Computer ratings · FCS vs FCS games only

FCS College Football Ratings & Strength of Schedule

2024 Week 15 · through Saturday, December 7

Season

Week

How this week's numbers compare

Power (0 = average team): #1 +32.9 · #10 +12.4 · middle −0.2
SOS (higher is harder): hardest 53.3 · #10 48.0 · middle 32.3 · easiest 8.5
SOR (lower is better): #1 0.1% · #25 49%

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 · 681 FCS games · run 0f93f74704ce

Team

vs FCS

All games

SOS rank

North Dakota StateMVFC

11-1

11-2

0.1%

+26.9

48.0

44.5

0.617

79.2

South Dakota StateMVFC

10-1

11-2

0.1%

+32.9

52.5

48.6

0.611

75.1

Montana StateBig Sky

12-0

13-0

0.1%

+27.0

38.6

0.504

75.2

South DakotaMVFC

9-1

10-2

0.5%

+21.8

44.7

38.9

0.571

77.7

UC DavisBig Sky

11-1

11-2

0.6%

+17.3

41.3

37.3

0.511

87.3

IdahoBig Sky

9-2

10-3

4.5%

+13.9

44.7

36.2

0.561

91.4

Incarnate WordSouthland

11-2

8.1%

+13.7

34.4

28.3

0.546

96.8

Missouri StateMVFC

8-3

8-4

8.4%

+12.2

48.6

35.4

0.563

—

Rhode IslandCAA

11-2

11-3

9.5%

+7.8

34.7

28.8

0.520

—

MercerSouthern

11-1

11-2

12%

+12.9

25.9

25.2

0.492

92.7

Illinois StateMVFC

10-3

10-4

13%

+9.4

40.8

32.6

0.517

—

Tarleton StateUAC

10-3

10-4

19%

+12.4

37.7

32.3

0.544

—

VillanovaCAA

10-3

10-4

21%

+10.5

36.9

32.6

0.535

—

Abilene ChristianUAC

9-4

9-5

23%

+9.0

43.9

37.1

0.530

—

DelawareCAA

9-2

30%

+11.7

29.5

23.7

0.490

—

MontanaBig Sky

9-5

32%

+13.6

44.8

32.8

0.563

—

HarvardIvy

8-2

33%

+10.9

31.5

32.2

0.519

—

RichmondCAA

10-2

10-3

34%

+9.1

26.2

26.4

0.451

—

South Carolina StateMEAC

8-1

9-2

35%

+9.0

22.4

104

21.5

0.460

51.0

DartmouthIvy

8-2

35%

+6.6

30.8

29.5

0.529

—

Southeastern LouisianaSouthland

7-3

7-5

36%

+5.9

39.8

25.7

0.539

—

Eastern KentuckyUAC

8-3

8-5

37%

+7.6

36.5

29.0

0.522

—

New HampshireCAA

8-4

8-5

45%

+8.0

39.4

33.7

0.543

—

YaleIvy

7-3

49%

+9.4

35.8

36.7

0.569

—

DuquesneNEC

7-1

8-3

49%

+5.7

20.1

110

18.1

0.435

—

Jackson StateSWAC

10-1

11-2

50%

+11.0

14.6

124

14.6

0.480

48.8

LehighPatriot

9-3

9-4

50%

+7.0

29.4

24.6

0.503

—

Southeast Missouri StateOVC

9-3

9-4

53%

+4.9

28.7

26.5

0.465

—

Northern ArizonaBig Sky

7-4

8-5

54%

+8.9

39.6

25.6

0.478

—

UT MartinOVC

8-4

9-5

55%

+12.0

36.4

26.3

0.536

—

Stony BrookCAA

8-3

