Computer ratings · FCS vs FCS games only

FCS College Football Ratings & Strength of Schedule

2023 Postseason · through Sunday, January 7

Season

Week

How this week's numbers compare

Power (0 = average team): #1 +33.0 · #10 +12.8 · middle −0.2
SOS (higher is harder): hardest 59.0 · #10 47.0 · middle 33.2 · easiest 9.6
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 · 629 FCS games · run 0cf768a4493d

Team

vs FCS

All games

SOS rank

122

0-10

0-11

100%

−18.1

48.5

—

0.494

—

122

The CitadelSouthern

0-10

0-11

100%

−14.5

33.2

—

0.490

—

122

Stony BrookCAA

0-9

0-10

100%

−13.1

49.6

—

0.554

—

122

Northwestern StateSouthland

0-4

0-6

100%

−13.0

23.1

101

—

0.434

—

122

McNeeseSouthland

0-9

0-10

100%

−13.7

29.1

—

0.500

—

122

Kennesaw StateFCS Indep.

0-5

3-6

100%

−3.0

32.3

—

0.494

—

122

Delaware StateMEAC

0-7

1-10

100%

−17.8

25.5

—

0.451

—

121

Northern ColoradoBig Sky

0-10

0-11

100%

−10.7

40.4

—

0.512

—

120

StetsonPioneer

1-8

3-8

100%

−19.6

19.6

113

5.8

0.457

—

119

Arkansas-Pine BluffSWAC

1-8

2-9

100%

−19.5

18.7

116

35.2

0.431

—

118

DaytonPioneer

2-7

4-7

100%

−9.8

17.1

122

15.2

0.416

—

117

Central Connecticut StateNEC

2-7

3-8

100%

−14.2

14.3

124

4.5

0.382

—

116

ValparaisoPioneer

2-7

3-8

100%

−11.3

19.9

111

3.5

0.450

—

115

Mississippi Valley StateSWAC

1-8

1-10

100%

−14.0

24.9

1.7

0.510

—

114

PresbyterianPioneer

3-7

4-7

100%

−16.7

13.9

125

12.3

0.375

—

113

Sacred HeartNEC

2-8

2-9

100%

−11.4

22.3

104

18.0

0.460

—

112

MaristPioneer

4-7

100%

−18.1

13.2

126

6.8

0.404

—

111

East Texas A&MSouthland

1-8

1-9

100%

−12.7

31.3

5.9

0.459

—

110

San DiegoPioneer

4-6

4-7

100%

−7.8

11.5

127

5.4

0.409

—

109

Morehead StatePioneer

3-7

4-7

100%

−10.6

21.7

105

10.8

0.487

—

108

WoffordSouthern

2-8

2-9

100%

−5.8

32.9

32.7

0.482

—

107

Indiana StateMVFC

1-8

1-10

100%

−6.7

42.6

2.7

0.507

—

106

North Carolina A&TCAA

1-9

1-10

100%

−6.2

40.4

18.8

0.555

—

105

Texas SouthernSWAC

2-6

3-8

100%

−0.1

24.7

21.1

0.492

—

104

LindenwoodOVC

2-7

3-7

100%

−13.7

29.1

11.9

0.463

—

103

LehighPatriot

2-9

100%

−8.8

38.2

21.7

0.523

—

102

Bethune-CookmanSWAC

2-6

3-8

100%

−5.3

26.8

7.5

0.481

—

101

Southeastern LouisianaSouthland

3-6

3-8

100%

+2.4

23.8

7.6

0.421

—

100

WagnerNEC

3-5

4-7

100%

−16.6

17.4

121

12.9

0.412

—

MaineCAA

2-8

2-9

100%

−4.2

41.4

7.3

0.521

—

Norfolk StateMEAC

3-6

3-8

100%

−8.3

22.8

102

21.7

0.431

—

Saint FrancisNEC

4-5

4-6

100%

+1.0

17.5

120

10.5

0.432

—

East Tennessee StateSouthern

2-7

3-8

100%

−5.9

38.8

7.7

0.523

—

MerrimackNEC

4-5

5-6

100%

−2.2

18.9

115

10.3

0.421

—

Long IslandNEC

4-5

4-7

100%

−8.0

17.6

