Computer ratings · FCS vs FCS games only

FCS College Football Ratings & Strength of Schedule

2024 Week 14 · through Saturday, November 30

Season

Week

How this week's numbers compare

Power (0 = average team): #1 +33.9 · #10 +12.5 · middle −0.1
SOS (higher is harder): hardest 54.4 · #10 48.1 · middle 32.0 · easiest 8.5
SOR (lower is better): #1 0.1% · #25 47%

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 · 672 FCS games · run 87b22497a3f9

Team

vs FCS

All games

SOS rank

North Dakota StateMVFC

10-1

10-2

0.1%

+27.6

49.7

45.9

0.614

69.6

South Dakota StateMVFC

9-1

10-2

0.2%

+33.9

52.9

48.5

0.605

68.2

Montana StateBig Sky

11-0

12-0

0.5%

+24.6

35.2

0.491

70.0

South DakotaMVFC

8-1

9-2

0.9%

+22.5

44.6

37.9

0.552

66.5

UC DavisBig Sky

10-1

10-2

1.7%

+14.1

38.9

34.5

0.493

69.6

Rhode IslandCAA

11-1

11-2

5.1%

+7.8

32.0

28.9

0.504

68.5

Missouri StateMVFC

8-3

8-4

6.9%

+12.9

49.9

37.3

0.571

—

Illinois StateMVFC

10-2

10-3

7.2%

+12.0

39.0

33.2

0.498

69.8

IdahoBig Sky

8-2

9-3

9.2%

+11.8

43.3

34.4

0.547

65.3

Incarnate WordSouthland

10-2

14%

+13.6

33.2

26.0

0.531

72.4

VillanovaCAA

10-2

10-3

15%

+10.7

34.3

32.9

0.522

69.6

Tarleton StateUAC

10-2

10-3

17%

+12.3

33.2

32.0

0.530

88.0

MercerSouthern

10-1

10-2

18%

+13.1

24.6

23.7

0.466

67.2

Abilene ChristianUAC

9-3

9-4

23%

+8.7

38.9

36.4

0.511

93.1

DelawareCAA

9-2

30%

+11.7

29.5

23.8

0.499

—

HarvardIvy

8-2

32%

+10.9

31.8

32.4

0.521

—

RichmondCAA

10-2

10-3

33%

+9.3

26.5

0.456

—

MontanaBig Sky

9-4

34%

+12.5

39.6

32.3

0.544

97.2

South Carolina StateMEAC

8-1

9-2

34%

+9.3

22.5

103

21.6

0.461

49.0

DartmouthIvy

8-2

35%

+6.6

31.0

29.7

0.530

—

Southeastern LouisianaSouthland

7-3

7-5

37%

+5.9

39.4

25.2

0.541

—

Eastern KentuckyUAC

8-3

8-5

38%

+7.5

36.1

28.8

0.535

—

LehighPatriot

9-2

9-3

40%

+8.5

26.2

24.7

0.486

64.6

New HampshireCAA

8-4

8-5

44%

+8.2

39.6

33.6

0.554

—

YaleIvy

7-3

47%

+9.5

36.3

37.3

0.575

—

Southeast Missouri StateOVC

9-3

9-4

48%

+5.6

30.2

27.6

0.473

—

DuquesneNEC

7-1

8-3

49%

+5.9

20.2

109

18.3

0.437

—

UT MartinOVC

8-3

9-4

50%

+13.9

32.1

26.7

0.514

89.0

Jackson StateSWAC

9-1

10-2

54%

+10.0

15.0

123

15.0

0.464

30.0

Tennessee StateOVC

9-4

57%

+2.8

33.0

18.3

0.484

—

Stony BrookCAA

8-3

8-4

58%

