PFF offers a different look at the top-performing FCS teams outside of just the statistical leaders. The website provides a more analytical look, providing grades based on film.
Below are the highest-graded FCS teams after Week 11.
Note: PFF isn’t the gospel or the de facto ranking of who the best teams or players are, it’s just another tool to look at top performers based on the film and relative to the opponents they play. There is more context beyond film grades, just like there is more context beyond box scores and statistical leaders.
Offense
1. South Dakota — 93.9
2. Montana State — 92.6
3. North Dakota State — 91.4
t4. Butler — 85.9
t4. Abilene Christian — 85.9
Passing
1. North Dakota State — 92.0
2. South Dakota — 91.2
3. Missouri State — 91.0
4. Abilene Christian — 89.5
5. Harvard — 89.1
Pass-Blocking
1. Eastern Washington — 87.8
t2. LIU — 87.5
t2. Delaware — 87.5
4. Cal Poly — 85.6
5. SC State — 85.2
Receiving
1. Missouri State — 81.5
2. South Dakota — 80.4
3. Chattanooga — 79.5
4. North Dakota State — 79.0
t5. UC Davis — 77.9
t5. Butler — 77.9
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Rushing
1. Montana State — 97.2
2. South Dakota — 94.4
3. Montana — 93.7
4. South Dakota State — 91.4
5. Southern Utah — 91.3
Run-Blocking
1. South Dakota — 79.9
2. Montana State — 78.6
3. Columbia — 78.2
4. Dartmouth — 75.3
5. Harvard — 75.2
Defense
1. South Dakota — 94.4
2. Stephen F. Austin — 93.9
3. Delaware — 93.7
4. South Dakota State — 93.2
5. Mercer — 93.1
Run Defense
1. Stephen F. Austin — 96.3
2. South Dakota — 95.4
3. Central Arkansas — 94.9
4. SEMO — 94.7
5. Mercer — 94.6
Tackling
1. South Dakota — 91.9
2. Central Arkansas — 90.4
3. Brown — 90.1
t4. SEMO — 88.9
t4. Penn — 88.9
Pass-Rush
1. Central Arkansas — 89.0
2. SC State — 87.7
3. Merrimack — 86.2
4. North Dakota State — 84.2
5. Grambling State — 83.4
Coverage
1. Columbia — 93.5
2. Wofford — 93.1
3. Harvard — 92.6
t4. South Dakota State — 92.3
t4. South Dakota — 92.3
t4. Morehead State — 92.3
Special Teams
1. Dayton — 90.6
t2. South Dakota — 90.3
t2. Drake — 90.3
4. Rhode Island — 90.2
t5. Stephen F. Austin — 90.0
t5. Morgan State — 90.0
t5. The Citadel — 90.0
