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Power Ratings — 2026 · Preseason 129 teams

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Preseason = each team's 2025 finish regressed toward the mean. It can't yet see roster turnover, the portal, or recruiting; it updates as 2026 games are played. Power = points vs. an average D1 team (Off + Def), FBS and FCS on one scale. A model rating, not a betting edge.

#TeamDivConferencePowerOff (higher = better)Def (higher = better)
1 North Dakota State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +14.1 +7.5 +6.6
2 Montana State FCS Big Sky Conference +11.6 +6.3 +5.2
3 Tarleton State FCS United Athletic Conference +9.3 +7.1 +2.2
4 North Dakota FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +8.5 +3.2 +5.2
5 Montana FCS Big Sky Conference +7.7 +7.2 +0.5
6 Lehigh FCS Patriot League +6.7 +1.2 +5.5
7 South Dakota State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +6.1 +1.9 +4.2
8 Harvard FCS Ivy League +5.9 +5.1 +0.9
9 Stephen F. Austin FCS Southland Conference +5.9 +3.1 +2.7
10 Illinois State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +5.7 +3.3 +2.3
11 UC Davis FCS Big Sky Conference +5.2 +4.6 +0.6
12 Yale FCS Ivy League +5.2 +2.1 +3.1
13 Southern Illinois FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +5.0 +5.2 -0.1
14 South Dakota FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +5.0 +2.6 +2.4
15 Villanova FCS Coastal Athletic Association +4.3 +0.8 +3.4
16 Alabama State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference +4.2 +4.6 -0.4
17 Mercer FCS Southern Conference +3.6 +4.5 -0.9
18 None FCS Southland Conference +3.6 +3.3 +0.2
19 Abilene Christian FCS United Athletic Conference +3.5 +2.7 +0.8
20 Sacramento State FCS Big Sky Conference +3.3 +3.6 -0.3
21 Youngstown State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +3.3 +6.4 -3.1
22 Tennessee Tech FCS OVC-Big South Association +3.3 +2.6 +0.7
23 Rhode Island FCS Coastal Athletic Association +3.1 +1.8 +1.3
24 Southern Utah FCS United Athletic Conference +2.9 +3.8 -0.9
25 Presbyterian FCS Pioneer Football League +2.5 +0.2 +2.3
26 SE Louisiana FCS Southland Conference +2.5 +0.3 +2.2
27 Austin Peay FCS United Athletic Conference +2.4 +3.7 -1.3
28 St. Thomas-Minnesota FCS Pioneer Football League +2.1 +0.9 +1.3
29 Monmouth FCS Coastal Athletic Association +2.0 +5.8 -3.7
30 Jackson State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference +1.9 +0.3 +1.6
31 Idaho State FCS Big Sky Conference +1.4 +2.1 -0.7
32 West Georgia FCS United Athletic Conference +1.4 -1.5 +2.9
33 Drake FCS Pioneer Football League +1.1 -2.2 +3.3
34 New Hampshire FCS Coastal Athletic Association +0.9 -1.2 +2.2
35 South Carolina State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference +0.9 +2.8 -1.8
36 East Tennessee State FCS Southern Conference +0.8 +2.3 -1.5
37 Dartmouth FCS Ivy League +0.6 -0.6 +1.2
38 North Carolina Central FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference +0.5 +1.7 -1.2
39 San Diego FCS Pioneer Football League +0.3 +0.0 +0.3
40 Northern Arizona FCS Big Sky Conference +0.3 +2.4 -2.1
41 Lamar FCS Southland Conference +0.2 -2.7 +3.0
42 Cal Poly FCS Big Sky Conference +0.0 +0.5 -0.5
43 Dayton FCS Pioneer Football League -0.3 -2.2 +1.9
44 Idaho FCS Big Sky Conference -0.5 -1.2 +0.7
45 Pennsylvania FCS Ivy League -0.6 +0.9 -1.5
46 Prairie View A&M FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -0.7 -1.6 +0.9
47 Wofford FCS Southern Conference -0.7 -5.0 +4.3
48 Western Carolina FCS Southern Conference -0.8 +5.3 -6.1
