Computer ratings · FCS vs FCS games only

FCS College Football Ratings & Strength of Schedule

2024 Postseason · through Monday, January 6

Season

Week

How this week's numbers compare

Power (0 = average team): #1 +33.2 · #10 +12.2 · middle −0.1
SOS (higher is harder): hardest 56.2 · #10 49.1 · middle 32.0 · 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 · 689 FCS games · run 6793a7ce2a54

Team

vs FCS

All games

SOS rank

North Dakota StateMVFC

14-1

14-2

<0.1%

+28.6

54.5

52.2

0.659

—

Montana StateBig Sky

14-1

15-1

<0.1%

+28.2

46.1

42.9

0.561

—

South Dakota StateMVFC

11-2

12-3

<0.1%

+33.2

56.2

49.5

0.641

—

South DakotaMVFC

10-2

11-3

0.3%

+21.8

50.6

41.7

0.605

—

UC DavisBig Sky

11-2

11-3

1.1%

+16.4

44.8

37.1

0.520

—

IdahoBig Sky

9-3

10-4

5.6%

+12.2

48.6

36.2

0.572

—

Missouri StateMVFC

8-3

8-4

7.8%

+12.4

49.1

35.7

0.560

—

Incarnate WordSouthland

11-3

8.7%

+12.3

38.8

28.2

0.556

—

Rhode IslandCAA

11-2

11-3

9.8%

+7.7

34.5

28.6

0.517

—

Illinois StateMVFC

10-3

10-4

12%

+9.5

41.2

32.9

0.514

—

MercerSouthern

11-2

11-3

14%

+12.2

31.0

25.1

0.517

—

Tarleton StateUAC

10-3

10-4

19%

+12.2

37.7

32.3

0.540

—

VillanovaCAA

10-3

10-4

22%

+10.5

36.7

32.5

0.532

—

Abilene ChristianUAC

9-4

9-5

23%

+8.9

43.7

37.0

0.528

—

DelawareCAA

9-2

31%

+11.7

29.3

23.5

0.489

—

MontanaBig Sky

9-5

32%

+13.7

44.8

32.7

0.553

—

Jackson StateSWAC

11-1

12-2

33%

+12.9

17.7

118

17.9

0.503

—

HarvardIvy

8-2

33%

+10.9

31.4

32.1

0.519

—

RichmondCAA

10-2

10-3

34%

+9.0

26.0

26.3

0.451

—

DartmouthIvy

8-2

35%

+6.5

30.7

29.4

0.529

—

Eastern KentuckyUAC

8-3

8-5

37%

+7.5

36.5

28.9

0.521

—

Southeastern LouisianaSouthland

7-3

7-5

37%

+5.6

39.5

25.6

0.530

—

New HampshireCAA

8-4

8-5

45%

+8.1

39.3

33.6

0.542

—

DuquesneNEC

7-1

8-3

49%

+5.4

20.1

111

18.1

0.434

—

YaleIvy

7-3

49%

+9.3

35.7

36.6

0.569

—

South Carolina StateMEAC

8-2

9-3

51%

+6.5

25.3

21.4

0.488

—

LehighPatriot

9-3

9-4

51%

+6.6

29.2

24.5

0.499

—

Southeast Missouri StateOVC

9-3

9-4

52%

+4.9

28.8

26.5

0.464

—

UT MartinOVC

8-4

9-5

54%

+12.0

36.6

26.4

0.534

—

Northern ArizonaBig Sky

7-4

8-5

56%

+8.5

39.2

25.6

0.467

—

