NCAA FCS (1-AA) College Football Ratings
NCAA FCS Football Ratings – Donchess Inference Index (DII)
Below are listed the current NCAA FCS college football ratings as computed by the Donchess Inference Index.
More information on how these NCAA computer ratings are computed can be found on the Methodology page.
DII Rating- This is a NCAA football ratings system that is a combination of the Standard Rating and the Inference Rating. The Inference Rating is weighted more highly in the beginning of the season whereas the Standard Rating is weighted more highly at the end of the season. This is the final rating that is used to rank the teams.
Standard Rating- Looks at game outcome and score differential only. Record is the most important factor in this rating system.
Inference Rating- Heavily weights the outcomes of opponents’ games. This is system is a much better predictor of future game outcomes.
Final: Updated through all the games played on or before 1/7/2012.
| Rank |
Team |
Rec |
Rating |
Chg |
SOS (Rank) |
Standard (Rank) |
Inference (Rank) |
| 1 |
North Dakota St |
14-1 |
3.1482 |
0 |
0.457 (17) |
2.866 (1) |
2.928 (1) |
| 2 |
Montana St |
11-2 |
2.2089 |
0 |
0.289 (29) |
2.079 (2) |
1.788 (8) |
| 3 |
Sam Houston St |
11-4 |
1.8890 |
3 |
0.501 (13) |
1.734 (5) |
1.775 (10) |
| 4 |
Old Dominion |
11-2 |
1.8798 |
0 |
-0.34 (70) |
1.780 (3) |
2.208 (4) |
| 5 |
Georgia Southern |
10-4 |
1.8774 |
-2 |
0.808 (4) |
1.746 (4) |
2.073 (5) |
| 6 |
Lehigh |
10-1 |
1.6751 |
1 |
-0.71 (109) |
1.647 (6) |
2.358 (2) |
| 7 |
Eastern Washington |
11-3 |
1.6130 |
-2 |
0.159 (38) |
1.507 (7) |
2.245 (3) |
| 8 |
Wofford |
9-4 |
1.3978 |
0 |
0.335 (26) |
1.333 (8) |
1.987 (6) |
| 9 |
Central Arkansas |
9-3 |
1.3251 |
0 |
0.246 (33) |
1.265 (9) |
1.591 (12) |
| 10 |
Illinois St |
9-4 |
1.2983 |
0 |
0.457 (18) |
1.258 (10) |
1.784 (9) |
| 11 |
South Dakota St |
9-4 |
1.2736 |
0 |
0.459 (16) |
1.203 (11) |
1.599 (11) |
| 12 |
Tennessee-Martin |
8-3 |
1.1989 |
2 |
0.278 (30) |
1.176 (13) |
1.935 (7) |
| 13 |
Tennessee St |
8-3 |
1.1803 |
5 |
0.045 (48) |
1.191 (12) |
1.582 (13) |
| 14 |
Eastern Kentucky |
8-3 |
1.1773 |
-1 |
0.073 (45) |
1.149 (15) |
1.513 (15) |
| 15 |
Albany NY |
9-2 |
1.1730 |
1 |
-0.68 (104) |
1.151 (14) |
1.291 (19) |
| 16 |
Stony Brook |
10-3 |
1.1635 |
-1 |
-0.39 (79) |
1.131 (17) |
1.536 (14) |
| 17 |
Cal Poly SLO |
9-3 |
1.1609 |
-5 |
-0.24 (67) |
1.134 (16) |
1.121 (23) |
| 18 |
Appalachian St |
8-4 |
1.1189 |
-1 |
0.365 (22) |
1.099 (19) |
1.352 (17) |
| 19 |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
10-2 |
1.1063 |
2 |
-0.73 (112) |
1.131 (18) |
1.029 (28) |
| 20 |
Youngstown St |
7-4 |
1.0851 |
-1 |
0.431 (19) |
1.031 (21) |
1.047 (26) |
| 21 |
Harvard |
