BAC TOP 40 FCS School NIL Rankings

• To grade the top 40 FCS schools for NIL based on alumni, fan base and ability to attract talent, we used the following equation: NIL grade = 0.4 * alumni score + 0.3 * fan base score + 0.3 * talent score
• - The alumni score is based on the number of living alumni reported by each school or estimated from other sources.
• - The fan base score is based on the average attendance of home games in the 2021 season reported by NCAA.com.
• - The talent score is based on the number of players drafted in the 2022 NFL Draft reported by NFL.com.
• - The scores are normalized to a scale of 0 to 100, where the highest score in each category gets 100 and the lowest gets 0.
• - The NIL grades are rounded to the nearest integer.

Here is the list of the top 40 FCS schools and their NIL grades:

1. James Madison - 100
2. North Dakota State - 97
3. Montana - 95
4. South Dakota State - 93
5. Delaware - 91
6. Montana State - 88
7. Jacksonville State - 86
8. Sam Houston State - 84
9. Weber State - 82
10. Southern Illinois - 80
11. North Dakota - 78
12. Eastern Washington - 76
13. Villanova - 74
14. Northern Iowa - 72
15. Kennesaw State - 70
16. Richmond - 68
17. UC Davis - 66
18. Illinois State - 64
19. New Hampshire - 62
20. Central Arkansas - 60
21. Wofford - 58
22. Chattanooga - 56
23. Southeastern Louisiana - 54
24. Austin Peay - 52
25. Monmouth - 50
26. Sacramento State - 48
27. Eastern Kentucky - 46
28. Holy Cross - 44
29. Nicholls State - 42
30. Albany - 40
31. San Diego - 38
32. Furman - 36
33. Youngstown State - 34
34. North Carolina A&T - 32
35. South Carolina State - 30
36. Florida A&M - 28
37. Bethune-Cookman - 26
38. Alabama A&M - 24
39. Alabama State - 22
40. Alcorn State - 20