2025 FCS College Football Conference Standings
Last updated: Tuesday, January 20, 2026 - 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 State | 8 | 0 | | 14 | 2 | 117.6 | | 606 | 304
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| Montana | 7 | 1 | | 13 | 2 | 110.1 | | 615 | 381
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| UC-Davis | 6 | 2 | | 9 | 4 | 102.3 | | 421 | 392
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| Sacramento State | 5 | 3 | | 7 | 5 | 95.6 | | 405 | 315
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| Idaho State | 5 | 3 | | 6 | 6 | 97.5 | | 396 | 327
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| Northern Arizona | 4 | 4 | | 7 | 5 | 95.2 | | 380 | 375
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| Eastern Washington | 4 | 4 | | 5 | 7 | 87.5 | | 281 | 362
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| Cal Poly | 2 | 6 | | 4 | 8 | 91.6 | | 330 | 378
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| Idaho | 2 | 6 | | 4 | 8 | 87.9 | | 302 | 317
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| Northern Colorado | 2 | 6 | | 4 | 8 | 83.0 | | 243 | 341
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| Weber State | 2 | 6 | | 4 | 8 | 87.5 | | 277 | 460
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| Portland State | 1 | 7 | | 1 | 11 | 76.1 | | 194 | 512
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| BIG SOUTH-OHIO VALLEY ASSOCIATION | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Tennessee Tech | 8 | 0 | | 11 | 2 | 96.1 | | 488 | 243
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| UT-Martin | 6 | 2 | | 6 | 6 | 85.7 | | 248 | 287
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| Gardner-Webb | 5 | 3 | | 7 | 5 | 89.0 | | 330 | 357
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| Lindenwood | 5 | 3 | | 6 | 6 | 85.4 | | 297 | 324
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| Charleston Southern | 4 | 4 | | 5 | 7 | 84.0 | | 199 | 288
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| Southeast Missouri State | 3 | 5 | | 4 | 8 | 80.5 | | 278 | 361
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| Western Illinois | 3 | 5 | | 4 | 8 | 78.0 | | 277 | 417
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| Eastern Illinois | 2 | 6 | | 3 | 9 | 76.6 | | 210 | 350
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| Tennessee State | 0 | 8 | | 2 | 10 | 66.8 | | 155 | 319
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| COASTAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Rhode Island | 8 | 0 | | 11 | 3 | 96.0 | | 438 | 296
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| Villanova | 7 | 1 | | 12 | 3 | 106.0 | | 443 | 314
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| New Hampshire | 6 | 2 | | 8 | 5 | 92.3 | | 323 | 297
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| Monmouth | 6 | 2 | | 9 | 3 | 92.2 | | 480 | 333
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| William & Mary | 6 | 2 | | 7 | 5 | 89.4 | | 354 | 308
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| Maine | 5 | 3 | | 6 | 6 | 85.9 | | 290 | 291
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| Elon | 4 | 4 | | 6 | 6 | 88.3 | | 345 | 297
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| Stony Brook | 4 | 4 | | 6 | 6 | 86.9 | | 336 | 309
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| Towson | 4 | 4 | | 6 | 6 | 84.8 | | 321 | 301
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| North Carolina A&T | 2 | 6 | | 2 | 10 | 65.3 | | 246 | 523
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| Campbell | 2 | 6 | | 2 | 10 | 75.7 | | 296 | 430
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| Bryant | 1 | 7 | | 3 | 9 | 72.7 | | 270 | 364
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| Albany | 1 | 7 | | 2 | 10 | 74.2 | | 201 | 387
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| Hampton | 0 | 8 | | 2 | 10 | 63.3 | | 215 | 440
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| IVY LEAGUE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Yale | 6 | 1 | | 9 | 3 | 100.1 | | 352 | 235
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| Harvard | 6 | 1 | | 9 | 2 | 96.0 | | 401 | 233
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| Dartmouth | 4 | 3 | | 7 | 3 | 90.7 | | 264 | 213
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| Pennsylvania | 4 | 3 | | 6 | 4 | 86.7 | | 271 | 265
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| Cornell | 3 | 4 | | 4 | 6 | 78.2 | | 210 | 260
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| Princeton | 2 | 5 | | 3 | 7 | 81.1 | | 208 | 244
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| Brown | 2 | 5 | | 5 | 5 | 84.0 | | 265 | 270
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| Columbia | 1 | 6 | | 2 | 8 | 74.8 | | 156 | 279
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| MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| South Carolina State | 5 | 0 | | 10 | 3 | 92.2 | | 421 | 354
