August 7, 2023

2023 FBS Preseason Rankings

Rank  FBS Team ...............  Conf  Divis  RRWP
                                           
   1  Georgia ................  SEC   Easte  .996
   2  Michigan ...............  B10   East   .992
   3  Ohio State .............  B10   East   .992
   4  TCU ....................  B12   -      .992
   5  Alabama ................  SEC   Weste  .988
   6  Penn State .............  B10   East   .860
   7  Tennessee ..............  SEC   Easte  .848
   8  Kansas State ...........  B12   -      .845
   9  Utah ...................  P12   -      .845
  10  Texas ..................  B12   -      .842
  11  USC ....................  P12   -      .831
  12  Clemson ................  ACC   Atlan  .817
  13  Oregon .................  P12   -      .812
  14  Tulane .................  AAC   -      .809
  15  LSU ....................  SEC   Weste  .804
  16  Oregon State ...........  P12   -      .800
  17  Washington .............  P12   -      .800
  18  Florida State ..........  ACC   Atlan  .793
  19  Illinois ...............  B10   West   .790
  20  Mississippi State ......  SEC   Weste  .788
  21  UCLA ...................  P12   -      .784
  22  Mississippi ............  SEC   Weste  .779
  23  Notre Dame .............  FBSI  -      .778
  24  Iowa ...................  B10   West   .773
  25  Minnesota ..............  B10   West   .773
  26  South Carolina .........  SEC   Easte  .768
  27  Oklahoma ...............  B12   -      .764
  28  Kentucky ...............  SEC   Easte  .762
  29  Louisville .............  ACC   Atlan  .761
  30  Cincinnati .............  B12   -      .759
  31  UCF ....................  B12   -      .759
  32  Troy ...................  SBC   West   .757
  33  Texas Tech .............  B12   -      .754
  34  Texas-San Antonio ......  AAC   -      .750
  35  Arkansas ...............  SEC   Weste  .749
  36  Florida ................  SEC   Easte  .747
  37  Washington State .......  P12   -      .745
  38  Baylor .................  B12   -      .745
  39  Purdue .................  B10   West   .743
  40  Oklahoma State .........  B12   -      .737
  41  Maryland ...............  B10   East   .733
  42  Wake Forest ............  ACC   Atlan  .732
  43  Pittsburgh .............  ACC   Coast  .729
  44  Kansas .................  B12   -      .721
  45  South Alabama ..........  SBC   West   .721
  46  Missouri ...............  SEC   Easte  .721
  47  Duke ...................  ACC   Coast  .719
  48  North Carolina .........  ACC   Coast  .707
  49  NC State ...............  ACC   Atlan  .707
  50  Air Force ..............  MWC   -      .707
  51  SMU ....................  AAC   -      .700
  52  Syracuse ...............  ACC   Atlan  .694
  53  Wisconsin ..............  B10   West   .694
  54  Fresno State ...........  MWC   -      .692
  55  Boise State ............  MWC   -      .691
  56  Iowa State .............  B12   -      .687
  57  Memphis ................  AAC   -      .681
  58  Houston ................  B12   -      .680
  59  Auburn .................  SEC   Weste  .679
  60  Texas A&M ..............  SEC   Weste  .678
  61  James Madison ..........  SBC   East   .675
  62  East Carolina ..........  AAC   -      .671
  63  Marshall ...............  SBC   East   .671
  64  BYU ....................  B12   -      .670
  65  Western Kentucky .......  CUSA  -      .667
