132 FCS programs, national scope

Power Rankings

Ranked 70% on this season's record against its schedule (RECORD +/-) and 30% on power rating (POWER), with per-play offense/defense grades. Click a column header to sort.

2026 season · 132 teams
RKTEAMRECORD +/- ▾POWER ▾RUN O ▾PASS O ▾RUN D ▾PASS D ▾PF/G ▾PA/G ▾
1MONTANA ST. (8-1)+2.639.8+113.7+31.8+32.8+42.541.918.9
2SFA (9-0)+2.932.7+27.1+54.8+56.9+29.240.913.4
3SOUTH DAKOTA ST. (7-2)+2.337.9+90.0+25.7+65.4+36.536.416.3
4YOUNGSTOWN ST. (7-2)+2.829.8+70.8+67.1+6.8-33.938.223.7
5TARLETON ST. (9-0)+2.531.1+64.5+92.3+5.3-19.240.322.8
6NORTHERN ARIZ. (7-2)+2.824.7-4.9+53.8-17.7-2.331.929.8
7TENNESSEE TECH (8-1)+2.425.1+1.0+10.9+29.4+17.032.221.0
8SOUTH DAKOTA (7-3)+2.031.3+52.2+19.7+8.0+7.936.024.9
9HARVARD (6-1)+1.624.9-2.9+36.7+13.9+59.626.414.4
10NORTH DAKOTA (6-4)+0.931.8+48.7-7.4+44.3+7.634.425.8
11ILLINOIS ST. (7-2)+1.029.4+29.0+7.3+31.4-11.735.116.0
12LAMAR UNIVERSITY (7-2)+1.619.9+2.0-26.3+7.6+23.533.122.6
13AUSTIN PEAY (7-2)+1.126.1+22.9+50.1+36.7-6.233.918.7
14MONTANA (6-3)+0.731.3+25.9+71.7+27.9-27.138.228.6
15ABILENE CHRISTIAN (5-4)+0.726.5+29.1+24.7+12.6-10.726.022.4
16MONMOUTH (7-2)+1.118.8+36.1+69.9-16.7-37.831.628.2
17MERCER (7-2)+0.725.4+43.7+9.7+48.6+3.630.317.3
18CAMPBELL (7-2)+1.112.3-21.4+44.0-8.2-51.133.127.1
19UNI (4-4)+0.420.9-20.8-4.5-15.6-7.027.027.4
20LEHIGH (7-2)+0.321.8+88.7-46.4+48.4-18.232.119.2
21IDAHO (4-5)+0.023.7-1.6+48.5-23.0-17.930.835.2
22WEBER ST. (6-4)+0.219.5+18.5-17.0-38.2-13.336.132.5
23ETSU (6-3)+0.319.0+39.1-2.9+19.1-39.731.622.1
24IDAHO ST. (6-3)-0.122.5-31.9+53.2-56.6+10.733.421.4
25SOUTHERN ILL. (4-5)-0.324.6+18.8+1.8-5.5+11.322.626.3

RK blends two things, 70% what a team has earned this season (RECORD +/-: its wins minus the wins a #25-level team would expect against the same schedule) and 30% POWER. POWER is a schedule-adjusted power rating from the same solver behind every SCIAC matchup projection (team_rating.rate_teams(), always solved at national scope regardless of this toggle) -- a different, D3-native methodology from the HS site’s CIF-specific SP Strength Index, which has no D3 equivalent yet. RUN O/PASS O/RUN D/PASS D are real per-play grades (unit_grades.get_index(), the same numbers already powering StoryOwl matchup PDFs); defense columns show yards PREVENTED vs. average (sign-flipped), so higher is better across all four columns. Click a column header to sort.