49 Incarnate Word FCS Southland Conference -0.8 -1.1 +0.3
50 Central Connecticut FCS Northeast Conference -1.0 -0.3 -0.6
51 Stony Brook FCS Coastal Athletic Association -1.1 -0.0 -1.0
52 William & Mary FCS Coastal Athletic Association -1.2 +0.6 -1.7
53 Lafayette FCS Patriot League -1.2 +3.1 -4.4
54 Elon FCS Coastal Athletic Association -1.3 -1.8 +0.5
55 Duquesne FCS Northeast Conference -1.4 +0.7 -2.1
56 Eastern Washington FCS Big Sky Conference -1.6 -0.6 -1.0
57 Delaware State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -1.7 -0.1 -1.6
58 Eastern Kentucky FCS United Athletic Conference -2.1 -4.3 +2.2
59 Gardner-Webb FCS OVC-Big South Association -2.4 +0.3 -2.7
60 Holy Cross FCS Patriot League -2.4 -3.2 +0.8
61 Princeton FCS Ivy League -2.5 -3.8 +1.3
62 Brown FCS Ivy League -2.6 -0.3 -2.3
63 The Citadel FCS Southern Conference -2.8 -4.2 +1.4
64 Central Arkansas FCS United Athletic Conference -2.8 +0.5 -3.3
65 Richmond FCS Patriot League -2.8 -3.5 +0.7
66 Towson FCS Coastal Athletic Association -2.8 -2.6 -0.2
67 Maine FCS Coastal Athletic Association -2.9 -2.6 -0.3
68 Sacred Heart FCS FCS Independents -3.1 -1.0 -2.1
69 Butler FCS Pioneer Football League -3.3 -2.4 -1.0
70 Lindenwood FCS OVC-Big South Association -3.4 -1.5 -1.9
71 Long Island University FCS Northeast Conference -3.4 -5.9 +2.5
72 Colgate FCS Patriot League -3.6 +0.2 -3.7
73 Weber State FCS Big Sky Conference -3.6 -0.2 -3.4
74 UT Martin FCS OVC-Big South Association -3.7 -4.0 +0.3
75 Northern Iowa FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference -3.7 -4.3 +0.7
76 Northern Colorado FCS Big Sky Conference -3.8 -3.6 -0.2
77 Indiana State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference -4.0 -0.8 -3.2
78 McNeese FCS Southland Conference -4.0 -3.6 -0.4
79 Grambling FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -4.1 -3.0 -1.1
80 Nicholls FCS Southland Conference -4.2 -4.5 +0.3
81 Mercyhurst FCS Northeast Conference -4.2 -4.1 -0.1
82 Chattanooga FCS Southern Conference -4.4 -0.6 -3.8
83 Bethune-Cookman FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -4.4 +0.2 -4.6
84 Marist FCS Pioneer Football League -4.6 -4.3 -0.3
85 Cornell FCS Ivy League -4.7 -3.8 -0.9
86 Morgan State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -4.8 -3.2 -1.6
87 Furman FCS Southern Conference -4.8 -2.0 -2.8
88 Alcorn State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -4.8 -4.2 -0.6
89 Merrimack FCS FCS Independents -4.8 -4.9 +0.1
90 North Alabama FCS United Athletic Conference -4.9 +0.4 -5.3
91 Southeast Missouri State FCS OVC-Big South Association -5.4 -2.6 -2.8
92 New Haven FCS Northeast Conference -5.6 -1.0 -4.6
93 East Texas A&M FCS Southland Conference -5.6 +0.9 -6.5
94 Charleston Southern FCS OVC-Big South Association -5.6 -7.0 +1.4
95 Columbia FCS Ivy League -5.7 -5.9 +0.2
96 Howard FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -6.2 -5.7 -0.5
97 Texas Southern FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -6.5 -4.8 -1.6
98 Georgetown FCS Patriot League -6.5 -4.8 -1.8
99 Campbell FCS Coastal Athletic Association -6.6 -1.7 -4.9
100 Morehead State FCS Pioneer Football League -6.7 -4.6 -2.1
101 Western Illinois FCS OVC-Big South Association -6.7 -0.7 -6.1
102 Utah Tech FCS United Athletic Conference -7.2 -6.3 -0.9
103 Eastern Illinois FCS OVC-Big South Association -7.2 -5.1 -2.1
104 Robert Morris FCS Northeast Conference -7.4 -6.6 -0.8
105 Stonehill FCS Northeast Conference -7.7 -7.3 -0.4
106 Alabama A&M FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -7.7 -2.4 -5.3
