2023 FCS College Football Conference Standings
Last updated: Tuesday, January 9, 2024 - final ratings
I will be updating this page by each Monday night during the season.
These ratings are based on a mathematical formula that 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.
PF = points for
PA = points against
* = ineligible for postseason play
** = ineligible for conference championship and postseason play
| FCS FOOTBALL | | | | | | | | |
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| BIG SKY CONFERENCE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Montana | 7 | 1 | | 13 | 2 | 112.0 | | 454 | 258
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| Idaho | 6 | 2 | | 9 | 4 | 106.2 | | 420 | 287
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| Montana State | 6 | 2 | | 8 | 4 | 107.9 | | 479 | 262
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| UC-Davis | 5 | 3 | | 7 | 4 | 98.1 | | 283 | 269
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| Northern Arizona | 5 | 3 | | 5 | 6 | 95.4 | | 303 | 340
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| Sacramento State | 4 | 4 | | 8 | 5 | 99.4 | | 397 | 354
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| Weber State | 4 | 4 | | 6 | 5 | 95.9 | | 265 | 265
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| Portland State | 4 | 4 | | 5 | 6 | 91.5 | | 372 | 359
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| Eastern Washington | 3 | 5 | | 4 | 7 | 91.1 | | 355 | 397
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| Idaho State | 3 | 5 | | 3 | 8 | 83.6 | | 280 | 437
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| Cal Poly | 1 | 7 | | 3 | 8 | 73.8 | | 226 | 434
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| Northern Colorado | 0 | 8 | | 0 | 11 | 74.4 | | 154 | 367
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| BIG SOUTH-OHIO VALLEY ASSOCIATION | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Gardner-Webb | 5 | 1 | | 7 | 5 | 94.7 | | 322 | 337
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| UT-Martin | 5 | 1 | | 8 | 3 | 100.2 | | 349 | 264
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| Eastern Illinois | 4 | 2 | | 8 | 3 | 91.1 | | 260 | 217
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| Bryant | 4 | 2 | | 6 | 5 | 90.1 | | 343 | 287
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| Southeast Missouri State | 3 | 3 | | 4 | 7 | 88.3 | | 294 | 326
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| Tennessee State | 2 | 4 | | 6 | 5 | 81.6 | | 250 | 272
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| Tennessee Tech | 2 | 4 | | 4 | 7 | 79.7 | | 189 | 278
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| Charleston Southern | 2 | 4 | | 4 | 7 | 78.3 | | 176 | 321
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| Robert Morris | 2 | 4 | | 4 | 7 | 76.2 | | 224 | 318
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| Lindenwood** | 1 | 5 | | 3 | 7 | 67.6 | | 220 | 315
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| COASTAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Albany | 7 | 1 | | 11 | 4 | 104.0 | | 426 | 300
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| Villanova | 7 | 1 | | 10 | 3 | 107.4 | | 415 | 245
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| Richmond | 7 | 1 | | 9 | 4 | 93.0 | | 366 | 307
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| Delaware | 6 | 2 | | 9 | 4 | 100.8 | | 411 | 312
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| Elon | 6 | 2 | | 6 | 5 | 94.9 | | 272 | 264
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| New Hampshire | 4 | 4 | | 6 | 5 | 95.8 | | 412 | 325
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| William & Mary | 4 | 4 | | 6 | 5 | 92.0 | | 239 | 204
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| Rhode Island | 4 | 4 | | 6 | 5 | 91.3 | | 318 | 306
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| Towson | 4 | 4 | | 5 | 6 | 87.9 | | 264 | 356
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| Campbell | 4 | 4 | | 5 | 6 | 86.2 | | 316 | 366
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| Hampton | 3 | 5 | | 5 | 6 | 77.6 | | 256 | 389
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| Monmouth | 3 | 5 | | 4 | 7 | 88.5 | | 357 | 303
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| Maine | 1 | 7 | | 2 | 9 | 78.3 | | 259 | 360
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| North Carolina A&T | 0 | 8 | | 1 | 10 | 74.5 | | 177 | 336
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| Stony Brook | 0 | 8 | | 0 | 10 | 70.1 | | 152 | 392
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| IVY LEAGUE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Harvard | 5 | 2 | | 8 | 2 | 97.8 | | 318 | 202
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| Yale | 5 | 2 | | 7 | 3 | 92.9 | | 299 | 199
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| Dartmouth | 5 | 2 | | 6 | 4 | 89.7 | | 232 | 193
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| Princeton | 4 | 3 | | 5 | 5 | 87.6 | | 197 | 175
