Computer ratings · FCS vs FCS games only

FCS College Football Ratings & Strength of Schedule

2023 Week 10 · through Saturday, November 4

Season

Week

How this week's numbers compare

Power (0 = average team): #1 +29.2 · #10 +12.6 · middle −0.0
SOS (higher is harder): hardest 56.5 · #10 43.9 · middle 31.9 · easiest 10.3
SOR (lower is better): #1 <0.1% · #25 50%

Power is in points: a +20 team would be favored by about 20 over an average FCS team on a neutral field, and by 10 over a +10 team. SOS, SOR, and SOV are measured against a #25-level team: one as strong as the 25th-best team in these ratings usually is at season's end (+9.0 points). That comes from these ratings, not the poll. An SOS of 50 means a #25-level team would lose about half of these games; above 50, the opponents were, on average, better than that.

What these columns mean

#: Rank in the column you sorted by (strength of record unless you pick another). "—" means too few FCS games to rank.
vs FCS: Record against FCS teams. These are the only games any number here counts.
All games: Record in every game, including opponents outside FCS. For reference only.
SOR: Strength of record: how often a #25-level team would do at least this well against this exact schedule. Lower is harder to achieve.
Power: Points better than an average FCS team on a neutral field. The difference between two teams is the expected margin.
SOS: Strength of schedule, 0–100: on average, how often a #25-level team would lose each of these games. Higher is harder.
SOS rank: Rank by SOS. Teams need 3 FCS games to be ranked.
SOV: Strength of victory: SOS counting only the games the team won.
Record SOS: NCAA RPI-style schedule strength from records only: 2/3 opponents' win % plus 1/3 their opponents' win %.

Only games between two FCS teams count. Method v1 · 488 FCS games · run 23894196c32c

