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Power Ratings — 2023 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 +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

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

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.