Competitive Rankings
NCAA Football Championship Subdivision
RKPROGRAMRECORD (OVERALL/CONF)RATING
1North Dakota State14-1 (8-1 MVC)0.133
2Lehigh10-1 (5-1 Patriot)0.036
3Montana State11-2 (7-1 Big Sky)0.005
4Sam Houston State11-4 (6-1 SLC)0.001
5Tennessee-Martin8-3 (6-2 OVC)-0.001
6Old Dominion11-2 (7-1 CAA)-0.002
7Eastern Washington11-3 (8-1 Big Sky)-0.004
8Stony Brook10-3 (5-1 Big South)-0.017
9Central Arkansas9-3 (6-1 SLC)-0.033
10Arkansas-Pine Bluff10-2 (9-1 SWAC)-0.042
11Bethune-Cookman9-3 (8-0 MEAC)-0.047
12Northern Arizona8-3 (6-2 Big Sky)-0.049
13Cal Poly9-3 (7-2 Big Sky)-0.052
14Georgia Southern10-4 (6-2 SoCon)-0.054
15Albany9-2 (7-1 NEC)-0.057
16Eastern Kentucky8-3 (6-2 OVC)-0.061
17Harvard8-2 (5-2 Ivy)-0.076
18Towson7-4 (6-2 CAA)-0.076
19Wofford9-4 (6-2 SoCon)-0.086
20McNeese State7-4 (4-3 SLC)-0.094
21Richmond8-3 (6-2 CAA)-0.096
22Tennessee State8-3 (4-3 OVC)-0.100
23Illinois State9-4 (5-3 MVC)-0.113
24South Dakota State9-4 (6-3 MVC)-0.118
25Appalachian State8-4 (6-2 SoCon)-0.121
26Villanova8-4 (6-2 CAA)-0.140
27New Hampshire8-4 (6-2 CAA)-0.150
28Wagner9-4 (7-1 NEC)-0.155
29Drake8-3 (7-1 PFL)-0.157
30The Citadel7-4 (5-3 SoCon)-0.158
31Jacksonville State6-5 (5-3 OVC)-0.159
32Youngstown State7-4 (4-4 MVC)-0.159
33Howard7-4 (6-2 MEAC)-0.160
34James Madison7-4 (5-3 CAA)-0.160
35San Diego8-3 (7-1 PFL)-0.162
36Butler8-3 (7-1 PFL)-0.172
37Indiana State7-4 (5-3 MVC)-0.174
38Coastal Carolina8-5 (5-1 Big South)-0.174
39Samford7-4 (5-3 SoCon)-0.179
40Brown7-3 (4-3 Ivy)-0.179
41Colgate8-4 (6-0 Patriot)-0.200
42Alabama A&M7-4 (6-3 SWAC)-0.202
43Eastern Illinois7-5 (6-1 OVC)-0.217
44North Carolina A&T7-4 (5-3 MEAC)-0.227
45Jackson State7-5 (7-3 SWAC)-0.229
46Alabama State7-4 (7-2 SWAC)-0.236
47South Carolina State5-6 (4-4 MEAC)-0.246
48Delaware State6-5 (5-3 MEAC)-0.247
49Southern Illinois6-5 (5-3 MVC)-0.249
50Jacksonville7-4 (5-3 PFL)-0.250
51Sacramento State6-5 (5-4 Big Sky)-0.250
52Chattanooga6-5 (5-3 SoCon)-0.259
53Fordham6-5 (3-3 Patriot)-0.265
54North Carolina Central6-5 (5-3 MEAC)-0.267
55Penn6-4 (6-1 Ivy)-0.271
56Liberty6-5 (5-1 Big South)-0.273
57Dartmouth6-4 (4-3 Ivy)-0.278
58Southeastern Louisiana5-6 (5-2 SLC)-0.285
59Southern Utah5-6 (4-4 Big Sky)-0.287
60Northern Iowa5-6 (4-4 MVC)-0.293
61Stephen F Austin5-6 (4-3 SLC)-0.297
62Murray State5-6 (4-4 OVC)-0.297
63Dayton6-5 (5-3 PFL)-0.336
64North Dakota5-6 (4-5 Big Sky)-0.337
65Northern Colorado5-6 (4-5 Big Sky)-0.362
66Princeton5-5 (4-3 Ivy)-0.369
67Maine5-6 (4-4 CAA)-0.373
68Monmouth (NJ)5-5 (4-3 NEC)-0.378
69Northwestern State4-7 (2-5 SLC)-0.379
70Montana5-6 (3-5 Big Sky)-0.386
71Charleston Southern5-6 (3-3 Big South)-0.390
72Delaware5-6 (2-6 CAA)-0.406
73Florida A&M4-7 (4-4 MEAC)-0.409
