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Power Ratings — 2024 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 +21.8 +7.5 +14.3
2 North Dakota State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +20.5 +11.9 +8.6
3 Montana State FCS Big Sky Conference +18.9 +10.3 +8.6
4 South Dakota FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +14.5 +6.1 +8.5
5 Idaho FCS Big Sky Conference +7.6 +2.5 +5.1
6 UC Davis FCS Big Sky Conference +7.6 +4.6 +3.0
7 Montana FCS Big Sky Conference +6.0 +4.3 +1.8
8 Mercer FCS Southern Conference +4.8 +1.8 +3.0
9 UT Martin FCS OVC-Big South Association +4.8 +3.6 +1.1
10 Incarnate Word FCS Southland Conference +4.3 +6.1 -1.8
11 Tarleton State FCS United Athletic Conference +4.2 +2.9 +1.3
12 Illinois State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +3.1 -1.1 +4.2
13 North Dakota FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +2.8 +4.9 -2.1
14 Abilene Christian FCS United Athletic Conference +2.5 +5.9 -3.4
15 Chattanooga FCS Southern Conference +2.2 -1.6 +3.7
16 Harvard FCS Ivy League +1.9 +1.4 +0.5
17 Northern Arizona FCS Big Sky Conference +1.5 -4.1 +5.7
18 Southern Utah FCS United Athletic Conference +1.4 +2.3 -0.9
19 Villanova FCS Coastal Athletic Association +1.0 -6.2 +7.2
20 Jackson State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -0.3 +0.5 -0.8
21 Yale FCS Ivy League -0.4 +4.1 -4.4
22 Central Arkansas FCS United Athletic Conference -0.5 +1.6 -2.1
23 Eastern Washington FCS Big Sky Conference -0.8 +8.2 -9.0
24 Southeast Missouri State FCS OVC-Big South Association -1.1 +0.2 -1.3
25 Western Carolina FCS Southern Conference -1.3 +5.4 -6.7
26 Holy Cross FCS Patriot League -1.3 -1.0 -0.3
27 Rhode Island FCS Coastal Athletic Association -1.5 -4.5 +3.0
28 Richmond FCS Patriot League -1.5 -4.2 +2.7
29 Stephen F. Austin FCS Southland Conference -1.6 -0.9 -0.8
30 Eastern Kentucky FCS United Athletic Conference -1.6 -3.1 +1.5
31 New Hampshire FCS Coastal Athletic Association -1.7 -3.7 +2.0
32 Youngstown State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference -1.7 +4.8 -6.5
33 East Tennessee State FCS Southern Conference -1.8 -2.8 +1.0
34 Duquesne FCS Northeast Conference -1.9 +0.2 -2.2
35 Monmouth FCS Coastal Athletic Association -2.3 +8.1 -10.4
36 Dartmouth FCS Ivy League -2.6 -1.7 -0.9
37 Southern Illinois FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference -2.9 -3.2 +0.3
38 Weber State FCS Big Sky Conference -3.2 -1.1 -2.1
39 Tennessee Tech FCS OVC-Big South Association -3.2 -6.3 +3.1
40 North Carolina Central FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -3.5 +0.4 -3.9
41 Butler FCS Pioneer Football League -3.6 -3.0 -0.6
42 South Carolina State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -3.7 -0.4 -3.2
43 Portland State FCS Big Sky Conference -3.7 +4.8 -8.5
44 Sacramento State FCS Big Sky Conference -3.8 +2.1 -5.9
45 Austin Peay FCS United Athletic Conference -3.8 -3.8 +0.0
46 Lehigh FCS Patriot League -4.1 -3.1 -1.0
47 Towson FCS Coastal Athletic Association -4.2 -2.9 -1.3
48 Samford FCS Southern Conference -4.7 -1.4 -3.3
49 Tennessee State FCS OVC-Big South Association -4.7 -4.2 -0.5
50 SE Louisiana FCS Southland Conference -4.9 -4.7 -0.1

SRS — season 2024 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 +22.7 +15.5 -12.3
