Computer ratings · FCS vs FCS games only

FCS College Football Ratings & Strength of Schedule

2025 Week 4 · through Saturday, September 20

Early-season ratings are provisional: too few FCS games connect the league yet, so last season still carries real weight.

Season

Week

How this week's numbers compare

Power (0 = average team): #1 +28.1 · #10 +12.4 · middle +0.4
SOS (higher is harder): hardest 75.1 · #10 52.4 · middle 30.4 · easiest 0.9
SOR (lower is better): #1 5.4% · #25 86%

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 · 153 FCS games · run b9ccaa30ba06

Team

vs FCS

All games

SOS rank

South Dakota StateMVFC

3-0

5.4%

+25.5

52.4

0.670

47.9

West GeorgiaUAC

4-0

16%

+12.4

35.7

0.688

44.1

LehighPatriot

4-0

19%

+11.6

32.4

0.861

29.6

Rhode IslandCAA

4-0

25%

+9.7

27.8

0.403

33.7

Northern ArizonaBig Sky

3-0

3-1

25%

+9.2

36.4

0.512

40.1

Tarleton StateUAC

4-0

5-0

34%

+21.6

22.7

0.403

42.6

Youngstown StateMVFC

3-0

3-1

35%

+10.4

28.2

0.477

53.5

MonmouthCAA

3-0

3-1

39%

+10.0

25.6

0.491

23.5

North Dakota StateMVFC

3-0

43%

+28.1

24.3

0.532

50.1

LafayettePatriot

3-0

3-1

49%

+5.4

20.8

0.543

29.3

New HampshireCAA

2-1

2-2

54%

+9.9

47.4

47.7

0.583

37.9

Sacramento StateBig Sky

2-1

2-2

58%

+12.1

47.4

26.8

0.634

41.9

Illinois StateMVFC

3-0

3-1

65%

+6.7

13.0

0.296

59.1

East Tennessee StateSouthern

2-1

2-2

69%

+10.1

38.3

24.8

0.648

25.3

Montana StateBig Sky

2-1

2-2

71%

+22.3

40.4

18.9

0.619

45.2

RichmondPatriot

2-1

2-2

73%

+8.1

35.2

22.4

0.463

26.8

Sacred HeartFCS Indep.

