FBS Power Rankings FBS Merit Rankings FCS Power Rankings FCS Merit Rankings
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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