Computer ratings · FCS vs FCS games only

FCS College Football Ratings & Strength of Schedule

2025 Week 9 · through Saturday, October 25

Season

Week

How this week's numbers compare

Power (0 = average team): #1 +33.6 · #10 +14.3 · middle −0.2
SOS (higher is harder): hardest 62.8 · #10 44.8 · middle 31.6 · easiest 8.5
SOR (lower is better): #1 0.4% · #25 54%

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 · 421 FCS games · run 24566def4532

Team

vs FCS

All games

SOS rank

124

VMISouthern

0-6

1-7

100%

−16.1

32.5

—

0.446

29.6

124

ValparaisoPioneer

0-6

1-7

100%

−24.5

31.1

—

0.460

17.9

124

Norfolk StateMEAC

0-6

1-7

100%

−13.8

22.3

105

—

0.378

25.6

124

Murray StateMVFC

0-6

0-8

100%

−10.8

55.9

—

0.623

47.3

124

Morgan StateMEAC

0-3

3-5

100%

−5.8

21.2

108

—

0.403

27.4

124

BryantCAA

0-5

2-6

100%

−8.4

31.6

—

0.452

37.8

121

Saint FrancisNEC

0-5

0-7

100%

−17.4

23.8

—

0.426

13.4

121

Portland StateBig Sky

0-6

0-8

100%

−8.9

49.6

—

0.564

48.0

121

Mississippi Valley StateSWAC

0-6

1-6

100%

−19.9

33.1

—

0.453

28.9

120

DavidsonPioneer

0-7

1-7

100%

−23.4

29.2

—

0.492

13.8

119

Alcorn StateSWAC

1-5

2-6

100%

−10.5

8.5

129

2.4

0.310

22.6

118

SouthernSWAC

1-6

1-7

100%

−16.5

25.3

4.2

0.504

11.1

117

HamptonCAA

1-7

2-7

100%

−11.5

32.8

4.4

0.460

40.7

116

Morehead StatePioneer

2-5

4-5

100%

−18.3

23.6

4.2

0.475

17.1

115

SamfordSouthern

1-6

1-7

100%

−14.5

29.3

6.4

0.484

44.6

114

UAlbanyCAA

1-6

1-7

100%

−10.6

33.6

15.7

0.506

36.2

113

Robert MorrisNEC

1-5

2-6

100%

−9.3

23.8

5.1

0.416

22.2

112

Houston ChristianSouthland

1-5

2-6

100%

−11.6

31.0

2.5

0.421

35.8

111

Tennessee StateOVC

2-6

100%

−7.1

30.6

12.0

0.493

27.6

110

Northwestern StateSouthland

1-5

1-7

100%

−17.6

29.2

7.7

0.488

33.0

109

StetsonPioneer

2-5

3-6

100%

−26.6

27.5

1.8

0.513

9.2

108

Arkansas-Pine BluffSWAC

1-4

2-5

100%

−17.5

20.4

111

9.9

0.433

23.4

107

MaristPioneer

3-5

100%

−12.2

17.7

120

13.1

0.438

18.8

106

New HavenNEC

1-4

4-4

100%

−15.7

22.6

103

14.3

0.351

22.2

105

WagnerNEC

2-4

2-6

100%

−8.2

19.0

115

26.8

0.412

12.2

104

Western IllinoisOVC

2-5

2-7

100%

−7.6

29.0

9.1

0.441

26.6

103

Long IslandNEC

2-4

3-5

100%

−4.9

21.0

109

5.5

0.423

21.3

102

CampbellCAA

2-5

2-7

100%

−4.7

25.7

10.3

0.437

32.1

101

North Carolina A&TCAA

2-5

2-6

100%

−8.3

27.9

10.2

0.441

43.1

100

McNeeseSouthland

1-4

2-6

100%

−5.0

34.2

9.1

0.484

30.9

Holy CrossPatriot

1-6

1-7

100%

+0.6

44.2

43.2

0.553

34.0

ColumbiaIvy

1-5

100%

−7.6

37.9

14.2

0.656

45.5

Eastern IllinoisOVC

3-5

100%

−6.1

23.3

100

16.1

0.476

40.4

Utah TechUAC

1-7

100%

−3.8

50.1

25.8

0.545

36.1

FordhamPatriot

1-6

1-7

100%

−8.2

44.8

26.4

0.614

23.9

Florida A&MSWAC

2-3

3-4

100%

−9.8

20.2

112

6.2

0.418

16.9

WoffordSouthern

2-5

2-6

100%

+3.3

35.2

11.9

0.506

15.4

St. Thomas (MN)Pioneer

4-3

5-3

100%

+2.0

15.0

126

6.0

0.381

41.3

North AlabamaUAC

1-5

2-6

100%

−4.1

42.4

32.3

0.516

47.2

MercyhurstNEC

3-6

99%

−5.5

41.0

11.7

0.516

15.0

BucknellPatriot

