2025-2026 FCS College Football Rankings

Week 21: Tuesday January 20, 2026


RankSchoolRatingWLPrevChngPwrOffDef
1
Montana St
Big Sky
Montana St 14-2
Pwr: 2 | Off: 4 | Def: 2
5.021421242
2
North Dakota St
Missouri Valley
North Dakota St 12-1
Pwr: 1 | Off: 2 | Def: 1
4.221212121
3
Montana
Big Sky
Montana 13-2
Pwr: 5 | Off: 1 | Def: 23
4.2013235123
4
Illinois St
Missouri Valley
Illinois St 12-5
Pwr: 6 | Off: 11 | Def: 12
3.56125461112
5
Tarleton St
UAC
Tarleton St 12-2
Pwr: 3 | Off: 3 | Def: 6
3.331225336
6
Villanova
CAA
Villanova 12-3
Pwr: 14 | Off: 33 | Def: 8
3.27123614338
7
Lehigh
Patriot League
Lehigh 12-1
Pwr: 18 | Off: 38 | Def: 4
3.22121718384
8
UC-Davis
Big Sky
UC-Davis 9-4
Pwr: 10 | Off: 9 | Def: 29
3.1994810929
9
South Dakota
Missouri Valley
South Dakota 10-5
Pwr: 12 | Off: 20 | Def: 16
3.181059122016
10
Stephen F. Austin
Southland
Stephen F. Austin 11-3
Pwr: 9 | Off: 22 | Def: 13
3.051131092213
11
South Dakota St
Missouri Valley
South Dakota St 9-5
Pwr: 7 | Off: 24 | Def: 5
3.0095117245
12
Yale
Ivy League
Yale 9-3
Pwr: 21 | Off: 31 | Def: 14
2.979312213114
13
Harvard
Ivy League
Harvard 9-2
Pwr: 25 | Off: 18 | Def: 48
2.719213251848
14
Abilene Christian
UAC
Abilene Christian 9-5
Pwr: 15 | Off: 19 | Def: 17
2.639514151917
15
North Dakota
Missouri Valley
North Dakota 8-6
Pwr: 4 | Off: 16 | Def: 3
2.4986154163
16
Tennessee Tech
OVC-Big South
Tennessee Tech 11-2
Pwr: 11 | Off: 17 | Def: 22
2.4511216111722
17
Idaho St
Big Sky
Idaho St 6-6
Pwr: 17 | Off: 21 | Def: 18
2.326617172118
18
Youngstown St
Missouri Valley
Youngstown St 8-5
Pwr: 13 | Off: 5 | Def: 60
2.32851813560
19
Northern Arizona
Big Sky
Northern Arizona 7-5
Pwr: 24 | Off: 12 | Def: 54
2.247519241254
20
West Georgia
UAC
West Georgia 8-3
Pwr: 26 | Off: 51 | Def: 9
2.20832026519
21
Southern Utah
UAC
Southern Utah 7-5
Pwr: 22 | Off: 13 | Def: 41
2.187521221341
22
Rhode Island
CAA
Rhode Island 11-3
Pwr: 28 | Off: 32 | Def: 34
2.1311322283234
23
1
Dartmouth
Ivy League
Dartmouth 7-3
Pwr: 39 | Off: 53 | Def: 36
2.0773241395336
24
1
Southern Illinois
Missouri Valley
Southern Illinois 7-5
Pwr: 8 | Off: 6 | Def: 32
2.07752318632
25
Mercer
Southern
Mercer 9-3
Pwr: 23 | Off: 10 | Def: 47
2.069325231047
26
SE Louisiana
Southland
SE Louisiana 9-4
Pwr: 20 | Off: 30 | Def: 10
2.009426203010
27
1
Lamar
Southland
Lamar 8-5
Pwr: 36 | Off: 71 | Def: 15
1.9285281367115
28
1
Sacramento St
Big Sky
Sacramento St 7-5
Pwr: 19 | Off: 15 | Def: 31
1.9175271191531
29
South Carolina St
Mid-Eastern
South Carolina St 10-3
Pwr: 45 | Off: 29 | Def: 82
1.8810329452982
30
Drake
Pioneer
Drake 8-4
Pwr: 51 | Off: 82 | Def: 24
1.868430518224
31
1
Austin Peay
UAC
Austin Peay 7-5
Pwr: 16 | Off: 8 | Def: 42
1.777532116842
32
1
Texas-Rio Grande Valley
Southland
Texas-Rio Grande Valley 9-3
Pwr: 30 | Off: 27 | Def: 49
1.7793311302749
33
Pennsylvania
Ivy League
