CFB
Model

Montana

Big Sky · 2 in conference · Championship Subdivision. Athletic Vector Rankings on the shared Division I strength scale.

Playoff projection

9.6 projected wins · most likely seed 4
Field
98%
Seeded
67%
Quarters
58%
Semis
31%
Final
16%
Title
8%

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 69% of runs.

Schedule

6 played · 5 to come

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

WkOpponentResult
1vs#178Southern UtahW28–21
1vs#252DrakeW45–10
2vs#246Utah TechW35–14
4at#156UC DavisW62–22
5vs#189Northern ColoradoW36–14
6at#148Northern ArizonaL44–49
7vs#159IdahoWin chance 88% · Margin 19.4—
9at#154Eastern WashingtonWin chance 78% · Margin 12.4—
10vs#226Portland StateWin chance 97% · Margin 30.3—
11vs#143Idaho StateWin chance 83% · Margin 15.4—
12at#78Montana StateWin chance 29% · Margin -9.1—

Roster and position units

Roster mean 72.2 · Offense 74.3 · Defense 70.1

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 87.7

#11 of 125 · 1/1 players

RB 78.4

#17 of 126 · 2/2 players

WR 71.2

#36 of 126 · 3/3 players

TE 68.3

#41 of 124 · 1/1 players

OL 73.1

#8 of 125 · 5/5 players

DL 68.4

#95 of 126 · 4/4 players

LB 71.4

#60 of 126 · 3/3 players

DB 70.7

#74 of 126 · 5/5 players

offense · overall grade

  • QBKeali'i Ah Yat87.7
  • WRBrooks Davis79.0
  • RBDylan Paine78.8
  • RBEli Gillman78.0
  • KJo Silver77.6
  • OLTorin Jeske76.9
  • OLCarter Bowen72.9
  • OLDyllan Drummond72.3

defense · overall grade

  • DBChris Johnson II79.1
  • DLTyler King77.8
  • DBKade Cutler74.3
  • LBStyles Goodman73.0
  • LBNai Mose71.2
  • LBPeyton Wing70.1
  • DBBrady Beaner67.2
  • DBBraeden Orlandi66.6

Past seasons

Year by year
-4.3 points since 2022
404855637057.3202256.7202351.1202453.02025
2022 57.32023 56.72024 51.12025 53.0

2025

12-1
D-I rank
#98
Rating
53.0

2024

9-5
D-I rank
#113
Rating
51.1

2023

9-1
D-I rank
#78
Rating
56.7

2022

8-5
D-I rank
#83
Rating
57.3