Computer ratings · FCS vs FCS games only

FCS College Football Ratings & Strength of Schedule

2023 Week 13 · through Saturday, November 25

Season

Week

How this week's numbers compare

Power (0 = average team): #1 +30.3 · #10 +12.6 · middle −0.2
SOS (higher is harder): hardest 56.3 · #10 45.2 · middle 33.1 · easiest 9.5
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 · 612 FCS games · run 3d474515c236

Team

vs FCS

All games

SOS rank

South Dakota StateMVFC

10-0

11-0

<0.1%

+30.3

56.3

0.668

63.5

South DakotaMVFC

9-1

9-2

1.1%

+11.6

41.3

36.1

0.569

58.5

MontanaBig Sky

9-1

10-1

2.8%

+19.5

39.8

0.532

70.1

VillanovaCAA

9-1

9-2

3.2%

+19.1

38.4

34.9

0.543

75.0

UAlbanyCAA

9-1

9-3

4.2%

+15.4

38.3

35.4

0.525

70.0

Florida A&MSWAC

8-0

10-1

13%

+11.5

21.6

107

21.6

0.489

19.4

FurmanSouthern

9-1

9-2

13%

+11.9

28.7

30.5

0.468

62.6

Austin PeayUAC

9-2

9-3

15%

+10.3

36.6

32.8

0.518

—

North Dakota StateMVFC

9-3

15%

+20.1

41.5

33.2

0.562

76.9

LafayettePatriot

9-2

9-3

18%

+8.6

34.1

31.3

0.508

—

Montana StateBig Sky

8-3

20%

+19.1

42.0

27.7

0.548

73.7

DelawareCAA

9-2

9-3

22%

+15.2

33.2

29.0

0.541

79.9

HarvardIvy

8-2

23%

+11.1

35.4

31.1

0.577

—

IdahoBig Sky

7-2

8-3

27%

+14.4

36.7

30.9

0.513

59.3

Youngstown StateMVFC

8-3

8-4

28%

+12.2

38.9

27.4

0.540

81.3

Central ArkansasUAC

6-3

7-4

33%

+9.2

45.9

37.0

0.571

—

MercerSouthern

9-2

9-3

35%

+10.6

27.9

22.8

0.508

95.3

Tarleton StateUAC

7-2

8-3

36%

+10.0

33.2

28.5

0.458

—

Southern IllinoisMVFC

7-4

8-4

37%

+12.6

45.2

30.0

0.561

71.9

Holy CrossPatriot

7-2

7-4

38%

+13.0

32.5

27.9

0.558

—

UT MartinOVC

8-2

8-3

40%

+8.4

28.9

24.7

0.523

—

RichmondCAA

9-2

9-3

41%

+10.7

26.0

29.6

0.453

74.5

Northern IowaMVFC

6-4

6-5

46%

+7.5

46.2

36.3

0.526

—

North DakotaMVFC

7-4

7-5

48%

+8.6

41.7

29.5

0.556

—

Sacramento StateBig Sky

7-4

8-4

50%

+8.4

41.0

24.9

0.522

67.8

Incarnate WordSouthland

7-1

8-2

50%

+9.0

19.8

111

19.2

0.406

—

ChattanoogaSouthern

8-3

8-4

50%

+10.5

32.0

29.4

0.491

64.0

Gardner-WebbOVC

7-3

7-5

51%

+7.2

34.9

31.2

0.580

—

UC DavisBig Sky

7-3

7-4

53%

+8.9

34.3

30.0

0.505

—

ElonCAA

6-4

6-5

55%

+9.1

43.5

36.7

0.591

—

North Carolina CentralMEAC

8-2

9-3

55%

+6.0

24.1

20.6

0.452

—

Eastern IllinoisOVC

8-2

8-3

56%

+0.3

23.8

18.6

0.416

—

YaleIvy

7-3

56%

+10.1

33.2

33.9

0.531

—

Southern UtahUAC

5-3

6-5

61%

+11.1

39.4

33.1

0.513

—

DrakePioneer

8-3

8-4

62%

−4.4

29.2

11.2

0.503

—

New HampshireCAA

6-4

6-5

63%

+11.7

40.7

32.7

0.548

—

Western CarolinaSouthern

7-3

7-4

66%

+8.2

29.9

27.7

0.505

—

Rhode IslandCAA

6-4

6-5

67%

+5.3

39.2

27.4

0.528

—

ColgatePatriot

6-4

6-5

70%

−0.8

38.2

32.0

0.551

—

