| FBS Power Rankings | FBS Merit Rankings | FCS Power Rankings | FCS Merit Rankings | |||||||||||||
| These are based on | These are calculated from | These are based on | These are calculated from | |||||||||||||
| Margins of Victory | Win/Loss records along | Margins of Victory | Win/Loss records along | |||||||||||||
| in previous games | with opponents' records | in previous games | with opponents' records | |||||||||||||
| 1. | Georgia | 104.8 | 1. | Alabama | 93.2 | 1. | North Dakota St. | 111.4 | 1. | Sam Houston St. | 94.8 | |||||
| 2. | Ohio State | 99.0 | 2. | Michigan | 92.0 | 2. | South Dakota St. | 101.6 | 2. | James Madison | 92.6 | |||||
| 3. | Alabama | 94.6 | 3. | Georgia | 90.2 | 3. | James Madison | 99.5 | 3. | E. Tennessee St. | 90.9 | |||||
| 4. | Michigan | 92.4 | 4. | Notre Dame | 87.3 | 4. | Northern Iowa | 94.4 | 4. | North Dakota St. | 90.5 | |||||
| 5. | Notre Dame | 83.5 | 5. | Utah | 87.2 | 5. | Montana | 94.3 | 5. | Montana | 85.7 | |||||
| 6. | Cincinnati | 82.4 | 6. | Baylor | 86.0 | 6. | E. Washington | 93.1 | 6. | Villanova | 83.9 | |||||
| 7. | Oklahoma State | 78.9 | 7. | Oklahoma State | 85.2 | 7. | Sam Houston St. | 92.9 | 7. | Montana State | 83.6 | |||||
| 8. | Utah | 78.7 | 8. | Ohio State | 84.8 | 8. | Missouri State | 92.3 | 8. | Kennesaw State | 83.0 | |||||
| 9. | Wisconsin | 78.2 | 9. | Mississippi | 83.4 | 9. | South Dakota | 87.6 | 9. | South Dakota St. | 79.1 | |||||
| 10. | Pittsburgh | 76.6 | 10. | Pittsburgh | 83.2 | 10. | Southern Illinois | 86.7 | 10. | UT-Martin | 79.0 | |||||
| 11. | Penn State | 75.0 | 11. | Michigan State | 82.5 | 11. | CS-Sacramento | 86.2 | 11. | CS-Sacramento | 78.1 | |||||
| 12. | Mississippi | 74.8 | 12. | Cincinnati | 81.9 | 12. | Weber State | 85.4 | 12. | E. Washington | 77.3 | |||||
| 13. | N. C. State | 74.7 | 13. | Oklahoma | 80.1 | 13. | Villanova | 84.5 | 13. | Incarnate Word | 77.3 | |||||
| 14. | Clemson | 72.8 | 14. | Clemson | 79.3 | 14. | Montana State | 84.5 | 14. | Mercer | 75.7 | |||||
| 15. | Texas A&M | 72.7 | 15. | Oregon | 78.0 | 15. | North Dakota | 83.8 | 15. | Missouri State | 74.3 | |||||
| 16. | Iowa State | 72.5 | 16. | Iowa | 76.7 | 16. | Stephen F. Austin | 80.5 | 16. | Eastern Kentucky | 70.7 | |||||
| 17. | Purdue | 72.2 | 17. | Brigham Young | 76.2 | 17. | Chattanooga | 78.6 | 17. | Jackson State | 70.7 | |||||
| 18. | Baylor | 71.0 | 18. | N. C. State | 75.8 | 18. | Mercer | 78.5 | 18. | Dartmouth | 68.4 | |||||
| 19. | Tennessee | 70.8 | 19. | Louisiana | 75.4 | 19. | Incarnate Word | 77.1 | 19. | Stephen F. Austin | 68.1 | |||||
