Computer ratings · FCS vs FCS games only

FCS College Football Ratings & Strength of Schedule

2025 Week 10 · through Saturday, November 1

Season

Week

How this week's numbers compare

Power (0 = average team): #1 +31.6 · #10 +14.9 · middle −0.0
SOS (higher is harder): hardest 65.1 · #10 45.0 · middle 31.5 · easiest 9.4
SOR (lower is better): #1 0.3% · #25 50%

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 · 479 FCS games · run dadaa1660afa

Team

vs FCS

All games

SOS rank

123

VMISouthern

0-7

1-8

100%

−15.4

31.2

—

0.440

29.6

123

ValparaisoPioneer

0-7

1-8

100%

−25.0

31.5

—

0.503

12.7

123

Saint FrancisNEC

0-6

0-8

100%

−16.8

20.8

107

—

0.444

15.0

123

Murray StateMVFC

0-7

0-9

100%

−10.4

57.4

—

0.612

45.4

123

Morgan StateMEAC

0-4

3-6

100%

−4.9

26.7

—

0.464

21.7

123

DavidsonPioneer

0-8

1-8

100%

−22.6

26.6

—

0.492

15.6

123

BryantCAA

0-6

2-7

100%

−9.0

37.5

—

0.522

30.6

121

Norfolk StateMEAC

0-7

1-8

100%

−13.2

22.5

102

—

0.434

25.5

121

Mississippi Valley StateSWAC

0-7

1-7

100%

−18.7

31.5

—

0.458

28.9

120

SouthernSWAC

1-7

1-8

100%

−18.6

22.3

103

4.6

0.484

12.6

119

Alcorn StateSWAC

2-5

3-6

100%

−7.4

9.4

129

11.1

0.347

23.1

118

HamptonCAA

1-7

2-7

100%

−11.6

32.5

5.0

0.462

42.0

117

SamfordSouthern

1-7

1-8

100%

−13.1

31.0

6.5

0.473

45.1

116

Tennessee StateOVC

2-7

100%

−9.5

28.1

9.6

0.485

33.3

115

UAlbanyCAA

1-7

1-8

100%

−11.9

34.6

17.0

0.522

36.9

114

Morehead StatePioneer

3-5

5-5

100%

−19.1

20.0

111

2.6

0.425

24.5

113

Northwestern StateSouthland

1-6

1-8

100%

−20.0

28.3

11.3

0.448

41.2

112

Houston ChristianSouthland

1-6

2-7

100%

−12.5

32.5

1.9

0.427

39.7

111

New HavenNEC

1-5

4-5

100%

−16.0

22.3

104

11.5

0.388

19.0

110

MaristPioneer

3-6

100%

−14.2

20.0

110

13.7

0.461

11.9

109

StetsonPioneer

2-5

3-6

100%

−26.4

27.8

1.7

0.512

9.4

108

Long IslandNEC

2-5

3-6

100%

−4.4

22.2

105

6.0

0.448

17.5

107

Arkansas-Pine BluffSWAC

2-4

3-5

100%

−15.9

15.0

124

8.0

0.417

27.9

106

North Carolina A&TCAA

2-6

2-7

100%

−11.5

27.8

10.5

0.451

50.6

105

Western IllinoisOVC

2-5

2-7

100%

−8.0

27.7

6.8

0.449

28.3

104

Robert MorrisNEC

2-5

3-6

100%

−8.3

23.4

11.5

0.408

23.4

103

CampbellCAA

2-5

2-7

100%

−5.2

25.0

9.9

0.440

36.1

102

Holy CrossPatriot

1-7

1-8

100%

−0.0

42.7

38.7

0.578

34.0

101

WagnerNEC

3-4

3-6

100%

−8.8

16.7

121

19.8

0.382

15.0

100

North AlabamaUAC

1-6

2-7

100%

−3.9

39.8

39.2

0.478

56.1

ColumbiaIvy

1-6

100%

−6.6

41.8

12.8

0.632

39.7

FordhamPatriot

1-7

1-8

100%

−7.1

44.2

24.8

0.594

18.4

Eastern IllinoisOVC

3-6

100%

−5.2

25.6

13.7

0.487

45.2

Florida A&MSWAC

2-4

3-5

100%

−11.0

23.2

100

6.9

0.486

10.1

Texas SouthernSWAC

3-3

3-4

100%

−8.9

14.2

127

9.8

0.467

22.3

McNeeseSouthland

2-4

3-6

100%

−1.7

31.0

5.3

0.463

35.7

HowardMEAC

3-4

4-5

100%

−8.3

20.2

108

11.1

0.398

24.6

Portland StateBig Sky

1-6

1-8

100%

−6.6