Nicholls StateSouthland

6-3

6-5

72%

+2.3

31.2

24.3

0.476

—

DartmouthIvy

6-4

72%

+6.2

37.0

27.9

0.529

—

Eastern KentuckyUAC

5-4

5-6

73%

+6.0

40.5

32.3

0.547

—

TowsonCAA

5-5

5-6

75%

+0.8

45.8

42.2

0.561

—

Northern ArizonaBig Sky

5-5

5-6

77%

+4.5

45.1

44.3

0.527

—

Weber StateBig Sky

5-4

6-5

80%

+6.0

38.0

33.2

0.494

—

PennIvy

6-4

81%

+5.3

33.0

29.6

0.529

—

William & MaryCAA

6-4

6-5

81%

+7.6

33.1

23.4

0.505

—

Abilene ChristianUAC

5-4

5-6

86%

+3.1

34.0

21.1

0.492

—

Alabama StateSWAC

6-3

7-4

88%

+1.3

24.0

20.1

0.519

—

DuquesneNEC

6-3

7-5

88%

−2.1

25.1

13.8

0.469

—

SamfordSouthern

5-4

6-5

88%

+7.0

33.1

19.2

0.537

—

BrownIvy

5-5

89%

−2.7

37.7

36.1

0.522

—

Portland StateBig Sky

4-4

5-6

89%

+0.2

39.3

24.4

0.490

—

PrincetonIvy

5-5

90%

+7.0

36.2

32.5

0.550

—

Missouri StateMVFC

4-6

4-7

90%

+7.3

48.3

19.9

0.545

—

Alcorn StateSWAC

7-3

7-4

90%

−1.7

19.7

113

19.2

0.414

—

Illinois StateMVFC

6-5

91%

+10.1

35.1

15.5

0.473

—

Jackson StateSWAC

7-3

7-4

91%

+5.4

19.0

115

14.4

0.469

—

St. Thomas (MN)Pioneer

7-3

8-3

91%

−2.5

20.6

109

8.6

0.480

—

CampbellCAA

5-5

5-6

92%

+1.5

35.8

23.5

0.490

—

BryantOVC

6-4

6-5

92%

+6.3

26.2

21.8

0.498

—

LamarSouthland

5-4

6-5

93%

−3.3

30.6

13.9

0.468

—

HowardMEAC

5-3

6-5

94%

+0.7

22.5

104

17.9

0.476

57.3

Eastern WashingtonBig Sky

4-6

4-7

94%

+0.6

43.5

32.1

0.524

—

Prairie View A&MSWAC

6-4

6-5

95%

−5.1

23.5

20.3

0.488

63.7

HamptonCAA

5-6

96%

−7.6

35.0

30.6

0.494

—

VMISouthern

5-5

5-6

96%

−6.6

31.0

19.0

0.511

—

Morgan StateMEAC

4-5

4-6

97%

−3.7

34.9

25.2

0.541

—

Idaho StateBig Sky

3-6

3-8

97%

−6.0

44.2

26.0

0.539

—

Houston ChristianSouthland

4-4

5-5

98%

−7.3

26.8

17.3

0.483

—

MonmouthCAA

4-6

4-7

98%

+6.1

37.9

17.3

0.516

—

Southeast Missouri StateOVC

4-6

4-7

98%

+3.3

36.6

24.4

0.544

—

Tennessee StateOVC

5-4

6-5

98%

−7.2

22.7

102

17.4

0.430

—

North AlabamaUAC

3-7

3-8

98%

−2.7

43.0

30.4

0.583

—

FordhamPatriot

5-5

6-5

99%

+3.6

28.3

8.2

0.505

—

Utah TechUAC

2-8

2-9

99%

−3.5

49.7

39.6

0.538

—

SouthernSWAC

5-5

6-5

99%

−1.9

22.2

105

14.4

0.497

—

South Carolina StateMEAC

4-4

5-6

99%

−4.8

20.3

110

14.3

0.428

—

StonehillNEC

5-5

100%

−8.2

21.5

108

15.8

0.433

—

GeorgetownPatriot

5-6

100%

−4.7

27.0

15.5

0.480

—

Murray StateMVFC

2-7

2-9

100%

−8.7

48.5

7.1

0.529

—

Robert MorrisOVC

3-6

4-7

100%

−11.8

33.7

27.5

0.529

—

DavidsonPioneer

6-3

7-4

100%

−6.9

9.5

128

9.7

0.367

—

BucknellPatriot

4-6

4-7

100%

−6.3

28.8

19.2

0.503

—

Tennessee TechOVC

4-6

4-7

100%

−3.6

27.1

21.1

0.477

—

ButlerPioneer

5-4

7-4

100%

+0.2

17.9

119

7.1

0.460

—

ColumbiaIvy

