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Power Ratings — 2026 · Preseason 131 teams

Preseason = each team's 2025 finish regressed toward the mean. It can't yet see roster turnover, the portal, or recruiting; it updates as 2026 games are played. Power = points vs. an average D1 team (Off + Def), FBS and FCS on one scale. A model rating, not a betting edge.

#	Team	Div	Conference	Power	Off (higher = better)	Def (higher = better)
1	Montana State	FCS	Big Sky Conference	+20.4	+11.0	+9.4
2	North Dakota State	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	+18.9	+9.1	+9.8
3	Illinois State	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	+13.0	+7.6	+5.4
4	North Dakota	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	+12.7	+10.8	+1.9
5	Stephen F. Austin	FCS	Southland Conference	+12.7	+6.0	+6.7
6	Tarleton State	FCS	United Athletic Conference	+10.1	+7.9	+2.2
7	Lehigh	FCS	Patriot League	+9.8	+4.2	+5.6
8	South Dakota	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	+9.5	+8.1	+1.4
9	Montana	FCS	Big Sky Conference	+7.5	+4.0	+3.6
10	UC Davis	FCS	Big Sky Conference	+7.3	+5.8	+1.4
11	Idaho State	FCS	Big Sky Conference	+6.8	+5.5	+1.2
12	Tennessee Tech	FCS	OVC-Big South Association	+6.4	+2.2	+4.2
13	South Dakota State	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	+5.6	+5.7	-0.1
14	Harvard	FCS	Ivy League	+5.6	+6.5	-0.8
15	Austin Peay	FCS	United Athletic Conference	+5.6	+2.8	+2.7
16	Rhode Island	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	+4.8	+1.4	+3.3
17	Yale	FCS	Ivy League	+4.7	+1.8	+2.9
18	?None	FCS	Southland Conference	+3.0	+2.4	+0.7
19	Youngstown State	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	+2.8	+8.1	-5.4
20	Southern Illinois	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	+2.6	+3.3	-0.7
21	Mercer	FCS	Southern Conference	+0.3	-0.4	+0.8
22	Northern Arizona	FCS	Big Sky Conference	+0.2	+1.8	-1.6
23	Abilene Christian	FCS	United Athletic Conference	+0.2	-3.2	+3.4
24	Elon	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	+0.1	-4.9	+5.0
25	Incarnate Word	FCS	Southland Conference	+0.1	+3.7	-3.7
26	?None	FCS	—	+0.0	+0.0	+0.0
26	?None	FCS	—	+0.0	+0.0	+0.0
27	Furman	FCS	Southern Conference	-0.6	-5.3	+4.7
28	South Carolina State	FCS	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	-1.6	+3.7	-5.3
29	Dayton	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-1.6	-3.7	+2.1
30	St. Thomas-Minnesota	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-2.0	+1.0	-3.0
31	Lamar	FCS	Southland Conference	-2.1	-8.1	+6.0
32	Southern Utah	FCS	United Athletic Conference	-2.6	+4.0	-6.5
33	Idaho	FCS	Big Sky Conference	-2.9	+1.0	-4.0
34	Eastern Washington	FCS	Big Sky Conference	-3.0	-0.3	-2.7
35	McNeese	FCS	Southland Conference	-3.1	-3.4	+0.3
36	Butler	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-3.5	-0.8	-2.7
37	Villanova	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-3.6	-2.9	-0.6
38	Western Carolina	FCS	Southern Conference	-3.8	+4.5	-8.3
39	Dartmouth	FCS	Ivy League	-3.8	-3.6	-0.2
40	Northern Iowa	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	-4.0	-2.5	-1.5
41	Gardner-Webb	FCS	OVC-Big South Association	-4.1	-2.2	-1.9
42	Sacramento State	FCS	Big Sky Conference	-4.1	-0.7	-3.4
43	Campbell	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-4.6	-1.1	-3.5
44	Nicholls	FCS	Southland Conference	-4.6	-2.7	-1.9
45	East Tennessee State	FCS	Southern Conference	-4.6	+2.6	-7.2
46	Central Arkansas	FCS	United Athletic Conference	-4.7	+1.9	-6.5
47	Cal Poly	FCS	Big Sky Conference	-4.8	-1.7	-3.1
48	William & Mary	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-5.0	-0.6	-4.4
49	Prairie View A&M	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-5.1	-1.9	-3.2
