2022 FCS Rankings
Athletic Vector Rankings team strengths for the Championship Subdivision, on the shared Division I scale.
Updated: Week 16 - 09.07.26 23:29 EDT
130 teams, ordered by rating.
| #▲ | Team | Conference | Rec | Rating | SOS | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Dakota State | MVFC1st | 11-2 | 14.2 | 5.4#23 | — |
| 2 | South Dakota State | MVFC | 12-1 | 12.5 | 7.4#8 | — |
| 3 | Weber State | Big Sky1st | 10-3 | 10.4 | 8.2#6 | 1 |
| 4 | Sacramento State | Big Sky | 12-1 | 10.3 | 6.9#11 | 1 |
| 5 | Incarnate Word | Southland1st | 12-1 | 8.5 | 0.5#66 | — |
| 6 | UC Davis | Big Sky | 6-5 | 7.8 | 4.8#28 | — |
| 7 | Northern Iowa | MVFC | 6-5 | 7.3 | 6.9#12 | — |
| 8 | Montana | Big Sky | 8-5 | 6.9 | 5.5#21 | 1 |
| 9 | Mercer | Southern1st | 7-4 | 6.8 | 1.3#56 | 1 |
| 10 | Montana State | Big Sky | 12-1 | 6.6 | 2.5#46 | 1 |
| 11 | Furman | Southern | 10-3 | 3.6 | 5.4#24 | 1 |
| 12 | Idaho | Big Sky | 7-5 | 2.9 | 3.1#41 | 1 |
| 13 | William & Mary | CAA1st | 11-2 | 2.1 | 5.5#22 | 3 |
| 14 | Chattanooga | Southern | 7-4 | 1.0 | 1.8#52 | 1 |
| 15 | Holy Cross | Patriot1st | 12-1 | 0.9 | -0.2#78 | 1 |
| 16 | Richmond | CAA | 9-4 | 0.3 | 4.3#33 | — |
| 17 | Jackson State | SWAC1st | 12-0 | 0.1 | -3.8#104 | 1 |
| 18 | Missouri State | MVFC | 5-6 | -0.0 | 7.9#7 | 2 |
| 19 | Delaware | CAA | 8-5 | -0.2 | 5.3#26 | 2 |
| 20 | Southern Illinois | MVFC | 5-6 | -0.5 | 10.2#4 | 2 |
| 21 | Southeast Missouri State | OVC1st | 9-3 | -0.6 | -0.3#79 | 2 |
| 22 | Elon | CAA | 8-4 | -0.9 | 5.5#20 | 3 |
| 23 | Samford | Southern | 11-2 | -1.5 | 6.1#15 | 2 |
| 24 | Youngstown State | MVFC | 7-4 | -1.6 | 4.1#35 | — |
| 25 | North Dakota | MVFC | 7-5 | -1.7 | 10.6#2 | — |
| 26 | Jacksonville State | Atlantic Sun1st | 9-2 | -2.1 | 3.0#42 | — |
| 27 | Fordham | Patriot | 9-3 | -2.8 | -5.1#113 | — |
| 28 | Northern Arizona | Big Sky | 3-8 | -3.5 | 4.8#29 | 3 |
| 29 | SE Louisiana | Southland | 9-4 | -3.8 | 0.1#71 | — |
| 30 | Gardner-Webb | Big South1st | 7-6 | -4.2 | 3.4#37 | 2 |
| 31 | Yale | Ivy1st | 8-2 | -4.6 | 1.1#59 | 1 |
| 32 | Stephen F. Austin | Western Athletic1st | 6-5 | -4.6 | 2.4#47 | — |
| 33 | South Dakota | MVFC | 3-8 | -4.8 | 11.4#1 | 1 |
| 34 | UT Martin | OVC | 7-4 | -5.7 | -4.7#111 | 1 |
| 35 | Rhode Island | CAA | 7-4 | -5.7 | 3.7#36 | 2 |
