2017 FCS College Football Conference Standings
Last updated: Tuesday, January 9, 2018 - 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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| Southern Utah | 7 | 1 | | 9 | 3 | 107.5 | | 403 | 335
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| Weber State | 7 | 1 | | 11 | 3 | 112.9 | | 472 | 246
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| Eastern Washington | 6 | 2 | | 7 | 4 | 103.1 | | 379 | 367
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| Sacramento State | 6 | 2 | | 7 | 4 | 99.1 | | 414 | 327
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| Northern Arizona | 6 | 2 | | 7 | 5 | 98.3 | | 363 | 356
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| Montana | 5 | 3 | | 7 | 4 | 99.0 | | 385 | 319
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| Montana State | 5 | 3 | | 5 | 6 | 97.7 | | 278 | 275
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| UC-Davis | 3 | 5 | | 5 | 6 | 95.6 | | 370 | 354
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| Idaho State | 2 | 6 | | 4 | 7 | 84.8 | | 309 | 391
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| Northern Colorado | 2 | 6 | | 3 | 7 | 85.4 | | 278 | 341
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| North Dakota | 2 | 6 | | 3 | 8 | 87.5 | | 277 | 381
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| Cal Poly | 1 | 7 | | 1 | 10 | 78.9 | | 203 | 352
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| Portland State | 0 | 8 | | 0 | 11 | 73.3 | | 256 | 473
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| BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Kennesaw State | 5 | 0 | | 12 | 2 | 105.0 | | 421 | 217
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| Monmouth | 4 | 1 | | 9 | 3 | 95.1 | | 394 | 331
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| Charleston Southern | 3 | 2 | | 6 | 5 | 89.9 | | 250 | 218
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| Liberty | 2 | 3 | | 6 | 5 | 90.0 | | 358 | 334
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| Presbyterian | 1 | 4 | | 4 | 7 | 78.9 | | 182 | 325
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| Gardner-Webb | 0 | 5 | | 1 | 10 | 75.9 | | 177 | 311
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| COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| James Madison | 8 | 0 | | 14 | 1 | 120.7 | | 516 | 167
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| Stony Brook | 7 | 1 | | 10 | 3 | 106.0 | | 380 | 268
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| Elon | 6 | 2 | | 8 | 4 | 101.3 | | 256 | 298
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| New Hampshire | 5 | 3 | | 9 | 5 | 100.9 | | 309 | 301
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| Delaware | 5 | 3 | | 7 | 4 | 102.5 | | 233 | 185
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| Richmond | 4 | 4 | | 6 | 5 | 103.5 | | 340 | 272
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| Villanova | 3 | 5 | | 5 | 6 | 99.5 | | 231 | 177
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| Towson | 3 | 5 | | 5 | 6 | 91.4 | | 192 | 263
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| Maine | 3 | 5 | | 4 | 6 | 96.5 | | 246 | 233
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| Albany | 2 | 6 | | 4 | 7 | 93.7 | | 191 | 195
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| Rhode Island | 2 | 6 | | 3 | 8 | 89.3 | | 222 | 300
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| William & Mary | 0 | 8 | | 2 | 9 | 86.8 | | 165 | 263
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| IVY LEAGUE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Yale | 6 | 1 | | 9 | 1 | 105.5 | | 345 | 156
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| Dartmouth | 5 | 2 | | 8 | 2 | 95.6 | | 274 | 200
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| Columbia | 5 | 2 | | 8 | 2 | 94.7 | | 239 | 175
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| Pennsylvania | 4 | 3 | | 6 | 4 | 93.9 | | 298 | 257
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| Harvard | 3 | 4 | | 5 | 5 | 87.3 | | 220 | 209
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| Cornell | 3 | 4 | | 3 | 7 | 83.6 | | 173 | 243
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| Princeton | 2 | 5 | | 5 | 5 | 92.2 | | 382 | 265
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| Brown | 0 | 7 | | 2 | 8 | 72.0 | | 130 | 301
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| MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC CONF. | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| North Carolina A&T | 8 | 0 | | 12 | 0 | 99.2 | | 421 | 149
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| Bethune-Cookman | 6 | 2 | | 7 | 4 | 89.3 | | 228 | 263
