CFB Power Rankings
Team Def · FCS · 2023 · ranked by SRS — SP+ isn't published below FBS
Team Power · FCS
2023
SP+ offense/defense splits aren't published for FCS — showing the overall SRS order.
| # | Team | Conf | SP+ | Off | Def | SRS | FPI | Elo | Talent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Dakota State | MVFC | — | — | — | 8.2 | — | — | 24 |
| 2 | NDSUNorth Dakota State | MVFC | — | — | — | -1.2 | — | — | 63 |
| 3 | Montana | Big Sky | — | — | — | -4.1 | — | — | 150 |
| 4 | Montana State | Big Sky | — | — | — | -4.3 | — | — | 120 |
| 5 | Villanova | CAA | — | — | — | -6.0 | — | — | 4 |
| 6 | Idaho | Big Sky | — | — | — | -7.4 | — | — | 47 |
| 7 | UAlbany | CAA | — | — | — | -8.2 | — | — | 62 |
| 8 | Southern Illinois | MVFC | — | — | — | -9.3 | — | — | 115 |
| 9 | South Dakota | MVFC | — | — | — | -9.6 | — | — | 97 |
| 10 | Holy Cross | Patriot | — | — | — | -10.4 | — | — | 11 |
| 11 | Youngstown State | MVFC | — | — | — | -10.6 | — | — | 61 |
| 12 | Southern Utah | UAC | — | — | — | -11.8 | — | — | 110 |
| 13 | Harvard | Ivy | — | — | — | -12.9 | — | — | — |
| 14 | North Dakota | MVFC | — | — | — | -13.0 | — | — | 14 |
| 15 | Illinois State | MVFC | — | — | — | -13.1 | — | — | 115 |
| 16 | Central Arkansas | UAC | — | — | — | -13.1 | — | — | 85 |
| 17 | Austin Peay | UAC | — | — | — | -14.4 | — | — | 120 |
| 18 | SACSacramento State | Big Sky | — | — | — | -14.5 | — | — | 84 |
| 19 | Northern Iowa | MVFC | — | — | — | -14.9 | — | — | 185 |
| 20 | Tarleton State | UAC | — | — | — | -14.9 | — | — | — |
| 21 | New Hampshire | CAA | — | — | — | -15.0 | — | — | 16 |
| 22 | MOSTMissouri State | MVFC | — | — | — | -15.8 | — | — | 233 |
| 23 | Yale | Ivy | — | — | — | -15.8 | — | — | 9 |
| 24 | Lafayette | Patriot | — | — | — | -15.9 | — | — | 22 |
| 25 | Furman | Southern | — | — | — | -16.0 | — | — | 56 |
| 26 | DELDelaware | CAA | — | — | — | -16.8 | — | — | 99 |
| 27 | UC Davis | Big Sky | — | — | — | -17.1 | — | — | 77 |
| 28 | Northern Arizona | Big Sky | — | — | — | -17.5 | — | — | 149 |
| 29 | Weber State | Big Sky | — | — | — | -17.9 | — | — | 60 |
| 30 | UT Martin | Big South-OVC | — | — | — | -17.9 | — | — | 222 |
| 31 | Florida A&M | SWAC | — | — | — | -18.3 | — | — | 323 |
| 32 | Dartmouth | Ivy | — | — | — | -18.8 | — | — | — |
| 33 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | — | — | — | -19.4 | — | — | 12 |
| 34 | Eastern Washington | Big Sky | — | — | — | -19.6 | — | — | 81 |
| 35 | Nicholls | Southland | — | — | — | -20.4 | — | — | 57 |
| 36 | Eastern Kentucky | UAC | — | — | — | -20.4 | — | — | 214 |
| 37 | Princeton | Ivy | — | — | — | -20.5 | — | — | 16 |
| 38 | Portland State | Big Sky | — | — | — | -20.6 | — | — | 74 |
| 39 | Rhode Island | CAA | — | — | — | -20.7 | — | — | 192 |
| 40 | Monmouth | CAA | — | — | — | -20.8 | — | — | 52 |
