Computer ratings · FCS vs FCS games only

FCS College Football Ratings & Strength of Schedule

2024 Week 16 · through Saturday, December 14

Season

Week

How this week's numbers compare

Power (0 = average team): #1 +34.2 · #10 +12.2 · middle −0.3
SOS (higher is harder): hardest 53.5 · #10 48.4 · middle 31.9 · 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 · 685 FCS games · run 6ca297ced6f1

Team

vs FCS

All games

SOS rank

North Dakota StateMVFC

12-1

12-2

<0.1%

+27.7

48.9

45.6

0.631

92.0

South Dakota StateMVFC

11-1

12-2

<0.1%

+34.2

53.2

49.6

0.630

93.3

Montana StateBig Sky

13-0

14-0

<0.1%

+28.2

40.1

0.522

85.4

South DakotaMVFC

10-1

11-2

0.2%

+22.5

46.8

41.7

0.593

92.5

UC DavisBig Sky

11-2

11-3

1.1%

+16.6

44.7

37.0

0.527

—

IdahoBig Sky

9-3

10-4

5.8%

+12.2

48.4

36.2

0.578

—

Missouri StateMVFC

8-3

8-4

7.7%

+12.5

49.1

35.8

0.565

—

Incarnate WordSouthland

11-3

8.6%

+12.5

38.9

28.2

0.564

—

Rhode IslandCAA

11-2

11-3

9.7%

+7.7

34.6

28.7

0.517

—

Illinois StateMVFC

10-3

10-4

12%

+9.5

41.2

33.0

0.515

—

MercerSouthern

11-2

11-3

14%

+12.2

31.0

25.1

0.516

—

Tarleton StateUAC

10-3

10-4

19%

+12.4

37.7

32.3

0.544

—

VillanovaCAA

10-3

10-4

22%

+10.5

36.8

32.6

0.533

—

Abilene ChristianUAC

9-4

9-5

24%

+8.9

43.6

37.0

0.527

—

DelawareCAA

9-2

31%

+11.7

29.4

23.6

0.489

—

MontanaBig Sky

9-5

32%

+13.8

44.8

32.7

0.560

—

HarvardIvy

8-2

33%

+10.9

31.5

32.1

0.519

—

RichmondCAA

10-2

10-3

34%

+9.1

26.1

26.4

0.451

—

South Carolina StateMEAC

8-1

9-2

35%

+8.8

22.4

104

21.5

0.460

51.0

DartmouthIvy

8-2

35%

+6.5

30.7

29.5

0.529

—

Eastern KentuckyUAC

8-3

8-5

37%

+7.5

36.5

28.9

0.522

—

Southeastern LouisianaSouthland

7-3

7-5

37%

+5.7

39.5

25.5

0.536

—

New HampshireCAA

8-4

8-5

45%

+8.1

39.3

33.7

0.543

—

DuquesneNEC

7-1

8-3

49%

+5.6

20.2

109

18.2

0.435

—

YaleIvy

7-3

49%

+9.3

35.7

36.6

0.569

—

Jackson StateSWAC

10-1

11-2

50%

+11.0

14.6

124

14.6

0.480

48.8

LehighPatriot

9-3

9-4

51%

+6.7

29.2

24.6

0.500

—

Southeast Missouri StateOVC

9-3

9-4

52%

+4.9

28.9

26.6

0.465

—

UT MartinOVC

8-4

9-5

54%

+12.1

36.6

26.4

0.537

—

Northern ArizonaBig Sky

7-4

8-5

56%

+8.6

39.1

25.5

0.469

—

Stony BrookCAA

8-3

