Computer ratings · FCS vs FCS games only

FCS College Football Ratings & Strength of Schedule

2025 Week 8 · through Saturday, October 18

Season

Week

How this week's numbers compare

Power (0 = average team): #1 +30.9 · #10 +15.1 · middle +0.1
SOS (higher is harder): hardest 60.5 · #10 46.1 · middle 30.9 · easiest 7.1
SOR (lower is better): #1 0.8% · #25 48%

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 · 362 FCS games · run be4f8d6c97fc

Team

vs FCS

All games

SOS rank

South Dakota StateMVFC

7-0

0.8%

+24.2

39.3

0.595

55.8

North Dakota StateMVFC

7-0

3.3%

+30.9

36.4

0.575

49.8

LehighPatriot

7-0

3.8%

+15.1

34.2

0.655

31.8

MontanaBig Sky

6-0

7-0

5.9%

+15.7

34.2

0.571

55.6

MonmouthCAA

6-0

6-1

6.8%

+14.4

33.7

0.555

15.4

Tarleton StateUAC

7-0

8-0

9.2%

+22.1

27.6

0.426

46.8

UC DavisBig Sky

5-0

5-1

11%

+16.7

35.6

0.541

45.9

LamarSouthland

6-0

6-1

13%

+5.7

28.3

0.604

43.8

North DakotaMVFC

5-1

5-2

15%

+19.2

41.4

35.0

0.526

60.0

PresbyterianPioneer

5-0

7-0

15%

+3.1

24.5

0.568

12.5

VillanovaCAA

5-1

5-2

23%

+13.8

38.7

33.5

0.585

44.8

Montana StateBig Sky

5-1

5-2

25%

+26.2

36.9

28.3

0.577

50.3

Tennessee TechOVC

6-0

7-0

29%

+15.7

17.9

116

17.9

0.437

33.7

HarvardIvy

5-0

31%

+18.7

19.5

110

19.5

0.464

42.8

Southeastern LouisianaSouthland

5-0

5-2

36%

+15.0

16.9

119

16.9

0.378

30.2

Northern ArizonaBig Sky

4-2

4-3

38%

+6.3

47.2

32.1

0.496

31.1

Southern IllinoisMVFC

3-2

4-3

38%

+13.0

55.8

40.1

0.644

37.8

Stephen F. AustinSouthland

4-1

5-2

39%

+13.7

36.3

31.4

0.484

35.8

MercerSouthern

5-1

40%

+13.9

30.3

31.5

0.544

28.7

Youngstown StateMVFC

4-2

4-3

42%

+9.3

45.1

27.2

0.561

43.3

Jackson StateSWAC

4-0

5-1

42%

+11.6

18.0

115

18.0

0.508

10.4

Rhode IslandCAA

6-1

6-2

43%

+9.9

25.2

25.7

0.438

32.7

DartmouthIvy

4-1

44%

+6.5

34.3

32.5

0.596

32.9

Abilene ChristianUAC

4-2

4-4

46%

+10.0

43.9

45.0

0.514

46.0

PennIvy

4-1

48%

+5.6

31.5

21.6

0.619

40.0

South DakotaMVFC

5-2

5-3

50%

+9.9

36.6

23.3

0.565

61.0

West GeorgiaUAC

5-3

55%

+4.0

42.1

32.9

0.505

24.0

Sacramento StateBig Sky

4-2

4-3

59%

+10.7

38.7

29.0

0.584

45.4

Gardner-WebbOVC

4-1

4-3

62%

−2.3

25.8

26.4

0.539

31.2

Cal PolyBig Sky

2-3

3-4

67%

+4.5

60.4

49.7

0.712

41.3

LindenwoodOVC

3-2

3-4

72%

+0.1

38.0

34.8

0.583

19.6

DuquesneNEC

4-1

5-3

73%

+12.1

21.0

107

12.2

0.470

14.5

New HampshireCAA

4-3

4-4

75%

+4.6

38.8

30.2

0.561

46.3

North Carolina CentralMEAC

4-1

5-2

75%

+10.6

19.3

111

17.8

0.406

16.8

LafayettePatriot

5-1

5-3

77%

+5.3

15.5

122

14.8

0.472

40.1

William & MaryCAA

4-2

4-3

77%

+4.8

30.0

21.4

0.539

22.4

Weber StateBig Sky

3-2

3-4

77%

+0.7

36.4

22.1

0.537

50.5

Alabama StateSWAC

3-1

4-2

77%

+7.6

25.2

12.6

0.542

11.1

Western CarolinaSouthern

5-2

5-3

77%

+6.6

24.4

0.490

32.3

BrownIvy

3-2

78%

−0.1

36.8

30.7

0.564

34.5

PrincetonIvy

3-2

78%

+1.3

34.9

37.1

0.609

46.7

Illinois StateMVFC

4-2

4-3

80%

+6.4

30.7

12.1

0.475

65.1

Prairie View A&MSWAC

5-1

5-2

83%

−4.5

13.0

126

10.7

0.420

26.3

YaleIvy

3-2

83%

+10.2

32.9

16.0

0.540

48.1

ElonCAA

4-3

4-4

83%

+6.4

34.5

24.5

0.476

28.3

South Carolina StateMEAC

3-1

4-3

83%

+2.0

19.2

112

19.9

0.434

21.7

UT MartinOVC

3-2

3-5

84%

+6.0

30.5

26.7

0.557

28.2

Sacred HeartFCS Indep.

