2023-2024 FCS College Football Rankings

Week 18: Tuesday January 9, 2024

Rank	School	Conference	Rating	W	L	Prev	Chng	Pwr	Off	Def
1	South Dakota St 15-0 Pwr: 1 \| Off: 1 \| Def: 1	Missouri Valley	5.28	15	0	1		1	1	1
2	Montana 13-2 Pwr: 4 \| Off: 16 \| Def: 4	Big Sky	3.99	13	2	2		4	16	4
3	South Dakota 10-3 Pwr: 8 \| Off: 37 \| Def: 3	Missouri Valley	3.69	10	3	3		8	37	3
4	North Dakota St 11-4 Pwr: 2 \| Off: 2 \| Def: 6	Missouri Valley	3.39	11	4	4		2	2	6
5	Villanova 10-3 Pwr: 5 \| Off: 14 \| Def: 5	CAA	2.93	10	3	5		5	14	5
6	Montana St 8-4 Pwr: 3 \| Off: 3 \| Def: 7	Big Sky	2.82	8	4	6		3	3	7
7	Idaho 9-4 Pwr: 7 \| Off: 8 \| Def: 9	Big Sky	2.71	9	4	7		7	8	9
8	Furman 10-3 Pwr: 25 \| Off: 41 \| Def: 18	Southern	2.68	10	3	8		25	41	18
9	Albany NY 11-4 Pwr: 10 \| Off: 28 \| Def: 8	CAA	2.54	11	4	9		10	28	8
10	Austin Peay 9-3 Pwr: 13 \| Off: 11 \| Def: 21	UAC	2.50	9	3	10		13	11	21
11	Harvard 8-2 Pwr: 16 \| Off: 17 \| Def: 22	Ivy League	2.49	8	2	11		16	17	22
12	Southern Illinois 8-5 Pwr: 6 \| Off: 36 \| Def: 2	Missouri Valley	2.41	8	5	12		6	36	2
13 1	Youngstown St 8-5 Pwr: 9 \| Off: 4 \| Def: 28	Missouri Valley	2.40	8	5	14	1	9	4	28
14 1	Mercer 9-4 Pwr: 48 \| Off: 58 \| Def: 35	Southern	2.40	9	4	13	1	48	58	35
15	North Dakota 7-5 Pwr: 11 \| Off: 9 \| Def: 23	Missouri Valley	2.38	7	5	15		11	9	23
16	Sacramento St 8-5 Pwr: 20 \| Off: 15 \| Def: 38	Big Sky	2.32	8	5	16		20	15	38
17 1	Tennessee-Martin 8-3 Pwr: 22 \| Off: 19 \| Def: 31	Big South-OVC	2.31	8	3	18	1	22	19	31
18 1	UC-Davis 7-4 Pwr: 28 \| Off: 48 \| Def: 12	Big Sky	2.27	7	4	17	1	28	48	12
19	Florida A&M 12-1 Pwr: 52 \| Off: 66 \| Def: 34	SWAC	2.21	12	1	19		52	66	34
20	Delaware 9-4 Pwr: 19 \| Off: 23 \| Def: 24	CAA	2.20	9	4	20		19	23	24
21	Northern Iowa 6-5 Pwr: 17 \| Off: 30 \| Def: 13	Missouri Valley	2.11	6	5	21		17	30	13
22	Lafayette 9-3 Pwr: 26 \| Off: 26 \| Def: 33	Patriot League	2.05	9	3	22		26	26	33
23 1	Central Arkansas 7-4 Pwr: 18 \| Off: 34 \| Def: 15	UAC	1.95	7	4	24	1	18	34	15
24 1	Weber St 6-5 Pwr: 30 \| Off: 49 \| Def: 19	Big Sky	1.95	6	5	23	1	30	49	19
25	Holy Cross 7-4 Pwr: 14 \| Off: 5 \| Def: 40	Patriot League	1.88	7	4	25		14	5	40
26	Chattanooga 8-5 Pwr: 38 \| Off: 40 \| Def: 41	Southern	1.78	8	5	26		38	40	41
27	Yale 7-3 Pwr: 24 \| Off: 20 \| Def: 32	Ivy League	1.77	7	3	27		24	20	32
28	Northern Arizona 5-6 Pwr: 27 \| Off: 24 \| Def: 39	Big Sky	1.73	5	6	28		27	24	39
29	Gardner-Webb 7-5 Pwr: 46 \| Off: 39 \| Def: 55	Big South-OVC	1.67	7	5	29		46	39	55
30	Western Carolina 7-4 Pwr: 31 \| Off: 7 \| Def: 86	Southern	1.65	7	4	30		31	7	86
31	Tarleton St 8-3 Pwr: 29 \| Off: 27 \| Def: 37	UAC	1.62	8	3	31		29	27	37
32	Drake 8-4 Pwr: 110 \| Off: 111 \| Def: 94	Pioneer	1.59	8	4	32		110	111	94
