Computer ratings · FCS vs FCS games only

FCS College Football Ratings & Strength of Schedule

2026 Week 10 · through Saturday, November 7 · latest

Season

Week

How this week's numbers compare

Power (0 = average team): #1 +22.6 · #10 +16.3 · middle −0.8
SOS (higher is harder): hardest 56.6 · #10 46.7 · middle 30.5 · easiest 8.9
SOR (lower is better): #1 1.3% · #25 61%

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 · 528 FCS games · run 8890777ea86a

Team

vs FCS

All games

SOS rank

South Dakota StateMVFC

8-1

8-2

1.3%

+22.4

44.5

40.1

0.527

38.9

Youngstown StateMVFC

8-1

8-2

1.4%

+21.9

46.7

41.9

0.528

58.2

Northern ArizonaBig Sky

8-1

8-2

1.6%

+13.8

46.6

41.8

0.523

32.6

LamarSouthland

8-1

8-2

3.8%

+17.1

41.9

42.3

0.544

22.9

Tarleton StateUAC

9-0

10-0

4.3%

+16.3

26.3

0.482

39.1

Montana StateBig Sky

8-1

9-1

6.0%

+22.6

40.1

37.6

0.565

50.3

Stephen F. AustinSouthland

8-1

9-1

6.1%

+19.4

38.9

34.7

0.575

20.7

South DakotaMVFC

7-2

7-3

7.0%

+18.7

48.1

37.7

0.545

57.4

Tennessee TechSouthern

9-1

9.5%

+13.0

32.7

31.4

0.499

47.4

HarvardIvy

7-1

15%

+16.4

35.4

34.7

0.583

37.8

MonmouthCAA

8-1

8-2

19%

+7.6

28.8

24.4

0.526

34.1

CampbellCAA

8-1

8-2

19%

+8.1

29.0

27.3

0.482

33.5

North DakotaMVFC

7-3

7-4

20%

+19.9

45.4

33.4

0.550

45.4

MercerSouthern

8-1

8-2

22%

+10.2

26.9

27.6

0.443

55.2

Austin PeayUAC

8-1

8-2

26%

+12.8

25.5

21.2

0.478

38.1

MontanaBig Sky

7-2

7-3

36%

+17.7

33.2

26.4

0.467

66.1

LehighPatriot

8-2

39%

+13.5

29.5

25.5

0.488

27.8

PrincetonIvy

6-2

41%

+6.0

35.4

29.7

0.585

35.7

Illinois StateMVFC

5-3

7-3

46%

+12.9

45.2

30.6

0.520

79.2

Weber StateBig Sky

6-3

6-4

49%

+8.7

39.3

33.3

0.471

41.2

Incarnate WordSouthland

5-3

6-4

51%

+15.0

43.5

24.3

0.567

18.0

IdahoBig Sky

5-4

5-5

53%

+12.2

49.1

51.4

0.565

45.7

Abilene ChristianUAC

5-4

5-5

56%

+10.5

47.6

33.5

0.602

43.3

Central Connecticut StateNEC

5-2

6-3

61%

+9.7

33.2

13.6

0.481

23.6

Northern IowaMVFC

4-4

4-5

61%

+8.6

51.8

41.6

0.555

47.1

UAlbanyCAA

6-3

6-4

63%

+4.1

34.4

33.1

0.611

14.7

BrownIvy

5-3

64%

+6.6

38.1

30.4

0.576

28.4

North AlabamaUAC

6-3

6-4

65%

+4.2

33.4

26.1

0.527

39.0

Southern IllinoisMVFC

5-4

5-5

67%

+9.2

43.9

30.6

