Explanation: Each team is listed with its record, overall score differential, and six ratings. Brief explanations of the ratings follow.
Because these ratings contain no prejudices regarding team or conference strengths, they tend to be quite inaccurate early in the seasons. College football appears to take at least 5 games per team before even remotely reasonable ratings are produced; acceptable ratings are produced with 8 games per team; excellent ratings unfortunately require 14 games per team.

Rankings by division: Overall NCAA-I NCAA-II NCAA-III NAIA-I NAIA-II NCCAA-I NCCAA-II USCAA-I USCAA-II CIS CCAA NBCAA Indep


Full Ranking

                                                 STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI     RPI         POLL       OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM                     W  L   PF   PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Berkeley-NY             25  1 2385 1730 -1.494    1  0.185    1 -0.021    1 -0.413    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    1 16.616    1 -0.298    2 -0.528
Central Penn            22 11 2962 2506 -1.350    2 -0.903    2 -0.964    2 -1.045    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    2 12.776    2 -0.309    6 -1.782
Penn St-Gtr Allegheny   21  5 2017 1904 -2.130    3 -1.019    3 -1.083    6 -1.757    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    3 11.712   13 -2.050    4 -1.465
Penn St-York            20  7 2340 2061 -1.944    4 -1.336    4 -1.308    4 -1.321    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    4 11.123    3 -0.832    7 -1.811
Andrews                 18 10 2122 1860 -1.724    5 -1.448    5 -1.440    3 -1.212    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    5 10.618   11 -1.982    1 -0.443
Villa Maria             13 13 2239 2220 -1.627    6 -1.670    6 -1.699    5 -1.687    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    6  9.722    4 -0.865   13 -2.509
Williamson Trade        16  6 1576 1332 -2.359    7 -1.681    7 -1.718    9 -2.016    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    7  9.541   31 -3.060    3 -0.972
Penn St-Schuylkill      13 10 2030 2004 -2.153    8 -1.923    8 -1.989   12 -2.074    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    9  8.641    5 -0.964   26 -3.183
Vaughn                  12  6 1501 1296 -2.377    9 -1.942    9 -2.014   10 -2.033    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    8  8.659   10 -1.858    9 -2.208
Penn St-Lehigh Valley   13 11 1997 1954 -2.133   10 -1.988   10 -2.080   13 -2.074    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   10  8.469    8 -1.577   15 -2.572
TEAM                     W  L   PF   PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Warren Wilson            9 18 2183 2449 -1.651   11 -2.021   11 -2.120   14 -2.116    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   12  8.338    7 -1.348   22 -2.884
Penn St-Wilkes-Barre    12 13 1824 1863 -2.009   12 -2.023   12 -2.123    8 -1.944    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   11  8.378   24 -2.395    5 -1.492
Penn St-Mont Alto       11 13 1831 1805 -2.078   13 -2.144   13 -2.266   11 -2.046    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   14  7.901   16 -2.157    8 -1.935
SUNY-ESF                10  8 1430 1343 -2.406   14 -2.175   14 -2.267   17 -2.411    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   15  7.844   22 -2.352   12 -2.471
SUNY Delhi              11 16 2266 2252 -1.927   15 -2.188   15 -2.293    7 -1.854    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   13  7.910    6 -1.100   17 -2.608
Cal Miramar              2 12  952 1224 -1.164   16 -2.250   16 -2.362   19 -2.473    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   18  7.504   18 -2.271   19 -2.675
