Computer ratings · FCS vs FCS games only

FCS College Football Ratings & Strength of Schedule

2025 Week 5 · through Saturday, September 27

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 +30.4 · #10 +13.2 · middle −0.5
SOS (higher is harder): hardest 72.3 · #10 48.7 · middle 31.1 · easiest 8.4
SOR (lower is better): #1 3.7% · #25 71%

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 · 206 FCS games · run 2e4c1b8cc008

Team

vs FCS

All games

SOS rank

South Dakota StateMVFC

4-0

3.7%

+26.4

42.6

0.523

48.9

West GeorgiaUAC

5-0

9.2%

+12.0

36.7

0.546

41.8

LehighPatriot

5-0

16%

+11.4

29.5

0.856

29.0

Northern ArizonaBig Sky

4-0

4-1

16%

+9.9

34.5

0.454

44.4

PresbyterianPioneer

3-0

5-0

17%

+3.6

37.2

0.653

11.2

MontanaBig Sky

3-0

4-0

19%

+16.7

41.7

0.861

47.0

North Dakota StateMVFC

4-0

23%

+30.4

29.9

0.508

49.0

Rhode IslandCAA

4-0

4-1

23%

+9.5

28.2

0.378

31.9

UC DavisBig Sky

3-0

3-1

33%

+15.6

30.8

0.578

45.0

MonmouthCAA

3-0

3-1

34%

+11.3

29.5

0.593

24.3

Youngstown StateMVFC

3-0

3-1

37%

+9.8

26.5

0.472

53.3

LamarSouthland

3-0

3-1

38%

+4.9

26.0

0.557

33.1

Tarleton StateUAC

4-0

5-0

38%

+20.8

20.5

0.339

41.5

Cal PolyBig Sky

2-1

3-2

47%

+5.2

51.7

51.5

0.604

49.4

Abilene ChristianUAC

2-1

2-3

50%

+6.4

50.3

53.2

0.667

44.8

Montana StateBig Sky

3-1

3-2

50%

+24.8

38.8

24.1

0.575

46.5

New HampshireCAA

3-1

3-2

52%

+9.3

36.8

31.6

0.559

42.6

MercerSouthern

3-1

55%

+12.4

35.8

40.6

0.573

24.7

RichmondPatriot

3-1

3-2

60%

+6.7

33.0

22.7

0.542

25.2

Tennessee TechOVC

3-0

4-0

61%

+13.2

14.6

0.360

27.1

Illinois StateMVFC

3-0

3-1

63%

+6.8

13.9

0.366

59.9

San DiegoPioneer

3-2

64%

−2.0

43.8

35.9

0.625

8.2

Stephen F. AustinSouthland

2-1

3-2

70%

+10.3

36.7

33.0

0.546

33.7

VillanovaCAA

2-1

2-2

70%

+5.6

36.8

27.1

0.677

42.0

Sacred HeartFCS Indep.