| 20. | Minnesota | 70.7 | 20. | Wisconsin | 75.1 | 20. | Kennesaw State | 75.1 | 20. | SE Louisiana | 68.1 | |||||
| 21. | Kentucky | 70.5 | 21. | Wake Forest | 74.2 | 21. | E. Tennessee St. | 74.9 | 21. | Princeton | 67.4 | |||||
| 22. | Mississippi State | 70.5 | 22. | Purdue | 72.7 | 22. | SE Louisiana | 72.1 | 22. | Elon | 67.3 | |||||
| 23. | Arkansas | 69.9 | 23. | Kentucky | 71.8 | 23. | UT-Martin | 69.7 | 23. | Southern Illinois | 67.1 | |||||
| 24. | Oklahoma | 69.7 | 24. | UT - San Antonio | 70.3 | 24. | Youngstown State | 69.4 | 24. | Monmouth (NJ) | 66.6 | |||||
| 25. | Boise State | 69.7 | 25. | Arkansas | 69.4 | 25. | Eastern Kentucky | 69.4 | 25. | South Dakota | 66.1 | |||||
| 26. | Michigan State | 69.2 | 26. | Minnesota | 69.2 | 26. | Dartmouth | 68.9 | 26. | Chattanooga | 65.0 | |||||
| 27. | Appalachian State | 69.0 | 27. | UCLA | 68.6 | 27. | UC-Davis | 68.7 | 27. | Weber State | 64.8 | |||||
| 28. | Auburn | 68.8 | 28. | San Diego State | 67.6 | 28. | Nicholls | 67.6 | 28. | Austin Peay | 64.8 | |||||
| 29. | Nebraska | 68.8 | 29. | Texas A&M | 67.5 | 29. | Harvard | 67.6 | 29. | UC-Davis | 64.6 | |||||
| 30. | Wake Forest | 68.6 | 30. | Miami-Florida | 67.4 | 30. | Richmond | 67.2 | 30. | Nicholls | 64.5 | |||||
| 31. | Western Kentucky | 68.5 | 31. | Tennessee | 65.0 | 31. | Austin Peay | 67.2 | 31. | Furman | 64.0 | |||||
| 32. | Nevada | 67.7 | 32. | Iowa State | 64.8 | 32. | Illinois State | 67.1 | 32. | Richmond | 64.0 | |||||
| 33. | Air Force | 67.4 | 33. | Mississippi State | 64.6 | 33. | Portland State | 66.7 | 33. | Maine | 63.2 | |||||
| 34. | UCLA | 66.9 | 34. | Penn State | 64.5 | 34. | Princeton | 66.7 | 34. | Northern Iowa | 61.5 | |||||
| 35. | Houston | 66.9 | 35. | Washington State | 64.2 | 35. | Monmouth (NJ) | 65.6 | 35. | Holy Cross | 60.5 | |||||
| 36. | Brigham Young | 66.6 | 36. | Houston | 64.2 | 36. | Central Arkansas | 64.8 | 36. | Murray State | 60.5 | |||||
| 37. | Iowa | 65.4 | 37. | Arizona State | 63.7 | 37. | William & Mary | 64.7 | 37. | Rhode Island | 60.1 | |||||
| 38. | Fresno State | 65.3 | 38. | Appalachian State | 63.6 | 38. | Furman | 64.0 | 38. | Jacksonville State | 60.0 | |||||
| 39. | LSU | 63.8 | 39. | Kansas State | 63.2 | 39. | Elon | 62.9 | 39. | William & Mary | 59.6 | |||||
| 40. | UT - San Antonio | 63.8 | 40. | Fresno State | 61.4 | 40. | Samford | 61.3 | 40. | Florida A&M | 58.7 | |||||
| 41. | Utah State | 62.6 | 41. | Utah State | 61.1 | 41. | Stony Brook | 60.8 | 41. | Harvard | 58.4 | |||||