8-4

58%

+4.4

29.5

23.1

0.467

—

Tennessee StateOVC

9-4

59%

+2.4

32.4

17.7

0.479

—

ChattanoogaSouthern

7-3

7-5

59%

+9.7

32.2

27.9

0.473

—

Tennessee TechOVC

7-3

7-5

61%

+5.1

31.5

30.4

0.507

—

TowsonCAA

7-4

7-5

63%

+5.0

37.2

24.4

0.530

—

Southern UtahUAC

6-4

7-5

63%

+9.4

40.4

34.1

0.507

—

Western CarolinaSouthern

7-4

7-5

68%

+8.1

35.2

27.4

0.498

—

East Tennessee StateSouthern

6-4

7-5

68%

+3.9

38.9

29.2

0.531

—

ColumbiaIvy

7-3

70%

+3.5

28.4

25.6

0.521

—

DrakePioneer

8-3

75%

−2.0

25.8

15.7

0.485

—

North Carolina CentralMEAC

7-2

8-3

78%

+9.5

18.9

115

12.8

0.425

—

North DakotaMVFC

5-6

5-7

83%

+8.3

47.8

26.5

0.576

—

LamarSouthland

7-4

7-5

85%

−0.4

28.2

16.4

0.453

—

Central Connecticut StateNEC

7-4

7-6

87%

−0.4

27.3

15.7

0.505

—

ElonCAA

6-5

6-6

87%

+4.4

34.4

32.8

0.514

—

Robert MorrisNEC

7-3

7-5

88%

−2.6

21.4

106

11.2

0.447

—

Idaho StateBig Sky

4-6

5-7

88%

−2.4

48.0

36.3

0.500

—

Southern IllinoisMVFC

4-7

4-8

88%

+4.6

53.5

38.0

0.607

—

MaineCAA

5-6

5-7

89%

+1.2

43.2

29.1

0.555

—

Central ArkansasUAC

6-5

6-6

89%

+5.1

33.5

22.6

0.476

—

Stephen F. AustinSouthland

6-4

7-5

90%

+7.6

28.2

21.5

0.477

—

Florida A&MSWAC

7-3

7-5

91%

+0.4

20.0

111

18.9

0.495

—

William & MaryCAA

7-4

7-5

91%

+3.9

24.8

14.6

0.434

—

Holy CrossPatriot

6-5

6-6

93%

+9.4

30.5

17.0

0.518

—

MonmouthCAA

5-6

6-6

93%

+8.2

38.3

33.1

0.543

—

Portland StateBig Sky

3-6

3-8

94%

+4.4

50.1

28.0

0.541

—

Youngstown StateMVFC

4-7

4-8

95%

+6.1

48.4

21.1

0.583

—

Eastern WashingtonBig Sky

4-7

4-8

95%

+8.1

46.7

30.4

0.569

—

WoffordSouthern

5-6

5-7

96%

−4.6

36.3

31.2

0.510

—

McNeeseSouthland

6-5

6-6

96%

+0.1

29.3

20.4

0.492

—

SouthernSWAC

7-5

8-5

97%

−5.9

23.7

13.3

0.508

—

San DiegoPioneer

7-3

8-3

97%

−2.3

14.8

123

7.0

0.419

—

Houston ChristianSouthland

4-5

5-7

98%

−5.6

32.7

18.9

0.492

—

Northern IowaMVFC

3-7

3-9

98%

+1.3

51.5

10.5

0.587

—

LindenwoodOVC

5-6

5-7

98%

−2.6

32.5

18.5

0.508

—

Austin PeayUAC

4-7

4-8

98%

+4.3

37.1

27.1

0.493

—

Morgan StateMEAC

4-5

6-6

99%

−6.0

30.0

14.9

0.490

—

UAlbanyCAA

4-7

4-8

99%

+1.6

37.6

23.4

0.536

—

MerrimackFCS Indep.