New Hampshire Tech      21 13 2920 2625 -2.709   17 -2.265   17 -2.389   15 -2.353    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   16  7.545   12 -1.992   20 -2.714
Johnson & Wales NC       8 18 1938 2214 -1.855   18 -2.272   18 -2.397   16 -2.394    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   17  7.518   23 -2.360   11 -2.428
Southern Maine CC       19  7 2086 1859 -3.187   19 -2.327   19 -2.482   23 -2.746    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   19  7.166   28 -2.945   14 -2.548
Penn St-DuBois           8 10 1453 1573 -2.424   20 -2.356   20 -2.538   26 -2.831    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   20  7.012   20 -2.311   29 -3.350
TEAM                     W  L   PF   PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Cincinnati-Clermont      7 12 1495 1688 -2.415   21 -2.408   21 -2.616   25 -2.815    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   22  6.775   19 -2.311   28 -3.318
Penn St-Fayette          8 16 1888 2094 -2.190   22 -2.427   22 -2.640   21 -2.640    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   21  6.840   17 -2.197   25 -3.083
Penn St-Brandywine       6 17 1798 1963 -2.027   23 -2.496   23 -2.741   20 -2.519    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   23  6.674   15 -2.117   23 -2.922
St Joseph VT            13 15 2301 2364 -2.827   24 -2.565   24 -2.829   28 -2.908    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   24  6.292   21 -2.346   30 -3.471
Penn St-Hazleton         6 15 1488 1649 -2.365   25 -2.670   25 -2.967   30 -2.955    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   27  6.032   33 -3.304   16 -2.606
Penn St-Beaver           6 16 1706 1843 -2.333   26 -2.689   26 -2.980   27 -2.891    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   25  6.058   25 -2.577   27 -3.204
Penn St-New Kensington   6 13 1627 1714 -2.460   27 -2.694   27 -2.985   24 -2.774    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   26  6.042    9 -1.782   33 -3.766
Vermont Tech            14 19 2424 2482 -2.824   28 -2.712   28 -3.015   31 -2.976    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   29  5.947   34 -3.316   18 -2.635
SW Adventist             2 13 1093 1406 -1.739   29 -2.731   29 -3.041   18 -2.413    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   28  5.963   14 -2.075   21 -2.752
Mid-Atlantic Chr         8 16 1793 1876 -2.542   30 -2.745   30 -3.067   29 -2.912    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   30  5.884   26 -2.783   24 -3.041
TEAM                     W  L   PF   PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Albany Pharmacy          7 10 1241 1248 -2.799   31 -2.772   31 -3.107   22 -2.703    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   31  5.853   30 -3.038   10 -2.368
Central Maine CC        14 11 2017 1918 -3.283   32 -2.781   32 -3.121   32 -3.256    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   32  5.747   29 -3.003   31 -3.508
Maine-Machias            7 12 1434 1543 -3.622   33 -3.197   33 -3.907   36 -4.070    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   33  3.960   38 -3.962   34 -4.178
Davis College            4 17 1507 1864 -3.095   34 -3.207   34 -3.923   34 -3.967    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   34  3.911   37 -3.559   37 -4.375
Pratt Institute          6  8  995 1174 -4.213   35 -3.285   35 -4.105   42 -4.699    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   35  3.498   41 -4.411   42 -4.987
Southern St OH           5 15 1365 1755 -3.662   36 -3.305   36 -4.142   40 -4.645    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   36  3.420   42 -4.718   39 -4.573