48.4

47.9

0.530

49.6

Alabama A&MSWAC

3-4

4-5

100%

−9.0

21.4

106

8.4

0.479

12.0

WoffordSouthern

3-5

3-6

100%

+2.2

31.1

8.9

0.490

18.9

StonehillNEC

3-6

100%

−8.1

33.4

30.5

0.528

15.7

Utah TechUAC

2-7

99%

−4.4

45.0

19.4

0.491

47.0

MercyhurstNEC

3-6

99%

−5.6

40.9

11.4

0.501

14.8

BucknellPatriot

4-4

4-5

99%

−8.6

22.5

101

11.1

0.465

25.5

East Texas A&MSouthland

2-5

2-7

99%

−2.6

39.4

26.2

0.584

22.3

DaytonPioneer

5-3

6-3

99%

−5.1

12.9

128

10.0

0.425

14.1

St. Thomas (MN)Pioneer

5-3

6-3

99%

+4.3

15.0

125

7.0

0.402

52.2

ButlerPioneer

3-4

5-4

99%

−5.2

25.6

25.3

0.515

10.3

Northern IowaMVFC

2-6

2-7

99%

−1.3

47.3

21.3

0.558

52.0

The CitadelSouthern

3-5

4-5

99%

−2.7

37.0

17.8

0.541

37.7

Southeast Missouri StateOVC

3-5

3-6

98%

+0.5

38.9

13.5

0.545

25.5

MerrimackFCS Indep.

2-4

3-6

98%

−1.5

38.2

16.0

0.557

13.9

Central ArkansasUAC

3-5

3-6

98%

+0.5

37.6

16.5

0.511

54.8

CornellIvy

3-4

98%

−3.9

33.6

19.1

0.525

35.7

GeorgetownPatriot

5-4

97%

−7.0

24.4

14.5

0.451

21.1

ChattanoogaSouthern

4-4

4-5

97%

+2.1

31.9

13.7

0.484

40.9

Incarnate WordSouthland

3-5

3-6

97%

+3.7

39.1

43.9

0.573

26.2

BrownIvy

3-4

96%

−1.0

35.6

29.8

0.543

37.3

East Tennessee StateSouthern

4-4

4-5

96%

+5.8

29.0

18.6

0.457

24.2

Bethune-CookmanSWAC

4-2

5-4

96%

−5.2

18.2

118

4.2

0.447

27.2

Northern ColoradoBig Sky

2-5

3-6

96%

−1.2

50.9

34.6

0.544

31.9

TowsonCAA

4-4

4-5

96%

+4.3

30.7

14.0

0.397

24.9

Nicholls StateSouthland

3-4

3-6

95%

+0.2

35.8

22.6

0.524

39.7

DuquesneNEC

4-2

5-4

95%

+7.4

18.8

115

11.2

0.412

18.9

PrincetonIvy

3-4

95%

−0.2

38.2

34.5

0.581

49.2

Weber StateBig Sky

3-4

3-6

94%

−1.0

37.9

20.7

0.537

55.1

ColgatePatriot

4-4

4-5

94%

+1.1

32.1

22.4

0.518

39.5

Grambling StateSWAC

4-2

6-3

94%

−5.6

18.9

114

22.3

0.530

10.2

Stony BrookCAA

4-4

4-5

94%

+6.0

32.4

20.0

0.521

25.9

Charleston SouthernOVC

4-4

4-6

93%

−3.0

32.6

24.5

0.575

26.2

Cal PolyBig Sky

2-5

3-6

93%

+2.2

56.5

48.2

0.629

37.2

San DiegoPioneer

5-4

91%

−2.1

31.9

28.0

0.493

5.1

ElonCAA

4-4

4-5

91%

+4.3

35.4

26.1

0.492

24.7

RichmondPatriot

5-3

5-4

91%

+1.1

26.1

20.3

0.429

33.0

North Carolina CentralMEAC

5-2

6-3

91%

+7.3

16.9

120

15.3

0.436

18.7

Eastern WashingtonBig Sky

4-4

4-5

90%

+1.7

37.1

23.6

0.469

47.2

FurmanSouthern

5-4

89%

−3.7

31.3

25.5

0.521

18.8

Prairie View A&MSWAC

5-2

6-3

89%

−3.5

18.5

116

10.5

0.477

21.8

Central Connecticut StateNEC

5-2

6-3

89%

+0.2

18.5

117

11.9

0.428

33.7

Southern UtahUAC

4-5

86%

+10.3

44.5

39.4

0.582

29.1

Austin PeayUAC

4-3

5-4

86%

+7.5

32.7

19.5

0.469

37.6

William & MaryCAA

5-3

5-4

85%

+5.1

28.6

19.8

0.533

18.8

IdahoBig Sky

4-3

4-5

84%

+7.4

34.4

28.5

0.491

47.9

Delaware StateMEAC

4-2

6-3

82%

−2.5

28.9

18.6

0.449

20.4

LindenwoodOVC

4-3

4-5

82%

−1.0

34.5

30.4

0.593

20.0

Sacred HeartFCS Indep.