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| Howard | 6 | 2 | | 7 | 4 | 84.4 | | 329 | 310
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| North Carolina Central | 5 | 3 | | 7 | 4 | 83.2 | | 236 | 211
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| Hampton | 5 | 3 | | 6 | 5 | 78.0 | | 236 | 243
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| Norfolk State | 4 | 4 | | 4 | 7 | 73.6 | | 209 | 303
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| Savannah State | 3 | 5 | | 3 | 8 | 70.6 | | 200 | 347
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| South Carolina State | 2 | 6 | | 3 | 7 | 72.9 | | 205 | 174
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| Florida A&M | 2 | 6 | | 3 | 8 | 72.9 | | 242 | 309
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| Delaware State | 2 | 6 | | 2 | 9 | 67.3 | | 158 | 420
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| Morgan State | 1 | 7 | | 1 | 10 | 64.7 | | 214 | 405
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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 | 122.9 | | 581 | 174
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| South Dakota State | 6 | 2 | | 11 | 3 | 110.9 | | 521 | 335
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| Northern Iowa | 6 | 2 | | 8 | 5 | 109.8 | | 382 | 307
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| Western Illinois | 5 | 3 | | 8 | 4 | 111.1 | | 410 | 266
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| South Dakota | 4 | 4 | | 8 | 5 | 102.1 | | 496 | 344
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| Youngstown State | 4 | 4 | | 6 | 5 | 106.9 | | 327 | 210
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| Illinois State | 4 | 4 | | 6 | 5 | 104.3 | | 287 | 213
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| Southern Illinois | 2 | 6 | | 4 | 7 | 95.4 | | 301 | 302
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| Missouri State | 2 | 6 | | 3 | 8 | 90.9 | | 266 | 421
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| Indiana State | 0 | 8 | | 0 | 11 | 76.4 | | 158 | 494
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| NORTHEAST CONFERENCE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Central Connecticut State | 6 | 0 | | 8 | 4 | 91.5 | | 352 | 313
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| Duquesne | 4 | 2 | | 7 | 4 | 89.7 | | 354 | 262
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| Bryant | 4 | 2 | | 6 | 5 | 81.5 | | 333 | 382
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| St. Francis(PA) | 3 | 3 | | 5 | 6 | 84.4 | | 241 | 161
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| Wagner | 2 | 4 | | 4 | 7 | 79.9 | | 234 | 304
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| Sacred Heart | 2 | 4 | | 4 | 7 | 78.4 | | 277 | 295
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| Robert Morris | 0 | 6 | | 2 | 9 | 69.3 | | 112 | 331
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| OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Jacksonville State | 8 | 0 | | 10 | 2 | 106.1 | | 346 | 180
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| Austin Peay | 7 | 1 | | 8 | 4 | 96.2 | | 327 | 297
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| Eastern Illinois | 5 | 3 | | 6 | 5 | 87.5 | | 194 | 286
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| Tennessee-Martin | 4 | 4 | | 6 | 5 | 92.6 | | 216 | 157
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| Eastern Kentucky | 3 | 5 | | 4 | 7 | 85.9 | | 228 | 292
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| Southeast Missouri State | 3 | 5 | | 3 | 8 | 83.7 | | 225 | 240
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| Tennessee State | 2 | 5 | | 6 | 5 | 85.4 | | 267 | 216
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| Murray State | 2 | 5 | | 3 | 8 | 80.8 | | 232 | 322
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| Tennessee Tech | 1 | 7 | | 1 | 10 | 76.6 | | 174 | 325
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| PATRIOT LEAGUE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Lehigh | 5 | 1 | | 5 | 7 | 83.2 | | 430 | 492
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| Colgate | 5 | 1 | | 7 | 4 | 94.2 | | 305 | 192
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| Holy Cross | 3 | 3 | | 4 | 7 | 84.2 | | 254 | 279
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| Fordham | 3 | 3 | | 4 | 7 | 79.5 | | 239 | 384
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| Lafayette | 3 | 3 | | 3 | 8 | 73.0 | | 132 | 299
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| Bucknell | 2 | 4 | | 5 | 6 | 76.4 | | 185 | 249
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| Georgetown | 0 | 6 | | 1 | 10 | 65.8 | | 138 | 299
