NCAA Division I FCS Football Power Rankings 2026

Every NCAA Division I FCS team, ranked by the Cooper Predictor's power rating — 127 teams. Tap a team for its full 2026 schedule, game-by-game predictions, results and Playoff Odds.

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Updated Nov 2, 2026 · Other divisions: FBS · D-II · D-III · NAIA

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#	Team	Conference	2026	Playoff Odds	Power
1	Montana State	Big Sky	8-1	97.5%	+25.4
2	South Dakota State	MVFC	7-2	93.0%	+23.9
3	Stephen F. Austin	Southland	9-0	99.1%	+23.2
4	Youngstown State	MVFC	7-2	96.4%	+21.6
5	Illinois State	MVFC	7-2	69.9%	+19.7
6	South Dakota	MVFC	7-3	67.3%	+18.4
7	North Dakota	MVFC	6-4	40.7%	+17.5
8	Tarleton State	UAC	9-0	98.8%	+15.3
9	Montana	Big Sky	6-3	47.5%	+14.8
10	Harvard	Ivy	6-1	86.2%	+14.3
11	Austin Peay	UAC	7-2	74.1%	+13.7
12	Tennessee Tech	Southern	8-1	94.7%	+13.7
13	Abilene Christian	UAC	5-4	31.0%	+13.6
14	Incarnate Word	Southland	5-4	30.1%	+13.3
15	Mercer	Southern	7-2	64.7%	+13.1
16	Lamar	Southland	7-2	75.6%	+11.8
17	South Carolina State	MEAC	7-2	14.5%	+10.7
18	Southern Illinois	MVFC	4-5	5.3%	+10.5
19	Northern Iowa	MVFC	4-4	12.9%	+10.3
20	Lehigh	Patriot	7-2	68.9%	+10.1
21	Northern Arizona	Big Sky	7-2	85.6%	+9.9
22	Idaho State	Big Sky	6-3	30.8%	+9.1
23	East Tennessee State	Southern	6-3	40.6%	+9.1
24	Chattanooga	Southern	6-3	21.5%	+8.4
25	Idaho	Big Sky	4-5	10.7%	+7.7
26	West Florida	UAC	4-3	20.4%	+7.7
27	Southern Utah	Big Sky	3-6	0.6%	+6.8
28	Colgate	Patriot	5-4	20.2%	+6.4
29	Yale	Ivy	4-3	18.8%	+6.3
30	Charleston Southern	OVC	5-5	8.7%	+6.2
31	Western Carolina	Southern	4-5	2.7%	+5.9
32	SE Louisiana	Southland	4-5	8.1%	+5.9
33	North Alabama	UAC	5-4	16.3%	+5.6
34	Princeton	Ivy	5-2	40.3%	+5.4
35	Gardner-Webb	OVC	3-6	15.3%	+5.4
36	Dartmouth	Ivy	4-3	21.7%	+5.1
37	Monmouth	Coastal Athletic	7-2	69.7%	+4.7
38	Brown	Ivy	4-3	19.0%	+4.6
39	UC Davis	Big Sky	5-4	16.4%	+4.4
40	UT Rio Grande Valley	Southland	4-5	2.1%	+4.3
41	Wofford	Southern	5-4	3.6%	+4.1
42	Weber State	Big Sky	6-4	24.9%	+4
43	UAlbany	Coastal Athletic	6-3	42.3%	+3.8
44	Campbell	Coastal Athletic	7-2	57.7%	+3.7
45	Southeast Missouri State	OVC	5-4	41.2%	+3.7
46	Butler	Pioneer	8-2	67.6%	+3.4
47	Central Connecticut	NEC	5-3	56.5%	+3.3
48	Cornell	Ivy	3-4	8.6%	+3.2
49	Furman	Southern	2-7	0.6%	+3
50	Rhode Island	Coastal Athletic	5-4	14.6%	+2.9
51	Villanova	Patriot	5-4	18.1%	+2.9
52	St. Thomas (MN)	Pioneer	7-2	55.7%	+2.8
53	Western Illinois	OVC	5-4	34.7%	+2.6
54	Lindenwood	OVC	4-4	22.8%	+1.8
55	Alabama State	SWAC	4-4	4.9%	+1.4
56	Duquesne	NEC	4-4	26.3%	+1.3
57	Jackson State	SWAC	6-2	6.2%	+1
58	Stony Brook	Coastal Athletic	5-4	10.1%	+1