8-4

58%

+4.5

29.6

23.1

0.467

—

ChattanoogaSouthern

7-3

7-5

59%

+9.9

32.4

27.9

0.479

—

Tennessee StateOVC

9-4

60%

+2.4

32.3

17.6

0.478

—

Tennessee TechOVC

7-3

7-5

62%

+5.2

31.4

30.3

0.508

—

Southern UtahUAC

6-4

7-5

63%

+9.5

40.5

34.1

0.512

—

TowsonCAA

7-4

7-5

63%

+5.0

37.2

24.4

0.529

—

Western CarolinaSouthern

7-4

7-5

67%

+8.2

35.3

27.5

0.503

—

East Tennessee StateSouthern

6-4

7-5

68%

+4.1

39.1

29.3

0.536

—

ColumbiaIvy

7-3

70%

+3.5

28.5

25.7

0.521

—

DrakePioneer

8-3

75%

−2.1

25.7

15.7

0.484

—

North Carolina CentralMEAC

7-2

8-3

78%

+9.6

18.9

115

12.8

0.425

—

North DakotaMVFC

5-6

5-7

84%

+8.0

47.4

26.4

0.572

—

LamarSouthland

7-4

7-5

85%

−0.2

28.5

16.6

0.458

—

Idaho StateBig Sky

4-6

5-7

87%

−2.2

48.3

36.6

0.506

—

ElonCAA

6-5

6-6

87%

+4.4

34.5

32.8

0.515

—

Central Connecticut StateNEC

7-4

7-6

87%

−0.2

27.3

15.7

0.505

—

Robert MorrisNEC

7-3

7-5

88%

−2.5

21.4

106

11.2

0.447

—

Southern IllinoisMVFC

4-7

4-8

88%

+4.2

53.3

38.4

0.607

—

MaineCAA

5-6

5-7

89%

+1.2

43.2

29.2

0.554

—

Central ArkansasUAC

6-5

6-6

89%

+5.1

33.5

22.7

0.477

—

Stephen F. AustinSouthland

6-4

7-5

89%

+7.9

28.6

21.6

0.483

—

Florida A&MSWAC

7-3

7-5

90%

+0.2

20.0

111

19.0

0.495

—

William & MaryCAA

7-4

7-5

91%

+3.8

24.8

14.6

0.435

—

Holy CrossPatriot

6-5

6-6

93%

+9.4

30.5

17.0

0.519

—

Portland StateBig Sky

3-6

3-8

93%

+4.6

50.5

28.0

0.551

—

MonmouthCAA

5-6

6-6

93%

+8.2

38.3

33.1

0.543

—

Eastern WashingtonBig Sky

4-7

4-8

94%

+8.3

46.9

30.5

0.577

—

Youngstown StateMVFC

4-7

4-8

95%

+5.7

48.0

20.8

0.580

—

McNeeseSouthland

6-5

6-6

95%

+0.4

29.6

20.6

0.497

—

WoffordSouthern

5-6

5-7

95%

−4.4

36.5

31.2

0.515

—

SouthernSWAC

7-5

8-5

97%

−5.9

23.8

13.3

0.509

—

San DiegoPioneer

7-3

8-3

97%

−2.3

14.7

123

7.0

0.420

—

Houston ChristianSouthland

4-5

5-7

98%

−5.4

33.0

18.9

0.498

—

Northern IowaMVFC

3-7

3-9

98%

+0.9

51.0

10.4

0.582

—

LindenwoodOVC

5-6

5-7

98%

−2.5

32.3

18.5

0.508

—

Austin PeayUAC

4-7

4-8

98%

+4.3

37.1

27.0

0.494

—

UAlbanyCAA

4-7

4-8

99%

+1.5

37.9

23.4

0.539

—

Morgan StateMEAC

4-5

6-6

99%

−6.0

30.0

14.9

0.490

—

The CitadelSouthern

4-6

5-7

99%

−5.2

34.1

20.9

0.495

—

MerrimackFCS Indep.

