Computer ratings · FCS vs FCS games only

FCS College Football Ratings & Strength of Schedule

2025 Week 12 · through Saturday, November 15

Season

Week

How this week's numbers compare

Power (0 = average team): #1 +30.4 · #10 +14.5 · middle −0.1
SOS (higher is harder): hardest 62.3 · #10 45.5 · middle 30.8 · easiest 9.2
SOR (lower is better): #1 <0.1% · #25 39%

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 · 604 FCS games · run e594ce1f80b6

Team

vs FCS

All games

SOS rank

126

VMISouthern

0-9

1-10

100%

−17.1

31.5

—

0.460

34.9

126

Saint FrancisNEC

0-8

0-10

100%

−14.6

20.4

109

—

0.453

13.3

126

Murray StateMVFC

0-9

0-11

100%

−9.7

56.6

—

0.580

26.8

126

Mississippi Valley StateSWAC

0-9

1-9

100%

−21.2

32.9

—

0.513

19.8

125

Norfolk StateMEAC

0-9

1-10

100%

−11.2

25.3

—

0.458

9.6

124

SouthernSWAC

1-9

1-10

100%

−18.3

20.3

110

3.1

0.478

14.2

123

DavidsonPioneer

1-9

2-9

100%

−21.9

24.6

28.9

0.519

12.8

122

ValparaisoPioneer

1-8

2-9

100%

−24.8

26.0

0.4

0.489

14.4

121

StetsonPioneer

2-7

3-8

100%

−27.6

21.7

106

2.1

0.469

20.2

120

HamptonCAA

1-9

2-9

100%

−15.1

31.3

7.0

0.480

67.3

119

Tennessee StateOVC

2-9

100%

−10.4

28.9

7.1

0.508

25.7

118

UAlbanyCAA

1-9

1-10

100%

−10.9

34.8

23.7

0.515

64.6

117

SamfordSouthern

1-9

1-10

100%

−12.3

34.9

4.9

0.489

—

116

Houston ChristianSouthland

1-8

2-9

100%

−13.2

33.8

2.2

0.450

37.5

115

Northwestern StateSouthland

1-8

1-10

100%

−19.3

30.4

13.1

0.462

63.6

114

Arkansas-Pine BluffSWAC

2-6

3-7

100%

−17.6

16.0

124

8.9

0.444

54.9

113

Robert MorrisNEC

2-7

3-8

100%

−9.6

22.1

104

10.3

0.417

35.0

112

Alcorn StateSWAC

4-5

5-6

100%

−5.8

9.2

129

8.7

0.382

53.6

111

FordhamPatriot

1-9

1-10

100%

−10.2

38.3

25.1

0.567

21.3

110

CampbellCAA

2-7

2-9

100%

−4.3

28.5

7.2

0.468

38.7

109

North Carolina A&TCAA

2-8

2-9

100%

−13.8

31.6

10.2

0.484

41.0

108

Morgan StateMEAC

1-5

4-7

100%

−4.7

23.1

10.2

0.449

32.1

107

Alabama A&MSWAC

3-6

4-7

100%

−12.6

19.7

114

8.4

0.497

14.1

106

BryantCAA

1-7

3-8

100%

−9.9

34.8

10.6

0.502

48.1

105

MaristPioneer

5-6

100%

−11.5

15.8

125

9.5

0.444

32.3

104

Morehead StatePioneer

4-5

6-5

100%

−17.5

19.5

115

5.1

0.444

34.5

103

Eastern IllinoisOVC

3-8

100%

−6.9

29.6

13.3

0.523

—

102

ColumbiaIvy

1-8

100%

−5.5

44.1

14.5

0.622

29.2

101

HowardMEAC

3-6

4-7

100%

−10.8

22.4

102

10.1

0.478

7.9

100

ButlerPioneer

3-6

5-6

100%

−8.5

22.3

103

24.0

0.496

0.7

North AlabamaUAC

1-8

2-9

100%

−4.5

45.4

36.4

0.527

49.2

New HavenNEC

2-5

5-5

100%

−12.7

21.7

105

14.9

0.431

—

StonehillNEC

3-8

100%

−10.4

31.3

29.7

0.536

3.4

Western IllinoisOVC

3-6

3-8

100%

−6.8

26.6

12.2

0.470

40.7

MerrimackFCS Indep.