2 South Dakota State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +22.4 +12.1 -17.5
3 Montana State FCS Big Sky Conference +21.3 +12.6 -11.8
4 South Dakota FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +16.2 +10.7 -10.8
5 UC Davis FCS Big Sky Conference +10.4 +8.2 -5.0
6 Idaho FCS Big Sky Conference +8.7 +3.4 -6.0
7 UT Martin FCS OVC-Big South Association +7.9 +5.2 -2.1
8 Incarnate Word FCS Southland Conference +7.9 +8.8 +1.0
9 Mercer FCS Southern Conference +6.5 +3.4 -3.6
10 Tarleton State FCS United Athletic Conference +6.4 +3.7 -1.7
11 Montana FCS Big Sky Conference +5.8 +6.4 -1.5
12 Abilene Christian FCS United Athletic Conference +5.3 +8.5 +3.6
13 Illinois State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +4.6 -1.5 -3.9
14 Chattanooga FCS Southern Conference +4.6 -1.2 -4.0
15 Stephen F. Austin FCS Southland Conference +3.8 +1.2 -3.8
16 North Dakota FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +3.6 +5.6 +1.3
17 Northern Arizona FCS Big Sky Conference +3.0 -4.9 -7.6
18 Southern Utah FCS United Athletic Conference +2.9 +2.5 +1.3
19 Jackson State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference +2.9 -0.6 +1.8
20 Southeast Missouri State FCS OVC-Big South Association +2.5 +0.5 +0.2
21 Tennessee Tech FCS OVC-Big South Association +2.0 -3.6 -5.0
22 Villanova FCS Coastal Athletic Association +1.7 -6.8 -7.8
23 Richmond FCS Patriot League +1.3 -3.0 -4.9
24 East Tennessee State FCS Southern Conference +1.2 -1.9 -2.7
25 Western Carolina FCS Southern Conference +1.0 +6.1 +5.2
26 Eastern Washington FCS Big Sky Conference +1.0 +9.9 +8.2
27 Harvard FCS Ivy League +0.7 -0.1 +1.2
28 Central Arkansas FCS United Athletic Conference +0.6 +2.5 +3.2
29 Monmouth FCS Coastal Athletic Association +0.4 +11.3 +9.6
30 Rhode Island FCS Coastal Athletic Association +0.3 -4.7 -3.4
31 South Carolina State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference +0.3 +3.2 +2.8
32 Lehigh FCS Patriot League -0.1 -0.8 +0.2
33 Yale FCS Ivy League -0.2 +3.7 +6.2
34 Duquesne FCS Northeast Conference -0.5 -1.2 +5.1
35 Towson FCS Coastal Athletic Association -0.5 -1.5 -0.7
36 Eastern Kentucky FCS United Athletic Conference -0.6 -4.4 -1.3
37 Tennessee State FCS OVC-Big South Association -0.6 -4.0 +1.2
38 Stony Brook FCS Coastal Athletic Association -0.6 +0.3 +2.5
39 New Hampshire FCS Coastal Athletic Association -0.6 -5.5 -2.8
40 SE Louisiana FCS Southland Conference -1.0 -4.4 -1.8
41 McNeese FCS Southland Conference -1.1 -4.3 -0.1
42 North Carolina Central FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -1.5 +1.4 +0.2
43 Dartmouth FCS Ivy League -1.8 -1.3 +3.1
44 Portland State FCS Big Sky Conference -2.0 +5.3 +8.5
45 Holy Cross FCS Patriot League -2.0 -2.3 +0.4
46 Samford FCS Southern Conference -2.5 -0.2 +2.8
47 Southern Illinois FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference -2.7 -1.3 -0.4
48 Weber State FCS Big Sky Conference -2.8 -0.0 +3.2
49 Youngstown State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference -3.0 +2.8 +9.2
50 Austin Peay FCS United Athletic Conference -3.4 -5.0 +0.3

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 2024 yet — it needs games to have been played. This fills in once the season starts. It is FBS-only.