Sagarin rankings provide the only rankings that actually ranks all Division I schools but our rankings will show just the FCS side of things and have been used for several years with his own computer ranking system to distinguish strength of schedule and strength of team when comparing teams. Y...
In addition, the strength of schedule hit for playoff eligibility is negligible given that the majority of teams in the Power Four conferences schedule FCS foes. During the College Football Playoff era, 2014 Ohio State, 2020 Georgia (pandemic-influenced) and 2023 Michigan ar...
The 2018 North Dakota State team went undefeated, but according to the point system it's not even a top five Bison championship team all-time. However, the 2018 team's ranking isn't for a lack of success as the Bison went undefeated against the seventh-hardest strength of schedul...
Villanovafinished the FCS regular season with one FCS loss, just like Florida A&M. The Wildcats also navigated a tougher strength of schedule during the regular season before dominating Youngstown State in the second round. That gives the Wildcats a strong argument with the Rattlers, ...
Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterNov 24, 2023, 07:00 AM ETCloseBill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com.Follow on XEmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsSouth Dakota State is making things look awfully easy in college football's second subdivision. After weathering one of the sport...
“I think it would be awful. I think we’d really hurt college football in America,” Richt said. “In my opinion, when it comes to strength of schedule, Power Five conferences should be able to use their top 11 and allow everybody to play an FCS school if they choose to without wo...
“You look at the strength of schedule, you look at who’s in the top-25 each and every week, and we play in the toughest league in the country,”Phillips said.“I say that day-in and day-out. You go on the road in this league, from top to bottom, you gotta be ready to...
Sagarin rankings provide the only rankings that actually ranks all Division I schools but our rankings will show just the FCS side of things and have been used for several years with his own computer ranking system to distinguish strength of schedule and strength of team when comparing teams. ...
Quarterback Darius Wilson and running back Bronson Yoder are back and should have success running the ball behind Charles Grant and an elite offensive line group. Defensively, the secondary is the returning strength, but we all should watch to see if that's because of two elite FC...