| 36 | Central Arkansas | Atlantic Sun | 5-6 | -6.8 | 4.2#34 | — |
| 37 | Sam Houston | Western Athletic | 5-4 | -7.3 | 0.3#67 | 1 |
| 38 | Abilene Christian | Western Athletic | 7-4 | -7.4 | 0.8#63 | 2 |
| 39 | Eastern Kentucky | Atlantic Sun | 7-5 | -7.5 | 4.8#27 | — |
| 40 | Harvard | Ivy | 6-4 | -7.7 | 2.6#44 | 3 |
| 41 | Austin Peay | Atlantic Sun | 7-4 | -7.9 | -4.1#107 | 2 |
| 42 | Princeton | Ivy | 8-2 | -7.9 | -2.1#86 | 1 |
| 43 | East Tennessee State | Southern | 3-8 | -8.0 | 2.3#48 | 1 |
| 44 | Illinois State | MVFC | 6-5 | -8.1 | 5.6#19 | 1 |
| 45 | New Hampshire | CAA | 9-4 | -8.5 | 5.7#18 | 1 |
| 46 | Tarleton State | Western Athletic | 6-5 | -8.8 | -3.2#95 | 2 |
| 47 | Campbell | Big South | 5-6 | -9.2 | 0.1#72 | 1 |
| 48 | Saint Francis | NEC1st | 9-3 | -9.2 | -6.2#117 | 1 |
| 49 | Eastern Washington | Big Sky | 3-8 | -9.6 | 5.8#17 | 3 |
| 50 | Kennesaw State | Atlantic Sun | 5-6 | -9.6 | 3.3#38 | 1 |
| 51 | North Carolina Central | MEAC1st | 9-2 | -9.6 | -4.4#109 | 1 |
| 52 | Villanova | CAA | 6-5 | -9.8 | 1.7#54 | 3 |
| 53 | The Citadel | Southern | 4-7 | -10.7 | 5.9#16 | — |
| 54 | Bryant | Big South | 4-7 | -10.9 | -1.5#83 | — |
| 55 | Howard | MEAC | 5-6 | -11.4 | -2.9#91 | — |
| 56 | Western Carolina | Southern | 6-5 | -11.4 | 0.3#68 | — |
| 57 | Wofford | Southern | 3-8 | -11.4 | 6.6#13 | — |
| 58 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 8-2 | -11.6 | -0.2#77 | — |
| 59 | Tennessee Tech | OVC | 4-7 | -11.7 | 1.5#55 | — |
| 60 | North Carolina A&T | Big South | 7-4 | -12.0 | 0.1#75 | 1 |
| 61 | Portland State | Big Sky | 4-7 | -12.1 | 5.3#25 | 2 |
| 62 | Monmouth | CAA | 5-6 | -12.2 | 1.3#57 | 2 |
| 63 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 3-7 | -12.3 | 1.1#58 | 1 |
| 64 | Utah Tech | Western Athletic | 4-7 | -12.5 | 7.3#9 | — |
| 65 | Florida A&M | SWAC | 9-2 | -13.5 | -5.6#115 | 1 |
| 66 | Maine | CAA | 2-9 | -13.5 | 3.2#40 | 1 |
| 67 | Southern Utah | Western Athletic | 5-6 | -13.6 | 0.1#73 | 2 |
| 68 | Texas Southern | SWAC | 5-6 | -13.9 | -3.2#96 | 2 |
| 69 | Tennessee State | OVC | 4-7 | -14.0 | 0.1#73 | 2 |
| 70 | Merrimack | NEC | 8-3 | -14.0 | -4.7#110 | 2 |
| 71 | UAlbany | CAA | 3-8 | -14.1 | 2.7#43 | 4 |
| 72 | Prairie View A&M | SWAC | 6-5 | -14.6 | -4.8#112 | — |
| 73 | St. Thomas (MN) | Pioneer1st | 10-1 | -15.1 | -14.5#128 | 1 |