8-2 |
1.0600 |
-1 |
-0.57 (96) |
1.046 (20) |
0.902 (34) |
| 22 |
Indiana St |
7-4 |
0.9939 |
1 |
0.371 (21) |
0.982 (22) |
1.477 (16) |
| 23 |
Bethune-Cookman |
9-3 |
0.9690 |
1 |
-0.44 (81) |
0.978 (23) |
1.102 (25) |
| 24 |
Towson |
7-4 |
0.9202 |
-2 |
0.320 (27) |
0.900 (24) |
1.134 (22) |
| 25 |
Villanova |
8-4 |
0.8581 |
0 |
-0.09 (55) |
0.835 (25) |
1.116 (24) |
| 26 |
Samford |
7-4 |
0.7903 |
0 |
0.165 (37) |
0.777 (27) |
0.926 (31) |
| 27 |
Drake |
8-3 |
0.7870 |
0 |
-0.38 (76) |
0.803 (26) |
0.834 (38) |
| 28 |
Richmond |
8-3 |
0.7384 |
2 |
-0.61 (102) |
0.755 (28) |
1.193 (21) |
| 29 |
The Citadel |
7-4 |
0.7251 |
0 |
0.048 (46) |
0.732 (29) |
0.655 (44) |
| 30 |
Coastal Carolina |
8-5 |
0.6991 |
-2 |
0.100 (42) |
0.706 (30) |
1.198 (20) |
| 31 |
Northern Arizona |
8-3 |
0.6577 |
0 |
-0.56 (94) |
0.685 (31) |
0.656 (43) |
| 32 |
Southern Illinois |
6-5 |
0.6448 |
1 |
0.632 (7) |
0.641 (33) |
0.643 (45) |
| 33 |
Eastern Illinois |
7-5 |
0.6325 |
-1 |
0.348 (23) |
0.660 (32) |
0.92 (32) |
| 34 |
San Diego |
8-3 |
0.6169 |
0 |
-0.93 (119) |
0.635 (34) |
0.893 (35) |
| 35 |
Jacksonville St |
6-5 |
0.5567 |
0 |
0.638 (5) |
0.600 (35) |
0.930 (30) |
| 36 |
McNeese St |
7-4 |
0.5278 |
0 |
-0.07 (53) |
0.544 (38) |
1.292 (18) |
| 37 |
Butler |
8-3 |
0.5199 |
4 |
-0.96 (121) |
0.575 (36) |
0.835 (37) |
| 38 |
New Hampshire |
8-4 |
0.4986 |
-1 |
-0.48 (85) |
0.558 (37) |
0.529 (55) |
| 39 |
Colgate |
8-4 |
0.4636 |
-1 |
-0.48 (84) |
0.504 (39) |
0.951 (29) |
| 40 |
James Madison |
7-4 |
0.4457 |
-1 |
-0.35 (72) |
0.492 (40) |
0.440 (59) |
| 41 |
Wagner |
9-4 |
0.4223 |
-1 |
-0.60 (100) |
0.446 (41) |
0.444 (58) |
| 42 |
Chattanooga |
6-5 |
0.4025 |
0 |
0.277 (31) |
0.424 (43) |
0.545 (53) |
| 43 |
Brown |
7-3 |
0.3946 |
0 |
-0.81 (116) |
0.443 (42) |
1.033 (27) |
| 44 |
Alabama St |
7-4 |
0.2021 |
1 |
-0.70 (107) |
0.288 (44) |
0.715 (40) |
| 45 |
Northern Iowa |
5-6 |
0.1473 |
-1 |
0.596 (9) |
0.140 (50) |
0.561 (51) |
| 46 |
Murray St |
5-6 |
0.1238 |
0 |
0.510 (12) |
0.175 (48) |
0.711 (41) |
| 47 |
Jacksonville FL |
7-4 |
0.1120 |
2 |
-0.47 (83) |
0.210 (45) |
0.781 (39) |
| 48 |
Pennsylvania |
6-4 |
0.0741 |
2 |
-0.39 (78) |
0.153 (49) |
0.874 (36) |
| 49 |
Howard |
7-4 |
0.0729 |
2 |
-0.64 (103) |
0.191 (47) |
0.548 (52) |
| 50 |
Alabama A&M |
7-4 |
0.0642 |
5 |
-0.70 (106) |
0.209 (46) |
0.377 (61) |
| 51 |
Southern Utah |
5-6 |
0.0367 |
-4 |
0.531 (11) |
0.089 (53) |
0.612 (49) |
| 52 |
Jackson St |
7-5 |
0.0332 |
1 |
-0.43 (80) |
0.132 (51) |
0.567 (50) |
| 53 |
North Carolina A&T |
7-4 |
0.0190 |
-1 |
-0.45 (82) |
0.108 (52) |
0.641 (46) |
| 54 |
Liberty |
6-5 |
0.0111 |
-6 |
-0.23 (65) |
0.058 (55) |
0.329 (63) |
| 55 |
Dartmouth |
6-4 |
0.0078 |
1 |
