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Power Ratings — 2022 50 teams

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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 +21.5 +10.0 +11.5
2 North Dakota State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +16.3 +7.6 +8.7
3 Sacramento State FCS Big Sky Conference +15.2 +12.0 +3.2
4 Montana State FCS Big Sky Conference +13.0 +12.3 +0.7
5 Weber State FCS Big Sky Conference +12.9 +4.9 +8.0
6 Incarnate Word FCS Southland Conference +12.6 +16.4 -3.8
7 UC Davis FCS Big Sky Conference +10.5 +5.9 +4.5
8 Northern Iowa FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +9.5 +5.9 +3.6
9 Princeton FCS Ivy League +8.9 +0.6 +8.3
10 Montana FCS Big Sky Conference +8.9 +3.6 +5.3
11 Jackson State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference +8.8 +2.7 +6.0
12 Holy Cross FCS Patriot League +7.9 +5.9 +2.0
13 William & Mary FCS Coastal Athletic Association +7.7 +4.5 +3.2
14 Idaho FCS Big Sky Conference +7.1 +6.2 +0.9
15 Richmond FCS Patriot League +6.6 +2.3 +4.3
16 Southern Illinois FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +6.4 +3.4 +2.9
17 Furman FCS Southern Conference +5.2 +0.8 +4.4
18 Yale FCS Ivy League +5.1 +2.2 +2.9
19 Samford FCS Southern Conference +4.9 +5.8 -1.0
20 Mercer FCS Southern Conference +4.7 +4.1 +0.6
21 North Dakota FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +4.7 +5.1 -0.5
22 Harvard FCS Ivy League +4.4 +0.6 +3.7
23 Southeast Missouri State FCS OVC-Big South Association +4.1 +4.1 +0.1
24 Elon FCS Coastal Athletic Association +3.3 -1.6 +4.9
25 Chattanooga FCS Southern Conference +3.2 -2.6 +5.8
26 Youngstown State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +2.3 +3.0 -0.7
27 SE Louisiana FCS Southland Conference +2.3 +6.2 -3.9
28 St. Thomas-Minnesota FCS Pioneer Football League +2.2 -1.6 +3.8
29 Saint Francis FCS Northeast Conference +1.8 +1.3 +0.4
30 Rhode Island FCS Coastal Athletic Association +1.2 +0.7 +0.5
31 North Carolina Central FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference +0.6 +3.5 -2.8
32 UT Martin FCS OVC-Big South Association +0.6 +4.2 -3.6
33 Austin Peay FCS United Athletic Conference +0.1 -1.4 +1.6
34 Dartmouth FCS Ivy League -0.2 -6.2 +5.9
35 Central Arkansas FCS United Athletic Conference -0.3 +2.7 -3.0
36 Pennsylvania FCS Ivy League -0.4 -3.4 +3.0
37 Fordham FCS Patriot League -0.5 +15.2 -15.7
38 Gardner-Webb FCS OVC-Big South Association -0.5 +2.7 -3.2
39 Abilene Christian FCS United Athletic Conference -0.7 -2.8 +2.1
40 Florida A&M FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -1.0 -4.5 +3.5
41 South Dakota FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference -1.0 -4.9 +3.9
42 Illinois State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference -1.3 -8.5 +7.2
43 New Hampshire FCS Coastal Athletic Association -1.3 -0.3 -1.0
44 Columbia FCS Ivy League -2.1 -3.9 +1.7
45 Villanova FCS Coastal Athletic Association -2.4 -1.6 -0.9
46 Davidson FCS Pioneer Football League -2.4 +0.4 -2.8
47 Eastern Kentucky FCS United Athletic Conference -2.6 +4.6 -7.3
48 Campbell FCS Coastal Athletic Association -3.3 +0.7 -4.0
49 Southern Utah FCS United Athletic Conference -3.4 -0.5 -2.9
50 Eastern Washington FCS Big Sky Conference -3.7 +4.1 -7.8

