Computer ratings · FCS vs FCS games only

FCS College Football Ratings & Strength of Schedule

2023 Week 8 · through Saturday, October 21

Season

Week

How this week's numbers compare

Power (0 = average team): #1 +26.9 · #10 +13.0 · middle −0.3
SOS (higher is harder): hardest 54.9 · #10 45.1 · middle 31.8 · easiest 10.6
SOR (lower is better): #1 0.6% · #25 56%

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 · 372 FCS games · run 9125d9424a95

Team

vs FCS

All games

SOS rank

South Dakota StateMVFC

6-0

7-0

0.6%

+26.9

53.9

0.726

55.6

LafayettePatriot

6-0

6-1

3.4%

+9.0

37.0

0.519

33.0

South DakotaMVFC

6-0

6-1

4.9%

+11.6

31.1

0.574

54.8

FurmanSouthern

6-0

6-1

6.9%

+14.2

31.5

0.498

32.8

Montana StateBig Sky

6-1

14%

+21.9

36.2

26.9

0.557

50.7

Central ArkansasUAC

4-1

5-2

15%

+11.4

52.3

46.6

0.595

42.0

UAlbanyCAA

5-1

5-3

15%

+13.0

44.5

40.1

0.620

44.1

Florida A&MSWAC

5-0

6-1

16%

+10.5

29.4

0.544

16.5

North Carolina CentralMEAC

5-0

6-1

16%

+11.1

28.7

0.485

18.6

UT MartinOVC

6-0

6-1

18%

+9.7

24.4

0.604

36.0

DelawareCAA

6-0

6-1

18%

+16.7

22.8

105

22.8

0.516

49.6

Southern IllinoisMVFC

4-2

5-2

23%

+11.3

54.9

46.5

0.670

41.2

MontanaBig Sky

5-1

6-1

24%

+11.3

37.5

39.2

0.592

56.7

Western CarolinaSouthern

5-1

5-2

27%

+11.6

36.5

33.3

0.589

17.8

Austin PeayUAC

5-1

5-2

27%

+13.0

36.8

32.9

0.519

36.2

Incarnate WordSouthland

5-0

6-1

30%

+11.8

19.6

116

19.6

0.336

22.8

VillanovaCAA

5-1

5-2

35%

+13.3

32.5

26.7

0.566

54.1

HarvardIvy

5-1

38%

+12.1

31.2

29.6

0.597

37.9

Northern IowaMVFC

4-2

4-3

39%

+9.6

46.5

42.6

0.593

43.9

North Dakota StateMVFC

5-2

42%

+16.7

39.3

34.2

0.574

55.2

PennIvy

5-1

44%

+6.3

28.8

29.4

0.517

33.8

IdahoBig Sky

4-1

5-2

45%

+13.7

33.6

30.2

0.623

43.1

North DakotaMVFC

4-2

4-3

47%

+12.2

43.3

30.9

0.594

36.4

Youngstown StateMVFC

4-2

4-3

55%

+12.2

39.3

28.9

0.549

40.1

Sacramento StateBig Sky

4-2

5-2

56%

+9.7

39.5

22.7

0.527

46.7

Tennessee StateOVC

4-1

5-2

58%

−0.1

27.4

18.9

0.482

18.0

ChattanoogaSouthern

6-2

63%

+11.3

27.1

24.0

0.416

51.1

ElonCAA

4-3

4-4

64%

+6.4

43.6

40.0

0.616

42.6

New HampshireCAA

4-2

4-3

65%

+13.2

35.6

28.2

0.568

43.4

Eastern KentuckyUAC

3-2

3-4

66%

+5.8

41.7

39.8

0.602

45.7

Eastern IllinoisOVC

5-2

5-3

66%

+0.5

29.8

18.5

0.426

14.3

Holy CrossPatriot

4-2

4-3

67%

+15.6

34.2

27.8

0.621

25.4

Abilene ChristianUAC

4-2

4-3

67%

+6.0

34.1

25.5

0.525

33.7

Idaho StateBig Sky

3-2

3-4

72%

−0.9

39.1

30.8

0.544

50.6

Eastern WashingtonBig Sky

3-3

3-4

76%

+2.4

45.2

38.0

0.545

40.6

TowsonCAA

3-3

3-4

77%

+3.9

45.1

53.8

0.551

45.8

UC DavisBig Sky

4-2

4-3

77%

+9.3

29.1

26.1

0.479

36.4

Gardner-WebbOVC

3-2

3-4

77%

+1.7

35.6

28.4

0.607

31.4

DuquesneNEC

3-1

4-3

78%

−1.7

26.2

10.4

0.497

24.4

