Computer ratings · FCS vs FCS games only

FCS College Football Ratings & Strength of Schedule

2025 Week 16 · through Friday, December 12

Season

Week

How this week's numbers compare

Power (0 = average team): #1 +29.7 · #10 +15.6 · middle −0.2
SOS (higher is harder): hardest 60.7 · #10 47.9 · middle 31.5 · easiest 11.9
SOR (lower is better): #1 0.1% · #25 46%

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 · 684 FCS games · run c0266ad5e360

Team

vs FCS

All games

SOS rank

North Dakota StateMVFC

12-1

0.1%

+29.7

46.1

45.3

0.555

—

Montana StateBig Sky

12-1

12-2

0.2%

+27.4

45.5

43.8

0.609

69.2

MontanaBig Sky

11-1

12-1

0.4%

+20.1

43.5

39.5

0.542

76.3

VillanovaCAA

11-1

11-2

1.7%

+16.7

37.7

36.4

0.582

72.2

Tarleton StateUAC

11-1

12-1

2.4%

+21.4

35.8

33.1

0.472

64.3

Illinois StateMVFC

10-3

10-4

2.4%

+14.8

47.9

41.8

0.545

77.6

LehighPatriot

12-1

3.7%

+16.3

31.8

29.2

0.564

—

South DakotaMVFC

10-3

10-4

4.0%

+16.6

47.2

42.0

0.581

81.0

UC DavisBig Sky

9-2

9-3

5.6%

+15.6

44.0

39.3

0.552

59.5

Stephen F. AustinSouthland

10-2

11-3

7.0%

+15.4

38.2

30.1

0.533

—

Abilene ChristianUAC

9-3

9-5

8.5%

+13.6

47.1

44.1

0.563

—

South Dakota StateMVFC

9-5

12%

+17.2

52.2

47.3

0.604

—

YaleIvy

9-3

15%

+13.5

41.6

32.3

0.575

—

Tennessee TechOVC

10-1

11-2

17%

+10.6

25.2

20.8

0.491

—

Rhode IslandCAA

11-2

11-3

18%

+12.1

29.9

27.0

0.480

—

North DakotaMVFC

8-5

8-6

19%

+18.4

51.7

35.2

0.557

—

Youngstown StateMVFC

8-4

8-5

22%

+12.7

46.5

32.3

0.527

—

HarvardIvy

9-2

23%

+11.8

32.2

25.0

0.518

—

West GeorgiaUAC

8-3

28%

+5.2

39.7

30.7

0.485

—

MercerSouthern

9-2

9-3

33%

+11.8

28.8

27.2

0.492

—

Southern IllinoisMVFC

6-4

7-5

35%

+14.5

50.2

35.8

0.552

—

Southeastern LouisianaSouthland

9-2

9-4

39%

+11.4

26.5

21.3

0.437

—

New HampshireCAA

8-4

8-5

42%

+7.5

40.3

30.8

0.553

—

MonmouthCAA

9-2

9-3

43%

+9.0

25.4

26.3

0.457

—

South Carolina StateMEAC

8-1

9-3

46%

+6.6

19.0

116

19.0

0.452

33.0

Idaho StateBig Sky

5-4

6-6

46%

+8.0

51.6

41.2

0.588

—

LamarSouthland

8-4

8-5

48%

+4.3

38.2

31.5

0.538

—

Northern ArizonaBig Sky

7-4

7-5

51%

+6.9

41.0

33.9

0.497

—

LafayettePatriot

8-2

8-4

52%

+6.5

25.1

20.5

0.469

—

UTRGVSouthland

6-3

9-3

54%

+5.1

37.8

26.4

0.536

—

DartmouthIvy

7-3

54%

+5.5

34.0

30.3

0.526

—

Sacramento StateBig Sky

7-4

7-5

55%

+10.8

39.6

26.7

0.492

—

Southern UtahUAC

7-5

56%

+10.1

43.9

38.4

0.552

—

Alabama StateSWAC

8-1

10-2

61%

+8.8

14.7

126

10.7

0.477

—

Prairie View A&MSWAC

9-2

10-3

69%

+3.5

18.0

118

12.6

0.470

41.7

Gardner-WebbOVC

7-3

7-5

72%

+1.5

27.6

24.8

0.501

—

UT MartinOVC

6-3

6-6

75%

+6.0

29.8

19.4

0.516

—

PennIvy

6-4

77%

+2.3

35.6

22.5

0.545

—

Austin PeayUAC

6-4

7-5

77%

+8.0

35.8

18.4

0.473

—

PresbyterianPioneer

8-2

10-2

79%

−2.5

17.2

120

19.2

0.444

—

Sacred HeartFCS Indep.