  66  West Virginia ..........  B12   -      .662
  67  Ohio ...................  MAC   East   .655
  68  Michigan State .........  B10   East   .654
  69  Coastal Carolina .......  SBC   East   .648
  70  Arizona ................  P12   -      .638
  71  Liberty ................  CUSA  -      .635
  72  Vanderbilt .............  SEC   Easte  .635
  73  Louisiana-Lafayette ....  SBC   West   .632
  74  UAB ....................  AAC   -      .628
  75  Toledo .................  MAC   West   .626
  76  Appalachian State ......  SBC   East   .622
  77  San Jose State .........  MWC   -      .621
  78  North Texas ............  AAC   -      .619
  79  California .............  P12   -      .614
  80  Nebraska ...............  B10   West   .611
  81  Army ...................  FBSI  -      .611
  82  San Diego State ........  MWC   -      .604
  83  Indiana ................  B10   East   .603
  84  Navy ...................  AAC   -      .592
  85  Tulsa ..................  AAC   -      .591
  86  Southern Miss ..........  SBC   West   .587
  87  Georgia Southern .......  SBC   East   .584
  88  Wyoming ................  MWC   -      .580
  89  Miami Florida ..........  ACC   Coast  .578
  90  Florida Atlantic .......  AAC   -      .575
  91  Middle Tennessee St ....  CUSA  -      .565
  92  Jacksonville State .....  CUSA  -      .565
  93  Eastern Michigan .......  MAC   West   .563
  94  Georgia Tech ...........  ACC   Coast  .558
  95  Georgia State ..........  SBC   East   .551
  96  Stanford ...............  P12   -      .550
  97  Buffalo ................  MAC   East   .548
  98  Arizona State ..........  P12   -      .547
  99  Connecticut ............  FBSI  -      .545
 100  Utah State .............  MWC   -      .540
 101  Virginia ...............  ACC   Coast  .534
 102  Kent ...................  MAC   East   .533
 103  Rutgers ................  B10   East   .531
 104  UNLV ...................  MWC   -      .529
 105  Rice ...................  AAC   -      .519
 106  Bowling Green ..........  MAC   East   .517
 107  Miami Ohio .............  MAC   East   .516
 108  UTEP ...................  CUSA  -      .514
 109  Virginia Tech ..........  ACC   Coast  .510
 110  Ball State .............  MAC   West   .509
 111  New Mexico State .......  CUSA  -      .507
 112  Western Michigan .......  MAC   West   .506
 113  Boston College .........  ACC   Atlan  .493
 114  Temple .................  AAC   -      .490
 115  Texas State ............  SBC   West   .486
 116  Louisiana-Monroe .......  SBC   West   .485
 117  Old Dominion ...........  SBC   East   .471
 118  Central Michigan .......  MAC   West   .466
 119  Louisiana Tech .........  CUSA  -      .458
 120  Arkansas State .........  SBC   West   .450
 121  Northwestern ...........  B10   West   .441
 122  Colorado State .........  MWC   -      .436
 123  Northern Illinois ......  MAC   West   .433
 124  South Florida ..........  AAC   -      .430
 125  Colorado ...............  P12   -      .421
 126  Hawai`i ................  MWC   -      .416
 127  Charlotte ..............  AAC   -      .414
 128  Florida Intl ...........  CUSA  -      .405
 129  Sam Houston State ......  CUSA  -      .403
 130  Akron ..................  MAC   East   .403
 131  Nevada .................  MWC   -      .395
 132  New Mexico .............  MWC   -      .335
 133  Massachusetts ..........  FBSI  -      .301