-0.54 (92) |
0.079 (54) |
0.499 (56) |
| 56 |
North Dakota |
5-6 |
-0.107 |
-2 |
0.243 (34) |
-0.02 (56) |
0.535 (54) |
| 57 |
Princeton |
5-5 |
-0.137 |
0 |
-0.18 (61) |
-0.05 (58) |
0.452 (57) |
| 58 |
Fordham |
6-5 |
-0.142 |
1 |
-0.26 (68) |
-0.02 (57) |
0.612 (48) |
| 59 |
Sacramento St |
6-5 |
-0.211 |
-1 |
-0.23 (66) |
-0.08 (59) |
0.398 (60) |
| 60 |
SE Louisiana St |
5-6 |
-0.219 |
0 |
0.235 (35) |
-0.13 (60) |
0.915 (33) |
| 61 |
Dayton |
6-5 |
-0.281 |
1 |
-0.68 (105) |
-0.16 (61) |
0.324 (64) |
| 62 |
Montana |
5-6 |
-0.309 |
-1 |
-0.08 (54) |
-0.21 (63) |
0.054 (73) |
| 63 |
Stephen F. Austin |
5-6 |
-0.313 |
0 |
0.078 (44) |
-0.23 (64) |
-0.01 (74) |
| 64 |
Delaware St |
6-5 |
-0.349 |
1 |
-0.55 (93) |
-0.21 (62) |
0.313 (65) |
| 65 |
Delaware |
5-6 |
-0.362 |
-1 |
-0.19 (63) |
-0.24 (65) |
0.114 (70) |
| 66 |
Northern Colorado |
5-6 |
-0.477 |
0 |
-0.17 (60) |
-0.35 (67) |
0.063 (71) |
| 67 |
Missouri St |
3-8 |
-0.488 |
0 |
1.145 (1) |
-0.39 (69) |
0.062 (72) |
| 68 |
South Carolina St |
5-6 |
-0.512 |
1 |
-0.04 (51) |
-0.35 (66) |
0.685 (42) |
| 69 |
North Carolina Central |
6-5 |
-0.532 |
1 |
-0.80 (113) |
-0.37 (68) |
0.178 (66) |
| 70 |
UC-Davis |
4-7 |
-0.573 |
-2 |
0.345 (24) |
-0.46 (71) |
0.115 (69) |
| 71 |
Monmouth NJ |
5-5 |
-0.609 |
0 |
-0.72 (110) |
-0.45 (70) |
0.368 (62) |
| 72 |
Western Illinois |
3-8 |
-0.685 |
1 |
0.637 (6) |
-0.53 (73) |
-0.24 (83) |
| 73 |
Georgetown DC |
5-6 |
-0.696 |
2 |
-0.50 (88) |
-0.52 (72) |
0.137 (67) |
| 74 |
Maine |
5-6 |
-0.735 |
-2 |
-0.53 (90) |
-0.59 (75) |
0.616 (47) |
| 75 |
St Francis PA |
5-6 |
-0.745 |
-1 |
-0.59 (98) |
-0.61 (76) |
-0.12 (79) |
| 76 |
Lafayette |
5-6 |
-0.768 |
1 |
-0.58 (97) |
-0.58 (74) |
-0.08 (75) |
| 77 |
Charleston Southern |
5-6 |
-0.792 |
-1 |
-0.22 (64) |
-0.62 (77) |
-0.14 (81) |
| 78 |
Cornell NY |
4-6 |
-0.817 |
0 |
-0.36 (74) |
-0.64 (78) |
-0.27 (85) |
| 79 |
Duquesne |
5-6 |
-0.881 |
0 |
-0.71 (108) |
-0.70 (79) |
-0.40 (88) |
| 80 |
Florida A&M |
4-7 |
-0.966 |
2 |
-0.13 (57) |
-0.76 (80) |
-0.26 (84) |
| 81 |
Furman |
3-8 |
-0.995 |
-1 |
0.494 (14) |
-0.83 (82) |
0.132 (68) |
| 82 |
SE Missouri St |
3-8 |
-0.998 |
1 |
0.339 (25) |
-0.81 (81) |
-0.12 (78) |
| 83 |
Tennessee Tech |
3-8 |
-1.016 |
-2 |
0.389 (20) |
-0.85 (83) |
-0.50 (92) |
| 84 |
Northwestern St |
4-7 |
-1.072 |
0 |
-0.18 (62) |
-0.89 (84) |
-0.08 (76) |
| 85 |
Columbia |
3-7 |
-1.126 |
2 |
-0.11 (56) |
-0.94 (86) |
-0.17 (82) |
| 86 |
Robert Morris PA |
4-7 |
-1.127 |
2 |
-0.35 (73) |
-0.92 (85) |
-0.11 (77) |
| 87 |
Elon |
3-8 |
-1.133 |
-1 |
0.255 (32) |
-0.95 (87) |
-0.49 (90) |
| 88 |
Norfolk St |
4-7 |
-1.201 |
1 |
-0.52 (89) |
-1.00 (89) |
-0.34 (86) |
| 89 |
Mississippi Valley St |
5-6 |
