Power Ratings — 2023 126 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 South Dakota State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +25.5 +10.5 +15.0
2 North Dakota State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +16.5 +10.7 +5.8
3 Montana State FCS Big Sky Conference +14.6 +10.4 +4.2
4 Montana FCS Big Sky Conference +14.2 +4.0 +10.2
5 Villanova FCS Coastal Athletic Association +10.0 +3.9 +6.2
6 Idaho FCS Big Sky Conference +9.6 +5.3 +4.2
7 Southern Illinois FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +7.7 -1.2 +8.9
8 South Dakota FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +6.9 -2.6 +9.5
9 UAlbany FCS Coastal Athletic Association +6.8 +1.5 +5.3
10 Youngstown State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +6.7 +7.1 -0.3
11 Holy Cross FCS Patriot League +6.2 +7.6 -1.4
12 Harvard FCS Ivy League +5.6 +3.4 +2.2
13 Sacramento State FCS Big Sky Conference +4.9 +5.4 -0.5
14 Central Arkansas FCS United Athletic Conference +4.5 +1.3 +3.2
15 North Dakota FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +4.3 +4.9 -0.6
16 Furman FCS Southern Conference +4.3 -0.3 +4.6
17 Illinois State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +4.2 +0.4 +3.8
18 UC Davis FCS Big Sky Conference +4.0 -0.3 +4.4
19 Austin Peay FCS United Athletic Conference +4.0 +2.9 +1.1
20 Northern Iowa FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +3.8 +1.5 +2.4
21 Weber State FCS Big Sky Conference +3.7 -1.0 +4.8
22 Yale FCS Ivy League +2.9 +2.2 +0.6
23 Southern Utah FCS United Athletic Conference +2.8 +2.1 +0.7
24 UT Martin FCS OVC-Big South Association +2.4 +3.3 -0.8
25 New Hampshire FCS Coastal Athletic Association +2.3 +6.9 -4.6
26 Tarleton State FCS United Athletic Conference +2.3 +2.5 -0.2
27 Florida A&M FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference +1.8 -2.4 +4.2
28 Mercer FCS Southern Conference +1.6 -0.8 +2.4
29 Chattanooga FCS Southern Conference +1.4 +0.1 +1.3
30 Princeton FCS Ivy League +0.2 -6.3 +6.5
31 Northern Arizona FCS Big Sky Conference -0.2 +0.7 -0.9
32 Incarnate Word FCS Southland Conference -0.7 +0.6 -1.3
33 Lafayette FCS Patriot League -0.8 -1.5 +0.7
34 Dartmouth FCS Ivy League -0.9 -5.4 +4.6
35 William & Mary FCS Coastal Athletic Association -1.0 -6.0 +5.1
36 Eastern Kentucky FCS United Athletic Conference -1.0 +2.6 -3.6
37 Samford FCS Southern Conference -1.1 +0.6 -1.7
38 Western Carolina FCS Southern Conference -1.3 +6.9 -8.1
39 Elon FCS Coastal Athletic Association -1.4 -4.0 +2.6
40 Pennsylvania FCS Ivy League -1.4 -2.6 +1.2
41 Eastern Washington FCS Big Sky Conference -1.5 +5.5 -7.0
42 Portland State FCS Big Sky Conference -1.8 +3.9 -5.7
43 Richmond FCS Patriot League -2.2 -1.4 -0.9
44 Southeast Missouri State FCS OVC-Big South Association -2.3 +1.0 -3.3
45 New Haven FCS Northeast Conference -2.3 +4.0 -6.3
46 Rhode Island FCS Coastal Athletic Association -2.4 -0.3 -2.1
47 Abilene Christian FCS United Athletic Conference -2.8 -2.6 -0.2
48 Gardner-Webb FCS OVC-Big South Association -3.1 +0.3 -3.4
49 North Carolina Central FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -3.1 +5.7 -8.7
50 Bryant FCS Coastal Athletic Association -3.1 +0.8 -3.9
51 Butler FCS Pioneer Football League -3.2 -5.5 +2.3
52 Monmouth FCS Coastal Athletic Association -3.8 +2.4 -6.2