Team

vs FCS

All games

SOS rank

South Dakota StateMVFC

8-0

9-0

<0.1%

+29.2

56.5

0.724

54.4

South DakotaMVFC

7-1

7-2

3.1%

+10.7

43.9

37.8

0.611

41.9

FurmanSouthern

8-0

8-1

3.2%

+12.6

31.7

0.485

33.9

UAlbanyCAA

7-1

7-3

9.0%

+13.4

40.2

37.3

0.581

51.3

North Carolina CentralMEAC

7-0

8-1

12%

+11.9

23.6

0.478

25.7

MontanaBig Sky

7-1

8-1

13%

+15.1

35.3

35.2

0.525

66.0

Florida A&MSWAC

7-0

8-1

13%

+12.0

24.2

0.516

14.3

Austin PeayUAC

7-1

7-2

13%

+11.7

35.9

32.8

0.522

34.9

VillanovaCAA

7-1

7-2

14%

+15.5

34.5

30.3

0.519

62.4

IdahoBig Sky

6-1

7-2

14%

+13.8

38.2

34.9

0.558

41.6

Montana StateBig Sky

7-2

18%

+21.0

39.4

27.4

0.549

55.4

LafayettePatriot

7-1

7-2

19%

+6.1

31.4

34.0

0.504

42.6

HarvardIvy

7-1

23%

+11.8

30.2

28.5

0.551

45.5

Northern IowaMVFC

6-2

6-3

24%

+10.8

41.5

36.1

0.529

55.6

Central ArkansasUAC

5-2

6-3

30%

+9.9

45.4

39.1

0.554

49.9

DelawareCAA

7-1

7-2

31%

+17.1

26.9

25.4

0.511

54.4

North DakotaMVFC

6-2

6-3

32%

+9.9

37.5

25.4

0.531

51.2

UT MartinOVC

7-1

7-2

37%

+7.1

24.8

22.7

0.555

42.6

Youngstown StateMVFC

6-2

6-3

38%

+12.2

35.9

27.0

0.498

51.3

ElonCAA

5-3

5-4

40%

+8.9

48.0

45.4

0.637

31.8

Southern IllinoisMVFC

5-3

6-3

42%

+10.6

46.7

35.0

0.592

48.8

Holy CrossPatriot

6-2

6-3

44%

+13.1

34.1

30.5

0.577

13.5

North Dakota StateMVFC

6-3

45%

+16.1

40.7

28.3

0.556

58.3

Western CarolinaSouthern

6-2

6-3

48%

+7.6

32.6

28.6

0.530

14.3

Gardner-WebbOVC

5-2

5-4

50%

+3.0

36.3

33.2

0.638

29.1

Tarleton StateUAC

6-2

7-3

50%

+10.8

31.8

27.5

0.441

40.1

Incarnate WordSouthland

6-1

7-2

57%

+8.3

20.2

115

18.6

0.395

18.5

Sacramento StateBig Sky

5-3

6-3

57%

+9.6

41.2

23.5

0.536

47.2

MercerSouthern

7-2

7-3

58%

+9.1

25.6

18.6

0.460

50.8

Rhode IslandCAA

5-3

5-4

63%

+5.0

38.8

27.9

0.541

24.6

Eastern IllinoisOVC

6-2

6-3

64%

−0.2

26.6

18.9

0.403

14.5

PennIvy

6-2

64%

+5.3

26.6

28.1

0.498

49.3

DuquesneNEC

5-1

6-3

65%

+1.0

21.4

110

10.6

0.459

34.1

Alabama StateSWAC

5-2

5-3

68%

+3.0

29.4

24.4

0.556

11.5

ChattanoogaSouthern

7-3

71%

+9.5

28.2

23.7

0.455

65.6

Eastern KentuckyUAC

4-3

4-5

72%

+5.2

39.8

36.2

0.589

46.7

William & MaryCAA

5-3

5-4

73%

+6.5

34.9

27.1

0.495

29.7

DrakePioneer

6-2

6-3

74%

−2.9

25.1

8.5

0.505

37.4

Nicholls StateSouthland

4-2

4-4

75%

+6.2

30.8

25.4

0.468

36.6

UC DavisBig Sky

5-3

5-4

75%

+8.1

33.3

29.1

0.487

34.9

Jackson StateSWAC

7-2

7-3

75%

+6.7

19.9

116

14.4

0.450

20.4

TowsonCAA

4-4

4-5

79%

+1.1

43.4

44.0

0.536

54.2

Abilene ChristianUAC

5-3

5-4

80%

+2.2

31.3

21.5

0.467

48.3

Southern UtahUAC

3-3

4-5

81%

+9.5

42.3