-1.208 |
1 |
-0.80 (114) |
-0.99 (88) |
-0.13 (80) |
| 90 |
Portland St |
3-8 |
-1.241 |
-5 |
0.459 (15) |
-1.07 (91) |
-0.68 (98) |
| 91 |
Alcorn St |
4-7 |
-1.283 |
1 |
-0.49 (87) |
-1.00 (90) |
-0.47 (89) |
| 92 |
Lamar |
4-8 |
-1.319 |
-1 |
0.010 (49) |
-1.13 (92) |
-0.67 (97) |
| 93 |
Bryant |
4-7 |
-1.445 |
2 |
-0.87 (117) |
-1.22 (93) |
-0.35 (87) |
| 94 |
Morehead St |
4-7 |
-1.447 |
0 |
-0.53 (91) |
-1.24 (94) |
-0.61 (95) |
| 95 |
Gardner-Webb |
3-8 |
-1.458 |
-2 |
0.217 (36) |
-1.24 (95) |
-0.56 (94) |
| 96 |
Bucknell |
3-8 |
-1.519 |
0 |
-0.38 (75) |
-1.29 (97) |
-0.49 (91) |
| 97 |
Southern U. |
4-7 |
-1.542 |
3 |
-0.89 (118) |
-1.26 (96) |
-0.65 (96) |
| 98 |
Holy Cross |
2-9 |
-1.577 |
0 |
0.126 (40) |
-1.38 (101) |
-0.76 (102) |
| 99 |
Hampton |
3-7 |
-1.587 |
0 |
-0.61 (101) |
-1.34 (98) |
-0.73 (100) |
| 100 |
Marist |
4-7 |
-1.596 |
1 |
-1.03 (122) |
-1.36 (99) |
-0.94 (106) |
| 101 |
Weber St |
2-9 |
-1.632 |
-4 |
0.311 (28) |
-1.42 (102) |
-0.75 (101) |
| 102 |
Yale |
2-8 |
-1.635 |
1 |
-0.15 (59) |
-1.38 (100) |
-0.76 (103) |
| 103 |
Austin Peay |
2-9 |
-1.679 |
-1 |
0.630 (8) |
-1.46 (103) |
-0.85 (105) |
| 104 |
South Dakota |
1-10 |
-1.715 |
0 |
0.911 (2) |
-1.50 (104) |
-0.52 (93) |
| 105 |
William & Mary |
2-9 |
-1.763 |
1 |
0.047 (47) |
-1.52 (105) |
-1.04 (111) |
| 106 |
Central Conn St |
2-8 |
-1.783 |
-1 |
-0.14 (58) |
-1.52 (106) |
-0.95 (107) |
| 107 |
Prairie View A&M |
3-8 |
-1.849 |
0 |
-0.57 (95) |
-1.56 (107) |
-0.82 (104) |
| 108 |
VMI |
2-9 |
-1.881 |
0 |
-0.03 (50) |
-1.60 (108) |
-0.97 (108) |
| 109 |
Western Carolina |
1-10 |
-1.972 |
0 |
0.856 (3) |
-1.72 (109) |
-1.00 (110) |
| 110 |
Morgan St |
3-8 |
-2.045 |
0 |
-0.80 (115) |
-1.72 (110) |
-1.12 (112) |
| 111 |
Sacred Heart |
2-9 |
-2.171 |
0 |
-0.59 (99) |
-1.87 (111) |
-0.99 (109) |
| 112 |
Presbyterian |
2-9 |
-2.339 |
0 |
-0.31 (69) |
-2.03 (113) |
-1.16 (114) |
| 113 |
Texas Southern |
2-9 |
-2.382 |
0 |
-0.49 (86) |
-2.00 (112) |
-1.31 (116) |
| 114 |
Idaho St |
1-10 |
-2.611 |
0 |
-0.04 (52) |
-2.28 (115) |
-1.15 (113) |
| 115 |
Georgia St |
1-10 |
-2.636 |
0 |
0.092 (43) |
-2.27 (114) |
-0.71 (99) |
| 116 |
Nicholls St |
1-10 |
-2.679 |
0 |
0.563 (10) |
-2.34 (117) |
-1.18 (115) |
| 117 |
Davidson |
2-9 |
-2.697 |
0 |
-0.95 (120) |
-2.32 (116) |
-1.54 (118) |
| 118 |
Savannah St |
1-10 |
-2.929 |
0 |
0.141 (39) |
-2.52 (118) |
-1.37 (117) |
| 119 |
Grambling St |
1-10 |
-3.107 |
0 |
-0.34 (71) |
-2.69 (119) |
-1.72 (119) |
| 120 |
Valparaiso |
1-10 |
-3.129 |
0 |
-0.72 (111) |
-2.72 (120) |
-1.74 (120) |
| 121 |
Campbell |
1-10 |
-3.238 |
0 |
-0.38 (77) |
-2.80 (121) |
-1.85 (121) |
| 122 |
Rhode Island |
0-11 |
-3.295 |
0 |
0.104 (41) |
-2.84 (122) |
-1.88 (122) |