53 Stephen F. Austin FCS Southland Conference -4.7 +2.8 -7.4
54 Fordham FCS Patriot League -4.7 +1.4 -6.1
55 Jackson State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -4.7 -2.2 -2.5
56 Howard FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -5.1 -2.5 -2.6
57 Nicholls FCS Southland Conference -5.9 -5.5 -0.4
58 St. Thomas-Minnesota FCS Pioneer Football League -6.0 -5.2 -0.7
59 Eastern Illinois FCS OVC-Big South Association -6.7 -6.8 +0.1
60 SE Louisiana FCS Southland Conference -7.0 -1.5 -5.5
61 Campbell FCS Coastal Athletic Association -7.1 +0.3 -7.4
62 Columbia FCS Ivy League -7.2 -11.2 +4.0
63 Drake FCS Pioneer Football League -7.3 -7.5 +0.3
64 Duquesne FCS Northeast Conference -7.8 -1.9 -5.9
65 Towson FCS Coastal Athletic Association -7.8 -2.5 -5.3
66 Davidson FCS Pioneer Football League -8.6 +3.3 -11.9
67 North Alabama FCS United Athletic Conference -8.6 -2.0 -6.6
68 Brown FCS Ivy League -8.8 -1.5 -7.3
69 Alabama State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -9.1 -12.4 +3.3
70 Utah Tech FCS United Athletic Conference -9.2 -1.9 -7.3
71 Idaho State FCS Big Sky Conference -9.8 -1.1 -8.7
72 Saint Francis FCS Northeast Conference -10.3 -4.2 -6.0
73 Colgate FCS Patriot League -10.4 -4.2 -6.2
74 Grambling FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -10.5 -4.2 -6.3
75 Southern FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -10.6 -8.5 -2.1
76 East Tennessee State FCS Southern Conference -11.4 -5.7 -5.7
77 Tennessee State FCS OVC-Big South Association -11.6 -8.9 -2.7
78 Merrimack FCS FCS Independents -11.7 -8.3 -3.4
79 Lamar FCS Southland Conference -11.7 -6.1 -5.6
80 Morgan State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -12.0 -13.6 +1.6
81 Alcorn State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -12.1 -10.2 -1.9
82 Texas Southern FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -12.3 -3.1 -9.2
83 Cornell FCS Ivy League -12.4 -9.5 -2.9
84 Bethune-Cookman FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -12.6 -8.1 -4.4
85 Murray State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference -12.6 -7.0 -5.6
86 Maine FCS Coastal Athletic Association -12.7 -5.3 -7.4
87 Tennessee Tech FCS OVC-Big South Association -13.1 -11.7 -1.4
88 San Diego FCS Pioneer Football League -13.1 -9.2 -3.9
89 Indiana State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference -13.2 -10.7 -2.5
90 Morehead State FCS Pioneer Football League -13.4 -6.8 -6.6
91 Georgetown FCS Patriot League -13.4 -6.4 -7.0
92 Dayton FCS Pioneer Football League -13.5 -8.9 -4.6
93 Houston Christian FCS Southland Conference -13.8 -8.5 -5.3
94 VMI FCS Southern Conference -14.0 -12.9 -1.1
95 Prairie View A&M FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -14.2 -6.4 -7.8
96 Hampton FCS Coastal Athletic Association -14.6 -5.4 -9.2
97 South Carolina State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -14.7 -8.5 -6.1
98 Charleston Southern FCS OVC-Big South Association -14.7 -11.1 -3.6
99 Valparaiso FCS Pioneer Football League -14.7 -11.2 -3.5
100 Bucknell FCS Patriot League -14.9 -5.3 -9.6
101 Alabama A&M FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -15.1 -4.4 -10.7
102 Northern Colorado FCS Big Sky Conference -15.3 -11.4 -3.9
