Power Ratings — 2021 50 teams
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.
| # | Team | Div | Conference | Power | Off (higher = better) | Def (higher = better) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 North Dakota State
|
FCS | Missouri Valley Football Conference | +20.6 | +7.1 | +13.6 |
| 2 |
 South Dakota State
|
FCS | Missouri Valley Football Conference | +13.5 | +7.7 | +5.8 |
| 3 |
 Harvard
|
FCS | Ivy League | +12.6 | +3.9 | +8.7 |
| 4 |
 Dartmouth
|
FCS | Ivy League | +11.4 | +2.6 | +8.8 |
| 5 |
 Montana State
|
FCS | Big Sky Conference | +10.5 | +1.3 | +9.2 |
| 6 |
 Northern Iowa
|
FCS | Missouri Valley Football Conference | +10.0 | -0.3 | +10.4 |
| 7 |
 Eastern Washington
|
FCS | Big Sky Conference | +10.0 | +13.5 | -3.5 |
| 8 |
 Montana
|
FCS | Big Sky Conference | +9.7 | -0.1 | +9.8 |
| 9 |
 Princeton
|
FCS | Ivy League | +9.3 | +3.8 | +5.5 |
| 10 |
 Villanova
|
FCS | Coastal Athletic Association | +8.0 | +2.4 | +5.6 |
| 11 |
 South Dakota
|
FCS | Missouri Valley Football Conference | +7.4 | +1.2 | +6.2 |
| 12 |
 Sacramento State
|
FCS | Big Sky Conference | +6.4 | +1.9 | +4.4 |
| 13 |
 Holy Cross
|
FCS | Patriot League | +6.3 | +2.5 | +3.8 |
| 14 |
 Weber State
|
FCS | Big Sky Conference | +6.1 | +0.9 | +5.1 |
| 15 |
 SE Louisiana
|
FCS | Southland Conference | +5.7 | +13.1 | -7.4 |
| 16 |
 Southern Illinois
|
FCS | Missouri Valley Football Conference | +5.5 | +3.8 | +1.7 |
| 17 |
 Incarnate Word
|
FCS | Southland Conference | +5.2 | +6.9 | -1.7 |
| 18 |
 Florida A&M
|
FCS | Southwestern Athletic Conference | +4.7 | -2.7 | +7.3 |
| 19 |
 Jackson State
|
FCS | Southwestern Athletic Conference | +4.5 | -3.4 | +7.9 |
| 20 |
 East Tennessee State
|
FCS | Southern Conference | +4.3 | +2.4 | +1.8 |
| 21 |
 Stephen F. Austin
|
FCS | Southland Conference | +3.7 | -0.0 | +3.7 |
| 22 |
 Yale
|
FCS | Ivy League | +3.3 | +2.7 | +0.7 |
| 23 |
 North Dakota
|
FCS | Missouri Valley Football Conference | +2.7 | -2.7 | +5.3 |
| 24 |
 Richmond
|
FCS | Patriot League | +2.5 | -1.5 | +4.0 |
| 25 |
 UC Davis
|
FCS | Big Sky Conference | +2.5 | -0.4 | +2.9 |
| 26 |
 St. Thomas-Minnesota
|
FCS | Pioneer Football League | +1.9 | -3.9 | +5.8 |
| 27 |
 William & Mary
|
FCS | Coastal Athletic Association | +1.5 | -2.5 | +4.0 |
| 28 |
 Davidson
|
FCS | Pioneer Football League | +1.5 | +4.9 | -3.4 |
| 29 |
 UT Martin
|
FCS | OVC-Big South Association | +1.3 | +0.3 | +0.9 |
| 30 |
 Columbia
|
FCS | Ivy League | +1.2 | -1.7 | +2.9 |
| 31 |
 Monmouth
|
FCS | Coastal Athletic Association | +1.0 | +2.3 | -1.2 |
| 32 |
 Austin Peay
|
FCS | United Athletic Conference | +1.0 | +3.0 | -2.0 |
| 33 |
 Chattanooga
|
FCS | Southern Conference | +0.7 | -6.8 | +7.5 |
| 34 |
 Nicholls