33.5

0.566

33.6

RichmondCAA

6-2

6-3

82%

+7.8

19.9

117

22.7

0.388

54.0

Tennessee StateOVC

5-2

6-3

84%

−1.8

21.8

107

16.5

0.435

23.6

ColgatePatriot

4-4

4-5

85%

−3.3

40.4

35.6

0.595

21.5

YaleIvy

5-3

85%

+9.4

27.9

25.9

0.504

49.2

DavidsonPioneer

6-1

7-2

86%

+2.7

10.3

128

9.6

0.397

4.6

DartmouthIvy

4-4

87%

+3.2

38.6

28.9

0.537

24.1

Alcorn StateSWAC

6-2

6-3

87%

+0.6

17.5

122

15.9

0.400

38.5

New HampshireCAA

4-4

4-5

87%

+10.2

39.4

27.9

0.565

36.9

LamarSouthland

4-3

5-4

87%

−4.1

32.1

16.4

0.503

27.6

Eastern WashingtonBig Sky

4-4

4-5

87%

+2.8

38.5

29.6

0.506

57.8

Portland StateBig Sky

3-3

4-5

88%

+2.7

39.7

29.5

0.506

34.7

Northern ArizonaBig Sky

3-5

3-6

88%

+3.5

50.5

54.5

0.569

23.5

HamptonCAA

5-4

88%

−4.4

32.9

27.1

0.475

47.0

BrownIvy

4-4

89%

−1.2

36.6

32.4

0.552

29.9

Illinois StateMVFC

5-4

90%

+8.3

34.3

14.3

0.455

37.0

CampbellCAA

4-4

4-5

90%

+3.9

36.9

27.4

0.525

43.1

Idaho StateBig Sky

3-4

3-6

91%

−4.7

41.5

30.1

0.521

56.5

Weber StateBig Sky

3-4

4-5

93%

+3.7

40.4

34.8

0.500

33.5

SamfordSouthern

4-3

5-4

93%

+5.1

26.9

11.6

0.466

48.2

Southeast Missouri StateOVC

4-4

4-5

94%

+8.2

33.5

26.0

0.525

45.2

Morgan StateMEAC

3-4

3-5

94%

−3.2

38.5

27.5

0.542

20.0

MonmouthCAA

4-4

4-5

94%

+10.2

32.1

19.0

0.500

59.7

PrincetonIvy

4-4

95%

+5.2

30.4

28.1

0.533

45.3

FordhamPatriot

5-3

6-3

95%

+4.5

23.3

101

7.9

0.468

38.8

St. Thomas (MN)Pioneer

5-3

6-3

96%

−2.2

22.9

104

8.1

0.502

7.4

Houston ChristianSouthland

3-3

4-4

97%

−6.7

27.1

19.2

0.494

26.6

Missouri StateMVFC

3-5

3-6

97%

+3.6

40.3

11.5

0.496

70.9

BryantOVC

4-4

4-5

98%

+1.4

26.1

21.2

0.528

26.8

VMISouthern

4-4

4-5

98%

−6.9

25.9

16.2

0.445

54.4

SouthernSWAC

4-4

5-4

98%

−0.9

25.5

12.5

0.487

13.8

Charleston SouthernOVC

3-4

4-5

98%

−6.4

30.0

15.6

0.522

25.8

ButlerPioneer

5-3

7-3

98%

+1.0

18.1

121

5.0

0.412

14.9

Utah TechUAC

2-6

2-7

98%

−4.9

45.8

43.3

0.518

54.9

South Carolina StateMEAC

3-3

4-5

99%

−7.9

23.1

102

9.9

0.444

20.2

North AlabamaUAC

3-7

99%

−2.9

41.8

28.6

0.590

—

BucknellPatriot

3-5

3-6

99%

−6.6

32.8

23.8

0.551

9.8

CornellIvy

3-5

99%

−3.3

34.1

35.7

0.535

30.8

HowardMEAC

3-3

4-5

99%

−3.6

21.0

112

11.2

0.429

42.4

Prairie View A&MSWAC

4-4

4-5

99%

−8.3

23.3

100

18.5

0.451

41.1

Stephen F. AustinSouthland

3-5

3-6

99%

+2.7

32.4

15.0

0.480

46.7

Murray StateMVFC

2-5

2-7

99%

−8.1

43.0

6.5

0.494

55.0

Alabama A&MSWAC

2-4

4-5

99%

−4.7

31.3

16.4

0.535

11.6

Cal PolyBig Sky

2-5

3-6

100%

−13.9

39.0

6.4

0.493

44.9

Tennessee TechOVC

3-5

3-6

100%

−4.5

27.6

18.1

0.476

29.0