| 42. | Louisiana | 62.4 | 42. | LSU | 60.3 | 42. | Holy Cross | 60.6 | 42. | Portland State | 58.2 | |||||
| 43. | SMU | 62.0 | 43. | West Virginia | 59.9 | 43. | Jacksonville State | 58.8 | 43. | Virginia Military | 57.5 | |||||
| 44. | North Carolina | 61.7 | 44. | Army | 59.0 | 44. | Idaho | 58.7 | 44. | Stony Brook | 57.4 | |||||
| 45. | Oregon | 61.6 | 45. | Central Michigan | 58.9 | 45. | Western Illinois | 58.6 | 45. | Western Carolina | 57.3 | |||||
| 46. | Louisville | 61.6 | 46. | Louisville | 58.7 | 46. | Maine | 57.9 | 46. | Davidson | 57.2 | |||||
| 47. | Miami-Florida | 61.5 | 47. | Northern Illinois | 58.6 | 47. | Delaware | 57.6 | 47. | Indiana State | 57.0 | |||||
| 48. | Florida | 61.3 | 48. | Coastal Carolina | 58.4 | 48. | McNeese State | 57.5 | 48. | Northern Arizona | 56.9 | |||||
| 49. | Army | 60.8 | 49. | Missouri | 58.0 | 49. | Yale | 57.3 | 49. | SE Missouri St. | 54.7 | |||||
| 50. | Washington State | 60.5 | 50. | Air Force | 57.7 | 50. | Northern Arizona | 57.2 | 50. | North Dakota | 54.5 | |||||
| 51. | Coastal Carolina | 59.2 | 51. | North Carolina | 57.6 | 51. | Indiana State | 57.2 | 51. | San Diego | 54.4 | |||||
| 52. | Kansas State | 59.1 | 52. | Auburn | 56.0 | 52. | Western Carolina | 57.1 | 52. | Tennessee State | 53.1 | |||||
| 53. | San Diego State | 58.9 | 53. | Maryland | 56.0 | 53. | Virginia Military | 56.2 | 53. | Delaware | 52.6 | |||||
| 54. | Arizona State | 58.9 | 54. | Virginia | 55.7 | 54. | SE Missouri St. | 55.8 | 54. | Tarleton State | 52.6 | |||||
| 55. | UAB | 58.5 | 55. | Virginia Tech | 55.4 | 55. | Abilene Christian | 53.7 | 55. | N. C. A&T | 52.4 | |||||
| 56. | Florida State | 57.9 | 56. | South Carolina | 55.3 | 56. | Tarleton State | 52.6 | 56. | Cha'ston Southern | 52.3 | |||||
| 57. | Liberty | 57.0 | 57. | Texas Tech | 54.6 | 57. | Rhode Island | 51.9 | 57. | Duquesne | 51.2 | |||||
| 58. | Toledo | 57.0 | 58. | Western Kentucky | 54.5 | 58. | North Alabama | 51.2 | 58. | Alabama A&M | 50.7 | |||||
| 59. | Illinois | 56.7 | 59. | Florida | 54.2 | 59. | Jackson State | 50.2 | 59. | Morehead State | 49.9 | |||||
| 60. | East Carolina | 56.1 | 60. | Boise State | 53.9 | 60. | Albany | 49.9 | 60. | Idaho | 49.9 | |||||
| 61. | Texas | 56.0 | 61. | Oregon State | 53.4 | 61. | Towson | 49.4 | 61. | Youngstown State | 49.9 | |||||
| 62. | Marshall | 56.0 | 62. | Florida State | 53.4 | 62. | Cha'ston Southern | 48.8 | 62. | Central Arkansas | 49.6 | |||||
| 63. | Central Michigan | 54.6 | 63. | UAB | 53.1 | 63. | Florida A&M | 48.6 | 63. | St. Thomas (MN) | 49.5 | |||||
