January 14, 2022

2021 Final FCS Rankings

++ Champion
-- Runner-up

Rank  Chg  FCS Team ...............  W-L   Rec  Conf  Pos | FCS nonFCS | Home  Road  Neut |  Rating  RRWP  Rank 
                                                          |            |                  |
++ 1    0  North Dakota State ..... 14-1   8-1  MVFC  1st | 14-1       |  9-0   4-1   1-0 | 1921.13  .766 (  1)
   2    0  James Madison .......... 12-2   7-1  CAA   1st | 12-2       |  7-1   5-1       |  889.64  .685 (  2)
   3    0  South Dakota State ..... 11-4   5-3  MVFC  3rd |  9-4   2-0 |  5-2   6-2       |  742.74  .664 (  3)
-- 4    0  Montana State .......... 12-3   7-1  BSKY  2nd | 12-2   0-1 |  8-0   4-2   0-1 |  631.01  .633 (  4)
   5    0  Montana ................ 10-3   7-2  BSKY  3rd |  9-3   1-0 |  6-1   4-2       |  528.18  .628 (  5)
   6    0  Eastern Washington ..... 10-3   6-3  BSKY  4th |  8-3   2-0 |  4-2   6-1       |  487.33  .617 (  7)
   7    0  Sam Houston State ...... 11-1   8-0  WAC   1st | 11-1       |  6-1   4-0   1-0 |  458.15  .609 (  9)
   8    0  Missouri State .........  8-4   6-2  MVFC  2nd |  8-3   0-1 |  5-1   3-3       |  446.44  .625 (  6)
   9    0  Villanova .............. 10-3   7-1  CAA   1st | 10-2   0-1 |  5-2   5-1       |  333.23  .565 ( 12)
  10    0  Northern Iowa ..........  6-6   4-4  MVFC  6th |  6-5   0-1 |  4-1   2-5       |  326.76  .609 (  8)
  11    0  Sacramento State .......  9-3   8-0  BSKY  1st |  9-2   0-1 |  4-2   5-1       |  305.64  .560 ( 13)
  12    0  East Tennessee St ...... 11-2   7-1  SC    1st |  9-2   2-0 |  7-0   4-2       |  304.79  .545 ( 17)
  13    0  Southern Illinois ......  8-5   6-4  MVFC  4th |  8-4   0-1 |  3-2   5-3       |  301.43  .569 ( 11)
  14    0  Kennesaw State ......... 11-2   7-0  BSOU  1st | 10-1   1-1 |  6-0   5-2       |  300.00  .554 ( 15)
  15    0  South Dakota ...........  7-5   5-4  MVFC  5th |  7-4   0-1 |  4-2   3-3       |  297.45  .580 ( 10)
  16    0  Incarnate Word ......... 10-3   7-1  SLC   1st |  9-3   1-0 |  6-0   4-3       |  279.12  .545 ( 16)
  17    0  Stephen F. Austin ......  8-4   6-2  WAC   2nd |  7-3   1-1 |  5-0   3-3   0-1 |  227.77  .543 ( 18)
  18    0  Harvard ................  8-2   5-2  IVY   3rd |  8-2       |  4-1   4-1       |  214.85  .538 ( 20)
  19    0  SE Louisiana ...........  9-4   6-2  SLC   2nd |  9-3   0-1 |  4-1   5-3       |  213.01  .518 ( 24)
  20    0  North Dakota ...........  5-6   3-5  MVFC  7th |  5-5   0-1 |  4-1   1-5       |  205.68  .559 ( 14)
  21    0  Dartmouth ..............  9-1   6-1  IVY   1st |  9-1       |  4-1   5-0       |  204.64  .518 ( 23)
  22    0  Mercer .................  7-3   6-2  SC    2nd |  6-2   1-1 |  4-1   3-2       |  197.01  .530 ( 21)
  23    0  Chattanooga ............  6-5   5-3  SC    3rd |  6-4   0-1 |  3-2   3-3       |  192.90  .541 ( 19)
  24    0  Princeton ..............  9-1   6-1  IVY   1st |  9-1       |  4-0   5-1       |  192.13  .509 ( 25)