Robert MorrisOVC

2-5

3-6

100%

−12.5

35.8

41.7

0.502

17.0

Grambling StateSWAC

3-4

4-5

100%

−3.6

19.4

119

15.2

0.450

14.0

Long IslandNEC

3-4

3-6

100%

−9.4

19.7

118

14.4

0.406

7.2

Norfolk StateMEAC

2-5

2-7

100%

−5.1

30.7

33.7

0.507

7.0

GeorgetownPatriot

4-5

100%

−5.2

22.0

106

16.6

0.468

44.4

ColumbiaIvy

2-6

100%

−1.3

36.8

10.2

0.569

23.5

MerrimackNEC

3-4

4-5

100%

−0.2

21.1

111

11.6

0.402

13.9

WagnerNEC

3-4

3-6

100%

−13.4

18.9

120

13.3

0.424

13.2

LehighPatriot

2-7

100%

−6.2

37.9

23.6

0.506

31.9

StonehillNEC

3-5

100%

−11.7

22.5

105

13.9

0.399

20.7

North Carolina A&TCAA

1-7

1-8

100%

−5.3

43.9

25.4

0.602

39.4

100

LindenwoodOVC

2-6

3-6

100%

−11.5

30.6

11.6

0.479

23.9

101

MaineCAA

2-7

2-8

100%

−4.9

37.2

6.5

0.518

62.8

102

MaristPioneer

4-5

100%

−15.3

14.7

125

6.1

0.428

6.9

103

East Tennessee StateSouthern

1-6

2-7

100%

−4.8

40.2

9.1

0.550

29.3

104

Texas SouthernSWAC

1-5

2-7

100%

−1.3

30.7

19.5

0.499

10.9

105

Southeastern LouisianaSouthland

2-5

2-7

100%

+0.1

25.9

7.0

0.427

24.2

106

Saint FrancisNEC

3-5

3-6

100%

−2.1

20.7

113

12.0

0.453

9.9

107

Bethune-CookmanSWAC

1-5

2-7

100%

−6.5

26.8

4.3

0.429

36.0

108

East Texas A&MSouthland

1-7

1-8

100%

−10.0

34.3

9.2

0.474

19.9

109

Morehead StatePioneer

2-6

3-6

100%

−14.4

24.4

6.3

0.456

15.0

110

San DiegoPioneer

3-5

3-6

100%

−11.1

13.4

127

3.3

0.398

9.8

111

Mississippi Valley StateSWAC

1-6

1-8

100%

−13.6

29.7

1.9

0.514

24.4

112

Central Connecticut StateNEC

2-5

3-6

100%

−11.8

13.7

126

6.8

0.382

22.6

113

StetsonPioneer

1-6

3-6

100%

−17.8

25.5

4.2

0.534

7.4

114

Sacred HeartNEC

2-8

100%

−11.9

21.5

109

17.0

0.452

—

115

PresbyterianPioneer

2-6

3-6

100%

−19.0

14.9

124

9.2

0.329

14.1

116

ValparaisoPioneer

1-6

2-7

100%

−11.6

24.3

1.6

0.460

13.3

117

Delaware StateMEAC

0-5

1-8

100%

−15.7

21.6

108

—

0.408

39.8

118

Indiana StateMVFC

0-7

0-9

100%

−6.4

44.9

—

0.579

34.0

118

McNeeseSouthland

0-7

0-8

100%

−11.2

33.8

—

0.488

16.6

118

The CitadelSouthern

0-8

0-9

100%

−15.8

37.1

—

0.562

13.4

118

Western IllinoisMVFC

0-8

0-9

100%

−17.6

48.6

—

0.505

35.1

122

Arkansas-Pine BluffSWAC

0-7

1-8

100%

−21.0

20.7

114

—

0.456

21.1

122

DaytonPioneer

0-7

2-7

100%

−19.4

16.8

123

—

0.351

20.6

122

Kennesaw StateFCS Indep.

0-5

2-6

100%

−2.7

33.5

—

0.543

—

122

Northern ColoradoBig Sky

0-8

0-9

100%

−11.5

39.9

—

0.538

37.0

122

Northwestern StateSouthland

0-4

0-6

100%

−14.2

22.9

103

—

0.425

—

122

Stony BrookCAA

0-8

0-9

100%

−14.6

48.0

—

0.541

57.3

122

WoffordSouthern

0-8

0-9

100%

−9.8

32.7

—

0.465

29.2