| 74 | Southern | SWAC | 7-5 | -15.3 | -1.1#82 | 1 |
| 75 | Idaho State | Big Sky | 1-10 | -16.0 | 7.0#10 | 4 |
| 76 | Alabama State | SWAC | 6-5 | -16.1 | -4.1#105 | — |
| 77 | Alcorn State | SWAC | 5-6 | -16.6 | -3.4#100 | 1 |
| 78 | Towson | CAA | 6-5 | -16.6 | 1.8#53 | 3 |
| 79 | Columbia | Ivy | 6-4 | -16.8 | -2.7#89 | 2 |
| 80 | McNeese | Southland | 4-7 | -17.4 | 0.6#65 | 2 |
| 81 | East Texas A&M | Southland | 5-6 | -17.5 | 0.2#70 | — |
| 82 | Hampton | CAA | 4-7 | -17.5 | 4.7#31 | 2 |
| 83 | Indiana State | MVFC | 2-9 | -17.9 | 10.5#3 | 1 |
| 84 | North Alabama | Atlantic Sun | 1-10 | -18.4 | 4.7#30 | 1 |
| 85 | Nicholls | Southland | 3-8 | -18.8 | 0.9#62 | 4 |
| 86 | Stony Brook | CAA | 2-9 | -18.8 | 4.5#32 | 3 |
| 87 | Sacred Heart | NEC | 5-6 | -18.9 | -7.2#119 | 1 |
| 88 | South Carolina State | MEAC | 3-8 | -18.9 | -5.3#114 | 1 |
| 89 | Lafayette | Patriot | 4-7 | -19.3 | -0.6#81 | 1 |
| 90 | Charleston Southern | Big South | 2-8 | -19.4 | 2.2#50 | — |
| 91 | Cal Poly | Big Sky | 2-9 | -19.5 | 6.1#14 | 2 |
| 92 | Lindenwood | OVC | 7-3 | -20.0 | -2.8#90 | — |
| 93 | Eastern Illinois | OVC | 2-9 | -20.1 | -0.1#76 | 1 |
| 94 | Lehigh | Patriot | 2-9 | -20.3 | 1.0#61 | 3 |
| 95 | Davidson | Pioneer | 8-4 | -20.9 | -10.1#124 | — |
| 96 | Brown | Ivy | 3-7 | -21.4 | 3.3#39 | — |
| 97 | Alabama A&M | SWAC | 4-7 | -21.9 | -3.3#98 | — |
| 98 | Murray State | OVC | 2-9 | -22.0 | 1.9#51 | — |
| 99 | Duquesne | NEC | 4-7 | -22.9 | -6.5#118 | 1 |
| 100 | Colgate | Patriot | 3-8 | -23.0 | -3.6#103 | 1 |
| 101 | VMI | Southern | 1-10 | -23.1 | 2.6#45 | — |
| 102 | Northern Colorado | Big Sky | 3-8 | -23.2 | 2.2#49 | 3 |
| 103 | Morgan State | MEAC | 4-7 | -23.2 | -3.1#93 | 1 |
| 104 | Lamar | Southland | 1-10 | -23.4 | -0.6#80 | 1 |
| 105 | San Diego | Pioneer | 5-6 | -23.6 | -12.0#127 | 1 |
| 106 | Northwestern State | Southland | 4-7 | -23.6 | 0.7#64 | 2 |
| 107 | Bethune-Cookman | SWAC | 2-9 | -24.0 | -2.5#88 | 1 |
| 108 | Cornell | Ivy | 5-5 | -24.4 | 1.1#60 | 1 |
| 109 | Delaware State | MEAC | 5-6 | -24.7 | -3.5#101 | — |
| 110 | Butler | Pioneer | 7-4 | -24.9 | -7.4#120 | 1 |
| 111 | Georgetown | Patriot | 2-9 | -24.9 | -2.0#85 | 1 |
| 112 | Central Connecticut | NEC | 2-9 | -25.3 | -4.2#108 | — |
| 113 | Long Island University | NEC | 4-7 | -25.6 | -4.1#106 | — |