  25    0  Weber State ............  6-5   5-3  BSKY  5th |  6-4   0-1 |  1-4   5-1       |  181.14  .527 ( 22)
  26    0  UC Davis ...............  8-4   5-3  BSKY  5th |  7-4   1-0 |  3-2   5-2       |  150.35  .473 ( 28)
  27    0  Tennessee-Martin ....... 10-3   6-1  OVC   1st | 10-2   0-1 |  5-0   5-3       |  150.08  .470 ( 29)
  28    0  Nicholls State .........  6-5   5-3  SLC   3rd |  6-3   0-2 |  3-2   3-3       |  128.30  .487 ( 27)
  29    0  Eastern Kentucky .......  7-4   5-2  WAC   3rd |  7-3   0-1 |  5-1   2-3       |  122.23  .469 ( 30)
  30    0  Jackson State .......... 11-2   9-0  SWAC  1st | 10-1   1-1 |  6-0   3-1   2-1 |  113.47  .426 ( 39)
  31    0  Elon ...................  6-5   5-3  CAA   3rd |  6-4   0-1 |  2-3   4-2       |  112.70  .464 ( 31)
  32    0  Holy Cross ............. 10-3   6-0  PATL  1st |  9-3   1-0 |  4-2   6-1       |  109.13  .436 ( 38)
  33    0  Monmouth NJ ............  7-4   6-1  BSOU  2nd |  7-3   0-1 |  3-2   4-2       |  105.98  .455 ( 32)
  34    0  William & Mary .........  6-5   4-4  CAA   4th |  6-4   0-1 |  3-2   3-3       |  102.37  .451 ( 33)
  35    0  Furman .................  6-5   4-4  SC    4th |  6-4   0-1 |  3-2   3-3       |   99.88  .451 ( 34)
  36    0  Richmond ...............  6-5   4-4  CAA   4th |  6-4   0-1 |  4-2   2-3       |   96.38  .443 ( 36)
  37    0  Youngstown State .......  3-7   2-6  MVFC  9th |  3-6   0-1 |  2-3   1-4       |   95.55  .491 ( 26)
  38    0  Austin Peay ............  6-5   4-3  OVC   3rd |  6-4   0-1 |  3-2   3-3       |   89.37  .450 ( 35)
  39    0  Portland State .........  5-6   4-4  BSKY  7th |  4-4   1-2 |  3-2   2-4       |   87.60  .443 ( 37)
  40    0  Florida A&M ............  9-3   7-1  SWAC  2nd |  8-2   1-1 |  4-0   4-2   1-1 |   82.36  .404 ( 48)
  41    0  Maine ..................  6-5   4-4  CAA   4th |  5-4   1-1 |  2-3   4-2       |   78.59  .416 ( 41)
  42    0  Rhode Island ...........  7-4   4-4  CAA   4th |  6-4   1-0 |  4-1   3-3       |   71.20  .391 ( 54)
  43    0  VMI ....................  6-5   4-4  SC    4th |  6-4   0-1 |  4-1   2-4       |   70.18  .404 ( 46)
  44    0  Indiana State ..........  5-6   3-5  MVFC  7th |  5-5   0-1 |  3-2   2-4       |   65.43  .403 ( 49)
  45    0  Delaware ...............  5-6   3-5  CAA   9th |  5-5   0-1 |  4-2   1-4       |   64.70  .406 ( 44)
  46    0  Samford ................  4-7   3-5  SC    7th |  4-6   0-1 |  2-3   2-4       |   63.21  .423 ( 40)
  47    0  Jacksonville State .....  5-6   3-3  WAC   4th |  4-5   1-1 |  3-2   2-3   0-1 |   62.55  .410 ( 43)
  48    0  Illinois State .........  4-7   2-6  MVFC  9th |  4-6   0-1 |  2-3   2-4       |   60.94  .411 ( 42)
  49    0  Stony Brook ............  5-6   4-4  CAA   4th |  5-5   0-1 |  3-2   2-4       |   60.85  .398 ( 52)
  50    0  Yale ...................  5-5   4-3  IVY   4th |  5-4   0-1 |  3-2   2-3       |   57.28  .401 ( 50)