Stony BrookCAA

8-3

8-4

59%

+4.2

29.4

23.0

0.466

—

Tennessee StateOVC

9-4

59%

+2.3

32.4

17.7

0.480

—

ChattanoogaSouthern

7-3

7-5

59%

+9.7

32.2

27.9

0.473

—

Southern UtahUAC

6-4

7-5

63%

+9.4

40.4

34.1

0.506

—

Tennessee TechOVC

7-3

7-5

63%

+4.8

31.1

30.4

0.502

—

TowsonCAA

7-4

7-5

63%

+4.9

37.1

24.2

0.531

—

Western CarolinaSouthern

7-4

7-5

68%

+8.0

35.1

27.3

0.497

—

East Tennessee StateSouthern

6-4

7-5

68%

+3.8

38.9

29.1

0.533

—

ColumbiaIvy

7-3

70%

+3.5

28.4

25.6

0.521

—

DrakePioneer

8-3

75%

−2.0

25.7

15.7

0.480

—

North Carolina CentralMEAC

7-2

8-3

80%

+9.2

18.3

117

12.7

0.418

—

North DakotaMVFC

5-6

5-7

83%

+8.2

47.6

26.4

0.567

—

LamarSouthland

7-4

7-5

85%

−0.5

28.3

16.5

0.453

—

Central Connecticut StateNEC

7-4

7-6

87%

−0.6

27.3

15.7

0.504

—

Idaho StateBig Sky

4-6

5-7

88%

−2.4

48.1

36.4

0.495

—

Robert MorrisNEC

7-3

7-5

88%

−2.8

21.4

107

11.1

0.447

—

ElonCAA

6-5

6-6

88%

+4.5

34.2

32.6

0.514

—

Southern IllinoisMVFC

4-7

4-8

88%

+4.6

53.4

37.8

0.599

—

MaineCAA

5-6

5-7

89%

+1.2

43.1

29.0

0.552

—

Central ArkansasUAC

6-5

6-6

89%

+5.2

33.6

22.7

0.476

—

Stephen F. AustinSouthland

6-4

7-5

90%

+7.5

28.3

21.6

0.476

—

Florida A&MSWAC

7-3

7-5

90%

+0.8

20.2

110

18.4

0.490

—

William & MaryCAA

7-4

7-5

91%

+3.9

24.7

14.4

0.434

—

Holy CrossPatriot

6-5

6-6

93%

+9.5

30.4

17.0

0.518

—

MonmouthCAA

5-6

6-6

93%

+8.1

38.3

33.0

0.542

—

Portland StateBig Sky

3-6

3-8

93%

+4.3

50.3

28.1

0.536

—

Eastern WashingtonBig Sky

4-7

4-8

95%

+7.9

46.7

30.5

0.565

—

Youngstown StateMVFC

4-7

4-8

95%

+6.0

48.2

20.9

0.573

—

McNeeseSouthland

6-5

6-6

95%

−0.1

29.5

20.6

0.492

—

WoffordSouthern

5-6

5-7

96%

−4.6

36.3

31.2

0.510

—

SouthernSWAC

7-5

8-5

96%

−5.3

24.9

13.7

0.511

—

San DiegoPioneer

7-3

8-3

97%

−2.4

14.8

124

7.0

0.418

—

Houston ChristianSouthland

4-5

5-7

98%

−5.7

32.7

18.9

0.491

—

Northern IowaMVFC

3-7

3-9

98%

+1.3

51.3

10.4

0.578

—

LindenwoodOVC

5-6

5-7

98%

−2.8

32.4

18.5

0.507

—

Austin PeayUAC

4-7

4-8

98%

+4.4

37.1

27.3

0.492

—

UAlbanyCAA

4-7

4-8

99%

+1.7

37.5

23.3

0.535

—

MerrimackFCS Indep.

