Computer ratings · FCS vs FCS games only

FCS College Football Ratings & Strength of Schedule

2023 Week 12 · through Saturday, November 18

Season

Week

How this week's numbers compare

Power (0 = average team): #1 +29.8 · #10 +11.8 · middle +0.0
SOS (higher is harder): hardest 54.9 · #10 45.3 · middle 32.4 · easiest 9.4
SOR (lower is better): #1 <0.1% · #25 49%

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 · 603 FCS games · run 7b0f8227276b

Team

vs FCS

All games

SOS rank

122

0-10

0-11

100%

−19.1

46.8

—

0.502

—

122

The CitadelSouthern

0-10

0-11

100%

−15.4

32.8

—

0.499

—

122

Stony BrookCAA

0-9

0-10

100%

−13.2

50.3

—

0.564

—

122

Northern ColoradoBig Sky

0-10

0-11

100%

−10.7

40.1

—

0.518

—

122

McNeeseSouthland

0-9

0-10

100%

−13.7

30.2

—

0.509

—

122

Kennesaw StateFCS Indep.

0-5

3-6

100%

−3.6

31.5

—

0.502

—

122

Delaware StateMEAC

0-7

1-10

100%

−18.1

26.3

—

0.468

—

121

Northwestern StateSouthland

0-4

0-6

100%

−13.5

23.8

—

0.437

—

120

StetsonPioneer

1-8

3-8

100%

−20.5

19.5

114

5.6

0.469

—

119

Arkansas-Pine BluffSWAC

1-8

2-9

100%

−20.1

19.0

117

35.5

0.434

—

118

DaytonPioneer

2-7

4-7

100%

−10.3

16.7

122

15.0

0.419

—

117

ValparaisoPioneer

2-7

3-8

100%

−11.9

19.3

115

3.5

0.459

—

116

Central Connecticut StateNEC

2-7

3-8

100%

−14.5

15.2

124

4.7

0.393

—

115

Mississippi Valley StateSWAC

1-8

1-10

100%

−14.2

26.0

1.8

0.517

—

114

PresbyterianPioneer

3-7

4-7

100%

−16.8

13.6

125

12.0

0.382

—

113

Sacred HeartNEC

2-8

2-9

100%

−11.5

22.9

101

18.8

0.473

—

112

MaristPioneer

4-7

100%

−18.6

13.1

126

6.7

0.411

—

111

San DiegoPioneer

4-6

4-7

100%

−8.3

11.4

127

5.4

0.417

—

110

East Texas A&MSouthland

1-8

1-9

100%

−12.9

32.1

6.3

0.469

—

109

WoffordSouthern

2-8

2-9

100%

−6.3

32.4

30.9

0.491

—

108

Morehead StatePioneer

3-7

4-7

100%

−10.7

21.6

105

10.7

0.495

—

107

Indiana StateMVFC

1-8

1-10

100%

−7.3

41.2

2.5

0.520

—

106

North Carolina A&TCAA

1-9

1-10

100%

−6.0

41.7

19.1

0.571

—

105

Texas SouthernSWAC

2-6

3-8

100%

−0.4

25.2

21.5

0.492

—

104

LindenwoodOVC

2-7

3-7

100%

−14.3

28.9

11.6

0.473

—

103

LehighPatriot

2-9

100%

−8.7

37.9

22.0

0.533

—

102

Bethune-CookmanSWAC

2-6

3-8

100%

−5.1

27.3

7.9

0.480

—

101

Southeastern LouisianaSouthland

3-6

3-8

100%

+2.5

24.7

7.8

0.431

—

100

MaineCAA

2-8

2-9

100%

−4.5

41.0

7.7

0.524

—

Norfolk StateMEAC

3-6

3-8

100%

−7.9

23.5

21.9

0.447

—

WagnerNEC

3-5

4-7

100%

−16.5

18.3

120

13.5

0.422

—

East Tennessee StateSouthern

2-7

3-8

100%

−6.5

38.1

7.6

0.537

—

Saint FrancisNEC

4-5

4-6

100%

+1.0

19.0

118

11.0

0.443

—

MerrimackNEC

4-5

5-6

100%

−2.1

19.6

113

10.7

0.431

—

Long IslandNEC

4-5

4-7

100%

−8.0

18.3

119

