| Power Rankings | Merit Rankings | |||||
| Division I Football — FCS | Division I Football — FCS | |||||
| These are used to predict game outcomes | These are based on W/L and SoS | |||||
| Calculated 4 Dec 2011 | ||||||
| 1. | N. Dakota St. | 101.0 | 1. | Sam Houston St. | 100.9 | |
| 2. | Northern Iowa | 98.0 | 2. | Lehigh | 100.0 | |
| 3. | Georgia Southern | 96.5 | 3. | Northern Iowa | 97.6 | |
| 4. | Montana | 94.4 | 4. | N. Dakota St. | 97.0 | |
| 5. | Sam Houston St. | 92.8 | 5. | Harvard | 95.0 | |
| 6. | Illinois State | 87.3 | 6. | Montana | 91.3 | |
| 7. | Chattanooga | 86.5 | 7. | Georgia Southern | 90.7 | |
| 8. | Youngstown St. | 85.2 | 8. | Montana State | 88.0 | |
| 9. | E. Washington | 80.6 | 9. | Towson | 85.0 | |
| 10. | Wofford | 80.5 | 10. | Maine | 84.5 | |
| 11. | Montana State | 79.0 | 11. | Old Dominion | 83.6 | |
| 12. | Southern Utah | 78.9 | 12. | Jackson State | 82.8 | |
| 13. | Indiana State | 78.5 | 13. | Central Arkansas | 82.2 | |
| 14. | Harvard | 77.8 | 14. | Bethune-Cookman | 79.6 | |
| 15. | S. F. Austin | 76.8 | 15. | New Hampshire | 79.0 | |
| 16. | Furman | 75.9 | 16. | Alabama A&M | 78.9 | |
| 17. | Towson | 74.0 | 17. | Norfolk State | 78.7 | |
| 18. | Maine | 73.2 | 18. | E. Washington | 78.6 | |
| 19. | Old Dominion | 73.1 | 19. | Appalachian State | 76.4 | |
| 20. | Lehigh | 72.8 | 20. | Wofford | 73.8 | |
| 21. | Cal Poly | 72.5 | 21. | Alabama State | 73.7 | |
| 22. | South Dakota | 72.2 | 22. | Georgetown | 73.2 | |
| 23. | Stony Brook | 71.6 | 23. | S. F. Austin | 72.5 | |
| 24. | James Madison | 71.0 | 24. | Illinois State | 71.7 | |
| 25. | Appalachian State | 71.0 | 25. | James Madison | 71.3 | |
| 26. | Samford | 69.9 | 26. | Grambling | 71.2 | |
| 27. | The Citadel | 69.8 | 27. | Brown | 71.2 | |
| 28. | Jackson State | 69.8 | 28. | Delaware | 70.9 | |
| 29. | S. Dakota St. | 68.8 | 29. | Drake | 70.2 | |
| 30. | Weber State | 67.6 | 30. | North Dakota | 70.1 | |
| 31. | Southern Illinois | 67.1 | 31. | Hampton | 69.8 | |
| 32. | New Hampshire | 65.8 | 32. | S. Carolina St. | 69.7 | |
| 33. | Northern Arizona | 65.6 | 33. | Tennessee Tech | 69.3 | |
| 34. | Bethune-Cookman | 65.1 | 34. | Murray State | 69.1 | |
| 35. | Tennessee Tech | 64.9 | 35. | Eastern Kentucky | 68.6 | |
| 36. | Eastern Kentucky | 64.9 | 36. | San Diego | 68.3 | |
| 37. | Delaware | 64.2 | 37. | Holy Cross | 67.5 | |
| 38. | Liberty | 63.8 | 38. | Florida A&M | 67.5 | |
| 39. | Murray State | 63.7 | 39. | Jacksonville State | 67.0 | |
| 40. | Portland State | 63.4 | 40. | Portland State | 66.2 | |