74UC-Davis4-7 (3-5 Big Sky)-0.412
75St. Francis (PA)5-6 (4-4 NEC)-0.415
76Missouri State3-8 (3-5 MVC)-0.416
77Georgetown5-6 (2-4 Patriot)-0.420
78Lafayette5-6 (2-4 Patriot)-0.421
79Mississippi Valley State5-6 (5-4 SWAC)-0.425
80Duquesne5-6 (3-5 NEC)-0.428
81Alcorn State4-7 (4-5 SWAC)-0.435
82Norfolk State4-7 (2-6 MEAC)-0.441
83Lamar4-8 (1-6 SLC)-0.442
84Cornell4-6 (2-5 Ivy)-0.471
85Southern U.4-7 (3-6 SWAC)-0.477
86Furman3-8 (2-6 SoCon)-0.488
87Tennessee Tech3-8 (1-7 OVC)-0.493
88Robert Morris4-7 (3-5 NEC)-0.511
89Elon3-8 (1-7 SoCon)-0.518
90Portland State3-8 (2-7 Big Sky)-0.522
91Southeast Missouri State3-8 (2-6 OVC)-0.523
92Bryant4-7 (4-4 NEC)-0.524
93Western Illinois3-8 (1-7 MVC)-0.526
94Morehead State4-7 (3-5 PFL)-0.528
95Marist4-7 (3-5 PFL)-0.530
96Morgan State3-8 (2-6 MEAC)-0.531
97Weber State2-9 (2-6 Big Sky)-0.539
98Gardner-Webb3-8 (2-4 Big South)-0.541
99Hampton3-7 (3-5 MEAC)-0.550
100Austin Peay2-9 (1-7 OVC)-0.561
101Columbia3-7 (2-5 Ivy)-0.565
102Presbyterian2-9 (0-6 Big South)-0.576
103Prairie View A&M3-8 (3-6 SWAC)-0.593
104Nicholls State1-10 (0-7 SLC)-0.598
105Bucknell3-8 (1-5 Patriot)-0.602
106VMI2-9 (1-5 Big South)-0.619
107Western Carolina1-10 (0-8 SoCon)-0.632
108William & Mary2-9 (1-7 CAA)-0.633
109Savannah State1-10 (0-8 MEAC)-0.637
110Texas Southern2-9 (2-7 SWAC)-0.643
111Idaho State1-10 (0-8 Big Sky)-0.662
112Georgia State1-10 (1-7 CAA)-0.665
113Central Connecticut State2-8 (2-5 NEC)-0.666
114Yale2-8 (1-6 Ivy)-0.672
115Holy Cross2-9 (2-4 Patriot)-0.677
116South Dakota1-10 (0-8 MVC)-0.682
117Sacred Heart2-9 (1-7 NEC)-0.699
118Davidson2-9 (2-6 PFL)-0.715
119Grambling State1-10 (0-9 SWAC)-0.738
120Rhode Island0-11 (0-8 CAA)-0.798
121Valparaiso1-10 (1-7 PFL)-0.802
122Campbell1-10 (0-8 PFL)-0.811
Schedule Strengths
NCAA FCS - Top 10
RKPROGRAMOPP RECORD*RATING
1Missouri State73-490.337
2Towson68-510.315
3Nicholls State64-590.288
4South Carolina State58-570.287
5Western Carolina67-520.277
6McNeese State61-570.272
7Savannah State56-590.271
8Weber State61-570.270
9Tennessee-Martin60-550.268
10Sam Houston State99-670.264
*minus head-to-head play

Point Margin Rankings
NCAA FCS - Top 10
RKPROGRAM(OVERALL/CONF)RATING
1North Dakota State14-1 (8-1 MVC)0.097
2Eastern Washington11-3 (8-1 Big Sky)0.045
3Sam Houston State11-4 (6-1 SLC)0.034
4Georgia Southern10-4 (6-2 SoCon)0.031
5Stony Brook10-3 (5-1 Big South)0.028
6Harvard8-2 (5-2 Ivy)0.027
7Montana State11-2 (7-1 Big Sky)0.016
8McNeese State7-4 (4-3 SLC)0.015
9Richmond8-3 (6-2 CAA)0.014
10Central Arkansas9-3 (6-1 SLC)0.014
All college football rankings on TheRank.net have been updated through January 7, 2013
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