3-7

100%

−0.1

36.0

15.1

0.536

—

CornellIvy

3-7

100%

−5.1

34.9

34.2

0.513

—

Stephen F. AustinSouthland

3-7

3-8

100%

−0.6

35.0

12.6

0.480

—

Charleston SouthernOVC

3-6

4-7

100%

−7.8

30.7

11.4

0.492

—

Alabama A&MSWAC

3-5

5-6

100%

−6.9

24.8

12.1

0.463

—

Cal PolyBig Sky

2-7

3-8

100%

−13.5

39.9

7.9

0.494

—

Grambling StateSWAC

4-5

5-6

100%

−2.7

16.7

123

13.8

0.439

—

Long IslandNEC

4-5

4-7

100%

−8.3

17.7

120

11.9

0.409

—

MerrimackNEC

4-5

5-6

100%

−2.5

19.0

116

10.3

0.422

—

East Tennessee StateSouthern

2-7

3-8

100%

−6.2

38.8

7.8

0.539

—

Saint FrancisNEC

4-5

4-6

100%

+0.6

18.1

118

10.5

0.438

—

MaineCAA

2-8

2-9

100%

−4.3

41.5

7.5

0.530

—

Norfolk StateMEAC

3-6

3-8

100%

−8.2

22.8

101

21.9

0.439

—

100

WagnerNEC

3-5

4-7

100%

−16.9

17.5

121

13.0

0.413

—

101

Bethune-CookmanSWAC

2-6

3-8

100%

−5.2

27.3

7.8

0.481

—

102

Southeastern LouisianaSouthland

3-6

3-8

100%

+2.1

23.8

7.6

0.423

—

103

LehighPatriot

2-9

100%

−8.7

38.0

21.7

0.526

—

104

LindenwoodOVC

2-7

3-7

100%

−14.2

28.9

11.7

0.465

—

105

Texas SouthernSWAC

2-6

3-8

100%

−0.3

25.2

21.4

0.494

—

106

North Carolina A&TCAA

1-9

1-10

100%

−6.0

41.3

18.7

0.570

—

107

Indiana StateMVFC

1-8

1-10

100%

−6.6

42.7

2.7

0.523

—

108

WoffordSouthern

2-8

2-9

100%

−6.0

33.1

31.3

0.498

—

109

Morehead StatePioneer

3-7

4-7

100%

−10.7

21.7

106

10.7

0.492

—

110

East Texas A&MSouthland

1-8

1-9

100%

−13.2

31.3

6.0

0.464

—

111

San DiegoPioneer

4-6

4-7

100%

−8.3

11.4

127

5.4

0.411

—

112

MaristPioneer

4-7

100%

−18.5

13.1

126

6.7

0.405

—

113

Sacred HeartNEC

2-8

2-9

100%

−11.8

22.5

103

18.2

0.461

—

114

PresbyterianPioneer

3-7

4-7

100%

−16.8

13.7

125

12.2

0.377

—

115

Mississippi Valley StateSWAC

1-8

1-10

100%

−14.2

25.4

1.8

0.512

—

116

Central Connecticut StateNEC

2-7

3-8

100%

−14.8

14.4

124

4.5

0.384

—

117

ValparaisoPioneer

2-7

3-8

100%

−11.8

19.7

112

3.5

0.455

—

118

DaytonPioneer

2-7

4-7

100%

−10.2

16.9

122

15.1

0.417

—

119

Arkansas-Pine BluffSWAC

1-8

2-9

100%

−20.0

18.9

117

35.5

0.435

—

120

StetsonPioneer

1-8

3-8

100%

−20.4

19.4

114

5.7

0.462

—

121

Stony BrookCAA

0-9

0-10

100%

−13.1

50.5

—

0.570

—

121

Western IllinoisMVFC

0-10

0-11

100%

−18.5

48.0

—

0.503

—

123

Delaware StateMEAC

0-7

1-10

100%

−18.2

26.0

—

0.463

—

123

Northern ColoradoBig Sky

0-10

0-11

100%

−10.6

40.4

—

0.521

—

125

Kennesaw StateFCS Indep.

0-5

3-6

100%

−3.4

32.0

—

0.508

—

125

McNeeseSouthland

0-9

0-10

100%

−14.1

29.1

—

0.502

—

125

Northwestern StateSouthland

0-4

0-6

100%

−13.5

23.3

100

—

0.435

—

125

The CitadelSouthern

0-10

0-11

100%

−15.0

33.4

—

0.505

—