3-1

75%

−5.7

26.1

13.9

0.470

31.9

ElonCAA

2-1

2-2

79%

+6.0

31.1

18.9

0.420

28.9

Northern IowaMVFC

2-1

2-2

81%

+2.9

28.1

27.4

0.361

59.6

FurmanSouthern

2-1

82%

−1.6

27.3

29.5

0.769

29.0

TowsonCAA

2-1

2-2

82%

+5.8

28.3

17.7

0.503

26.5

South DakotaMVFC

2-1

2-2

83%

+12.4

27.5

19.9

0.611

52.8

Southeast Missouri StateOVC

1-2

1-3

84%

+2.2

59.9

31.8

0.605

25.4

North DakotaMVFC

2-1

2-2

84%

+14.1

32.7

10.2

0.444

57.8

San DiegoPioneer

2-2

86%

−4.9

40.5

33.2

0.361

10.6

MercerSouthern

2-1

87%

+10.4

22.5

27.1

0.551

28.7

LindenwoodOVC

2-1

2-2

89%

−3.9

21.2

20.0

0.333

28.5

North Carolina CentralMEAC

2-1

3-2

91%

+7.9

19.8

11.5

0.435

23.1

BucknellPatriot

2-1

2-2

92%

−4.0

22.4

8.4

0.648

25.2

Utah TechUAC

1-3

92%

+1.6

53.8

38.0

0.796

45.9

William & MaryCAA

2-1

2-2

93%

+3.8

16.9

12.9

0.287

29.2

Incarnate WordSouthland

1-2

1-3

96%

+6.0

38.2

42.4

0.515

31.5

MaristPioneer

2-1

96%

−12.4

11.6

10.4

0.380

17.7

MercyhurstNEC

1-3

97%

+0.5

53.9

9.5

0.588

24.7

Eastern WashingtonBig Sky

1-2

1-3

97%

+5.9

31.2

17.5

0.407

46.2

Prairie View A&MSWAC

2-1

2-2

98%

−10.1

9.6

7.9

0.556

21.5

The CitadelSouthern

1-3

98%

−5.6

43.0

18.3

0.553

30.3

ColgatePatriot

1-2

1-3

99%

−0.6

33.1

7.1

0.398

33.8

Central ArkansasUAC

1-2

1-3

99%

−2.9

43.0

3.7

0.596

44.1

CampbellCAA

1-2

1-3

99%

−4.3

30.4

12.5

0.620

30.3

GeorgetownPatriot

2-2

99%

−6.8

18.0

5.4

0.405

29.4

Southern UtahUAC

1-3

99%

+5.2

36.9

22.2

0.602

44.7

North Carolina A&TCAA

1-2

1-3

99%

−13.5

22.5

11.8

0.315

35.4

StonehillNEC

1-3

99%

−8.8

30.1

38.7

0.488

25.3

Eastern IllinoisOVC

1-2

99%

−8.9

22.0

10.4

0.546

26.9

Tennessee StateOVC

1-2

99%

−4.1

36.1

3.7

0.651

26.3

Stony BrookCAA

1-2

1-3

99%

+1.4

22.5

6.9

0.417

28.2

SouthernSWAC

1-2

1-3

100%

−10.1

24.2

4.6

0.352

15.9

Western CarolinaSouthern

1-2

1-3

100%

+1.6

20.9

6.0

0.454

30.0

New HavenNEC

1-2

2-2

100%

−12.9

18.8

27.1

0.384

25.3

ChattanoogaSouthern

1-2

1-3

100%

+1.4

43.6

0.6

0.500

27.9

UAlbanyCAA

1-2

1-3

100%

−6.0

13.7

21.9

0.398

40.1

DavidsonPioneer

0-3

1-3

100%

−21.5

37.9

—

0.509

15.0

FordhamPatriot

0-3

0-4

100%

−12.9

33.9

—

0.370

37.5

HamptonCAA

0-3

1-3

100%

−8.5

26.8

—

0.352

33.4

Holy CrossPatriot

0-3

0-4

100%

+5.1

53.4

—

0.583

33.1

Mississippi Valley StateSWAC

0-3

100%

−17.5

48.4

—

0.500

21.1

SamfordSouthern

0-3

0-4

100%

−11.4

30.9

—

0.431

35.1

WoffordSouthern

0-3

0-4

100%

+2.5

50.4

—

0.531

21.7

—

Southern IllinoisMVFC

2-0

3-1

21%

+17.8

54.0

small sample

54.0

0.611

46.7

—

MontanaBig Sky

2-0

3-0

31%

+17.0

43.0

small sample

43.0

0.847

47.5

—

UC DavisBig Sky

2-0

2-1

41%

+14.7

35.5

small sample

35.5

0.519

43.4

—

Abilene ChristianUAC

2-0

2-2

29%

+12.3

46.4

small sample

46.4

0.917

44.8

—

YaleIvy

1-0

58%

+12.2

42.2

small sample

42.2

0.250

39.9

—

Tennessee TechOVC

2-0

3-0

63%

+11.9

18.5

small sample

18.5

0.380

25.1

—

IdahoBig Sky

2-0

2-2

54%

+10.7

26.6

small sample

26.6

0.778

43.0

—

Southeastern LouisianaSouthland

2-0

2-2

85%

+9.8

7.9

small sample

7.9

0.236

27.5

—

Stephen F. AustinSouthland

1-1

2-2

81%

+9.5

46.3

small sample

31.9

0.889

33.8

—

HarvardIvy

1-0

99%

+9.1

0.9

small sample

0.9

0.000

34.1

—

DartmouthIvy

1-0

46%

+9.1

53.6

small sample

53.6

0.833

31.0

—

Jackson StateSWAC

1-0

2-1

92%

+7.8

8.3

small sample

8.3

0.167

16.2

—

LamarSouthland

2-0

2-1

33%

+7.7

37.6

small sample

37.6

0.569

32.3

—

BrownIvy

1-0

79%

+5.8

20.9

small sample

20.9

0.556

35.4

—

Austin PeayUAC

1-1

2-2

97%

+5.6

31.9

small sample

5.2

0.583

37.4

—

South Carolina StateMEAC

2-0

2-2

66%

+4.6

18.3

small sample

18.3

0.278

18.9

—

VillanovaCAA

1-1

1-2

89%

+4.1

35.9

small sample

22.5

0.639

39.5

—

Alabama StateSWAC

1-0

2-1

84%

+4.0

15.9

small sample

15.9

0.417

17.6

—

UT MartinOVC

0-1

0-4

100%

+3.9

55.6

small sample

—

0.833

24.6

—

Weber StateBig Sky

2-0

2-2

57%

+3.8

23.2

small sample

23.2

0.292

49.5

—

DuquesneNEC

0-1

1-3

100%

+3.1

48.2

small sample

—

1.000

14.5

—

Eastern KentuckyUAC

1-1

1-3

92%

+2.5

36.8

small sample

13.8

0.458

40.4

—

Central Connecticut StateNEC

1-1

2-2

99%

+2.1

17.9

small sample

3.2

0.250

24.6

—

North AlabamaUAC

0-2

1-3

100%

+1.7

42.5

small sample

—

0.472

45.9

—

McNeeseSouthland

0-1

1-3

100%

+1.7

30.9

small sample

—

0.667

29.9

—

HowardMEAC

2-0

3-1

58%

+1.6

23.5

small sample

23.5

0.250

27.7

—

Gardner-WebbOVC

2-0

2-2

52%

+1.6

26.9

small sample

26.9

0.465

24.9

—

St. Thomas (MN)Pioneer

1-1

2-1

86%

+1.2

42.9

small sample

22.6

0.806

21.0

—

MerrimackFCS Indep.