4-1

71%

−5.8

22.8

12.4

0.526

33.8

Southeastern LouisianaSouthland

3-0

3-2

71%

+9.3

10.6

0.463

28.8

IdahoBig Sky

2-1

2-3

72%

+9.0

38.6

20.0

0.663

37.4

Weber StateBig Sky

2-1

2-3

72%

+1.6

37.0

20.7

0.506

45.7

ElonCAA

3-1

3-2

73%

+6.9

26.4

16.9

0.362

31.7

TowsonCAA

3-1

3-2

74%

+4.5

25.6

18.8

0.380

29.8

FurmanSouthern

3-1

75%

+0.7

24.4

22.3

0.523

31.8

Eastern KentuckyUAC

2-1

2-3

79%

+5.2

32.3

17.8

0.495

40.7

HowardMEAC

2-1

3-2

83%

+2.0

29.0

15.9

0.347

21.9

LindenwoodOVC

2-1

2-3

83%

−2.3

26.7

27.4

0.480

28.8

East Tennessee StateSouthern

2-2

2-3

84%

+9.2

41.1

24.0

0.606

22.7

Incarnate WordSouthland

2-2

2-3

85%

+10.9

39.4

43.0

0.580

27.3

North Carolina CentralMEAC

3-1

4-2

85%

+7.1

18.6

13.3

0.368

20.8

Sacramento StateBig Sky

2-2

2-3

85%

+8.8

41.9

24.9

0.565

41.8

South DakotaMVFC

2-2

2-3

85%

+9.1

42.8

18.6

0.561

49.3

LafayettePatriot

3-1

3-2

86%

+1.8

17.6

19.7

0.496

30.6

North DakotaMVFC

2-1

2-2

87%

+13.6

31.7

8.1

0.454

57.7

Northern IowaMVFC

2-1

2-2

88%

+1.3

22.0

20.9

0.391

58.6

Austin PeayUAC

2-1

3-2

88%

+8.6

23.1

14.3

0.435

40.2

Nicholls StateSouthland

1-2

1-4

89%

−2.1

48.8

60.3

0.656

32.8

BucknellPatriot

3-1

3-2

90%

−5.6

17.0

6.6

0.480

26.9

The CitadelSouthern

2-3

92%

−1.3

43.0

26.1

0.581

30.0

Southeast Missouri StateOVC

1-3

1-4

93%

−0.1

57.0

30.5

0.524

24.3

Prairie View A&MSWAC

3-1

3-2

94%

−7.2

11.4

10.6

0.602

22.8

South Carolina StateMEAC

2-1

2-3

94%

+0.8

16.0

19.0

0.441

20.6

Delaware StateMEAC

2-1

3-2

94%

−6.2

14.8

12.2

0.372

32.4

William & MaryCAA

2-2

2-3

95%

+4.0

26.2

13.1

0.539

26.9

Alabama A&MSWAC

2-1

3-2

96%

−4.9

12.8

12.2

0.255

22.1

St. Thomas (MN)Pioneer

1-2

2-2

96%

+0.2

37.2

24.8

0.617

22.2

Stony BrookCAA

2-2

2-3

96%

+5.3

23.1

16.6

0.588

29.6

Utah TechUAC

1-4

97%

−2.2

52.0

32.8

0.660

45.0

Eastern IllinoisOVC

2-2

97%

−6.4

21.4

16.4

0.523

30.0

DaytonPioneer

2-1

3-1

97%

−6.4

11.0

8.5

0.282

14.2

ColgatePatriot

1-2

1-3

97%

+0.4

37.1

10.8

0.593

29.3

Western CarolinaSouthern

2-2

2-3

97%

+2.1

21.7

14.9

0.491

32.0

Northern ColoradoBig Sky

1-2

2-3

98%

−5.4

34.5

25.5

0.199

52.9

Eastern WashingtonBig Sky

1-3

1-4

98%

+3.6

47.9

10.6

0.463

39.2

MercyhurstNEC

1-4

98%

−0.6

60.9

6.8

0.589

15.4

FordhamPatriot

1-3

1-4

98%

−8.6

37.6

33.8

0.439

33.7

Charleston SouthernOVC

1-2

1-4

98%

−8.1

27.5

32.3

0.548

31.5

Southern UtahUAC

1-4

99%

+6.4

43.2

25.2

0.741

42.1

StonehillNEC

2-3

99%

−8.7

22.8

22.7

0.437

27.8

Central ArkansasUAC

1-3

1-4

99%

−1.7

43.1

4.7

0.655

42.6

ButlerPioneer

1-2

3-2

99%

−8.8

23.9

5.1

0.498

20.1

MaristPioneer

2-2

100%

−12.3

11.3

9.7

0.361

19.9

CampbellCAA

1-3

1-4

100%

−4.4

30.5

14.4

0.465

30.4

SouthernSWAC

1-3

1-4

100%

−10.7

32.0

5.4

0.542

10.5

Central Connecticut StateNEC

1-2

2-3

100%

+0.8

22.2

3.6

0.395

22.2

Tennessee StateOVC

1-3

100%

−6.6

38.3

4.0

0.552

25.2

New HavenNEC

1-3

2-3

100%

−13.6

24.8

27.1

0.278

17.3

North Carolina A&TCAA

1-3

1-4

100%

−12.9

22.1

10.2

0.269

37.0

GeorgetownPatriot

2-3

100%

−8.6

15.4

6.1

0.333

28.6

Texas SouthernSWAC

1-2

1-3

100%

−11.5

14.2

5.2

0.551

17.7

MaineCAA

1-2

1-4

100%

−2.7

19.4

4.0

0.325

33.8

Western IllinoisOVC

1-2

1-4

100%

−8.6

16.4

2.4

0.227

32.7

UAlbanyCAA

1-3

1-4

100%

−6.2

24.8

18.9

0.329

39.6

WagnerNEC

