Power Ratings — 2019 121 teams

Power = points vs. an average D1 team (Off + Def), opponent-adjusted, FBS and FCS on one scale. Point-in-time and calibrated (walk-forward ECE 0.037), but a model rating — not a betting edge.

#TeamDivConferencePowerOff (higher = better)Def (higher = better)
1 North Dakota State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +23.6 +10.2 +13.4
2 South Dakota State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +14.3 +5.7 +8.6
3 Montana FCS Big Sky Conference +12.8 +8.3 +4.5
4 Dartmouth FCS Ivy League +11.2 +0.9 +10.3
5 Weber State FCS Big Sky Conference +10.9 +1.2 +9.6
6 Montana State FCS Big Sky Conference +9.9 +2.8 +7.1
7 Sacramento State FCS Big Sky Conference +9.7 +4.6 +5.1
8 Northern Iowa FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +9.2 -3.3 +12.5
9 Eastern Washington FCS Big Sky Conference +7.6 +11.6 -4.0
10 Illinois State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +6.6 -5.6 +12.2
11 Princeton FCS Ivy League +6.4 +2.3 +4.0
12 Villanova FCS Coastal Athletic Association +6.3 +7.7 -1.3
13 Yale FCS Ivy League +6.1 +8.1 -2.0
14 Austin Peay FCS United Athletic Conference +5.9 +3.5 +2.4
15 Wofford FCS Southern Conference +5.9 +1.1 +4.8
16 Southern Illinois FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +5.7 +1.5 +4.2
17 UC Davis FCS Big Sky Conference +5.6 +4.9 +0.7
18 Towson FCS Coastal Athletic Association +5.6 +2.9 +2.6
19 San Diego FCS Pioneer Football League +4.6 +4.7 -0.1
20 Furman FCS Southern Conference +3.7 -0.4 +4.1
21 South Dakota FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +2.7 +4.6 -2.0
22 Youngstown State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +2.5 +2.4 +0.2
23 SE Louisiana FCS Southland Conference +2.4 +4.7 -2.3
24 North Carolina A&T FCS Coastal Athletic Association +2.3 +2.5 -0.2
25 Harvard FCS Ivy League +1.6 -1.2 +2.8
26 Elon FCS Coastal Athletic Association +1.5 -1.4 +2.9
27 Monmouth FCS Coastal Athletic Association +1.4 +4.9 -3.5
28 Central Connecticut FCS Northeast Conference +1.3 +1.7 -0.5
29 UAlbany FCS Coastal Athletic Association +1.0 +1.4 -0.4
30 Southeast Missouri State FCS OVC-Big South Association +0.9 +0.4 +0.5
31 New Hampshire FCS Coastal Athletic Association +0.8 -7.3 +8.0
32 Maine FCS Coastal Athletic Association +0.4 +1.8 -1.4
33 Nicholls FCS Southland Conference +0.2 -0.9 +1.1
34 UT Martin FCS OVC-Big South Association +0.1 -2.0 +2.1
35 North Dakota FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference -0.2 -1.2 +1.0
36 Central Arkansas FCS United Athletic Conference -0.5 -0.8 +0.3
37 Tarleton State FCS United Athletic Conference -0.6 +0.6 -1.2
38 Portland State FCS Big Sky Conference -0.8 +1.4 -2.1
39 Idaho FCS Big Sky Conference -1.0 -0.1 -0.9
40 Alcorn State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -2.0 -0.3 -1.7
41 Indiana State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference -2.0 -6.1 +4.1
42 Stony Brook FCS Coastal Athletic Association -2.3 -3.6 +1.3
43 The Citadel FCS Southern Conference -2.3 -0.8 -1.5
44 Eastern Kentucky FCS United Athletic Conference -2.6 -4.0 +1.4
45 William & Mary FCS Coastal Athletic Association -3.0 -4.0 +1.0
46 South Carolina State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -3.2 -4.5 +1.3
47 McNeese FCS Southland Conference -3.3 -5.2 +1.9
48 Richmond FCS Patriot League -3.9 -4.8 +0.9
49 Samford FCS Southern Conference -3.9 +4.0 -8.0
50 Holy Cross FCS Patriot League -4.0 -5.2 +1.2
51 Chattanooga FCS Southern Conference -4.1 -3.4 -0.7
52 Cal Poly FCS Big Sky Conference -4.1 -1.4 -2.8
53 Dayton FCS Pioneer Football League -4.2 +7.5 -11.7
54 Florida A&M FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -4.5 -0.7 -3.8
55 Cornell FCS Ivy League -4.9 -8.2 +3.3
56 Northern Arizona FCS Big Sky Conference -5.4 +7.0 -12.4
57 Idaho State FCS Big Sky Conference -5.5 -0.8 -4.7
58 Abilene Christian FCS United Athletic Conference -5.6 -3.8 -1.8
59 Grambling FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -5.9 -5.9 -0.1