  51    0  Idaho ..................  4-7   3-5  BSKY  9th |  3-5   1-2 |  3-2   1-5       |   57.10  .405 ( 45)
  52    0  Columbia ...............  7-3   4-3  IVY   4th |  7-3       |  4-1   3-2       |   55.13  .369 ( 60)
  53    0  Northern Arizona .......  5-6   4-4  BSKY  7th |  4-6   1-0 |  2-3   3-3       |   53.98  .381 ( 58)
  54    0  McNeese State ..........  4-7   3-5  SLC   4th |  4-5   0-2 |  1-4   3-3       |   53.61  .404 ( 47)
  55    0  Central Arkansas .......  5-6   3-4  WAC   5th |  4-5   1-1 |  2-3   3-3       |   52.95  .389 ( 55)
  56    0  Western Carolina .......  4-7   4-4  SC    4th |  4-6   0-1 |  1-4   3-3       |   52.41  .398 ( 51)
  57    0  Towson .................  4-7   3-5  CAA   9th |  4-6   0-1 |  3-2   1-4   0-1 |   42.68  .371 ( 59)
  58    0  Charleston Southern ....  4-6   3-4  BSOU  3rd |  4-4   0-2 |  2-2   2-4       |   41.96  .381 ( 57)
  59    0  SE Missouri State ......  4-7   4-4  OVC   5th |  4-6   0-1 |  3-2   1-5       |   41.74  .383 ( 56)
  60    0  Tarleton ...............  6-5   3-4  WAC   5th |  3-5   3-0 |  5-1   1-3   0-1 |   39.85  .341 ( 62)
  61    0  Murray State ...........  6-5   5-3  OVC   2nd |  6-3   0-2 |  4-1   2-4       |   39.80  .348 ( 61)
  62    0  Western Illinois .......  2-9   2-6  MVFC  9th |  2-8   0-1 |  1-4   1-5       |   38.89  .395 ( 53)
  63    0  Sacred Heart ...........  8-4   6-1  NEC   1st |  8-4       |  6-0   2-4       |   38.33  .326 ( 68)
  64    0  Abilene Christian ......  5-6   3-5  WAC   7th |  3-5   2-1 |  4-2   1-4       |   33.31  .334 ( 65)
  65    0  South Carolina State ...  7-5   5-0  MEAC  1st |  7-3   0-2 |  3-1   3-4   1-0 |   30.49  .315 ( 72)
  66    0  Duquesne ...............  7-3   5-2  NEC   2nd |  5-2   2-1 |  3-1   4-2       |   29.59  .308 ( 75)
  67    0  North Carolina A&T .....  5-6   3-4  BSOU  3rd |  5-5   0-1 |  3-2   2-4       |   29.54  .325 ( 69)
  68    0  Bryant .................  7-4   5-2  NEC   2nd |  7-3   0-1 |  4-0   3-4       |   28.51  .304 ( 78)
  69    0  Prairie View A&M .......  7-5   6-3  SWAC  3rd |  7-4   0-1 |  3-1   3-4   1-0 |   27.90  .299 ( 80)
  70    0  Gardner-Webb ...........  4-7   2-5  BSOU  8th |  3-5   1-2 |  3-2   1-5       |   27.27  .331 ( 66)
  71    0  Hampton ................  5-6   3-4  BSOU  3rd |  4-5   1-1 |  3-3   2-3       |   26.91  .315 ( 73)
  72    0  Alabama A&M ............  7-3   5-3  SWAC  4th |  6-3   1-0 |  3-2   2-1   2-0 |   25.40  .290 ( 83)
  73    0  Fordham ................  6-5   4-2  PATL  3rd |  6-3   0-2 |  3-2   3-3       |   25.32  .305 ( 77)
  74    0  The Citadel ............  4-7   3-5  SC    7th |  3-6   1-1 |  3-3   1-4       |   25.24  .313 ( 74)
  75    0  North Alabama ..........  3-8   3-4  BSOU  3rd |  3-8       |  2-4   1-4       |   25.10  .338 ( 64)
  76    0  Albany NY ..............  2-9   1-7  CAA  12th |  2-8   0-1 |  2-3   0-6       |   23.66  .341 ( 63)
