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  Welcome to FisterRatings.com, home of the most accurate college football and basketball ratings on the Internet.     Rank Team Rating Wins Losses LW SOS NCS      
    1 North Dakota State 0.745 14 1 3 27 72   Updated to include games played on Saturday, Jan. 6
    2 James Madison 0.7246 14 1 1 13 53      
  This site is owned and produced by Mark Fister, the developer of the Fister Ratings.   3 South Dakota State 0.6983 11 3 2 1 30   North Dakota State's dynasty resumes with another national championship, as the Bison avenge their 2016 playoff loss to James Madison with a 17-13 win in Frisco, TX. I have attended the past three FCS title games, and this one was the most competitive by far. NDSU went up 7-0 and then led the rest of the way.  JMU had the ball inside the NDSU 25-yard line seven times but only scored one TD and two field goals. They also turned it over twice and missed a field goal before being stopped on downs on their final possession. This is NDSU's sixth national title in the past seven years. JMU suffered their first loss to an FCS team since the 2015 tournament. 
    4 Yale 0.5142 9 1 4 53 97  
    5 Weber State 0.5009 10 3 5 22 11  
  FAQs         6 Sam Houston State 0.4759 12 2 6 62 13  
  How do the ratings work?       7 Kennesaw State 0.4736 11 2 7 50 65  
  Why are these ratings better than all others?     8 Stony Brook 0.4439 10 3 8 33 83  
  Why do the ratings look odd early in the season?     9 Elon 0.4285 8 4 9 5 16  
  Are the Fister Ratings considered by the College Football Playoff selection committee?     10 Southern Utah 0.4252 9 3 10 30 47  
      11 Jacksonville State 0.4101 10 2 11 79 59  
  How do I contact the Administrator?     12 North Carolina A&T 0.388 11 0 24 123 106   FCS Playoffs  
  13 South Dakota 0.3827 8 5 15 10 62    
  LW = Ranking through Dec. 9 games   14 Richmond 0.379 6 5 12 3 21   (rankings are from the day the games are played)  
  SOS = Strength of Schedule     15 Western Illinois 0.3736 8 4 13 29 79   Championship - Frisco, TX - Jan. 6    
  NCS = Non-Conference Strength of Schedule   16 Northern Iowa 0.3679 8 5 14 7 50   #1 James Madison (1)         13  
      17 Samford 0.3525 7 4 16 14 1   #3 North Dakota State (2) 17  
  FCS Conference Rankings   18 New Hampshire 0.3394 9 5 18 12 46      
  (based on team averages)   19 Grambling State 0.3354 10 2 17 101 42   Semifinals (Dec. 15-16)    
    Rating Rank   20 Wofford 0.3164 10 3 22 71 71   #2 South Dakota State (5) 16  
  1 CAA 0.1921 36.83   21 Central Arkansas 0.3146 10 2 19 111 64   at #1 James Madison (1)   51  
  2 MVC 0.1806 38   22 Eastern Washington 0.3133 7 4 20 20 38      
  3 Ivy League 0.0851 45.75   23 Furman 0.3111 8 5 23 23 14   #6 Sam Houston State (6)       13  
  4 Big South -0.023 56.67   24 Delaware 0.2946 7 4 21 31 96   at #3 North Dakota State (2) 55  
  5 SoCon -0.078 59   25 Bethune-Cookman 0.2887 7 4 25 24 4      
  6 Big Sky -0.08 58.92   26 Columbia 0.2788 8 2 26 97 122   Quarterfinals (Dec. 8-9)    
