| College Football | Somis Sports | ||||
| Most improved teams - D1AA (FCS) | |||||
| Final - 2007 Season | |||||
| Improvement in : | |||||
| Rank | Team | Conference | Rating | Wins | |
| 1 | Dayton | Pioneer | 28.56 | 7 | |
| 2 | Georgia Southern | Southern | 20.85 | 4 | |
| 3 | Eastern Washington | Big Sky | 20.80 | 6 | |
| 4 | Fordham | Patriot | 20.80 | 5 | |
| 5 | Elon | Southern | 20.27 | 2 | |
| 6 | Delaware | Colonial | 20.15 | 6 | |
| 7 | Richmond | Colonial | 18.82 | 5 | |
| 8 | Hofstra | Colonial | 18.24 | 5 | |
| 9 | Grambling State | Southwestern Athletic | 17.53 | 5 | |
| 10 | Prairie View | Southwestern Athletic | 14.96 | 4 | |
| 11 | Norfolk State | Mid-Eastern | 14.73 | 4 | |
| 12 | Missouri State | Gateway | 13.95 | 4 | |
| 13 | Northern Iowa | Gateway | 13.87 | 5 | |
| 14 | Morehead State | Pioneer | 13.85 | 5 | |
| 15 | The Citadel | Southern | 13.38 | 2 | |
| Explanation | |||||
| We compared each team's final 2007 rating to its final 2006 rating and also made | |||||
| additional adjustments to slightly favor teams that had better 2006 ratings. | |||||
| Based on our calculations, the teams listed above showed the most improvement | |||||
| in 2007 vs. 2006. | |||||
| A team's rating roughly equates to net points (points scored minus points | |||||
| against). | |||||