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| Pennsylvania | 3 | 4 | | 6 | 4 | 88.7 | | 262 | 217
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| Brown | 3 | 4 | | 5 | 5 | 82.2 | | 255 | 290
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| Cornell | 2 | 5 | | 3 | 7 | 76.3 | | 182 | 248
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| Columbia | 1 | 6 | | 3 | 7 | 79.3 | | 156 | 182
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| MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Howard | 4 | 1 | | 6 | 6 | 85.0 | | 342 | 285
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| North Carolina Central | 4 | 1 | | 9 | 3 | 89.7 | | 430 | 345
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| South Carolina State | 3 | 2 | | 5 | 6 | 77.9 | | 268 | 283
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| Morgan State | 3 | 2 | | 4 | 6 | 81.0 | | 161 | 214
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| Norfolk State | 1 | 4 | | 3 | 8 | 73.1 | | 264 | 325
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| Delaware State | 0 | 5 | | 1 | 10 | 60.7 | | 198 | 415
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| MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| South Dakota State | 8 | 0 | | 15 | 0 | 125.8 | | 560 | 139
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| South Dakota | 7 | 1 | | 10 | 3 | 106.0 | | 312 | 230
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| North Dakota State | 5 | 3 | | 11 | 4 | 111.7 | | 572 | 299
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| Youngstown State | 5 | 3 | | 8 | 5 | 101.1 | | 416 | 330
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| North Dakota | 5 | 3 | | 7 | 5 | 99.4 | | 377 | 315
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| Northern Iowa | 5 | 3 | | 6 | 5 | 97.8 | | 288 | 293
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| Southern Illinois | 4 | 4 | | 8 | 5 | 104.9 | | 332 | 210
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| Illinois State | 4 | 4 | | 6 | 5 | 94.9 | | 361 | 225
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| Missouri State | 3 | 5 | | 4 | 7 | 95.3 | | 328 | 333
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| Murray State | 1 | 7 | | 2 | 9 | 80.6 | | 183 | 383
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| Indiana State | 1 | 7 | | 1 | 10 | 77.5 | | 148 | 330
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| Western Illinois | 0 | 8 | | 0 | 11 | 66.0 | | 138 | 509
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| NORTHEAST CONFERENCE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Duquesne | 6 | 1 | | 7 | 5 | 82.9 | | 325 | 368
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| Stonehill** | 4 | 3 | | 5 | 5 | 73.6 | | 229 | 303
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| Merrimack | 4 | 3 | | 5 | 6 | 75.9 | | 295 | 236
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| St. Francis(PA) | 4 | 3 | | 4 | 6 | 77.3 | | 272 | 264
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| Long Island | 4 | 3 | | 4 | 7 | 75.3 | | 216 | 290
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| Wagner | 3 | 4 | | 4 | 7 | 68.4 | | 192 | 328
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| Sacred Heart | 2 | 5 | | 2 | 9 | 67.1 | | 147 | 272
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| Central Connecticut State | 1 | 6 | | 3 | 8 | 63.3 | | 277 | 343
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| PATRIOT LEAGUE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Lafayette | 5 | 1 | | 9 | 3 | 96.7 | | 360 | 280
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| Holy Cross | 5 | 1 | | 7 | 4 | 98.0 | | 406 | 283
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| Colgate | 4 | 2 | | 6 | 5 | 85.0 | | 251 | 359
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| Georgetown | 3 | 3 | | 5 | 6 | 78.8 | | 283 | 284
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| Fordham | 2 | 4 | | 6 | 5 | 87.6 | | 335 | 272
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| Bucknell | 1 | 5 | | 4 | 7 | 78.8 | | 288 | 371
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| Lehigh | 1 | 5 | | 2 | 9 | 72.4 | | 203 | 343
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| PIONEER LEAGUE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Drake | 8 | 0 | | 8 | 4 | 80.6 | | 226 | 315
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| St. Thomas* | 7 | 1 | | 8 | 3 | 81.3 | | 265 | 243
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| Davidson | 6 | 2 | | 7 | 4 | 70.7 | | 440 | 320
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| Butler | 5 | 3 | | 7 | 4 | 78.1 | | 318 | 193
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| San Diego | 4 | 4 | | 4 | 7 | 68.4 | | 253 | 277
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| Marist | 4 | 4 | | 4 | 7 | 62.4 | | 191 | 326
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| Morehead State | 3 | 5 | | 4 | 7 | 69.7 | | 243 | 318
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| Dayton | 2 | 6 | | 4 | 7 | 65.6 | | 274 | 274