Pennsylvania 6-4
Pwr: 53 | Off: 41 | Def: 74
1.746433534174
34
San Diego
Pioneer
San Diego 8-4
Pwr: 72 | Off: 62 | Def: 72
1.648434726272
35
1
New Hampshire
CAA
New Hampshire 8-5
Pwr: 38 | Off: 56 | Def: 25
1.5885361385625
36
1
Cal Poly SLO
Big Sky
Cal Poly SLO 4-8
Pwr: 27 | Off: 28 | Def: 38
1.5848351272838
37
Weber St
Big Sky
Weber St 4-8
Pwr: 57 | Off: 42 | Def: 76
1.534837574276
38
Presbyterian
Pioneer
Presbyterian 10-2
Pwr: 78 | Off: 81 | Def: 63
1.4410238788163
39
Alabama St
SWAC
Alabama St 10-2
Pwr: 43 | Off: 25 | Def: 88
1.3810239432588
40
Monmouth NJ
CAA
Monmouth NJ 9-3
Pwr: 33 | Off: 14 | Def: 91
1.379340331491
41
Gardner-Webb
OVC-Big South
Gardner-Webb 7-5
Pwr: 47 | Off: 34 | Def: 71
1.347541473471
42
Sacred Heart
FCS Independents
Sacred Heart 8-4
Pwr: 85 | Off: 65 | Def: 96
1.298442856596
43
Eastern Washington
Big Sky
Eastern Washington 5-7
Pwr: 41 | Off: 48 | Def: 44
1.215743414844
44
Lafayette
Patriot League
Lafayette 8-4
Pwr: 46 | Off: 23 | Def: 105
1.2184444623105
45
Brown
Ivy League
Brown 5-5
Pwr: 59 | Off: 49 | Def: 73
1.175545594973
46
East Tennessee St
Southern
East Tennessee St 7-5
Pwr: 31 | Off: 26 | Def: 65
1.117546312665
47
Prairie View A&M
SWAC
Prairie View A&M 10-4
Pwr: 65 | Off: 77 | Def: 50
1.0410447657750
48
Eastern Kentucky
UAC
Eastern Kentucky 5-7
Pwr: 34 | Off: 76 | Def: 11
1.015748347611
49
William & Mary
CAA
William & Mary 7-5
Pwr: 44 | Off: 35 | Def: 66
1.007549443566
50
Incarnate Word
Southland
Incarnate Word 5-7
Pwr: 35 | Off: 50 | Def: 30
0.975750355030
51
1
Jackson St
SWAC
Jackson St 9-3
Pwr: 61 | Off: 64 | Def: 55
0.9793521616455
52
1
St Thomas MN
Pioneer
St Thomas MN 7-5
Pwr: 55 | Off: 58 | Def: 53
0.9675511555853
53
Western Carolina
Southern
Western Carolina 7-5
Pwr: 32 | Off: 7 | Def: 108
0.947553327108
54
Indiana St
Missouri Valley
Indiana St 3-9
Pwr: 66 | Off: 47 | Def: 78
0.893954664778
55
Tennessee-Martin
OVC-Big South
Tennessee-Martin 6-6
Pwr: 49 | Off: 78 | Def: 26
0.886655497826
56
Idaho
Big Sky
Idaho 4-8
Pwr: 29 | Off: 40 | Def: 19
0.884856294019
57
North Carolina Central
Mid-Eastern
North Carolina Central 8-4
Pwr: 58 | Off: 44 | Def: 75
0.808457584475
58
Lindenwood
OVC-Big South
Lindenwood 6-6
Pwr: 54 | Off: 52 | Def: 64
0.806658545264
59
Richmond
Patriot League
Richmond 7-5
Pwr: 76 | Off: 84 | Def: 51
0.767559768451
60
Central Conn St
Northeast
Central Conn St 8-5
Pwr: 77 | Off: 61 | Def: 79
0.748560776179
61
Northern Colorado
Big Sky
Northern Colorado 4-8
Pwr: 50 | Off: 75 | Def: 39
0.724861507539
62
1
Butler
Pioneer
Butler 6-6
Pwr: 99 | Off: 97 | Def: 99
0.6666631999799
63
1
McNeese St
Southland
McNeese St 5-7
Pwr: 69 | Off: 80 | Def: 46
0.6657621698046
64
Charleston Southern
OVC-Big South
Charleston Southern 5-7
Pwr: 68 | Off: 99 | Def: 21
0.665764689921
65
Elon
CAA
Elon 6-6
Pwr: 40 | Off: 57 | Def: 35
0.606665405735
66
Northern Iowa