60 Drake FCS Pioneer Football League -6.1 -7.2 +1.1
61 Saint Francis FCS Northeast Conference -6.8 -6.3 -0.5
62 Lindenwood FCS OVC-Big South Association -6.9 -0.4 -6.5
63 Rhode Island FCS Coastal Athletic Association -7.0 -0.5 -6.5
64 Pennsylvania FCS Ivy League -7.1 -4.6 -2.4
65 Davidson FCS Pioneer Football League -7.4 -2.2 -5.2
66 East Tennessee State FCS Southern Conference -7.8 -9.7 +1.9
67 Southern FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -8.2 -4.3 -3.9
68 Sacred Heart FCS FCS Independents -8.3 -6.1 -2.2
69 Murray State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference -8.9 -6.6 -2.3
70 Prairie View A&M FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -9.1 -1.9 -7.2
71 Mercer FCS Southern Conference -9.3 -2.0 -7.3
72 Duquesne FCS Northeast Conference -9.3 -8.1 -1.2
73 Columbia FCS Ivy League -9.4 -7.9 -1.5
74 Southern Utah FCS United Athletic Conference -9.6 -2.0 -7.6
75 Georgetown FCS Patriot League -9.9 -11.1 +1.2
76 Stetson FCS Pioneer Football League -10.0 -6.5 -3.5
77 Bethune-Cookman FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -10.2 -6.4 -3.8
78 Norfolk State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -10.3 -3.9 -6.4
79 Colgate FCS Patriot League -10.7 -10.6 -0.1
80 Merrimack FCS FCS Independents -10.7 -6.3 -4.4
81 Campbell FCS Coastal Athletic Association -11.0 -4.9 -6.0
82 Northwestern State FCS Southland Conference -11.0 -2.7 -8.3
83 Northern Colorado FCS Big Sky Conference -11.1 -7.1 -4.0
84 Western Illinois FCS OVC-Big South Association -11.1 -5.2 -5.9
85 Charleston Southern FCS OVC-Big South Association -11.2 -7.9 -3.3
86 VMI FCS Southern Conference -11.2 +0.9 -12.1
87 Incarnate Word FCS Southland Conference -11.2 -2.1 -9.1
88 Robert Morris FCS Northeast Conference -11.4 -8.4 -3.0
89 Tennessee Tech FCS OVC-Big South Association -11.5 -1.7 -9.8
90 Brown FCS Ivy League -12.2 +0.5 -12.7
91 North Alabama FCS United Athletic Conference -12.4 -5.9 -6.6
92 Houston Christian FCS Southland Conference -12.5 +1.1 -13.6
93 Stephen F. Austin FCS Southland Conference -12.6 -5.6 -7.0
94 Arkansas-Pine Bluff FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -13.2 -4.8 -8.5
95 Lamar FCS Southland Conference -13.9 -8.7 -5.2
96 Alabama State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -14.0 -10.2 -3.8
97 Lehigh FCS Patriot League -14.0 -13.2 -0.8
98 Alabama A&M FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -14.1 -3.2 -10.9
99 Fordham FCS Patriot League -14.2 -5.5 -8.7
100 Hampton FCS Coastal Athletic Association -14.6 -5.4 -9.2
101 Eastern Illinois FCS OVC-Big South Association -14.6 -10.2 -4.4
102 Western Carolina FCS Southern Conference -15.3 -6.9 -8.4
103 Lafayette FCS Patriot League -15.4 -11.9 -3.5
104 Tennessee State FCS OVC-Big South Association -15.6 -5.5 -10.1
105 Wagner FCS Northeast Conference -16.5 -13.5 -3.0
106 North Carolina Central FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -16.6 -13.6 -3.0
107 Bucknell FCS Patriot League -17.1 -10.9 -6.2
108 Morgan State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -17.5 -11.8 -5.7
109 Gardner-Webb FCS OVC-Big South Association -17.5 -7.0 -10.5
110 Bryant FCS Coastal Athletic Association -17.7 -11.9 -5.8
111 Morehead State FCS Pioneer Football League -17.8 -5.2 -12.6
112 Marist FCS Pioneer Football League -18.5 -9.2 -9.3
113 Long Island University FCS Northeast Conference -19.6 -15.9 -3.6
114 Jackson State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -20.1 -8.1 -12.0
115 Butler FCS Pioneer Football League -20.5 -10.8 -9.7
116 Valparaiso FCS Pioneer Football League -21.4 -14.3 -7.0
117 Delaware State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -23.3 -14.1 -9.2
118 Howard FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -23.7 -8.2 -15.5
119 Presbyterian FCS Pioneer Football League -25.8 -17.8 -8.0
120 Texas Southern FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -27.2 -10.0 -17.2
121 Mississippi Valley State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -28.3 -19.1 -9.2

