NCAA FCS (1-AA) College Football Ratings

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 Aegis Rating. The Aegis 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 date, game outcome and score differential only. Record is the most important factor in this rating system.

Aegis Rating– Replacing the Inference Rating, this heavily weights the outcomes of opponents’ games and relies on more historical data. This is system is a much better predictor of future game outcomes than the Standard Rating.

Updated 1/9/2018.

FCS College Football Ratings

Rank Team Rec Rating Chg SOS (Rank) Standard (Rank) Aegis (Rank)
1
N Dakota St
14-1
2.317
1
-0.02 (24)
2.660 (1)
1.879 (1)
2
James Madison
14-1
2.079
-1
0.138 (15)
2.422 (2)
1.641 (2)
3
S Dakota St
11-3
1.463
0
0.434 (2)
1.690 (4)
1.175 (3)
4
Weber St
11-3
1.125
6
-0.32 (36)
1.406 (6)
0.767 (5)
5
NC A&T
12-0
1.049
8
-1.52 (115)
1.846 (3)
0.035 (21)
6
Sam Houston St
12-2
1.000
6
-0.63 (60)
1.534 (5)
0.319 (13)
7
Northern Iowa
8-5
0.997
-1
0.489 (1)
1.186 (9)
0.757 (7)
8
W Illinois
8-4
0.927
-3
0.263 (7)
0.985 (12)
0.854 (4)
9
Yale
9-1
0.917
0
-0.60 (55)
1.329 (8)
0.394 (10)
10
Kennesaw
12-2
0.873
5
-0.89 (88)
1.38 (7)
0.229 (18)
11
Stony Brook
10-3
0.794
3
0.004 (22)
1.068 (11)
0.446 (9)
12
Southern Utah
9-3
0.757
-4
-0.16 (28)
1.127 (10)
0.286 (15)
13
South Dakota
8-5
0.691
-2
0.316 (5)
0.830 (15)
0.513 (8)
14
Cent Arkansas
10-2
0.578
-10
-0.77 (81)
0.761 (17)
0.347 (12)
15
Jacksonville St
10-2
0.574
-8
-0.63 (58)
0.808 (16)
0.276 (16)
16
Youngstown St
6-5
0.562
0
0.143 (13)
0.407 (27)
0.760 (6)
17
Delaware
7-4
0.516
0
0.064 (20)
0.693 (19)
0.291 (14)
18
E Washington
7-4
0.474
1
0.080 (18)
0.753 (18)
0.119 (19)
19
New Hampshire
9-5
0.393
6
0.106 (16)
0.668 (21)
0.043 (20)
20
Richmond
6-5
0.387
1
0.199 (9)
0.503 (25)
0.240 (17)
21
Elon
8-4
0.378
-3
0.252 (8)
0.831 (14)
-0.19 (26)
22
Furman
8-5
0.375
0
-0.17 (29)
0.680 (20)
-0.01 (22)
23
Illinois St
6-5
0.358
-3
0.065 (19)
0.363 (30)
0.351 (11)
24
Wofford
10-3
0.357
3
-0.35 (38)
0.893 (13)
-0.32 (36)
25
Samford
8-4
0.193
-1
-0.34 (37)
0.551 (24)
-0.26 (31)
26
San Diego
10-3
0.184
14
-1.16 (99)
0.401 (28)
-0.09 (24)
27
Dartmouth
8-2
0.139
2
-0.75 (72)
0.641 (22)
-0.49 (40)
28
Monmouth NJ
9-3
0.093
-2
-0.66 (63)
0.489 (26)
-0.41 (37)
29
Columbia
8-2
0.075
2
-0.79 (84)
0.613 (23)
-0.60 (49)
30
Villanova
5-6
-0.01
0
0.141 (14)
-0.00 (39)
-0.02 (23)
31
McNeese St
9-2
-0.03
-3
-1.41 (108)
0.193 (33)
-0.31 (35)
32
Grambling
11-2
-0.03
7
-1.53 (117)
0.388 (29)
-0.57 (45)
33
Northern Arizona
7-5
-0.05
-10
-0.41 (44)
0.097 (35)
-0.24 (28)
34
CS Sacramento
7-4
-0.05
-2
-0.69 (65)
0.123 (34)
-0.29 (33)
35
Montana
7-4
-0.08
-2
-0.51 (50)
0.045 (37)