| 64. | Oregon State | 54.5 | 64. | Illinois | 53.0 | 64. | Gardner-Webb | 47.7 | 64. | The Citadel | 49.4 | |||||
| 65. | Tulsa | 54.5 | 65. | Nevada | 52.5 | 65. | Columbia | 47.4 | 65. | Columbia | 49.4 | |||||
| 66. | Central Florida | 53.2 | 66. | Georgia State | 52.5 | 66. | Murray State | 46.6 | 66. | Samford | 49.0 | |||||
| 67. | Colorado State | 51.7 | 67. | California | 50.9 | 67. | N. C. A&T | 45.8 | 67. | S. Carolina State | 48.9 | |||||
| 68. | Virginia | 51.2 | 68. | TCU | 50.5 | 68. | The Citadel | 44.1 | 68. | Towson | 48.7 | |||||
| 69. | Virginia Tech | 51.0 | 69. | Texas | 50.4 | 69. | Dixie State (UT) | 43.8 | 69. | Abilene Christian | 48.5 | |||||
| 70. | Memphis | 50.3 | 70. | Central Florida | 50.0 | 70. | Campbell | 43.7 | 70. | Robert Morris | 48.0 | |||||
| 71. | Syracuse | 50.0 | 71. | East Carolina | 49.4 | 71. | Idaho State | 43.6 | 71. | Sacred Heart | 46.5 | |||||
| 72. | California | 50.0 | 72. | Boston College | 49.3 | 72. | Wofford | 43.3 | 72. | Hampton | 46.5 | |||||
| 73. | West Virginia | 50.0 | 73. | Western Michigan | 48.4 | 73. | Davidson | 43.1 | 73. | McNeese State | 45.8 | |||||
| 74. | Georgia State | 49.5 | 74. | Syracuse | 48.0 | 74. | Pennsylvania | 43.1 | 74. | North Alabama | 45.4 | |||||
| 75. | Miami-Ohio | 49.3 | 75. | SMU | 48.0 | 75. | Fordham | 42.9 | 75. | Bryant | 45.4 | |||||
| 76. | Western Michigan | 49.0 | 76. | Rutgers | 47.8 | 76. | Northern Colorado | 42.3 | 76. | Illinois State | 45.1 | |||||
| 77. | Navy | 48.7 | 77. | Kent State | 47.3 | 77. | Bryant | 41.2 | 77. | Gardner-Webb | 44.5 | |||||
| 78. | South Carolina | 48.6 | 78. | Colorado | 45.9 | 78. | New Hampshire | 41.1 | 78. | N. C. Central | 43.3 | |||||
| 79. | Middle Tennessee | 48.0 | 79. | Liberty | 45.9 | 79. | Hampton | 40.4 | 79. | Dayton | 43.1 | |||||
| 80. | Texas Tech | 47.9 | 80. | Toledo | 45.7 | 80. | St. Thomas (MN) | 39.1 | 80. | Prairie View | 42.3 | |||||
| 81. | Hawai'i | 46.8 | 81. | Tulsa | 45.6 | 81. | Southern Utah | 39.0 | 81. | Northern Colorado | 41.4 | |||||
| 82. | Missouri | 46.3 | 82. | Eastern Michigan | 43.9 | 82. | Cornell | 38.9 | 82. | Norfolk State | 41.1 | |||||
| 83. | Washington | 45.3 | 83. | Marshall | 43.2 | 83. | Tennessee State | 38.0 | 83. | Fordham | 40.9 | |||||
| 84. | Tulane | 45.2 | 84. | North Texas | 42.8 | 84. | Sacred Heart | 37.8 | 84. | Northwestern St. | 40.6 | |||||
| 85. | North Texas | 45.0 | 85. | Old Dominion | 41.0 | 85. | Duquesne | 37.1 | 85. | Alcorn State | 38.8 | |||||