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| PIONEER LEAGUE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| San Diego | 8 | 0 | | 10 | 3 | 95.4 | | 473 | 227
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| Drake | 6 | 2 | | 7 | 4 | 78.1 | | 295 | 279
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| Jacksonville | 5 | 3 | | 7 | 4 | 69.8 | | 324 | 385
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| Valparaiso | 5 | 3 | | 6 | 5 | 72.2 | | 330 | 313
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| Campbell | 5 | 3 | | 6 | 5 | 71.7 | | 372 | 247
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| Butler | 4 | 4 | | 6 | 5 | 73.6 | | 294 | 275
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| Dayton | 4 | 4 | | 5 | 6 | 74.3 | | 238 | 217
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| Marist | 3 | 5 | | 4 | 7 | 62.6 | | 234 | 338
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| Morehead State | 3 | 5 | | 4 | 7 | 56.6 | | 266 | 448
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| Stetson | 1 | 7 | | 2 | 9 | 56.7 | | 166 | 337
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| Davidson | 0 | 8 | | 2 | 9 | 52.9 | | 220 | 376
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| SOUTHERN CONFERENCE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Wofford | 7 | 1 | | 10 | 3 | 103.4 | | 334 | 291
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| Samford | 6 | 2 | | 8 | 4 | 105.7 | | 336 | 267
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| Furman | 6 | 2 | | 8 | 5 | 105.1 | | 424 | 311
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| Western Carolina | 5 | 3 | | 7 | 5 | 94.9 | | 389 | 325
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| Mercer | 4 | 4 | | 5 | 6 | 98.3 | | 270 | 260
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| Citadel | 3 | 5 | | 5 | 6 | 89.8 | | 237 | 290
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| Chattanooga | 3 | 5 | | 3 | 8 | 88.6 | | 195 | 284
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| East Tennessee State | 2 | 6 | | 4 | 7 | 83.3 | | 211 | 313
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| VMI | 0 | 8 | | 0 | 11 | 67.0 | | 88 | 408
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| SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Central Arkansas | 9 | 0 | | 10 | 2 | 106.1 | | 429 | 210
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| Sam Houston State | 8 | 1 | | 12 | 2 | 104.0 | | 606 | 437
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| McNeese State | 7 | 2 | | 9 | 2 | 97.8 | | 328 | 188
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| Nicholls State | 7 | 2 | | 8 | 4 | 93.7 | | 339 | 302
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| Southeastern Louisiana | 6 | 3 | | 6 | 5 | 94.0 | | 383 | 282
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| Northwestern State | 4 | 5 | | 4 | 7 | 82.6 | | 250 | 346
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| Stephen F. Austin | 4 | 5 | | 4 | 7 | 82.1 | | 215 | 325
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| Abilene Christian | 2 | 7 | | 2 | 9 | 79.9 | | 209 | 321
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| Incarnate Word | 1 | 7 | | 1 | 10 | 68.9 | | 232 | 525
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| Lamar | 1 | 8 | | 2 | 9 | 74.0 | | 247 | 391
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| Houston Baptist | 0 | 9 | | 1 | 10 | 72.0 | | 150 | 307
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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 | 2 | | 7 | 5 | 82.8 | | 372 | 261
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| Alabama State | 4 | 3 | | 5 | 6 | 70.4 | | 154 | 198
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| Alabama A&M | 3 | 4 | | 4 | 7 | 67.8 | | 193 | 292
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| Jackson State | 3 | 4 | | 3 | 8 | 67.3 | | 140 | 284
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| Mississippi Valley State | 1 | 6 | | 2 | 9 | 53.5 | | 164 | 445
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| WEST DIVISION | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Grambling State | 7 | 0 | | 11 | 2 | 89.0 | | 406 | 266
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| Southern | 5 | 2 | | 7 | 4 | 79.3 | | 301 | 305
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| Prairie View A&M | 4 | 3 | | 6 | 5 | 77.1 | | 330 | 275
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| Texas Southern | 2 | 5 | | 2 | 9 | 60.6 | | 182 | 322
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| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 1 | 6 | | 2 | 9 | 57.0 | | 231 | 379
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