| Rk | Team | CONFERENCE | Note |
| 1 | North Dakota State | Missouri Valley | 9/5, offense will be tough as qb lance returns. losing lb cox to portal leads to questions on defense, but still the favorite. |
| 2 | James Madison | Colonial | 4/5, massive losses all over but rbs agjei-obese & hamilton are the nation's best combo. defense needs to replace two best players. |
| 3 | Weber State | Big Sky | 9/8, qb constantine in portal - that hurts. otherwise, offense remains intact. defense will be stout as always. k tuttle is clutch. |
| 4 | Montana State | Big Sky | 9/7, whoever ends up at qb will have weapons to use. defense should be capable of slowing down most oppnents. |
| 5 | Montana | Big Sky | 6/6, if qb play improves, might be best offense in fcs. defense has losses but a few big pieces return. |
| 6 | Northern Iowa | Missouri Valley | 7/7, qb mcelvain gets wr weston / te moore back at full strength. rb help? defense might be best in fcs. de smith is a sack machine. |
| 7 | Austin Peay | Ohio Valley | 7/6, offense should still be good. despite defensive losses, elite talent still returns. |
| 8 | Illinois State | Missouri Valley | 8/9, lose rb robinson. return qb davis and top level defense. offensive continuity? |
| 9 | Sacramento State | Big Sky | 9/7, qb thomson leads an excellent offense that can score with anyone. losses on defense were key. big sky sched is very favorable. |
| 10 | South Dakota State | Missouri Valley | 6/9, triplets of gibbs/strong/johnson as good as it gets. defense is top 3 despite loss of lb rozeboom. |
| 11 | Central Arkansas | Southland | 8/10, depth all over. qb smith is poised for a huge year. defense should be better with almost everyone back. |
| 12 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 8/7, triple option will be stout again. defense could be even better, but will be hard to gauge with a weak overall schedule. |
| 13 | Monmouth | Big South | 8/9, replacing qb behar and rb guerriero are nearly impossible. the defense is solid across the board. all big south contenders at home. |
| 14 | Nicholls | Southland | 6/6, reloading with jc talent. qb fourcade is gone, asuitable replacement will be hard to find. kicking game has been atrocious. |
| 15 | Albany | Colonial | ?/?, qb undercuffler returns as soph. rb mofor is a machine. deense returns three with 100+ tackles. |
| 16 | Southeastern Louisiana | Southland | 6/6, team is replacing qb. despite losses, team figures to be in the race. nothing screams look at me, but no obvious glaring holes. |
| 17 | Villanova | Colonial | 10/7, offense should be awesome behind qb smith. defense is notorious for giving up points. if they get back to normal - look out! |
| 18 | Wofford | Southern | 4/7, offense losing important players to graduation. the defense should be good but has to wait for offense to catch up. |
| 19 | Southeast Missouri State | Ohio Valley | 8/6, new qb and replacing the o-line - scary. defense has to replace major parts. might be an uphill climb. |
| 20 | Central Connecticut State | Northeast | 6/8, strong o-line should help the transition from qb winchester(grad). the defense will be good by nec standards. |
| 21 | North Carolina A&T | Mid-Eastern | 8/8, everything is there offensively except a qb. should still be class of meac. defense should be near the top of the meac also. |
| 22 | San Diego | Pioneer | 7/8, a lot of the best components return for toreros. both lines will be best in PFL, which will help new starters. should win PFL again. |
| 23 | North Dakota | Missouri Valley | 6/8, possible freshman @ qb. defense is largely intact and slightly above average |
| 24 | Southern Illinois | Missouri Valley | 8/8, offense should continue to improve. defense should do likewise though losing all-american s chinn hurts. |
| 25 | Furman | Southern | 8/6, rbs wynn and abrams form great duo. defense needs to improve to previous standards. |
| Delaware | Colonial | 8/9, veteran squad. was outsacked by opponents 37-6, needs fixed. rb knight will be the workhorse as a soph. | |
| Elon | Colonial | 7/8, qb cheek is a fine player. running game is weak. if defense can fill two key losses, should be good. | |
| Maine | Colonial | 8/8, all starters lost on defense were on the line. offensive line should be tough, but consistency improvement overall is the key. | |
| New Hampshire | Colonial | 8/7, offense needs to score more. defense has to replace 2 cb and 2 lb, so pass defense needs addressed first. | |
| Richmond | Colonial | 9/8, offense has to replace both wr. overall, the team is experienced but needs to take the next step. | |
| Towson | Colonial | 7/7, many injury returnees but qb flacco is a huge loss. team should be good enough to finish in middle of pack. | |
| Eastern Washington | Big Sky | 4/7, qb barriere retuns but little else on offense. defense needs vast improvement. most tough games at home. | |
| Northern Arizona | Big Sky | 8/9, replacing qb cookus is top priority. defense needs to find its teeth. overall, very experienced group. excellent kicking game. | |
| Portland State | Big Sky | 6/5, team is young but o-line is experienced. qb alexander has to lead. s adams is an all-american, needs some help. jc transfers? | |
| UC-Davis | Big Sky | 9/8, veteran team but qb maier is gone. offense has all other pieces though. defense needs to toughen, especially against the run. | |
| Samford | Southern | 7/8, qb needs to step up. team overall was -13 in turnovers, both sides contributing. pass defense in particular needs a sot in the arm. | |
| The Citadel | Southern | 9/9, only missing pieces on offense are line. the triple option should flourish. defense takes advantage of offense holding ball, look out. | |
| Virginia Military | Southern | 7/6, all the offensive weapons are there. the defense has been horrendous. any improvement could lead to a inning record. | |
| Chattanooga | Southern | 8/9, a lot of returnees, so improvement from 6-6 seems likely. lb boeck needs to lead defense. finding a qb is utmost important. | |
| Eastern Kentucky | Ohio Valley | 9/6, even with a good numbers of returners, those lost were their best at many positions. consistent qb play is a must. | |
| Jacksonville State | Ohio Valley | 7/5, qb cooper needs to bring this team along with his level of talent. defense was average in 2019. improvement there will help. | |
| Houston Baptist | Southland | 7/9, the offense should be there. qb zappe led conference in yds/td. if the defense can just get to avg, a winning record should follow. | |
| Incarnate Word | Southland | 7/4, similar to houston baptist. qb copeland is very good. defense is inexperienced and returnees underperformed. | |
| Sam Houston State | Southland | 5/7, offense is lagging behind the defense now. qb schmid has to take the next step. | |
| Charleston Southern | Big South | 7/8, offense should improve with most pieces together for another year. d-line is very good on the edges, as is the kicking game. | |
| Robert Morris | Northeast | 6/8, entire o-line returns.can the weapons gel quickly? defense returns experience but loses leadership. | |
| St. Francis | Northeast | 8/9, can the running game improve to get the offense to the next level? defense might be best in nec. | |
| South Carolina State | Mid-Eastern | 7/8, qb davis enters soph season as meac ROTY in 2019.dt perry causes havoc inside. figures to be in the meac race all season. | |
| Florida A&M | Mid-Eastern | 7/7, despite ineligibility in 2019, rattlers look strong again. new qb will have ample weapons, but need more rushing. | |
| Drake | Pioneer | 8/9, most starters back in PFL. for most part, best team not named USD. s warner is an INT machine. | |
| Princeton | Ivy | 6/8, wide open IVY should be theirs with league's best defense. o-line should protect new qb and rb eaddy will benefit also. |
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