2025 FCS College Football Power Ratings



Last updated:  Monday, December 22, 2025 - thru games of December 21


I will be updating this page by each Monday night during the season.
These ratings are based on a mathematical formula which includes several
factors, including win-loss record, schedule strength, and margin of victory
in games.  The most recent games are counted with more slightly emphasis than
those played earlier in the season.  


The strength of schedule ranking shown here is vs. all opponents and is the 
ranking among the 129 FCS teams in these ratings only.  To see the strength of
schedule ranking among all 265 Div. I teams, please refer to the overall
ratings or alphabetical ratings pages.


The strength of schedule ranking reflects only games played so far during the 
season, not future opponents.


SS = strength of schedule ranking among all 129 FCS teams in these ratings 
(1 is strongest and 129 is weakest)

*  = ineligible for postseason play
** = ineligible for conference championship and postseason play
FCS RATINGS W L RATING SS
1 Montana State 13 2 117.5 7
2 North Dakota State 12 1 115.7 26
3 Montana 13 2 109.9 15
4 Illinois State 12 4 109.2 6
5 Tarleton State 12 2 109.0 37
6 Villanova 12 3 105.8 25
7 North Dakota 8 6 104.3 12
8 Stephen F. Austin 11 3 102.7 54
9 South Dakota 10 5 102.6 9
10 South Dakota State 9 5 102.5 10
11 UC-Davis 9 4 102.2 8
12 Lehigh 12 1 101.0 81
13 Abilene Christian 9 5 100.8 11
14 Yale 9 3 99.9 38
15 Youngstown State 8 5 98.2 18
16 Southern Illinois 7 5 98.1 27
17 Idaho State 6 6 97.6 14
18 Southeastern Louisiana 9 4 97.2 53
19 Austin Peay 7 5 96.9 30
20 Tennessee Tech 11 2 96.1 88
21 Southern Utah 7 5 96.0 28
22 Mercer 9 3 96.0 56
23 West Georgia* 8 3 96.0 45
24 Rhode Island 11 3 95.9 64
25 Harvard 9 2 95.9 76
26 Sacramento State 7 5 95.5 35
27 Northern Arizona 7 5 95.2 16
28 Lamar 8 5 92.4 33
29 South Carolina State 10 3 92.2 80
30 New Hampshire 8 5 92.1 40
31 Monmouth 9 3 92.1 90
32 Cal Poly 4 8 91.5 4
33 East Tennessee State 7 5 90.9 55
34 Dartmouth 7 3 90.7 72
35 Alabama State 10 2 90.3 123
36 Western Carolina 7 5 90.1 62
37 William & Mary 7 5 89.1 63
38 Gardner-Webb 7 5 89.0 42
39 Eastern Kentucky 5 7 88.9 23
40 UT-Rio Grande Valley 9 3 88.3 120
41 Elon 6 6 88.1 61
42 Idaho 4 8 87.8 21
43 Lafayette 8 4 87.6 83
44 Weber State 4 8 87.5 3
45 Wofford 6 6 87.5 74
46 Eastern Washington 5 7 87.4 19
47 Incarnate Word 5 7 87.3 44
48 Stony Brook 6 6 86.8 67
49 Pennsylvania 6 4 86.6 69
50 Prairie View A&M 10 4 86.1 116
51 North Carolina Central 8 4 86.0 104
52 UT-Martin 6 6 85.8 47
53 Maine 6 6 85.7 70
54 Lindenwood 6 6 85.5 57
55 Jackson State 9 3 85.2 117
56 Towson 6 6 84.6 73
57 Drake 8 4 84.6 100
58 Northern Iowa 3 9 84.2 13
59 Charleston Southern 5 7 84.1 36
60 Brown 5 5 83.9 68
61 Nicholls 4 8 83.7 34
62 Indiana State 3 9 83.7 2
63 Richmond 7 5 83.6 82
64 Northern Colorado 4 8 82.8 29
65 Sacred Heart 8 4 82.8 102
66 Central Arkansas 3 9 82.6 17
67 San Diego 8 4 82.4 106
68 Furman 6 6 82.3 60
69 Central Connecticut 8 5 82.3 99
70 Citadel 4 8 81.9 46
71 Chattanooga 5 7 81.8 58
72 St. Thomas 7 5 81.8 112
73 Delaware State 8 4 81.4 113
74 McNeese 5 7 81.4 71
75 Colgate 5 7 81.3 65
76 Princeton 3 7 81.0 52
77 Duquesne 7 5 80.7 103
78 Long Island 6 6 80.5 85
79 Southeast Missouri State 4 8 80.4 49
80 Holy Cross 3 9 79.9 51
81 Presbyterian 10 2 79.6 129
82 Bethune-Cookman 6 6 78.6 93
83 North Alabama 2 10 78.2 22
84 Cornell 4 6 78.1 75
85 East Texas A&M 3 9 78.0 31
86 Utah Tech 2 10 77.9 24
87 Western Illinois 4 8 77.8 48
88 Murray State 1 11 77.4 5
89 Mercyhurst* 5 7 77.4 79
90 Eastern Illinois 3 9 76.6 41
91 Portland State 1 11 76.1 1
92 Dayton 7 4 75.5 128
93 Merrimack 4 8 75.4 84
94 Campbell 2 10 75.4 43
95 Texas Southern 6 5 74.8 118
96 Columbia 2 8 74.7 50
97 Grambling State 7 5 74.3 115
98 Albany 2 10 73.9 39
99 Georgetown 6 6 73.1 105
100 Wagner 5 7 73.1 95
101 Bryant 3 9 72.6 77
102 Stonehill* 4 8 72.0 92
103 Butler 6 6 71.9 114
104 Samford 1 11 71.7 20
105 Bucknell 5 7 71.4 98
106 Howard 5 7 71.4 108
107 Alcorn State 5 7 70.5 122
108 Marist 5 7 69.6 119
109 Morgan State 4 8 68.8 111
110 Florida A&M 5 7 68.3 109
111 Fordham 1 11 67.7 59
112 New Haven** 5 5 66.9 126
113 Tennessee State 2 10 66.8 86
114 Robert Morris 3 9 66.7 101
115 Houston Christian 2 10 65.8 87
116 North Carolina A&T 2 10 65.2 66
117 Alabama A&M 4 8 64.9 110
118 Arkansas-Pine Bluff* 3 8 64.5 97
119 Northwestern State 1 11 63.9 32
120 Norfolk State 1 11 63.5 89
121 Morehead State 6 6 63.3 125
122 Hampton 2 10 63.2 91
123 Southern 2 10 62.7 96
124 VMI 1 11 62.0 78
125 Mississippi Valley State* 2 10 58.4 107
126 St. Francis 0 11 58.4 94
127 Valparaiso 2 10 52.8 124
128 Davidson 2 10 52.2 121
129 Stetson 3 9 47.6 127