4-4

4-5

99%

−8.7

22.5

104

12.3

0.454

25.9

CornellIvy

2-4

99%

−4.4

35.9

16.7

0.516

33.0

HowardMEAC

3-3

4-4

99%

−6.6

18.8

116

10.7

0.365

29.4

The CitadelSouthern

2-5

3-5

99%

−2.3

41.1

26.5

0.608

26.9

Incarnate WordSouthland

2-5

2-6

99%

+2.7

38.5

45.9

0.536

29.1

East Texas A&MSouthland

2-4

2-6

99%

−0.2

33.6

26.3

0.549

34.5

Alabama A&MSWAC

3-3

4-4

98%

−9.2

23.0

102

8.8

0.431

15.8

Texas SouthernSWAC

3-2

3-3

98%

−5.4

16.0

123

9.8

0.536

19.9

Indiana StateMVFC

1-5

2-6

98%

−3.4

62.3

14.9

0.669

47.9

Charleston SouthernOVC

3-4

3-6

98%

−4.9

31.7

22.1

0.590

31.4

DaytonPioneer

5-2

6-2

98%

−3.2

11.0

128

9.9

0.410

17.4

StonehillNEC

3-5

97%

−7.2

36.7

30.3

0.558

14.2

Nicholls StateSouthland

2-4

2-6

97%

−2.1

38.4

26.5

0.548

31.9

TowsonCAA

3-4

3-5

97%

+0.8

32.2

14.6

0.403

22.6

Northern IowaMVFC

2-5

2-6

97%

−0.3

47.7

22.7

0.571

51.0

GeorgetownPatriot

5-3

97%

−5.8

18.0

119

14.3

0.391

33.9

ColgatePatriot

3-4

3-5

96%

+1.6

34.4

24.1

0.516

32.7

East Tennessee StateSouthern

4-4

4-5

96%

+5.7

28.8

18.3

0.455

23.7

ButlerPioneer

3-3

5-3

96%

−4.8

26.0

25.3

0.520

13.9

Bethune-CookmanSWAC

3-2

4-4

96%

−3.5

23.2

101

4.8

0.485

21.7

Northern ColoradoBig Sky

2-4

3-5

96%

+0.1

44.6

34.7

0.487

45.1

MerrimackFCS Indep.

2-3

3-5

96%

−2.2

37.4

15.7

0.554

20.3

Idaho StateBig Sky

1-4

2-6

96%

−0.8

56.7

38.4

0.600

44.5

DuquesneNEC

4-2

5-4

95%

+7.4

18.5

118

11.5

0.409

18.6

IdahoBig Sky

3-3

3-5

95%

+6.4

30.9

18.3

0.442

47.8

Grambling StateSWAC

3-2

5-3

95%

−4.9

22.2

106

28.0

0.557

9.7

Southern UtahUAC

3-5

95%

+8.8

43.6

34.0

0.577

32.5

San DiegoPioneer

4-4

94%

−3.9

33.5

28.8

0.482

7.7

Central ArkansasUAC

3-4

3-5

94%

+3.2

39.6

16.6

0.522

45.7

Weber StateBig Sky

3-3

3-5

94%

−0.7

31.8

17.4

0.490

56.0

ChattanoogaSouthern

4-3

4-4

93%

+2.6

31.6

13.1

0.469

39.9

Southeast Missouri StateOVC

3-4

3-5

93%

+2.5

42.7

13.3

0.556

20.6

ElonCAA

4-4

4-5

93%

+3.7

33.9

24.3

0.476

25.9

BrownIvy

3-3

92%

−0.8

34.7

31.2

0.523

39.3

Central Connecticut StateNEC

4-2

5-3

92%

+0.7

19.3

114

11.5

0.430

30.0

RichmondPatriot

4-3

4-4

92%

+2.3

29.2

24.7

0.437

26.4

North Carolina CentralMEAC

4-2

5-3

91%

+7.3

19.6

113

19.0

0.444

18.9

Stony BrookCAA

4-3

4-4

91%

+5.9

28.5

17.9

0.521

31.3

Eastern KentuckyUAC

3-3

3-5

91%

+0.8

36.1

26.7

0.492

38.5

LindenwoodOVC

3-3

3-5

88%

−3.9

36.6

35.8

0.634

20.3

William & MaryCAA

4-3

4-4

87%

+3.7

31.8

21.9

0.565

16.7

MaineCAA

4-2

4-4

87%

+5.2

23.5

22.4

0.421

35.0

PrincetonIvy

3-3

86%

−0.2

39.3

34.8

0.616

43.9

FurmanSouthern

5-3

85%

−2.7

27.9

24.6

0.484

30.9

UT MartinOVC

3-2

3-5

84%

+6.3

31.3

29.6

0.566

29.0

DrakePioneer

4-2

5-2

84%

+2.2

28.8

9.2

0.440

25.8

Eastern WashingtonBig Sky

4-3

4-4

84%

+3.4

35.1

22.1

0.431

48.0

Delaware StateMEAC

3-2

5-3

84%

−1.5

33.9

23.8

0.504

17.4

Austin PeayUAC

4-2

5-3

82%

+8.7

26.5

19.1

0.445

43.3

Jackson StateSWAC

4-1

5-2

82%

+8.3

17.2

122

18.5

0.491

10.6

Sacred HeartFCS Indep.