  7 OVC -0.126 66.78   27 Dartmouth 0.268 8 2 27 90 117   #4 Weber State                 28  
  8 Southland -0.15 67   28 Monmouth 0.2549 9 3 28 89 85   at #1 James Madison (1) 31  
  9 MEAC -0.179 70.55   29 Illinois State 0.242 6 5 29 15 55      
  10 NEC -0.213 74.43   30 Pennsylvania 0.2235 5 4 30 19 60   #16 New Hampshire                14  
  11 SWAC -0.282 77.8   31 Austin Peay State 0.2082 8 4 32 67 51   at #2 South Dakota State (5) 56  
  12 Patriot League -0.299 83.43       32 McNeese State 0.2067 8 2 31 115 33      
  13 Pioneer -0.375 84.36   33 San Diego 0.1668 9 3 33 106 23   #5 Kennesaw State                  27  
  34 Youngstown State 0.1564 6 5 35 46 107   at #9 Sam Houston State (6) 34  
  35 Montana 0.1491 7 4 34 81 57      
  36 Northern Arizona 0.1489 7 5 36 49 32   #19 Wofford (7)                       10  
  Click here for the FBS Ratings.   37 Nicholls State 0.1303 8 4 37 99 40   at #3 North Dakota State (2) 42  
    38 Villanova 0.1211 5 6 38 21 90      
    39 C. Connecticut State 0.1168 7 4 39 75 54   Second Round (Dec. 2)    
  40 Duquesne 0.1145 6 4 40 69 41   #7 Stony Brook                    7  
  Click here for the Basketball Ratings.   41 Mercer 0.108 5 6 41 16 3   at #1 James Madison (1) 26  
    42 Sacramento State 0.0974 7 4 43 102 119      
    43 Drake 0.0892 6 4 44 68 6   #6 Weber State               30  
  44 Alcorn State 0.0872 6 5 42 70 25   at #5 Southern Utah (8) 13  
  Click here for My Blog.   45 N. Carolina Central 0.0684 6 4 48 88 109      
    46 Princeton 0.064 5 5 47 57 116   #11 Northern Iowa                   22  
    47 Montana State 0.0567 5 6 45 28 5   at #2 South Dakota State (5) 37  
    48 Southern 0.0418 6 4 46 98 67      
  49 SE Louisiana 0.0398 6 5 49 92 56   #24 New Hampshire            21  
  50 Howard 0.0304 7 4 51 112 74   at #13 Central Arkansas (4) 15  
  51 UC-Davis 0.0273 5 6 50 41 7      
  52 Colgate 0.0246 7 4 53 114 80   #10 Kennesaw State          17  
  53 Maine 0.0188 4 6 52 18 88   at #9 Jacksonville State (3)  7  
  54 Charleston Southern -0.0004 5 5 55 66 84      
  55 Prairie View A&M -0.0144 5 5 54 82 75   #12 South Dakota                      42  
  56 Tennessee State -0.0183 5 5 59 74 98   at #14 Sam Houston State (6) 54  
  57 Hampton -0.0261 5 5 60 65 9      
  58 Towson -0.0291 5 6 56 44 112   #18 Furman             10  
  59 UT-Martin -0.0295 5 5 57 87 82   at #26 Wofford (7) 28  
  60 Harvard -0.0325 5 5 61 86 121      
  61 Eastern Illinois -0.0366 6 5 58 95 91   #35 San Diego                             3  
  62 Albany -0.0392 4 7 62 17 99   at #3 North Dakota State (2) 38  
  63 Liberty -0.062 6 5 63 110 111      
  64 Alabama State -0.1072 4 5 64 59 2   First Round (Nov. 25)    
  65 Valparaiso -0.1161 5 5 66 104 36   #65 Lehigh              29  
  66 Western Carolina -0.1293 7 5 67 121 123   at #8 Stony Brook 59  
  67 Southern Illinois -0.131 4 7 65 45 101      
  68 The Citadel -0.1315 4 6 68 47 27   #15 Western Illinois 19  