107 Bucknell FCS Patriot League -7.9 -1.1 -6.8
108 Wagner FCS Northeast Conference -8.1 -6.5 -1.6
109 Portland State FCS Big Sky Conference -8.1 -2.7 -5.5
110 UAlbany FCS Coastal Athletic Association -8.2 -5.5 -2.7
111 Florida A&M FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -8.5 -3.3 -5.2
112 Bryant FCS Coastal Athletic Association -8.6 -4.3 -4.3
113 Murray State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference -8.8 -3.3 -5.5
114 Arkansas-Pine Bluff FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -9.5 -4.4 -5.1
115 Fordham FCS Patriot League -10.0 -6.6 -3.4
116 Houston Christian FCS Southland Conference -10.1 -6.4 -3.6
117 Tennessee State FCS OVC-Big South Association -10.1 -8.9 -1.2
118 Norfolk State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -10.4 -4.0 -6.4
119 Samford FCS Southern Conference -11.0 -6.2 -4.7
120 Valparaiso FCS Pioneer Football League -11.0 -4.5 -6.5
121 Davidson FCS Pioneer Football League -11.1 -3.1 -8.0
122 VMI FCS Southern Conference -11.5 -6.2 -5.3
123 North Carolina A&T FCS Coastal Athletic Association -11.7 -3.0 -8.6
124 Southern FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -12.0 -5.7 -6.3
125 Hampton FCS Coastal Athletic Association -12.0 -5.6 -6.4
126 Mississippi Valley State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -12.2 -5.3 -6.9
127 Stetson FCS Pioneer Football League -12.3 -4.7 -7.6
128 Northwestern State FCS Southland Conference -12.5 -5.8 -6.7
129 Saint Francis FCS Northeast Conference -13.0 -9.8 -3.2

SRS — season 2025 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 +15.1 -14.0
2 Montana State FCS Big Sky Conference +20.7 +13.3 -12.1
3 Tarleton State FCS United Athletic Conference +17.3 +16.0 -7.4
4 North Dakota FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +15.6 +6.4 -11.4
5 Montana FCS Big Sky Conference +14.6 +14.5 -2.8
6 UC Davis FCS Big Sky Conference +10.9 +8.0 -1.4
7 Stephen F. Austin FCS Southland Conference +10.4 +6.0 -5.5
8 South Dakota State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +9.8 +4.0 -7.4
9 Illinois State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +9.7 +6.1 -4.3
10 Southern Illinois FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +8.9 +10.5 +0.0
11 Lehigh FCS Patriot League +8.7 -0.6 -7.4
12 Abilene Christian FCS United Athletic Conference +7.8 +5.3 -2.8
13 Sacramento State FCS Big Sky Conference +7.7 +6.3 -0.3
14 South Dakota FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +7.5 +4.0 -3.6
15 Youngstown State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference +6.8 +12.2 +3.5
16 Yale FCS Ivy League +6.7 +1.8 -4.2
17 Austin Peay FCS United Athletic Conference +6.3 +8.9 +1.1
18 Southern Utah FCS United Athletic Conference +6.1 +6.7 +1.1
19 SE Louisiana FCS Southland Conference +5.9 +2.2 -4.9
20 Harvard FCS Ivy League +5.7 +6.2 +1.8
21 Villanova FCS Coastal Athletic Association +5.6 +1.1 -4.9
22 Idaho State FCS Big Sky Conference +5.2 +5.6 -2.3
23 Mercer FCS Southern Conference +4.2 +7.2 +2.8
24 Tennessee Tech FCS OVC-Big South Association +4.1 +5.1 -1.1
25 Alabama State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference +3.7 +4.4 +6.3
26 West Georgia FCS United Athletic Conference +3.4 -3.1 -5.4
27 None FCS Southland Conference +3.4 +2.6 +0.7
28 Northern Arizona FCS Big Sky Conference +2.8 +6.5 +3.0
29 Rhode Island FCS Coastal Athletic Association +2.5 +1.5 +0.1
30 Cal Poly FCS Big Sky Conference +2.2 +0.5 +0.4
31 Lamar FCS Southland Conference +1.5 -6.0 -3.9
