Competitive Rankings
NCAA Football Championship Subdivision
RKPROGRAMRECORD (OVERALL/CONF)RATING
1North Dakota State14-1 (7-1 MVC)0.138
2Sam Houston State14-1 (7-0 SLC)0.124
3Harvard9-1 (7-0 Ivy)0.029
4Georgia Southern11-3 (7-1 SoCon)0.022
5Lehigh11-2 (6-0 Patriot)-0.002
6Northern Iowa10-3 (7-1 MVC)-0.008
7Montana11-3 (7-1 Big Sky)-0.009
8Montana State10-3 (7-1 Big Sky)-0.029
9Central Arkansas9-4 (6-1 SLC)-0.036
10Norfolk State9-3 (7-1 MEAC)-0.048
11Jackson State9-2 (7-2 SWAC)-0.059
12Towson9-3 (7-1 CAA)-0.061
13Duquesne9-2 (7-1 NEC)-0.065
14Old Dominion10-3 (6-2 CAA)-0.068
15Drake9-2 (7-1 PFL)-0.069
16San Diego9-2 (7-1 PFL)-0.069
17North Dakota8-3 (3-1 Great West)-0.085
18Bethune-Cookman8-3 (6-2 MEAC)-0.089
19Maine9-4 (6-2 CAA)-0.098
20Appalachian State8-4 (6-2 SoCon)-0.101
21Alabama State8-3 (7-2 SWAC)-0.102
22Stony Brook9-4 (6-0 Big South)-0.106
23New Hampshire8-4 (6-2 CAA)-0.107
24Wofford8-4 (6-2 SoCon)-0.107
25Georgetown8-3 (4-2 Patriot)-0.138
26Portland State7-4 (5-3 Big Sky)-0.157
27South Alabama6-4-0.157
28Coastal Carolina7-4 (3-3 Big South)-0.158
29Indiana State6-5 (4-4 MVC)-0.159
30Cal Poly6-5 (3-1 Great West)-0.162
31Tennessee Tech7-4 (6-2 OVC)-0.163
32Murray State7-4 (5-3 OVC)-0.163
33Jacksonville State7-4 (6-2 OVC)-0.165
34South Carolina State7-4 (6-2 MEAC)-0.165
35Brown7-3 (4-3 Ivy)-0.168
36Liberty7-4 (5-1 Big South)-0.170
37James Madison8-5 (5-3 CAA)-0.172
38Grambling State8-4 (7-3 SWAC)-0.173
39Delaware7-4 (5-3 CAA)-0.177
40Eastern Kentucky7-5 (6-2 OVC)-0.187
41South Dakota6-5 (2-2 Great West)-0.193
42Florida A&M7-4 (5-3 MEAC)-0.193
43Illinois State7-4 (5-3 MVC)-0.197
44Alabama A&M8-4 (7-3 SWAC)-0.206
45Albany8-4 (7-1 NEC)-0.207
46Stephen F Austin6-5 (5-2 SLC)-0.216
47Hampton7-4 (5-3 MEAC)-0.224
48Youngstown State6-5 (4-4 MVC)-0.226
49Samford6-5 (4-4 SoCon)-0.226
50Furman6-5 (5-3 SoCon)-0.227
51Eastern Washington6-5 (5-3 Big Sky)-0.232
52Jacksonville7-4 (6-2 PFL)-0.233
53Northwestern State5-6 (3-4 SLC)-0.233
54Texas State6-6-0.247
55Bryant7-4 (5-3 NEC)-0.252
56Southern Utah6-5 (1-3 Great West)-0.258
57McNeese State6-5 (4-3 SLC)-0.264
58Weber State5-6 (5-3 Big Sky)-0.285
59Chattanooga5-6 (3-5 SoCon)-0.301
60Holy Cross6-5 (4-2 Patriot)-0.302
61Bucknell6-5 (3-3 Patriot)-0.314
62South Dakota State5-6 (4-4 MVC)-0.315
63Campbell6-5 (5-3 PFL)-0.335
64Elon5-6 (3-5 SoCon)-0.336
65Dayton6-5 (4-4 PFL)-0.341
66Arkansas-Pine Bluff6-5 (5-4 SWAC)-0.343
67William & Mary5-6 (3-5 CAA)-0.343
68Tennessee-Martin5-6 (4-4 OVC)-0.346
69Tennessee State5-6 (4-4 OVC)-0.347
70Massachusetts5-6 (3-5 CAA)-0.353
71Morgan State5-6 (4-4 MEAC)-0.363
72Howard5-6 (4-4 MEAC)-0.365
73Yale5-5 (4-3 Ivy)-0.366
74Dartmouth5-5 (4-3 Ivy)-0.374
75Cornell5-5 (3-4 Ivy)-0.375
76Penn5-5 (4-3 Ivy)-0.377