12.4

0.417

—

Cal PolyBig Sky

2-7

3-8

100%

−13.7

39.5

7.9

0.490

—

Alabama A&MSWAC

3-5

5-6

100%

−7.0

25.0

12.8

0.463

—

Charleston SouthernOVC

3-6

4-7

100%

−7.8

30.7

11.4

0.499

—

CornellIvy

3-7

100%

−5.0

34.8

34.2

0.514

—

Stephen F. AustinSouthland

3-7

3-8

100%

−0.4

35.2

12.8

0.488

—

ColumbiaIvy

3-7

100%

−0.2

35.8

15.1

0.542

—

Grambling StateSWAC

4-4

5-5

100%

−2.1

16.2

123

13.9

0.435

21.3

Murray StateMVFC

2-7

2-9

100%

−9.3

46.8

6.9

0.524

—

SouthernSWAC

4-5

5-5

100%

−2.5

22.5

103

12.9

0.500

21.2

ButlerPioneer

5-4

7-4

100%

+0.2

17.9

121

7.0

0.466

—

Tennessee TechOVC

4-6

4-7

100%

−3.6

27.1

21.2

0.484

—

BucknellPatriot

4-6

4-7

100%

−6.3

28.5

19.0

0.510

—

DavidsonPioneer

6-3

7-4

100%

−7.0

9.4

128

9.7

0.368

—

Robert MorrisOVC

3-6

4-7

100%

−11.8

33.5

27.9

0.533

—

GeorgetownPatriot

5-6

100%

−4.7

26.9

15.5

0.487

—

StonehillNEC

5-5

99%

−7.9

22.3

104

17.0

0.442

—

Utah TechUAC

2-8

2-9

99%

−3.4

49.6

39.6

0.544

—

South Carolina StateMEAC

4-4

5-6

99%

−4.6

21.0

108

14.5

0.437

—

FordhamPatriot

5-5

6-5

99%

+3.5

28.1

8.3

0.512

—

North AlabamaUAC

3-7

3-8

98%

−2.7

42.8

29.9

0.585

—

Tennessee StateOVC

5-4

6-5

98%

−7.3

22.9

102

17.8

0.439

—

Southeast Missouri StateOVC

4-6

4-7

98%

+3.4

36.6

26.2

0.550

—

MonmouthCAA

4-6

4-7

98%

+6.2

37.8

17.4

0.522

—

Idaho StateBig Sky

3-6

3-8

97%

−6.2

43.6

25.8

0.535

—

Houston ChristianSouthland

4-4

5-5

97%

−6.7

27.9

17.8

0.491

—

VMISouthern

5-5

5-6

97%

−6.9

30.3

18.7

0.504

—

Morgan StateMEAC

4-5

4-6

96%

−3.5

35.3

24.5

0.546

—

HamptonCAA

5-6

96%

−7.6

35.1

30.2

0.495

—

Prairie View A&MSWAC

6-4

6-5

95%

−5.1

23.7

20.2

0.488

63.6

Eastern WashingtonBig Sky

4-6

4-7

94%

+0.5

43.2

32.2

0.521

—

HowardMEAC

5-3

6-5

93%

+1.0

23.3

100

19.2

0.486

57.4

BryantOVC

6-4

6-5

92%

+6.4

26.3

21.9

0.505

—

Missouri StateMVFC

4-6

4-7

92%

+6.6

46.7

19.5

0.537

—

Illinois StateMVFC

6-5

92%

+9.8

34.3

15.0

0.474

—

LamarSouthland

5-4

6-5

91%

−2.7

31.5

14.3

0.476

—

St. Thomas (MN)Pioneer

7-3

8-3

91%

−2.6

20.5

111

8.6

0.486

—

CampbellCAA

5-5

5-6

91%

+1.5

36.0

23.4

0.491

—

Jackson StateSWAC

7-3

7-4

91%

+5.3

19.1

116

14.4

0.466

—

PrincetonIvy

5-5

90%

+6.9

36.0

32.4

0.556

—

Alcorn StateSWAC

7-3

7-4

90%

−1.7

19.8

112

19.4

0.416

—

SamfordSouthern

5-4

6-5

89%

+6.7

32.4

19.0

0.529

—

Portland StateBig Sky

4-4

5-6

89%

+0.2

39.0

24.2

0.489

—

BrownIvy

5-5

89%

−2.6

37.7

36.0

0.523

—

Alabama StateSWAC

6-3

6-4

87%

+1.3

24.2

20.3

0.520

—

Abilene ChristianUAC

5-4

5-6

86%

+3.1

34.2

21.1

0.494

—

William & MaryCAA

6-4

6-5

82%

+7.3

32.8

23.3

0.503

—

DuquesneNEC

6-2

7-4

82%

+0.2

20.7