103 Wofford FCS Southern Conference -15.6 -13.0 -2.6
104 Cal Poly FCS Big Sky Conference -15.7 -4.8 -10.9
105 North Carolina A&T FCS Coastal Athletic Association -15.9 -12.4 -3.5
106 Lindenwood FCS OVC-Big South Association -16.0 -6.5 -9.5
107 Stonehill FCS Northeast Conference -16.2 -8.5 -7.7
108 Long Island University FCS Northeast Conference -16.4 -10.3 -6.2
109 Norfolk State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -16.5 -7.4 -9.1
110 East Texas A&M FCS Southland Conference -17.6 -12.9 -4.7
111 Lehigh FCS Patriot League -17.6 -11.6 -6.0
112 Robert Morris FCS Northeast Conference -19.1 -12.2 -6.9
113 Northwestern State FCS Southland Conference -19.2 -20.9 +1.7
114 Western Illinois FCS OVC-Big South Association -20.1 -7.0 -13.1
115 Sacred Heart FCS FCS Independents -20.7 -16.9 -3.7
116 Stetson FCS Pioneer Football League -21.1 -7.1 -14.0
117 Stony Brook FCS Coastal Athletic Association -21.3 -12.6 -8.7
118 Central Connecticut FCS Northeast Conference -21.4 -9.7 -11.6
119 McNeese FCS Southland Conference -21.5 -10.2 -11.2
120 Wagner FCS Northeast Conference -21.9 -13.1 -8.7
121 Presbyterian FCS Pioneer Football League -22.0 -12.4 -9.6
122 Marist FCS Pioneer Football League -22.9 -13.9 -9.0
123 The Citadel FCS Southern Conference -23.7 -16.7 -7.0
124 Mississippi Valley State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -23.7 -18.6 -5.1
125 Delaware State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -24.2 -11.4 -12.8
126 Arkansas-Pine Bluff FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -28.8 -15.0 -13.8

SRS — season 2023 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 South Dakota State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +29.3 +16.2 -21.9
2 North Dakota State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +19.5 +15.6 -9.1
3 Montana FCS Big Sky Conference +18.0 +7.0 -13.2
4 Montana State FCS Big Sky Conference +17.2 +13.9 -8.7
5 Villanova FCS Coastal Athletic Association +14.4 +6.3 -9.1
6 Idaho FCS Big Sky Conference +13.0 +8.0 -7.2
7 South Dakota FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +11.4 +1.1 -13.3
8 UAlbany FCS Coastal Athletic Association +11.4 +3.0 -7.3
9 Southern Illinois FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +11.1 +2.0 -14.0
10 Youngstown State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +10.4 +10.6 -2.1
11 Holy Cross FCS Patriot League +9.2 +9.4 +0.0
12 Illinois State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +8.1 +5.5 -5.0
13 Harvard FCS Ivy League +7.9 +5.3 -2.4
14 North Dakota FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +7.6 +8.1 -2.9
15 Central Arkansas FCS United Athletic Conference +7.3 +2.0 -7.1
16 Southern Utah FCS United Athletic Conference +6.6 +4.2 -2.7
17 Sacramento State FCS Big Sky Conference +6.4 +6.1 -0.7
18 Austin Peay FCS United Athletic Conference +6.2 +7.1 -2.6
19 Tarleton State FCS United Athletic Conference +5.9 +5.5 -0.8
20 Northern Iowa FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +5.5 +3.1 -5.3
21 UC Davis FCS Big Sky Conference +5.2 -0.6 -5.5
22 New Hampshire FCS Coastal Athletic Association +5.0 +9.4 +4.0
23 Yale FCS Ivy League +4.9 +4.1 -1.0
24 Lafayette FCS Patriot League +4.7 +2.9 -0.7
25 UT Martin FCS OVC-Big South Association +4.4 +4.5 -0.9
