Computer ratings · FCS vs FCS games only

FCS College Football Ratings & Strength of Schedule

2024 Week 10 · through Saturday, November 2

Season

Week

How this week's numbers compare

Power (0 = average team): #1 +30.8 · #10 +13.0 · middle −0.1
SOS (higher is harder): hardest 58.6 · #10 49.2 · middle 30.0 · easiest 10.4
SOR (lower is better): #1 0.1% · #25 51%

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 · 482 FCS games · run 1973b61180d7

Team

vs FCS

All games

SOS rank

North Dakota StateMVFC

9-0

9-1

0.1%

+25.9

43.3

0.598

69.3

Rhode IslandCAA

8-0

8-1

2.6%

+10.0

34.3

0.525

39.7

South Dakota StateMVFC

6-1

7-2

2.7%

+30.8

52.0

45.6

0.626

62.4

UC DavisBig Sky

8-0

8-1

5.1%

+12.2

27.9

0.429

64.9

Montana StateBig Sky

8-0

9-0

5.1%

+23.6

29.0

0.456

60.7

Missouri StateMVFC

7-1

7-2

6.5%

+16.2

41.5

36.9

0.572

67.4

Southeast Missouri StateOVC

8-0

8-1

7.1%

+9.7

26.1

0.454

25.5

VillanovaCAA

7-1

7-2

17%

+10.7

34.0

34.3

0.550

44.1

MercerSouthern

8-1

18%

+11.8

29.2

29.1

0.509

39.5

South DakotaMVFC

5-1

6-2

19%

+22.3

40.0

28.7

0.547

59.0

Tarleton StateUAC

7-1

7-2

19%

+11.1

32.6

32.2

0.528

42.2

DartmouthIvy

6-1

22%

+7.5

35.1

32.8

0.585

23.3

MontanaBig Sky

7-2

28%

+16.1

36.3

33.5

0.523

56.0

Stony BrookCAA

7-1

7-2

29%

+4.9

27.4

25.2

0.476

40.7

HarvardIvy

6-1

29%

+11.9

31.0

32.3

0.505

36.4

DuquesneNEC

5-0

6-2

29%

+5.2

19.6

113

19.6

0.356

22.2

IdahoBig Sky

5-2

6-3

29%

+9.6

44.8

32.9

0.585

44.9

DelawareCAA

7-1

31%

+13.4

26.4

23.0

0.452

40.4

Illinois StateMVFC

6-2

6-3

35%

+7.5

37.5

27.3

0.521

48.2

DrakePioneer

6-1

36%

−2.1

26.5

16.6

0.451

20.5

Incarnate WordSouthland

7-2

36%

+13.1

33.1

24.3

0.543

46.5

RichmondCAA

7-1

7-2

36%

+9.5

24.2

25.4

0.421

34.6

Abilene ChristianUAC

6-2

6-3

49%

+6.5

32.2

29.7

0.493

59.6

South Carolina StateMEAC

5-1

6-2

49%

+2.7

26.0

21.1

0.498

25.4

Southeastern LouisianaSouthland

5-3

5-5

51%

+5.3

43.6

27.8

0.581

16.5

ChattanoogaSouthern

5-2

5-4

55%

+13.1

34.2

27.5

0.508

29.4

East Tennessee StateSouthern

4-3

5-4

55%

+8.0

48.1

32.8

0.593

20.5

Florida A&MSWAC

5-1

5-3

56%

+7.5

23.6

100

19.1

0.584

6.8

UT MartinOVC

5-2

6-3

60%

+13.0

32.5

21.2

0.572

39.7

New HampshireCAA

5-3

5-4

60%

+10.0

39.7

31.2

0.540

42.7

Eastern KentuckyUAC

5-2

5-4

61%

+7.0

32.0

25.0

0.558

42.4

Robert MorrisNEC

6-1

6-3

63%

−0.2

18.1

117

13.4

0.432

29.0

Western CarolinaSouthern

5-3

5-4

63%

+8.3

39.1

32.4

0.538

33.7

Northern ArizonaBig Sky

4-3

5-4

65%

+8.8

43.7

27.6

0.526

28.6

North DakotaMVFC

5-3

5-4

66%

+11.6

38.3

28.8

0.536

74.7

MaineCAA

4-4

4-5

67%

+3.9

49.3

37.3

0.615

33.9

Jackson StateSWAC

6-1

7-2

69%

+7.5

16.2

121

16.6

0.487

18.3

ColumbiaIvy

5-2

72%

+4.7

27.0

0.551

36.3

TowsonCAA

4-4

4-5

73%

+3.3

46.9

34.5

0.619

18.9

William & MaryCAA

6-2

6-3

73%

+7.8

23.1

102

17.6

0.447

33.3

Central ArkansasUAC

6-2

6-3

74%

+7.1

22.8

103

20.6

0.448

53.1

YaleIvy

4-3

75%

+7.4

38.2

40.6

0.586

31.4

Stephen F. AustinSouthland

5-2

6-3

80%

+10.2

23.7

17.0

0.464

34.1

North Carolina CentralMEAC

5-2

6-3

83%

+7.9

21.8

108

17.8

0.448

8.5

Tennessee StateOVC

6-3

83%

−0.7

28.0

11.8

0.461

42.1

Idaho StateBig Sky

3-4

4-5

85%

+0.4

46.6

33.5

0.503

46.1

Portland StateBig Sky

2-4

2-6

86%

+3.1

54.0

44.6

0.574

42.4

LehighPatriot

5-2

5-3

86%

+3.9

20.0

111

16.4

0.448

41.3

WoffordSouthern

4-5

87%

−2.1

43.8

35.1

0.563

16.7

McNeeseSouthland

5-4

5-5

89%

+0.4

33.7

25.6

0.523

10.5

Southern UtahUAC

3-4

4-5

89%

+9.9

41.5

38.0

0.580

29.9

Holy CrossPatriot

4-4

4-5

91%

+9.9

35.3

20.1

0.510

20.4

LamarSouthland

5-3

5-4

92%

−1.6

24.3

11.7

0.402

41.9

Nicholls StateSouthland

4-3

4-5

93%

−0.5

28.0

12.9

0.436

27.1

Austin PeayUAC

4-4

4-5

93%

+4.0

32.5

25.2

0.442

43.6

Youngstown StateMVFC

3-6

3-7

94%

+6.8

52.1

23.5

0.642

31.3

Tennessee TechOVC

4-3

4-5

94%

+0.6

25.6

21.3

0.524

38.6

Southern IllinoisMVFC

2-6

2-7

95%

+1.3

56.4

53.4

0.680

48.3

MerrimackFCS Indep.