2023 FCS Preseason Rankings

Rank  FCS Team ...............  Conf  Divis  RRWP
                                           
   1  South Dakota State .....  MVFC  -      .733
   2  Jackson State ..........  SWAC  East   .713
   3  North Dakota State .....  MVFC  -      .707
   4  Cal State-Sacramento ...  BSKY  -      .705
   5  Montana State ..........  BSKY  -      .688
   6  Weber State ............  BSKY  -      .661
   7  Incarnate Word .........  SLC   -      .660
   8  William & Mary .........  CAA   -      .613
   9  Samford ................  SC    -      .610
  10  Montana ................  BSKY  -      .598
  11  Furman .................  SC    -      .594
  12  Holy Cross .............  PATL  -      .593
  13  UC Davis ...............  BSKY  -      .585
  14  Idaho ..................  BSKY  -      .569
  15  SE Missouri State ......  BSOV  -      .551
  16  Richmond ...............  CAA   -      .549
  17  Delaware ...............  CAA   -      .543
  18  Elon ...................  CAA   -      .539
  19  Northern Iowa ..........  MVFC  -      .537
  20  Mercer .................  SC    -      .529
  21  SE Louisiana ...........  SLC   -      .528
  22  North Dakota ...........  MVFC  -      .523
  23  Southern Illinois ......  MVFC  -      .518
  24  Princeton ..............  IVY   -      .518
  25  Chattanooga ............  SC    -      .516
  26  Youngstown State .......  MVFC  -      .507
  27  Rhode Island ...........  CAA   -      .506
  28  Gardner Webb ...........  BSOV  -      .504
  29  New Hampshire ..........  CAA   -      .497
  30  Yale ...................  IVY   -      .497
  31  Abilene Christian ......  ASUN  -      .486
  32  Fordham ................  PATL  -      .484
  33  Austin Peay ............  ASUN  -      .474
  34  Florida A&M ............  SWAC  East   .468
  35  North Carolina Central .  MEAC  -      .466
  36  Tennessee-Martin .......  BSOV  -      .462
  37  Eastern Kentucky .......  ASUN  -      .454
  38  Missouri State .........  MVFC  -      .451
  39  Pennsylvania ...........  IVY   -      .451
  40  Saint Francis PA .......  NEC   -      .447
  41  Illinois State .........  MVFC  -      .440
  42  Central Arkansas .......  ASUN  -      .431
  43  Harvard ................  IVY   -      .430
  44  Southern Utah ..........  ASUN  -      .415
  45  Campbell ...............  CAA   -      .413
  46  North Carolina A&T .....  CAA   -      .410
  47  Southern University ....  SWAC  West   .407
  48  Stephen F. Austin ......  ASUN  -      .402
  49  Villanova ..............  CAA   -      .391
  50  Tarleton ...............  ASUN  -      .386
  51  Eastern Washington .....  BSKY  -      .382
  52  Portland State .........  BSKY  -      .373
  53  South Dakota ...........  MVFC  -      .373
  54  Kennesaw State .........  ASUN  -      .372
  55  Western Carolina .......  SC    -      .369
  56  Northern Arizona .......  BSKY  -      .359
  57  Towson .................  CAA   -      .359
  58  Monmouth NJ ............  CAA   -      .359
  59  Texas Southern .........  SWAC  West   .355
  60  Alabama State ..........  SWAC  East   .353
  61  Columbia ...............  IVY   -      .350
  62  Prairie View A&M .......  SWAC  West   .350
  63  Utah Tech ..............  ASUN  -      .340
  64  Lindenwood .............  BSOV  -      .338
  65  Merrimack ..............  NEC   -      .335
  66  Alcorn State ...........  SWAC  West   .334
  67  Howard .................  MEAC  -      .328
  68  TAMU-Commerce ..........  SLC   -      .319
  69  Tennessee Tech .........  BSOV  -      .318
  70  Tennessee State ........  BSOV  -      .318
  71  Bryant .................  BSOV  -      .317
  72  SUNY Albany ............  CAA   -      .316
  73  East Tennessee St ......  SC    -      .316
  74  Wofford ................  SC    -      .313
  75  Dartmouth ..............  IVY   -      .309
  76  Cornell ................  IVY   -      .298
  77  McNeese State ..........  SLC   -      .295
  78  Citadel ................  SC    -      .288
  79  Northwestern State .....  SLC   -      .288
  80  Alabama A&M ............  SWAC  East   .286
  81  Northern Colorado ......  BSKY  -      .278
  82  Hampton ................  CAA   -      .277
  83  Maine ..................  CAA   -      .277
  84  Lafayette ..............  PATL  -      .273
  85  Duquesne ...............  NEC   -      .271
  86  Morgan State ...........  MEAC  -      .271
  87  Cal Poly-SLO ...........  BSKY  -      .269
  88  Brown ..................  IVY   -      .268
  89  Grambling ..............  SWAC  West   .266
  90  Colgate ................  PATL  -      .266
  91  Charleston Southern ....  BSOV  -      .265
  92  Sacred Heart ...........  NEC   -      .263
  93  Nicholls State .........  SLC   -      .263
  94  Eastern Illinois .......  BSOV  -      .259
  95  South Carolina State ...  MEAC  -      .247
  96  LIU Post ...............  NEC   -      .244
  97  Delaware State .........  MEAC  -      .241
  98  Murray State ...........  MVFC  -      .235
  99  Saint Thomas MN ........  PFL   -      .234
 100  Idaho State ............  BSKY  -      .229
 101  Stony Brook ............  CAA   -      .228
 102  Stonehill ..............  NEC   -      .226
 103  Bethune-Cookman ........  SWAC  East   .224
 104  Lehigh .................  PATL  -      .219
 105  Mississippi Valley St ..  SWAC  East   .215
 106  Bucknell ...............  PATL  -      .213
 107  Arkansas-Pine Bluff ....  SWAC  West   .210
 108  Lamar ..................  SLC   -      .208
 109  Georgetown .............  PATL  -      .207
 110  Houston Christian ......  SLC   -      .205
 111  Central Connecticut ....  NEC   -      .203
 112  VMI ....................  SC    -      .178
 113  Norfolk State ..........  MEAC  -      .148
 114  Davidson ...............  PFL   -      .048
 115  Indiana State ..........  MVFC  -      .035
 116  Butler .................  PFL   -      .034
 117  San Diego ..............  PFL   -      .034
 118  Dayton .................  PFL   -      .033
 119  Wagner .................  NEC   -      .032
 120  Valparaiso .............  PFL   -      .032
 121  North Alabama ..........  ASUN  -      .031
 122  Drake ..................  PFL   -      .029
 123  Western Illinois .......  MVFC  -      .025
 124  Marist .................  PFL   -      .025
 125  Stetson ................  PFL   -      .015
 126  Morehead State .........  PFL   -      .012
 127  Robert Morris ..........  BSOV  -      .012
 128  Presbyterian ...........  PFL   -      .008