SRS — season 2019 reference

The prior per-season opponent-adjusted-margin rating, kept for comparison. Season-final only (no preseason or point-in-time), which is why the rewrite replaced it as the headline number.

#TeamDivConferenceSRSOff (higher = better)Def (lower = better)
1 North Dakota State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +23.7 +11.5 -15.8
2 Montana FCS Big Sky Conference +16.5 +12.0 -8.8
3 Sacramento State FCS Big Sky Conference +15.4 +7.7 -12.0
4 South Dakota State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +14.4 +5.5 -10.3
5 Weber State FCS Big Sky Conference +13.6 +3.7 -12.2
6 Montana State FCS Big Sky Conference +13.2 +5.3 -10.2
7 Northern Iowa FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +9.7 -3.2 -13.7
8 Austin Peay FCS United Athletic Conference +9.4 +5.5 -4.3
9 Dartmouth FCS Ivy League +9.3 -0.9 -10.1
10 Villanova FCS Coastal Athletic Association +8.1 +9.6 +1.6
11 Towson FCS Coastal Athletic Association +7.9 +3.6 -6.3
12 Southern Illinois FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +7.8 +0.8 -6.3
13 Eastern Washington FCS Big Sky Conference +6.9 +12.6 +2.8
14 SE Louisiana FCS Southland Conference +6.7 +7.5 -0.2
15 Illinois State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +6.5 -7.1 -12.4
16 Yale FCS Ivy League +6.5 +8.9 +2.2
17 UC Davis FCS Big Sky Conference +6.5 +6.0 -2.1
18 Wofford FCS Southern Conference +5.9 +1.9 -5.7
19 Furman FCS Southern Conference +5.0 +0.2 -6.2
20 Tarleton State FCS United Athletic Conference +4.8 +2.6 +0.8
21 UAlbany FCS Coastal Athletic Association +4.6 +3.7 -1.5
22 South Dakota FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +4.0 +5.6 +1.0
23 Princeton FCS Ivy League +3.8 -0.9 -4.4
24 Elon FCS Coastal Athletic Association +3.7 -0.4 -3.7
24 UT Martin FCS OVC-Big South Association +3.7 -0.9 -4.3
25 North Carolina A&T FCS Coastal Athletic Association +3.6 +3.8 +0.2
26 Central Arkansas FCS United Athletic Conference +3.4 +1.2 -2.3
27 Nicholls FCS Southland Conference +3.2 +0.7 -2.9
28 Youngstown State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +2.6 +2.7 +1.3
29 New Hampshire FCS Coastal Athletic Association +2.6 -7.5 -9.5
30 Monmouth FCS Coastal Athletic Association +2.5 +4.6 +2.7
31 Maine FCS Coastal Athletic Association +2.0 +3.2 +1.2
32 Idaho FCS Big Sky Conference +2.0 +0.6 -0.9
33 San Diego FCS Pioneer Football League +1.9 +2.0 +2.3
34 Southeast Missouri State FCS OVC-Big South Association +1.8 -0.9 -1.1
35 McNeese FCS Southland Conference +0.8 -3.0 -3.3
36 North Dakota FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +0.7 +0.2 -1.3
37 Harvard FCS Ivy League +0.5 -2.4 -2.0
38 William & Mary FCS Coastal Athletic Association +0.5 -1.2 -2.9
39 Central Connecticut FCS Northeast Conference +0.4 -0.1 +1.8
40 Eastern Kentucky FCS United Athletic Conference -0.1 -3.4 -1.7
41 Alcorn State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -0.3 +0.4 +1.2