|
FCS | Southland Conference | +0.6 | +1.0 | -0.3 |
| 35 |
 Elon
|
FCS | Coastal Athletic Association | -0.4 | -1.2 | +0.8 |
| 36 |
 Sacred Heart
|
FCS | FCS Independents | -1.1 | -8.9 | +7.8 |
| 37 |
 Stony Brook
|
FCS | Coastal Athletic Association | -1.3 | -4.5 | +3.1 |
| 38 |
 Portland State
|
FCS | Big Sky Conference | -1.6 | +0.0 | -1.7 |
| 39 |
 Morehead State
|
FCS | Pioneer Football League | -1.9 | +1.2 | -3.0 |
| 40 |
 Maine
|
FCS | Coastal Athletic Association | -2.0 | -1.5 | -0.5 |
| 41 |
 San Diego
|
FCS | Pioneer Football League | -2.1 | -3.3 | +1.1 |
| 42 |
 Dayton
|
FCS | Pioneer Football League | -2.3 | +0.8 | -3.0 |
| 43 |
 Rhode Island
|
FCS | Coastal Athletic Association | -2.4 | -2.6 | +0.3 |
| 44 |
 Alabama A&M
|
FCS | Southwestern Athletic Conference | -2.5 | +7.1 | -9.6 |
| 45 |
 Mercer
|
FCS | Southern Conference | -2.5 | -2.8 | +0.2 |
| 46 |
 Furman
|
FCS | Southern Conference | -2.7 | -4.7 | +2.1 |
| 47 |
 Valparaiso
|
FCS | Pioneer Football League | -2.7 | +0.9 | -3.6 |
| 48 |
 Norfolk State
|
FCS | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | -2.7 | +2.1 | -4.9 |
| 49 |
 South Carolina State
|
FCS | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | -2.8 | -2.6 | -0.2 |
| 50 |
 Bryant
|
FCS | Coastal Athletic Association | -2.8 | -1.7 | -1.2 |
SRS — season 2021 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.
| # | Team | Div | Conference | SRS | Off (higher = better) | Def (lower = better) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
North Dakota State
|
FCS | Missouri Valley Football Conference | +25.0 | +11.3 | -19.2 |
| 2 |
South Dakota State
|
FCS | Missouri Valley Football Conference | +19.0 | +13.9 | -10.5 |
| 3 |
Northern Iowa
|
FCS | Missouri Valley Football Conference | +15.7 | +3.2 | -16.7 |
| 4 |
Eastern Washington
|
FCS | Big Sky Conference | +13.8 | +19.7 | +0.3 |
| 5 |
Montana
|
FCS | Big Sky Conference | +13.5 | +2.4 | -14.6 |
| 6 |
Montana State
|
FCS | Big Sky Conference | +13.4 | +3.5 | -12.8 |
| 7 |
South Dakota
|
FCS | Missouri Valley Football Conference | +13.4 | +4.9 | -11.5 |
| 8 |
Southern Illinois
|
FCS | Missouri Valley Football Conference | +11.1 | +8.9 | -5.2 |
| 9 |
Harvard
|
FCS | Ivy League | +10.8 | +1.4 | -7.3 |
| 10 |
Sacramento State
|
FCS | Big Sky Conference | +10.3 | +5.0 | -8.2 |
| 11 |
Dartmouth
|
FCS | Ivy League | +9.7 | -0.7 | -7.0 |
| 12 |
Villanova
|
FCS | Coastal Athletic Association | +9.6 | +5.6 | -9.1 |
| 13 |
North Dakota
|
FCS | Missouri Valley Football Conference | +9.6 | +1.4 | -10.5 |
| 14 |
Incarnate Word
|
FCS | Southland Conference | +9.2 | +10.5 | +0.2 |
| 15 |
Chattanooga
|
FCS | Southern Conference | +9.1 | -3.1 | -12.7 |
| 16 |
Weber State
|