4-3

4-5

95%

+2.5

23.6

16.7

0.504

12.0

Houston ChristianSouthland

2-4

3-6

95%

−7.7

43.4

30.2

0.616

10.7

HamptonCAA

4-4

5-4

95%

+3.8

30.2

22.0

0.496

39.8

Central Connecticut StateNEC

4-3

4-5

95%

−0.2

24.9

10.7

0.428

30.6

Indiana StateMVFC

4-4

4-5

96%

−2.7

31.8

26.1

0.478

54.9

ElonCAA

3-5

3-6

96%

+5.0

39.4

39.3

0.552

30.6

Northern IowaMVFC

2-5

2-7

96%

+1.9

58.6

6.7

0.634

35.9

Morehead StatePioneer

4-3

6-3

96%

−10.3

25.7

8.4

0.511

17.2

PennIvy

3-4

97%

+2.0

34.5

17.4

0.573

34.2

Alabama StateSWAC

4-3

5-3

97%

−0.5

22.2

107

8.9

0.442

20.8

Eastern WashingtonBig Sky

2-6

2-7

97%

+4.8

50.7

46.3

0.632

31.0

SouthernSWAC

4-4

5-4

98%

−6.8

26.4

15.6

0.531

18.3

Sacramento StateBig Sky

3-4

3-6

98%

+2.9

30.0

24.2

0.406

51.9

Morgan StateMEAC

2-4

4-5

98%

−3.2

37.4

27.8

0.533

15.0

UAlbanyCAA

3-5

3-6

98%

+1.0

36.2

22.9

0.503

45.1

CornellIvy

3-4

98%

−0.8

29.3

33.6

0.473

37.4

North AlabamaUAC

3-6

3-7

98%

+1.9

40.5

27.3

0.573

55.2

ButlerPioneer

4-2

7-2

98%

−0.7

11.8

127

9.8

0.447

7.0

BrownIvy

3-4

98%

−2.9

29.5

31.1

0.521

45.9

CampbellCAA

3-5

3-6

99%

−4.6

36.6

21.9

0.534

47.3

MonmouthCAA

3-5

4-5

99%

+7.9

34.1

25.2

0.498

51.2

Gardner-WebbOVC

3-4

3-6

99%

−1.0

29.6

13.9

0.503

15.5

SamfordSouthern

3-4

3-5

99%

+2.2

29.0

28.6

0.452

44.1

LafayettePatriot

4-4

4-5

99%

−0.1

24.9

20.9

0.405

21.3

BucknellPatriot

4-4

4-5

99%

−4.9

22.5

105

20.6

0.419

25.9

The CitadelSouthern

3-5

4-5

99%

−5.4

32.7

18.8

0.467

42.3

San DiegoPioneer

4-3

5-3

99%

−5.5

18.7

115

6.2

0.422

8.6

Western IllinoisOVC

2-4

3-6

99%

−8.2

31.5

23.9

0.482

33.2

GeorgetownPatriot

5-4

99%

−7.7

18.2

116

20.1

0.431

30.5

Weber StateBig Sky

3-5

3-6

99%

+3.7

33.3

38.6

0.436

31.1

LindenwoodOVC

4-5

4-6

99%

−6.1

26.8

12.3

0.497

57.4

PrincetonIvy

2-5

99%

−4.2

37.1

17.7

0.569

39.3

Alcorn StateSWAC

3-3

4-5

100%

−6.9

16.6

120

9.0

0.407

19.1

DaytonPioneer

4-3

5-3

100%

−9.6

13.3

126

13.6

0.409

8.7

WagnerNEC

3-4

4-6

100%

−8.5

20.8

109

7.1

0.464

31.8

Eastern IllinoisOVC

2-5

2-7

100%

−7.7

33.2

14.6

0.570

24.6

Northern ColoradoBig Sky

1-7

1-8

100%

−10.6

54.6

52.4

0.590

38.7

Texas SouthernSWAC

2-4

3-5

100%