50	Wofford	FCS	Southern Conference	-5.1	-10.2	+5.0
51	Colgate	FCS	Patriot League	-5.5	-4.3	-1.2
52	Richmond	FCS	Patriot League	-5.8	-3.0	-2.8
53	UAlbany	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-6.2	-7.7	+1.5
54	Weber State	FCS	Big Sky Conference	-6.5	+3.4	-9.9
55	Jackson State	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-6.7	+0.0	-6.8
56	Pennsylvania	FCS	Ivy League	-6.7	-1.4	-5.3
57	Southeast Missouri State	FCS	OVC-Big South Association	-7.0	-5.5	-1.5
58	Grambling	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-7.0	-0.9	-6.1
59	Monmouth	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-7.2	+2.0	-9.3
60	Bryant	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-7.5	-5.6	-1.9
61	Alabama State	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-7.5	-4.8	-2.7
62	Presbyterian	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-7.8	-0.8	-7.0
63	North Alabama	FCS	United Athletic Conference	-7.9	-4.2	-3.7
64	UT Martin	FCS	OVC-Big South Association	-8.1	-6.7	-1.4
65	Delaware State	FCS	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	-8.5	-6.5	-2.0
66	Chattanooga	FCS	Southern Conference	-8.8	-7.8	-1.0
67	Robert Morris	FCS	Northeast Conference	-9.0	-9.9	+0.9
68	SE Louisiana	FCS	Southland Conference	-9.2	-5.2	-4.0
69	Indiana State	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	-9.4	-2.5	-6.9
70	Norfolk State	FCS	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	-9.5	-3.3	-6.2
71	Central Connecticut	FCS	Northeast Conference	-9.6	-0.2	-9.4
72	Princeton	FCS	Ivy League	-9.8	-9.6	-0.2
73	Western Illinois	FCS	OVC-Big South Association	-9.9	-1.1	-8.8
74	Northern Colorado	FCS	Big Sky Conference	-10.0	-8.0	-2.0
75	East Texas A&M	FCS	Southland Conference	-10.0	-5.5	-4.5
76	Utah Tech	FCS	United Athletic Conference	-10.2	-6.6	-3.6
77	Bethune-Cookman	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-10.4	+1.1	-11.5
78	Brown	FCS	Ivy League	-10.4	-3.2	-7.3
79	Howard	FCS	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	-10.8	-8.2	-2.6
80	New Hampshire	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-10.9	-2.0	-8.8
81	Stony Brook	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-11.1	-1.3	-9.8
82	Charleston Southern	FCS	OVC-Big South Association	-11.7	-14.6	+3.0
83	Towson	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-11.9	-7.2	-4.6
84	North Carolina Central	FCS	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	-11.9	-5.0	-6.9
85	Lindenwood	FCS	OVC-Big South Association	-11.9	-4.9	-7.1
86	Eastern Kentucky	FCS	United Athletic Conference	-12.3	-9.4	-2.9
87	Drake	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-12.8	-5.6	-7.2
88	Portland State	FCS	Big Sky Conference	-12.8	-2.7	-10.1
89	Lafayette	FCS	Patriot League	-12.9	-5.0	-7.9
90	Duquesne	FCS	Northeast Conference	-13.0	-6.2	-6.8
91	Florida A&M	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-13.1	-6.9	-6.2
92	Marist	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-13.4	-14.3	+0.9
93	Maine	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-13.6	-9.6	-4.0
94	San Diego	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-13.8	-4.3	-9.6
95	Cornell	FCS	Ivy League	-13.8	-9.3	-4.6
96	Merrimack	FCS	FCS Independents	-14.3	-12.6	-1.8
97	West Georgia	FCS	United Athletic Conference	-14.4	-10.7	-3.7
98	The Citadel	FCS	Southern Conference	-14.5	-4.0	-10.5
99	Eastern Illinois	FCS	OVC-Big South Association	-14.5	-5.9	-8.6
100	Long Island University	FCS	Northeast Conference	-14.8	-10.5	-4.3
101	Morgan State	FCS	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	-14.9	-10.3	-4.6
102	Morehead State	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-15.1	-2.7	-12.4
103	Alcorn State	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-15.3	-3.9	-11.4