32 Idaho FCS Big Sky Conference +1.0 -0.9 -2.5
33 East Tennessee State FCS Southern Conference +0.5 +2.5 +4.6
34 Monmouth FCS Coastal Athletic Association +0.3 +7.1 +8.1
35 Incarnate Word FCS Southland Conference -0.8 -2.7 -0.7
36 Jackson State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -0.8 -5.2 +2.3
37 New Hampshire FCS Coastal Athletic Association -0.9 -4.6 -0.9
38 Eastern Washington FCS Big Sky Conference -1.4 -2.9 +1.8
39 South Carolina State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -1.4 +1.1 +7.0
40 Eastern Kentucky FCS United Athletic Conference -2.0 -6.7 -4.7
41 Dartmouth FCS Ivy League -2.2 -3.4 -0.2
42 Prairie View A&M FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -2.6 -6.1 +1.9
43 St. Thomas-Minnesota FCS Pioneer Football League -2.7 -2.6 +3.6
44 Wofford FCS Southern Conference -2.8 -10.0 -6.2
45 Western Carolina FCS Southern Conference -2.9 +8.4 +10.8
46 William & Mary FCS Coastal Athletic Association -3.5 -0.6 +4.8
47 Lafayette FCS Patriot League -3.7 +4.4 +9.7
48 Central Arkansas FCS United Athletic Conference -3.8 -0.9 +7.1
49 Gardner-Webb FCS OVC-Big South Association -4.0 -0.4 +5.8
50 Elon FCS Coastal Athletic Association -4.1 -5.0 +0.3
51 Northern Colorado FCS Big Sky Conference -4.1 -5.7 +2.0
52 Stony Brook FCS Coastal Athletic Association -4.2 -2.4 +3.9
53 Weber State FCS Big Sky Conference -4.4 -1.1 +6.5
54 Pennsylvania FCS Ivy League -4.4 -1.0 +6.2
55 Presbyterian FCS Pioneer Football League -4.4 -9.4 +2.0
56 North Carolina Central FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -4.7 -3.1 +6.6
57 Indiana State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference -5.1 -2.1 +6.0
58 Drake FCS Pioneer Football League -5.1 -9.9 -0.5
59 Northern Iowa FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference -5.2 -6.8 -2.2
60 San Diego FCS Pioneer Football League -5.3 -5.6 +5.2
61 Nicholls FCS Southland Conference -5.8 -7.5 +0.3
62 Lindenwood FCS OVC-Big South Association -6.1 -3.9 +4.4
63 The Citadel FCS Southern Conference -6.2 -10.4 +0.3
64 Central Connecticut FCS Northeast Conference -6.3 -4.5 +6.4
65 Princeton FCS Ivy League -6.7 -9.4 -0.6
66 McNeese FCS Southland Conference -6.7 -7.9 +1.6
67 Maine FCS Coastal Athletic Association -6.7 -7.1 +2.7
68 UT Martin FCS OVC-Big South Association -6.9 -7.7 -0.4
69 Brown FCS Ivy League -7.0 -3.0 +5.4
70 Towson FCS Coastal Athletic Association -7.1 -5.9 +1.3
71 Holy Cross FCS Patriot League -7.1 -9.2 +1.3
72 Duquesne FCS Northeast Conference -7.5 -3.7 +7.7
73 Colgate FCS Patriot League -7.7 -1.8 +9.0
74 Delaware State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -8.1 -6.7 +5.7
75 Richmond FCS Patriot League -8.1 -9.3 +2.7
76 East Texas A&M FCS Southland Conference -8.3 -0.2 +14.4
77 Dayton FCS Pioneer Football League -8.7 -10.9 +5.5
78 Charleston Southern FCS OVC-Big South Association -8.9 -12.6 -1.7
79 North Alabama FCS United Athletic Conference -9.1 -1.9 +11.8
80 Long Island University FCS Northeast Conference -9.2 -14.8 -0.8
81 Southeast Missouri State FCS OVC-Big South Association -9.7 -5.2 +5.5
82 Furman FCS Southern Conference -9.8 -6.0 +7.3
83 Sacred Heart FCS FCS Independents -9.8 -5.1 +8.9
84 Grambling FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -9.8 -14.0 +7.1
85 Bethune-Cookman FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -10.0 -4.3 +13.8
86 Utah Tech FCS United Athletic Conference -10.2 -10.5 +0.0
87 Mercyhurst FCS Northeast Conference -10.3 -11.8 +3.6
88 Chattanooga FCS Southern Conference -10.3 -2.5 +8.4