2-6

3-8

100%

−4.7

31.9

18.8

0.506

7.9

Portland StateBig Sky

1-8

1-10

100%

−9.2

50.9

44.5

0.553

23.2

Holy CrossPatriot

2-8

2-9

100%

−0.1

44.7

27.9

0.610

16.5

DaytonPioneer

5-4

6-4

100%

−6.0

13.5

127

9.3

0.428

2.0

Utah TechUAC

2-9

100%

−5.7

47.6

20.1

0.527

29.5

East Texas A&MSouthland

3-6

3-8

100%

−5.2

33.4

21.0

0.507

46.6

Long IslandNEC

4-5

5-6

100%

−1.3

23.8

15.0

0.457

9.8

Texas SouthernSWAC

4-4

4-5

100%

−8.7

19.4

116

7.0

0.482

5.5

Florida A&MSWAC

4-4

5-5

100%

−10.7

18.6

118

7.2

0.471

8.9

McNeeseSouthland

3-5

4-7

100%

−1.7

29.7

11.6

0.461

50.4

Bethune-CookmanSWAC

4-4

5-6

100%

−6.4

23.0

101

3.0

0.484

7.9

WagnerNEC

5-4

5-6

100%

−7.3

15.7

126

14.9

0.391

26.2

The CitadelSouthern

3-6

4-7

100%

−2.6

36.4

16.4

0.522

53.2

Central ArkansasUAC

3-7

3-8

99%

+1.5

41.2

14.8

0.507

54.4

BucknellPatriot

5-5

5-6

99%

−6.9

23.5

12.1

0.441

32.7

St. Thomas (MN)Pioneer

6-4

7-4

99%

+2.5

17.8

119

12.7

0.453

94.8

Northern ColoradoBig Sky

2-7

3-8

99%

−4.9

50.7

32.0

0.550

8.4

Southeast Missouri StateOVC

4-6

4-7

99%

+0.3

35.9

13.1

0.530

23.2

MercyhurstNEC

5-6

99%

−5.4

34.6

11.4

0.480

36.6

GeorgetownPatriot

6-5

98%

−5.8

24.0

13.5

0.461

26.6

Northern IowaMVFC

3-7

3-8

98%

−0.5

48.1

17.3

0.531

55.8

Cal PolyBig Sky

2-7

3-8

98%

+1.5

55.1

48.3

0.618

31.0

ColgatePatriot

4-6

4-7

98%

−0.9

36.7

22.2

0.558

11.3

WoffordSouthern

5-5

5-6

98%

+4.4

29.2

11.8

0.456

23.3

Weber StateBig Sky

3-6

3-8

98%

−3.8

44.0

18.0

0.547

44.8

Grambling StateSWAC

5-3

7-4

98%

−6.3

17.7

121

18.4

0.498

2.9

PrincetonIvy

3-6

97%

+1.7

42.8

35.0

0.610

38.6

TowsonCAA

5-5

5-6

97%

+3.1

30.1

12.8

0.435

14.8

Nicholls StateSouthland

4-5

4-7

97%

−1.4

34.8

18.7

0.498

70.5

Incarnate WordSouthland

4-6

4-7

96%

+6.2

39.7

36.0

0.570

8.9

Stony BrookCAA

5-5

5-6

96%

+6.4

31.9

14.6

0.502

7.9

Charleston SouthernOVC

4-5

4-7

96%

−2.1

34.7

25.4

0.586

6.7

CornellIvy

4-5

96%

−0.3

36.6

27.3

0.540

13.0

ChattanoogaSouthern

5-5

5-6

96%

+1.2

34.5

15.8

0.504

42.6

DuquesneNEC

5-3

6-5

95%

+5.0

21.3

107

14.3

0.467

11.9

North Carolina CentralMEAC

6-3

7-4

95%

+4.0

17.8

120

11.2

0.447

21.1

BrownIvy

4-5

95%

−0.8

37.0

29.3

0.528

41.9

Indiana StateMVFC

2-7

3-8

94%

−2.5

62.3

45.9

0.645

7.9

IdahoBig Sky

4-5

4-7

93%

+6.4

39.7

28.3

0.517

34.1

FurmanSouthern

6-5

93%

−3.7

30.4

23.5

0.477

—

Eastern KentuckyUAC

4-5

4-7

93%

+3.2

39.4

28.1

0.502

21.4

RichmondPatriot

6-4

6-5

93%

+0.7

26.9

19.3

0.467

47.0

Central Connecticut StateNEC

6-3

7-4

92%

+2.5

20.3

111

12.8

0.450

41.1

LindenwoodOVC

5-4

5-6

92%

+0.6

29.2

26.3

0.535

31.0

ElonCAA

5-5

5-6

92%

+3.5

35.8

23.3

0.509

4.8

Eastern WashingtonBig Sky

5-5

5-6

89%

+4.1

39.0

20.0

0.493

39.1

San DiegoPioneer

7-4

89%

−1.1

27.5

21.8

0.475

0.9

East Tennessee StateSouthern

6-4

6-5