5-4

5-6

99%

+0.1

19.5

113

16.1

0.439

—

The CitadelSouthern

4-6

5-7

99%

−5.4

33.9

20.8

0.489

—

LafayettePatriot

6-5

6-6

99%

−0.3

23.9

17.2

0.420

—

PennIvy

4-6

99%

+3.2

33.3

19.6

0.536

—

BucknellPatriot

6-5

6-6

99%

−3.1

22.9

101

17.3

0.406

—

CornellIvy

4-6

99%

−0.5

30.8

36.6

0.507

—

North AlabamaUAC

3-8

3-9

99%

+1.8

44.0

29.8

0.534

—

SamfordSouthern

4-6

4-7

99%

+2.9

32.7

37.7

0.502

—

Alcorn StateSWAC

5-4

6-6

99%

−5.5

18.3

117

10.2

0.465

—

Indiana StateMVFC

4-7

4-8

99%

−4.1

37.5

24.0

0.490

—

Alabama StateSWAC

5-5

7-5

99%

−0.7

22.9

103

10.7

0.482

—

Western IllinoisOVC

3-6

4-8

99%

−6.8

34.1

25.1

0.515

—

ButlerPioneer

6-3

9-3

99%

−2.1

9.8

128

7.6

0.411

—

Sacramento StateBig Sky

3-7

3-9

99%

+2.5

39.5

22.9

0.471

—

Morehead StatePioneer

5-5

7-5

100%

−11.3

22.9

102

12.8

0.521

—

PrincetonIvy

3-7

100%

−3.0

37.9

17.7

0.565

—

Nicholls StateSouthland

4-6

4-8

100%

−2.3

28.3

13.1

0.465

—

West GeorgiaUAC

2-7

4-7

100%

−3.3

40.6

25.4

0.486

—

HamptonCAA

4-7

5-7

100%

+0.7

30.4

19.2

0.501

—

Gardner-WebbOVC

4-6

4-8

100%

−3.2

26.7

15.0

0.482

—

Weber StateBig Sky

4-7

4-8

100%

+2.0

33.0

30.5

0.430

—

Cal PolyBig Sky

2-7

3-8

100%

−7.1

41.0

21.1

0.499

—

BrownIvy

3-7

100%

−5.6

32.9

28.0

0.532

—

Long IslandNEC

4-7

4-8

100%

−4.2

29.0

14.7

0.520

—

CampbellCAA

3-8

3-9

100%

−5.3

38.3

21.5

0.547

—

Eastern IllinoisOVC

3-7

3-9

100%

−6.7

32.6

12.3

0.501

—

Alabama A&MSWAC

4-5

6-6

100%

−3.1

20.1

110

7.3

0.448

—

Texas SouthernSWAC

4-5

5-6

100%

−8.1

18.6

116

9.6

0.500

—

GeorgetownPatriot

5-6

100%

−11.3

19.9

112

19.0

0.428

—

WagnerNEC

3-6

4-8

100%

−10.0

24.3

7.0

0.483

—

St. Thomas (MN)Pioneer

5-5

6-6

100%

−6.7

13.1

126

6.6

0.427

—

100

Northern ColoradoBig Sky

1-10

1-11

100%

−14.2

51.9

46.7

0.542

—

101

FurmanSouthern

3-7

3-8

100%

−4.6

29.8

26.0

0.443

—

102

Utah TechUAC

1-10

1-11

100%

−5.2

50.0

42.5

0.551

—

103

East Texas A&MSouthland

3-8

3-9

100%

−9.1

31.9

20.8

0.493

—

104

DaytonPioneer

5-5

6-5

100%

−11.5

11.7

127

10.0

0.420

—

105

Sacred HeartFCS Indep.

4-6

5-6

100%

−9.5

19.4

114

16.5

0.385

—

106

Grambling StateSWAC

4-6

5-7

100%

−5.5

16.8

122

22.0

0.453

—

107

MercyhurstNEC

1-6

4-7

100%

−9.8

35.6

9.5

0.528

—

108

Prairie View A&MSWAC

5-6

5-7

100%

−8.7

16.9

121

11.3

0.428

—

109

Norfolk StateMEAC

3-7

4-8

100%

−8.6

23.7

6.9

0.449

—

110

BryantCAA

1-10

2-10

100%

−6.4

41.5

23.1

0.550

—

111

Saint FrancisNEC

3-6

4-7

100%

−6.9

17.3

118

11.3

0.414

—

112

PresbyterianPioneer

4-6

6-6

100%

−9.0

17.0

120

6.8

0.466

—

113

HowardMEAC

3-7

4-8

100%

−7.1

22.2

105

5.2

0.433

—

114

Murray StateMVFC

1-9

1-11

100%

−9.3

50.4

1.7

0.575

—

115

ColgatePatriot

2-9

2-10

100%

−8.6

30.6

15.3

0.480

—

116

FordhamPatriot

2-9

2-10

100%

−4.9

32.4

8.1

0.514

—

117

Bethune-CookmanSWAC

2-7

2-10

100%

−9.1

23.5

8.0

0.507

—

118

DavidsonPioneer

4-5

6-5

100%

−10.2

8.5

129

3.6

0.395

—

119

Arkansas-Pine BluffSWAC

2-8

3-9

100%

−18.6

21.3

107

4.5

0.473

—

120

Charleston SouthernOVC

1-10

1-11

100%

−8.9

31.1

22.0

0.488

—

121

VMISouthern

1-10

1-11

100%

−13.5

32.9

13.2

0.482

—

122

ValparaisoPioneer

2-7

4-7

100%

−18.6

17.0

119

3.8

0.437

—

123

StonehillNEC

1-10

100%

−17.8

28.6

8.9

0.494

—

124

Delaware StateMEAC

1-10

1-11

100%

−20.6

24.3

15.1

0.454

—

125

Mississippi Valley StateSWAC

1-11

100%

−19.2

23.0

100

38.5

0.449

—

126

MaristPioneer

1-10

100%

−24.0

13.4

125

0.8

0.412

—

127

North Carolina A&TCAA

0-10

1-11

100%

−13.7

43.4

—

0.573

—

128

StetsonPioneer

0-9

2-9

100%

−28.6

20.2

108

—

0.450

—

129

Northwestern StateSouthland

0-10

0-12

100%

−24.8

29.4

—

0.464

—