5-4

5-6

99%

+0.1

19.5

113

16.1

0.439

—

LafayettePatriot

6-5

6-6

99%

−0.4

23.9

17.1

0.420

—

PennIvy

4-6

99%

+3.2

33.3

19.6

0.536

—

BucknellPatriot

6-5

6-6

99%

−3.1

23.0

101

17.4

0.406

—

CornellIvy

4-6

99%

−0.5

30.9

36.7

0.508

—

SamfordSouthern

4-6

4-7

99%

+3.1

32.9

38.3

0.508

—

North AlabamaUAC

3-8

3-9

99%

+1.9

43.9

29.9

0.535

—

Alcorn StateSWAC

5-4

6-6

99%

−5.5

18.3

117

10.2

0.465

—

Alabama StateSWAC

5-5

7-5

99%

−0.7

22.9

102

10.7

0.483

—

Indiana StateMVFC

4-7

4-8

99%

−4.4

37.1

23.7

0.488

—

Western IllinoisOVC

3-6

4-8

99%

−6.7

33.9

25.1

0.515

—

Sacramento StateBig Sky

3-7

3-9

99%

+2.6

39.7

23.3

0.477

—

ButlerPioneer

6-3

9-3

99%

−2.3

9.7

128

7.5

0.411

—

Morehead StatePioneer

5-5

7-5

100%

−11.4

22.8

103

12.8

0.522

—

PrincetonIvy

3-7

100%

−3.0

38.0

17.9

0.569

—

Nicholls StateSouthland

4-6

4-8

100%

−2.1

28.6

13.2

0.469

—

West GeorgiaUAC

2-7

4-7

100%

−3.2

40.7

25.5

0.487

—

HamptonCAA

4-7

5-7

100%

+0.7

30.5

19.2

0.501

—

Gardner-WebbOVC

4-6

4-8

100%

−3.3

26.6

15.0

0.483

—

Weber StateBig Sky

4-7

4-8

100%

+2.2

33.4

30.6

0.436

—

Cal PolyBig Sky

2-7

3-8

100%

−6.8

41.5

21.1

0.509

—

BrownIvy

3-7

100%

−5.7

33.0

28.1

0.532

—

Long IslandNEC

4-7

4-8

100%

−4.1

29.0

14.7

0.521

—

CampbellCAA

3-8

3-9

100%

−5.3

38.3

21.5

0.547

—

Alabama A&MSWAC

4-5

6-6

100%

−3.2

20.2

108

7.4

0.448

—

Eastern IllinoisOVC

3-7

3-9

100%

−6.9

32.4

12.3

0.501

—

Texas SouthernSWAC

4-5

5-6

100%

−8.2

18.7

116

9.7

0.501

—

GeorgetownPatriot

5-6

100%

−11.4

20.0

112

19.0

0.428

—

WagnerNEC

3-6

4-8

100%

−9.9

24.3

7.0

0.484

—

St. Thomas (MN)Pioneer

5-5

6-6

100%

−6.9

13.0

126

6.6

0.427

—

100

Northern ColoradoBig Sky

1-10

1-11

100%

−14.1

52.2

47.0

0.551

—

101

FurmanSouthern

3-7

3-8

100%

−4.7

30.0

26.0

0.448

—

102

Utah TechUAC

1-10

1-11

100%

−5.2

50.0

42.6

0.555

—

103

East Texas A&MSouthland

3-8

3-9

100%

−8.9

32.3

21.1

0.502

—

104

DaytonPioneer

5-5

6-5

100%

−11.6

11.6

127

9.9

0.420

—

105

Grambling StateSWAC

4-6

5-7

100%

−5.5

16.9

121

22.2

0.454

—

106

Sacred HeartFCS Indep.

4-6

5-6

100%

−9.5

19.3

114

16.5

0.385

—

107

Prairie View A&MSWAC

5-6

5-7

100%

−8.7

17.1

119

11.4

0.432

—

108

MercyhurstNEC

1-6

4-7

100%

−9.9

35.4

9.6

0.527

—

109

Norfolk StateMEAC

3-7

4-8

100%

−8.6

23.7

6.9

0.449

—

110

BryantCAA

1-10

2-10

100%

−6.5

41.5

23.0

0.550

—

111

PresbyterianPioneer

4-6

6-6

100%

−9.0

17.0

120

6.8

0.470

—

112

Saint FrancisNEC

3-6

4-7

100%

−7.0

17.2

118

11.3

0.414

—

113

HowardMEAC

3-7

4-8

100%

−7.2

22.2

105

5.2

0.433

—

114

Murray StateMVFC

1-9

1-11

100%

−9.7

49.9

1.8

0.570

—

115

ColgatePatriot

2-9

2-10

100%

−8.8

30.6

15.5

0.480

—

116

FordhamPatriot

2-9

2-10

100%

−5.0

32.4

8.2

0.514

—

117

Bethune-CookmanSWAC

2-7

2-10

100%

−9.1

23.7

8.0

0.512

—

118

DavidsonPioneer

4-5

6-5

100%

−10.4

8.5

129

3.7

0.395

—

119

Arkansas-Pine BluffSWAC

2-8

3-9

100%

−18.7

21.3

107

4.6

0.473

—

120

Charleston SouthernOVC

1-10

1-11

100%

−8.9

31.0

22.1

0.488

—

121

VMISouthern

1-10

1-11

100%

−13.5

33.1

13.4

0.488

—

122

ValparaisoPioneer

2-7

4-7

100%

−18.8

16.7

122

3.8

0.437

—

123

StonehillNEC

1-10

100%

−17.9

28.5

9.0

0.494

—

124

Delaware StateMEAC

1-10

1-11

100%

−20.6

24.3

15.0

0.454

—

125

Mississippi Valley StateSWAC

1-11

100%

−19.3

23.0

100

38.4

0.450

—

126

MaristPioneer

1-10

100%

−24.2

13.4

125

0.8

0.412

—

127

StetsonPioneer

0-9

2-9

100%

−28.9

20.1

109

—

0.451

—

128

North Carolina A&TCAA

0-10

1-11

100%

−13.8

43.4

—

0.573

—

128

Northwestern StateSouthland

0-10

0-12

100%

−24.8

29.6

—

0.466

—