77UC-Davis4-7 (1-3 Great West)-0.390
78The Citadel4-7 (2-6 SoCon)-0.395
79Gardner-Webb4-7 (2-4 Big South)-0.397
80Colgate5-6 (2-4 Patriot)-0.403
81Prairie View A&M5-6 (5-4 SWAC)-0.407
82Monmouth (NJ)5-6 (4-4 NEC)-0.418
83Presbyterian4-7 (3-3 Big South)-0.430
84Sacred Heart5-6 (3-5 NEC)-0.431
85Butler5-6 (3-5 PFL)-0.437
86Southern Illinois4-7 (2-6 MVC)-0.439
87Sacramento State4-7 (3-5 Big Sky)-0.441
88North Carolina A&T4-6 (4-4 MEAC)-0.445
89Northern Arizona4-7 (3-5 Big Sky)-0.451
90Southeastern Louisiana3-8 (1-6 SLC)-0.473
91Lafayette4-7 (2-4 Patriot)-0.482
92Missouri State2-9 (2-6 MVC)-0.487
93Lamar4-7 (2-5 SLC)-0.489
94Texas-San Antonio4-6-0.489
95Austin Peay3-8 (2-6 OVC)-0.500
96Southern U.4-7 (4-5 SWAC)-0.503
97Marist4-7 (3-5 PFL)-0.507
98Wagner4-7 (4-4 NEC)-0.514
99Central Connecticut State4-7 (3-5 NEC)-0.517
100Rhode Island3-8 (2-6 CAA)-0.519
101Georgia State3-8-0.521
102Texas Southern4-7 (2-7 SWAC)-0.528
103Davidson4-7 (2-6 PFL)-0.528
104Richmond3-8 (0-8 CAA)-0.535
105Southeast Missouri State3-8 (2-6 OVC)-0.542
106Idaho State2-9 (1-7 Big Sky)-0.574
107Western Illinois2-9 (1-7 MVC)-0.581
108Villanova2-9 (1-7 CAA)-0.598
109Delaware State3-8 (1-7 MEAC)-0.600
110Morehead State3-8 (2-6 PFL)-0.616
111Eastern Illinois2-9 (1-7 OVC)-0.626
112North Carolina Central2-9 (1-7 MEAC)-0.630
113Nicholls State1-10 (0-7 SLC)-0.642
114VMI2-9 (2-4 Big South)-0.660
115Alcorn State2-8 (1-8 SWAC)-0.679
116Western Carolina1-10 (0-8 SoCon)-0.689
117St. Francis (PA)2-9 (1-7 NEC)-0.689
118Robert Morris2-9 (2-6 NEC)-0.693
119Fordham1-10 (0-6 Patriot)-0.701
120Charleston Southern0-11 (0-6 Big South)-0.752
121Savannah State1-10 (1-7 MEAC)-0.765
122Princeton1-9 (1-6 Ivy)-0.765
123Mississippi Valley State1-10 (1-8 SWAC)-0.771
124Columbia1-9 (1-6 Ivy)-0.778
125Valparaiso1-10 (1-7 PFL)-0.787
126Northern Colorado0-11 (0-8 Big Sky)-0.826
Schedule Strengths
NCAA FCS - Top 10
RKPROGRAMOPP RECORD*RATING
1Missouri State75-470.354
2Northwestern State75-500.316
3Cal Poly68-490.308
4Indiana State66-530.294
5Central Arkansas83-580.276
6South Dakota68-460.275
7Nicholls State62-580.260
8Weber State59-600.254
9UC-Davis67-470.242
10Charleston Southern63-550.242
*minus head-to-head play

Point Margin Rankings
NCAA FCS - Top 10
RKPROGRAM(OVERALL/CONF)RATING
1North Dakota State14-1 (7-1 MVC)0.104
2Sam Houston State14-1 (7-0 SLC)0.062
3Harvard9-1 (7-0 Ivy)0.049
4Montana11-3 (7-1 Big Sky)0.034
5Jackson State9-2 (7-2 SWAC)0.020
6Alabama State8-3 (7-2 SWAC)0.010
7Old Dominion10-3 (6-2 CAA)0.006
8Liberty7-4 (5-1 Big South)0.004
9Northern Iowa10-3 (7-1 MVC)0.002
10Towson9-3 (7-1 CAA)-0.002

All college football rankings on TheRank.net have been updated through January 9, 2012
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