CFB
Model

Montana State

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

Playoff projection

9.2 projected wins · most likely seed 1
Field
>99%
Seeded
93%
Quarters
79%
Semis
51%
Final
31%
Title
18%

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 23% of runs.

Schedule

5 played · 6 to come

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

WkOpponentResult
1at#246Utah TechW54–0
1vs#192ButlerW51–24
3vs#209Central ConnecticutW35–30
4vs#148Northern ArizonaW28–14
5at#159IdahoL34–35
7at#154Eastern WashingtonWin chance 86% · Margin 17.9—
8vs#197Weber StateWin chance 95% · Margin 26.8—
9vs#173Cal PolyWin chance 93% · Margin 24.8—
10at#143Idaho StateWin chance 80% · Margin 13.8—
11at#189Northern ColoradoWin chance 91% · Margin 22.0—
12vs#129MontanaWin chance 71% · Margin 9.1—

Roster and position units

Roster mean 75.4 · Offense 74.9 · Defense 75.9

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 72.7

#59 of 125 · 1/1 players

RB 75.7

#34 of 126 · 2/2 players

WR 80.0

#2 of 126 · 3/3 players

TE 74.6

#20 of 124 · 1/1 players

OL 71.9

#15 of 125 · 5/5 players

DL 75.6

#22 of 126 · 4/4 players

LB 71.6

#59 of 126 · 3/3 players

DB 78.7

#2 of 126 · 5/5 players

offense · overall grade

  • WRCarter Dahlke92.5
  • OLBraden Zimmer80.6
  • WRDane Steel78.9
  • KMyles Sansted77.6
  • RBColson Coon77.1
  • OLNate Thornton75.9
  • TERocky Lencioni74.6
  • RBJared White74.3

defense · overall grade

  • DBKayden Steptoe85.7
  • DLZac Crews82.7
  • DBCaden Dowler81.7
  • DBTakhari Carr77.6
  • DBColter Petre75.1
  • DLTalon Marsh75.0
  • DLLogan Fredericksen73.7
  • DBMason Dethman73.5

Past seasons

Year by year
+4.2 points since 2022
405060708057.0202261.0202361.0202461.22025
2022 57.02023 61.02024 61.02025 61.2

2025

12-2
D-I rank
#65
Rating
61.2

2024

14-0
D-I rank
#69
Rating
61.0

2023

8-3
D-I rank
#59
Rating
61.0

2022

12-1
D-I rank
#87
Rating
57.0