| 114 | Western Illinois | MVFC | 0-11 | -25.7 | 10.0#5 | 1 |
| 115 | Stonehill | NEC | 4-5 | -25.7 | -7.6#121 | 1 |
| 116 | Houston Christian | Southland | 2-9 | -26.7 | -1.9#84 | — |
| 117 | Dayton | Pioneer | 8-3 | -27.3 | -14.9#130 | 1 |
| 118 | Bucknell | Patriot | 3-8 | -27.4 | -3.1#94 | 1 |
| 119 | Mississippi Valley State | SWAC | 2-9 | -27.4 | 0.2#69 | — |
| 120 | Grambling | SWAC | 3-8 | -27.4 | -3.4#99 | — |
| 121 | Drake | Pioneer | 3-8 | -27.9 | -5.6#116 | — |
| 122 | Norfolk State | MEAC | 2-9 | -29.4 | -3.6#102 | — |
| 123 | Robert Morris | Big South | 0-11 | -30.3 | -2.4#87 | — |
| 124 | Valparaiso | Pioneer | 5-7 | -31.4 | -11.5#126 | — |
| 125 | Stetson | Pioneer | 4-7 | -31.6 | -11.5#125 | — |
| 126 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | SWAC | 3-8 | -33.1 | -2.9#92 | — |
| 127 | Marist | Pioneer | 4-7 | -33.6 | -14.6#129 | — |
| 128 | Wagner | NEC | 1-10 | -37.3 | -3.3#97 | — |
| 129 | Morehead State | Pioneer | 2-9 | -38.4 | -8.7#123 | — |
| 130 | Presbyterian | Pioneer | 1-10 | -52.7 | -8.4#122 | — |
1
North Dakota State—
MVFC1st11-2SOS 5.4 #23
14.2
2
South Dakota State—
MVFC12-1SOS 7.4 #8
12.5
3
Weber State1
Big Sky1st10-3SOS 8.2 #6
10.4
4
Sacramento State1
Big Sky12-1SOS 6.9 #11
10.3
5
Incarnate Word—
Southland1st12-1SOS 0.5 #66
8.5
6
UC Davis—
Big Sky6-5SOS 4.8 #28
7.8
7
Northern Iowa—
MVFC6-5SOS 6.9 #12
7.3
8
Montana1
Big Sky8-5SOS 5.5 #21
6.9
9
Mercer1
Southern1st7-4SOS 1.3 #56
6.8
10
Montana State1
Big Sky12-1SOS 2.5 #46
6.6
11
Furman1
Southern10-3SOS 5.4 #24
3.6
12
Idaho1
Big Sky7-5SOS 3.1 #41
2.9
13
William & Mary3
CAA1st11-2SOS 5.5 #22
2.1
14
Chattanooga1
Southern7-4SOS 1.8 #52
1.0
15
Holy Cross1
Patriot1st12-1SOS -0.2 #78
0.9
16
Richmond—
CAA9-4SOS 4.3 #33
0.3
17
Jackson State1
SWAC1st12-0SOS -3.8 #104
0.1
18
Missouri State2
MVFC5-6SOS 7.9 #7
-0.0
19
Delaware2
CAA8-5SOS 5.3 #26
-0.2
20
Southern Illinois2
MVFC5-6SOS 10.2 #4
-0.5
21
Southeast Missouri State2
OVC1st9-3SOS -0.3 #79
-0.6
22
Elon3
CAA8-4SOS 5.5 #20
-0.9
23
Samford2
Southern11-2SOS 6.1 #15
-1.5
24
Youngstown State—
MVFC7-4SOS 4.1 #35
-1.6
25
North Dakota—
MVFC7-5SOS 10.6 #2
-1.7
26
Jacksonville State—
Atlantic Sun1st9-2SOS 3.0 #42
-2.1
27
Fordham—
Patriot9-3SOS -5.1 #113
-2.8
28
Northern Arizona3
Big Sky3-8SOS 4.8 #29
-3.5
29
SE Louisiana—
Southland9-4SOS 0.1 #71
-3.8
30