| 86. | Boston College | 44.8 | 86. | Washington | 40.8 | 86. | St. Francis (PA) | 37.1 | 86. | Tennessee Tech | 38.3 | |||||
| 87. | Maryland | 44.6 | 87. | Southern Cal | 40.4 | 87. | San Diego | 37.0 | 87. | Yale | 38.2 | |||||
| 88. | Southern Cal | 44.6 | 88. | Ball State | 40.0 | 88. | Brown | 36.4 | 88. | Campbell | 37.3 | |||||
| 89. | Northern Illinois | 44.4 | 89. | Georgia Tech | 39.6 | 89. | Colgate | 35.4 | 89. | Western Illinois | 36.9 | |||||
| 90. | Old Dominion | 44.2 | 90. | Nebraska | 39.4 | 90. | Cal Poly | 35.4 | 90. | Cal Poly | 36.3 | |||||
| 91. | Eastern Michigan | 43.9 | 91. | Miami-Ohio | 39.1 | 91. | Prairie View | 35.1 | 91. | New Hampshire | 36.1 | |||||
| 92. | Rutgers | 43.5 | 92. | Memphis | 38.5 | 92. | Alabama A&M | 34.5 | 92. | Colgate | 35.8 | |||||
| 93. | Wyoming | 43.1 | 93. | Hawai'i | 38.1 | 93. | Lafayette | 34.3 | 93. | Albany | 34.6 | |||||
| 94. | Ball State | 43.0 | 94. | Middle Tennessee | 38.0 | 94. | S. Carolina State | 34.1 | 94. | Mississippi Valley | 34.2 | |||||
| 95. | UNLV | 41.5 | 95. | Texas - El Paso | 37.4 | 95. | Alcorn State | 33.7 | 95. | Alabama State | 33.5 | |||||
| 96. | Colorado | 40.6 | 96. | Stanford | 37.3 | 96. | Northwestern St. | 33.6 | 96. | St. Francis (PA) | 33.0 | |||||
| 97. | South Florida | 40.2 | 97. | Northwestern | 36.3 | 97. | Norfolk State | 33.1 | 97. | Marist | 32.1 | |||||
| 98. | Florida Atlantic | 40.1 | 98. | Indiana | 34.0 | 98. | Eastern Illinois | 33.1 | 98. | C. Connecticut St. | 32.1 | |||||
| 99. | Texas - El Paso | 40.1 | 99. | Kansas | 32.5 | 99. | Morehead State | 33.1 | 99. | Dixie State (UT) | 30.4 | |||||
| 100. | Kent State | 39.1 | 100. | Duke | 31.8 | 100. | Robert Morris | 32.3 | 100. | Wofford | 29.8 | |||||
| 101. | South Alabama | 38.4 | 101. | Troy | 30.7 | 101. | Dayton | 31.6 | 101. | Idaho State | 29.8 | |||||
| 102. | San Jose State | 37.3 | 102. | Navy | 30.3 | 102. | Lehigh | 30.7 | 102. | Valparaiso | 29.7 | |||||
| 103. | TCU | 37.2 | 103. | San Jose State | 30.0 | 103. | Valparaiso | 30.7 | 103. | Lamar | 29.0 | |||||
| 104. | Indiana | 36.8 | 104. | Vanderbilt | 28.6 | 104. | C. Connecticut St. | 30.1 | 104. | Delaware State | 29.0 | |||||
| 105. | Louisiana Tech | 36.2 | 105. | UL - Monroe | 27.6 | 105. | Southern | 29.7 | 105. | Merrimack | 27.7 | |||||
| 106. | Georgia Tech | 35.7 | 106. | Florida Atlantic | 27.6 | 106. | N. C. Central | 29.2 | 106. | Southern Utah | 27.6 | |||||
| 107. | Troy | 35.2 | 107. | Colorado State | 27.5 | 107. | Texas Southern | 28.1 | 107. | Grambling | 27.1 | |||||