| 41. | Central Arkansas | 62.0 | 41. | Duquesne | 65.1 | |
| 42. | Jacksonville State | 57.9 | 42. | Cal Poly | 64.6 | |
| 43. | North Dakota | 57.3 | 43. | Stony Brook | 64.4 | |
| 44. | Missouri State | 56.3 | 44. | Samford | 63.5 | |
| 45. | Norfolk State | 55.9 | 45. | Furman | 63.5 | |
| 46. | UT-Martin | 55.8 | 46. | South Dakota | 63.4 | |
| 47. | Sacramento State | 55.7 | 47. | Indiana State | 62.6 | |
| 48. | Elon | 55.5 | 48. | Southern Utah | 62.3 | |
| 49. | S. Carolina St. | 55.2 | 49. | McNeese State | 61.2 | |
| 50. | UC-Davis | 54.6 | 50. | S. Dakota St. | 61.0 | |
| 51. | Albany | 52.4 | 51. | Youngstown St. | 60.9 | |
| 52. | William & Mary | 52.2 | 52. | Chattanooga | 58.8 | |
| 53. | Brown | 51.7 | 53. | Northwestern State | 58.5 | |
| 54. | Massachusetts | 51.7 | 54. | Bucknell | 57.9 | |
| 55. | South Alabama | 51.3 | 55. | Texas State | 57.9 | |
| 56. | Rhode Island | 50.2 | 56. | South Alabama | 57.9 | |
| 57. | Northwestern State | 50.1 | 57. | Dartmouth | 57.8 | |
| 58. | Georgetown | 49.5 | 58. | Weber State | 57.2 | |
| 59. | Texas - San Antonio | 48.7 | 59. | Ark - Pine Bluff | 57.0 | |
| 60. | N. C. Central | 48.7 | 60. | William & Mary | 56.7 | |
| 61. | McNeese State | 48.5 | 61. | Yale | 56.2 | |
| 62. | Duquesne | 48.5 | 62. | Albany | 55.9 | |
| 63. | Tennessee State | 48.0 | 63. | Liberty | 54.9 | |
| 64. | Holy Cross | 47.5 | 64. | Cornell | 54.4 | |
| 65. | Richmond | 47.2 | 65. | Tennessee State | 54.1 | |
| 66. | Presbyterian | 46.7 | 66. | Colgate | 54.0 | |
| 67. | Florida A&M | 46.2 | 67. | Elon | 54.0 | |
| 68. | Cornell | 45.4 | 68. | Howard | 53.8 | |
| 69. | Hampton | 45.1 | 69. | Coastal Carolina | 53.4 | |
| 70. | Texas State | 44.5 | 70. | Pennsylvania | 52.4 | |
| 71. | Drake | 44.5 | 71. | Prairie View | 51.8 | |
| 72. | Alabama State | 44.3 | 72. | Massachusetts | 51.7 | |
| 73. | Eastern Illinois | 43.0 | 73. | Lafayette | 50.2 | |
| 74. | Bucknell | 42.9 | 74. | UC-Davis | 49.4 | |
| 75. | Jacksonville | 42.2 | 75. | Jacksonville | 49.2 | |
| 76. | Bryant | 40.6 | 76. | Morgan State | 49.2 | |
| 77. | Dartmouth | 40.0 | 77. | N. C. A&T | 49.2 | |
| 78. | Pennsylvania | 38.9 | 78. | UT-Martin | 46.6 | |
| 79. | Lafayette | 38.3 | 79. | Bryant | 46.5 | |
| 80. | N. C. A&T | 38.3 | 80. | Southern Illinois | 46.2 | |
| 81. | Georgia State | 37.5 | 81. | The Citadel | 45.2 | |
| 82. | San Diego | 37.5 | 82. | Rhode Island | 45.0 | |
| 83. | Western Illinois | 36.3 | 83. | Southern | 44.5 | |
| 84. | No. Colorado | 35.1 | 84. | Sacramento State | 42.1 | |