42 South Carolina State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -0.6 -5.4 +0.3
43 Portland State FCS Big Sky Conference -0.8 +0.8 -0.0
44 Stony Brook FCS Coastal Athletic Association -2.0 -3.4 -0.4
45 Grambling FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -2.1 -5.1 -2.3
46 Richmond FCS Patriot League -2.1 -6.3 -3.3
47 Cal Poly FCS Big Sky Conference -2.2 -0.4 +1.0
48 Indiana State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference -2.2 -8.0 -5.0
49 The Citadel FCS Southern Conference -2.6 -1.6 +1.8
50 Holy Cross FCS Patriot League -2.6 -6.6 -1.6
51 Florida A&M FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -2.7 -4.3 +6.3
52 Northern Arizona FCS Big Sky Conference -3.7 +10.4 +12.6
53 Chattanooga FCS Southern Conference -4.0 -2.6 +2.5
54 Abilene Christian FCS United Athletic Conference -4.1 -3.9 -0.1
55 Samford FCS Southern Conference -4.7 +1.7 +9.9
56 Prairie View A&M FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -5.4 -1.3 +6.6
57 Idaho State FCS Big Sky Conference -5.5 -1.6 +3.8
58 Southern FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -5.7 -4.3 +2.5
59 Cornell FCS Ivy League -5.9 -11.1 -2.9
60 Northwestern State FCS Southland Conference -6.3 -0.6 +7.1
61 Rhode Island FCS Coastal Athletic Association -6.5 -1.3 +5.8
62 Norfolk State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -7.9 -5.2 +8.7
63 Southern Utah FCS United Athletic Conference -8.1 -1.7 +6.4
64 Pennsylvania FCS Ivy League -8.1 -5.4 +5.0
65 Tennessee Tech FCS OVC-Big South Association -8.3 -1.1 +11.0
66 Saint Francis FCS Northeast Conference -8.3 -7.5 +4.4
67 East Tennessee State FCS Southern Conference -8.5 -11.7 -2.4
68 Dayton FCS Pioneer Football League -8.5 +4.0 +19.3
69 Stephen F. Austin FCS Southland Conference -8.6 -3.6 +5.6
70 Incarnate Word FCS Southland Conference -8.7 -2.4 +7.5
71 Bethune-Cookman FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -8.7 -11.1 +6.6
72 Northern Colorado FCS Big Sky Conference -8.8 -7.3 +2.5
73 Murray State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference -8.9 -9.1 +1.9
74 Houston Christian FCS Southland Conference -8.9 +2.1 +12.4
75 Sacred Heart FCS FCS Independents -9.5 -8.5 +4.5
76 Alabama State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -10.0 -11.6 +1.4
77 Arkansas-Pine Bluff FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -10.3 -6.7 +5.8
78 Mercer FCS Southern Conference -10.7 -4.0 +9.2
79 VMI FCS Southern Conference -10.7 -0.7 +12.8
80 Robert Morris FCS Northeast Conference -10.8 -10.7 +3.5
81 Davidson FCS Pioneer Football League -11.0 -7.4 +8.5
82 Drake FCS Pioneer Football League -11.1 -13.0 +5.1
83 Georgetown FCS Patriot League -11.4 -14.0 +0.5
84 Brown FCS Ivy League -11.4 +1.1 +16.2
85 Columbia FCS Ivy League -11.6 -10.6 +3.0
86 Charleston Southern FCS OVC-Big South Association -12.0 -10.2 +6.2
87 Campbell FCS Coastal Athletic Association -12.4 -7.4 +9.0
88 Fordham FCS Patriot League -12.7 -5.0 +10.2
89 Colgate FCS Patriot League -12.9 -13.1 +2.6