DrakePioneer

4-2

4-3

79%

−4.0

31.8

10.1

0.500

23.2

Jackson StateSWAC

5-2

5-3

79%

+8.1

24.1

101

20.0

0.505

11.5

LamarSouthland

3-2

4-3

79%

−6.0

35.1

19.4

0.506

27.4

ColgatePatriot

3-3

3-4

79%

−2.2

43.3

29.4

0.616

26.6

William & MaryCAA

4-2

4-3

79%

+7.2

28.4

24.5

0.442

41.3

Alabama StateSWAC

3-2

3-3

80%

+1.2

34.8

32.9

0.556

15.7

Nicholls StateSouthland

3-1

3-3

80%

+4.5

21.8

106

14.9

0.404

44.4

MercerSouthern

5-2

5-3

81%

+7.7

24.0

102

12.2

0.474

43.7

CampbellCAA

4-3

83%

+7.0

34.9

27.0

0.512

41.0

Rhode IslandCAA

4-3

4-4

84%

+3.3

33.9

21.3

0.527

36.8

Tarleton StateUAC

4-2

5-3

85%

+6.5

24.7

16.2

0.380

51.5

DartmouthIvy

3-3

89%

+3.0

36.1

30.5

0.529

36.3

MonmouthCAA

3-3

3-4

89%

+10.0

35.7

25.7

0.559

45.5

Missouri StateMVFC

3-3

3-4

90%

+5.0

37.5

13.0

0.541

61.4

Southern UtahUAC

2-3

2-5

90%

+5.8

44.7

27.8

0.546

37.5

Southeast Missouri StateOVC

3-3

3-4

91%

+11.3

35.2

16.0

0.562

34.4

Portland StateBig Sky

2-2

3-4

91%

+3.3

39.0

27.9

0.528

36.9

DavidsonPioneer

4-1

5-2

92%

+2.6

10.6

128

11.3

0.388

4.5

RichmondCAA

5-2

5-3

92%

+3.8

16.5

122

18.9

0.338

49.9

Utah TechUAC

2-4

2-5

92%

−4.3

47.9

46.4

0.543

47.2

Alcorn StateSWAC

4-2

4-3

93%

−2.8

19.9

113

16.2

0.384

27.1

BrownIvy

3-3

94%

−1.8

31.8

23.7

0.547

37.9

SamfordSouthern

3-3

4-4

94%

+3.8

32.5

11.2

0.527

34.3

PrincetonIvy

3-3

94%

+5.0

30.4

31.2

0.554

37.9

Alabama A&MSWAC

2-2

4-3

94%

−2.5

28.8

16.0

0.416

26.3

Illinois StateMVFC

4-3

94%

+8.9

30.3

6.5

0.419

42.8

HamptonCAA

3-4

94%

−5.5

36.9

31.0

0.544

31.3

FordhamPatriot

4-2

5-2

94%

+5.0

19.3

117

7.5

0.445

38.7

YaleIvy

3-3

95%

+6.2

29.6

25.1

0.491

38.7

CornellIvy

3-3

96%

−2.8

30.2

32.1

0.512

37.1

Charleston SouthernOVC

2-3

3-4

96%

−5.2

37.4

13.1

0.549

22.1

Northern ArizonaBig Sky

2-4

2-5

96%

+1.2

44.7

53.5

0.532

44.3

SouthernSWAC

3-3

4-3

96%

+2.6

26.9

13.4

0.475

16.3

HowardMEAC

2-2

3-4

96%

−2.6

25.8

14.2

0.489

28.3

St. Thomas (MN)Pioneer

4-3

5-3

97%

−5.2

25.1

8.9

0.508

5.9

North AlabamaUAC

3-5

97%

−3.2

38.3

29.0

0.581

59.5

Weber StateBig Sky

2-4

3-5

97%

+2.4

42.3

38.9

0.492

33.2

BryantOVC

3-3

3-4

98%

−1.6

25.3

20.0

0.455

27.6

Norfolk StateMEAC

2-3

2-5

98%

−4.5

28.8

36.8

0.478

23.0

Houston ChristianSouthland

2-3

3-4

98%

−6.5

30.0

26.2

0.551

23.6

Stephen F. AustinSouthland

3-4

3-5

98%

+7.0

30.3

13.7

0.483

45.4

Murray StateMVFC

2-3

2-5

98%

−7.4

35.1

4.6

0.495

60.9

Morgan StateMEAC

1-4

1-5

98%

−3.2

45.2

44.9

0.611

17.2

VMISouthern

3-3

3-4

99%

−11.5

21.8

107

14.9

0.424

47.2

Prairie View A&MSWAC

3-3

3-4

99%

−8.4

19.7

115

21.0

0.439

37.8

Cal PolyBig Sky

2-4

3-5

99%

−11.2

39.2

6.8

0.476

42.3

StonehillNEC

3-4

99%

−10.0

25.8

14.5

0.430

13.3