| 85. | Grambling | 33.6 | 85. | Northern Arizona | 41.3 | |
| 86. | Villanova | 33.3 | 86. | Missouri State | 40.7 | |
| 87. | Coastal Carolina | 32.9 | 87. | Campbell | 38.5 | |
| 88. | Colgate | 32.3 | 88. | SE Louisiana | 38.2 | |
| 89. | Alabama A&M | 31.7 | 89. | Texas - San Antonio | 37.7 | |
| 90. | Yale | 31.3 | 90. | N. C. Central | 37.7 | |
| 91. | SE Missouri State | 30.7 | 91. | Presbyterian | 37.3 | |
| 92. | SE Louisiana | 29.7 | 92. | SE Missouri State | 34.7 | |
| 93. | Idaho State | 27.8 | 93. | Lamar | 34.4 | |
| 94. | Monmouth | 26.8 | 94. | Villanova | 34.4 | |
| 95. | Wagner | 26.4 | 95. | Dayton | 33.8 | |
| 96. | Dayton | 25.8 | 96. | Monmouth | 33.6 | |
| 97. | Sacred Heart | 25.6 | 97. | Richmond | 32.5 | |
| 98. | Prairie View | 24.9 | 98. | Georgia State | 32.2 | |
| 99. | C. Connecticut St. | 24.2 | 99. | Texas Southern | 31.8 | |
| 100. | Campbell | 22.9 | 100. | Western Illinois | 30.3 | |
| 101. | Howard | 22.9 | 101. | Wagner | 30.3 | |
| 102. | Southern | 22.5 | 102. | Delaware State | 29.4 | |
| 103. | Ark - Pine Bluff | 21.4 | 103. | Sacred Heart | 29.4 | |
| 104. | Western Carolina | 21.3 | 104. | Gardner-Webb | 28.7 | |
| 105. | Columbia | 20.8 | 105. | Austin Peay | 27.8 | |
| 106. | Texas Southern | 19.1 | 106. | Marist | 27.3 | |
| 107. | Butler | 18.0 | 107. | C. Connecticut St. | 27.1 | |
| 108. | Gardner-Webb | 16.5 | 108. | Butler | 26.5 | |
| 109. | Marist | 15.5 | 109. | Eastern Illinois | 25.7 | |
| 110. | Austin Peay | 15.3 | 110. | Alcorn State | 24.3 | |
| 111. | Nicholls State | 14.5 | 111. | Idaho State | 22.7 | |
| 112. | Morehead State | 14.1 | 112. | Davidson | 22.5 | |
| 113. | St. Francis - PA | 12.7 | 113. | Savannah State | 21.1 | |
| 114. | Princeton | 12.6 | 114. | Princeton | 20.7 | |
| 115. | Virginia Military | 12.6 | 115. | Western Carolina | 19.9 | |
| 116. | Fordham | 10.6 | 116. | Mississippi Valley | 19.2 | |
| 117. | Morgan State | 10.3 | 117. | Columbia | 17.5 | |
| 118. | Robert Morris | 9.6 | 118. | Fordham | 17.4 | |
| 119. | Cha'ston Southern | 8.5 | 119. | Nicholls State | 16.5 | |
| 120. | Alcorn State | 6.2 | 120. | Virginia Military | 12.4 | |
| 121. | Lamar | 5.3 | 121. | Morehead State | 12.3 | |
| 122. | Mississippi Valley | 1.8 | 122. | No. Colorado | 10.8 | |
| 123. | Davidson | 0.0 | 123. | St. Francis - PA | 8.3 | |
| 124. | Delaware State | -0.1 | 124. | Robert Morris | 5.1 | |
| 125. | Savannah State | -8.0 | 125. | Valparaiso | 2.5 | |
| 126. | Valparaiso | -13.6 | 126. | Cha'ston Southern | -0.4 | |