| 41 | Abilene Christian | UAC | — | — | — | -20.9 | — | — | 307 |
| 42 | Chattanooga | Southern | — | — | — | -20.9 | — | — | 202 |
| 43 | Incarnate Word | Southland | — | — | — | -21.4 | — | — | — |
| 44 | William & Mary | CAA | — | — | — | -21.6 | — | — | — |
| 45 | Bryant | Big South-OVC | — | — | — | -21.6 | — | — | 45 |
| 46 | Fordham | Patriot | — | — | — | -21.8 | — | — | 43 |
| 47 | Stephen F. Austin | UAC | — | — | — | -22.0 | — | — | 172 |
| 48 | Elon | CAA | — | — | — | -22.0 | — | — | 62 |
| 49 | Mercer | Southern | — | — | — | -22.2 | — | — | 74 |
| 50 | Southeast Missouri State | Big South-OVC | — | — | — | -22.8 | — | — | 30 |
| 51 | Western Carolina | Southern | — | — | — | -22.9 | — | — | 70 |
| 52 | Richmond | CAA | — | — | — | -23.2 | — | — | 27 |
| 53 | Eastern Illinois | Big South-OVC | — | — | — | -23.5 | — | — | 86 |
| 54 | Gardner-Webb | Big South-OVC | — | — | — | -24.1 | — | — | 81 |
| 55 | Howard | MEAC | — | — | — | -24.7 | — | — | 31 |
| 56 | Samford | Southern | — | — | — | -25.5 | — | — | 98 |
| 57 | Towson | CAA | — | — | — | -25.6 | — | — | 67 |
| 58 | Utah Tech | UAC | — | — | — | -26.4 | — | — | — |
| 59 | Brown | Ivy | — | — | — | -26.6 | — | — | — |
| 60 | North Carolina Central | MEAC | — | — | — | -26.8 | — | — | 25 |
| 61 | Columbia | Ivy | — | — | — | -26.9 | — | — | — |
| 62 | SE Louisiana | Southland | — | — | — | -27.1 | — | — | 107 |
| 63 | North Alabama | UAC | — | — | — | -27.3 | — | — | 163 |
| 64 | Idaho State | Big Sky | — | — | — | -27.6 | — | — | 14 |
| 65 | Lamar | Southland | — | — | — | -27.7 | — | — | 109 |
| 66 | Colgate | Patriot | — | — | — | -27.7 | — | — | — |
| 67 | Cornell | Ivy | — | — | — | -29.1 | — | — | — |
| 68 | Butler | Pioneer | — | — | — | -29.4 | — | — | 21 |
| 69 | Drake | Pioneer | — | — | — | -29.7 | — | — | 11 |
| 70 | Campbell | CAA | — | — | — | -29.7 | — | — | 73 |
| 71 | Georgetown | Patriot | — | — | — | -29.8 | — | — | — |
| 72 | Bucknell | Patriot | — | — | — | -30.5 | — | — | 26 |
| 73 | Murray State | MVFC | — | — | — | -30.5 | — | — | 80 |
| 74 | Morgan State | MEAC | — | — | — | -30.5 | — | — | 105 |
| 75 | KENNKennesaw State | FCS Independents | — | — | — | -30.6 | — | — | 59 |
| 76 | Maine | CAA | — | — | — | -31.0 | — | — | 55 |
| 77 | Indiana State | MVFC | — | — | — | -31.9 | — | — | 81 |
| 78 | Houston Christian | Southland | — | — | — | -31.9 | — | — | 79 |
| 79 | Jackson State | SWAC | — | — | — | -32.3 | — | — | 352 |
| 80 | Merrimack | NEC | — | — | — | -32.4 | — | — | — |
| 81 | Alabama State | SWAC | — | — | — | -32.5 | — | — | 197 |
| 82 | Duquesne | NEC | — | — | — | -32.7 | — | — | 111 |
| 83 | Lehigh | Patriot | — | — | — | -33.1 | — | — | 19 |
| 84 | St. Thomas (MN) | Pioneer | — | — | — | -33.2 | — | — | — |
| 85 | St. Francis (PA) | NEC | — | — | — | -33.5 | — | — | 17 |
| 86 | Northern Colorado | Big Sky | — | — | — | -34.1 | — | — | 145 |