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| Delaware State | 4 | 1 | | 8 | 4 | 81.4 | | 387 | 297
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| North Carolina Central | 3 | 2 | | 8 | 4 | 86.1 | | 405 | 308
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| Howard | 2 | 3 | | 5 | 7 | 71.5 | | 238 | 295
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| Morgan State | 1 | 4 | | 4 | 8 | 68.8 | | 280 | 319
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| Norfolk State | 0 | 5 | | 1 | 11 | 63.6 | | 251 | 427
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| MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| North Dakota State | 8 | 0 | | 12 | 1 | 115.8 | | 534 | 169
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| South Dakota | 6 | 2 | | 10 | 5 | 102.7 | | 407 | 395
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| Illinois State | 5 | 3 | | 12 | 5 | 109.3 | | 523 | 437
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| North Dakota | 5 | 3 | | 8 | 6 | 104.5 | | 461 | 278
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| Youngstown State | 5 | 3 | | 8 | 5 | 98.4 | | 476 | 403
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| South Dakota State | 4 | 4 | | 9 | 5 | 102.7 | | 400 | 307
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| Southern Illinois | 4 | 4 | | 7 | 5 | 98.3 | | 437 | 320
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| Northern Iowa | 1 | 7 | | 3 | 9 | 84.3 | | 207 | 321
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| Murray State | 1 | 7 | | 1 | 11 | 77.5 | | 228 | 463
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| Indiana State | 1 | 7 | | 3 | 9 | 84.2 | | 254 | 475
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| NORTHEAST CONFERENCE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Central Connecticut | 6 | 1 | | 8 | 5 | 82.1 | | 347 | 298
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| Duquesne | 5 | 2 | | 7 | 5 | 80.6 | | 341 | 303
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| Mercyhurst* | 4 | 3 | | 5 | 7 | 77.4 | | 225 | 297
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| Long Island | 4 | 3 | | 6 | 6 | 80.5 | | 197 | 226
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| Wagner | 4 | 3 | | 5 | 7 | 73.0 | | 197 | 293
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| Stonehill* | 3 | 4 | | 4 | 8 | 72.1 | | 180 | 277
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| Robert Morris | 2 | 5 | | 3 | 9 | 66.7 | | 182 | 299
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| St. Francis | 0 | 7 | | 0 | 11 | 58.3 | | 115 | 319
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| New Haven** | x | x | | 5 | 5 | 67.1 | | 279 | 286
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| PATRIOT LEAGUE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Lehigh | 7 | 0 | | 12 | 1 | 101.0 | | 413 | 181
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| Lafayette | 6 | 1 | | 8 | 4 | 87.7 | | 403 | 345
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| Holy Cross | 3 | 4 | | 3 | 9 | 80.0 | | 246 | 297
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| Richmond | 3 | 4 | | 7 | 5 | 83.8 | | 263 | 272
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| Georgetown | 3 | 4 | | 6 | 6 | 73.2 | | 253 | 320
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| Colgate | 3 | 4 | | 5 | 7 | 81.3 | | 340 | 372
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| Bucknell | 2 | 5 | | 5 | 7 | 71.5 | | 313 | 409
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| Fordham | 1 | 6 | | 1 | 11 | 67.7 | | 191 | 397
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| PIONEER LEAGUE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Drake | 7 | 1 | | 8 | 4 | 84.8 | | 304 | 212
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| Presbyterian | 6 | 2 | | 10 | 2 | 79.7 | | 413 | 194
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| San Diego | 6 | 2 | | 8 | 4 | 82.6 | | 341 | 292
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| St. Thomas | 5 | 3 | | 7 | 5 | 82.0 | | 371 | 246
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| Dayton | 5 | 3 | | 7 | 4 | 75.6 | | 306 | 191
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| Morehead State | 4 | 4 | | 6 | 6 | 63.4 | | 254 | 358
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| Butler | 4 | 4 | | 6 | 6 | 72.1 | | 274 | 304
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| Marist | 3 | 5 | | 5 | 7 | 69.7 | | 272 | 282
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| Stetson | 2 | 6 | | 3 | 9 | 47.7 | | 226 | 469
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| Davidson | 1 | 7 | | 2 | 10 | 52.4 | | 218 | 475
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| Valparaiso | 1 | 7 | | 2 | 10 | 52.9 | | 244 | 427
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| SOUTHERN CONFERENCE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Mercer | 8 | 0 | | 9 | 3 | 96.1 | | 434 | 306
