1 | 8 | | 1 | 10 | 48.0 | | 150 | 464
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| INDEPENDENT | | | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Coastal Carolina | | | | 10 | 2 | 102.6 | | 447 | 232
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