Wright St-Lake           1 24 1783 2467 -2.602   37 -3.504   37 -4.588   35 -3.986    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   37  3.102   32 -3.255   40 -4.718
Crown TN                 0 11  643 1036 -2.079   38 -3.513   38 -4.614   41 -4.683    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   40  2.729   43 -5.097   36 -4.270
Paul Smith's             4 14 1484 1552 -3.629   39 -3.549   40 -4.720   37 -4.092    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   38  2.939   36 -3.434   41 -4.750
Unity                    4 15 1430 1604 -3.830   40 -3.582   41 -4.752   38 -4.298    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   39  2.741   40 -4.042   38 -4.555
TEAM                     W  L   PF   PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Great Bay CC             3 12 1206 1484 -4.189   41 -3.607   39 -4.712   44 -5.172    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   42  2.599   39 -4.002   47 -6.342
Maine-Augusta            3 20 1809 2259 -3.543   42 -3.633   42 -4.777   39 -4.404    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   41  2.707   35 -3.342   44 -5.466
Dine                     0 13  562 1491 -0.245   43 -3.664   43 -4.915   45 -6.275    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   45  1.911   45 -6.807   45 -5.742
Penn St-Worth Scranton   0 20 1539 1849 -2.544   44 -3.686   44 -4.960   33 -3.551    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   43  2.452   27 -2.922   35 -4.181
Christendom              3 12  796 1099 -4.225   45 -3.724   45 -5.106   43 -5.012    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   44  2.158   44 -6.328   32 -3.696
Culinary Institute       1 10  474  889 -5.907   46 -4.309   46 -6.553   47 -6.970    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   46  0.596   48 -8.507   43 -5.432
Hampshire                0 14  738 1401 -4.745   47 -4.343   47 -6.658   48 -7.842    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   47  0.357   47 -8.439   49 -7.245
Patrick Henry            0  7  238  665 -6.255   48 -4.414   48 -6.965   49 -8.262    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   48  0.015   49 -9.662   48 -6.863
Webb Institute           0  4  196  284 -6.492   49 -4.480   49 -7.220   46 -6.821    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   49  0.000   46 -7.564   46 -6.077


HVIAC: strength=-3.164 (#3)
STANDARD MED LIKELY PREDICTIVE IMPRVD RPI RPI POLL OFFENSE DEFENSE TEAM W L PF PA SCHED RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING Berkeley-NY 25 1 2385 1730 -1.494 1 0.185 1 -0.021 1 -0.413 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 1 16.616 1 -0.298 2 -0.528 New Rochelle 11 12 1929 1810 -1.828 -1.803 -1.878 -1.578 0.0000 0.0000 9.275 -1.061 -2.096 Vaughn 12 6 1501 1296 -2.377 9 -1.942 9 -2.014 10 -2.033 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 8 8.659 10 -1.858 9 -2.208 SUNY-ESF 10 8 1430 1343 -2.406 14 -2.175 14 -2.267 17 -2.411 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 15 7.844 22 -2.352 12 -2.471 Albany Pharmacy 7 10 1241 1248 -2.799 31 -2.772 31 -3.107 22 -2.703 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 31 5.853 30 -3.038 10 -2.368 Davis College 4 17 1507 1864 -3.095 34 -3.207 34 -3.923 34 -3.967 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 34 3.911 37 -3.559 37 -4.375 Pratt Institute 6 8 995 1174 -4.213 35 -3.285 35 -4.105 42 -4.699 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 35 3.498 41 -4.411 42 -4.987 King's NY 3 11 785 1059 -4.690 -3.723 -5.103 -5.216 0.0000 0.0000 2.093 -6.235 -4.197 Culinary Institute 1 10 474 889 -5.907 46 -4.309 46 -6.553 47 -6.970 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 46 0.596 48 -8.507 43 -5.432
PCAC: strength=-2.370 (#1)