Gardner-Webb2
Big South1st7-6SOS 3.4 #37
-4.2
31
Yale1
Ivy1st8-2SOS 1.1 #59
-4.6
32
Stephen F. Austin—
Western Athletic1st6-5SOS 2.4 #47
-4.6
33
South Dakota1
MVFC3-8SOS 11.4 #1
-4.8
34
UT Martin1
OVC7-4SOS -4.7 #111
-5.7
35
Rhode Island2
CAA7-4SOS 3.7 #36
-5.7
36
Central Arkansas—
Atlantic Sun5-6SOS 4.2 #34
-6.8
37
Sam Houston1
Western Athletic5-4SOS 0.3 #67
-7.3
38
Abilene Christian2
Western Athletic7-4SOS 0.8 #63
-7.4
39
Eastern Kentucky—
Atlantic Sun7-5SOS 4.8 #27
-7.5
40
Harvard3
Ivy6-4SOS 2.6 #44
-7.7
41
Austin Peay2
Atlantic Sun7-4SOS -4.1 #107
-7.9
42
Princeton1
Ivy8-2SOS -2.1 #86
-7.9
43
East Tennessee State1
Southern3-8SOS 2.3 #48
-8.0
44
Illinois State1
MVFC6-5SOS 5.6 #19
-8.1
45
New Hampshire1
CAA9-4SOS 5.7 #18
-8.5
46
Tarleton State2
Western Athletic6-5SOS -3.2 #95
-8.8
47
Campbell1
Big South5-6SOS 0.1 #72
-9.2
48
Saint Francis1
NEC1st9-3SOS -6.2 #117
-9.2
49
Eastern Washington3
Big Sky3-8SOS 5.8 #17
-9.6
50
Kennesaw State1
Atlantic Sun5-6SOS 3.3 #38
-9.6
51
North Carolina Central1
MEAC1st9-2SOS -4.4 #109
-9.6
52
Villanova3
CAA6-5SOS 1.7 #54
-9.8
53
The Citadel—
Southern4-7SOS 5.9 #16
-10.7
54
Bryant—
Big South4-7SOS -1.5 #83
-10.9
55
Howard—
MEAC5-6SOS -2.9 #91
-11.4
56
Western Carolina—
Southern6-5SOS 0.3 #68
-11.4
57
Wofford—
Southern3-8SOS 6.6 #13
-11.4
58
Pennsylvania—
Ivy8-2SOS -0.2 #77
-11.6
59
Tennessee Tech—
OVC4-7SOS 1.5 #55
-11.7
60
North Carolina A&T1
Big South7-4SOS 0.1 #75
-12.0
61
Portland State2
Big Sky4-7SOS 5.3 #25
-12.1
62
Monmouth2
CAA5-6SOS 1.3 #57
-12.2
63
Dartmouth1
Ivy3-7SOS 1.1 #58
-12.3
64
Utah Tech—
Western Athletic4-7SOS 7.3 #9
-12.5
65
Florida A&M1
SWAC9-2SOS -5.6 #115
-13.5
66
Maine1
CAA2-9SOS 3.2 #40
-13.5
67
Southern Utah2
Western Athletic5-6SOS 0.1 #73
-13.6
68
Texas Southern2
SWAC5-6SOS -3.2 #96
-13.9
69
Tennessee State2
OVC4-7SOS 0.1 #73
-14.0
70
Merrimack2
NEC8-3SOS -4.7 #110
-14.0
71
UAlbany4
CAA3-8SOS 2.7 #43
-14.1
72
Prairie View A&M—
SWAC6-5SOS -4.8 #112
-14.6
73
St. Thomas (MN)1
Pioneer1st10-1SOS -14.5 #128
-15.1
74
Southern1
SWAC7-5SOS -1.1 #82
-15.3
75
Idaho State4
Big Sky1-10SOS 7.0 #10
-16.0
76
Alabama State—
SWAC6-5SOS -4.1 #105
-16.1
77
Alcorn State1
SWAC5-6SOS -3.4 #100
-16.6
78
Towson3
CAA6-5SOS 1.8 #53
-16.6
79
Columbia2
Ivy6-4SOS -2.7 #89
-16.8
80
McNeese2
Southland4-7SOS 0.6 #65
-17.4
81
East Texas A&M—
Southland5-6SOS 0.2 #70