110

14.1

0.447

63.0

PennIvy

6-4

81%

+5.4

33.0

29.5

0.531

—

Weber StateBig Sky

5-4

6-5

80%

+5.8

37.7

32.7

0.494

—

Northern ArizonaBig Sky

5-5

5-6

77%

+4.5

44.9

44.0

0.528

—

TowsonCAA

5-5

5-6

74%

+1.0

46.0

42.2

0.559

—

Eastern KentuckyUAC

5-4

5-6

72%

+6.2

40.8

32.4

0.560

—

DartmouthIvy

6-4

72%

+6.3

37.0

27.9

0.530

—

ColgatePatriot

6-4

6-5

70%

−0.8

38.0

31.8

0.558

—

ChattanoogaSouthern

7-3

7-4

70%

+9.7

28.5

24.1

0.461

63.1

Rhode IslandCAA

6-4

6-5

68%

+5.2

38.8

27.5

0.525

—

Western CarolinaSouthern

7-3

7-4

68%

+8.1

29.3

27.2

0.500

—

Sacramento StateBig Sky

6-4

7-4

67%

+7.4

39.5

19.8

0.515

64.3

Nicholls StateSouthland

6-2

6-4

64%

+5.5

26.9

24.5

0.460

62.5

New HampshireCAA

6-4

6-5

62%

+11.8

40.9

32.7

0.546

—

Southern UtahUAC

5-3

6-5

61%

+11.3

39.5

33.1

0.521

—

DrakePioneer

8-2

8-3

57%

−3.5

23.9

11.1

0.493

81.6

Eastern IllinoisOVC

8-2

8-3

56%

+0.3

23.7

18.4

0.418

—

YaleIvy

7-3

56%

+10.2

33.3

33.9

0.533

—

UC DavisBig Sky

7-3

7-4

54%

+8.7

34.0

29.6

0.503

—

ElonCAA

6-4

6-5

54%

+9.2

43.9

37.1

0.597

—

RichmondCAA

8-2

8-3

53%

+9.0

24.7

28.3

0.426

58.3

Northern IowaMVFC

6-4

6-5

49%

+7.0

45.3

35.6

0.526

—

Southern IllinoisMVFC

6-4

7-4

49%

+9.7

45.5

29.2

0.552

53.1

Incarnate WordSouthland

7-1

8-2

47%

+9.4

20.8

109

19.5

0.414

—

MercerSouthern

8-2

8-3

47%

+9.8

26.4

20.6

0.482

66.7

UT MartinOVC

8-2

8-3

40%

+8.5

28.9

24.6

0.530

—

North Carolina CentralMEAC

8-1

9-2

39%

+7.8

21.0

107

20.6

0.431

51.9

Holy CrossPatriot

7-2

7-4

39%

+13.0

32.4

27.9

0.565

—

Gardner-WebbOVC

7-2

7-4

38%

+7.8

32.6

31.3

0.576

56.4

Youngstown StateMVFC

7-3

7-4

36%

+10.0

39.7

27.1

0.525

51.4

Tarleton StateUAC

7-2

8-3

36%

+10.3

33.3

28.8

0.460

—

Central ArkansasUAC

6-3

7-4

33%

+9.3

45.9

37.1

0.576

—

North DakotaMVFC

7-3

7-4

31%

+9.3

41.1

29.1

0.558

41.4

DelawareCAA

8-2

8-3

29%

+16.3

32.7

27.9

0.525

61.4

IdahoBig Sky

7-2

8-3

28%

+14.4

36.3

30.5

0.509

56.3

HarvardIvy

8-2

23%

+11.2

35.5

31.2

0.579

—

Montana StateBig Sky

8-3

21%

+19.0

41.6

27.3

0.546

71.7

North Dakota StateMVFC

8-3

19%

+18.8

43.1

34.4

0.551

60.8

FurmanSouthern

9-1

9-2

15%

+11.6

28.2

29.9

0.463

61.4

Florida A&MSWAC

8-0

10-1

13%

+11.5

21.6

106

21.6

0.485

19.8

LafayettePatriot

9-1

9-2

12%

+8.0

30.0

31.4

0.491

75.8

Austin PeayUAC

9-1

9-2

6.5%

+10.9

35.3

33.0

0.512

43.3

UAlbanyCAA

9-1

9-3

4.2%

+15.5

38.3

35.4

0.525

68.5

MontanaBig Sky

9-1

10-1

3.0%

+19.4

39.4

39.5

0.530

70.0

VillanovaCAA

9-1

9-2

3.0%

+19.5

38.7

35.2

0.543

72.6

South DakotaMVFC

9-1

9-2

1.5%

+11.1

40.2

34.8

0.568

56.5

South Dakota StateMVFC

10-0

11-0

<0.1%

+29.8

54.9

0.672

63.1