33	Eastern Illinois 8-3 Pwr: 51 \| Off: 72 \| Def: 20	Big South-OVC	1.45	8	3	33		51	72	20
34	St Thomas MN 8-3 Pwr: 95 \| Off: 97 \| Def: 88	Pioneer	1.43	8	3	34		95	97	88
35	Dartmouth 6-4 Pwr: 35 \| Off: 63 \| Def: 17	Ivy League	1.39	6	4	35		35	63	17
36	Pennsylvania 6-4 Pwr: 37 \| Off: 50 \| Def: 30	Ivy League	1.39	6	4	36		37	50	30
37 1	Richmond 9-4 Pwr: 55 \| Off: 56 \| Def: 51	CAA	1.35	9	4	38	1	55	56	51
38 1	Portland St 5-6 Pwr: 36 \| Off: 13 \| Def: 79	Big Sky	1.33	5	6	37	1	36	13	79
39	Elon 6-5 Pwr: 42 \| Off: 60 \| Def: 25	CAA	1.32	6	5	39		42	60	25
40	Colgate 6-5 Pwr: 67 \| Off: 61 \| Def: 85	Patriot League	1.30	6	5	40		67	61	85
41 1	Samford 6-5 Pwr: 50 \| Off: 42 \| Def: 54	Southern	1.28	6	5	42	1	50	42	54
42 1	Southern Utah 6-5 Pwr: 21 \| Off: 22 \| Def: 26	UAC	1.28	6	5	41	1	21	22	26
43	Missouri St 4-7 Pwr: 15 \| Off: 10 \| Def: 27	Missouri Valley	1.25	4	7	43		15	10	27
44 1	Illinois St 6-5 Pwr: 12 \| Off: 18 \| Def: 14	Missouri Valley	1.23	6	5	45	1	12	18	14
45 1	Eastern Kentucky 5-6 Pwr: 34 \| Off: 29 \| Def: 50	UAC	1.22	5	6	44	1	34	29	50
46	New Hampshire 6-5 Pwr: 23 \| Off: 6 \| Def: 61	CAA	1.16	6	5	46		23	6	61
47	Rhode Island 6-5 Pwr: 41 \| Off: 38 \| Def: 47	CAA	1.15	6	5	47		41	38	47
48 1	North Carolina Central 9-3 Pwr: 57 \| Off: 21 \| Def: 108	Mid-Eastern	1.09	9	3	49	1	57	21	108
49 1	Eastern Washington 4-7 Pwr: 32 \| Off: 12 \| Def: 74	Big Sky	1.08	4	7	48	1	32	12	74
50	Princeton 5-5 Pwr: 40 \| Off: 77 \| Def: 10	Ivy League	1.05	5	5	50		40	77	10
51	Bryant 6-5 Pwr: 39 \| Off: 32 \| Def: 57	Big South-OVC	1.02	6	5	51		39	32	57
52	Nicholls St 6-5 Pwr: 44 \| Off: 57 \| Def: 36	Southland	1.00	6	5	52		44	57	36
53	Incarnate Word 8-2 Pwr: 54 \| Off: 45 \| Def: 56	Southland	0.99	8	2	53		54	45	56
54	William & Mary 6-5 Pwr: 47 \| Off: 80 \| Def: 11	CAA	0.93	6	5	54		47	80	11
55	Towson 5-6 Pwr: 59 \| Off: 44 \| Def: 81	CAA	0.84	5	6	55		59	44	81
56	Brown 5-5 Pwr: 58 \| Off: 47 \| Def: 76	Ivy League	0.83	5	5	56		58	47	76
57	Idaho St 3-8 Pwr: 63 \| Off: 35 \| Def: 99	Big Sky	0.73	3	8	57		63	35	99
58	Abilene Christian 5-6 Pwr: 49 \| Off: 53 \| Def: 43	UAC	0.70	5	6	58		49	53	43
59	VMI 5-6 Pwr: 84 \| Off: 117 \| Def: 44	Southern	0.69	5	6	59		84	117	44
60	SE Missouri St 4-7 Pwr: 43 \| Off: 33 \| Def: 60	Big South-OVC	0.67	4	7	60		43	33	60
61	Fordham 6-5 Pwr: 45 \| Off: 43 \| Def: 48	Patriot League	0.65	6	5	61		45	43	48
62	Butler 7-4 Pwr: 85 \| Off: 101 \| Def: 68	Pioneer	0.53	7	4	62		85	101	68
63	North Alabama 3-8 Pwr: 56 \| Off: 54 \| Def: 70	UAC	0.52	3	8	63		56	54	70
64	Duquesne 7-5 Pwr: 75 \| Off: 62 \| Def: 97	Northeast	0.49	7	5	64		75	62	97
65	Jackson St 7-4 Pwr: 80 \| Off: 75 \| Def: 92	SWAC	0.44	7	4	65		80	75	92
66	Tennessee St 6-5 Pwr: 76 \| Off: 79 \| Def: 72	Big South-OVC	0.41	6	5	66		76	79	72