-17.5
82
Hampton2
CAA4-7SOS 4.7 #31
-17.5
83
Indiana State1
MVFC2-9SOS 10.5 #3
-17.9
84
North Alabama1
Atlantic Sun1-10SOS 4.7 #30
-18.4
85
Nicholls4
Southland3-8SOS 0.9 #62
-18.8
86
Stony Brook3
CAA2-9SOS 4.5 #32
-18.8
87
Sacred Heart1
NEC5-6SOS -7.2 #119
-18.9
88
South Carolina State1
MEAC3-8SOS -5.3 #114
-18.9
89
Lafayette1
Patriot4-7SOS -0.6 #81
-19.3
90
Charleston Southern—
Big South2-8SOS 2.2 #50
-19.4
91
Cal Poly2
Big Sky2-9SOS 6.1 #14
-19.5
92
Lindenwood—
OVC7-3SOS -2.8 #90
-20.0
93
Eastern Illinois1
OVC2-9SOS -0.1 #76
-20.1
94
Lehigh3
Patriot2-9SOS 1.0 #61
-20.3
95
Davidson—
Pioneer8-4SOS -10.1 #124
-20.9
96
Brown—
Ivy3-7SOS 3.3 #39
-21.4
97
Alabama A&M—
SWAC4-7SOS -3.3 #98
-21.9
98
Murray State—
OVC2-9SOS 1.9 #51
-22.0
99
Duquesne1
NEC4-7SOS -6.5 #118
-22.9
100
Colgate1
Patriot3-8SOS -3.6 #103
-23.0
101
VMI—
Southern1-10SOS 2.6 #45
-23.1
102
Northern Colorado3
Big Sky3-8SOS 2.2 #49
-23.2
103
Morgan State1
MEAC4-7SOS -3.1 #93
-23.2
104
Lamar1
Southland1-10SOS -0.6 #80
-23.4
105
San Diego1
Pioneer5-6SOS -12.0 #127
-23.6
106
Northwestern State2
Southland4-7SOS 0.7 #64
-23.6
107
Bethune-Cookman1
SWAC2-9SOS -2.5 #88
-24.0
108
Cornell1
Ivy5-5SOS 1.1 #60
-24.4
109
Delaware State—
MEAC5-6SOS -3.5 #101
-24.7
110
Butler1
Pioneer7-4SOS -7.4 #120
-24.9
111
Georgetown1
Patriot2-9SOS -2.0 #85
-24.9
112
Central Connecticut—
NEC2-9SOS -4.2 #108
-25.3
113
Long Island University—
NEC4-7SOS -4.1 #106
-25.6
114
Western Illinois1
MVFC0-11SOS 10.0 #5
-25.7
115
Stonehill1
NEC4-5SOS -7.6 #121
-25.7
116
Houston Christian—
Southland2-9SOS -1.9 #84
-26.7
117
Dayton1
Pioneer8-3SOS -14.9 #130
-27.3
118
Bucknell1
Patriot3-8SOS -3.1 #94
-27.4
119
Mississippi Valley State—
SWAC2-9SOS 0.2 #69
-27.4
120
Grambling—
SWAC3-8SOS -3.4 #99
-27.4
121
Drake—
Pioneer3-8SOS -5.6 #116
-27.9
122
Norfolk State—
MEAC2-9SOS -3.6 #102
-29.4
123
Robert Morris—
Big South0-11SOS -2.4 #87
-30.3
124
Valparaiso—
Pioneer5-7SOS -11.5 #126
-31.4
125
Stetson—
Pioneer4-7SOS -11.5 #125
-31.6
126
Arkansas-Pine Bluff—
SWAC3-8SOS -2.9 #92
-33.1
127
Marist—
Pioneer4-7SOS -14.6 #129
-33.6
128
Wagner—
NEC1-10SOS -3.3 #97
-37.3
129
Morehead State—
Pioneer2-9SOS -8.7 #123
-38.4
130
Presbyterian—
Pioneer1-10SOS -8.4 #122
-52.7
Neutral team strength on the shared Division I scale. FCS ranks are the FCS subset of the same ordering.