89 Alcorn State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -10.8 -14.5 +8.5
90 Portland State FCS Big Sky Conference -11.0 -7.0 +10.1
91 Cornell FCS Ivy League -11.2 -10.2 +3.5
92 Western Illinois FCS OVC-Big South Association -11.7 -4.2 +11.5
93 Campbell FCS Coastal Athletic Association -11.8 -5.2 +10.3
94 Texas Southern FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -12.4 -12.5 +6.8
95 Eastern Illinois FCS OVC-Big South Association -12.6 -10.3 +5.1
96 Merrimack FCS FCS Independents -12.9 -13.0 +3.4
97 Murray State FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference -13.4 -5.6 +8.0
98 Columbia FCS Ivy League -13.7 -13.3 +4.0
99 Marist FCS Pioneer Football League -14.0 -15.0 +7.6
100 Morgan State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -14.1 -10.6 +10.7
101 Butler FCS Pioneer Football League -14.2 -10.9 +9.8
102 Georgetown FCS Patriot League -15.2 -13.4 +8.0
103 Stonehill FCS Northeast Conference -16.1 -17.1 +4.2
104 UAlbany FCS Coastal Athletic Association -16.5 -11.9 +7.5
105 Wagner FCS Northeast Conference -16.5 -14.5 +7.0
106 Howard FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -16.5 -16.6 +6.7
107 Bucknell FCS Patriot League -16.8 -6.2 +15.4
108 Bryant FCS Coastal Athletic Association -17.2 -9.7 +9.4
109 Alabama A&M FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -17.4 -12.8 +16.5
110 Houston Christian FCS Southland Conference -17.7 -15.1 +8.0
111 Robert Morris FCS Northeast Conference -18.0 -16.5 +7.3
112 Arkansas-Pine Bluff FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -18.5 -16.0 +16.6
113 Northwestern State FCS Southland Conference -18.6 -15.4 +16.9
114 Samford FCS Southern Conference -19.1 -13.1 +9.5
115 Tennessee State FCS OVC-Big South Association -19.2 -18.7 +5.2
116 Florida A&M FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -19.2 -13.7 +16.0
117 Fordham FCS Patriot League -19.6 -14.7 +9.4
118 North Carolina A&T FCS Coastal Athletic Association -20.9 -10.5 +20.8
119 Morehead State FCS Pioneer Football League -21.0 -19.0 +12.6
120 Norfolk State FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -21.8 -12.0 +15.5
121 Mississippi Valley State FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -22.8 -17.6 +20.0
122 New Haven FCS Northeast Conference -23.1 -11.1 +18.9
123 VMI FCS Southern Conference -23.4 -17.1 +16.1
124 Southern FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference -23.8 -15.8 +17.4
125 Hampton FCS Coastal Athletic Association -25.5 -15.7 +16.2
126 Saint Francis FCS Northeast Conference -25.8 -20.8 +11.1
127 Valparaiso FCS Pioneer Football League -26.6 -14.5 +22.1
128 Davidson FCS Pioneer Football League -28.9 -17.4 +26.2
129 Stetson FCS Pioneer Football League -30.3 -21.6 +24.8

Elo — live 2025 · week 16

#TeamDivElo
1 North Dakota State FCS 1858
2 Montana State FCS 1823
3 Tarleton State FCS 1726
4 Villanova FCS 1724
5 Montana FCS 1719
6 Lehigh FCS 1707
7 South Dakota FCS 1705
8 Yale FCS 1686
9 UC Davis FCS 1683
10 Harvard FCS 1670
11 Stephen F. Austin FCS 1661
12 Illinois State FCS 1661
13 Jackson State FCS 1661
14 Alabama State FCS 1659
15 South Dakota State FCS 1649
16 Rhode Island FCS 1645
17 Presbyterian FCS 1629
18 South Carolina State FCS 1617
19 North Dakota FCS 1615
20 Abilene Christian FCS 1607
21 Mercer FCS 1603
22 Tennessee Tech FCS 1602
23 None FCS 1601
24 San Diego FCS 1597
25 Southern Utah FCS 1596

Independent check — SP+ reference, not an input

SP+ isn’t published for 2026 yet — it needs games to have been played. This fills in once the season starts. It is FBS-only.