104	Columbia	FCS	Ivy League	-15.4	-13.8	-1.6
105	Sacred Heart	FCS	FCS Independents	-15.6	-9.9	-5.6
106	Bucknell	FCS	Patriot League	-15.8	-11.4	-4.3
107	Alabama A&M	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-15.8	-5.6	-10.2
108	Houston Christian	FCS	Southland Conference	-16.2	-7.9	-8.3
109	Mercyhurst	FCS	Northeast Conference	-16.3	-8.4	-7.9
110	Holy Cross	FCS	Patriot League	-16.9	-12.0	-4.9
111	Samford	FCS	Southern Conference	-17.0	-11.6	-5.4
112	Stonehill	FCS	Northeast Conference	-17.0	-14.7	-2.2
113	Wagner	FCS	Northeast Conference	-17.7	-10.9	-6.8
114	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-18.2	-2.7	-15.4
115	Valparaiso	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-18.3	-7.7	-10.6
116	Fordham	FCS	Patriot League	-18.4	-14.0	-4.3
117	Tennessee State	FCS	OVC-Big South Association	-19.1	-16.0	-3.0
118	Southern	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-19.5	-8.4	-11.1
119	Texas Southern	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-19.5	-8.1	-11.5
120	Georgetown	FCS	Patriot League	-20.7	-11.4	-9.3
121	New Haven	FCS	Northeast Conference	-20.9	-9.8	-11.1
122	Davidson	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-20.9	-8.4	-12.5
123	Murray State	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	-21.1	-12.8	-8.3
124	Stetson	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-21.2	-8.1	-13.0
125	VMI	FCS	Southern Conference	-22.1	-14.8	-7.3
126	North Carolina A&T	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-23.7	-12.0	-11.7
127	Hampton	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-25.5	-14.9	-10.5
128	Mississippi Valley State	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-27.0	-13.7	-13.2
129	Northwestern State	FCS	Southland Conference	-27.1	-9.6	-17.4
130	Saint Francis	FCS	Northeast Conference	-27.2	-19.7	-7.5

SRS — season 2025 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.

#	Team	Div	Conference	SRS	Off (higher = better)	Def (lower = better)
1	North Dakota State	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	+22.7	+15.1	-14.0
2	Montana State	FCS	Big Sky Conference	+20.7	+13.3	-12.1
3	Tarleton State	FCS	United Athletic Conference	+17.3	+16.0	-7.4
4	North Dakota	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	+15.6	+6.4	-11.4
5	Montana	FCS	Big Sky Conference	+14.6	+14.5	-2.8
6	UC Davis	FCS	Big Sky Conference	+10.9	+8.0	-1.4
7	Stephen F. Austin	FCS	Southland Conference	+10.4	+6.0	-5.5
8	South Dakota State	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	+9.8	+4.0	-7.4
9	Illinois State	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	+9.7	+6.1	-4.3
10	Southern Illinois	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	+8.9	+10.5	+0.0
11	Lehigh	FCS	Patriot League	+8.7	-0.6	-7.4
12	Abilene Christian	FCS	United Athletic Conference	+7.8	+5.3	-2.8
13	Sacramento State	FCS	Big Sky Conference	+7.7	+6.3	-0.3
14	South Dakota	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	+7.5	+4.0	-3.6
15	Youngstown State	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	+6.8	+12.2	+3.5
16	Yale	FCS	Ivy League	+6.7	+1.8	-4.2
17	Austin Peay	FCS	United Athletic Conference	+6.3	+8.9	+1.1
18	Southern Utah	FCS	United Athletic Conference	+6.1	+6.7	+1.1
19	SE Louisiana	FCS	Southland Conference	+5.9	+2.2	-4.9
20	Harvard	FCS	Ivy League	+5.7	+6.2	+1.8
21	Villanova	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	+5.6	+1.1	-4.9
22	Idaho State	FCS	Big Sky Conference	+5.2	+5.6	-2.3
23	Mercer	FCS	Southern Conference	+4.2	+7.2	+2.8
24	Tennessee Tech	FCS	OVC-Big South Association	+4.1	+5.1	-1.1
25	Alabama State	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	+3.7	+4.4	+6.3
26	West Georgia	FCS	United Athletic Conference	+3.4	-3.1	-5.4