0.532

79.8

UC DavisBig Sky

6-3

6-4

75%

+4.7

30.0

17.9

0.414

40.4

Southeast Missouri StateOVC

6-3

6-4

75%

+2.4

29.6

28.3

0.454

22.2

DaytonPioneer

6-1

8-1

75%

−2.9

14.1

125

15.1

0.416

4.3

BryantCAA

6-3

6-4

75%

+1.3

29.4

23.0

0.536

26.7

Western CarolinaSouthern

5-4

5-5

76%

+7.0

39.4

31.9

0.576

21.2

ChattanoogaSouthern

6-4

80%

+6.9

33.6

26.1

0.473

35.9

LindenwoodOVC

5-2

5-4

81%

+5.3

22.8

101

18.3

0.428

25.7

ColgatePatriot

5-4

5-5

82%

+5.6

37.4

31.7

0.553

14.1

RichmondPatriot

6-3

6-4

83%

−1.5

25.9

22.3

0.461

33.9

East Tennessee StateSouthern

5-3

6-4

84%

+8.0

29.4

24.3

0.474

50.3

DartmouthIvy

4-4

85%

+5.6

40.3

30.5

0.631

43.0

ButlerPioneer

6-2

8-2

85%

+2.5

20.2

110

10.5

0.513

6.9

South Carolina StateMEAC

6-2

8-2

85%

+4.3

17.7

118

17.9

0.401

17.0

VillanovaPatriot

6-3

6-4

86%

+9.2

24.4

27.9

0.483

25.2

Western IllinoisOVC

5-3

6-4

87%

+3.2

27.4

17.3

0.461

34.8

West FloridaUAC

3-4

4-4

87%

−0.5

43.6

42.2

0.550

39.0

Holy CrossPatriot

5-4

5-5

87%

+3.2

33.7

19.3

0.522

26.4

Southern UtahBig Sky

4-5

4-6

88%

+8.9

43.4

31.1

0.535

11.8

Houston ChristianSouthland

3-4

4-6

88%

−2.3

46.7

25.9

0.572

16.4

Idaho StateBig Sky

5-4

6-4

88%

+9.7

34.6

21.4

0.480

64.6

WoffordSouthern

5-4

5-5

88%

+3.2

32.5

22.3

0.452

42.4

McNeeseSouthland

4-4

5-5

89%

−1.3

38.9

16.9

0.531

54.6

SamfordSouthern

4-5

4-6

90%

−1.0

41.9

32.7

0.536

40.6

Stony BrookCAA

5-4

5-5

90%

+3.9

30.7

32.4

0.557

12.9

PennIvy

4-4

93%

+0.2

34.0

27.8

0.502

57.0

CornellIvy

3-5

93%

+5.3

44.5

41.5

0.591

26.0

Rhode IslandCAA

5-4

5-5

93%

+3.0

28.3

29.9

0.499

27.8

ColumbiaIvy

4-4

93%

−7.4

32.9

22.7

0.546

43.1

UTRGVSouthland

4-4

5-5

94%

+2.9

32.7

23.1

0.458

52.6

YaleIvy

4-4

94%

+6.3

30.9

27.9

0.526

53.8

Arkansas-Pine BluffSWAC

4-2

6-3

95%

−1.6

15.9

121

14.2

0.457

18.4

St. Thomas (MN)Pioneer

5-3

7-3

95%

−2.0

23.9

15.4

0.461

7.9

Delaware StateMEAC

4-3

6-4

95%

−5.3

22.7

102

21.4

0.473

30.0

Portland StateBig Sky

2-6

2-8

96%

−5.3

53.8

37.8

0.561

38.9

Prairie View A&MSWAC

5-4

5-5

96%

+0.9

27.7

19.1

0.538

29.7

Nicholls StateSouthland

4-4

4-6

97%

−6.8

30.7

13.1

0.490

51.3

MerrimackFCS Indep.