67	Campbell 5-6 Pwr: 70 \| Off: 46 \| Def: 98	CAA	0.34	5	6	67		70	46	98
68	Alabama St 7-4 Pwr: 87 \| Off: 121 \| Def: 42	SWAC	0.32	7	4	68		87	121	42
69	Howard 6-6 Pwr: 62 \| Off: 64 \| Def: 65	Mid-Eastern	0.26	6	6	69		62	64	65
70	Charleston Southern 4-7 Pwr: 92 \| Off: 103 \| Def: 71	Big South-OVC	0.21	4	7	70		92	103	71
71 1	Bucknell 4-7 Pwr: 74 \| Off: 55 \| Def: 105	Patriot League	0.16	4	7	72	1	74	55	105
72 1	Prairie View A&M 6-6 Pwr: 114 \| Off: 99 \| Def: 116	SWAC	0.16	6	6	71	1	114	99	116
73	Alcorn St 7-4 Pwr: 96 \| Off: 107 \| Def: 77	SWAC	0.11	7	4	73		96	107	77
74	Lamar 6-5 Pwr: 65 \| Off: 69 \| Def: 59	Southland	0.09	6	5	74		65	69	59
75	Monmouth NJ 4-7 Pwr: 33 \| Off: 25 \| Def: 53	CAA	0.08	4	7	75		33	25	53
76	Georgetown DC 5-6 Pwr: 68 \| Off: 67 \| Def: 73	Patriot League	0.04	5	6	76		68	67	73
77	Columbia 3-7 Pwr: 60 \| Off: 100 \| Def: 16	Ivy League	0.03	3	7	77		60	100	16
78	Murray St 2-9 Pwr: 66 \| Off: 65 \| Def: 69	Missouri Valley	0.02	2	9	78		66	65	69
79	Tennessee Tech 4-7 Pwr: 81 \| Off: 104 \| Def: 46	Big South-OVC	-0.01	4	7	79		81	104	46
80	Hampton 5-6 Pwr: 99 \| Off: 74 \| Def: 114	CAA	-0.03	5	6	80		99	74	114
81	Cornell NY 3-7 Pwr: 69 \| Off: 84 \| Def: 45	Ivy League	-0.05	3	7	81		69	84	45
82	Cal Poly SLO 3-8 Pwr: 101 \| Off: 76 \| Def: 117	Big Sky	-0.10	3	8	82		101	76	117
83 1	Robert Morris 4-7 Pwr: 86 \| Off: 92 \| Def: 84	Big South-OVC	-0.10	4	7	84	1	86	92	84
84 1	Utah Tech 2-9 Pwr: 64 \| Off: 52 \| Def: 87	UAC	-0.10	2	9	83	1	64	52	87
85	Houston Christian 5-5 Pwr: 89 \| Off: 82 \| Def: 96	Southland	-0.12	5	5	85		89	82	96
86	East Tennessee St 3-8 Pwr: 98 \| Off: 91 \| Def: 100	Southern	-0.14	3	8	86		98	91	100
87	Morgan St 4-6 Pwr: 78 \| Off: 119 \| Def: 29	Mid-Eastern	-0.20	4	6	87		78	119	29
88	Southern U. 6-5 Pwr: 97 \| Off: 106 \| Def: 80	SWAC	-0.22	6	5	88		97	106	80
89	Davidson 7-4 Pwr: 111 \| Off: 51 \| Def: 127	Pioneer	-0.24	7	4	89		111	51	127
90	Stephen F. Austin 3-8 Pwr: 53 \| Off: 31 \| Def: 83	UAC	-0.39	3	8	90		53	31	83
91	Grambling St 5-6 Pwr: 91 \| Off: 78 \| Def: 104	SWAC	-0.46	5	6	91		91	78	104
92	South Carolina St 5-6 Pwr: 88 \| Off: 87 \| Def: 90	Mid-Eastern	-0.55	5	6	92		88	87	90
93	Morehead St 4-7 Pwr: 119 \| Off: 110 \| Def: 118	Pioneer	-0.57	4	7	93		119	110	118
94	Lindenwood 3-7 Pwr: 108 \| Off: 94 \| Def: 111	Big South-OVC	-0.60	3	7	94		108	94	111
95	Stonehill 5-5 Pwr: 106 \| Off: 93 \| Def: 109	Northeast	-0.63	5	5	95		106	93	109
96	Indiana St 1-10 Pwr: 72 \| Off: 85 \| Def: 49	Missouri Valley	-0.71	1	10	96		72	85	49
97	San Diego 4-7 Pwr: 117 \| Off: 120 \| Def: 107	Pioneer	-0.80	4	7	97		117	120	107
98	Alabama A&M 5-6 Pwr: 103 \| Off: 71 \| Def: 119	SWAC	-0.80	5	6	98		103	71	119