| 87 | VMI | Southern | — | — | — | -34.5 | — | — | — |
| 88 | Tennessee Tech | Big South-OVC | — | — | — | -34.5 | — | — | 35 |
| 89 | Tennessee State | Big South-OVC | — | — | — | -34.5 | — | — | 143 |
| 90 | Davidson | Pioneer | — | — | — | -35.4 | — | — | — |
| 91 | Long Island University | NEC | — | — | — | -35.5 | — | — | — |
| 92 | Hampton | CAA | — | — | — | -35.5 | — | — | 91 |
| 93 | South Carolina State | MEAC | — | — | — | -35.8 | — | — | 33 |
| 94 | Alcorn State | SWAC | — | — | — | -35.9 | — | — | 96 |
| 95 | Norfolk State | MEAC | — | — | — | -36.1 | — | — | 72 |
| 96 | Charleston Southern | Big South-OVC | — | — | — | -36.3 | — | — | 16 |
| 97 | East Texas A&M | Southland | — | — | — | -36.4 | — | — | — |
| 98 | Morehead State | Pioneer | — | — | — | -36.5 | — | — | 14 |
| 99 | Robert Morris | Big South-OVC | — | — | — | -37.0 | — | — | 47 |
| 100 | Grambling | SWAC | — | — | — | -37.3 | — | — | 153 |
| 101 | Southern | SWAC | — | — | — | -37.3 | — | — | 163 |
| 102 | Northwestern State | Southland | — | — | — | -37.4 | — | — | 158 |
| 103 | Cal Poly | Big Sky | — | — | — | -37.6 | — | — | 95 |
| 104 | North Carolina A&T | CAA | — | — | — | -37.6 | — | — | 88 |
| 105 | Stonehill | NEC | — | — | — | -37.9 | — | — | — |
| 106 | East Tennessee State | Southern | — | — | — | -38.0 | — | — | 120 |
| 107 | Bethune-Cookman | SWAC | — | — | — | -38.2 | — | — | 89 |
| 108 | Wofford | Southern | — | — | — | -38.3 | — | — | 43 |
| 109 | Western Illinois | MVFC | — | — | — | -38.8 | — | — | 78 |
| 110 | Prairie View A&M | SWAC | — | — | — | -38.9 | — | — | 135 |
| 111 | Stony Brook | CAA | — | — | — | -39.2 | — | — | 186 |
| 112 | San Diego | Pioneer | — | — | — | -39.8 | — | — | 27 |
| 113 | Texas Southern | SWAC | — | — | — | -40.4 | — | — | 17 |
| 114 | Lindenwood | Big South-OVC | — | — | — | -40.7 | — | — | — |
| 115 | McNeese | Southland | — | — | — | -41.4 | — | — | 53 |
| 116 | Sacred Heart | NEC | — | — | — | -41.6 | — | — | 18 |
| 117 | Alabama A&M | SWAC | — | — | — | -41.9 | — | — | 138 |
| 118 | Valparaiso | Pioneer | — | — | — | -42.0 | — | — | — |
| 119 | Dayton | Pioneer | — | — | — | -42.7 | — | — | — |
| 120 | Wagner | NEC | — | — | — | -44.3 | — | — | 26 |
| 121 | Central Connecticut | NEC | — | — | — | -45.7 | — | — | 45 |
| 122 | Presbyterian | Pioneer | — | — | — | -46.1 | — | — | 9 |
| 123 | The Citadel | Southern | — | — | — | -47.0 | — | — | 26 |
| 124 | Marist | Pioneer | — | — | — | -47.3 | — | — | — |
| 125 | Mississippi Valley State | SWAC | — | — | — | -49.1 | — | — | — |
| 126 | Stetson | Pioneer | — | — | — | -50.1 | — | — | — |
| 127 | Delaware State | MEAC | — | — | — | -50.2 | — | — | 29 |
| 128 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | SWAC | — | — | — | -55.8 | — | — | 33 |
FCS ranked by SRS (Simple Rating System) — SP+/FPI/Elo aren't published below FBS.