4-4

4-6

97%

−5.3

30.1

11.8

0.461

33.3

Robert MorrisNEC

4-3

5-5

97%

−6.3

21.7

107

19.2

0.391

14.2

Jackson StateSWAC

5-2

7-2

97%

−0.7

11.3

126

11.4

0.415

27.9

Southeastern LouisianaSouthland

3-5

4-6

97%

+3.9

40.6

36.2

0.527

19.9

Alabama A&MSWAC

5-3

7-3

98%

−0.5

15.8

122

12.6

0.461

5.0

Eastern WashingtonBig Sky

2-7

2-8

98%

−0.4

54.5

37.7

0.575

17.9

Cal PolyBig Sky

3-6

4-7

98%

−3.2

43.0

51.4

0.505

45.1

Eastern KentuckyUAC

3-6

3-7

98%

−0.9

42.1

25.9

0.602

39.3

StonehillNEC

4-4

4-6

98%

−4.2

23.5

19.1

0.436

12.0

Alcorn StateSWAC

4-3

6-4

98%

−2.2

18.8

115

10.2

0.466

19.4

UT MartinOVC

4-4

4-6

98%

−3.6

25.2

18.9

0.419

36.1

Gardner-WebbOVC

3-5

3-7

98%

+1.4

34.0

34.2

0.524

22.1

DuquesneNEC

3-3

4-5

99%

+2.5

25.1

14.8

0.455

33.0

Sacred HeartCAA

4-4

4-5

99%

−3.4

24.1

20.8

0.418

22.8

Morgan StateMEAC

4-4

5-5

99%

−7.4

23.2

100

31.2

0.475

21.3

North Carolina A&TCAA

4-5

4-6

99%

−5.4

28.6

17.5

0.521

18.4

Charleston SouthernOVC

3-4

4-6

99%

−1.9

25.1

21.8

0.459

26.9

Eastern IllinoisOVC

3-6

3-7

99%

−2.9

37.8

29.6

0.503

14.8

Indiana StateMVFC

2-7

2-8

99%

−2.0

51.5

16.9

0.555

46.8

Northern ColoradoBig Sky

2-6

3-7

99%

−0.7

44.7

17.7

0.479

73.5

North Carolina CentralMEAC

4-4

5-5

99%

+0.8

20.5

109

18.0

0.478

27.3

FordhamPatriot

3-5

3-7

99%

−4.9

30.3

18.8

0.506

25.2

LafayettePatriot

4-4

4-5

99%

−1.7

19.5

112

15.0

0.461

54.0

HowardMEAC

3-4

4-6

99%

−7.8

23.5

18.3

0.482

16.2

Alabama StateSWAC

4-3

5-4

99%

−0.9

14.5

124

15.6

0.459

22.0

San DiegoPioneer

5-5

99%

−6.4

21.6

108

11.6

0.495

0.5

GeorgetownPatriot

3-5

99%

−5.3

29.4

26.5

0.485

36.2

Bethune-CookmanSWAC

4-4

5-5

100%

−12.5

18.4

116

12.8

0.485

8.0

East Texas A&MSouthland

3-6

3-7

100%

−4.2

34.2

22.3

0.498

68.2

Long IslandNEC

3-5

3-7

100%

−5.1

29.9

19.9

0.446

31.9

FurmanSouthern

2-6

3-7

100%

+0.9

37.8

42.2

0.556

21.4

ElonCAA

4-4

5-5

100%

−1.5

17.0

120

7.9

0.386

35.9

New HampshireCAA

3-6

3-7

100%

−2.7

29.9

22.5

0.558

24.4

SouthernSWAC

3-4

5-5

100%

−5.5

19.1

114

19.5

0.484

15.2

100

Grambling StateSWAC

2-4

4-5

100%

−7.6

22.0

106

21.2

0.539

12.4

101

William & MaryPatriot

3-6

3-7

100%

−7.4

31.3

35.2

0.517

18.0

102

Central ArkansasUAC

2-6

3-7

100%

−0.5

35.9

19.4

0.505

42.3

103

Texas SouthernSWAC

3-4

3-6

100%

−8.9

18.1

117

16.2

0.467

26.8

104

New HavenNEC

3-7

100%

−10.1

34.9

15.6

0.538

12.2

105

Murray StateMVFC

1-7

1-9

100%

−9.4

56.6

6.2

0.580

37.8

106

Utah TechBig Sky

1-8

1-9

100%

−4.4

47.8

31.6

0.512

39.1

107

The CitadelSouthern

1-7

2-8

100%

−5.5

40.8

47.7

0.543

27.6

108

PresbyterianPioneer

3-5

4-5

100%

−12.7

22.2

105

9.8

0.468

9.2

109

Mississippi Valley StateSWAC

2-5

3-7

100%

−22.8

19.6

111

23.0

0.502

15.5

110

Norfolk StateMEAC

2-4

4-6

100%

−6.2

17.4

119

2.7

0.388

14.9

111

ValparaisoPioneer

3-5

4-5

100%

−11.8

15.0

123

4.9

0.424

9.4

112

TowsonCAA

2-6

2-8

100%

−0.9

25.9

13.3

0.475

29.6

113

MaineCAA

1-6

1-8

100%

−6.9

27.2

30.6

0.488

30.7

114

MaristPioneer

4-5

5-5

100%

−10.1

11.0

127

4.9

0.392

13.6

115

Tennessee StateOVC

2-7

2-8

100%

−12.3

24.1

11.2

0.484

26.3

116

WagnerNEC

1-6

2-8

100%

−12.4

26.8

19.4

0.437

15.2

117

DrakePioneer

3-6

3-7

100%

−11.4

22.6

103

7.7

0.481

26.4

118

Florida A&MSWAC

1-7

2-8

100%

−14.1

23.2

34.9

0.493

4.4

119

DavidsonPioneer

3-5

4-6

100%

−24.8

8.9

128

1.1

0.333

16.3

120

BucknellPatriot

1-8

1-9

100%

−11.1

27.9

3.0

0.454

27.2

121

Morehead StatePioneer

1-7

2-8

100%

−22.5

19.2

113

0.6

0.425

20.5

122

Chicago StateFCS Indep.

0-6

2-7

100%

−19.0

33.5

—

0.522

55.8

122

HamptonCAA

0-8

1-9

100%

−20.7

27.3

—

0.474

28.1

122

MercyhurstNEC

0-6

1-9

100%

−8.0

33.4

—

0.451

22.2

122

Northwestern StateSouthland

0-8

0-10

100%

−18.3

39.5

—

0.493

52.1

122

StetsonPioneer

0-9

1-9

100%

−26.3

22.3

104

—

0.456

10.6

122

VMISouthern

0-9

0-10

100%

−20.7

38.4

—

0.482

18.8

122

West GeorgiaUAC

0-7

1-9

100%

−7.8

46.0

—

0.543

28.3