5-3

85%

−3.3

30.2

12.8

0.513

29.2

FurmanSouthern

4-3

86%

−3.0

31.7

28.5

0.524

26.9

Austin PeayUAC

3-2

4-3

86%

+6.8

29.6

21.3

0.461

37.7

Central ArkansasUAC

3-3

3-4

87%

+3.2

39.3

19.1

0.538

44.9

DrakePioneer

3-2

4-2

87%

+2.3

34.0

9.0

0.465

22.4

UTRGVSouthland

2-2

5-2

89%

+1.0

38.5

14.9

0.665

34.0

Idaho StateBig Sky

1-3

2-5

89%

+0.5

60.5

37.7

0.597

42.6

Eastern KentuckyUAC

3-2

3-4

90%

+1.1

26.6

24.2

0.404

46.4

Southeast Missouri StateOVC

3-3

3-4

91%

+2.7

37.6

14.2

0.529

30.1

Eastern WashingtonBig Sky

3-3

3-4

91%

+3.4

36.5

17.6

0.393

45.7

RichmondPatriot

4-3

4-4

92%

+2.3

29.3

24.4

0.434

26.7

Northern ColoradoBig Sky

2-3

3-4

94%

+0.0

41.4

31.0

0.436

49.8

TowsonCAA

3-3

3-4

94%

+1.3

30.7

15.0

0.386

28.1

San DiegoPioneer

3-4

95%

−3.1

38.1

37.6

0.522

5.8

MaineCAA

3-2

3-4

95%

+1.8

21.1

106

17.5

0.368

35.0

ChattanoogaSouthern

3-3

3-4

95%

−0.3

35.9

15.7

0.494

34.0

Central Connecticut StateNEC

4-2

5-3

95%

−0.6

16.4

121

9.6

0.386

31.8

Stony BrookCAA

3-3

3-4

95%

+5.8

29.5

14.2

0.531

29.2

Northern IowaMVFC

2-4

2-5

96%

+0.1

45.3

23.4

0.583

53.5

MercyhurstNEC

3-5

96%

−3.5

46.1

9.7

0.546

12.7

ButlerPioneer

3-3

5-3

96%

−4.8

26.2

22.3

0.544

14.3

BucknellPatriot

4-3

4-4

96%

−7.7

24.1

101

12.7

0.440

21.9

IdahoBig Sky

2-3

2-5

97%

+3.2

34.7

22.5

0.466

42.0

Alabama A&MSWAC

3-2

4-3

97%

−6.0

19.1

113

8.5

0.390

20.3

Bethune-CookmanSWAC

2-2

3-4

97%

−3.6

25.6

8.7

0.534

18.1

Southern UtahUAC

2-5

97%

+7.5

47.2

40.0

0.607

31.4

The CitadelSouthern

2-4

3-4

97%

−1.6

41.4

25.4

0.618

27.3

Indiana StateMVFC

1-4

2-5

97%

−3.3

57.5

13.6

0.675

54.3

MerrimackFCS Indep.