99	Wofford 2-9 Pwr: 94 \| Off: 114 \| Def: 66	Southern	-0.82	2	9	99		94	114	66
100	Lehigh 2-9 Pwr: 82 \| Off: 88 \| Def: 75	Patriot League	-0.85	2	9	100		82	88	75
101	Kennesaw St 3-6 Pwr: 71 \| Off: 81 \| Def: 52	FCS Independents	-0.88	3	6	101		71	81	52
102	SE Louisiana 3-8 Pwr: 61 \| Off: 59 \| Def: 64	Southland	-0.89	3	8	102		61	59	64
103	St Francis PA 4-6 Pwr: 79 \| Off: 70 \| Def: 93	Northeast	-0.90	4	6	103		79	70	93
104	Maine 2-9 Pwr: 73 \| Off: 68 \| Def: 89	CAA	-0.91	2	9	104		73	68	89
105	Merrimack 5-6 Pwr: 77 \| Off: 89 \| Def: 63	Northeast	-0.97	5	6	105		77	89	63
106	Marist 4-7 Pwr: 126 \| Off: 125 \| Def: 121	Pioneer	-1.00	4	7	106		126	125	121
107	LIU 4-7 Pwr: 90 \| Off: 98 \| Def: 78	Northeast	-1.02	4	7	107		90	98	78
108	Valparaiso 3-8 Pwr: 122 \| Off: 127 \| Def: 103	Pioneer	-1.12	3	8	108		122	127	103
109	Texas Southern 3-8 Pwr: 107 \| Off: 73 \| Def: 120	SWAC	-1.13	3	8	109		107	73	120
110	Northern Colorado 0-11 Pwr: 83 \| Off: 102 \| Def: 58	Big Sky	-1.18	0	11	110		83	102	58
111	Bethune-Cookman 3-8 Pwr: 102 \| Off: 109 \| Def: 82	SWAC	-1.21	3	8	111		102	109	82
112	North Carolina A&T 1-10 Pwr: 93 \| Off: 112 \| Def: 62	CAA	-1.22	1	10	112		93	112	62
113	Norfolk St 3-8 Pwr: 100 \| Off: 90 \| Def: 101	Mid-Eastern	-1.26	3	8	113		100	90	101
114	Dayton 4-7 Pwr: 120 \| Off: 118 \| Def: 113	Pioneer	-1.31	4	7	114		120	118	113
115	Wagner 4-7 Pwr: 116 \| Off: 116 \| Def: 112	Northeast	-1.32	4	7	115		116	116	112
116	Western Illinois 0-11 Pwr: 115 \| Off: 86 \| Def: 124	Missouri Valley	-1.35	0	11	116		115	86	124
117	Presbyterian 4-7 Pwr: 123 \| Off: 122 \| Def: 115	Pioneer	-1.35	4	7	117		123	122	115
118	Stetson 3-8 Pwr: 127 \| Off: 113 \| Def: 128	Pioneer	-1.37	3	8	118		127	113	128
119	Stony Brook 0-10 Pwr: 105 \| Off: 95 \| Def: 102	CAA	-1.63	0	10	119		105	95	102
120	TAMU-Commerce 1-9 Pwr: 104 \| Off: 105 \| Def: 91	Southland	-1.76	1	9	120		104	105	91
121	Sacred Heart 2-9 Pwr: 112 \| Off: 123 \| Def: 67	Northeast	-1.90	2	9	121		112	123	67
122	The Citadel 0-11 Pwr: 121 \| Off: 124 \| Def: 110	Southern	-1.94	0	11	122		121	124	110
123	Arkansas-Pine Bluff 2-9 Pwr: 128 \| Off: 126 \| Def: 125	SWAC	-1.97	2	9	123		128	126	125
124	Central Conn St 3-8 Pwr: 118 \| Off: 96 \| Def: 123	Northeast	-2.15	3	8	124		118	96	123
125	Mississippi Valley St 1-10 Pwr: 124 \| Off: 128 \| Def: 106	SWAC	-2.36	1	10	125		124	128	106
126	Northwestern St 0-6 Pwr: 109 \| Off: 108 \| Def: 95	Southland	-2.38	0	6	126		109	108	95
127	McNeese St 0-10 Pwr: 113 \| Off: 83 \| Def: 122	Southland	-2.40	0	10	127		113	83	122
128	Delaware St 1-10 Pwr: 125 \| Off: 115 \| Def: 126	Mid-Eastern	-2.60	1	10	128		125	115	126

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