Missouri Valley
Northern Iowa 3-9
Pwr: 42 | Off: 73 | Def: 20
0.563966427320
67
Princeton
Ivy League
Princeton 3-7
Pwr: 62 | Off: 89 | Def: 27
0.553767628927
68
Delaware St
Mid-Eastern
Delaware St 8-4
Pwr: 81 | Off: 63 | Def: 87
0.518468816387
69
Cornell NY
Ivy League
Cornell NY 4-6
Pwr: 83 | Off: 92 | Def: 56
0.514669839256
70
1
Stony Brook
CAA
Stony Brook 6-6
Pwr: 48 | Off: 45 | Def: 57
0.5166711484557
71
1
Wofford
Southern
Wofford 6-6
Pwr: 37 | Off: 88 | Def: 7
0.506670137887
72
Dayton
Pioneer
Dayton 7-4
Pwr: 91 | Off: 94 | Def: 70
0.507472919470
73
Nicholls St
Southland
Nicholls St 4-8
Pwr: 60 | Off: 79 | Def: 40
0.494873607940
74
Duquesne
Northeast
Duquesne 7-5
Pwr: 79 | Off: 55 | Def: 97
0.487574795597
75
Furman
Southern
Furman 6-6
Pwr: 80 | Off: 68 | Def: 81
0.486675806881
76
Maine
CAA
Maine 6-6
Pwr: 64 | Off: 74 | Def: 52
0.416676647452
77
Colgate
Patriot League
Colgate 5-7
Pwr: 73 | Off: 43 | Def: 100
0.3757777343100
78
LIU
Northeast
LIU 6-6
Pwr: 84 | Off: 113 | Def: 28
0.3566788411328
79
Chattanooga
Southern
Chattanooga 5-7
Pwr: 70 | Off: 46 | Def: 93
0.325779704693
80
Grambling St
SWAC
Grambling St 7-5
Pwr: 106 | Off: 108 | Def: 95
0.23758010610895
81
Bethune-Cookman
SWAC
Bethune-Cookman 6-6
Pwr: 96 | Off: 67 | Def: 112
0.2166819667112
82
Towson
CAA
Towson 6-6
Pwr: 56 | Off: 69 | Def: 45
0.216682566945
83
Central Arkansas
UAC
Central Arkansas 3-9
Pwr: 52 | Off: 36 | Def: 80
0.193983523680
84
SE Missouri St
OVC-Big South
SE Missouri St 4-8
Pwr: 67 | Off: 60 | Def: 69
0.174884676069
85
Western Illinois
OVC-Big South
Western Illinois 4-8
Pwr: 88 | Off: 54 | Def: 109
0.1248858854109
86
Mercyhurst
Northeast
Mercyhurst 5-7
Pwr: 90 | Off: 98 | Def: 58
0.085786909858
87
Morehead St
Pioneer
Morehead St 6-6
Pwr: 121 | Off: 125 | Def: 113
0.066687121125113
88
Georgetown DC
Patriot League
Georgetown DC 6-6
Pwr: 100 | Off: 106 | Def: 92
0.02668810010692
89
1
Texas Southern
SWAC
Texas Southern 6-5
Pwr: 98 | Off: 101 | Def: 90
0.01659019810190
90
1
Columbia
Ivy League
Columbia 2-8
Pwr: 94 | Off: 105 | Def: 61
0.01288919410561
91
The Citadel
Southern
The Citadel 4-8
Pwr: 63 | Off: 86 | Def: 33
-0.024891638633
92
East Texas A&M
Southland
East Texas A&M 3-9
Pwr: 89 | Off: 39 | Def: 114
-0.0839928939114
93
Marist
Pioneer
Marist 5-7
Pwr: 105 | Off: 111 | Def: 86
-0.09579310511186
94
Portland St
Big Sky
Portland St 1-11
Pwr: 92 | Off: 72 | Def: 104
-0.11111949272104
95
Holy Cross
Patriot League
Holy Cross 3-9
Pwr: 71 | Off: 85 | Def: 43
-0.163995718543
96
North Alabama
UAC
North Alabama 2-10
Pwr: 75 | Off: 37 | Def: 111
-0.21210967537111
97
Utah Tech
UAC
Utah Tech 2-10
Pwr: 74 | Off: 93 | Def: 37
-0.2221097749337
98
Eastern Illinois
OVC-Big South
Eastern Illinois 3-9
Pwr: 87 | Off: 91 | Def: 68
-0.283998879168
99
Murray St
Missouri Valley
Murray St 1-11
Pwr: 82 | Off: 66 | Def: 89