26 Furman FCS Southern Conference +4.2 -1.1 -3.2
27 Northern Arizona FCS Big Sky Conference +4.1 +4.3 -0.7
28 Weber State FCS Big Sky Conference +3.6 -1.3 -4.5
29 Portland State FCS Big Sky Conference +3.0 +6.4 +3.7
30 Dartmouth FCS Ivy League +2.0 -4.3 -4.6
31 Eastern Washington FCS Big Sky Conference +1.8 +7.1 +4.9
32 Eastern Kentucky FCS United Athletic Conference +1.7 +2.9 +1.9
33 Pennsylvania FCS Ivy League +1.6 -1.6 -1.2
34 Chattanooga FCS Southern Conference +1.0 -0.6 +1.7
35 Mercer FCS Southern Conference +1.0 -3.9 +0.3
36 Princeton FCS Ivy League +0.5 -7.6 -6.2
37 Western Carolina FCS Southern Conference +0.2 +8.2 +7.6
38 Rhode Island FCS Coastal Athletic Association -0.6 +0.4 +1.9
39 Florida A&M FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -0.8 -6.5 +1.3
40 Monmouth FCS Coastal Athletic Association -0.8 +3.5 +2.9
41 Bryant FCS Coastal Athletic Association -0.9 +1.8 +3.5
42 Southeast Missouri State FCS OVC-Big South Association -1.1 +1.9 +3.8
43 William & Mary FCS Coastal Athletic Association -1.2 -8.3 -5.3
44 Incarnate Word FCS Southland Conference -1.3 -3.0 +0.7
45 Abilene Christian FCS United Athletic Conference -1.3 -1.6 +0.8
46 Elon FCS Coastal Athletic Association -1.4 -3.5 -1.9
47 Fordham FCS Patriot League -1.7 -0.7 +2.1
48 Stephen F. Austin FCS Southland Conference -2.0 +4.0 +7.1
49 Nicholls FCS Southland Conference -2.0 -3.5 -0.7
50 Gardner-Webb FCS OVC-Big South Association -2.1 -0.0 +3.1
51 Eastern Illinois FCS OVC-Big South Association -2.5 -5.4 -2.0
52 Richmond FCS Patriot League -2.6 -2.4 +2.1
53 Samford FCS Southern Conference -4.2 -3.4 +3.3
54 North Carolina Central FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -4.2 +4.5 +11.3
55 Howard FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -4.5 -6.0 +2.7
56 Columbia FCS Ivy League -5.3 -12.2 -4.8
57 Towson FCS Coastal Athletic Association -5.4 -0.9 +6.1
58 North Alabama FCS United Athletic Conference -5.5 -2.0 +4.7
59 Idaho State FCS Big Sky Conference -5.5 +1.7 +9.2
60 Colgate FCS Patriot League -5.7 -3.6 +6.8
61 Brown FCS Ivy League -5.9 -1.6 +5.9
62 Utah Tech FCS United Athletic Conference -6.0 -1.6 +6.3
63 SE Louisiana FCS Southland Conference -6.7 -1.6 +5.0
64 Lamar FCS Southland Conference -7.0 -3.7 +4.4
65 Campbell FCS Coastal Athletic Association -7.6 -0.9 +9.4
66 Butler FCS Pioneer Football League -7.7 -11.8 +2.3
67 Drake FCS Pioneer Football League -7.9 -13.5 +7.2
68 Murray State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference -8.3 -4.5 +4.2
69 Cornell FCS Ivy League -8.9 -9.3 +1.5
70 Georgetown FCS Patriot League -9.0 -5.4 +5.4
71 Morgan State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -9.8 -15.7 -1.7
72 Jackson State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -9.8 -8.1 +9.0
73 Bucknell FCS Patriot League -9.9 -2.4 +10.7
74 Duquesne FCS Northeast Conference -10.1 -4.6 +10.6
75 Tennessee State FCS OVC-Big South Association -10.5 -8.5 +5.4
76 Maine FCS Coastal Athletic Association -11.0 -5.3 +7.5
77 Indiana State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference -11.0 -9.5 +1.6
78 St. Thomas-Minnesota FCS Pioneer Football League -11.3 -11.1 +6.8
79 Houston Christian FCS Southland Conference -11.9 -10.5 +6.6
80 Northern Colorado FCS Big Sky Conference -12.0 -11.6 +3.0