119

11.8

0.407

—

Grambling StateSWAC

4-5

5-6

100%

−2.7

16.3

123

13.4

0.434

—

Cal PolyBig Sky

2-7

3-8

100%

−13.5

39.8

7.9

0.481

—

Alabama A&MSWAC

3-5

5-6

100%

−6.8

24.3

12.0

0.463

—

Charleston SouthernOVC

3-6

4-7

100%

−7.7

30.7

11.4

0.489

—

Stephen F. AustinSouthland

3-7

3-8

100%

−0.6

35.1

12.4

0.479

—

CornellIvy

3-7

100%

−5.2

34.9

34.3

0.512

—

ColumbiaIvy

3-7

100%

−0.2

36.0

15.2

0.535

—

ButlerPioneer

5-4

7-4

100%

+0.4

18.2

118

7.2

0.458

—

Tennessee TechOVC

4-6

4-7

100%

−3.4

27.5

21.2

0.471

—

BucknellPatriot

4-6

4-7

100%

−6.5

28.8

19.3

0.502

—

Robert MorrisOVC

3-6

4-7

100%

−12.0

33.7

27.4

0.520

—

DavidsonPioneer

6-3

7-4

100%

−6.4

9.6

128

9.9

0.365

—

Murray StateMVFC

2-7

2-9

100%

−8.8

48.8

7.1

0.515

—

GeorgetownPatriot

5-6

100%

−5.0

27.0

15.5

0.479

—

StonehillNEC

5-5

100%

−7.9

21.4

107

15.7

0.431

—

SouthernSWAC

5-5

6-5

99%

−1.7

21.7

106

14.0

0.495

—

South Carolina StateMEAC

4-4

5-6

99%

−4.7

20.3

110

14.5

0.419

—

Utah TechUAC

2-8

2-9

99%

−3.6

50.3

39.8

0.531

—

FordhamPatriot

5-5

6-5

99%

+3.6

28.4

8.1

0.502

—

North AlabamaUAC

3-7

3-8

99%

−3.1

42.6

29.6

0.574

—

Tennessee StateOVC

5-4

6-5

98%

−6.9

22.8

103

17.4

0.428

—

Southeast Missouri StateOVC

4-6

4-7

98%

+3.6

36.8

24.5

0.540

—

MonmouthCAA

4-6

4-7

98%

+5.8

37.9

17.1

0.510

—

Houston ChristianSouthland

4-4

5-5

98%

−7.4

26.7

17.2

0.478

—

Prairie View A&MSWAC

6-5

6-6

97%

−5.1

26.4

20.0

0.519

—

Idaho StateBig Sky

3-6

3-8

97%

−6.3

44.4

26.3

0.530

—

HamptonCAA

5-6

97%

−7.8

34.0

29.9

0.479

—

Morgan StateMEAC

4-5

4-6

97%

−3.6

34.7

24.3

0.529

—

HowardMEAC

5-4

6-6

96%

+1.4

26.1

17.6

0.512

—

VMISouthern

5-5

5-6

96%

−6.7

31.0

18.9

0.496

—

Eastern WashingtonBig Sky

4-6

4-7

94%

+0.4

43.8

32.1

0.515

—

LamarSouthland

5-4

6-5

93%

−3.6

30.2

13.9

0.459

—

CampbellCAA

5-5

5-6

93%

+1.2

34.7

23.3

0.478

—

BryantOVC

6-4

6-5

92%

+6.1

26.2

21.9

0.497

—

Jackson StateSWAC

7-3

7-4

92%

+5.9

18.6

117

14.2

0.468

—

St. Thomas (MN)Pioneer

7-3

8-3

91%

−2.2

20.5

109

8.7

0.474

—

Alcorn StateSWAC

7-3

7-4

91%

−1.5

19.5

114

19.0

0.411

—

PrincetonIvy

5-5

90%

+6.9

36.1

32.5

0.550

—

Illinois StateMVFC

6-5

90%

+10.0

35.5

15.8

0.467

—

Missouri StateMVFC

4-6

4-7

89%

+7.5

49.1

20.2

0.537

—

BrownIvy

5-5

89%

−2.9

37.7

36.1

0.521

—

DuquesneNEC

6-3

7-5

89%

−2.2

24.6

13.8

0.460

—

Portland StateBig Sky

4-4

5-6

88%

−0.2

39.8

24.6

0.480

—

SamfordSouthern

5-4

6-5

88%

+7.1

33.1

19.2

0.521

—

Alabama StateSWAC

6-3

7-4

88%

+1.3

23.6

100

19.8

0.517

—

Abilene ChristianUAC

5-4

5-6

86%

+2.9

34.1

21.0

0.487

—

William & MaryCAA