7-4

8-4

80%

−2.9

32.0

12.7

0.535

—

RichmondPatriot

7-4

7-5

85%

+2.3

28.4

22.7

0.477

—

East Tennessee StateSouthern

7-4

7-5

86%

+7.3

27.6

22.8

0.457

—

Western CarolinaSouthern

7-4

7-5

87%

+6.3

26.6

20.5

0.459

—

DrakePioneer

7-4

8-4

87%

−0.2

28.7

11.2

0.501

—

Jackson StateSWAC

8-2

9-3

87%

+7.2

13.6

127

12.2

0.463

—

Eastern KentuckyUAC

5-5

5-7

88%

+5.2

38.8

27.6

0.475

—

Delaware StateMEAC

6-3

8-4

88%

−3.9

23.8

15.8

0.441

—

William & MaryCAA

7-4

7-5

88%

+5.5

26.5

17.8

0.485

—

LindenwoodOVC

6-4

6-6

89%

+1.9

28.1

26.6

0.512

—

San DiegoPioneer

8-4

89%

−0.6

25.0

18.4

0.463

—

MaineCAA

6-4

6-6

91%

+2.8

27.2

20.2

0.454

—

Weber StateBig Sky

4-6

4-8

92%

+0.1

46.3

25.3

0.565

—

ElonCAA

6-5

6-6

92%

+4.8

32.5

19.5

0.487

—

BrownIvy

5-5

92%

−0.4

35.3

30.2

0.523

—

Eastern WashingtonBig Sky

5-6

5-7

92%

+4.2

40.9

21.7

0.485

—

Central Connecticut StateNEC

7-4

8-5

94%

+2.3

22.8

103

13.1

0.471

—

North Carolina CentralMEAC

7-3

8-4

94%

+4.9

17.0

121

11.6

0.421

—

DuquesneNEC

6-3

7-5

94%

+4.1

20.1

112

13.9

0.441

—

Cal PolyBig Sky

3-7

4-8

94%

+2.6

54.1

43.6

0.605

—

FurmanSouthern

6-5

6-6

95%

−4.6

28.5

22.6

0.468

—

Stony BrookCAA

6-5

6-6

95%

+5.5

29.7

13.5

0.482

—

Charleston SouthernOVC

5-5

5-7

96%

−3.4

30.9

21.6

0.542

—

TowsonCAA

6-5

6-6

96%

+2.8

28.8

11.9

0.425

—

Incarnate WordSouthland

5-6

5-7

96%

+6.3

36.6

30.9

0.510

—

IdahoBig Sky

4-6

4-8

96%

+4.7

40.2

26.6

0.506

—

WoffordSouthern

6-5

6-6

97%

+4.9

27.1

12.6

0.462

—

Nicholls StateSouthland

4-6

4-8

97%

−1.1

38.7

19.8

0.512

—

ColgatePatriot

5-6

5-7

98%

−0.4

33.8

19.0

0.540

—

Northern ColoradoBig Sky

3-7

4-8

98%

−4.4

47.8

22.2

0.524

—

McNeeseSouthland

4-5

5-7

98%

−0.5

32.3

20.1

0.480

—

Indiana StateMVFC

2-8

3-9

98%

−3.4

60.7

47.2

0.592

—

Northern IowaMVFC

3-8

3-9

98%

+1.6

52.0

18.7

0.542

—

ChattanoogaSouthern

5-6

5-7

98%

−0.9

33.3

14.8

0.494

—

CornellIvy

4-6

99%

−3.0

33.3

26.8

0.504

—

St. Thomas (MN)Pioneer

6-5

7-5

99%

+1.1

24.1

12.6

0.480

—

PrincetonIvy

3-7

99%

−0.2

40.0

35.2

0.583

—

GeorgetownPatriot

6-6

99%

−8.4

24.4

13.1

0.447

—

MercyhurstNEC

5-7

99%

−5.2

34.9

11.2

0.490

—

Bethune-CookmanSWAC

5-4

6-6

99%

−6.7

20.1

110

3.9

0.483

—

Central ArkansasUAC

3-8

3-9

100%

+0.8

43.6

15.2

0.512

—

Southeast Missouri StateOVC

4-7

4-8

100%

−1.0

35.4

14.8

0.518

—

Texas SouthernSWAC

5-4

5-5

100%

−7.2

17.9

119

6.2

0.470

—

Long IslandNEC

5-5

6-6

100%

−1.6

21.5

105

13.5

0.455

—

Grambling StateSWAC

5-4

7-5

100%

−7.3

16.1

124

16.9

0.466

—

Holy CrossPatriot

3-8

3-9

100%

+2.2

40.1

23.3

0.582

—

Western IllinoisOVC