+4.7

29.7

23.2

0.472

—

Tennessee TechOVC

7-3

7-5

59%

+5.8

32.4

31.4

0.513

—

ChattanoogaSouthern

7-3

7-5

59%

+9.9

32.2

27.6

0.478

—

Northern ArizonaBig Sky

7-4

8-5

60%

+8.2

37.9

24.3

0.481

—

TowsonCAA

7-4

7-5

62%

+5.1

37.4

24.5

0.534

—

Southern UtahUAC

6-4

7-5

66%

+9.1

39.3

33.8

0.521

—

East Tennessee StateSouthern

6-4

7-5

68%

+4.3

39.2

29.4

0.533

—

Western CarolinaSouthern

7-4

7-5

68%

+8.1

35.1

27.6

0.504

—

ColumbiaIvy

7-3

69%

+3.6

28.7

26.0

0.523

—

DrakePioneer

8-3

75%

−2.2

25.5

15.4

0.486

—

North Carolina CentralMEAC

7-2

8-3

78%

+9.6

19.0

115

12.8

0.426

—

North DakotaMVFC

5-6

5-7

82%

+8.5

48.1

26.1

0.575

—

LamarSouthland

7-4

7-5

86%

−0.3

28.2

16.2

0.457

—

Southern IllinoisMVFC

4-7

4-8

86%

+4.7

54.4

38.8

0.607

—

Central Connecticut StateNEC

7-4

7-6

87%

−0.1

27.3

15.9

0.510

—

ElonCAA

6-5

6-6

87%

+4.4

34.5

32.6

0.517

—

Robert MorrisNEC

7-3

7-5

88%

−2.4

21.4

105

11.3

0.449

—

MaineCAA

5-6

5-7

89%

+1.2

43.1

29.4

0.563

—

Idaho StateBig Sky

4-6

5-7

90%

−2.9

46.3

35.1

0.504

—

Central ArkansasUAC

6-5

6-6

90%

+5.0

33.2

22.9

0.486

—

Stephen F. AustinSouthland

6-4

7-5

90%

+7.9

28.2

21.3

0.485

—

William & MaryCAA

7-4

7-5

90%

+3.8

24.9

14.8

0.436

—

Florida A&MSWAC

7-3

7-5

91%

+0.1

19.9

112

19.1

0.497

—

Holy CrossPatriot

6-5

6-6

93%

+9.5

30.9

17.1

0.528

—

MonmouthCAA

5-6

6-6

93%

+8.3

38.2

33.2

0.553

—

Youngstown StateMVFC

4-7

4-8

94%

+6.3

49.1

21.6

0.585

—

Portland StateBig Sky

3-6

3-8

95%

+3.6

47.9

26.5

0.550

—

WoffordSouthern

5-6

5-7

95%

−4.4

36.6

31.4

0.514

—

McNeeseSouthland

6-5

6-6

96%

+0.5

29.3

20.4

0.502

—

SouthernSWAC

7-4

8-4

96%

−5.2

20.6

107

13.1

0.488

55.5

Eastern WashingtonBig Sky

4-7

4-8

96%

+7.4

44.8

29.5

0.577

—

San DiegoPioneer

7-3

8-3

97%

−2.3

14.6

124

6.9

0.421

—

Northern IowaMVFC

3-7

3-9

98%

+1.4

52.1

10.7

0.583

—

Houston ChristianSouthland

4-5

5-7

98%

−5.4

32.8

19.1

0.501

—

LindenwoodOVC

5-6

5-7

98%

−1.9

33.4

19.3

0.513

—

Austin PeayUAC

4-7

4-8

99%

+4.2

36.8

26.6

0.503

—

The CitadelSouthern

4-6

5-7

99%

−5.0

34.3

21.1

0.493

—

Morgan StateMEAC

4-5

6-6

99%

−6.0

30.1

14.9

0.491

—

LafayettePatriot

6-5

6-6

99%

−0.4

24.2

17.2

0.426

—

MerrimackFCS Indep.

