CFB
Model

North Carolina Central

MEAC · 4 in conference · Championship Subdivision. Athletic Vector Rankings on the shared Division I strength scale.

Playoff projection

4.4 projected wins · most likely seed 8
Field
1%
Seeded
<1%
Quarters
<1%
Semis
<1%
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 0% of runs.

Schedule

5 played · 5 to come

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

WkOpponentResult
1at#256Texas SouthernL30–42
2vs#245North Carolina A&TW30–22
3at#181Gardner-WebbL20–44
5vs#174CampbellL31–38
6vs#237William & MaryL14–17
8at#228Delaware StateWin chance 41% · Margin -3.7—
9vs#233HowardWin chance 64% · Margin 5.9—
10at#238Norfolk StateWin chance 56% · Margin 2.3—
11at#198South Carolina StateWin chance 30% · Margin -8.7—
12vs#207Morgan StateWin chance 58% · Margin 3.3—

Roster and position units

Roster mean 69.4 · Offense 64.5 · Defense 74.3

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 61.9

#101 of 125 · 1/1 players

RB 71.5

#64 of 126 · 2/2 players

WR 66.9

#85 of 126 · 3/3 players

TE 71.0

#27 of 124 · 1/1 players

OL 59.6

#114 of 125 · 5/5 players

DL 74.4

#28 of 126 · 4/4 players

LB 68.8

#92 of 126 · 3/3 players

DB 77.4

#6 of 126 · 5/5 players

offense · overall grade

  • WRTristan Stitt76.9
  • RBPlez Lawrence75.6
  • TERodney Lesane71.0
  • RBBrendon Wyatt67.4
  • RBGino Addison66.4
  • RBZion Dobson64.8
  • WRChance Peterson63.7
  • OLKerwin Williams62.6

defense · overall grade

  • DLZarion Walters88.3
  • DBJakarri Martin II84.3
  • DBJoshua Truesdale81.9
  • DBAmari Sifford78.7
  • DLKhareem Thompson74.6
  • DBAyden Davis74.2
  • LBJayden Walker71.9
  • LBJoshua Maxwell70.5

Past seasons

Year by year
+1.5 points since 2022
303845536040.6202241.7202343.3202442.12025
2022 40.62023 41.72024 43.32025 42.1

2025

7-4
D-I rank
#165
Rating
42.1

2024

7-3
D-I rank
#158
Rating
43.3

2023

8-2
D-I rank
#177
Rating
41.7

2022

7-2
D-I rank
#178
Rating
40.6