ColumbiaIvy

2-4

99%

+2.1

32.4

11.8

0.584

37.0

LindenwoodOVC

2-4

3-4

99%

−10.1

33.4

10.4

0.421

25.4

GeorgetownPatriot

4-4

99%

−4.1

21.3

109

16.9

0.464

43.9

North Carolina A&TCAA

1-5

1-6

99%

−5.9

47.0

27.3

0.648

33.4

BucknellPatriot

2-4

2-5

99%

−10.7

33.0

19.6

0.583

23.8

MaristPioneer

4-3

99%

−12.9

14.5

125

5.8

0.361

10.7

MerrimackNEC

3-3

4-3

99%

+0.4

20.7

112

11.8

0.360

15.8

Tennessee TechOVC

2-4

2-5

99%

−7.7

30.5

23.2

0.443

29.0

WagnerNEC

2-3

2-5

100%

−15.6

21.3

111

19.6

0.370

11.7

South Carolina StateMEAC

2-2

3-4

100%

−7.5

14.7

124

5.7

0.311

30.6

ButlerPioneer

3-3

5-3

100%

−2.5

19.7

114

3.6

0.441

9.1

East Tennessee StateSouthern

1-4

2-5

100%

−5.3

40.0

7.4

0.499

36.0

MaineCAA

2-5

2-6

100%

−3.9

36.7

6.3

0.456

46.1

100

Grambling StateSWAC

2-3

3-4

100%

−4.8

16.7

120

15.8

0.436

19.8

101

Robert MorrisOVC

1-4

2-5

100%

−14.0

33.7

20.4

0.468

27.4

102

East Texas A&MSouthland

1-5

1-6

100%

−7.9

41.2

9.3

0.501

18.9

103

Texas SouthernSWAC

1-3

2-5

100%

−3.5

24.9

23.0

0.425

27.5

104

LehighPatriot

2-6

100%

−8.3

34.0

21.7

0.498

45.0

105

Morehead StatePioneer

2-4

3-4

100%

−12.4

23.3

104

5.6

0.408

13.8

106

Central Connecticut StateNEC

2-3

3-4

100%

−12.1

13.2

126

5.3

0.407

15.9

107

Mississippi Valley StateSWAC

1-4

1-6

100%

−12.2

31.4

3.2

0.563

24.0

108

Saint FrancisNEC

2-4

2-5

100%

−2.4

21.4

108

8.2

0.444

12.0

109

Long IslandNEC

1-4

1-6

100%

−12.0

18.5

118

7.2

0.380

12.3

110

Southeastern LouisianaSouthland

1-5

1-7

100%

−0.6

28.2

8.5

0.447

17.3

111

StetsonPioneer

1-4

3-4

100%

−16.9

24.7

3.8

0.487

15.2

112

PresbyterianPioneer

2-4

3-4

100%

−19.6

10.6

127

7.5

0.267

17.3

113

San DiegoPioneer

1-5

1-6

100%

−11.9

16.6

121

1.7

0.410

6.5

114

Sacred HeartNEC

1-7

100%

−11.0

23.6

103

28.8

0.406

11.5

115

Bethune-CookmanSWAC

0-4

1-6

100%

−5.4

34.6

—

0.429

24.9

115

DaytonPioneer

0-6

2-6

100%

−20.0

16.4

123

—

0.330

16.6

115

Kennesaw StateFCS Indep.

0-5

1-5

100%

−2.4

35.3

—

0.539

—

115

ValparaisoPioneer

0-5

1-6

100%

−13.0

26.3

—

0.494

12.2

119

Arkansas-Pine BluffSWAC

0-5

1-6

100%

−19.1

21.3

110

—

0.428

23.0

119

Delaware StateMEAC

0-3

1-6

100%

−19.2

17.3

119

—

0.368

30.7

119

Indiana StateMVFC

0-5

0-7

100%

−9.5

39.0

—

0.564

47.7

119

McNeeseSouthland

0-6

0-7

100%

−11.6

32.6

—

0.510

19.8

119

Northern ColoradoBig Sky

0-6

0-7

100%

−10.8

35.8

—

0.499

47.4

119

Northwestern StateSouthland

0-4

0-6

100%

−14.3

24.3

100

—

0.401

—

119

Stony BrookCAA

0-6

0-7

100%

−13.2

40.4

—

0.543

62.0

119

The CitadelSouthern

0-6

0-7

100%

−14.6

39.0

—

0.557

25.8

119

Western IllinoisMVFC

0-6

0-7

100%

−15.6

46.0

—

0.462

44.1

119

WoffordSouthern

0-7

0-8

100%

−12.2

30.1

—

0.421

38.9