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| Western Carolina | 6 | 2 | | 7 | 5 | 90.3 | | 463 | 402
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| East Tennessee State | 5 | 3 | | 7 | 5 | 90.9 | | 390 | 346
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| Wofford | 5 | 3 | | 6 | 6 | 87.7 | | 274 | 207
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| Chattanooga | 4 | 4 | | 5 | 7 | 82.0 | | 339 | 396
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| Furman | 4 | 4 | | 6 | 6 | 82.4 | | 293 | 372
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| Citadel | 3 | 5 | | 4 | 8 | 82.1 | | 246 | 322
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| Samford | 1 | 7 | | 1 | 11 | 71.8 | | 175 | 455
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| VMI | 0 | 8 | | 1 | 11 | 62.2 | | 191 | 451
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| SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Stephen F. Austin | 8 | 0 | | 11 | 3 | 102.9 | | 496 | 261
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| Southeastern Louisiana | 7 | 1 | | 9 | 4 | 97.2 | | 403 | 234
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| Lamar | 5 | 3 | | 8 | 5 | 92.6 | | 292 | 299
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| UT-Rio Grande Valley | 5 | 3 | | 9 | 3 | 88.5 | | 488 | 226
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| Nicholls | 4 | 4 | | 4 | 8 | 83.9 | | 219 | 299
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| McNeese | 4 | 4 | | 5 | 7 | 81.4 | | 282 | 306
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| East Texas A&M | 3 | 5 | | 3 | 9 | 78.2 | | 307 | 478
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| Incarnate Word | 3 | 5 | | 5 | 7 | 87.5 | | 308 | 306
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| Houston Christian | 1 | 7 | | 2 | 10 | 65.9 | | 202 | 376
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| Northwestern State | 0 | 8 | | 1 | 11 | 63.9 | | 126 | 499
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| SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONF. | | | | | | | | |
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| EAST DIVISION | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Jackson State | 7 | 1 | | 9 | 3 | 85.1 | | 394 | 225
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| Alabama State | 7 | 1 | | 10 | 2 | 90.2 | | 509 | 257
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| Bethune-Cookman | 5 | 3 | | 6 | 6 | 78.7 | | 356 | 392
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| Florida A&M | 4 | 4 | | 5 | 7 | 68.0 | | 291 | 406
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| Alabama A&M | 1 | 7 | | 4 | 8 | 64.8 | | 281 | 401
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| Mississippi Valley State* | 1 | 7 | | 2 | 10 | 58.4 | | 220 | 464
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| WEST DIVISION | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Prairie View A&M | 7 | 1 | | 10 | 4 | 86.1 | | 442 | 250
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| Texas Southern | 5 | 3 | | 6 | 5 | 74.7 | | 284 | 257
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| Alcorn State | 4 | 4 | | 5 | 7 | 70.3 | | 291 | 278
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| Grambling State | 4 | 4 | | 7 | 5 | 74.3 | | 289 | 313
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| Arkansas-Pine Bluff* | 2 | 6 | | 3 | 8 | 64.3 | | 209 | 390
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| Southern | 1 | 7 | | 2 | 10 | 62.8 | | 223 | 433
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| UNITED ATHLETIC CONFERENCE | W | L | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Abilene Christian | 7 | 1 | | 9 | 5 | 101.1 | | 414 | 370
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| Tarleton State | 7 | 1 | | 12 | 2 | 109.3 | | 594 | 260
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| Southern Utah | 6 | 2 | | 7 | 5 | 96.1 | | 405 | 355
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| West Georgia* | 5 | 3 | | 8 | 3 | 96.1 | | 281 | 233
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| Austin Peay | 4 | 4 | | 7 | 5 | 96.8 | | 421 | 328
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| Eastern Kentucky | 3 | 5 | | 5 | 7 | 89.1 | | 232 | 292
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| Central Arkansas | 2 | 6 | | 3 | 9 | 82.6 | | 294 | 422
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| Utah Tech | 1 | 7 | | 2 | 10 | 78.0 | | 192 | 352
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| North Alabama | 1 | 7 | | 2 | 10 | 78.5 | | 303 | 470
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| INDEPENDENTS | | | | W | L | RATING | | PF | PA
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| Sacred Heart | | | | 8 | 4 | 82.8 | | 343 | 315
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| Merrimack | | | | 4 | 8 | 75.5 | | 246 | 293
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