1-2

1-4

100%

−13.0

8.4

6.3

0.250

17.4

ChattanoogaSouthern

1-3

1-4

100%

−2.7

39.5

0.4

0.499

30.9

DavidsonPioneer

0-3

1-3

100%

−21.0

41.1

—

0.504

16.4

Mississippi Valley StateSWAC

0-4

100%

−17.6

38.2

—

0.477

24.3

WoffordSouthern

0-3

0-4

100%

+2.1

47.6

—

0.560

21.6

Alcorn StateSWAC

0-3

0-4

100%

−12.2

10.4

—

0.160

16.9

HamptonCAA

0-4

1-4

100%

−8.1

35.9

—

0.428

31.6

Holy CrossPatriot

0-4

0-5

100%

+2.1

43.9

—

0.542

36.4

Long IslandNEC

0-3

1-4

100%

−7.7

27.6

—

0.570

17.4

Morehead StatePioneer

0-3

2-3

100%

−18.3

46.5

—

0.682

8.9

Norfolk StateMEAC

0-3

1-4

100%

−11.7

16.4

—

0.429

27.2

Portland StateBig Sky

0-3

0-5

100%

−5.3

59.1

—

0.644

43.3

Saint FrancisNEC

0-3

0-5

100%

−15.9

20.6

—

0.383

17.2

SamfordSouthern

0-4

0-5

100%

−12.1

30.1

—

0.549

38.5

StetsonPioneer

0-3

1-4

100%

−29.3

33.7

—

0.464

14.6

—

Southern IllinoisMVFC

2-0

3-1

17%

+18.3

55.5

small sample

55.5

0.639

45.0

—

HarvardIvy

2-0

66%

+14.3

17.3

small sample

17.3

0.542

33.6

—

YaleIvy

2-0

59%

+11.0

23.2

small sample

23.2

0.194

43.8

—

Jackson StateSWAC

2-0

3-1

79%

+10.2

10.9

small sample

10.9

0.313

15.6

—

Alabama StateSWAC

2-0

3-1

56%

+9.4

24.4

small sample

24.4

0.347

16.9

—

DartmouthIvy

2-0

34%

+9.0

41.8

small sample

41.8

0.653

31.6

—

UT MartinOVC

1-1

1-4

85%

+8.5

40.6

small sample

28.1

0.639

25.9

—

DuquesneNEC

1-1

2-3

98%

+4.6

24.8

small sample

4.6

0.639

15.4

—

Gardner-WebbOVC

2-0

2-2

46%

+2.6

31.1

small sample

31.1

0.572

26.4

—

North AlabamaUAC

0-2

1-3

100%

+1.6

42.2

small sample

—

0.454

45.2

—

PennIvy

1-1

91%

+0.6

38.8

small sample

14.3

0.731

33.0

—

DrakePioneer

0-2

1-2

100%

−0.1

72.3

small sample

—

0.628

17.3

—

McNeeseSouthland

0-2

1-4

100%

−0.5

40.8

small sample

—

0.500

24.6

—

PrincetonIvy

1-1

93%

−0.7

31.2

small sample

48.4

0.681

40.4

—

BrownIvy

1-1

91%

−0.9

35.5

small sample

16.1

0.622

34.2

—

Idaho StateBig Sky

1-1

2-3

88%

−1.6

35.3

small sample

26.1

0.335

55.5

—

Indiana StateMVFC

1-1

2-2

89%

−2.2

42.0

small sample

16.4

0.826

59.6

—

CornellIvy

0-2

100%

−2.8

39.7

small sample

—

0.382

31.8

—

UTRGVSouthland

1-1

4-1

89%

−3.2

39.3

small sample

19.3

0.826

32.5

—

ColumbiaIvy

1-1

97%

−3.6

19.9

small sample

9.6

0.511

41.0

—

MerrimackFCS Indep.

1-1

2-3

90%

−4.0

31.8

small sample

25.9

0.451

23.8

—

BryantCAA

0-2

2-3

100%

−4.1

29.1

small sample

—

0.361

36.4

—

Morgan StateMEAC

0-1

2-3

100%

−4.2

32.9

small sample

—

0.556

24.8

—

Florida A&MSWAC

0-2

1-3

100%

−5.4

33.1

small sample

—

0.565

18.3

—

Houston ChristianSouthland

0-2

1-3

100%

−5.4

30.0

small sample

—

0.269

30.9

—

East Texas A&MSouthland

0-2

0-4

100%

−6.9

25.8

small sample

—

0.333

33.3

—

Bethune-CookmanSWAC

1-1

2-3

95%

−7.0

24.4

small sample

15.9

0.574

23.0

—

Robert MorrisNEC

0-2

1-3

100%

−8.4

29.8

small sample

—

0.588

19.3

—

Grambling StateSWAC

1-1

3-2

99%

−9.3

10.5

small sample

11.5

0.382

15.2

—

Murray StateMVFC

0-2

0-4

100%

−10.7

48.7

small sample

—

0.611

53.7

—

VMISouthern

0-2

1-3

100%

−12.3

35.9

small sample

—

0.597

32.5

—

Northwestern StateSouthland

1-1

1-3

99%

−14.0

13.5

small sample

6.9

0.354

34.7

—

Arkansas-Pine BluffSWAC

1-1

2-2

98%

−15.3

17.1

small sample

9.1

0.167

18.9

—

ValparaisoPioneer

0-2

1-3

100%

−20.0

41.5

small sample

—

0.241

19.7