81 Tennessee Tech FCS OVC-Big South Association -12.3 -13.4 +2.5
82 Merrimack FCS FCS Independents -12.5 -10.5 +4.6
83 Alabama State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -12.6 -18.2 +3.2
84 Lehigh FCS Patriot League -12.9 -10.0 +5.8
85 Grambling FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -13.0 -10.2 +11.3
86 Saint Francis FCS Northeast Conference -13.1 -6.7 +8.5
87 Davidson FCS Pioneer Football League -13.1 -1.3 +20.6
88 VMI FCS Southern Conference -13.2 -16.3 +2.0
89 Charleston Southern FCS OVC-Big South Association -13.7 -12.1 +6.5
90 Texas Southern FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -14.0 -7.8 +15.8
91 Cal Poly FCS Big Sky Conference -14.1 -6.4 +12.7
92 Alcorn State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -14.2 -14.4 +6.8
93 Southern FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -14.4 -14.9 +7.1
94 Hampton FCS Coastal Athletic Association -14.4 -7.0 +13.6
95 South Carolina State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -14.8 -10.2 +8.0
96 Norfolk State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -14.9 -9.7 +9.8
97 Bethune-Cookman FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -15.4 -14.9 +7.9
98 East Tennessee State FCS Southern Conference -15.4 -12.5 +12.2
99 Morehead State FCS Pioneer Football League -15.6 -14.0 +12.1
100 Long Island University FCS Northeast Conference -15.7 -12.4 +6.3
101 Robert Morris FCS Northeast Conference -15.9 -10.6 +6.8
102 Wofford FCS Southern Conference -16.4 -15.8 +5.0
103 East Texas A&M FCS Southland Conference -16.4 -13.7 +6.6
104 Northwestern State FCS Southland Conference -16.5 -22.6 -4.2
105 North Carolina A&T FCS Coastal Athletic Association -16.9 -14.4 +3.9
106 Prairie View A&M FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -17.2 -12.7 +14.6
107 Stonehill FCS Northeast Conference -17.4 -11.2 +11.5
108 San Diego FCS Pioneer Football League -17.4 -14.8 +10.4
109 Western Illinois FCS OVC-Big South Association -18.2 -9.3 +17.1
110 Dayton FCS Pioneer Football League -18.7 -15.8 +10.5
111 Lindenwood FCS OVC-Big South Association -19.1 -14.0 +11.0
112 Stony Brook FCS Coastal Athletic Association -19.3 -11.0 +10.2
113 Alabama A&M FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -20.0 -9.2 +16.8
114 Valparaiso FCS Pioneer Football League -20.0 -19.7 +9.4
115 McNeese FCS Southland Conference -20.8 -10.0 +13.3
116 Sacred Heart FCS FCS Independents -21.4 -19.5 +4.7
117 New Haven FCS Northeast Conference -21.5 +1.8 +20.4
118 Presbyterian FCS Pioneer Football League -22.1 -18.2 +13.0
119 Wagner FCS Northeast Conference -22.9 -16.0 +11.0
120 Central Connecticut FCS Northeast Conference -25.1 -12.2 +17.8
121 Marist FCS Pioneer Football League -25.2 -19.4 +14.7
122 Delaware State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -25.4 -13.8 +20.6
123 The Citadel FCS Southern Conference -25.4 -20.7 +12.5
124 Stetson FCS Pioneer Football League -28.0 -14.6 +22.3
125 Mississippi Valley State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -28.7 -27.2 +10.5
126 Arkansas-Pine Bluff FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -32.1 -21.4 +18.6

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 2023 yet — it needs games to have been played. This fills in once the season starts. It is FBS-only.