6-4

6-5

82%

+7.5

32.6

23.1

0.496

—

PennIvy

6-4

81%

+5.1

33.1

29.7

0.529

—

Weber StateBig Sky

5-4

6-5

80%

+6.1

38.1

33.1

0.481

—

Northern ArizonaBig Sky

5-5

5-6

76%

+4.3

45.4

44.6

0.514

—

TowsonCAA

5-5

5-6

76%

+0.6

45.4

42.0

0.548

—

Eastern KentuckyUAC

5-4

5-6

73%

+5.7

40.6

32.3

0.545

—

DartmouthIvy

6-4

72%

+5.8

37.0

27.9

0.527

—

Nicholls StateSouthland

6-3

6-5

72%

+2.0

31.3

24.3

0.467

—

ColgatePatriot

6-4

6-5

70%

−1.1

38.3

32.0

0.547

—

Rhode IslandCAA

6-4

6-5

68%

+5.2

39.1

27.2

0.517

—

Western CarolinaSouthern

7-3

7-4

66%

+8.0

29.9

27.4

0.491

—

New HampshireCAA

6-4

6-5

63%

+11.3

40.5

32.9

0.535

—

Southern UtahUAC

5-3

6-5

61%

+10.6

39.6

33.3

0.511

—

DrakePioneer

8-3

8-4

60%

−4.0

29.9

11.3

0.503

—

ChattanoogaSouthern

8-4

8-5

59%

+9.3

34.9

29.4

0.497

—

Sacramento StateBig Sky

7-5

8-5

58%

+8.0

43.3

25.2

0.532

—

ElonCAA

6-4

6-5

57%

+8.6

42.6

35.5

0.576

—

YaleIvy

7-3

56%

+9.9

33.2

33.8

0.530

—

North Carolina CentralMEAC

8-2

9-3

56%

+6.0

23.7

20.3

0.441

—

Eastern IllinoisOVC

8-2

8-3

55%

+0.1

23.9

18.6

0.414

—

UC DavisBig Sky

7-3

7-4

52%

+9.0

34.6

30.0

0.498

—

Gardner-WebbOVC

7-3

7-5

52%

+6.9

34.7

31.1

0.574

—

Incarnate WordSouthland

7-1

8-2

50%

+9.3

19.8

112

19.2

0.403

—

RichmondCAA

9-3

9-4

49%

+8.7

29.8

29.4

0.472

—

North DakotaMVFC

7-4

7-5

47%

+8.6

42.0

30.1

0.546

—

Southern IllinoisMVFC

7-5

8-5

44%

+12.5

47.6

30.1

0.559

—

Northern IowaMVFC

6-4

6-5

44%

+7.9

47.0

36.4

0.519

—

UT MartinOVC

8-2

8-3

40%

+8.3

29.1

24.9

0.521

—

Holy CrossPatriot

7-2

7-4

38%

+12.8

32.5

27.9

0.556

—

Tarleton StateUAC

7-2

8-3

36%

+9.5

33.2

28.6

0.456

—

MercerSouthern

9-3

9-4

35%

+9.7

33.8

22.8

0.532

—

Youngstown StateMVFC

8-4

8-5

32%

+11.4

42.9

27.7

0.547

—

Central ArkansasUAC

6-3

7-4

32%

+9.0

46.2

36.9

0.570

—

DelawareCAA

9-3

9-4

27%

+12.8

37.1

28.9

0.552

—

Montana StateBig Sky

8-4

25%

+18.9

45.3

27.7

0.552

—

IdahoBig Sky

8-3

9-4

24%

+13.2

41.1

34.1

0.533

—

HarvardIvy

8-2

23%

+10.8

35.4

31.1

0.573

—

LafayettePatriot

9-2

9-3

19%

+7.8

33.7

31.3

0.503

—

Austin PeayUAC

9-2

9-3

15%

+9.9

36.5

32.9

0.509

—

FurmanSouthern

10-2

10-3

12%

+13.8

34.3

31.6

0.504

—

Florida A&MSWAC

10-0

12-1

8.6%

+10.8

21.1

108

21.1

0.514

—

North Dakota StateMVFC

11-4

3.7%

+21.8

49.0

40.9

0.595

—

VillanovaCAA

10-2

10-3

2.0%

+19.4

44.3

36.2

0.576

—

South DakotaMVFC

10-2

10-3

1.5%

+9.8

44.9

37.0

0.573

—

UAlbanyCAA

11-2

11-4

1.1%

+15.8

45.5

39.2

0.575

—

MontanaBig Sky

12-2

13-2

0.2%

+19.8

48.8

45.8

0.594

—

South Dakota StateMVFC

14-0

15-0

<0.1%

+33.0

59.0

0.687

—