4-6

4-8

100%

−5.3

27.1

19.8

0.475

—

BucknellPatriot

5-6

5-7

100%

−8.0

23.9

12.4

0.429

—

Murray StateMVFC

1-9

1-11

100%

−6.4

56.3

29.0

0.561

—

DaytonPioneer

6-4

7-4

100%

−5.0

11.9

129

7.7

0.407

—

The CitadelSouthern

3-7

4-8

100%

−2.3

35.8

13.5

0.507

—

East Texas A&MSouthland

3-7

3-9

100%

−6.3

34.4

20.8

0.503

—

WagnerNEC

5-5

5-7

100%

−7.4

16.0

125

14.2

0.389

—

Utah TechUAC

2-10

100%

−6.6

47.2

24.2

0.516

—

MerrimackFCS Indep.

3-6

4-8

100%

−5.6

27.7

15.7

0.463

—

ColumbiaIvy

2-8

100%

−3.8

40.3

19.5

0.580

—

StonehillNEC

4-8

100%

−10.2

28.8

22.3

0.496

—

ButlerPioneer

4-6

6-6

100%

−8.9

20.7

108

17.6

0.472

—

HowardMEAC

4-6

5-7

100%

−8.2

20.1

111

8.4

0.434

—

100

Portland StateBig Sky

1-9

1-11

100%

−8.6

49.4

46.5

0.521

—

101

New HavenNEC

2-5

5-5

100%

−12.5

20.8

107

15.3

0.445

—

102

Eastern IllinoisOVC

3-8

3-9

100%

−7.0

29.3

14.7

0.511

—

103

North AlabamaUAC

1-9

2-10

100%

−2.9

47.1

41.6

0.526

—

104

Morehead StatePioneer

4-6

6-6

100%

−16.0

21.4

106

5.0

0.455

—

105

Florida A&MSWAC

4-6

5-7

100%

−11.2

16.9

122

7.4

0.448

—

106

UAlbanyCAA

2-9

2-10

100%

−8.0

36.0

41.3

0.530

—

107

BryantCAA

1-8

3-9

100%

−9.1

34.7

12.9

0.498

—

108

MaristPioneer

5-7

100%

−11.7

16.4

123

9.5

0.454

—

109

North Carolina A&TCAA

2-9

2-10

100%

−15.4

31.5

10.7

0.478

—

110

Morgan StateMEAC

1-6

4-8

100%

−6.6

23.4

101

7.2

0.469

—

111

CampbellCAA

2-8

2-10

100%

−4.1

28.6

7.4

0.460

—

112

Alabama A&MSWAC

3-7

4-8

100%

−13.0

19.1

115

9.1

0.490

—

113

Alcorn StateSWAC

4-6

5-7

100%

−4.6

13.5

128

8.8

0.415

—

114

Northwestern StateSouthland

1-9

1-11

100%

−19.7

34.1

14.9

0.481

—

115

Arkansas-Pine BluffSWAC

2-7

3-8

100%

−17.5

20.5

109

9.9

0.478

—

116

Robert MorrisNEC

2-8

3-9

100%

−8.3

23.0

102

9.6

0.435

—

117

FordhamPatriot

1-10

1-11

100%

−10.0

35.3

29.5

0.530

—

118

Houston ChristianSouthland

1-9

2-10

100%

−13.2

35.0

2.3

0.456

—

119

SamfordSouthern

1-9

1-11

100%

−12.1

33.9

3.5

0.483

—

120

Tennessee StateOVC

2-10

100%

−9.2

28.1

8.1

0.491

—

121

HamptonCAA

1-10

2-10

100%

−14.4

33.8

5.1

0.491

—

122

StetsonPioneer

2-8

3-9

100%

−28.9

19.6

114

2.4

0.460

—

123

SouthernSWAC

2-9

2-10

100%

−16.2

20.0

113

8.5

0.495

—

124

Mississippi Valley StateSWAC

1-10

2-10

100%

−20.7

30.0

6.7

0.531

—

125

ValparaisoPioneer

1-9

2-10

100%

−23.5

24.3

0.3

0.479

—

126

DavidsonPioneer

1-10

2-10

100%

−23.0

22.5

104

26.2

0.505

—

127

Norfolk StateMEAC

0-10

1-11

100%

−13.8

23.6

100

—

0.451

—

127

Saint FrancisNEC

0-9

0-11

100%

−14.7

18.9

117

—

0.435

—

129

VMISouthern

0-10

1-11

100%

−18.8

30.0

—

0.464

—