College Sports Journal Sagarin FCS Top 25 – Nov. 19 REGULAR SEASON FINAL

Below are the Top 25 rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending November 19th, 2022, the final rankings of the regular season. CSJ will show a final ranking after the national championship game in January.

South Dakota State remains in the top position after having a bye week in the last week of the regular season. North Dakota State moves up two spots to the #2 position after its win at home over rival North Dakota. Sacramento State stays in the #3 position despite the Hornets win at home over rival UC Davis. Montana moves down two spots to the #4 spot after losing at Montana State. Montana State moves up three positions to the #5 spot following that home win in the Brawl of the Wild game.

Please note that FBS transitioning teams of Sam Houston and Jacksonville State will be a part of the FCS Sagarin rankings this year, while James Madison will be with the Group of Five rankings. This is due to the conference that each play in. Sam Houston and Jacksonville State will remain members of a FCS conference this fall, while James Madison is part of a FBS conference.

Sagarin rankings provide the only rankings that actually ranks all Division I schools but our rankings will show just the FCS side of things and have been used for several years with his own computer ranking system to distinguish strength of schedule and strength of team when comparing teams.

You can see the full Division I Sagarin rankings at The USA Today and at Jeff’s site itself.

In the rankings, you will see the the FCS rankings first and the overall Division I ranking to the right of the the FCS ranking.

The numbers show the ranking in the FCS Top 25 as well as the overall Division I ranking.

The Top 10 and Top 30 are the overall Division I Sagarin rankings.

Click on the rankings to see a larger view.

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The following are the individual FCS conference rankings and the overall rankings within overall ranking in Division I.