5-4

5-6

99%

+0.0

19.5

114

16.0

0.438

—

LafayettePatriot

6-5

6-6

99%

−0.1

23.9

17.2

0.420

—

PennIvy

4-6

99%

+3.3

33.2

19.6

0.536

—

Morgan StateMEAC

4-5

6-6

99%

−6.3

29.4

14.7

0.483

—

The CitadelSouthern

4-6

5-7

99%

−5.7

33.4

20.8

0.485

—

BucknellPatriot

6-5

6-6

99%

−3.1

22.9

104

17.3

0.406

—

Alcorn StateSWAC

5-4

6-6

99%

−5.0

19.2

116

10.5

0.467

—

CornellIvy

4-6

99%

−0.5

30.7

36.5

0.507

—

North AlabamaUAC

3-8

3-9

99%

+1.8

44.0

29.9

0.533

—

SamfordSouthern

4-6

4-7

99%

+2.9

32.6

37.9

0.501

—

Alabama StateSWAC

5-5

7-5

99%

−0.3

23.5

101

11.1

0.483

—

Indiana StateMVFC

4-7

4-8

99%

−4.2

37.4

23.8

0.483

—

Western IllinoisOVC

3-6

4-8

99%

−7.0

34.1

24.9

0.514

—

ButlerPioneer

6-3

9-3

99%

−2.0

9.8

128

7.6

0.410

—

Sacramento StateBig Sky

3-7

3-9

99%

+2.6

39.6

23.0

0.467

—

Morehead StatePioneer

5-5

7-5

100%

−11.2

22.9

103

12.8

0.521

—

PrincetonIvy

3-7

100%

−2.9

37.8

17.6

0.565

—

Nicholls StateSouthland

4-6

4-8

100%

−2.2

28.4

13.4

0.464

—

West GeorgiaUAC

2-7

4-7

100%

−3.3

40.7

25.4

0.485

—

HamptonCAA

4-7

5-7

100%

+0.5

30.2

18.9

0.499

—

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

33.1

30.6

0.429

—

Cal PolyBig Sky

2-7

3-8

100%

−7.2

41.0

21.2

0.496

—

BrownIvy

3-7

100%

−5.6

32.9

27.9

0.532

—

Long IslandNEC

4-7

4-8

100%

−4.3

28.9

14.7

0.520

—

Alabama A&MSWAC

4-5

6-6

100%

−2.8

20.9

108

7.6

0.450

—

Texas SouthernSWAC

4-5

5-6

100%

−7.6

19.5

113

10.0

0.502

—

CampbellCAA

3-8

3-9

100%

−5.2

38.1

21.4

0.546

—

Eastern IllinoisOVC

3-7

3-9

100%

−6.7

32.5

12.2

0.501

—

GeorgetownPatriot

5-6

100%

−11.1

19.8

112

19.0

0.428

—

WagnerNEC

3-6

4-8

100%

−10.1

24.3

6.9

0.483

—

St. Thomas (MN)Pioneer

5-5

6-6

100%

−6.6

13.0

126

6.5

0.426

—

100

Northern ColoradoBig Sky

1-10

1-11

100%

−14.2

52.0

46.9

0.538

—

101

FurmanSouthern

3-7

3-8

100%

−4.4

29.8

25.9

0.443

—

102

Utah TechUAC

1-10

1-11

100%

−5.2

50.0

42.5

0.548

—

103

East Texas A&MSouthland

3-8

3-9

100%

−9.2

32.0

20.8

0.492

—

104

DaytonPioneer

5-5

6-5

100%

−11.4

11.7

127

9.9

0.419

—

105

Grambling StateSWAC

4-6

5-7

100%

−5.1

17.5

119

23.1

0.455

—

106

Prairie View A&MSWAC

5-6

5-7

100%

−8.4

17.1

121

11.5

0.428

—

107

Sacred HeartFCS Indep.

4-6

5-6

100%

−9.5

19.3

115

16.4

0.384

—

108

MercyhurstNEC

1-6

4-7

100%

−9.7

35.6

9.5

0.523

—

109

Norfolk StateMEAC

3-7

4-8

100%

−8.9

23.1

102

6.7

0.442

—

110

BryantCAA

1-10

2-10

100%

−6.2

41.4

23.1

0.550

—

111

Saint FrancisNEC

3-6

4-7

100%

−6.9

17.3

120

11.3

0.413

—

112

PresbyterianPioneer

4-6

6-6

100%

−9.0

16.9

122

6.8

0.466

—

113

HowardMEAC

3-7

4-8

100%

−7.3

21.6

106

5.2

0.426

—

114

Murray StateMVFC

1-9

1-11

100%

−9.3

50.3

1.8

0.566

—

115

ColgatePatriot

2-9

2-10

100%

−8.5

30.5

15.3

0.480

—

116

FordhamPatriot

2-9

2-10

100%

−4.7

32.4

8.0

0.514

—

117

Bethune-CookmanSWAC

2-7

2-10

100%

−8.6

24.4

8.3

0.509

—

118

DavidsonPioneer

4-5

6-5

100%

−10.1

8.5

129

3.6

0.395

—

119

Arkansas-Pine BluffSWAC

2-8

3-9

100%

−18.2

22.1

105

4.6

0.475

—

120

Charleston SouthernOVC

1-10

1-11

100%

−8.9

31.1

22.1

0.487

—

121

VMISouthern

1-10

1-11

100%

−13.5

32.8

13.1

0.482

—

122

ValparaisoPioneer

2-7

4-7

100%

−18.4

16.9

123

3.8

0.436

—

123

StonehillNEC

1-10

100%

−17.7

28.6

8.8

0.494

—

124

Delaware StateMEAC

1-10

1-11

100%

−20.8

23.6

15.1

0.449

—

125

Mississippi Valley StateSWAC

1-11

100%

−18.8

23.6

100

38.9

0.450

—

126

MaristPioneer

1-10

100%

−23.8

13.4

125

0.8

0.412

—

127

North Carolina A&TCAA

0-10

1-11

100%

−13.8

42.8

—

0.567

—

128

Northwestern StateSouthland

0-10

0-12

100%

−24.6

29.5

—

0.464

—

128

StetsonPioneer

0-9

2-9

100%

−28.4

20.2

109

—

0.450

—