5-4

5-6

99%

+0.2

19.6

113

16.2

0.440

—

PennIvy

4-6

99%

+3.2

33.5

19.8

0.538

—

UAlbanyCAA

4-7

4-8

99%

+1.3

37.5

23.5

0.544

—

BucknellPatriot

6-5

6-6

99%

−3.0

23.4

18.1

0.412

—

CornellIvy

4-6

99%

−0.4

31.1

37.1

0.509

—

SamfordSouthern

4-6

4-7

99%

+3.2

33.1

38.5

0.507

—

North AlabamaUAC

3-8

3-9

99%

+2.1

44.4

29.2

0.550

—

Indiana StateMVFC

4-7

4-8

99%

−3.8

38.4

24.5

0.491

—

Alcorn StateSWAC

5-4

6-6

99%

−5.7

18.1

117

10.1

0.468

—

Western IllinoisOVC

3-6

4-8

99%

−6.0

35.7

26.0

0.524

—

Alabama StateSWAC

5-5

7-5

99%

−0.9

22.7

101

10.7

0.482

—

ButlerPioneer

6-3

9-3

99%

−2.3

9.8

128

7.6

0.411

—

PrincetonIvy

3-7

100%

−3.0

38.5

18.1

0.572

—

Morehead StatePioneer

5-5

7-5

100%

−11.5

22.5

102

12.8

0.525

—

Sacramento StateBig Sky

3-7

3-9

100%

+1.6

37.8

22.7

0.476

—

Gardner-WebbOVC

4-6

4-8

100%

−3.0

27.6

15.5

0.488

—

Nicholls StateSouthland

4-6

4-8

100%

−2.2

28.3

13.6

0.471

—

HamptonCAA

4-7

5-7

100%

+0.8

30.6

19.3

0.509

—

West GeorgiaUAC

2-7

4-7

100%

−3.2

40.2

25.1

0.498

—

Weber StateBig Sky

4-7

4-8

100%

+1.5

32.0

29.3

0.438

—

BrownIvy

3-7

100%

−5.7

33.2

28.4

0.537

—

Eastern IllinoisOVC

3-7

3-9

100%

−6.3

33.9

13.1

0.510

—

Long IslandNEC

4-7

4-8

100%

−3.9

29.3

14.8

0.532

—

Cal PolyBig Sky

2-7

3-8

100%

−7.6

39.2

19.8

0.509

—

CampbellCAA

3-8

3-9

100%

−5.4

38.4

21.5

0.552

—

Alabama A&MSWAC

4-5

6-6

100%

−3.2

19.9

111

7.4

0.450

—

Texas SouthernSWAC

4-5

5-6

100%

−8.4

18.4

116

9.7

0.503

—

GeorgetownPatriot

5-6

100%

−11.4

20.4

108

19.3

0.433

—

WagnerNEC

3-6

4-8

100%

−9.7

24.7

7.0

0.489

—

St. Thomas (MN)Pioneer

5-5

6-6

100%

−6.9

13.2

126

6.6

0.427

—

100

FurmanSouthern

3-7

3-8

100%

−4.9

30.1

25.9

0.446

—

101

Utah TechUAC

1-10

1-11

100%

−5.6

48.7

42.6

0.562

—

102

DaytonPioneer

5-5

6-5

100%

−11.6

11.7

127

9.9

0.420

—

103

Northern ColoradoBig Sky

1-10

1-11

100%

−15.1

50.4

45.3

0.553

—

104

East Texas A&MSouthland

3-8

3-9

100%

−9.1

31.5

21.0

0.500

—

105

Sacred HeartFCS Indep.

4-6

5-6

100%

−9.5

19.4

114

16.5

0.387

—

106

Grambling StateSWAC

4-6

5-7

100%

−5.6

16.7

122

21.7

0.457

—

107

Prairie View A&MSWAC

5-6

5-7

100%

−8.8

17.0

120

11.3

0.433

—

108

MercyhurstNEC

1-6

4-7

100%

−10.2

35.0

9.7

0.526

—

109

Norfolk StateMEAC

3-7

4-8

100%

−8.7

23.8

6.9

0.450

—

110

BryantCAA

1-10

2-10

100%

−6.6

41.6

23.0

0.557

—

111

PresbyterianPioneer

4-6

6-6

100%

−9.0

17.1

119

6.9

0.469

—

112

Saint FrancisNEC

3-6

4-7

100%

−7.1

17.2

118

11.3

0.415

—

113

HowardMEAC

3-7

4-8

100%

−7.2

22.3

104

5.2

0.434

—

114

Murray StateMVFC

1-9

1-11

100%

−9.1

51.2

1.7

0.571

—

115

FordhamPatriot

2-9

2-10

100%

−4.9

32.8

8.4

0.520

—

116

ColgatePatriot

2-9

2-10

100%

−8.7

31.0

15.7

0.489

—

117

Bethune-CookmanSWAC

2-7

2-10

100%

−9.3

23.6

8.0

0.511

—

118

DavidsonPioneer

4-5

6-5

100%

−10.5

8.5

129

3.7

0.395

—

119

Charleston SouthernOVC

1-10

1-11

100%

−8.5

32.0

22.0

0.493

—

120

Arkansas-Pine BluffSWAC

2-8

3-9

100%

−18.7

21.1

106

4.6

0.475

—

121

VMISouthern

1-10

1-11

100%

−13.5

33.2

13.6

0.486

—

122

ValparaisoPioneer

2-7

4-7

100%

−18.9

17.0

121

3.8

0.438

—

123

StonehillNEC

1-10

100%

−17.9

28.6

9.1

0.496

—

124

Delaware StateMEAC

1-10

1-11

100%

−20.6

24.3

14.9

0.455

—

125

Mississippi Valley StateSWAC

1-11

100%

−19.5

22.7

100

38.2

0.450

—

126

MaristPioneer

1-10

100%

−24.3

13.4

125

0.7

0.413

—

127

North Carolina A&TCAA

0-10

1-11

100%

−13.9

43.5

—

0.578

—

128

Northwestern StateSouthland

0-10

0-12

100%

−25.0

29.4

—

0.468

—

128

StetsonPioneer

0-9

2-9

100%

−29.1

20.1

110

—

0.451

—