-0.3011199826689
100
New Haven
Northeast
New Haven 5-5
Pwr: 114 | Off: 90 | Def: 122
-0.365510011490122
101
Bucknell
Patriot League
Bucknell 5-7
Pwr: 101 | Off: 70 | Def: 116
-0.415710110170116
102
Wagner
Northeast
Wagner 5-7
Pwr: 102 | Off: 109 | Def: 85
-0.475710210210985
103
Stonehill
Northeast
Stonehill 4-8
Pwr: 103 | Off: 123 | Def: 67
-0.524810310312367
104
Merrimack
FCS Independents
Merrimack 4-8
Pwr: 93 | Off: 104 | Def: 59
-0.54481049310459
105
Florida A&M
SWAC
Florida A&M 5-7
Pwr: 118 | Off: 103 | Def: 118
-0.5657105118103118
106
Howard
Mid-Eastern
Howard 5-7
Pwr: 108 | Off: 117 | Def: 77
-0.705710610811777
107
Albany NY
CAA
Albany NY 2-10
Pwr: 97 | Off: 95 | Def: 84
-0.73210107979584
108
Alcorn St
SWAC
Alcorn St 5-7
Pwr: 111 | Off: 114 | Def: 98
-0.925710811111498
109
Bryant
CAA
Bryant 3-9
Pwr: 95 | Off: 83 | Def: 94
-0.9939109958394
110
Campbell
CAA
Campbell 2-10
Pwr: 86 | Off: 59 | Def: 107
-1.152101108659107
111
Alabama A&M
SWAC
Alabama A&M 4-8
Pwr: 117 | Off: 100 | Def: 120
-1.2148111117100120
112
Houston Christian
Southland
Houston Christian 2-10
Pwr: 110 | Off: 110 | Def: 102
-1.23210112110110102
113
Samford
Southern
Samford 1-11
Pwr: 104 | Off: 102 | Def: 101
-1.29111113104102101
114
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
SWAC
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 3-8
Pwr: 125 | Off: 121 | Def: 123
-1.3238114125121123
115
Morgan St
Mid-Eastern
Morgan St 4-8
Pwr: 109 | Off: 107 | Def: 106
-1.3648115109107106
116
Northwestern St
Southland
Northwestern St 1-11
Pwr: 122 | Off: 115 | Def: 121
-1.36111116122115121
117
Robert Morris
Northeast
Robert Morris 3-9
Pwr: 113 | Off: 124 | Def: 83
-1.383911711312483
118
Stetson
Pioneer
Stetson 3-9
Pwr: 129 | Off: 128 | Def: 129
-1.3939118129128129
119
Tennessee St
OVC-Big South
Tennessee St 2-10
Pwr: 107 | Off: 126 | Def: 62
-1.3921011910712662
120
Valparaiso
Pioneer
Valparaiso 2-10
Pwr: 126 | Off: 120 | Def: 126
-1.44210120126120126
121
Davidson
Pioneer
Davidson 2-10
Pwr: 128 | Off: 122 | Def: 128
-1.46210121128122128
122
North Carolina A&T
CAA
North Carolina A&T 2-10
Pwr: 116 | Off: 87 | Def: 125
-1.4621012211687125
123
Fordham
Patriot League
Fordham 1-11
Pwr: 112 | Off: 112 | Def: 103
-1.59111123112112103
124
Southern U.
SWAC
Southern U. 2-10
Pwr: 124 | Off: 118 | Def: 124
-1.61210124124118124
125
1
Hampton
CAA
Hampton 2-10
Pwr: 119 | Off: 116 | Def: 117
-1.902101261119116117
126
1
Mississippi Valley St
SWAC
Mississippi Valley St 2-10
Pwr: 127 | Off: 127 | Def: 127
-1.912101251127127127
127
VMI
Southern
VMI 1-11
Pwr: 120 | Off: 119 | Def: 115
-2.07111127120119115
128
Norfolk St
Mid-Eastern
Norfolk St 1-11
Pwr: 115 | Off: 96 | Def: 119
-2.3011112811596119
129
St Francis PA
Northeast
St Francis PA 0-11
Pwr: 123 | Off: 129 | Def: 110
-2.80011129123129110

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