1-0

2-2

71%

+1.1

28.9

small sample

28.9

0.667

22.5

—

PennIvy

1-0

88%

+0.4

12.5

small sample

12.5

0.407

35.9

—

Cal PolyBig Sky

1-1

2-2

85%

+0.4

39.4

small sample

29.8

0.435

50.2

—

Florida A&MSWAC

0-1

1-2

100%

+0.2

31.1

small sample

—

0.667

20.1

—

DrakePioneer

0-2

1-2

100%

+0.2

75.1

small sample

—

0.722

17.0

—

Nicholls StateSouthland

1-1

1-3

77%

+0.1

48.4

small sample

49.5

0.708

33.8

—

PresbyterianPioneer

2-0

4-0

22%

−0.4

48.9

small sample

48.9

0.880

9.5

—

MaineCAA

0-2

0-4

100%

−1.3

25.5

small sample

—

0.287

30.2

—

Alabama A&MSWAC

2-0

3-1

72%

−2.0

14.8

small sample

14.8

0.389

20.5

—

Indiana StateMVFC

1-1

2-2

91%

−2.7

39.1

small sample

15.0

0.778

60.2

—

CornellIvy

0-1

100%

−2.9

15.4

small sample

—

0.167

34.5

—

Northern ColoradoBig Sky

1-1

2-2

85%

−3.0

47.0

small sample

21.3

0.278

48.7

—

ColumbiaIvy

0-1

100%

−3.4

35.5

small sample

—

0.833

37.0

—

Morgan StateMEAC

0-1

1-3

100%

−3.6

39.2

small sample

—

0.500

26.9

—

UTRGVSouthland

1-0

4-0

87%

−4.7

13.0

small sample

13.0

0.833

35.9

—

Grambling StateSWAC

1-0

3-1

89%

−4.7

11.1

small sample

11.1

—

14.5

—

Idaho StateBig Sky

0-1

1-3

100%

−4.8

38.1

small sample

—

0.259

51.0

—

Portland StateBig Sky

0-2

0-4

100%

−4.9

67.3

small sample

—

0.597

45.2

—

Houston ChristianSouthland

0-2

1-3

100%

−5.4

27.0

small sample

—

0.125

30.3

—

BryantCAA

0-1

2-2

100%

−5.6

22.9

small sample

—

0.250

37.5

—

Western IllinoisOVC

1-1

1-3

99%

−5.8

21.1

small sample

2.6

0.125

27.5

—

Delaware StateMEAC

2-0

3-1

77%

−6.0

12.5

small sample

12.5

0.333

31.4

—

Long IslandNEC

0-2

1-3

100%

−6.3

33.4

small sample

—

0.653

17.0

—

PrincetonIvy

0-1

100%

−6.6

11.6

small sample

—

0.315

41.0

—

East Texas A&MSouthland

0-1

0-3

100%

−6.8

21.8

small sample

—

33.7

—

ButlerPioneer

0-2

2-2

100%

−7.6

35.7

small sample

—

0.528

16.0

—

Bethune-CookmanSWAC

0-1

1-3

100%

−8.4

43.2

small sample

—

0.667

21.7

—

Robert MorrisNEC

0-2

1-3

100%

−9.4

27.7

small sample

—

0.407

20.8

—

DaytonPioneer

1-1

2-1

98%

−9.9

13.0

small sample

15.1

0.194

11.1

—

Norfolk StateMEAC

0-2

1-3

100%

−10.2

23.2

small sample

—

0.528

25.9

—

Alcorn StateSWAC

0-2

0-3

100%

−10.2

15.4

small sample

—

0.417

16.2

—

Murray StateMVFC

0-2

0-4

100%

−10.5

50.1

small sample

—

0.611

54.9

—

Texas SouthernSWAC

0-2

0-3

100%

−11.0

21.8

small sample

—

0.667

15.4

—

VMISouthern

0-2

1-3

100%

−12.0

37.5

small sample

—

0.500

31.2

—

Charleston SouthernOVC

0-2

0-4

100%

−12.1

24.2

small sample

—

0.389

30.5

—

WagnerNEC

0-2

0-4

100%

−13.7

10.7

small sample

—

0.389

16.8

—

Northwestern StateSouthland

1-1

1-3

98%

−14.1

12.6

small sample

12.1

0.333

35.3

—

Morehead StatePioneer

0-2

2-2

100%

−16.8

41.2

small sample

—

0.444

11.6

—

Saint FrancisNEC

0-2

0-4

100%

−17.4

19.6

small sample

—

0.375

17.9

—

Arkansas-Pine BluffSWAC

0-1

1-2

100%

−18.5

21.0

small sample

—

0.250

16.8

—

ValparaisoPioneer

0-2

1-3

100%

−19.7

42.1

small sample

—

0.222

17.4

—

StetsonPioneer

0-2

1-3

100%

−27.4

38.1

small sample

—

0.111

12.7