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| Presbyterian | 2 | 6 | | 4 | 7 | 63.4 | | 238 | 280
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| Valparaiso | 2 | 6 | | 3 | 8 | 64.8 | | 195 | 273
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| Stetson | 1 | 7 | | 3 | 8 | 58.9 | | 256 | 406
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| SOUTHERN CONFERENCE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Furman | 7 | 1 | | 10 | 3 | 102.7 | | 356 | 237
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| Mercer | 6 | 2 | | 9 | 4 | 97.7 | | 317 | 311
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| Chattanooga | 6 | 2 | | 8 | 5 | 97.6 | | 357 | 319
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| Western Carolina | 5 | 3 | | 7 | 4 | 96.9 | | 413 | 305
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| Samford | 4 | 4 | | 6 | 5 | 92.5 | | 319 | 267
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| VMI | 4 | 4 | | 5 | 6 | 83.5 | | 167 | 274
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| East Tennessee State | 2 | 6 | | 3 | 8 | 77.6 | | 200 | 350
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| Wofford | 2 | 6 | | 2 | 9 | 76.6 | | 152 | 278
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| Citadel | 0 | 8 | | 0 | 11 | 66.1 | | 110 | 384
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| SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Nicholls State | 7 | 0 | | 7 | 5 | 92.8 | | 267 | 281
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| Incarnate Word | 6 | 1 | | 9 | 2 | 91.3 | | 336 | 195
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| Lamar | 5 | 2 | | 6 | 5 | 84.5 | | 277 | 259
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| Houston Christian | 4 | 3 | | 6 | 5 | 78.8 | | 261 | 278
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| Southeastern Louisiana | 3 | 4 | | 3 | 8 | 82.7 | | 278 | 313
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| Texas A&M-Commerce* | 2 | 5 | | 2 | 9 | 71.3 | | 159 | 323
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| McNeese State | 1 | 6 | | 1 | 10 | 67.8 | | 191 | 381
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| Northwestern State | 0 | 7 | | 0 | 11 | 67.3 | | 84 | 213
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| SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONF. | | | | | | | | |
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| EAST DIVISION | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Florida A&M | 8 | 0 | | 12 | 1 | 96.5 | | 398 | 197
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| Jackson State | 5 | 3 | | 7 | 4 | 83.8 | | 300 | 263
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| Alabama State | 5 | 3 | | 7 | 4 | 81.4 | | 227 | 159
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| Alabama A&M | 3 | 5 | | 5 | 6 | 73.5 | | 326 | 301
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| Bethune-Cookman | 2 | 6 | | 3 | 8 | 74.6 | | 203 | 286
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| Mississippi Valley State | 1 | 7 | | 1 | 10 | 62.0 | | 132 | 298
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| WEST DIVISION | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Prairie View A&M | 6 | 2 | | 6 | 6 | 78.5 | | 234 | 374
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| Alcorn State | 6 | 2 | | 7 | 4 | 81.4 | | 246 | 247
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| Southern | 5 | 3 | | 6 | 5 | 78.4 | | 255 | 223
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| Grambling State | 4 | 4 | | 5 | 6 | 77.5 | | 316 | 314
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| Texas Southern | 2 | 6 | | 3 | 8 | 75.2 | | 288 | 360
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| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 1 | 7 | | 2 | 9 | 61.7 | | 167 | 372
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| UNITED ATHLETIC CONFERENCE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Austin Peay | 6 | 0 | | 9 | 3 | 102.0 | | 409 | 293
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| Tarleton State** | 4 | 2 | | 8 | 3 | 98.1 | | 366 | 270
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| Central Arkansas | 4 | 2 | | 7 | 4 | 97.2 | | 346 | 253
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| Southern Utah | 4 | 2 | | 6 | 5 | 95.7 | | 350 | 261
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| Eastern Kentucky | 4 | 2 | | 5 | 6 | 93.2 | | 324 | 365
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| Abilene Christian | 3 | 3 | | 5 | 6 | 90.2 | | 286 | 319
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| North Alabama | 1 | 5 | | 3 | 8 | 86.3 | | 252 | 366
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| Utah Tech** | 1 | 5 | | 2 | 9 | 81.7 | | 254 | 416
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| Stephen F. Austin | 0 | 6 | | 3 | 8 | 84.4 | | 322 | 349
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| INDEPENDENT | | | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Kennesaw State* | | | | 3 | 6 | 76.7 | | 235 | 161
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