  69 Lehigh -0.1324 5 7 69 54 37   at #10 Weber State 21  
  70 Cornell -0.1363 3 7 71 8 63      
  71 Butler -0.1366 4 5 70 91 26   #21 Monmouth              7  
  72 Bryant -0.1451 5 5 72 109 94   at #16 Northern Iowa 46  
  73 Northwestern State -0.1532 4 7 74 36 12      
  74 Rhode Island -0.1617 3 8 73 9 86   #37 Central Connecticut State  0  
  75 Jacksonville -0.1831 5 4 75 116 49   at #29 New Hampshire            14  
  76 Holy Cross -0.1886 4 7 76 55 31      
  77 Eastern Kentucky -0.2135 4 7 77 58 66   #13 Samford                  17  
  78 Fordham -0.2172 4 7 78 42 17   at #9 Kennesaw State 28  
  79 Norfolk State -0.2452 4 6 81 85 45      
  80 St. Francis (PA) -0.2476 4 6 82 105 93   #17 South Dakota     38  
  81 UT-Chattanooga -0.2489 3 8 80 25 15   at #34 Nicholls State 31  
  82 William & Mary -0.2555 2 9 79 4 89      
  83 Stephen F. Austin St. -0.2706 4 7 83 72 19   #25 Furman 28  
  84 Presbyterian -0.2919 3 7 86 32 68   at #5 Elon     27  
  85 Wagner -0.2932 3 7 85 38 35      
  86 Dayton -0.302 5 6 87 120 115   #44 San Diego                   41  
  87 North Dakota -0.3028 3 8 88 43 58   at #32 Northern Arizona 10  
  88 Missouri State -0.312 3 8 84 26 105      
  89 Bucknell -0.3324 5 6 89 119 104   Celebration Bowl - Atlanta, GA - Dec. 16  
  90 Sacred Heart -0.3331 4 7 90 103 95   #17 Grambling State        14  
  91 Jackson State -0.3463 3 7 91 60 10   #24 North Carolina A&T 21  
  92 East Tennessee St. -0.3657 3 7 92 61 81      
  93 Campbell -0.3859 5 5 93 124 124      
  94 Florida A&M -0.3863 3 8 94 73 108      
  95 Savannah State -0.3906 3 8 95 64 22      
  96 South Carolina State -0.403 2 7 96 52 34      
  97 SE Missouri State -0.4083 3 8 97 94 110      
  98 Northern Colorado -0.4314 2 7 98 63 69      
  99 Idaho State -0.4423 3 7 99 96 76      
  100 Murray State -0.4566 2 8 100 40 43      
  101 Lafayette -0.4726 3 8 102 77 52      
  102 Abilene Christian -0.4849 2 9 101 48 78      
  103 Brown -0.4986 2 8 103 37 118      
  104 Gardner-Webb -0.5146 0 10 105 2 20      
  105 Delaware State -0.5185 2 9 104 39 18      
  106 Marist -0.5494 4 7 107 122 103      
  107 Alabama A&M -0.5503 3 7 106 117 61      
  108 Incarnate Word -0.5791 1 10 108 11 24      
  109 Tennessee Tech -0.5856 1 10 109 34 44      
  110 Lamar -0.614 1 9 110 35 8      
  111 Morehead State -0.6536 3 7 111 113 39      
  112 Cal Poly State -0.6709 1 10 113 56 73      
  113 Texas Southern -0.6814 2 9 112 107 100      
  114 Indiana State -0.6948 0 11 114 6 77      
  115 Robert Morris -0.7002 2 9 116 84 92      
  116 Houston Baptist -0.7125 1 10 115 76 120      
  117 Arkansas-Pine Bluff -0.743 1 8 117 100 28      
  118 Morgan State -0.7701 1 10 118 93 87      
  119 Georgetown -0.774 1 10 119 78 70      
  120 Mississippi Valley St. -0.8395 1 9 120 83 29      
  121 Stetson -0.8891 2 9 122 118 102      
  122 Portland State -0.8902 0 11 121 80 114      
  123 VMI -0.9186 0 10 123 51 113      
    124 Davidson -1.1611 0 9 124 108 48