-0.24 (29)
36
Penn
6-4
-0.14
1
-0.67 (64)
0.220 (31)
-0.61 (50)
37
Montana St
5-6
-0.15
-1
-0.06 (26)
-0.04 (40)
-0.28 (32)
38
Austin Peay
8-4
-0.19
-4
-0.31 (35)
0.080 (36)
-0.54 (44)
39
Central Conn
8-4
-0.20
-4
-0.77 (82)
0.043 (38)
-0.52 (43)
40
Bethune-Cookman
7-4
-0.22
4
-0.36 (40)
0.212 (32)
-0.77 (54)
41
Maine
4-6
-0.22
0
0.149 (12)
-0.27 (48)
-0.15 (25)
42
Colgate
7-4
-0.24
0
-0.75 (74)
-0.19 (44)
-0.31 (34)
43
Towson
5-6
-0.25
0
-0.05 (25)
-0.09 (41)
-0.45 (38)
44
Mercer
5-6
-0.28
1
0.084 (17)
-0.12 (43)
-0.47 (39)
45
Nicholls St
8-4
-0.32
-7
-0.75 (78)
-0.11 (42)
-0.58 (47)
46
Albany NY
4-7
-0.34
0
0.001 (23)
-0.41 (52)
-0.25 (30)
47
Princeton
5-5
-0.37
2
-0.58 (53)
-0.27 (47)
-0.51 (41)
48
UC Davis
5-6
-0.44
3
-0.35 (39)
-0.32 (50)
-0.59 (48)
49
SE Louisiana
6-5
-0.44
-2
-0.76 (80)
-0.39 (51)
-0.51 (42)
50
Charleston So
6-5
-0.45
0
-0.53 (51)
-0.19 (45)
-0.77 (56)
51
S Illinois
4-7
-0.46
-3
0.061 (21)
-0.67 (63)
-0.20 (27)
52
W Carolina
7-5
-0.47
0
-0.73 (70)
-0.29 (49)
-0.70 (53)
53
Harvard
5-5
-0.51
2
-0.63 (59)
-0.20 (46)
-0.92 (59)
54
Rhode Island
3-8
-0.52
-1
0.196 (10)
-0.47 (55)
-0.58 (46)
55
Duquesne
7-4
-0.53
-1
-1.04 (93)
-0.43 (53)
-0.66 (51)
56
TN Martin
6-5
-0.71
0
-0.87 (87)
-0.73 (67)
-0.68 (52)
57
Liberty
6-5
-0.71
0
-0.73 (69)
-0.61 (59)
-0.83 (57)
58
Missouri St
3-8
-0.71
0
0.348 (4)
-0.66 (62)
-0.77 (55)
59
Howard
7-4
-0.75
0
-0.96 (92)
-0.58 (58)
-0.96 (60)
60
Drake
7-4
-0.76
5
-1.17 (100)
-0.45 (54)
-1.17 (69)
61
Lehigh
5-7
-0.78
0
-0.57 (52)
-0.49 (56)
-1.16 (68)
62
NC Central
7-4
-0.80
0
-1.08 (94)
-0.66 (61)
-0.97 (61)
63
E Illinois
6-5
-0.87
-3
-0.65 (62)
-0.52 (57)
-1.31 (79)
64
Holy Cross
4-7
-0.88
0
-0.43 (45)
-0.73 (68)
-1.07 (66)
65
Citadel
5-6
-0.89
2
-0.61 (56)
-0.62 (60)
-1.24 (74)
66
Cornell
3-7
-0.93
2
-0.25 (30)
-0.68 (64)
-1.25 (75)
67
Tennessee St
6-5
-0.95
-4
-1.09 (95)
-0.86 (71)
-1.07 (65)
68
William & Mary
2-9
-0.95
-2
0.277 (6)
-1.04 (79)
-0.83 (58)
69
Bryant
6-5
-0.95
0
-1.11 (97)
-0.69 (65)
-1.29 (78)
70
Chattanooga
3-8
-0.98
0
-0.25 (31)
-0.78 (70)
-1.23 (73)
71
Fordham
4-7
-1.01
2
-0.40 (42)
-0.73 (66)
-1.38 (84)
72
North Dakota
3-8
-1.03
-1
-0.13 (27)
-1.06 (80)
-1.00 (63)
73
St Francis PA
5-6
-1.09
1
-1.18 (102)
-1.03 (77)
-1.17 (70)
74
Northwestern LA
4-7
-1.11
1
-0.49 (49)
-1.04 (78)
-1.19 (71)
75
Alcorn St
7-5
-1.12
1
-1.48 (111)
-1.12 (84)
-1.12 (67)
76
Southern Univ
7-4
-1.12
1
-1.46 (109)
-0.94 (72)
-1.36 (82)
77
E Kentucky
4-7
-1.14
-5
-0.49 (48)
-1.09 (82)
-1.20 (72)
78
Wagner
4-7
-1.16
0
-0.75 (76)
-1.02 (76)
-1.34 (80)
79
Hampton
6-5
-1.16
1
-1.18 (101)
-0.99 (75)
-1.37 (83)
80
Prairie View
6-5
-1.24
3
-1.53 (118)
-1.21 (87)
-1.29 (77)
81
SF Austin
4-7
-1.26
-2