SRS — season 2022 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 +22.7 +11.8 -14.4
2 Sacramento State FCS Big Sky Conference +17.5 +15.9 -5.5
3 North Dakota State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +15.7 +10.0 -10.1
4 Weber State FCS Big Sky Conference +14.8 +7.6 -11.2
5 Incarnate Word FCS Southland Conference +14.2 +20.6 +1.3
6 Montana State FCS Big Sky Conference +14.1 +16.9 -1.8
7 UC Davis FCS Big Sky Conference +13.8 +10.5 -8.2
8 Idaho FCS Big Sky Conference +11.1 +9.7 -3.9
9 William & Mary FCS Coastal Athletic Association +11.0 +6.0 -2.7
10 Jackson State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference +10.6 +5.6 -6.2
11 Furman FCS Southern Conference +10.4 +5.6 -7.8
12 Montana FCS Big Sky Conference +10.0 +8.4 -8.2
13 Samford FCS Southern Conference +9.3 +7.7 -4.5
14 Northern Iowa FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +9.2 +9.9 -3.8
15 Mercer FCS Southern Conference +8.5 +10.2 -4.8
16 Holy Cross FCS Patriot League +8.5 +6.8 -1.7
17 Richmond FCS Patriot League +8.3 +3.6 -4.5
18 Southeast Missouri State FCS OVC-Big South Association +7.5 +6.2 -2.2
19 Chattanooga FCS Southern Conference +7.3 +1.8 -7.3
20 Elon FCS Coastal Athletic Association +7.3 -0.8 -6.6
21 Southern Illinois FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +7.1 +4.5 -4.7
22 North Dakota FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +5.8 +8.9 +0.1
23 Princeton FCS Ivy League +4.8 -4.2 -4.7
24 Rhode Island FCS Coastal Athletic Association +3.8 +1.2 -0.2
25 SE Louisiana FCS Southland Conference +3.7 +6.2 +0.4
26 Youngstown State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +3.5 +4.0 -0.3
27 Yale FCS Ivy League +3.3 -0.1 -1.3
28 North Carolina Central FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference +3.0 +3.6 +3.9
29 Gardner-Webb FCS OVC-Big South Association +2.9 +3.7 +1.2
30 Fordham FCS Patriot League +2.6 +16.4 +16.1
31 Saint Francis FCS Northeast Conference +2.5 +1.1 +2.7
32 UT Martin FCS OVC-Big South Association +1.7 +5.5 +4.4
33 Central Arkansas FCS United Athletic Conference +1.6 +2.7 +1.8
34 Austin Peay FCS United Athletic Conference +1.4 +0.3 -4.3
35 Campbell FCS Coastal Athletic Association +1.3 +2.3 +3.6
36 Abilene Christian FCS United Athletic Conference +1.1 -2.2 -3.0
37 New Hampshire FCS Coastal Athletic Association +1.1 +0.0 +1.9
38 Eastern Kentucky FCS United Athletic Conference +0.5 +8.2 +7.2
39 Illinois State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference -0.2 -7.8 -8.2
40 Harvard FCS Ivy League -0.6 -3.2 +1.3
41 Southern Utah FCS United Athletic Conference -1.1 -1.2 +2.8
42 Pennsylvania FCS Ivy League -1.5 -4.6 +0.5
43 South Dakota FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference -1.8 -5.1 -4.4
44 Florida A&M FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -2.3 -7.2 +1.8
45 Villanova FCS Coastal Athletic Association -3.5 -3.9 +3.6
46 North Carolina A&T FCS Coastal Athletic Association -3.6 -3.5 +3.0
47 Southern FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -4.4 -4.4 +1.8
48 Northern Arizona FCS Big Sky Conference -4.4 -4.2 -0.7
49 East Tennessee State FCS Southern Conference -4.4 +2.5 +5.5
50 Monmouth FCS Coastal Athletic Association -4.4 +3.6 +10.7

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 2022 yet — it needs games to have been played. This fills in once the season starts. It is FBS-only.