List of Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference standings

This is a list of yearly Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference standings. The league was known as the Colonial Athletic Association from its inception in 2007 through the 2022 season.

Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference standings

2007 Colonial Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   North Division No. 7 UMass x+^   7 – 1     10 – 3   Hofstra   4 – 4     7 – 4   No. 14 New Hampshire ^   4 – 4     7 – 5   Maine   3 – 5     4 – 7   Northeastern   2 – 6     3 – 8   Rhode Island   2 – 6     3 – 8   South Division No. 5 Richmond x+^   7 – 1     11 – 3   No. 12 James Madison ^   6 – 2     8 – 4   No. 2 Delaware ^   5 – 3     11 – 4   Villanova   5 – 3     7 – 4   William & Mary   2 – 6     4 – 7   Towson   1 – 7     3 – 8   + – Conference co-champions x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll	2008 Colonial Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   North Division No. 8 New Hampshire x^   6 – 2     10 – 3   No. 18 Maine ^   5 – 3     8 – 5   UMass   4 – 4     7 – 5   Hofstra   2 – 6     4 – 8   Rhode Island   1 – 7     3 – 9   Northeastern   1 – 7     2 – 10   South Division No. 3 James Madison x$^   8 – 0     12 – 2   No. 6 Villanova ^   7 – 1     10 – 3   No. 1 Richmond ^   6 – 2     13 – 3   No. 20 William & Mary   5 – 3     7 – 4   Delaware   2 – 6     4 – 8   Towson   1 – 7     3 – 9   $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll	2009 Colonial Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   North Division No. 7 New Hampshire x^   6 – 2     10 – 3   Maine   4 – 4     5 – 6   Hofstra   3 – 5     5 – 6   UMass   3 – 5     5 – 6   Northeastern   3 – 5     3 – 8   Rhode Island   0 – 8     1 – 10   South Division No. 1 Villanova x+^   7 – 1     14 – 1   No. 5 Richmond x+^   7 – 1     11 – 2   No. 4 William & Mary ^   6 – 2     11 – 3   Delaware   4 – 4     6 – 5   James Madison   4 – 4     6 – 5   Towson   1 – 7     2 – 9   + – Conference co-champions x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2010 Colonial Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 2 Delaware +^   6 – 2     12 – 3   No. 10 William & Mary +^   6 – 2     8 – 4   No. 3 Villanova ^   5 – 3     9 – 5   No. 7 New Hampshire ^   5 – 3     8 – 5   UMass   4 – 4     6 – 5   Richmond   4 – 4     6 – 5   Rhode Island   4 – 4     5 – 6   James Madison   3 – 5     6 – 5   Maine   3 – 5     4 – 7   Towson   0 – 8     1 – 10   + – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll	2011 Colonial Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 9 Towson $^   7 – 1     9 – 3   No. 10 Old Dominion ^   6 – 2     10 – 3   No. 8 Maine ^   6 – 2     9 – 4   No. 11 New Hampshire ^   6 – 2     8 – 4   No. 17 Delaware   5 – 3     7 – 4   No. 15 James Madison ^   5 – 3     8 – 5   William & Mary   3 – 5     5 – 6   Rhode Island   2 – 6     3 – 8   Villanova   1 – 7     2 – 9   Richmond   0 – 8     3 – 8   UMass *   0 – 0     5 – 6   $ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – UMass' conference record was 0–0 because they were transitioning to FBS. Rankings from The Sports Network poll	2012 Colonial Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 6 Old Dominion ^   7 – 1     11 – 2   No. 18 Richmond +   6 – 2     8 – 3   No. 13 New Hampshire +^   6 – 2     8 – 4   No. 15 Villanova +^   6 – 2     8 – 4   No. 17 Towson +   6 – 2     7 – 4   No. 19 James Madison   5 – 3     7 – 4   Maine   4 – 4     5 – 6   Delaware   2 – 6     5 – 6   William & Mary   1 – 7     2 – 9   Rhode Island   0 – 8     0 – 11   Georgia State   0 – 0     1 – 10   + – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Georgia State's conference record was 0–0, and it did not occupy a spot in the overall standings. Old Dominion was ineligible for the conference championship because of its announced departure for Conference USA in 2013. Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2013 Colonial Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 12 Maine $^   7 – 1     10 – 3   No. 2 Towson ^   6 – 2     13 – 3   No. 5 New Hampshire ^   6 – 2     10 – 5   Villanova   5 – 3     6 – 5   Delaware   4 – 4     7 – 5   William & Mary   4 – 4     7 – 5   Richmond   4 – 4     6 – 6   James Madison   3 – 5     6 – 6   Stony Brook   3 – 5     5 – 6   Rhode Island   2 – 6     3 – 9   Albany   0 – 8     1 – 11   $ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll	2014 Colonial Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 3 New Hampshire $^   8 – 0     12 – 2   No. 7 Villanova ^   7 – 1     11 – 3   No. 18 James Madison ^   6 – 2     9 – 4   No. 16 Richmond ^   5 – 3     9 – 5   William & Mary   4 – 4     7 – 5   Delaware   4 – 4     6 – 6   Maine   4 – 4     5 – 6   Stony Brook   4 – 4     5 – 7   Albany   3 – 5     7 – 5   Towson   2 – 6     4 – 8   Rhode Island   1 – 7     1 – 11   Elon   0 – 8     1 – 11   $ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll	2015 Colonial Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 4 Richmond +^   6 – 2     10 – 4   No. 11 James Madison +^   6 – 2     9 – 3   No. 12 William & Mary +^   6 – 2     9 – 4   Towson   5 – 3     7 – 4   New Hampshire ^   5 – 3     7 – 5   Villanova   5 – 3     6 – 5   Stony Brook   3 – 5     5 – 5   Delaware   3 – 5     4 – 7   Elon   3 – 5     4 – 7   Maine   3 – 5     3 – 8   Albany   2 – 6     3 – 8   Rhode Island   1 – 7     1 – 10   + – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll
2016 Colonial Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 1 James Madison $^   8 – 0     14 – 1   No. 11 Villanova ^   6 – 2     9 – 4   No. 17 New Hampshire ^   6 – 2     8 – 5   No. 8 Richmond ^   5 – 3     10 – 4   Maine   5 – 3     6 – 5   Albany   4 – 4     7 – 4   Stony Brook   4 – 4     5 – 6   William & Mary   3 – 5     5 – 6   Towson   3 – 5     4 – 7   Delaware   2 – 6     4 – 7   Elon   1 – 7     2 – 9   Rhode Island   1 – 7     2 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll	2017 Colonial Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 2 James Madison $^   8 – 0     14 – 1   No. 11 Stony Brook ^   7 – 1     10 – 3   No. 20 Elon ^   6 – 2     8 – 4   No. 12 New Hampshire ^   5 – 3     9 – 5   Delaware   5 – 3     7 – 4   Richmond   4 – 4     6 – 5   Towson   3 – 5     5 – 6   Villanova   3 – 5     5 – 6   Maine   3 – 5     4 – 6   Albany   2 – 6     4 – 7   Rhode Island   2 – 6     3 – 8   William & Mary   0 – 8     2 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll	2018 Colonial Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 4 Maine $^   7 – 1     10 – 4   No. 9 James Madison ^   6 – 2     9 – 4   No. 16 Stony Brook ^   5 – 3     7 – 5   No. 20 Towson ^   5 – 3     7 – 5   No. 24 Delaware ^   5 – 3     7 – 5   No. 19 Elon ^   4 – 3     6 – 5   Rhode Island   4 – 4     6 – 5   William & Mary   3 – 4     4 – 6   New Hampshire   3 – 5     4 – 7   Villanova   2 – 6     5 – 6   Richmond   2 – 6     4 – 7   Albany   1 – 7     3 – 8   $ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll
2019 Colonial Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 2 James Madison $^   8 – 0     14 – 2   No. 18 Albany ^   6 – 2     9 – 5   No. 15 Villanova ^   5 – 3     9 – 4   New Hampshire   5 – 3     6 – 5   Towson   4 – 4     7 – 5   Maine   4 – 4     6 – 6   Elon   4 – 4     5 – 6   Richmond   4 – 4     5 – 7   Delaware   3 – 5     5 – 7   William & Mary   3 – 5     5 – 7   Stony Brook   2 – 6     5 – 7   Rhode Island   0 – 8     2 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll	2020 Colonial Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   North Division No. 4 Delaware x$^   4 – 0     7 – 1   No. 18 Rhode Island †   2 – 1     2 – 1   No. 16 Villanova   2 – 2     2 – 2   Maine   2 – 2     2 – 2   Stony Brook   1 – 3     1 – 3   Albany †   1 – 3     1 – 3   New Hampshire †   0 – 1     0 – 1   South Division No. 3 James Madison x^   3 – 0     7 – 1   No. 15 Richmond   3 – 1     3 – 1   William & Mary   1 – 2     1 – 2   Elon   0 – 4     1 – 5   $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Notes: Due to COVID-19, the CAA suspended the fall 2020 football season. Towson opted out of the spring football season. † – Albany, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island opted out of the remainder of the spring season on March 31, April 6, and April 7 respectively. Rankings from STATS Poll	2021 Colonial Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 3 James Madison +^   7 – 1     12 – 2   No. 8 Villanova +^   7 – 1     10 – 3   Elon   5 – 3     6 – 5   Rhode Island   4 – 4     7 – 4   Maine   4 – 4     6 – 5   Richmond   4 – 4     6 – 5   William & Mary   4 – 4     6 – 5   Stony Brook   4 – 4     5 – 6   Delaware   3 – 5     5 – 6   Towson   3 – 5     4 – 7   New Hampshire   2 – 6     3 – 8   Albany   1 – 7     2 – 9   + – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll
2022 Colonial Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 8 William & Mary +^   7 – 1     11 – 2   No. 13 New Hampshire +^   7 – 1     9 – 4   No. 11 Richmond ^   6 – 2     9 – 4   No. 17 Elon ^   6 – 2     8 – 4   Rhode Island   5 – 3     7 – 4   No. 19 Delaware ^   4 – 4     8 – 5   Towson   4 – 4     6 – 5   Villanova   4 – 4     6 – 5   Monmouth   3 – 5     5 – 6   Albany   2 – 6     3 – 8   Maine   2 – 6     2 – 9   Hampton   1 – 7     4 – 7   Stony Brook   1 – 7     2 – 9   + – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll	2023 Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 5 Albany +^   7 – 1     11 – 4   No. 6 Villanova +^   7 – 1     10 – 3   No. 15 Richmond +^   7 – 1     9 – 4   No. 10 Delaware ^   6 – 2     9 – 4   Elon   6 – 2     6 – 5   New Hampshire   4 – 4     6 – 5   Rhode Island   4 – 4     6 – 5   William & Mary   4 – 4     6 – 5   Campbell   4 – 4     5 – 6   Towson   4 – 4     5 – 6   Hampton   3 – 5     5 – 6   Monmouth   3 – 5     4 – 7   Maine   1 – 7     2 – 9   North Carolina A&T   0 – 8     1 – 10   Stony Brook   0 – 8     0 – 10   + – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll	2024 Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 15 Richmond +^   8 – 0     10 – 3   No. 9 Rhode Island* +^   7 – 1     11 – 3   No. 12 Villanova ^   6 – 2     10 – 4   Delaware*   6 – 2     9 – 2   No. 23 New Hampshire ^   6 – 2     8 – 5   Stony Brook   5 – 3     8 – 4   Towson   5 – 3     7 – 5   Elon   5 – 3     6 – 6   William & Mary   4 – 4     7 – 5   Monmouth   4 – 4     6 – 6   Maine   3 – 5     5 – 7   Albany   2 – 6     4 – 8   Hampton   2 – 6     5 – 7   Campbell   1 – 7     3 – 9   Bryant   0 – 8     2 – 10   North Carolina A&T   0 – 8     1 – 11   + – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant * Delaware ineligible for rankings and 2024 FCS playoffs due to transition to the FBS. Richmond and Rhode Island named co-champions as Rhode Island's only CAA loss was to Delaware. Rankings from STATS Poll