−6.3

23.4

101

12.5

0.560

8.8

Cal PolyBig Sky

1-5

2-6

100%

−7.8

40.5

16.3

0.546

40.0

Long IslandNEC

2-6

2-7

100%

−4.9

34.8

14.0

0.594

12.6

St. Thomas (MN)Pioneer

4-3

5-4

100%

−8.9

10.4

129

5.5

0.345

19.1

100

West GeorgiaUAC

1-6

3-6

100%

−3.0

40.8

30.4

0.510

32.1

101

ColgatePatriot

2-6

2-7

100%

−7.3

31.5

17.8

0.483

29.0

102

Utah TechUAC

1-8

1-9

100%

−7.6

49.2

50.5

0.618

37.5

103

Bethune-CookmanSWAC

2-4

2-7

100%

−12.7

22.7

104

8.0

0.450

26.2

104

BryantCAA

1-7

2-7

100%

−6.6

43.1

31.3

0.542

47.6

105

HowardMEAC

3-4

4-5

100%

−4.2

15.3

123

5.3

0.350

36.0

106

Prairie View A&MSWAC

4-4

4-5

100%

−12.2

14.9

124

7.1

0.346

25.6

107

Norfolk StateMEAC

2-6

3-7

100%

−6.6

26.3

12.2

0.445

21.1

108

Grambling StateSWAC

3-4

4-5

100%

−5.7

14.1

125

19.9

0.408

16.9

109

Alabama A&MSWAC

1-4

3-5

100%

−6.1

23.8

7.5

0.498

17.3

110

Sacred HeartFCS Indep.

3-5

4-5

100%

−9.2

19.8

112

11.4

0.361

26.9

111

FordhamPatriot

1-7

1-8

100%

−6.7

37.6

11.0

0.508

19.6

112

FurmanSouthern

2-5

2-6

100%

−5.1

25.5

11.4

0.382

47.8

113

Arkansas-Pine BluffSWAC

2-5

3-6

100%

−17.2

22.3

106

3.2

0.462

12.8

114

Murray StateMVFC

1-7

1-8

100%

−6.5

50.9

1.1

0.577

50.1

115

DavidsonPioneer

3-4

5-4

100%

−11.2

10.5

128

2.7

0.373

4.1

116

Saint FrancisNEC

2-5

3-6

100%

−8.5

16.9

119

3.8

0.463

17.5

117

VMISouthern

1-7

1-8

100%

−12.4

29.7

14.2

0.422

50.5

118

PresbyterianPioneer

2-6

4-6

100%

−10.0

19.1

114

6.4

0.484

10.8

119

StonehillNEC

1-7

100%

−18.1

29.2

10.2

0.487

30.0

120

Charleston SouthernOVC

1-8

100%

−8.9

28.3

23.4

0.482

35.6

121

ValparaisoPioneer

1-5

3-5

100%

−21.7

20.4

110

1.3

0.424

13.5

122

Delaware StateMEAC

1-7

1-8

100%

−19.9

24.0

16.2

0.474

25.0

123

East Texas A&MSouthland

1-7

1-8

100%

−12.8

27.5

3.5

0.451

37.7

124

MaristPioneer

0-9

100%

−25.3

15.4

122

—

0.425

3.7

124

MercyhurstNEC

0-6

2-7

100%

−10.4

40.2

—

0.545

8.4

124

Mississippi Valley StateSWAC

0-9

100%

−23.3

17.7

118

—

0.395

36.8

124

North Carolina A&TCAA

0-7

1-8

100%

−15.4

42.3

—

0.587

45.6

124

Northwestern StateSouthland

0-7

0-9

100%

−22.0

30.5

—

0.459

30.2

124

StetsonPioneer

0-6

2-6

100%

−26.3

23.7

—

0.419

13.1