27	?None	FCS	Southland Conference	+3.4	+2.6	+0.7
28	Northern Arizona	FCS	Big Sky Conference	+2.8	+6.5	+3.0
29	Rhode Island	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	+2.5	+1.5	+0.1
30	Cal Poly	FCS	Big Sky Conference	+2.2	+0.5	+0.4
31	Lamar	FCS	Southland Conference	+1.5	-6.0	-3.9
32	Idaho	FCS	Big Sky Conference	+1.0	-0.9	-2.5
33	East Tennessee State	FCS	Southern Conference	+0.5	+2.5	+4.6
34	Monmouth	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	+0.3	+7.1	+8.1
35	Incarnate Word	FCS	Southland Conference	-0.8	-2.7	-0.7
36	Jackson State	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-0.8	-5.2	+2.3
37	New Hampshire	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-0.9	-4.6	-0.9
38	Eastern Washington	FCS	Big Sky Conference	-1.4	-2.9	+1.8
39	South Carolina State	FCS	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	-1.4	+1.1	+7.0
40	Eastern Kentucky	FCS	United Athletic Conference	-2.0	-6.7	-4.7
41	Dartmouth	FCS	Ivy League	-2.2	-3.4	-0.2
42	Prairie View A&M	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-2.6	-6.1	+1.9
43	St. Thomas-Minnesota	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-2.7	-2.6	+3.6
44	Wofford	FCS	Southern Conference	-2.8	-10.0	-6.2
45	Western Carolina	FCS	Southern Conference	-2.9	+8.4	+10.8
46	William & Mary	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-3.5	-0.6	+4.8
47	Lafayette	FCS	Patriot League	-3.7	+4.4	+9.7
48	Central Arkansas	FCS	United Athletic Conference	-3.8	-0.9	+7.1
49	Gardner-Webb	FCS	OVC-Big South Association	-4.0	-0.4	+5.8
50	Elon	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-4.1	-5.0	+0.3
51	Northern Colorado	FCS	Big Sky Conference	-4.1	-5.7	+2.0
52	Stony Brook	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-4.2	-2.4	+3.9
53	Weber State	FCS	Big Sky Conference	-4.4	-1.1	+6.5
54	Pennsylvania	FCS	Ivy League	-4.4	-1.0	+6.2
55	Presbyterian	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-4.4	-9.4	+2.0
56	North Carolina Central	FCS	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	-4.7	-3.1	+6.6
57	Indiana State	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	-5.1	-2.1	+6.0
58	Drake	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-5.1	-9.9	-0.5
59	Northern Iowa	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	-5.2	-6.8	-2.2
60	San Diego	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-5.3	-5.6	+5.2
61	Nicholls	FCS	Southland Conference	-5.8	-7.5	+0.3
62	Lindenwood	FCS	OVC-Big South Association	-6.1	-3.9	+4.4
63	The Citadel	FCS	Southern Conference	-6.2	-10.4	+0.3
64	Central Connecticut	FCS	Northeast Conference	-6.3	-4.5	+6.4
65	Princeton	FCS	Ivy League	-6.7	-9.4	-0.6
66	McNeese	FCS	Southland Conference	-6.7	-7.9	+1.6
67	Maine	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-6.7	-7.1	+2.7
68	UT Martin	FCS	OVC-Big South Association	-6.9	-7.7	-0.4
69	Brown	FCS	Ivy League	-7.0	-3.0	+5.4
70	Towson	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-7.1	-5.9	+1.3
71	Holy Cross	FCS	Patriot League	-7.1	-9.2	+1.3
72	Duquesne	FCS	Northeast Conference	-7.5	-3.7	+7.7
73	Colgate	FCS	Patriot League	-7.7	-1.8	+9.0
74	Delaware State	FCS	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	-8.1	-6.7	+5.7
75	Richmond	FCS	Patriot League	-8.1	-9.3	+2.7
76	East Texas A&M	FCS	Southland Conference	-8.3	-0.2	+14.4
77	Dayton	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-8.7	-10.9	+5.5
78	Charleston Southern	FCS	OVC-Big South Association	-8.9	-12.6	-1.7
79	North Alabama	FCS	United Athletic Conference	-9.1	-1.9	+11.8
80	Long Island University	FCS	Northeast Conference	-9.2	-14.8	-0.8
81	Southeast Missouri State	FCS	OVC-Big South Association	-9.7	-5.2	+5.5
82	Furman	FCS	Southern Conference	-9.8	-6.0	+7.3