59	Eastern Kentucky	UAC	3-6	0.6%	+1
60	Eastern Washington	Big Sky	2-7	0.6%	+0.8
61	Central Arkansas	UAC	2-7	0.6%	+0.7
62	Alabama A&M	SWAC	7-2	3.4%	+0.7
63	Indiana State	MVFC	2-7	0.6%	+0.7
64	Dayton	Pioneer	7-1	78.8%	+0.5
65	Houston Christian	Southland	4-5	2.1%	+0.1
66	Holy Cross	Patriot	4-5	7.9%	+0.1
67	Elon	Coastal Athletic	4-5	0.6%	-0.4
68	McNeese	Southland	4-5	1.1%	-0.7
69	Pennsylvania	Ivy	3-4	1.1%	-0.8
70	Samford	Southern	3-6	0.6%	-0.9
71	Prairie View A&M	SWAC	4-5	0.6%	-1.2
72	Eastern Illinois	OVC	3-6	7.8%	-1.3
73	North Carolina Central	MEAC	4-5	0.6%	-1.3
74	Northern Colorado	Big Sky	3-6	0.6%	-1.4
75	The Citadel	Southern	2-7	0.6%	-1.6
76	Richmond	Patriot	6-3	21.5%	-2
77	UT Martin	OVC	3-6	2.7%	-2.6
78	Bryant	Coastal Athletic	5-4	6.0%	-3.1
79	Cal Poly	Big Sky	4-6	0.6%	-3.3
80	Towson	Coastal Athletic	1-8	0.6%	-3.7
81	Delaware State	MEAC	5-4	4.3%	-4.2
82	Norfolk State	MEAC	4-5	0.6%	-4.4
83	East Texas A&M	Southland	3-6	0.6%	-4.6
84	Long Island University	NEC	3-6	9.1%	-4.8
85	New Hampshire	Coastal Athletic	2-7	0.6%	-5.1
86	Sacred Heart	Coastal Athletic	4-4	1.3%	-5.1
87	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	SWAC	5-3	7.2%	-5.2
88	Stonehill	NEC	4-5	15.4%	-5.2
89	Alcorn State	SWAC	5-4	3.4%	-5.3
90	Lafayette	Patriot	3-5	0.6%	-5.5
91	Drake	Pioneer	3-6	0.6%	-5.9
92	West Georgia	UAC	1-8	0.0%	-6.1
93	Grambling	SWAC	4-4	0.6%	-6.6
94	Columbia	Ivy	4-3	3.0%	-6.7
95	San Diego	Pioneer	4-5	0.6%	-6.9
96	Maine	Coastal Athletic	1-8	0.6%	-7
97	Merrimack	FCS Independents	4-5	0.6%	-7
98	Marist	Pioneer	4-5	1.3%	-7.2
99	Portland State	Big Sky	2-7	0.6%	-7.3
100	Robert Morris	NEC	4-5	6.6%	-7.3
101	Georgetown	Patriot	3-4	1.5%	-7.6
102	Valparaiso	Pioneer	4-4	2.2%	-7.8
103	Utah Tech	Big Sky	1-8	0.6%	-8.1
104	Mercyhurst	NEC	1-8	0.0%	-8.3
105	Howard	MEAC	4-5	0.6%	-8.4
106	Morgan State	MEAC	5-4	3.2%	-8.5
107	Fordham	Patriot	2-7	0.6%	-9.1
108	Bethune-Cookman	SWAC	5-4	4.6%	-9.1
109	William & Mary	Patriot	3-6	0.6%	-9.2
110	Tennessee State	OVC	2-7	0.6%	-9.3
111	New Haven	NEC	2-7	0.0%	-9.4
112	Murray State	MVFC	1-8	0.6%	-9.5
113	Nicholls	Southland	3-6	0.6%	-9.6
114	Presbyterian	Pioneer	4-5	0.6%	-10.3
115	Southern	SWAC	4-5	0.6%	-10.7
116	Bucknell	Patriot	1-8	0.6%	-10.7
117	North Carolina A&T	Coastal Athletic	4-5	0.7%	-11.1
118	Florida A&M	SWAC	2-7	0.6%	-12.1
119	Texas Southern	SWAC	3-5	0.6%	-12.8
120	Wagner	NEC	1-8	0.6%	-15.6
121	Morehead State	Pioneer	2-7	0.6%	-21.2
122	Hampton	Coastal Athletic	1-8	0.6%	-21.7
123	VMI	Southern	0-9	0.6%	-22.2
124	Northwestern State	Southland	0-9	0.6%	-22.6
125	Mississippi Valley State	SWAC	3-6	0.6%	-23.2
126	Davidson	Pioneer	3-6	0.6%	-23.9
127	Stetson	Pioneer	1-8	0.6%	-24.2