  77    0  New Hampshire ..........  3-8   2-6  CAA  11th |  3-7   0-1 |  1-4   2-4       |   23.30  .319 ( 70)
  78    0  Northern Colorado ......  3-8   2-6  BSKY 10th |  3-7   0-1 |  1-4   2-4       |   23.06  .315 ( 71)
  79    0  Campbell ...............  3-8   2-5  BSOU  8th |  3-7   0-1 |  1-4   2-4       |   22.53  .327 ( 67)
  80    0  Norfolk State ..........  6-5   2-3  MEAC  3rd |  4-3   2-2 |  3-1   3-4       |   21.54  .291 ( 82)
  81    0  Saint Francis PA .......  5-6   4-3  NEC   4th |  5-5   0-1 |  3-2   2-4       |   20.98  .295 ( 81)
  82    0  Davidson ...............  8-3   7-1  PFL   1st |  7-3   1-0 |  5-0   3-3       |   20.96  .270 ( 86)
  83    0  Tennessee State ........  5-6   4-3  OVC   3rd |  4-5   1-1 |  3-1   2-3   0-2 |   20.77  .289 ( 84)
  84    0  Alcorn State ...........  6-5   5-3  SWAC  4th |  6-4   0-1 |  3-0   3-4   0-1 |   17.90  .265 ( 90)
  85    0  Saint Thomas MN ........  7-3   6-2  PFL   3rd |  6-3   1-0 |  4-0   3-3       |   16.18  .254 ( 94)
  86    0  North Carolina Central .  6-5   4-1  MEAC  2nd |  5-4   1-1 |  3-2   2-3   1-0 |   15.22  .256 ( 93)
  87    0  Robert Morris PA .......  4-6   3-5  BSOU  7th |  4-5   0-1 |  4-1   0-5       |   14.67  .266 ( 88)
  88    0  Wofford ................  1-10  0-8  SC    9th |  1-9   0-1 |  0-5   1-5       |   13.57  .306 ( 76)
  89    0  Idaho State ............  1-10  1-7  BSKY 11th |  1-8   0-2 |  1-4   0-6       |   13.57  .301 ( 79)
  90    0  Central Connecticut St .  4-7   4-3  NEC   4th |  4-5   0-2 |  2-4   2-3       |   12.86  .259 ( 91)
  91    0  San Diego ..............  7-4   7-1  PFL   1st |  7-4       |  4-2   3-2       |   12.86  .233 (102)
  92    0  Pennsylvania ...........  3-7   1-6  IVY   6th |  3-7       |  2-3   1-4       |   12.77  .266 ( 89)
  93    0  Northwestern State .....  3-8   3-5  SLC   4th |  3-7   0-1 |  1-4   2-4       |   12.42  .258 ( 92)
  94    0  Califonia Poly-SLO .....  2-9   1-7  BSKY 11th |  2-8   0-1 |  1-4   1-5       |   12.19  .268 ( 87)
  95    0  Southern University ....  4-7   3-5  SWAC  6th |  3-6   1-1 |  2-4   1-1   1-2 |   11.92  .250 ( 95)
  96    0  Southern Utah ..........  1-10  0-8  BSKY 13th |  1-8   0-2 |  0-4   0-6   1-0 |   11.72  .287 ( 85)
  97    0  Merrimack ..............  5-6   2-5  NEC   6th |  4-6   1-0 |  1-3   4-3       |   11.39  .237 ( 99)
  98    0  Colgate ................  5-6   5-1  PATL  2nd |  5-5   0-1 |  3-2   2-4       |   10.91  .234 (101)
  99    0  Morehead State .........  7-4   6-2  PFL   3rd |  6-4   1-0 |  4-1   3-3       |    9.69  .210 (110)
 100    0  Mississippi Valley St ..  4-7   3-5  SWAC  6th |  4-7       |  2-3   2-3   0-1 |    9.62  .231 (103)
 101    0  Alabama State ..........  5-6   3-5  SWAC  6th |  3-5   2-1 |  5-0   0-5   0-1 |    9.54  .219 (106)
 102    0  Dayton .................  6-4   5-3  PFL   5th |  6-4       |  4-1   2-3       |    9.26  .214 (108)