5-3

81%

−2.5

32.0

14.8

0.552

27.8

South Carolina StateMEAC

4-1

5-3

79%

+5.2

17.4

121

17.4

0.398

24.7

LafayettePatriot

5-1

5-3

78%

+4.8

14.8

127

14.4

0.467

39.9

Western CarolinaSouthern

5-2

5-3

78%

+6.3

24.1

23.6

0.468

32.8

Prairie View A&MSWAC

5-1

6-2

76%

−3.7

16.0

124

12.1

0.460

26.3

Alabama StateSWAC

4-1

5-2

74%

+10.0

20.8

110

12.7

0.525

10.6

Cal PolyBig Sky

2-4

3-5

74%

+4.3

62.8

45.7

0.707

29.2

UTRGVSouthland

3-2

6-2

74%

+5.5

38.2

22.2

0.613

32.1

Sacramento StateBig Sky

4-3

4-4

72%

+8.7

40.7

27.3

0.565

41.1

South DakotaMVFC

5-3

5-4

68%

+8.7

37.3

23.0

0.554

64.5

YaleIvy

4-2

66%

+12.7

34.8

21.5

0.590

49.5

New HampshireCAA

5-3

5-4

66%

+5.5

37.5

28.8

0.551

50.3

PennIvy

4-2

61%

+3.8

37.2

22.9

0.599

34.8

PresbyterianPioneer

5-1

7-1

56%

−0.0

23.9

24.8

0.561

11.7

Illinois StateMVFC

5-2

5-3

54%

+8.2

34.7

20.6

0.499

64.7

Gardner-WebbOVC

5-1

5-3

50%

+1.9

26.3

27.1

0.548

31.4

Abilene ChristianUAC

4-2

4-4

48%

+9.6

42.8

43.8

0.524

46.1

West GeorgiaUAC

6-3

45%

+3.9

41.2

32.1

0.525

19.7

MercerSouthern

6-1

44%

+13.3

24.5

25.5

0.451

35.3

Youngstown StateMVFC

5-2

5-3

41%

+10.6

39.1

23.6

0.512

51.6

Rhode IslandCAA

7-1

7-2

38%

+10.3

23.9

24.2

0.406

38.0

DartmouthIvy

5-1

38%

+9.5

31.5

30.3

0.562

37.5

Southeastern LouisianaSouthland

6-0

6-2

34%

+14.3

15.3

125

15.3

0.340

34.7

Stephen F. AustinSouthland

5-1

6-2

33%

+12.9

33.6

29.1

0.462

38.1

Northern ArizonaBig Sky

5-2

5-3

32%

+6.6

43.2

30.1

0.477

31.1

Southern IllinoisMVFC

4-2

5-3

30%

+13.0

50.7

35.3

0.597

41.9

VillanovaCAA

6-1

6-2

23%

+11.6

33.1

27.8

0.534

51.0

Tennessee TechOVC

7-0

8-0

23%

+15.9

18.6

117

18.6

0.457

38.0

HarvardIvy

6-0

21%

+19.3

21.9

107

21.9

0.483

44.2

Montana StateBig Sky

6-1

6-2

18%

+25.1

36.2

30.2

0.561

51.9

North DakotaMVFC

6-1

6-2

12%

+19.6

38.0

31.5

0.498

65.9

LamarSouthland

7-0

7-1

10%

+7.1

26.6

0.545

47.8

UC DavisBig Sky

6-0

6-1

7.3%

+16.1

34.6

0.500

48.6

MonmouthCAA

7-0

7-1

6.7%

+13.8

30.3

0.525

17.8

Tarleton StateUAC

8-0

9-0

5.9%

+22.4

28.5

0.438

48.1

LehighPatriot

8-0

4.5%

+14.3

29.7

0.578

34.4

MontanaBig Sky

7-0

8-0

2.2%

+17.1

38.3

0.566

51.7

South Dakota StateMVFC

7-1

1.9%

+20.8

45.1

38.6

0.603

50.9

North Dakota StateMVFC

8-0

0.4%

+33.6

42.2

0.587

43.8