STANDARD MED LIKELY PREDICTIVE IMPRVD RPI RPI POLL OFFENSE DEFENSE TEAM W L PF PA SCHED RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING Cal Miramar 2 12 952 1224 -1.164 16 -2.250 16 -2.362 19 -2.473 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 18 7.504 18 -2.271 19 -2.675
PSUAC: strength=-2.389 (#2)
STANDARD MED LIKELY PREDICTIVE IMPRVD RPI RPI POLL OFFENSE DEFENSE TEAM W L PF PA SCHED RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING Penn St-Gtr Allegheny 21 5 2017 1904 -2.130 3 -1.019 3 -1.083 6 -1.757 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 3 11.712 13 -2.050 4 -1.465 Penn St-York 20 7 2340 2061 -1.944 4 -1.336 4 -1.308 4 -1.321 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 4 11.123 3 -0.832 7 -1.811 Penn St-Schuylkill 13 10 2030 2004 -2.153 8 -1.923 8 -1.989 12 -2.074 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 9 8.641 5 -0.964 26 -3.183 Penn St-Lehigh Valley 13 11 1997 1954 -2.133 10 -1.988 10 -2.080 13 -2.074 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 10 8.469 8 -1.577 15 -2.572 Penn St-Wilkes-Barre 12 13 1824 1863 -2.009 12 -2.023 12 -2.123 8 -1.944 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 11 8.378 24 -2.395 5 -1.492 Penn St-Mont Alto 11 13 1831 1805 -2.078 13 -2.144 13 -2.266 11 -2.046 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 14 7.901 16 -2.157 8 -1.935 Penn St-DuBois 8 10 1453 1573 -2.424 20 -2.356 20 -2.538 26 -2.831 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 20 7.012 20 -2.311 29 -3.350 Penn St-Fayette 8 16 1888 2094 -2.190 22 -2.427 22 -2.640 21 -2.640 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 21 6.840 17 -2.197 25 -3.083 Penn St-Brandywine 6 17 1798 1963 -2.027 23 -2.496 23 -2.741 20 -2.519 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 23 6.674 15 -2.117 23 -2.922 Penn St-Hazleton 6 15 1488 1649 -2.365 25 -2.670 25 -2.967 30 -2.955 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 27 6.032 33 -3.304 16 -2.606 Penn St-Beaver 6 16 1706 1843 -2.333 26 -2.689 26 -2.980 27 -2.891 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 25 6.058 25 -2.577 27 -3.204 Penn St-New Kensington 6 13 1627 1714 -2.460 27 -2.694 27 -2.985 24 -2.774 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 26 6.042 9 -1.782 33 -3.766 Penn St-Worth Scranton 0 20 1539 1849 -2.544 44 -3.686 44 -4.960 33 -3.551 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 43 2.452 27 -2.922 35 -4.181
USCAA-II: strength=-3.235 (#4)
STANDARD MED LIKELY PREDICTIVE IMPRVD RPI RPI POLL OFFENSE DEFENSE TEAM W L PF PA SCHED RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING Central Penn 22 11 2962 2506 -1.350 2 -0.903 2 -0.964 2 -1.045 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 2 12.776 2 -0.309 6 -1.782 Andrews 18 10 2122 1860 -1.724 5 -1.448 5 -1.440 3 -1.212 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 5 10.618 11 -1.982 1 -0.443 Villa Maria 13 13 2239 2220 -1.627 6 -1.670 6 -1.699 5 -1.687 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 6 9.722 4 -0.865 13 -2.509 Williamson Trade 16 6 1576 1332 -2.359 7 -1.681 7 -1.718 9 -2.016 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 7 9.541 31 -3.060 3 -0.972 Warren Wilson 9 18 2183 2449 -1.651 11 -2.021 11 -2.120 14 -2.116 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 12 8.338 7 -1.348 22 -2.884 SUNY Delhi 11 16 2266 2252 -1.927 15 -2.188 15 -2.293 7 -1.854 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 13 7.910 6 -1.100 17 -2.608 Johnson & Wales NC 8 18 1938 2214 -1.855 18 -2.272 18 -2.397 16 -2.394 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 17 7.518 23 -2.360 11 -2.428 Penn Tech 9 16 1937 2112 -2.315 -2.338 -2.496 -2.569 0.0000 0.0000 7.208 -2.050 -3.087 Cincinnati-Clermont 7 12 1495 1688 -2.415 21 -2.408 21 -2.616 25 -2.815 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 22 6.775 19 -2.311 28 -3.318 SW Adventist 2 13 1093 1406 -1.739 29 -2.731 29 -3.041 18 -2.413 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 28 5.963 14 -2.075 21 -2.752 Mid-Atlantic Chr 8 16 1793 1876 -2.542 30 -2.745 30 -3.067 29 -2.912 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 30 5.884 26 -2.783 24 -3.041 Southern St OH 5 15 1365 1755 -3.662 36 -3.305 36 -4.142 40 -4.645 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 36 3.420 42 -4.718 39 -4.573 Wright St-Lake 1 24 1783 2467 -2.602 37 -3.504 37 -4.588 35 -3.986 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 37 3.102 32 -3.255 40 -4.718 Crown TN 0 11 643 1036 -2.079 38 -3.513 38 -4.614 41 -4.683 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 40 2.729 43 -5.097 36 -4.270 Dine 0 13 562 1491 -0.245 43 -3.664 43 -4.915 45 -6.275 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 45 1.911 45 -6.807 45 -5.742 King's NY 3 11 785 1059 -4.690 -3.723 -5.103 -5.216 0.0000 0.0000 2.093 -6.235 -4.197 Christendom 3 12 796 1099 -4.225 45 -3.724 45 -5.106 43 -5.012 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 44 2.158 44 -6.328 32 -3.696 Patrick Henry 0 7 238 665 -6.255 48 -4.414 48 -6.965 49 -8.262 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 48 0.015 49 -9.662 48 -6.863 Webb Institute 0 4 196 284 -6.492 49 -4.480 49 -7.220 46 -6.821 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 49 0.000 46 -7.564 46 -6.077
Yankee Small: strength=-3.785 (#5)
STANDARD MED LIKELY PREDICTIVE IMPRVD RPI RPI POLL OFFENSE DEFENSE TEAM W L PF PA SCHED RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING New Hampshire Tech 21 13 2920 2625 -2.709 17 -2.265 17 -2.389 15 -2.353 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 16 7.545 12 -1.992 20 -2.714 Southern Maine CC 19 7 2086 1859 -3.187 19 -2.327 19 -2.482 23 -2.746 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 19 7.166 28 -2.945 14 -2.548 St Joseph VT 13 15 2301 2364 -2.827 24 -2.565 24 -2.829 28 -2.908 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 24 6.292 21 -2.346 30 -3.471 Vermont Tech 14 19 2424 2482 -2.824 28 -2.712 28 -3.015 31 -2.976 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 29 5.947 34 -3.316 18 -2.635 Central Maine CC 14 11 2017 1918 -3.283 32 -2.781 32 -3.121 32 -3.256 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 32 5.747 29 -3.003 31 -3.508 Maine-Machias 7 12 1434 1543 -3.622 33 -3.197 33 -3.907 36 -4.070 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 33 3.960 38 -3.962 34 -4.178 Paul Smith's 4 14 1484 1552 -3.629 39 -3.549 40 -4.720 37 -4.092 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 38 2.939 36 -3.434 41 -4.750 Unity 4 15 1430 1604 -3.830 40 -3.582 41 -4.752 38 -4.298 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 39 2.741 40 -4.042 38 -4.555 Great Bay CC 3 12 1206 1484 -4.189 41 -3.607 39 -4.712 44 -5.172 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 42 2.599 39 -4.002 47 -6.342 Maine-Augusta 3 20 1809 2259 -3.543 42 -3.633 42 -4.777 39 -4.404 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 41 2.707 35 -3.342 44 -5.466 Hampshire 0 14 738 1401 -4.745 47 -4.343 47 -6.658 48 -7.842 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 47 0.357 47 -8.439 49 -7.245
Conference Strengths CONFERENCE W L PCT RNK RATING PCAC 2 12 0.143 1 -2.370 PSUAC 130 166 0.439 2 -2.389 HVIAC 79 83 0.488 3 -3.164 USCAA-II 135 246 0.354 4 -3.235 Yankee Small 102 152 0.402 5 -3.785

Home field advantage amounts to:
     0.238 points in main ratings
     0.029 points in improved RPI
Average of 2.15 points per score
Predict score:
Team Strength vs. Time Plot:
posted: Sun Oct 12 21:53:40 2025

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