88%

+8.7

29.4

22.2

0.462

18.2

DrakePioneer

6-3

7-3

85%

+1.1

26.0

12.6

0.484

31.3

Prairie View A&MSWAC

7-2

8-3

85%

+1.9

16.2

123

9.2

0.465

32.3

Western CarolinaSouthern

6-4

6-5

85%

+5.8

30.8

24.7

0.503

4.9

MaineCAA

6-3

6-5

85%

+3.2

25.5

20.5

0.436

56.1

PennIvy

5-4

82%

+2.3

38.1

22.0

0.578

26.8

PresbyterianPioneer

7-2

9-2

78%

−0.8

20.0

112

23.3

0.455

6.9

Austin PeayUAC

6-3

7-4

77%

+6.1

29.2

18.0

0.448

85.2

William & MaryCAA

7-3

7-4

77%

+6.6

26.2

17.3

0.474

25.4

Jackson StateSWAC

7-1

8-2

76%

+9.0

12.3

128

12.4

0.443

17.4

Delaware StateMEAC

6-2

8-3

73%

−2.5

23.7

16.2

0.410

36.9

Sacred HeartFCS Indep.

7-3

8-3

73%

−2.2

28.3

13.2

0.510

63.4

UT MartinOVC

6-2

6-5

69%

+5.1

24.8

20.8

0.487

69.6

Southern UtahUAC

6-5

68%

+10.7

43.8

37.5

0.578

22.0

Idaho StateBig Sky

4-4

5-6

65%

+5.3

50.6

36.4

0.584

47.8

Southern IllinoisMVFC

5-4

6-5

61%

+10.6

46.1

28.2

0.549

64.3

Alabama StateSWAC

7-1

8-2

60%

+8.8

16.7

122

11.5

0.489

2.4

UTRGVSouthland

5-3

8-3

59%

+5.2

40.6

26.8

0.568

15.2

South Carolina StateMEAC

7-1

8-3

53%

+6.7

18.9

117

18.4

0.418

28.1

Sacramento StateBig Sky

7-3

7-4

53%

+10.2

34.5

26.1

0.474

68.2

Gardner-WebbOVC

7-2

7-4

46%

+3.5

29.8

24.7

0.532

10.4

New HampshireCAA

7-3

7-4

42%

+10.3

37.9

31.1

0.553

50.8

LafayettePatriot

8-1

8-3

42%

+6.9

20.4

108

20.1

0.431

66.8

YaleIvy

7-2

39%

+11.3

32.3

23.7

0.524

75.6

South Dakota StateMVFC

7-4

36%

+14.4

45.5

41.5

0.588

67.0

Northern ArizonaBig Sky

7-3

7-4

34%

+9.1

40.8

31.8

0.488

23.5

Southeastern LouisianaSouthland

8-1

8-3

32%

+14.0

23.1

100

19.9

0.400

37.6

West GeorgiaUAC

8-3

31%

+5.3

38.5

30.5

0.489

—

DartmouthIvy

7-2

29%

+7.7

36.0

30.5

0.557

31.9

North DakotaMVFC

7-3

7-4

26%

+17.7

42.6

28.5

0.517

72.5

Youngstown StateMVFC

7-3

7-4

23%

+13.0

44.2

29.8

0.531

41.5

LamarSouthland

8-2

8-3

21%

+6.3

35.8

29.9

0.545

42.0

UC DavisBig Sky

7-2

7-3

18%

+13.6

41.0

35.3

0.505

53.6

MonmouthCAA

9-1

9-2

18%

+12.1

26.9

25.6

0.480

6.3

MercerSouthern

9-1

18%

+16.4

27.4

28.4

0.477

49.9

Rhode IslandCAA

9-1

9-2

15%

+14.5

28.8

29.5

0.455

33.1

South DakotaMVFC

8-3

8-4

14%

+11.6

45.4

38.2

0.564

58.1

Illinois StateMVFC

8-2

8-3

14%

+13.4

38.0

29.3

0.499

73.2

Stephen F. AustinSouthland

8-1

9-2

14%

+15.6

32.6

29.0

0.514

50.0

Tennessee TechOVC

9-0

10-1

13%

+14.0

19.8

113

19.8

0.473

51.1

Abilene ChristianUAC

7-2

7-4

12%

+12.0

45.1

44.3

0.556

49.2

Tarleton StateUAC

9-1

10-1

12%

+21.6

30.8

27.3

0.447

54.1

VillanovaCAA

8-1

8-2

10%

+12.3

34.7

31.4

0.522

60.7

HarvardIvy

9-0

6.7%

+17.4

24.9

0.473

62.9

Montana StateBig Sky

9-1

9-2

6.4%

+27.3

35.8

33.3

0.542

64.3

LehighPatriot

11-0

2.7%

+17.3

26.7

0.526

51.8

MontanaBig Sky

10-0

11-0

0.9%

+17.6

34.7

0.517

72.7

North Dakota StateMVFC

11-0

<0.1%

+30.4

44.1

0.557

42.2