 103    0  Tennessee Tech .........  3-8   1-5  OVC   6th |  2-7   1-1 |  2-3   1-5       |    9.14  .239 ( 97)
 104    0  Brown ..................  2-8   1-6  IVY   6th |  2-8       |  1-4   1-4       |    8.62  .245 ( 96)
 105    0  Grambling State ........  4-7   3-5  SWAC  6th |  4-5   0-2 |  2-1   0-5   2-1 |    7.98  .215 (107)
 106    0  Cornell ................  2-8   1-6  IVY   6th |  2-8       |  1-4   1-4       |    7.90  .238 ( 98)
 107    0  Lafayette ..............  3-8   2-4  PATL  5th |  3-7   0-1 |  2-3   1-5       |    7.42  .226 (104)
 108    0  Bethune-Cookman ........  2-9   2-6  SWAC 10th |  2-7   0-2 |  1-3   1-5   0-1 |    7.34  .237 (100)
 109    0  Valparaiso .............  4-7   4-4  PFL   7th |  4-6   0-1 |  2-3   2-4       |    6.10  .201 (113)
 110    0  Texas Southern .........  3-8   2-6  SWAC 10th |  2-6   1-2 |  2-3   0-5   1-0 |    5.88  .203 (112)
 111    0  Lamar ..................  2-9   0-8  WAC   8th |  1-8   1-1 |  1-4   1-5       |    5.82  .211 (109)
 112    0  Marist .................  5-5   5-3  PFL   5th |  5-5       |  2-3   3-2       |    5.03  .177 (115)
 113    0  Eastern Illinois .......  1-10  1-6  OVC   7th |  1-9   0-1 |  0-4   1-6       |    5.02  .221 (105)
 114    0  Howard .................  2-8   1-4  MEAC  5th |  2-7   0-1 |  2-3   0-5       |    4.72  .205 (111)
 115    0  Delaware State .........  5-6   2-3  MEAC  3rd |  3-6   2-0 |  4-3   1-3       |    4.63  .170 (117)
 116    0  Lehigh .................  3-8   3-3  PATL  4th |  3-8       |  2-4   1-4       |    4.61  .188 (114)
 117    0  LIU Post ...............  2-8   2-5  NEC   6th |  2-5   0-3 |  1-3   1-5       |    3.13  .172 (116)
 118    0  Georgetown DC ..........  2-8   1-5  PATL  6th |  2-8       |  0-4   2-4       |    2.47  .158 (118)
 119    0  Arkansas-Pine Bluff ....  2-9   1-7  SWAC 12th |  1-8   1-1 |  2-3   0-5   0-1 |    2.12  .146 (119)
 120    0  Morgan State ...........  2-9   1-4  MEAC  5th |  2-8   0-1 |  2-3   0-6       |    1.98  .146 (120)
 121    0  Drake ..................  2-8   1-6  PFL   8th |  1-8   1-0 |  1-3   1-5       |    1.60  .135 (121)
 122    0  Butler .................  3-8   1-7  PFL  10th |  1-8   2-0 |  1-4   2-4       |    1.10  .108 (123)
 123    0  Bucknell ...............  1-10  0-6  PATL  7th |  1-9   0-1 |  1-4   0-6       |    0.90  .115 (122)
 124    0  Dixie State ............  1-10  0-3  WAC   8th |  0-10  1-0 |  1-5   0-5       |    0.23  .008 (125)
 125    0  Houston Baptist ........  0-11  0-8  SLC   6th |  0-10  0-1 |  0-5   0-6       |    0.12  .008 (125)
 126    0  Stetson ................  3-7   1-6  PFL   8th |  1-7   2-0 |  2-4   1-3       |    0.11  .010 (124)
 127    0  Wagner .................  0-11  0-7  NEC   8th |  0-9   0-2 |  0-5   0-6       |    0.05  .008 (125)
 128    0  Presbyterian ...........  2-9   0-8  PFL  11th |  0-9   2-0 |  2-4   0-5       |    0.03  .006 (128)

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