| NCAA College Football | Final rankings | Somis Sports | |||||||||
| Division 1AA (FCS) | |||||||||||
| 2023 Season | |||||||||||
| Rank | Team | Conference | Overall | Score | Win | Adjust | W | L | T | ||
| 1 | South Dakota State | Missouri Valley | 45.88 | 42.97 | 48.78 | - | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | Montana | Big Sky | 32.42 | 25.98 | 36.10 | 2.76 | 13 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 3 | North Dakota State | Missouri Valley | 30.02 | 31.53 | 30.02 | (1.51) | 11 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Villanova | Colonial Athletic | 26.78 | 24.52 | 27.48 | 1.56 | 10 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 5 | South Dakota | Missouri Valley | 26.19 | 17.32 | 28.48 | 6.58 | 10 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 6 | Montana State | Big Sky | 22.80 | 26.45 | 22.80 | (3.65) | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Furman | Southern | 22.40 | 16.63 | 24.10 | 4.06 | 10 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Albany | Colonial Athletic | 22.30 | 19.01 | 22.92 | 2.66 | 11 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 9 | Idaho | Big Sky | 20.50 | 18.88 | 20.68 | 1.44 | 9 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Sacramento State | Big Sky | 18.08 | 12.74 | 18.95 | 4.46 | 8 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 11 | Southern Illinois | Missouri Valley | 17.83 | 20.69 | 17.83 | (2.86) | 8 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 12 | Austin Peay | United Athletic | 17.68 | 13.38 | 18.44 | 3.54 | 9 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 13 | Youngstown State | Missouri Valley | 17.04 | 17.66 | 17.03 | (0.62) | 8 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 14 | Mercer | Southern | 16.86 | 8.96 | 18.39 | 6.37 | 9 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 15 | UC Davis | Big Sky | 16.68 | 10.78 | 17.77 | 4.80 | 7 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 16 | Delaware | Colonial Athletic | 16.00 | 12.27 | 16.68 | 3.05 | 9 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 17 | Chattanooga | Southern | 15.64 | 10.76 | 16.58 | 3.93 | 8 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 18 | North Dakota | Missouri Valley | 14.67 | 12.70 | 15.04 | 1.59 | 7 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 19 | Florida A&M | SWAC | 14.17 | 8.90 | 17.72 | 1.72 | 12 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 20 | Central Arkansas | United Athletic | 14.07 | 13.05 | 14.27 | 0.82 | 7 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 21 | Northern Iowa | Missouri Valley | 14.05 | 12.73 | 14.31 | 1.06 | 6 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 22 | Tennessee Martin | Big South | 13.60 | 11.87 | 13.95 | 1.37 | 8 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 23 | Harvard | Ivy League | 12.93 | 12.06 | 13.15 | 0.65 | 8 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 24 | Tarleton State | United Athletic | 12.79 | 11.61 | 13.13 | 0.84 | 8 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 25 | Northern Arizona | Big Sky | 12.49 | 10.15 | 13.01 | 1.81 | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 26 | Western Carolina | Southern | 12.41 | 11.24 | 12.66 | 0.91 | 7 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 27 | Lafayette | Patriot | 12.17 | 10.25 | 12.60 | 1.48 | 9 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 28 | Southern Utah | United Athletic | 11.55 | 13.89 | 11.40 | (2.19) | 6 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 29 | Holy Cross | Patriot | 11.54 | 14.53 | 11.37 | (2.83) | 7 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 30 | Weber State | Big Sky | 11.20 | 9.52 | 11.60 | 1.27 | 6 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 31 | Gardner - Webb | Big South | 11.00 | 6.79 | 12.08 | 3.12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 32 | Richmond | Colonial Athletic | 9.96 | 4.82 | 11.59 | 3.51 | 9 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 33 | Samford | Southern | 9.72 | 7.44 | 10.33 | 1.67 | 6 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 34 | Elon | Colonial Athletic | 9.62 | 6.45 | 10.48 | 2.30 | 6 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 35 | Yale | Ivy League | 9.51 | 9.62 | 9.49 | (0.10) | 7 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 36 | New Hampshire | Colonial Athletic | 9.18 | 12.86 | 8.89 | (3.39) | 6 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 37 | Incarnate Word | Southland | 9.16 | 7.98 | 9.64 | 0.69 | 8 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 38 | Eastern Kentucky | United Athletic | 7.57 | 7.23 | 7.67 | 0.24 | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 39 | Rhode Island | Colonial Athletic | 7.44 | 5.69 | 7.96 | 1.22 | 6 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 