2-3

3-5

97%

−3.2

34.7

14.0

0.493

20.0

Delaware StateMEAC

2-2

4-3

97%

−5.5

28.1

6.4

0.466

24.5

GeorgetownPatriot

4-3

98%

−6.6

19.0

114

13.3

0.360

30.6

East Texas A&MSouthland

2-3

2-5

98%

+0.2

30.9

31.3

0.524

38.3

Incarnate WordSouthland

2-4

2-5

98%

+6.0

37.5

46.2

0.494

30.3

East Tennessee StateSouthern

3-4

3-5

98%

+6.0

29.4

18.4

0.454

26.2

Texas SouthernSWAC

3-2

3-3

98%

−6.0

13.9

123

8.1

0.534

19.1

Nicholls StateSouthland

1-4

1-6

99%

−5.1

44.5

44.6

0.589

27.5

Charleston SouthernOVC

2-4

2-6

99%

−5.0

33.2

23.6

0.609

26.0

ColgatePatriot

2-4

2-5

99%

+1.3

34.9

17.6

0.522

33.3

StonehillNEC

2-5

99%

−8.7

38.5

27.7

0.568

14.9

WoffordSouthern

2-4

2-5

99%

+3.3

32.5

12.8

0.509

21.8

McNeeseSouthland

1-3

2-5

99%

−1.0

37.9

9.2

0.537

26.5

North AlabamaUAC

1-4

2-5

99%

−2.2

39.4

34.9

0.525

48.2

Grambling StateSWAC

2-2

4-3

99%

−8.1

13.9

124

14.8

0.504

19.4

Eastern IllinoisOVC

3-4

100%

−7.4

21.1

105

14.7

0.455

37.2

Utah TechUAC

1-6

100%

−2.8

49.5

27.1

0.557

37.9

DaytonPioneer

4-2

5-2

100%

−6.0

7.1

128

4.2

0.315

21.2

St. Thomas (MN)Pioneer

3-3

4-3

100%

+0.8

17.8

117

10.7

0.370

34.4

Holy CrossPatriot

1-5

1-6

100%

+0.3

44.8

43.5

0.549

33.3

FordhamPatriot

1-5

1-6

100%

−8.5

41.4

26.4

0.556

30.7

ColumbiaIvy

1-4

100%

−4.7

36.4

12.9

0.674

44.5

HowardMEAC

2-3

3-4

100%

−7.1

19.5

109

9.6

0.386

24.7

CampbellCAA

2-4

2-6

100%

−4.0

27.3

10.3

0.452

29.8

100

New HavenNEC

1-3

4-3

100%

−13.4

26.3

10.8

0.409

19.5

101

Tennessee StateOVC

2-5

100%

−6.9

33.2

11.6

0.520

23.3

102

Florida A&MSWAC

1-3

2-4

100%

−10.8

23.3

104

4.9

0.403

17.4

103

CornellIvy

1-4

100%

−5.8

36.5

11.3

0.467

31.7

104

MaristPioneer

3-4

100%

−11.6

16.9

120

12.5

0.425

21.2

105

StetsonPioneer

2-4

3-5

100%

−25.7

26.8

1.7

0.512

13.5

106

Arkansas-Pine BluffSWAC

1-3

2-4

100%

−18.4

17.4

118

8.2

0.365

21.8

107

Northwestern StateSouthland

1-4

1-6

100%

−16.9

26.5

6.3

0.386

36.2

108

Long IslandNEC

1-4

2-5

100%

−6.9

24.0

102

6.1

0.418

19.1

109

North Carolina A&TCAA

1-5

1-6

100%

−9.3

29.3

5.9

0.456

39.3

110

Houston ChristianSouthland

1-4

2-5

100%

−11.5

24.2

100

2.7

0.352

41.7

111

SamfordSouthern

1-5

1-6

100%

−11.4

30.9

6.7

0.476

37.7

112

SouthernSWAC

1-5

1-6

100%

−15.6

29.8

5.8

0.559

8.5

113

UAlbanyCAA

1-5

1-6

100%

−13.0

26.1

14.2

0.416

43.3

114

WagnerNEC

1-4

1-6

100%

−11.9

13.7

125

5.8

0.349

18.6

115

HamptonCAA

1-6

2-6

100%

−11.5

31.9

6.0

0.411

43.8

116

Western IllinoisOVC

1-5

1-7

100%

−8.6

30.4

0.7

0.428

23.5

117

Morehead StatePioneer

1-5

3-5

100%

−18.7

26.0

7.4

0.521

13.2

118

Alcorn StateSWAC

0-5

1-6

100%

−12.4

10.2

127

—

0.296

19.2

119

BryantCAA

0-4

2-5

100%

−8.7

24.0

103

—

0.410

41.4

119

DavidsonPioneer

0-6

1-6

100%

−24.3

31.8

—

0.477

14.9

119

Mississippi Valley StateSWAC

0-5

1-5

100%

−17.5

38.4

—

0.539

25.3

119

Murray StateMVFC

0-5

0-7

100%

−8.5

56.6

—

0.630

49.3

119

Norfolk StateMEAC

0-5

1-6

100%

−12.0

20.1

108

—

0.302

25.6

119

Portland StateBig Sky

0-5

0-7

100%

−6.0

50.5

—

0.581

47.1

119

Robert MorrisNEC

0-5

1-6

100%

−11.3

24.6

—

0.411

20.7

119

Saint FrancisNEC

0-4

0-6

100%

−16.7

29.0

—

0.498

11.0

119

ValparaisoPioneer

0-5

1-6

100%

−25.5

34.9

—

0.429

16.4

119

VMISouthern

0-5

1-6

100%

−15.5

25.6

—

0.379

37.4

—

Morgan StateMEAC

0-2

3-4

100%

−5.6

22.0

small sample

—

0.405

24.8