83	Sacred Heart	FCS	FCS Independents	-9.8	-5.1	+8.9
84	Grambling	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-9.8	-14.0	+7.1
85	Bethune-Cookman	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-10.0	-4.3	+13.8
86	Utah Tech	FCS	United Athletic Conference	-10.2	-10.5	+0.0
87	Mercyhurst	FCS	Northeast Conference	-10.3	-11.8	+3.6
88	Chattanooga	FCS	Southern Conference	-10.3	-2.5	+8.4
89	Alcorn State	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-10.8	-14.5	+8.5
90	Portland State	FCS	Big Sky Conference	-11.0	-7.0	+10.1
91	Cornell	FCS	Ivy League	-11.2	-10.2	+3.5
92	Western Illinois	FCS	OVC-Big South Association	-11.7	-4.2	+11.5
93	Campbell	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-11.8	-5.2	+10.3
94	Texas Southern	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-12.4	-12.5	+6.8
95	Eastern Illinois	FCS	OVC-Big South Association	-12.6	-10.3	+5.1
96	Merrimack	FCS	FCS Independents	-12.9	-13.0	+3.4
97	Murray State	FCS	Missouri Valley Football Conference	-13.4	-5.6	+8.0
98	Columbia	FCS	Ivy League	-13.7	-13.3	+4.0
99	Marist	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-14.0	-15.0	+7.6
100	Morgan State	FCS	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	-14.1	-10.6	+10.7
101	Butler	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-14.2	-10.9	+9.8
102	Georgetown	FCS	Patriot League	-15.2	-13.4	+8.0
103	Stonehill	FCS	Northeast Conference	-16.1	-17.1	+4.2
104	UAlbany	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-16.5	-11.9	+7.5
105	Wagner	FCS	Northeast Conference	-16.5	-14.5	+7.0
106	Howard	FCS	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	-16.5	-16.6	+6.7
107	Bucknell	FCS	Patriot League	-16.8	-6.2	+15.4
108	Bryant	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-17.2	-9.7	+9.4
109	Alabama A&M	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-17.4	-12.8	+16.5
110	Houston Christian	FCS	Southland Conference	-17.7	-15.1	+8.0
111	Robert Morris	FCS	Northeast Conference	-18.0	-16.5	+7.3
112	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-18.5	-16.0	+16.6
113	Northwestern State	FCS	Southland Conference	-18.6	-15.4	+16.9
114	Samford	FCS	Southern Conference	-19.1	-13.1	+9.5
115	Tennessee State	FCS	OVC-Big South Association	-19.2	-18.7	+5.2
116	Florida A&M	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-19.2	-13.7	+16.0
117	Fordham	FCS	Patriot League	-19.6	-14.7	+9.4
118	North Carolina A&T	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-20.9	-10.5	+20.8
119	Morehead State	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-21.0	-19.0	+12.6
120	Norfolk State	FCS	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	-21.8	-12.0	+15.5
121	Mississippi Valley State	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-22.8	-17.6	+20.0
122	New Haven	FCS	Northeast Conference	-23.1	-11.1	+18.9
123	VMI	FCS	Southern Conference	-23.4	-17.1	+16.1
124	Southern	FCS	Southwestern Athletic Conference	-23.8	-15.8	+17.4
125	Hampton	FCS	Coastal Athletic Association	-25.5	-15.7	+16.2
126	Saint Francis	FCS	Northeast Conference	-25.8	-20.8	+11.1
127	Valparaiso	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-26.6	-14.5	+22.1
128	Davidson	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-28.9	-17.4	+26.2
129	Stetson	FCS	Pioneer Football League	-30.3	-21.6	+24.8

Elo — live 2026 · week 2

#	Team	Div	Elo
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+ is built by someone else from different inputs. Showing it beside our number is the point: two honest estimates, and where they disagree you can see it instead of taking our word for it. Nothing here is fitted to agree with SP+ — it is a yardstick, never an input.

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