FCS | Big Sky Conference | +8.8 | +4.9 | -10.6 |
| 17 |
East Tennessee State
|
FCS | Southern Conference | +8.4 | +3.8 | -3.5 |
| 18 |
Stephen F. Austin
|
FCS | Southland Conference | +8.1 | +2.8 | -7.2 |
| 19 |
SE Louisiana
|
FCS | Southland Conference | +8.1 | +16.9 | +7.5 |
| 20 |
Princeton
|
FCS | Ivy League | +6.3 | +1.7 | -3.5 |
| 21 |
Mercer
|
FCS | Southern Conference | +6.0 | -0.5 | -4.9 |
| 22 |
Nicholls
|
FCS | Southland Conference | +4.4 | +3.2 | -2.2 |
| 23 |
UC Davis
|
FCS | Big Sky Conference | +3.8 | +0.8 | -5.1 |
| 24 |
Holy Cross
|
FCS | Patriot League | +3.7 | +0.3 | -1.8 |
| 25 |
UT Martin
|
FCS | OVC-Big South Association | +3.5 | +0.3 | -2.0 |
| 26 |
Richmond
|
FCS | Patriot League | +3.3 | -1.2 | -4.8 |
| 27 |
Austin Peay
|
FCS | United Athletic Conference | +3.1 | +3.8 | +2.4 |
| 28 |
 Youngstown State
|
FCS | Missouri Valley Football Conference | +2.8 | +5.0 | -0.2 |
| 29 |
 Eastern Kentucky
|
FCS | United Athletic Conference | +2.5 | -0.3 | -3.5 |
| 30 |
William & Mary
|
FCS | Coastal Athletic Association | +2.3 | -3.0 | -4.8 |
| 31 |
Monmouth
|
FCS | Coastal Athletic Association | +1.9 | +2.7 | +1.3 |
| 32 |
Furman
|
FCS | Southern Conference | +1.5 | -4.4 | -3.9 |
| 33 |
Elon
|
FCS | Coastal Athletic Association | +1.3 | -0.8 | -1.3 |
| 34 |
Yale
|
FCS | Ivy League | +0.9 | +0.6 | +1.8 |
| 35 |
Jackson State
|
FCS | Southwestern Athletic Conference | +0.9 | -8.2 | -6.0 |
| 36 |
Portland State
|
FCS | Big Sky Conference | +0.2 | +3.2 | +0.8 |
| 37 |
Florida A&M
|
FCS | Southwestern Athletic Conference | -0.1 | -8.7 | -4.0 |
| 38 |
 Samford
|
FCS | Southern Conference | -0.1 | +10.5 | +12.8 |
| 39 |
 Central Arkansas
|
FCS | United Athletic Conference | -1.2 | +2.8 | +4.5 |
| 40 |
Maine
|
FCS | Coastal Athletic Association | -1.2 | -2.4 | +1.4 |
| 41 |
Stony Brook
|
FCS | Coastal Athletic Association | -1.7 | -6.1 | -3.1 |
| 42 |
 McNeese
|
FCS | Southland Conference | -2.1 | -8.2 | -7.3 |
| 43 |
 VMI
|
FCS | Southern Conference | -2.4 | +0.4 | +5.9 |
| 44 |
 Illinois State
|
FCS | Missouri Valley Football Conference | -2.6 | -6.4 | -5.6 |
| 45 |
 Western Carolina
|
FCS | Southern Conference | -2.9 | +5.2 | +12.2 |
| 46 |
Rhode Island
|
FCS | Coastal Athletic Association | -2.9 | -4.8 | +1.0 |
| 47 |
 Northern Arizona
|
FCS | Big Sky Conference | -3.2 | -0.7 | +2.5 |
| 48 |
 Charleston Southern
|
FCS | OVC-Big South Association | -3.3 | -3.4 | +1.1 |
| 49 |
Columbia
|
FCS | Ivy League | -3.3 | -7.1 | +1.4 |
| 50 |
 Idaho
|
FCS | Big Sky Conference | -4.1 | -2.6 | +3.1 |
Elo — live 2026 · week 2
| # | Team | Div | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 2021 yet — it needs games to have been played. This fills in once the season starts. It is FBS-only.