6-3

81%

−2.8

28.6

12.1

0.515

40.9

Indiana StateMVFC

2-5

3-6

81%

+1.1

65.1

50.0

0.681

38.2

UTRGVSouthland

3-3

6-3

81%

+3.5

43.2

22.9

0.603

22.9

Eastern KentuckyUAC

4-3

4-5

81%

+3.8

36.2

29.7

0.471

41.1

Idaho StateBig Sky

2-4

3-6

80%

+2.1

59.7

53.1

0.635

34.0

Jackson StateSWAC

5-1

6-2

79%

+9.0

14.9

126

15.6

0.481

10.4

UT MartinOVC

4-2

4-5

76%

+5.7

30.0

26.4

0.528

31.7

South Carolina StateMEAC

5-1

6-3

76%

+3.9

15.9

123

14.9

0.382

26.5

DrakePioneer

5-2

6-2

76%

+1.8

27.1

11.3

0.450

28.2

MaineCAA

5-2

5-4

75%

+5.7

25.7

25.3

0.434

34.2

Western CarolinaSouthern

6-2

6-3

67%

+6.9

25.2

24.1

0.475

33.4

New HampshireCAA

5-3

5-4

67%

+5.3

36.9

28.5

0.545

49.4

Alabama StateSWAC

5-1

6-2

66%

+8.1

20.0

109

13.2

0.545

5.3

LafayettePatriot

6-1

6-3

65%

+5.6

17.3

119

17.2

0.417

41.6

Sacramento StateBig Sky

5-3

5-4

64%

+10.0

38.5

27.7

0.528

41.6

YaleIvy

5-2

63%

+11.6

31.2

19.1

0.551

58.6

PresbyterianPioneer

6-1

8-1

59%

−0.3

19.8

113

20.3

0.492

16.7

Gardner-WebbOVC

5-2

5-4

55%

+3.6

34.2

28.6

0.604

14.8

PennIvy

5-2

54%

+3.4

34.4

22.0

0.566

40.0

Northern ArizonaBig Sky

5-3

5-4

50%

+6.6

44.0

33.3

0.508

27.2

DartmouthIvy

5-2

45%

+8.4

38.5

30.3

0.597

23.1

South DakotaMVFC

6-3

6-4

44%

+10.3

41.4

32.3

0.571

62.2

Youngstown StateMVFC

5-3

5-4

43%

+12.4

46.3

25.4

0.551

41.1

Illinois StateMVFC

6-2

6-3

42%

+8.9

34.2

21.5

0.479

70.0

West GeorgiaUAC

6-3

41%

+4.2

42.7

34.0

0.528

19.3

Rhode IslandCAA

7-1

7-2

40%

+10.0

23.3

23.5

0.393

37.0

MercerSouthern

7-1

38%

+14.5

24.1

24.8

0.463

39.4

LamarSouthland

7-1

7-2

31%

+5.2

26.8

24.9

0.494

54.4

Southern IllinoisMVFC

5-2

6-3

29%

+12.5

44.7

30.2

0.539

55.0

UC DavisBig Sky

6-1

6-2

27%

+13.4

32.5

34.4

0.465

55.9

Southeastern LouisianaSouthland

7-0

7-2

27%

+16.1

16.1

122

16.1

0.341

38.8

North DakotaMVFC

6-2

6-3

23%

+18.8

41.8

33.6

0.524

65.9

Stephen F. AustinSouthland

6-1

7-2

23%

+14.8

34.5

30.2

0.513

38.8

VillanovaCAA

6-1

6-2

22%

+11.7

33.7

28.1

0.539

52.9

Abilene ChristianUAC

5-2

5-4

22%

+11.6

49.2

51.4

0.574

39.5

Tennessee TechOVC

8-0

9-0

16%

+14.8

20.0

112

20.0

0.486

41.7

Montana StateBig Sky

7-1

7-2

15%

+26.2

34.9

30.5

0.527

55.3

Tarleton StateUAC

8-1

9-1

13%

+21.4

32.9

29.5

0.472

45.0

HarvardIvy

7-0

12%

+20.2

24.9

0.502

43.6

South Dakota StateMVFC

7-2

11%

+17.3

43.3

40.4

0.568

58.8

MonmouthCAA

8-0

8-1

5.1%

+14.9

29.1

0.485

16.9

LehighPatriot

9-0

4.4%

+15.5

27.2

0.573

39.6

MontanaBig Sky

8-0

9-0

1.3%

+18.2

39.2

0.577

55.5

North Dakota StateMVFC

9-0

0.3%

+31.6

43.3

0.591

44.1