CFB
Model

Butler

Pioneer · 1 in conference · Championship Subdivision. Athletic Vector Rankings on the shared Division I strength scale.

Playoff projection

5.6 projected wins
Field
8%
Seeded
0%
Quarters
<1%
Semis
0%
Final
0%
Title
0%

24 teams: eleven conference champions take automatic bids and thirteen are chosen at large. The top eight are seeded and skip the first round. Automatic bid in 8% of runs.

Schedule

4 played · 6 to come

Opponent ranks use the selected season's current or final board.

WkOpponentResult
1at#78Montana StateL24–51
3vs#260Chicago StateW47–20
4at#247ValparaisoW33–28
6vs#243San DiegoW41–10
7vs#210DaytonWin chance 58% · Margin 3.4—
8at#252DrakeWin chance 41% · Margin -3.9—
9at#261PresbyterianWin chance 48% · Margin -0.9—
10vs#214St. Thomas (MN)Win chance 50% · Margin -0.1—
11at#229MaristWin chance 47% · Margin -1.1—
12vs#265Morehead StateWin chance 92% · Margin 23.4—

Roster and position units

Roster mean 75.5 · Offense 74.8 · Defense 76.2

Mean across rated position-depth slots; missing slots excluded. AVR aggregation of vendor player grades, not a vendor-issued team grade.

Mean overall grade of each unit’s top-rated players, as of week 6. Ranks are within FCS.

QB 81.3

#31 of 125 · 1/1 players

RB 82.2

#5 of 126 · 2/2 players

WR 73.8

#22 of 126 · 3/3 players

TE 63.4

#69 of 124 · 1/1 players

OL 73.5

#5 of 125 · 5/5 players

DL 79.4

#6 of 126 · 4/4 players

LB 75.7

#25 of 126 · 3/3 players

DB 74.0

#31 of 126 · 5/5 players

offense · overall grade

  • RBJack Linden90.7
  • QBGabe Passini81.3
  • OLLuke Pedersen78.2
  • WRNick Munson76.6
  • OLEric Bower76.0
  • OLCharles Mackley74.3
  • RBSpike Woods73.7
  • RBDesmin Jackson72.9

defense · overall grade

  • DLRylan Keesling87.8
  • LBWill Beesley80.2
  • DBBlair Schonhorst79.0
  • DLLuke Green77.7
  • DBMason Strader77.5
  • DLDantu Gardner Jr.76.9
  • DLAshton Nawrocki75.2
  • LBPayton Foley73.5

Past seasons

Year by year
+2.2 points since 2022
102030405025.3202232.0202333.7202427.42025
2022 25.32023 32.02024 33.72025 27.4

2025

4-6
D-I rank
#240
Rating
27.4

2024

6-3
D-I rank
#215
Rating
33.7

2023

5-4
D-I rank
#215
Rating
32.0

2022

5-4
D-I rank
#241
Rating
25.3