40 | Portland State | Big Sky | 7.17 | 5.87 | 7.56 | 0.90 | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 41 | Eastern Illinois | Big South | 7.15 | 4.29 | 8.06 | 1.94 | 8 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 42 | Nicholls State | Southland | 7.00 | 5.51 | 7.46 | 1.03 | 6 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 43 | Dartmouth | Ivy League | 6.76 | 7.01 | 6.71 | (0.21) | 6 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 44 | Missouri State | Missouri Valley | 6.66 | 14.68 | 6.24 | (7.60) | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 45 | Illinois State | Missouri Valley | 6.06 | 15.36 | 5.66 | (8.91) | 6 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 46 | Eastern Washington | Big Sky | 5.82 | 7.08 | 5.60 | (1.04) | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 47 | North Carolina Central | Mid-Eastern | 5.65 | 0.38 | 7.68 | 3.23 | 9 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 48 | William & Mary | Colonial Athletic | 5.15 | 5.30 | 5.12 | (0.12) | 6 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 49 | Bryant | Big South | 4.77 | 7.55 | 4.30 | (2.32) | 6 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 50 | Towson | Colonial Athletic | 4.76 | 0.51 | 6.30 | 2.71 | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 51 | Colgate | Patriot | 4.44 | (1.09) | 6.51 | 3.45 | 6 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 52 | Abilene Christian | United Athletic | 4.27 | 4.97 | 4.12 | (0.55) | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 53 | Penn | Ivy League | 4.25 | 5.28 | 4.03 | (0.82) | 6 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 54 | Princeton | Ivy League | 2.90 | 5.57 | 2.36 | (2.13) | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 55 | Idaho State | Big Sky | 2.05 | (0.74) | 3.17 | 1.66 | 3 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 56 | SE Missouri State | Big South | 1.84 | 3.35 | 1.47 | (1.14) | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 57 | Fordham | Patriot | 1.80 | 4.02 | 1.28 | (1.71) | 6 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 58 | Virginia Military | Southern | 1.47 | (3.63) | 3.65 | 2.91 | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 59 | Howard University | Mid-Eastern | 0.81 | 2.10 | 0.46 | (0.94) | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 60 | North Alabama | United Athletic | (0.06) | 0.12 | (0.11) | (0.12) | 3 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 61 | Monmouth (NJ) | Colonial Athletic | (0.21) | 5.95 | (1.41) | (4.95) | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 62 | Brown | Ivy League | (0.34) | (2.29) | 0.53 | 1.08 | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 63 | Lamar | Southland | (0.35) | (0.42) | (0.31) | 0.04 | 6 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 64 | Campbell | Colonial Athletic | (0.47) | (2.82) | 0.59 | 1.29 | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 65 | Duquesne | Northeast | (1.61) | (3.67) | (0.63) | 1.08 | 7 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 66 | Jackson State | SWAC | (1.83) | (1.45) | (1.96) | (0.24) | 7 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 67 | Drake | Pioneer | (2.47) | (9.89) | 1.40 | 3.55 | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 68 | Alabama State | SWAC | (2.90) | (3.08) | (2.81) | 0.09 | 7 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 69 | Morgan State | Mid-Eastern | (2.91) | (4.32) | (2.20) | 0.71 | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 70 | St. Thomas (MN) | Pioneer | (3.44) | (8.38) | (0.82) | 2.32 | 8 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 71 | Utah Tech | United Athletic | (3.57) | (0.45) | (4.59) | (2.10) | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 72 | Alcorn State | SWAC | (3.59) | (5.97) | (2.35) | 1.15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 73 | Houston Christian | Southland | (4.11) | (5.27) | (3.50) | 0.55 | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 74 | Tennessee Tech | Big South | (4.27) | (4.23) | (4.29) | (0.02) | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 75 | Georgetown | Patriot | (4.72) | (3.92) | (5.04) | (0.47) | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 76 | Prairie View A&M | SWAC | (4.92) | (10.08) | (2.01) | 2.25 | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 77 | Tennessee State | Big South | (4.98) | (6.03) | (4.41) | 0.48 | 6 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 78 | Bucknell | Patriot | (5.05) | (4.52) | (5.28) | (0.30) | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 79 | Columbia | Ivy League | (5.20) | (0.58) | (6.73) | (3.09) | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 80 | Stephen F Austin | United Athletic | (5.67) | 0.60 | (7.57) | (4.36) | 3 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 81 | East Tennessee State | Southern | (5.82) | (6.99) | (5.16) | 0.51 | 3 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 82 | SE Louisiana | Southland | (6.54) | 1.23 | (8.84) | (5.47) | 3 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 83 | Murray State | Missouri Valley | (6.64) | (3.19) | (8.00) | (2.09) | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 84 | Robert Morris (PA) | Big South | (6.72) | (8.00) | (5.97) | 0.53 | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 85 | South Carolina State | Mid-Eastern | (6.73) | (5.72) | (7.19) | (0.54) | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 86 | Hampton | Colonial Athletic | (6.79) | (10.90) | (4.30) | 1.63 | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 87 | Charleston Southern | Big South | (6.99) | (7.68) | (6.58) | 0.28 | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 88 | Butler | Pioneer | (7.02) | (4.04) | (8.26) | (1.74) | 7 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 89 | Southern University | SWAC | (7.12) | (7.04) | (7.15) | (0.04) | 6 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 90 | Wofford | Southern | (7.16) | (5.50) | (7.91) | (0.90) | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 91 | Cornell | Ivy League | (7.35) | (5.37) | (8.24) | (1.09) | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 92 | Saint Francis (PA) | Northeast | (8.80) | (3.83) | (10.84) | (2.93) | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 93 | Stonehill | Northeast | (9.02) | (10.31) | (8.18) | 0.46 | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 94 | Cal Poly | Big Sky | (9.05) | (11.45) | (7.47) | 0.83 | 3 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 95 | Grambling State | SWAC | (9.21) | (5.77) | (10.79) | (1.85) | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 96 | Maine | Colonial Athletic | (9.55) | (4.80) | (11.61) | (2.68) | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 97 | Kennesaw State | Independent (1AA/FCS) | (9.65) | (0.25) | (13.96) | (5.09) | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 98 | Merrimack | Northeast | (9.77) | (5.48) | (11.72) | (2.34) | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 99 | Lehigh | Patriot | (10.35) | (8.24) | (11.47) | (0.98) | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 100 | LIU Brooklyn | Northeast | (10.56) | (7.91) | (11.94) | (1.26) | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 101 | Alabama A&M | SWAC | (11.51) | (8.61) | (13.09) | (1.32) | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 102 | Northern Colorado | Big Sky | (11.72) | (7.81) | (13.75) | (1.87) | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 103 | Indiana State | Missouri Valley | (12.16) | (5.16) | (15.35) | (3.81) | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 104 | Bethune - Cookman | SWAC | (12.81) | (7.28) | (15.60) | (2.73) | 3 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 105 | Davidson | Pioneer | (12.94) | (13.73) | (12.34) | 0.19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 106 | North Carolina A&T | Colonial Athletic | (13.01) | (10.00) | (14.79) | (1.23) | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 107 | Texas Southern | SWAC | (13.07) | (7.98) | (15.75) | (2.41) | 3 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 108 | Norfolk State | Mid-Eastern | (13.35) | (11.39) | (14.60) | (0.71) | 3 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 109 | Lindenwood | Big South | (13.71) | (14.91) | (12.76) | 0.26 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 110 | Stony Brook | Colonial Athletic | (15.36) | (12.67) | (17.20) | (0.85) | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Other teams, listed alphabetically | |||||||||||
| Arkansas Pine Bluff | SWAC | 2 | 9 | 0 | |||||||
| Central Connecticut State | Northeast | 3 | 8 | 0 | |||||||
| Citadel | Southern | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||||||
| Dayton | Pioneer | 4 | 7 | 0 | |||||||
| Delaware State | Mid-Eastern | 1 | 10 | 0 | |||||||
| Marist | Pioneer | 4 | 7 | 0 | |||||||
| McNeese State | Southland | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | SWAC | 1 | 10 | 0 | |||||||
| Morehead State | Pioneer | 4 | 7 | 0 | |||||||
| Northwestern State (LA) | Southland | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||||
| Presbyterian | Pioneer | 4 | 7 | 0 | |||||||
| Sacred Heart | Northeast | 2 | 9 | 0 | |||||||
| San Diego | Pioneer | 4 | 7 | 0 | |||||||
| Stetson | Pioneer | 3 | 8 | 0 | |||||||
| Texas A&M Commerce | Southland | 1 | 9 | 0 | |||||||
| Valparaiso | Pioneer | 3 | 8 | 0 | |||||||
| Wagner | Northeast | 4 | 7 | 0 | |||||||
| Western Illinois | Missouri Valley | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||||||