| 108. | Northwestern | 35.0 | 108. | Wyoming | 27.4 | 108. | Mississippi Valley | 27.9 | 108. | Eastern Illinois | 25.4 | |||||
| 109. | Stanford | 34.1 | 109. | Rice | 27.1 | 109. | Marist | 27.3 | 109. | Southern | 25.0 | |||||
| 110. | UL - Monroe | 33.5 | 110. | South Alabama | 26.4 | 110. | Alabama State | 26.6 | 110. | Lehigh | 23.7 | |||||
| 111. | Georgia Southern | 33.1 | 111. | Bowling Green | 26.2 | 111. | Bethune-Cookman | 26.3 | 111. | Texas Southern | 22.3 | |||||
| 112. | Buffalo | 32.9 | 112. | Arizona | 25.8 | 112. | Lamar | 26.0 | 112. | Bethune-Cookman | 21.1 | |||||
| 113. | Ohio | 32.0 | 113. | Texas State | 25.4 | 113. | Tennessee Tech | 25.5 | 113. | Howard | 19.2 | |||||
| 114. | Arizona | 31.5 | 114. | Charlotte | 24.9 | 114. | Grambling | 25.3 | 114. | Lafayette | 19.0 | |||||
| 115. | Texas State | 28.7 | 115. | UNLV | 21.5 | 115. | Merrimack | 25.1 | 115. | Stetson | 18.5 | |||||
| 116. | Arkansas State | 28.3 | 116. | Georgia Southern | 21.0 | 116. | Drake | 23.9 | 116. | Butler | 17.8 | |||||
| 117. | Rice | 28.2 | 117. | Louisiana Tech | 19.9 | 117. | Howard | 22.9 | 117. | Pennsylvania | 17.6 | |||||
| 118. | Bowling Green | 27.2 | 118. | Ohio | 19.9 | 118. | Georgetown | 22.1 | 118. | Houston Baptist | 17.5 | |||||
| 119. | Charlotte | 26.8 | 119. | Buffalo | 19.3 | 119. | Delaware State | 20.5 | 119. | Long Island | 16.7 | |||||
| 120. | Southern Miss. | 26.0 | 120. | Southern Miss. | 19.0 | 120. | Houston Baptist | 17.8 | 120. | Brown | 16.6 | |||||
| 121. | New Mexico | 25.2 | 121. | New Mexico State | 18.5 | 121. | Morgan State | 15.8 | 121. | Cornell | 16.0 | |||||
| 122. | Vanderbilt | 24.9 | 122. | Tulane | 17.3 | 122. | Stetson | 15.8 | 122. | Ark. - Pine Bluff | 14.8 | |||||
| 123. | New Mexico State | 23.0 | 123. | New Mexico | 16.6 | 123. | Butler | 15.4 | 123. | Drake | 14.7 | |||||
| 124. | Kansas | 19.5 | 124. | South Florida | 16.4 | 124. | Ark. - Pine Bluff | 12.7 | 124. | Morgan State | 14.2 | |||||
| 125. | Connecticut | 16.5 | 125. | Temple | 14.5 | 125. | Bucknell | 9.5 | 125. | Presbyterian | 6.7 | |||||
| 126. | Akron | 15.8 | 126. | Arkansas State | 12.1 | 126. | Long Island | 7.1 | 126. | Georgetown | 6.1 | |||||
| 127. | Duke | 13.7 | 127. | Connecticut | 9.7 | 127. | Wagner | 2.9 | 127. | Bucknell | 5.2 | |||||
| 128. | Temple | 13.4 | 128. | Akron | 9.7 | 128. | Presbyterian | 0.9 | 128. | Wagner | -3.4 | |||||
| 129. | Fla. International | 7.4 | 129. | Massachusetts | 7.2 | |||||||||||
| 130. | Massachusetts | 5.2 | 130. | Fla. International | -0.1 | |||||||||||
| Updated 5 December 2021 | ||||||||||||||||