-0.58 (54)
-1.24 (88)
-1.28 (76)
82
Valparaiso
6-5
-1.26
4
-1.50 (114)
-0.94 (73)
-1.67 (95)
83
Jacksonville
7-4
-1.26
7
-1.74 (123)
-0.75 (69)
-1.91 (104)
84
Sacred Heart
4-7
-1.28
-2
-0.94 (91)
-1.18 (86)
-1.42 (85)
85
Bucknell
5-6
-1.30
-1
-1.10 (96)
-0.95 (74)
-1.75 (100)
86
Butler
6-5
-1.32
5
-1.52 (116)
-1.10 (83)
-1.59 (91)
87
Presbyterian
4-7
-1.33
-2
-0.64 (61)
-1.06 (81)
-1.67 (96)
88
Idaho St
4-7
-1.33
-1
-0.85 (86)
-1.33 (91)
-1.34 (80)
89
SE Missouri St
3-8
-1.35
-8
-0.79 (83)
-1.63 (97)
-1.00 (62)
90
ETSU
4-7
-1.39
2
-0.82 (85)
-1.14 (85)
-1.71 (98)
91
Dayton
5-6
-1.41
2
-1.47 (110)
-1.30 (90)
-1.56 (90)
92
N Colorado
3-7
-1.44
-3
-0.75 (75)
-1.43 (94)
-1.45 (88)
93
Murray St
3-8
-1.50
-5
-0.62 (57)
-1.48 (95)
-1.54 (89)
94
Campbell
6-5
-1.56
1
-1.88 (124)
-1.42 (93)
-1.74 (99)
95
Lafayette
3-8
-1.58
-1
-0.75 (79)
-1.29 (89)
-1.95 (105)
96
Cal Poly SLO
0-3
-1.59
8
0.181 (11)
-2.03 (105)
-1.04 (64)
97
Brown
2-8
-1.63
0
-0.44 (46)
-1.37 (92)
-1.96 (106)
98
Norfolk St
4-7
-1.69
1
-1.14 (98)
-1.74 (98)
-1.63 (93)
99
S Carolina St
3-7
-1.71
-1
-1.30 (103)
-1.91 (102)
-1.44 (87)
100
Florida A&M
3-8
-1.75
0
-0.92 (90)
-1.83 (100)
-1.65 (94)
101
Abilene Chr
2-9
-1.76
-5
-0.46 (47)
-2.01 (104)
-1.44 (86)
102
Savannah St
3-8
-1.79
0
-0.75 (77)
-1.85 (101)
-1.71 (97)
103
Alabama St
5-6
-1.89
4
-1.60 (121)
-1.92 (103)
-1.86 (103)
104
Gardner Webb
1-10
-1.92
-1
-0.29 (32)
-2.17 (109)
-1.59 (91)
105
Tennessee Tech
1-10
-1.93
-4
-0.41 (43)
-2.07 (106)
-1.76 (101)
106
Marist
4-7
-1.94
0
-1.37 (105)
-1.60 (96)
-2.38 (113)
107
Indiana St
0-11
-2.11
-2
0.414 (3)
-2.38 (113)
-1.76 (102)
108
Morehead St
4-7
-2.18
1
-1.50 (113)
-1.82 (99)
-2.64 (120)
109
Lamar
2-9
-2.18
-1
-0.73 (68)
-2.28 (111)
-2.06 (108)
110
Delaware St
2-9
-2.28
1
-0.30 (33)
-2.19 (110)
-2.40 (115)
111
Georgetown
1-10
-2.30
-1
-0.89 (89)
-2.17 (108)
-2.46 (116)
112
Robert Morris
2-9
-2.36
1
-0.75 (73)
-2.17 (107)
-2.60 (119)
113
Incarnate Word
1-10
-2.39
-1
-0.31 (34)
-2.50 (116)
-2.25 (111)
114
Alabama A&M
4-7
-2.39
1
-1.48 (112)
-2.49 (115)
-2.26 (112)
115
Stetson
2-9
-2.41
3
-1.38 (106)
-2.28 (112)
-2.58 (118)
116
Jackson St
3-8
-2.44
0
-1.33 (104)
-2.47 (114)
-2.39 (114)
117
Houston Bap
1-10
-2.47
-3
-0.72 (67)
-2.85 (119)
-1.98 (107)
118
Morgan St
1-10
-2.51
-1
-0.74 (71)
-2.77 (117)
-2.17 (110)
119
TX Southern
2-9
-2.76
0
-1.57 (119)
-2.91 (120)
-2.57 (117)
120
Davidson
2-9
-2.77
1
-1.72 (122)
-2.77 (118)
-2.77 (121)
121
Portland St
0-11
-2.85
-1
-0.39 (41)
-3.43 (123)
-2.11 (109)
122
Ark Pine Bluff
2-9
-3.04
0
-1.58 (120)
-3.22 (122)
-2.81 (122)
123
MS Valley St
2-9
-3.09
0
-1.39 (107)
-3.14 (121)
-3.04 (123)
124
VMI
0-11
-3.38
0
-0.70 (66)
-3.61 (124)
-3.10 (124)