90 Eastern Illinois FCS OVC-Big South Association -13.0 -12.5 +3.1
91 Western Illinois FCS OVC-Big South Association -13.2 -6.7 +8.2
92 Lehigh FCS Patriot League -13.7 -17.1 -0.3
92 Duquesne FCS Northeast Conference -13.7 -13.0 +5.4
93 Lamar FCS Southland Conference -13.8 -11.2 +5.3
94 Tennessee State FCS OVC-Big South Association -13.9 -5.0 +10.2
95 Lafayette FCS Patriot League -14.0 -12.3 +4.1
96 North Alabama FCS United Athletic Conference -14.6 -8.7 +9.8
97 Alabama A&M FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -14.8 -5.2 +13.4
98 Bucknell FCS Patriot League -15.3 -12.3 +8.9
99 Morgan State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -16.5 -16.1 +10.3
100 Hampton FCS Coastal Athletic Association -16.8 -9.5 +12.5
101 Western Carolina FCS Southern Conference -17.0 -11.0 +11.0
102 Jackson State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -17.6 -6.2 +14.5
103 Wagner FCS Northeast Conference -17.9 -17.1 +3.7
104 North Carolina Central FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -18.2 -20.6 +7.5
105 Gardner-Webb FCS OVC-Big South Association -18.4 -9.7 +12.8
106 Lindenwood FCS OVC-Big South Association -18.7 -0.7 +17.6
107 Bryant FCS Coastal Athletic Association -19.4 -17.7 +6.4
108 Merrimack FCS FCS Independents -19.4 -14.9 +11.0
109 Stetson FCS Pioneer Football League -21.0 -20.7 +10.1
110 Marist FCS Pioneer Football League -23.2 -14.8 +16.3
111 Morehead State FCS Pioneer Football League -24.7 -14.5 +19.2
112 Long Island University FCS Northeast Conference -24.9 -22.3 +7.5
113 Butler FCS Pioneer Football League -25.5 -18.3 +18.8
114 Howard FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -25.5 -16.9 +22.5
115 Mississippi Valley State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -25.7 -22.7 +9.1
116 Delaware State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -25.8 -19.9 +12.8
117 Texas Southern FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -25.9 -10.6 +23.1
118 Valparaiso FCS Pioneer Football League -26.7 -21.6 +13.5
119 Presbyterian FCS Pioneer Football League -28.3 -23.0 +12.8

Elo — live 2026 · week 2

#TeamDivElo
1 North Dakota State FCS 1764
2 Montana State FCS 1749
3 Lehigh FCS 1696
4 Tarleton State FCS 1685
5 Montana FCS 1681
6 South Dakota FCS 1677
7 Stephen F. Austin FCS 1661
8 Illinois State FCS 1660
9 South Carolina State FCS 1636
10 UC Davis FCS 1635
11 North Dakota FCS 1633
12 Jackson State FCS 1629
13 Tennessee Tech FCS 1624
14 Alabama State FCS 1598
15 Rhode Island FCS 1597
16 Villanova FCS 1597
17 South Dakota State FCS 1595
18 Mercer FCS 1578
19 Idaho State FCS 1576
20 Presbyterian FCS 1562
21 Southern Illinois FCS 1562
22 Dayton FCS 1562
23 St. Thomas-Minnesota FCS 1561
24 Austin Peay FCS 1553
25 North Carolina Central FCS 1553

Independent check — SP+ reference, not an input

SP+ isn’t published for 2019 yet — it needs games to have been played. This fills in once the season starts. It is FBS-only.